True vision made Concord, NH’s Area 23 into successful music venue
Kirk McNeil, owner of popular restaurant and music venue Area 23 in Concord, New Hampshire, has spent the last seven years building up interest in his establishment and its wide array of musical offerings. All who have been there will tell you it’s a fun place to hang out and to listen to all kinds […]
Ilana Katz Katz welds her influences, fiddle, and vocal into a thick, impressive sound on In My Mind
With a few strong albums already under her belt, Boston’s blues-roots fiddle player and vocalist Ilana Katz Katz has penned 10 strong originals and one strong interpretation of a traditional number for her most powerful work yet, In My Mind. Katz fuses all of her blues, roots, and Appalachian influences into a consistent sound that […]
The Lied To’s reach higher ground with subtle grace on The Worst Kind Of New
The Lied To’s latest album The Worst Kind Of New finds the partnership of Doug Kwartler and Susan Levine sharing the thoughts and feelings they’ve experienced since losing older family members to the passage of life. With a good amount of lyrical detail and graceful expression, The Lied To’s a painterly description of what they […]
May, a month of mellow, merry New England live music
Welcome to the May Buzz column at BillCopelandMusicNew.com. As the outdoor temperatures start to rise, there is no shortage of hot, New England live music. Get out there and get some live music while we anticipate the coming summer fun and outdoor concerts and festivals. Enjoy. May 1: Jodee Frawlee; featured artist mike gs open […]
Kid Gulliver deliver pop-rock their own glorious way on Kismet
Kid Gulliver’s latest album Kismet finds these feisty Boston pop-rockers offering up 11 tracks that scream out pop-rock from different decades of that music sub-genre. Singer Simone Berk reminds of those zany girl group singers in the early 1960s. While she and the band offer a punchier pop-rock sound, the listener can still hear influences […]
The Gravel Project kicks like a mule on Many Miles Ahead
The Gravel Project consists of guitarist-vocalist Andrew Gravel, his brother, keyboardist Jordan Gravel, drummer Dave Fox, and percussionist-vocalist Brandon Mayes. New album Many Miles Ahead blends classic rock, blues, and other old school influences into a chunky block of feisty nuggets, songs that introduce themselves by kicking down the door with exuberant musical muscle. Opening […]
April; warming up in New England’s live music scene
We are inching toward the warmer seasons. After this past winter’s cold spells, it would be nice to attend live music events without having to shovel our cars our first. Below are some live music offerings for the month of April. I hope you enjoy whichever shows you can get out to. April 1; June […]
Hermine Schima Basso changed her life by joining Amoricans, Sindicate, and Triple Play
Over the last five years Hermine Schima Basso has become a fixture in the live music scene around greater-Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Having grown up in a musical family, singing with her family as a child, Mrs. Basso was ready when her guitarist son asked her to be his singer at an acoustic duo gig. “As an […]
Valyria Arnold, aka Ms. Vee, brings her Ms. Vee And A Badass Band to ever greater achievements
Anyone who follows the New England blues scene has by now heard of Ms. Vee And A Badass Band. Ms. Vee is actually Valyria Arnold, a resident of Berlin, New Hampshire. In her dual identity as Ms. Vee, Arnold has left audiences, venue owners, and booking agents very happy. Arnold plays gigs all over greater-Boston/New […]
Dwayne Haggins takes his time, slowly rising to the top
Framingham native Dwayne Haggins is a rising star on the national music scene. The young lead singer who supports himself on acoustic guitar and rhythm guitar has been making the usual rounds toward greener pastures. He recently performed on a blues cruise with Joe Bonamassa, Keb Mo, and several other artists. The end of last […]
