May, mellow month, mellow (and not so mellow) New England live music
“Oh, baby/When I see your face/Mellow as the month of May….” Carole King once sang. She understand the coolness of May as few others could. May is a time to chill out. We can catch our breath after all that shoveling and all of that April weather fickleness. We can also start making summer plans, […]
The Bluest Sky off to fantastic start with gritty, rockin’ debut
Boston’s country roots rockers The Bluest Sky have recently released their eponymous debut album. The Bluest Sky abounds with chirpy, twangy guitar from Andy Santospago, guitar parts that contribute greatly to this bands gritty, rustic rockin’ sound. Lead singer Chuck Melchin pours a heaping dose of acoustic guitar strum over these songs while one man […]
Dino Govoni’s huge talent is Hiding In Plain Sight
Tenor saxophonist and Berklee College of Music professor Dino Govoni stirs the soul while also impressing the listener with stirring melodic phrases that only the best horn players in jazz can build. On Govoni’s latest album, Hiding In Plain Sight, his mellifluous sax is aided and abetted by horn player Alex Sipiagin, pianist Henry Hey, […]
