Adam Ezra Group’s 4th Ramble benefited homeless veterans
Adam Ezra Group’s 4th Annual Ramble at Salisbury Beach last night was a benefit to raise money for homeless veterans. The concept was simple. Invite a bunch of Adam Ezra Group fans and other bands and their fans for a day long free concert. During the headlining Ezra Group set, pass around a “Bucket Of […]
Marshfield Fair blues festival continues the magic, Roomful, Gorillas, Fat City, Soul Box, Rampage, Hard Case shined
The Marshfield Fair’s Green Harbor Roots & Blues Festival has been around for so long now that its organizer, John Hall, has it down to a science. The bands Hard Case, The Rampage Trio, Soul Box, Fat Cit Band, Gas House Gorillas, and Roomful Of Blues each got to the stage at or about their […]
Arthur James Band rocked Boondocks Tavern; more popular than Jesus Christ?
Arthur James Band played the “after party” for Barnfull Of Blues at Boondocks Tavern last night. Performing outside in the cool evening air, James and his rhythm section delivered some smoking blues and called others from the festival up to jam with them. The two year old Weare, New Hampshire Boondocks Tavern is located not […]
Royalty Of Rock show blew the roof off, Erick Preston returns to the stage
The Rock Royalty Tour show at the Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket Rhode Island last night was a blast of classic rock from tribute bands that knew what they were doing. There isn’t a bad seat at the Stadium. The sound system was totally professional and John “Johnny Light Boy” Normington presented great visuals that made […]
Great acts at Smoken’ Joe’s Sixth Anniversary Party
During a busy weekend in the Boston music scene, I caught part of the action at Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ & Blues Sixth Anniversary Party And Pig Roast last week. I got their just in time to catch a lengthy set by saxophonist Nat Simpkins, guitarist Joe Pappas, and keyboardist James Ventola. The trio were playing a […]
Common Ground Band shine at weekly Blues In The Village presentation, Gretchen Bostrom & Dick Lourie featured at Birch Street Bistro
Bill Walsh’s Common Ground Band has been presenting its Blues In The Village for almost seven years at the Birch Street Bistro in Roslindale. Last night’s Blues In The Village invitation jam ran smoothly and offered many great blues classics performed by some top notch players. Featured last night were vocalist Gretchen Bostrom and saxophonist […]
Alizon Lissance Presents keeps bringing the best to Smoken’ Joe’s
Alizon Lissance Presents has been a weekly staple at Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ& Blues in Boston for some time now. The Wednesday night feature allows Lissance, keyboardist from The Love Dogs and Berklee College Of Music professor, to present different musicians and singers each week. Joining her last night was Brandon Santini and his band from […]
Ed Scheer’s Tuesday Night All Stars continues its mission, Ron Levy & Jack Ward featured last night
Ed Scheer’s Tuesday Night All Stars has been a fixture in the Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ & Blues venue for some time now. It will likely remain so, especially if Scheer keeps bringing in players like he did last night. Guitarist-vocalist Big Jack Ward and organist Ron Levy filled the small room with their wild, over […]
Robin Soares Bday Bash 2013 was a rock and roll dream come true; great bands all day long
Robin Soares Birthday Bash 2013 got off with a great start. Aside from the pleasantly cool weather on the Warwick beach, Soares picked the spacious Marley’s Beach Club in Warwick, Rhode Island for her event. She also lined up some of the coolest Rhode Island bands to play her annual party. The sound quality was […]
Barrence Whitfield and his Plus Four took Smoken’ Joe’s by storm
Barrence Whitfield and his Plus Four went wild at Smoken’ Joe’s BBQ & Blues in Brighton last night. Musically wild, that is. Whitfield has a rangy, high-octane voice that can do anything, and he used it to full advantage, fleshing out many familiar songs with everything from deep down baritone moans to screaming frenetic high notes. His […]
