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It Was a Fabulous Bluesy Soulful Funky Night in Lowell
JJ Grey & Mofro is a band that I had not seen until their performance at the Lowell Summer Music Series last month, but it was not due to a lack of desire.
JJ Grey & Mofro
I saw JJ perform as part of the Southern Soul Assembly, an acoustic quartet with JJ, Luther Dickinson, Anders Osborne, and Marc Broussard, in a show that will probably end up as one of the top ten shows of my concert year, but I had never seen him with his own band.
JJ Grey
When the show at the Series was announced, I knew my time had finally come!
An Evening at a Rare Jazz Performance
When I decided to spend an evening at Regattabar listening to the Swallow Talmor Nussbaum Trio, I had no idea that I was in for a rare treat.
Ohad Talmor, Steve Swallow, Adam Nussbaum
Composed of Steve Swallow on bass, Ohad Talmor on saxophone and Adam Nussbaum on drums, this trio does not perform often so I knew I had to see this show.
Steve and Adam
Exciting Blues Show on September 9th
On Tuesday, September 9th, the Austin-based blues guitarist and songwriter, Seth Walker, is playing his first headlining show in the Boston area at Atwood’s Tavern.
Seth Walker (photo courtesy of Zack Smith)
Stellar Three-Part Harmonies from Red Molly
Last week, I attended another wonderful taping of an Extended Play Session at Alternate Root TV. This night, Red Molly gave us an intimate look into their music and process.
Red Molly
I knew of Red Molly but had never heard them, and was excited to hear their brand of American roots music.
The Time Jumpers Amaze!
My first night in Nashville landed me at 3rd and Lindsley to see The Time Jumpers, a band I was thrilled to finally be seeing.
Vince Gill
Fronted by Vince Gill, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, The Time Jumpers play mostly Western swing. Even though they have been together since 1998, their first album was only released in 2007. Read the rest of this entry
A Great Jazz Recital by Akenda
Akenda is a progressive jazz band composed of students at Berklee College of Music; I first saw them perform six months ago and was quite impressed at that time. I am even more impressed now.
Bert Cheshire
Formed by Bert Cheshire, Akenda has a new/old drummer and is even better than before. Read the rest of this entry
A Very Special Extended Play Session
How often does a songwriter actually write a song, or at least the underlayment of a song, in front of an audience? That happened at Chris Smither‘s appearance at an Extended Play Session at Alternate Root TV a few weeks ago!
Chris Smither
I will not divulge too much – after all, I want you to watch the show when it airs and be surprised – but when asked about his songwriting process, Chris not only described but also demonstrated his process. We were an incredibly lucky audience! Read the rest of this entry
Another Lovely Evening Under the Stars at the Lowell Summer Music Series
This summer’s weather has been amazing so far – no shows have been forced to move indoors at the Lowell Summer Music Series. Saturday’s Howie Day and Carbon Leaf show provided another wonderful evening under the stars at Boarding House Park.
Howie Day
Carbon Leaf
This was a co-bill with each act performing full sets separate from each other; they are not touring together. It was a smart move on the part of the Series, since the overlap between each act’s fan base is small.
Three-Part Harmonies at Alternate Root TV
Red Molly will be the guest artist at an Extended Play session at Alternate Root TV on Thursday, September 4th at 7pm!
Red Molly
We’re Not From Texas, Lyle, But We Want You Anyway!
Last weekend marked Lyle Lovett‘s third appearance at the Lowell Summer Music Series – twice with his Large Band and once with his smaller Acoustic Group. The Large Band graced the stage at Boarding House Park for this show.
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
I will take Lyle any way I can – he has incredible stage presence and (at least at his Lowell shows) obviously loves what he is doing. Overall, though, I prefer the Large Band because of the depth and range of the instrumentality. Read the rest of this entry
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