Promising a year of great New England live music, January starts off 2020 with a bang
January marks the beginning of new adventures. For those of us working the New England music scene, it promises to be another year of good live music. Every year seems to be even better than the last and this time around we are beginning a new decade as well. Here is a sampling of what […]
Ken Clark Organ Trio master their Funk Side Jazz Side to swing like rockers
The Ken Clark Organ Trio’s new release Funk Side Jazz Side offers a tasty smattering of both dishes. Sometimes it works against an artist to have a foot planted firmly in two different genes at once. Yet, in the case of Ken Clark and his Organ Trio, working with funk and jazz idioms proves quite […]
Mark Bishop Evans’s Somethin’ ‘Bout Tomorrow chock-full of good songs, well rounded album
Mark Bishop Evans latest CD Something’ ‘Bout Tomorrow is chock-full of good songs. More importantly, his inclusion of driving rock to round out his tender singer-songwriter ballads results in a well rounded disc as well as one rounded out by fine songwriting, fine vocals, and fine musicianship. The assertive, barn burning title track opens this […]
Dave Bailin & The Bailouts played rockin’ Thanksgiving eve show; collected food and clothes for worthy cause
Dave Bailin And The Bailouts performed another of their annual Thanksgiving Eve charity drives to support Lifebridge charitable organization in Salem, Massachusetts. Performing this event at Brodie’s Seaport Café in the witch city, Bailin and his Bailouts brought in donations of food and clothes while their music was drawing dancers onto the floor. I arrived […]
December: tis the season for great live New England music
December: can you hear the sleigh bells ring-ah-ling and jing-ah-ling? That’s really the sound of percussion, tambourines, and cymbals coming from the New England music scene. Aside from Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations, we’ll be able to treat ourselves to live music while downing a spiked eggnog. Below are some suggestions for a great time listening […]
Chick Singer Night found success with Acoustic Sunday Brunch at The Burren
Chick Singer Night of Boston just turned in another successful event. Last weekend’s Sunday Acoustic Brunch at The Burren in Somerville, Massachusetts packed the music room with fans while offering a huge variety of singer-songwriters during a two hour show. The Burren has one of the best community vibes in the greater-Boston music scene, and […]
Cliff Notez arrives with masterful Why The Wild Things Are
With a sweeping light synthesizer and a steady drum punctuation, the listener is transported into the other worldly soundscape of Cliff Notez, a Boston rapper who incorporates all sorts of instrumentation and musical styles into his works. His latest album Why The Wild Things Are could make him a major league rapper on the national […]
Singer-songwriter Sharon Sky tackles various material, appearing at Chick Singer Night event
Sharon Sky has been on the greater-Boston music scene for some time now. Her forays into rock, country rock, R&B, and now singer-songwriter material have always proved fruitful. Having new original material helped qualify her to be selected to appear that the next Chick Singer Night event, happening at The Burren in Somerville, Massachusetts on […]
November; a month to gobble up some great New England live music
When we think of November we think about that warm Thanksgiving Day meal with family and friends. Some people might also think about Black Friday prices. Since Thanksgiving is not nearly as commercialized as the other holidays, we’ll have plenty of time to check out great live New England music. Especially during that restful four […]
Martha’s Vineyard’s Tristan Israel offers dandy singer-songwriter treat with Out Into The Midnight
Tristan Israel’s latest album Out Into The Midnight takes Israel’s singer-songwriter flare for expressive vocals and artistic lyrical flourishes and adorns them with special instrumentation. Penny whistle, violin, and quirky keyboards create a special soundscape for this Martha’s Vineyard singer-songwriter to put across his warm regard for life and all of the special folks who […]
