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Great Big Sea Rocked My Weekend!
Admittedly, Great Big Sea is one of my favorite bands to see live. They are all excellent musicians who know how to engage their audiences with their wide-ranging songs – from ballads to sea shanties to folk to rock, they do it all!
This review combines two shows at very different venues, the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, New Hampshire, and The Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River, Massachusetts. The former is a 1,300-seat venue and the latter seats 280. Read the rest of this entry
Elvis (Costello) was in the Building!
And the audience was very glad he was!
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello is touring this fall, not in support of his current album with The Roots, but solo acoustic. I had seen Elvis only once, opening for Bob Dylan, and loved his short set, so I was excited to see him do a headlining show.
The Lone Bellow Delivers Their Trademark High-Energy Show
[Apologies up front – my photos of this show were not as good as the ones I took at a previous show, so I’ve shared some of those shots here.]
I was introduced to The Lone Bellow at the Newport Folk Festival this past summer, where they performed my favorite set of the three-day festival. Going to the show at The Dise (Paradise Rock Club, to us locals) on Wednesday night, I had fairly high expectations.
The Lone Bellow at Newport Folk Festival 2013
There was tremendous energy and anticipation in the sold-out crowd. I was prepared for an intense performance, and that’s exactly what I got! Read the rest of this entry
New Concerts Announced!
Peter Karp and Sue Foley at Johnny D’s – Friday, December 27
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Narrows Center for the Arts – Tuesday, January 14
Carrie Rodriguez at Johnny D’s – Sunday, January 19
Jonathan Wilson at Brighton Music Hall – Tuesday, February 11
Noam Pikelny and Friends at The Sinclair – Wednesday, February 19
Bob Weir and Ratdog at House of Blues – Monday, February 24 and Tuesday, February 25
North Mississippi Allstars at Paradise – Saturday, March 8
Ronnie Earl at Narrows Center for the Arts – Friday, April 4
The Milk Carton Kids at Brighton Music Hall – Wednesday, April 30
Haim at House of Blues – Tuesday, May 13
Garland Jeffreys Band at Narrows Center for the Arts – Friday, May 16
Tanglewood 2014 Season announced
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Going Very Strong After 51+ Years
Wow, Preservation Hall Jazz Band gave us an incredible show at The Sinclair on Tuesday night! This show, presented by Grain Audio, was the fourth time I’ve seen the band in the past two years and it was quite possibly the best I’ve seen them.
Charlie Gabriel
Yes, I saw the band’s 50th anniversary show in January 2012 at Carnegie Hall in New York from sixth row center and it was amazing, but there was something about the energy in Tuesday night’s audience that made the band soar even higher than they normally do.
Ben Jaffe – more cowbell, please
Joe Ely Crosses Genres
Joe Ely is another artist whose music I know but not well; I had wanted to see him, either solo or with The Flatlanders, for a while but always had conflicts. I was thrilled when some local solo acoustic shows were announced AND I could get to one of them!
Joe Ely
I’d been told Joe ‘never disappoints.’ Not only did he not disappoint Sunday night at Bull Run, but he surpassed any expectations I had. Read the rest of this entry
Delbert Gave It Up For Our Love
Friday night, I saw a fabulous blues musician who I’d never seen perform – Delbert McClinton.
Delbert McClinton
What a performer! It was obvious to me that he’s a seasoned musician who enjoys what he does. He appeared to love playing at Bull Run, which is an intimate venue. The stage is a mere inches off the floor and the tables start close to the stage which makes it easy for the artists to engage the audience. Read the rest of this entry
Get Into a New Orleans Groove with The New Orleans Suspects
What a night of great music by The New Orleans Suspects at Johnny D’s on Thursday night!
This is the closest I could get to a shot of the full band…
The name of the band may not be familiar to you yet, but their pedigrees should be. Read the rest of this entry
Excellent Week for Concert Announcements!
There are some interesting shows that were announced this week for Boston, and I’m hoping some of the shows I saw for New York make their way up here.
Gipsy Kings at the Calvin Theatre – Wednesday, January 22
Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt at The Wilbur Theatre – Thursday, January 23
The Deadly Gentlemen’s Ball at The Sinclair – Saturday, January 25
Lady Antebellum at TD Garden – Friday, January 31
Autumn Defense (featuring John Stirratt and Pat Sansone of Wilco) at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Friday, February 7
Autumn Defense at Great Scott – Wednesday, February 12
G. Love & Special Sauce at House of Blues – Friday, February 14
Josh Ritter at Somerville Theatre – Thursday, March 6
Jefferson Starship at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Tuesday, March 18
The Irish Rovers Farewell Tour at the Calvin Theatre – Saturday, March 22
Southern Soul Assembly at House of Blues – Tuesday, April 8
Duke Robillard at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Saturday, April 12
Amy Black (CD Release Party) at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Friday, May 2
Il Divo at Wang Theatre – Friday, May 16
If any reader wants to suggest shows I missed, please leave me a comment and I’ll add it to the following week’s announcement post.
It’s Always the ‘Year of the Cat’ for Al Stewart!
As it is in my house (with four long-haired cats), but Wednesday night it was all Al Stewart‘s ‘Year of the Cat’ at Club Passim. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to see this show, and we were lucky to get tickets for his second sold-out performance.
Al Stewart
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m extremely open-minded about hearing live music – if I trust someone’s opinion, I’ll go hear the band. The previous night, my friend suggested we go. I knew Al’s biggest hits – ‘Year of the Cat’, “Time Passages’, ‘On the Border’ and ‘Song on the Radio’ – but not much of his deep catalog, so I was looking forward to the show. Read the rest of this entry
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