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The Lowell Summer Music Series Hosts A Folk-Pop Master

Alternative folk-pop-rock artist Brett Dennen will make his first appearance at the Lowell Summer Music Series on July 15th! He is touring in support of his new album Por Favor which releases on May 20th. Opening the show will be Air Traffic Controller, a Series favorite!

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Outlaw Country Comes to The Extended Play Sessions

The Fallout Shelter at  The Extended Play Sessions is pleased that outlaw country singer-songwriter Monica Rizzio is appearing at the studio on Monday, April 25th. I have been trying to see her for over a year and I finally have the opportunity to do so!

Monica Rizzio (Official Poster)

Monica Rizzio (Official Poster)

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Come To The 23rd Annual EarthFest!

Indie rock sensation Fitz and the Tantrums will headline the 23rd annual Radio 92.9 EarthFest, scheduled for May 21, 2016 at the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston. Presented by Whole Foods Market, the family-friendly festival will showcase national and local music acts, environmentally friendly products and local non-profit environmental organizations.

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A Celtic Sojourn Returns To The Lowell Summer Music Series, With Different Artists

A Celtic Sojourn: Roots and Branches Concert with Brian O’Donovan returns to the Lowell Summer Music Series fresh on the heels of a new album on Friday, August 19th!

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Grand Point North Announces Lineup

Grace Potter Announces Lineup for Sixth Annual Grand Point North Festival September 17 and 18 at Burlington’s Waterfront Park

Old Crow Medicine Show, Guster, The Wood Brothers, Kaleo, Blind Pilot, The Record Company and more to be part of 2016 festival

Single day tickets on sale Friday, 4/22

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Grand Point North

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Come Hear A Mandolin Maestro

The legendary David Grisman is performing at the Chevalier Theatre in Medford, Massachusetts on Friday, April 15th.

David Grisman at Fresh Grass Festival 2014

David Grisman at Fresh Grass Festival 2014

What better way to relieve the stress of paying your taxes than to go to a show that promises to be amazing.

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Another Crowd Favorite Returns To The Lowell Summer Music Series

Peter Wolf & The Midnight Travelers is returning to the Lowell Summer Music Series fresh on the heels of a new album on Saturday, August 20th!

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The Newport Folk Festival Added More Great Acts (And I Am Not Surprised)

The Newport Folk Festival continue its lineup announcements and – as expected – they are winners!

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A Fabulous Double Bill Announced For The Lowell Summer Music Series

Two musicians I saw at Carnegie Hall a couple of months ago will be appearing at the Lowell Summer Music Series with their respective bands, each performing full sets.  Eric Burdon & the Animals and The Edgar Winter Group will appear at the series on Friday, July 22nd!

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Fabulous New Field Recordings By John And Alan Lomax

JALOPY RECORDS PARTNERS WITH MISSISSIPPI RECORDS TO RELEASE ‘LOST TRAIN BLUES’ – COMPILED FOR ALAN LOMAX’S 100TH BIRTHDAY WITH NEVER-BEFORE-ISSUED FIELD RECORDINGS

Alan Lomax (Photo by Bill Ferris)

Alan Lomax (Photo by Bill Ferris)

This project excited me when I was told about it. What foresight some people had to make these recordings and preserve them! Read the entire release about this album, but here is a sneak preview of St. James Infirmary.

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