Wildcat O’Halloran Band prove their salt in concert with 2023 Live! album
The Wildcat O’Halloran Band’s new concert album 2023 Live! proves a worthy document of this blues band’s lively live shows. O’Halloran’s bracing guitar, Emily Duff’s plumes of sax melody, Tony Nedik’s snappy low end, and Mark Chouinard’s perfect drum fills come together in one hazy, crazy blues party recorded during First Night Northampton at Drunken […]
The Wildcat O’Halloran Band prove interesting and entertaining on Here Lies A Fool
Wildcat O’Halloran Band’s latest album Here Lies A Fool is an interesting and entertaining exercise. Its cover art features a drawing of a gravestone reading Here Lies A Fool with an electric six string guitar jammed into the ground in front of that marker. The Wildcat band show their affinity for blues, jumping right into […]
Tokyo Tramps outdo themselves mightily with rock and roll album Fearless Heart
Deep diving into their American rock and roll roots on their brand new Fearless Heart album, Tokyo Tramps team up with drummer Josh Dion and producer Jim Weider(The Band) to create a flintier, more energetic paced work than ever before. Opening cut “Sweet Melody” finds the Japanese born musicians, who made their way to Boston […]
Bruce Tarney proves astonishingly good with Idiots On Parade album
Bruce Tarney’s latest album Idiots On Parade is a fantastic mix of good musical songcraft and quirky, perky creativity. There is a shiny originality to every track, making each song likely to become someone’s affinity. Opening title track “Idiots On Parade” begins with Tarney and his support players playing toy instruments, a quirky touch that […]
Charing Cross prove their rock and roll credentials on No Batteries
Charing Cross full length album No Batteries indicates this band will be taking no prisoners in their steady march toward fame and fortune. No Batteries proves this Boston band is loaded with creativity, the kind of energy and ideas to construct songs that grab and hold their listeners’ attention. Opening title track “No Batteries” finds […]
Charlie Carrozo shows his beautiful soul on Blinded Times
Charlie Carrozo’s latest solo album Blinded Times finds the storied Worcester band leader expressing a whole different kind of vision than he had been with his previous bands. Here’s Carrozo still has the heart of a rocker while in each of his songs he maintains the keen eye and sensitive soul of a tender singer-songwriter. […]
Linda Marks serves up outstanding lyrical, musical narratives on Everyday Legends
Linda Marks’ has released yet another of her fine singer-songwriter albums. This Boston area artist averages about two CD releases per year. Everyday Legends, as the title suggests, shows several examples of people who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to live lives that shine in their hope, courage, and perseverance. Opening […]
Rocking Horse Music Club’s rock opera Circus Of Wire Dolls is a must have, must see
Rocking Horse Music Club’s latest project is a madcap progressive rock endeavor featuring many of New England’s best musicians with some international players chiming in. RHMC’s creation, titled Circus Of Wire Dolls, chronicles the lives of several invented, manufactured dolls that come to life, form a performance touring company and who experience the world in […]
Shawnn Monteiro maintains a large vocal presence among variety of settings in You Are There
Shawnn Monteiro’s latest album You Are There is a fine documentation of her high caliber vocal prowess. This Providence, Rhode Island chanteuse showcases her prodigious talents in a variety of musical settings, arrangements, tempos employing everything from breathy vocals, sustains, scat, and a large vocal presence. Opening cut “Dearly Beloved,” popularized by Nancy Wilson, opens […]
Tara Greenblatt Band weaves magic with acoustic instruments, voices on Let’s Wake Up
The Tara Greenblatt Band’s latest CD release Let’s Wake Up showcases her unusual ability to combine her percussion skills with her singer-songwriter flare for describing the inner life of women. While her Greenblatt’s songs build up vocally, lyrically, her bands mates expand her musical ideas until their presence is larger than life. The listener easily […]
