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Nicole Knox Murphy takes it even higher on new Music Is In My Heart CD

Nicole Knox Murphy takes it even higher on new Music Is In My Heart CD

Who says lightning can never strike twice in the same place? New Hampshire’s rising country and western recording artist Nicole Knox Murphy has just released this fantastic sophomore CD Music Is In My Heart. Murphy’s follow up to 2014’s Full Circle is a mighty offering of heartfelt songs that anybody can relate to. Unpretentious, she keep her lyrics simple, plain spoken but vocally fills them up with feeling.

The Daybreakers impress with finely crafted debut CD

The Daybreakers impress with finely crafted debut CD

The Daybreakers debut CD is a collection of fun, gritty, blues rock, folk-rock, and country rock that makes a good companion to any drive down the highway.

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She’s gone; singer Christina Grimmie has died from a gunshot wound received just after Orlando concert

Singer Christina Grimmie, a performer on “The Voice” in 2014, has died after being shot at a concert venue in Orlando, Florida, Friday evening, her rep said in a statement. She was 22.

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Singer from The Voice competition shot after concert, in critical condition

Christina Grimmie, a singer known for competing on The Voice, is in critical condition Friday night after she was shot after a concert in Orlando, authorities confirmed.

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Gay Barboza is a singer-songwriter on the rise

Gay Barboza is an artist at the height of her music career. Even though she took about 20 years off from the business to raise a family, Barboza has been releasing CDs, winning awards, and opening for name acts. Based in the Attleboro, Massachusetts music scene, Barboza, who has also been busy the last ten years running her own dance studio, plays out every weekend, all weekend long.

Body English rock with style on Stories Of Earth

Body English rock with style on Stories Of Earth

The brain child of Boston’s guitarist, singer, and composer Clinton Degan, Body English is a super group made up some of the city’s most skillful players. This eight track CD, Stories Of Earth, features not only the six bands members but 23 supporting musicians and singers who contribute to various tracks. Despite this seeming like more of a recording project than an actual band, Body English have come up with songs that have mass appeal within their complex construction and sophisticated musicianship.

Ilana Katz Katz fiddles around with great success with Movin' On album

Ilana Katz Katz fiddles around with great success with Movin’ On album

Aside from having one of the coolest names in the Boston blues scene, Ilana Katz Katz can make her fiddle sing the blues. This lady’s uncanny ability to blend blues, roots, and her own Appalachian influences into an original sound is a winsome feat. Throughout her new Movin’ On album, Katz will have listeners in wonder as she finds new, inventive ways to present music we thought we already knew.

Ruby Rose Fox readies for the big time with Domestic

Ruby Rose Fox readies for the big time with Domestic

Ruby Rose Fox’s first full length album Domestic is a splendid offering of colorful, tuneful, and well-constructed songs. Ms. Fox’s vocal delivery too is loaded with tremendous appeal.. Her voice coats these 12 clever songs with her special unique timbre and personality, making each a potential radio hit with mass appeal. Needless to say, her backing band is strong enough to support her and is made up mostly of the players and singers we’ve all seen her work with at her local Boston area shows.

Adam Ezra, Corinna Smith

Adam Ezra Group rocked Boston Harbor cruise

As they do every year, Adam Ezra Group sailed around Boston Harbor on the Provincetown II last Sunday afternoon with about 750 fans cheering them on as they played through several of their original songs and arrangements. A day after some of the band’ equipment was stolen from their van, surprisingly good weather one upped dreary weather reports and the musicians and their Sunday afternoon fans had one fine day.

Juli Morgan

Chick Singer Night coming to Chevalier Theatre in Medford MA June 3rd; supporting Medford Calling

Chick Singer Night is gearing up for another of their concerts to showcase some of the best women singers in the greater-Boston area. For their upcoming Friday night, June 3rd concert at the Chevalier Theatre in Medford, Massachusetts, there will be plenty of variety. This is also the first time CSN will hold their event at the Medford theater.