Johnny Barnes & The Nightcrawlers left them smiling at Smoken’ Joe’s
Last night, Johnny Barnes & The Night Crawlers kept the crowd at Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ in rapt attention for three hours. The four-piece that features front man Johnny Barnes on guitar and lead vocals opened with an instrumental jam a wild, raucous number that informed right off the bat this band has a heavier, wilder […]
Christine Mascott fronts Cape Cod band Groovy Afternoon; celebrates music from the Woodstock era
Groovy Afternoon’s lead singer Christine Mascot is dedicated to the classic rock music of the Woodstock era. Mascott’s four piece performs iconic, legendary songs from 1965 to 1973. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad, Mountain, Credence Clearwater Revival, and Jefferson Airplane make up the bulk of Groovy Afternoon’s set […]
Professor Harp bares his soul on debut CD They Call Me The Professor
Professor Harp’s debut CD introduces the veteran Boston singer-harmonica player with its cool title, They Call Me The Professor. And “professor” is a title Hugh Holmes has earned. Muddy Waters, during a Boston gig, called Holmes “the professional of the harp” and Solomon Burke, when he too was in town, called Holmes Professor Harmonica. With […]
The Rationales are true pop rock craftsmen
The Rationales new CD The Distance In Between is a lively batch of songs dripping with sweet pop-rock melodies. Hooky choruses are the order of the day on this disc. Band leader David Mirabella has a mild, pleasant timbre in his rangy vocal and he conjures warm feeling in each song with his tender vocal […]
Chris Terp enjoys Worcester blues & cover scenes; won recent Guitar Center competition
Chris Terp of Worcester cover band Touched and Worcester blues band On The Five has been a very busy guy for the last two years. He was also the winner of his local version of Guitar Center’s nation wide King Of The Blues talent search. Each contestant starts at the local level, and some will […]
Roomful turned up the heat at Dante’s Firefly’s in Marlboro last night
Roomful Of Blues made a stop at Dante’s Firefly’s in Marlboro, Massachusetts last night, and the swinging, blues band put on another spiffy show. Such a classy, precise band playing in Firefly’s wide open bandstand area conjured an atmosphere of upscale nightclubs from previous decades. Roomful opened with their trademark wall of horn sound and […]
Nikki Dessingue discusses her electronic pop duo Stereo Telescope
Nikki Dessingue, of Stereo Telescope, an electro-pop duo with Kurt Schneider, is a natural born performer. Growing up, she was an athlete, a dancer, and a gymnast.. Aside from her vital stage presence, Dessingue is also a synthesizer player and she has formed a dynamic partnership with multi-instrumentalist Schneider. Stereo telescope started off year and […]
Kari Tieger graces Rhode Island with exotic melodies; she also likes vampires
Kari Tieger was preparing for a concert at a New Age center when she was interviewed for this article. The kind of lovely lady that is well liked by all who know her, Tieger was gifted by the center’s owner with the opportunity to perform there. “We put this together a couple of months ago,” […]
Celestial Effects boldly takes guitar tone where no musician has gone before
Celestial Effects has only been around for about a year. Yet, the new company that manufactures guitar tone pedals has already sold their pedals to clients around the world. They are also half way through designing and marketing their first line of products. A division of 40 year old Thermalogic, designer and manufacturer of high […]
Lydia Warren And The Neurotics stir up Smoken’ Joe’s
Lydia Warren And The Neurotics hit Smoken’ Joe’s in Brighton last night and served up a few hours of hefty blues. Warren, on lead and rhythm guitar and vocals, was joined by her Neurotics line up of harmonica player/guitar player/vocalist Josh Fulero, bass player Danny Banks, and drummer Chris Rivelli. The group opened with Muddy […]
