Fortune continues playing out after 25 years; hitting Whippersnappers Saturday, September 26
Fortune has been playing out for 25 years now. Fortune plays out all over greater-Boston/New England, and this Saturday night they’ll be playing at Whippersnappers in beautiful Londonderry, New Hampshire. Music fans both local and regional know that Fortune has a long history, as they started out in the North Shore of Boston over two decades ago. Bassist Lou Spagnola, a 19 year veteran of Fortune, was on hand this afternoon to discuss his association with the band as well as this Saturday night’s Whippersnapper’s gig.
Biscuit Miller to headline Grog’s Sunday night Blues Party, Sept 27
Biscuit Miller & The Mix are heading to the Grog stage this Sunday night, September, 27, because a number of Sunday regulars kept telling host Parker Wheeler they had seen the band at the White Mountain Boogie & Blues Festival, the Gloucester Blues Festival, or festivals in Connecticut, and that Biscuit Miller & the Mix put on an impressive show.
Dr. Harp creates first Londonderry Blues Festival, Shor’ty Billups featured
New Hampshire musician Dennis Martin will bring his Dr. Harp’s Blues Revue to the Londonderry Town Commons for a good cause. Martin, known professonally as Dr. Harp, will help raise money for homeless veterans.
Sarah Swain delivers the Americana roots goods on Every Little Bird CD
Sarah Swain’s latest CD Every Little Bird is a feast of roots rock material sure to please every fan of her genre. Aside from having a pretty, silky, rangy voice, Swain stretches her natural timbre over a variety of approaches and structures.
Boston Music Awards changes its tune; makes nominating committee easier to join, opens up communication process
The Boston Music Awards have changed their tune. Previously, it has been almost impossible for interested music industry insiders to get involved with the BMA’s nominating committee. Attempts to get through to anyone at BMA through their website usually proved futile. Often, an inquirer would get a reply stating that it was too late to join the nominating committee but they could always be added for the next year’s awards nominating process, only to be disregarded altogether the following year.
HeatherFest 21 reigned over the rain; blues, charitable giving, positive vibes carried the day
HeatherFest 21 may have gotten rained on for about an hour last Sunday night. Yet, the weather didn’t stop the talent from raining out of the amplifiers for most of the event. A festival sized event hosted by blues fans Heather McKibben in her Norton, Massachusetts home for two decades, nothing has even been able to defeat this event. In fact, the storm only forced the side stage performer, Racky Thomas and his friends, to entertain from their mostly non electric, roofed stage.
Bands and singers rocked first South Shore Irish Festival, Johnny McEvoy, Na Fianna made strong impressions
Day one of the first South Shore Irish Festival indicated that the event will likely grown each year. There was a better than decent turnout for most of the day and several attendees were clearly enjoying the musical offerings of the day held at the Marshfield Fairgrounds in Marshfield, Massachusetts. And the line up of bands and singers accounted for much of the draw. Johnny Costello from WROL 95.5 AM radio was among the announcers introducing the bands, like Noel Henry’s Irish Show Band. Aside from Irish ballads, this group also played a hopping take on “Rock Me Mama Like A Wagon Wheel” before involving the youngsters in the audience with “The Unicorn” and “The Chicken Dance.”
Grace Potter Announces Lineup for Fifth Annual Grand Point North Festival September 12 and 13 at Burlington’s Waterfront Park
Grace Potter announced today the lineup for the 2015 Grand Point North music festival, scheduled for September 12th and 13th at Burlington, Vermont’s Waterfront Park. This year the festival will feature the legendary Flaming Lips, marking their first return to Burlington since 2006 and carrying on the tradition of Grace inviting friends she has met along the way since forming Grace Potter & the Nocturnals in 2003. Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne and Grace first collaborated when she recruited him to record “My Mechanical Friend” with her on the Tim Burton-Disney film Frankenweenie.. Most recently, they worked together on The Flaming Lips’ 2014 tribute to The Beatles classic album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band on With a Little Help from My Fwends.
Dance The Night Away under Boston skyline with celebrity series
Sept 7, 2015 Boston, MA – Put on your dancing shoes and head out to the Rose Kennedy Greenway for Let’s Dance Boston, presented by the Celebrity Series of Boston from September 16-20, 2015. One of the largest, free outdoor dance and music parties Boston has ever seen, Let’s Dance Boston will feature five consecutive nights of dynamic music and dance. Each evening will begin with 45 minutes of a free dance lesson taught by professional teachers in the dance style of the evening. The live band will play music to accompany the dancing for 90 minutes afterwards.
South Shore Irish Festival to feature 20 local bands, Irish and Canadian talent Sept 12 & 13
South Shore Irish Festival at Marshfield Fairgrounds is bringing some of the best musical talent that the Irish have to offer. Aside from Boston and New England based Irish music combos, this South Shore event will feature Ireland’s own Johnny McEvoy and new band Na Fianna as well as Canada’s John McDermott, a member of the Irish Tenors. And that’s not bad for a first time event. The South Shore Irish Festival will run September 12 & September 13, 2015.
