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April, a month to renew with New England live music
Lots of new things happen in April. Snow melts, temperatures keep rising. We need cars heaters in the morning, AC in the afternoon. It’s a transition we have gotten used to here in New England. While winter melts away and we start to store our winter garments, there are also religious themes of renewal this […]
Linda Marks reaches even greater artistic heights on The Silence Of The Stars
Linda Marks continues to rise to new heights as an artist. Like her previous album, A Recipe Of Hope, Silence Of The Stars shows an artist whose talents are converging into something taller, wider, and more in depth. Each song on Stars shine like a gem under a jeweler’s lens. Opening cut “Be The Change” […]
March, thawing out with some hot New England live music
March: the weather gets warmer and the music gets hotter. While shaking off the winter time blues, arms and shoulders still aching from all that shoveling, we can sit back and relax while a band plays. Or, a singer-songwriter performs. Below is a list of suggestions from throughout our gloriously good New England music scene. […]
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, […]
