Blues For The Troops III takes place this Sunday, April 13 at Capones in Peabody MA
The North Shore is the place to be this Sunday night if you want to hear some great local blues acts while supporting America’s brave fighting men and women. The Third Annual Blues For The Troops benefit will be held once again at Capones in Peabody, Massachusetts. The show runs from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 […]
Tammy Lynn & Myles High offer winsome debut CD Turn My Music On
Tammy Lynn Myles and her husband-guitarist Mike Myles continue their interest in rockabilly with their debut album under their new band name Tammy Lynn & Myles High. Formerly known as Raising Scarlet, the husband wife team nail down nine zesty Americana flavored rockers that zing with their brisk instrumentation and authentic genre vocal approaches. Turn My Music On is a credible slice of oldies rock and roll, rockabilly, and country blues. It’s uncanny how at once tight and colorful they and their backing players sound.
Deja Voodoo rock Boondocks Tavern, help say goodbye to a special friend
Deja Voodoo came to Weare, New Hampshire last night and played their special blend of 90s rock, power trio style. There is nothing like three tight players pumping out an endless salvo of driving music. This Manchester-based trio kept their sound compact, accessible, and chunky. Even when they slowed things down a bit, you could still feel their electrical charge. Their performance marked the final evening of farewell celebrations for owner MaryEllen Robinson-Montplaisir who is relocating to Maine to complete her dream of living in her childhood hometown.
Lisa Guyer benefit coming April 27; Godsmack headlining
Tickets went on sale this morning at The Palace Theatre for Music Cares – A Benefit For Lisa Guyer. Taking place on Sunday, April 27, at 8: 00 p.m., the show will assist Lisa Guyer with her expenses from her recent surgery to repair a ruptured aneurysm on her vocal cord. Guyer, known for […]
Vinny Serino hustles Boston Baked Blues back into club scene
Vinny Serino has been fronting Boston Baked Blues for several years now. After being a sideman in his own band, he stepped up when his guitarist-lead vocalist announced he was starting a new job. In only two days. With 13 gigs lined up for the month ahead of him, Serino had no choice but to step up to the microphone. He’s never looked back.
Spank! live album is another fine offering from Boston blues keyboardist Ron Levy
Spank! is the name of a short lived trio formed by keyboardist Ron Levy, guitarist Fuzz, and drummer Eric Kalb just over ten years ago. Fuzz and Kalb were members of the rising funk band Deep Banana Blackout while Levy was fronting his Ron Levy’s Wild Kingdom. Introduced by jazz legend Melvin Sparks, the trio played some gigs around the North Shore area of Massachusetts and came up these tunes as well as the trio name Spank!.
URO outdid themselves with Quadrophenia in concert
The Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra outdid themselves last night. That local Boston area company of singers and musicians performed The Who’s technically challenging landmark rock opera Quadrophenia in its entirety. Not only did the URO make it sound right, they made it feel right. URO made one feel the way he felt when he first listened to this music as a young man identifying with its tortured protagonist Jimmy.
Eric Green continues Maine career playing primal blues
Eric Green is going to be a busy guy this summer. The Maine blues guitarist will be bringing his popular slide guitar sound to festivals and clubs around the Pine Tree State. He just wrapped up his winter time ski resort gigs, and now he’s focused on his summertime coastal rooms. Rockland, Bar Harbor, Portland, and Belfast are his usual summertime haunts
URO to perform The Who’s Quadrophenia in its entirety this Sat nite at Regent Theatre; 8:00 p.m.
BillCopelandMusicNews.com highly recommends the Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra’s presentation of The Who’s Quadrophenia album. The URO will perform Quadrophenia in its entirety at Arlington’s comfortable Regent Theatre at 8:00 p.m. this Saturday, March 29.
Bim Skala Bim offer more of their ska influenced magic on Chet’s Last Call
Bim Skala Bim’s latest release Chet’s Last Call is another reminder why we all fell in love with this band to begin with. On the music scene since 1983, they formed in Boston as a third generation ska band. Though they’ve taken time off over the years from the studio and the road, they never really went away. They still have all of their creative skills firmly intact. Chet’s Last Call, recorded at Woolly Mammoth Sound in Waltham, Massachusetts, is loaded with choice ska influenced horn band numbers. Listeners will likely find themselves singing along to the hooky chorus in each song while moving their feet to each infectious groove.
