From inmate to BMA nominee, Kristian Montgomery thrives
Kristian Montgomery has been on the Boston music scene for many years, albeit not consecutive years. He has worked in construction and as a commercial fisherman. He was also briefly an inmate at Plymouth County Jail. Montgomery was recently nominated for Country Artist Of The Year by the Boston Music Awards for his accomplishments as […]
Boston jazz singer Lori Zuroff maintains solid career, will perform second Chick Singer Night event
Boston jazz singer Lori Zuroff is very excited about being asked to perform at the next Chick Singer Night event. “This is my second Chick Singer Night, in about six or seven years,” she exclaimed “I’m going to be doing some jazz with a guitarist, Paul Greenspan.” Chick Singer Night, an organization that showcases area […]
Grace Morrison overcame many obstacles before recording her current album
Grace Morrison is on a roll Her new album Daughter is racking up rave reviews and. The new album bring out emotions that the singer-songwriter wanted to share. It’s a 12 track album with which she surprised herself, as she initially had intended a shorter recording with just herself on acoustic guitar. Daughter ended up […]
Trans singer-songwriter CiCi Eberle rises above all challenges
Boston’s singer-songwriter CiCi Eberle has a lot to celebrate this Pride month. The openly trans woman singer-songwriter leads her life by being open and public about her lifestyle choice. She also gets the express her views and her feelings through her tools as a singer-songwriter. Formerly a rocker in the late 1960s Colorado music scene, […]
John Hall ready to commence Sunday afternoon concert series in Plymouth; Exit 13 Park & Ride to defray cost of admission
John Hall has been busy since March putting together his Rhythm Room Afternoon Concert Series. Scheduled to begin this Sunday, June13th, featuring Poppa Chubby with Jeffery Allen Shaw and Company, the series offers many of the finest local and national blues act. Hall, a long time booking agent, talent buyer, and festival organizers in the […]
Sonya Rae and Ryan Taylor have made a huge splash in the New England blues scene
We’ve seen them playing many blues venues around New England. We’ve seen their huge presence on social media. Blues musicians and married couple Sonya Rae Taylor and her husband Ryan Taylor are virtuoso guitarists, blues singers, and multi-instrumentalists. Sonya Rae and Ryan Taylor have been on the Boston scene for about four years. After getting […]
Lydia Arachne guides ambitious Semaphora through Connecticut music scene
Sometimes an artist’s project lands on the music scene with a loud thud, engaging all to look up and see what it’s all about. Semaphora, the brainchild of New Haven’s Lydia Arachne, a band concept similar to Alan Parsons Project, hit the Connecticut music scene about three years ago. Multi-instrumentalist Arachne had a plan and […]
Singer-songwriter Kim Moberg explores her Native American heritage
Cape Cod singer-songwriter Kim Moberg has spent the last ten years exploring her Native American roots. Moberg hails from the 1,800 year old Tlingit tribe of south eastern Alaska. Growing up Native American came with challenges, like dealing with prejudice. “Right now, it’s cool to be a Native American. A lot of people are curious […]
Transformed by blues, Mickey Maguire transforms auto repair lot into weekly blues jam
New Hampshire blues bass player Mickey Maguire has transformed his home town of Peterborough, New Hampshire into an oasis of blues music. Every Sunday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Maguire hosts his Soul Repair blues jam at his Mickey’s Repair Service parking lot right off of Route 202. After his favorite weekly blues […]
Pamela Means calls out the Strange Fruit in her savvy songwriting
Pamela Means has the means to be great. The Northampton, Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter began her career in her hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin where there are very few solo acoustic performers, especially women or biracial women solo acoustic artists. Some promoters back in the day brought big acts into Milwaukee, and Means fit in easily as an […]