Recalling everything David Bowie has meant to me
I thought my girlfriend had found out she had overslept and would be late for work when she looked at her smart phone last Monday morning and let out a horrified gasp. It was something more personal. “David Bowie died,” she said, shocked. I replied with a confused “Huh?”
Amy Fairchild, Todd Thibaud, & Susan Cattaneo to play Burren Backroom Series Friday, Jan 22
BillCopelandMusicNews.com just received the following information from singer-songwriter Amy Fairchild: Ms. Fairchild will sharing the spotlight at a special event at the Burren in Somerville, Massachusetts. It’s called An Evening With Amy Fairchild, Todd Thibaud, Susan Cattaneo. Todd Thibaud, The Burren, Burren Backroom Series, Somerville
Matt Stubbs And The Antiguas rock Portsmouth’s Book And Bar
Acting on a tip from greater-Boston’s blues maven Al Cecchinelli, I caught Matt Stubbs and The Antiguas at the Book And Bar in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The band played their special brand of instrumental rock, blues, and surf music to a fairly sizable and enthusiastic crowd last Saturday night. Their music found a good home in this venue which combines a used book store with a coffee shop and bar. The room’s wide open space and high ceiling let the sound breathe and travel.
Dave Bailin plays CD Release Party this Sunday, Jan 10 at Pig’s Eye
This just in: Dave Bailin is releasing a solo album, titled Last Call, that he recorded with guitarist Eric Reardon. This Sunday, January 10 CD Release will be celebrated with a CD Release Party at In A Pig’s Eye in Salem, Massachusetts. The all acoustic album, Last Call, was recorded in one night with just Bailin and […]
Peter Lavender And The Limbo Souls score big with Sugar CD
Peter Lavender And The Limbo Souls have released this masterfully recorded soul CD, Sugar. Lavender and his Limbo Souls offer numerous takes on the soul genre, and their ability to expand on that genre, to weld it to pop and rock and roll, is the sugar that makes all of these song sound so sweet.
Matt York branches out on his with Boston, Texas CD; former Wide Iris front man has his own sound
Matt York’s new solo album Boston, Texas finds the former Wide Iris front man playing an eclectic mix of flinty roots-rock material. His vocal approach maintains a fine balance between warmth and seriousness. While the personality behind his songs is open and inviting, he also reflects a seriousness about his topics that give each number substance. Though York is playing in another musical territory than his old indie punk band, he’s still young at heart and still values the importance of a good song and a riff that pulls you into it.
