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 […]
