Studio Two presented fine renditions of early Beatles classics
Studio Two is on to something smart. While there are plenty of Beatles tribute bands out there, Studio Two focuses on material the fab four recorded in the early days of their career, from 1962 to 1965. The four young musicians from Milford, New Hampshire don the blacks suits, ties, and shoes from that time […]
Jeff Mrozek And The Yeah Guys rocked Boondocks Halloween Costume Party
Jeff Mrozek And The Yeah Guys rocked the Halloween Costume Party at Boondocks Tavern & Country Grill last Saturday night. Mrozek and his Yeah Guys never lost steam throughout their three sets of choice cover selections at the Weare, New Hampshire venue. The four played to a very festive crowd at Boondocks. The audience cheered […]
The McMurphy’s rocked Boondocks Tavern & Country Grill in Weare, NH
The McMurphy’s delivered three sets of stomping rock and roll and rowdy Irish music at Boondocks Tavern & Country Grill last Saturday night. The Weare, New Hampshire based Boondocks was the perfect local hangout for a fun group like The McMurphy’s to conjure a party vibe and keep patrons entertained. The band was a sort […]
“Slutty” Pete’s Ninth Annual Birthday Bash was a huge success for the Village Trestle
“Slutty” Pete Zona may have earned his nickname from playing with everyone. But playing around made certain he became popular with a lot of musicians. Last night’s Wantu Blues Jam at the Village Trestle in Goffstown, New Hampshire was also Zona’s ninth annual birthday party at the jam he has been hosting for about a […]
Rocket Queen proved their mettle at Uncle Eddies
Rocket Queen kept their Salisbury Beach following at Uncle Eddies wildly entertained last night. While there were some issues due to the house sound system, this Guns N Roses tribute band served up several precise hard rocking renditions of those classic songs from the most popular band from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Rocket […]
Blues Tonight Band Strutted their stuff at Wicked Twisted in Nashua
Blues Tonight Band made quite an impression at Wicked Twisted in Nashua, New Hampshire just two days ago. The quintet takes pure vintage blues idioms and plays them pedal to the floor with rock and roll aggression. The guitarists make it cry and sing. The harmonica player kicks it with rangy lead lines. The rhythm […]
Bad Mother rocked Smoken’ Joe’s last night
Bad Mother was low key as they kicked off the dinner hour entertainment at Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ & Blues in Brighton last night. Once it got closer to the hour of nine, though, the adept, turbocharged blues musicians went to town, serving up frothy mounds of exciting music. The foursome began with a jazzy, quasi-swinging […]
Geoff Bartley kept Cantab Monday Night Open Mic going strong last night; 21 years of success
Geoff Bartley has been hosting the Monday Night Open Mic at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, Massachusetts for 21 years. Last night’s open mic was only a microscopic sample of what has been offered in the decades old nightclub. Yet, it was enough to get an idea of why Bartley has been able to keep […]
HeatherFest 19 shined like a bright lovely day; great blues abounded
HeatherFest 19 just might have been thee music event of the fall season. Amidst beautiful weather, the annual backyard party in blues supporter Heather McKibben’s backyard went off without a hitch. A $25 donation upon entering the premises forms a charitable fund with one hundred percent of it going to HeatherFest charities. With that incredible […]
Rev Tor’s The Last Waltz found right emotional vibe at Bull Run concert
The Last Waltz in concert at the Bull Run in Shirley, Massachusetts went off without a hitch last night. It was a good, solid performance of all of the music from The Band’s farewell concert and the Martin Scorsese film made of that Thanksgiving Day event in 1975. There were fine dramatic details added to […]
