WATD FM in Marshield offers local bands a forum on Almost Famous program
John Shea, music director for 95.9 WATD FM on Boston’s South Shore, recently started a new show on WATD called Almost Famous. It’s a local-Boston/New England based music show that airs each Tuesday from 8-10pm. The show provide an outlet for bands and musicians who might not have a chance to be played on other […]
Willie J. Laws dominates New England blues scene
Willie J. Laws is the man. There’s just no doubt about that. The Texas to California to New Orleans to New England transplant is one of the jewels in the local areas music scene. And New Englanders are blessed to share their stages and to come out to see and hear the man who has […]
Juliet And The Lonesome Romeos releasing winsome CD No Regrets
Juliet And The Lonesome Romeos lay down plenty of roots rock grit on their new CD No Regrets. The authenticity with which lead singer and songwriter Juliet Simmons croons and or belts out her tunes cannot be denied. She has an easy going, gliding rasp to her timbre that moves around silkily while staying true […]
Brickyard Blues Band found perfect home at Memphis BBQ & Blues in Milford, New Hampshire
Brickyard Blues Band were the perfect match for Milford, New Hampshire’s new blues room Memphis BBQ & Blues last night. Fronted by Brian James on vocals and guitar, the Bricks played with tight grooves and feisty melodies that felt like the real thing all night long. Brickyard opened with Hootchie Kootchie man with saxophone pouring […]
New England music scene suffers from lack of consensus over professional conduct
Contrary to popular belief, most musicians, at least the ones I deal with, are not a collection of egomaniacs. I’ve been fortunate in my coverage of the greater-Boston/New England music scene to have dealt mostly with professional musicians and music industry professionals. Yet, there is a no set of standards and or guidelines for what […]
Arthur Nasson offers much on winsome CD West Cambridge Cowboys
Arthur Nasson reaches some pretty lofty heights on his charming new pop rocking album West Cambridge Cowboys. The album offers plenty of fine moments to keep listeners revisiting each track. A strong Beatles influences surfaces in some places, and Nasson uses his influences well, delivering catchy tunes with sprightly melodies and solid craftsmanship. His opening […]
Niki Luparelli does it with dance, music, comedy
Niki Luparelli has been on the greater-Boston music and comedy scenes for several years now. The gorgeous blonde can be seen and heard fronting her band the Gold Diggers in area nightclubs. She can also, depending on her schedule, been found scantily clad in one of her cabaret comedies and or making her audiences busting […]
Daniel Ouellette & The Shobijian offers up alluring fun on CD The Enchantment
Daniel Ouellette & The Shobijin offer up a heady, catchy, fun brew of electronic music on their new CD The Enchantment (Songs To Sing Whilst You Sharpen Your Pencil). As the album title suggests, this music is different from what is offered on today’s radio. Yet, its unique qualities are winning qualities. Its 1980s synthesizer, […]
Jodee Frawlee continues her amazing career on guitar, vocals, and songwriting
Jodee Frawlee is easily one of the best guitarists in the northeast, if not the country. Frawlee’s power rock trio Starr Faithfull has been igniting New England stages for the last ten years. And Starr Faithfull, at the time it was formed, was the latest in a series of popular bands that Frawlee has played […]
Chris Stovall Brown and Madeleine Hall rocked the Bah-Jam at the Black Sheep
Chris Stovall Brown and Madeleine Hall rocked the Bah-Jam at the Black Sheep Tavern yesterday afternoon. The husband and wife team were the jam’s featured artists and their personal chemistry, huge talents, and stage presences made quite an impression. The Black Sheep Tavern in located in Sterling, Massachusetts. I arrived at the Bah-Jam to hear […]
