5 Flavor Discount rocked Whippersnappers in Londonderry last night
5 Flavor Discount rolled into Londonderry, New Hampshire last night, and the Rhode Island-based band kept Whippersnapper’s patrons on the dance floor all night.The quartet opened with the Jimi Hendrix classic “Stone Free.” Guitarist Jon Hathaway got a nice thick fuzzy tone in his melodic phrases. Hathaway went wild in his solo, firing off those […]
Bruce Springsteen unleashes fine “lost” album with The Promise double CD
Bruce Springsteen has pulled several finished tracks out of vaults that he was working on during the sessions for 1978’s Darkness Of The Edge Of Town album. While everything here may not be completely evolved , The Promise does offer 21 tracks of solid Bruce. Whether you’re a diehard Springsteen fan or just a casual […]
Jimi Hendrix legacy complimented by West Coast Seattle Boy single CD
The new release from the people at Experience Hendrix culls together enough material for a boxed set. This review focuses on the single CD of highlights from the new box set because these songs get to the heart of what is most important in the collection they’re calling West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix […]
Bob Pratte Band kicked serious ass at Trestle birthday bash
The Bob Pratte Band took the stage at the Village Trestle in Goffstown, New Hampshire last night for a birthday event honoring local guitarist Scot Gibbs. Bob Pratte Band are a local favorite and kept up a high energy, quality delivery all night, their song selection straddling blues, classic rock, and pop rock, pulling out […]
Lois Greco moves to a higher level with Takin’ Hold Of Your Heart CD
Lois Greco intros her new CD Takin’ Hold Of Your Heart with the standard “Tobacco Road.” She rushes in with an incredibly dynamic vocal interpretation, her gutsy, raspy wail pulling the listener right into the CD as she also pulls her backing band in with the force of her voice, forcing them to match her […]
Eli “Paperboy” Reed releases slick, smooth, unimpressive major-label debut
Eli “Paper Boy” Reed has all the earmarks of an up and coming music star. He’s been signed to Capitol EMI and he is touring around the world. His Capitol EMI debut Come And Get It has all the earmarks of an emerging talent. A smooth crooner voice with occasional sustain reveals richness and restraint. […]
Jen Kearney; still funking, writing new songs
For five solid years, Jen Kearney has been funking up the greater-Boston music scene with her keyboard driven sexy soul music. Kearney recently moved into the city of Boston from Lowell after playing out from Lowell as her base. The Merrimac Valley are was very supportive of her. Early in her career in Lowell, there […]
Guitarist Brad Faucher takes This Is Soul Sunday to greater recognition
Guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and band leader Brad Faucher has been a fixture on the Boston music scene since he graduated from Merrimack College in 1994. Right now Faucher’s biggest thing is called This Is soul, a Sunday night event held every week at The Beehive on Tremont Street in Boston. Faucher has assembled a band […]
Professor Harp gears up for new CD; talks the blues
Hugh Holmes has gone by the title and moniker The Undaunted Professor Harp for many years. And with good reason. He knows his stuff well enough to get an honorary PhD and he isn’t afraid to try different things no matter how dire the circumstances. The Professor, who has made a name for himself […]
Peter Parcek 3 releases blues guitar masterpiece The Mathematics Of Love
Peter Parcek plays the guitar so extraordinarily well that he really owed it to his fans to get himself into the studio to record this document of his talent. The Mathematics Of Love, released on the Vizztone label, features many aspects of Parcek’s fine executions on guitar, and each dollop of talent is in the […]
