Retro CD Review: The Installers delivered on 2008 Live – Plus 6 recording
The Installers have had a fairly long history in Central Massachusetts. With the booming voice of singer Stephen Clarke and players who can match his power with their stomping musicianship, The Installers became well known for their engaging, high energy live shows. It makes sense that they recorded themselves in concert at The Bull Run in Shirley. Live – Plus 6, released in 2008, is a fine document of what The Installers have to offer a large function room full of blues and rock fans.
Jeff Root continues his quirky brilliance with The Pig In The Python album
Jeff Root comes up with an album of engaging, interesting, and fun rock and roll music almost yearly. The Pig In The Python CD is another offering from his fertile imagination. Root, from the Central Massachusetts area, has a sound unlike anyone else in the local music scene. His smooth, unique vocal timbre rides over his melody line with a self-restrained energy unlike anything heard before. His song ideas are over the top wholly original, never following the usual songwriting patterns. The Pig In The Python is a dynamite album due to Roots’ ability to remain wholly original. The man seems genetically incapable of following in the footsteps of others. And that’s a good thing.
Steely Dan album Aja to be performed in its entirety at Berklee Performance Center, Wed, Oct 1
Guitarist and Berklee College Of Music professor Joe Musella with his top-notch band will play the entire classic Steely Dan’s album Aja and more on October 1st at 8:00 p.m.
“Slutty” Pete’s 10th Annual Birthday Party Blues bash was one hell of a day
“Slutty” Pete Zona has been hosting the Wantu Blues Jams at The Village Trestle in Goffstown, New Hampshire for over a decade now. Zona, who has the whole hosting, sound engineering thing down pat, is a much liked, well-respected presence in that venue and on the area blues scene. Each year, the Village Trestle shows its love for Zona by having him host his own annual birthday blues jam bash. This draws in talent from miles away, and it always results in at least five hours of fun and high quality music for the audience.
Jenni Lynn Band takes New England by storm, still adding more venues to busy schedule
The Jenni Lynn Band are celebrating their first year in existence under their current name and line up. And what a year it has been for Jenni Lynn and her band. Playing seven to eight gigs each month, success has emboldened them, prompting them to start unleashing more of Jenni Lynn’s original music.
Tony Savarino plays beautifully, masterfully on Guitararino album
Tony Savarino’s latest instrumental album Guitararino not only plays on his name. The musical themes here play upon many themes from many genres. Savarino is part scholar mining deep reservoirs of genre and history and part master technician, playing each genre with a depth of musical knowledge and skill. This guitarist combines his fantastic gifts to come up with something that is a lot of fun to listen to while it impresses with many fine touches and nuances. This album is the final in a trilogy that began with Guitaring and continued with Guitaresque. After listening to this current album, listeners will probably be hankering for those two recordings.
Catherine Capozzi pushes Kickstarter campaign to fund Bring Us Your Women production, DVD, CD
Catherine Capozzi, director of Boston’s popular, multi-media stage production Bring Us Your Women, has been conducting a kickstarter campaign to fund another presentation of her show. Bring Us Your Women features actresses, dancers, singers, musicians, film, and other multi media effects to tell the interconnected stories of some of history’s great females. This kickstarter campaign will also […]
Daniel Ouellette And The Shobijin create more of their bizarre fun on Zizal! The Land Is Moving! Look Over There!
Danielle Ouellette And The Shobijin have just come up with another of their zany, electronic pop albums. Zizal! The Land Is Moving! Look Over There! is loaded with fun, perky electronic melodies and drum programming mixed with quirky vocal lines that make it an enjoyable listening experience. It also makes it refreshingly unique.
Rogue Island Radio.com offers much to fans of local music
Let me turn you on, dear reader, to another source for great local music. Rogue Island Radio.com.
Opinion: NH music scene has a lot of growing up to do
Covering the New England music scene as a music journalist is one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences any writer and music fan could ever dream of. I could write endlessly about the talent in our six state region and all of the exiting bands I’ve seen in all of the special venues I’ve visited. Sadly, there is one New England state that hasn’t yet gotten the memo that the New England music scene is a scene of professional musicians and music industry professionals. That would be my beloved home state of New Hampshire.
