Bill Copeland
The Greg Sherrod Music Company showcases talents on Modern Sounds In The Blues
Taking inspiration from Ray Charles’s Modern Sounds in Country and Western album, Connecticut’s blues (and other genres) singer Greg Sherrod examines his own genre with Modern Sounds In The Blues. This eight song album shows what Connecticut’s gigantic singer tweaking blues idioms to see how far he can stretch them while remaining true to essence. […]
The Greg Sherrod Music Company show good Providence with new album
The Greg Sherrod Music Company is Sherrod’s band for the Connecticut singer to play out in Rhode Island. He also records with them and his new album titled Providence offers plenty of solid songs. Combing blues, R&B, and soul with the edge of rock and roll proves a winning formula for the giant sized performer. […]
February, icy cold temperatures so warm up with hot New England live music
February, when things get even colder before they start to warm up. If you need a place to warm up, just keep reading on. Below are several venues that will keep you warm while you listen to some hot New England live music. Order a hot meal. Order your favorite beverage. Then, sit back, relax, […]
Dan & Faith create a flavorful masterpiece with Who We Are
Fans of Dan and Faith Senie, commonly known as Dan and Faith in the folk scene and in the singer-songwriter scene, will soon have their family of fans dancing a jig or jumping for joy to their new Who We Are album. The entire album is packed with deliciously good folk idioms. It’s probably going […]
January, beginning an exciting new year of New England live music
Welcome to the January 2025 edition of the Buzz Column. Listings for monthly live New England music events get posted here each month. We are beginning a new year, and the following local live music listings will help you enjoy your cold New England evenings with some hot music events. January 1: Arthur James solo; […]
Gamma Rage impress with intense debut album
Rhode Island’s hard rocking glam band Gamma Rage recently emerged from the studio with this frenzied, energetic eponymous debut album. Singer Malyssa BellaRosa’s beautiful and terrifying vocal opens the album with “Gloom,” a song part classic rock, part goth, and part whatever this band’s creativity reaches out toward and pulls in. BellaRosa burns through this […]
December, a time to warm up with hot New England live music
December: holidays, parties, festivities, and community events this Christmas and Hanukkah season. Augmenting all that fun is live New England music. Below are some favorite local musicians and favorite local venues to enjoy the holidays and to ring in the New Year. December 1: Arthur James; Hosting Blues Jam; Riley’s Place; 29 Mont Vernon Street, […]
Johnny Hoy And The Bluefish blow the roof off The Fallout Shelter with down and dirty blues
Johnny Hoy And The Bluefish dropped their latest blues oriented album onto the greater-Boston/New England. Only this time around it’s a live album. Blues Live From The Fallout Shelter. Playing a lot of traditional blues numbers, Hoy and his Bluefish serve up a fun party vibe that might make some wish they hadn’t missed this […]
Sado-Domestics get even better on Camouflage
Sado-Dometics have released another winsome, intriguing album, Camouflage, based on words used in stories by writer T.J. Gerlach Although their writing experiment is interesting, Sado-Domestics accomplish another major task. Their unique sound on this album raises their artistry, their status, and it should, on this album, bring them more recognition and a wider audience. Opening […]
NH country artist Jennifer Mitchell excels on gritty, flinty Still I Rise
Rough and tumble New Hampshire country and western artist Jennifer Mitchell just released her gritty, flinty album Still I Rise. Loaded with true country feeling and idioms, Mitchell makes her country strong. Opening cut “The Red Pick Song (Ride Or Die)” finds the Granite State country lady singing with a seriously good timbre for this […]
