Matthew Stubbs And The Antiguas make a strong and fiery impression with eponymous debut album
Matthew Stubs And The Antiguas have finally released a recorded document of their popular live band. Aside from their Monday night residency at The Sinclair in Cambridge, Massachusetts, MSATA have been dazzling audiences all over New England with their frenzied mix of rock and roll, acid blues, and explosive improvisation. Their eponymous CD finds the […]
GrandEvolution reach higher artistic level with Tell Me Why album
GrandEvolution’s latest full length in a series of several releases shows their tremendous growth as musicians and songwriters. There is a lifted, lofty, and wide open feeling to all nine tracks on this Tell Me Why album. Vocals and instruments all travel gloriously forward with ease and momentum. Its greatest strength is its fine balance […]
Bees Deluxe strike musical gold once again with Voice Of Dog album
Bees Deluxe are at it again. They’ve released yet another of their “acid blues” CDs. Voice Of Dog offers a heaping bowl of more of the finely crafted, driven, explorative blues music this band has become known for. Icy cool lead guitar phrasing, elegantly rich keyboards, and a bulbous but flexible sounding rhythm section are the […]
Sugarcones inspire with sweet debut
A Rhode Island pop rock band fronted by the ubiquitous Malyssa Bellarosa, Sugarcones slap out eight fun tracks and a couple of radio edits on their eponymous debut CD. Leading on guitar as well as vocals, Bellarosa remains an enigmatic centerpiece in these songs that rock out with a unique sound and a tight crispness. […]
The Greg Silva Trio + 1 offer exceptionally good jazz on Her Autumn Sky
The Greg Silva Trio + 1 offers a particularly fine jazz album on their new Her Autumn Sky. Silva’s upright bass continues to drive things along with smooth sensation and understated grace. His tender, plaintive vocal moves through a few numbers with its own je ne sais quoi. Drummer Randy Cloutier gives everything his own […]
The Joshua Incident reaches higher artistic level with Ghosts In The Company Barn
The Joshua Incident’s latest album Ghosts In The Company Barn is even mellower, quieter than their previous release, Red. Yet, this Portsmouth, New Hampshire band has reached even higher artistic levels, writing and recording songs that reach the true sublime quality of genuine American folk music. Within these gentle woven musical statements and warmly crooned songs, are […]
Matt York successfully mines darker territory on Between The Bars
The online version of south shore-based Matt York’s new Between The Bars CD features nine very allluring and very mysterious tracks. The songwriter in York mines the darker territory of the human heart while pulling something more meaningful back up for the listener. His vocal delivery is always keenly aware of the song’s setting, and […]
Mark Cutler has arrived with Travel Light album
Mark Cutler’s latest album Travel Light marks another fine release from this Rhode Island roots rocker. Here, he’s as smooth as Jack Daniels at the microphone. The musicians around him create a weave of rustic, acoustic notes and snaky electric instrumentation. Together, it’s a strong package of music from an Americana singer-songwriter who just keeps getting better and better.
Girls Guns & Glory take things to a higher level on Love And Protest
Girls Guns & Glory have got their country flavored rock and roll down pat. The 12 songs on their latest Love And Protest album indicate the ease with which they can travel in two lanes, rock and country, at once. Love And Protest displays a rock and roll attitude, aggression, and structure while offering a huge variety of real purty country music idioms.
Amadee Castenell spreads his legend with Live At Club 39 album
Amadee Castenell has been a storied musician in New England for many years now. Many area players have invited the flutist-saxophonist to play on their CDs. Many have invited him to play at their jams and to sit in at their shows. Castenell’s Live At Club 39 is not a recording of a show but a recording of Castenell and friends playing live at Club 39 Recording Studio in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Some of these tracks were cut in just one take and their freshness makes them feel like they’re jumping right of the stereo speakers.
