Rosemary’s Baby Blues was a good time band at Smoken’ Joe’s
Rosemary’s Baby Blues is a cool horn band serving up cool blues and hot funk. They rocked Smoken’ Joe’s in Boston last Saturday night. Led by the foxy, wiry Rosemary Casey on saxophone, the three horns, guitarist, and rhythm section each held up their corner of the wavy, wiry sounds that filled the room. There […]
Stefilia’s Stone CD Like The Moon is a hearty, fulfilling first effort
The Stefilia’s Stone debut CD Like The Moon feature lush duets that carry the listener along many musical and lyrical adventures. Some bright, some dark, the duo efforts of Carrie Rowan and Adrienne Fawkes are considerable and enjoyable. Title track “Like The Moon” opens the CD with a lush harmony from Rowan and Fawkes. Thus […]
Problem Child rocked the Village Trestle
New Hampshire’s premiere AC/DC tribute band Problem Child drew a large crowd to the Village Trestle in Goffstown, New Hampshire last night. Problem Child spent almost three solid hours driving the crowd from rapt attention to enthusiasm to couples slow dancing to closing number “Ride On.” Problem Child is a hard driving tribute band that […]
Playing It Forward fundraiser this Friday, November 9 in Hollis, New Hampshire
Come see NIR next Friday night at The Alpine Grove in Hollis. I am running a fundraiser for a friend and we have Charlie Farren, NIR, Eastwood Peak, The Murphy Bros, Kim and Tom Davis (Duo) Does this interest you at all? Would love for you to support this event! Thx, Pam Holt. Pam Holt […]
Jen Kearney trying to Kickstart CD into production
Funk keyboard-vocalist Jen Kearney is trying to raise funds through Kickstarter so she can record her next album. If you are already familiar with Jen Kearney And The Lost Onion, you know how popular she is live and on CD. Ms. Kearney explains below how to help her and her band. Here is Jen Kearney’s letter: […]
Manchester guitarist Bob Pratte keeps his live rig simple
Guitarist Bob Pratte is a man of few words. So, he didn’t spend a lot of time boasting about his favorite gear. Pratte, from the Manchester, New Hampshire area, has been on the music scene for over three decades. After spending years and years trying this, that, and the other thing from the gear market, […]
Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra began another run with fun filled concert last night
The Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra have begun another exciting run at the Regent Theater in Arlington, Massachusetts. Last night’s show was full of the energy, talent, and fun bombastic classic rock the URO have become known for. For the uninitiated, Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra is band made up of some of Boston’s best musicians and singers. They […]
Mongrel bring fresh take to metal and punk on Reclamation CD
Mongrel have released their fifth CD of hard rocking metalish-punk rock. Reclamation rocks right out with rich lyrical themes on top of driving music with just the right amounts of metal and punch. “Bored To Death” comes charging right in with a raspy throated tough mama vocal, a blazing guitar progression, and a bombastic rhythm […]
Keyboardist Ron Levy pens beautiful tales of his life as a road musician
Ron Levy has been a storyteller all of his life. It’s his natural gift to relate to others his experiences in the form of anecdotes, jokes, and stories. Levy has also been a professional musician all of his life, and so it is only natural he has written biographical accounts of his life as a […]
Jose Ramos And The No Way Jose Band played Smoken’ Joe’s last night
Jose Ramos And The No Way Jose Band swaggered into Smoken’ Joe’s last night and treated the audience to several jammed out renditions of R&B and blues classics. Ramos’s bag is to gather a handful of top players and let them go to town during the instrumental portions of his song selections. This made for […]
