ThrowDown offered fine document of their live shows and songwriting with Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
ThrowDown Band have recently been selling copies of their three year old CD Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, and it’s loaded with the fire and brimstone personality that has made the band so popular and so successful. Aside from tackling two of their favorite covers songs from their live shows, ThrowDown also reveal a flair for original songwriting as well, having composed seven of the numbers on this debut album. Some of the picky poo blue purists may say this is more hard rock than blues, but that would be an over simplification. ThrowDown play hard blues, making blue come out of their amps the way a lot of blues musicians do nowadays, as so many have grown up post-Led Zeppelin.
ShareFest was a fun filled day of barbeque & blues
Last Monday’s Sharefest & Bar-B-q was a hip, interpersonal event that took place at the headquarters of a Construction company in Newton, New Hampshire. There was no better place to celebrate Labor Day than one that represents people who work hard. Organized and hosted by Sweet Willie D, ShareFest saw several talented local bands take the stage while attendees were treated to the Sho Nuf BBQ offerings. Sho Nuf belongs to Sweet Willie D, making him a BBQ vendor as well as a blues man.
Winslow Farm hosts music benefit September 14; Fat City Band to perform
BillCopelandMusicNews.com just received this information from Winslow Farm, in Norton, Massachusetts. This is what Winslow Farm has coming up for their fundraising event: On Sunday, Sept 14, is the second annual Winslow Farm music benefit. This year we feature The Fat City Band and we are also please to have several other local artists performing: Patti DeRosa, David Jackson, Chris Lee, and Tully Cummings.
Prolific guitarist Thaddeus Hogarth continues his amazing career
Thaddeus Hogarth has been on the greater-Boston music scene for about 25 years now. Despite his ever increasing opportunities and visibility, he’s always kept his focus on the joy of playing music.
My Silent Bravery scores another winner with Diamond From Coal album; takes sound to a higher level
My Silent Bravery’s fourth album Diamond From Coal finds the Matthew Wade project using less of the tight, snappy rhythmic twists of the previous album Can’t Quit. The new album’s rhythms are looser, wider, allowing for a rangier sweep of sounds. While this album might not be as danceable, it offers colorful, vibrant landscapes of sound while becoming hooky on a deeper, larger level. Produced by local studio uberman Anthony J. Resta, this album jumps out of the speakers with an unbeatable clarity of sound.
North River Blues Festival at Marshfield Fair was a blast
Last Sunday was a great day for local blues fans. Under the managerial baton of founder John Hall, the 19th annual North River Blues Festival at the Marshfield Fair went on without a hitch last Sunday afternoon. Basic Black with guest singer/harmonica player Brian Templeton was a very capable side stage band, putting on fine sets of their own in between the other five bands. On air blues personality Peter Black, from WATD 95.9 FM emceed the event, asking each band to come back for an encore song. Junkyard Dogs, ThrowDown Band, Ladies Of The Blues, 2 Rays And The Bluestones, and national act Trampled Under Foot each put on memorable sets.
Adam Ezra Group pulled off another exciting Ramble; raised funds for homeless veterans
The fifth annual Ramble hosted by Adam Ezra Group went off without a hitch. Every artist who played at this Salisbury Beach event turned in a good set, and the finale found AEG playing some of their most popular songs while fireworks were going off in the night sky only several hundred yards behind them. It was a glorious finish to a music event created to further a great cause, raising money to get homeless veterans into comfortable, safe housing. Organized by Rally Sound, Media Boss, and New England Music Awards and emceed by on air personalities Mike Flynn and Jack Baldwin
NH country and western singer-songwriter Nicole Knox Murphy flies high on Full Circle album
Nicole Knox Murphy has come Full Circle in her life and music career. Interrupted by family life and work, Knox Murphy was out of the music business for several years. Once her kids were grown and out on their own, she went back into the music life. Winning state, regional, and national awards for her music shows that this New Hampshire country and western singer-songwriter made the right choices. She has a lifetime of experience from which to draw her material from. Her debut album Full Circle is a fine document of her abilities and perspective.
Kala Farnham off to promising start with debut CD Anahata: Wake Up Your Heart
Kala Farnham’s first full length CD Anahata: Wake Up Your Heart marks the debut of an artist we will be hearing from for sometime to come. Farnham’s affective vocal lines delivers emotional punch within their sturdy chirp. Her songwriting is crisp, clear, direct, and immediate, forcing the listener to feel something each time he hears her songs. This Connecticut singer-songwriter is also a master of complex keyboard techniques, adding extra depth, texture, and emotional drama with a variety of touches in each tinkling.
Heather McKibben gears up for the bluesy, groovy, giving HeatherFest20
Heather McKibben never would have guessed 20 years ago that she’d be hosting HeatherFest20 this September 7th. What started it as a backyard party with a single blues band at her then Canton, Massachusetts home has become a mini festival, eventually named after her, in her backyard in Norton, Massachusetts. HeatherFest has been known to draw up to 3,000 people over the course of the day. A $25 donation goes towards charities supported by HeatherFest.
