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It’s Concert Announcement Friday!
It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted an announcement – in part because I’ve attended a lot of shows and in part because I wanted to catch up on my reviews of those shows.
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper (supporting Typhoon) at The Sinclair – Sunday, March 23
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds at Narrows Center for the Arts – Thursday, March 27
Ana Popovic Band at Bull Run Restaurant – Sunday, April 6
Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet at Johnny D’s – Sunday, April 6
Jon Batiste and Stay Human at The Sinclair – Tuesday, April 8
Emmylou Harris at House of Blues – Sunday, April 13
The Mowgli’s at The Sinclair – Tuesday, April 15
The Mountain Goats (solo) at Somerville Theatre – Wednesday, April 16
Nickel Creek at House of Blues – Thursday, May 1
Melissa Ferrick at The Sinclair – Sunday, May 4
Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band at Tupelo Music Hall – Wednesday, May 14
Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band at Bull Run Restaurant – Thursday, May 15
Loudon Wainwright III at Narrows Center for the Arts – Thursday, May 22
Ingrid Michaelson at House of Blues – Monday, June 2
Newport Folk Festival: Mavis Staples, Jenny Lewis, Houndmouth – July 25-27
Tom Rush at Narrows Center for the Arts – Saturday, September 13
Jonathan Edwards at Narrows Center for the Arts – Saturday, November 22
Recent Concert Announcements!
I’ve slacked off the last couple of weeks – blame it on going to many shows and keeping up with the reviews!
Stanley Clarke at Tupelo Music Hall – Saturday, February 22
The Infamous Stringdusters at The Paradise – Wednesday, March 26
Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle at Berklee Performance Center – Friday, March 28
Girls, Guns & Glory/Sarah Borges at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Friday, March 28
Carolina Chocolate Drops at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Monday, March 31
Lake Street Dive at The Royale – Sunday, April 6
The Psychedelic Furs at The Sinclair – Sunday, April 13
Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys at Brighton Music Hall – Friday, April 18
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings at House of Blues – Saturday, May 31
Newport Folk Festival – July 25 – 27
Recently Announced Concerts!
It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted concert announcements. This list will include more than those shows announced in the past week.
Eli Paperboy Reed at The Sinclair – Friday, February 14
Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio at Sanders Theatre – Saturday, February 15
Yasiin Bey (a/k/a Mos Def) at The Wilbur – Saturday, February 22
Evolfo Doofeht at Thirsty Moose Taphouse (Portsmouth, NH) – Friday, February 28
Drive-By Truckers with Blitzen Trapper at House of Blues – Friday, March 21
Laney Jones at Johnny D’s (Free Friday) – Friday, April 11
Simon Townsend at Johnny D’s – Saturday, April 12
Alejandro Escovedo at Brighton Music Hall – Friday, April 18
Bombay Bicycle Club at The Royale – Tuesday, May 6
The Mavericks at The Wilbur – Sunday, May 11
Concert Announcements? Surely You Jest (Don’t Call Me Shirley)!
Here is is, another weekly post about concerts announced this week. There weren’t many shows announced that caused me to say ‘wow’ this week.
Marc Cohn at the Somerville Theatre – Thursday, February 13
Nicole Atkins at Brighton Music Hall – Friday, February 14
Brett Dennen at The Royale Boston – Friday, February 28
Tony Bennett at Providence Performing Arts Center – Saturday, March 8
Lorde at The Opheum – Friday, March 14
The Melodic (I’ve never heard of them but the description sounds very interesting) at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Sunday, March 30
Simon Townsend at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Friday, April 11
Alejandro Escovedo at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Saturday, April 19
Delbert McClinton at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Tuesday, April 22
More Excellent Concert Announcements!
The good show announcements never end!
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams at Bull Run Restaurant – Friday, January 24
Bettye LaVette at Johnny D’s – Tuesday, February 4
Girls Guns and Glory/Sarah Borges at The Sinclair – Friday, February 7
Lake Street Dive at Narrows Center for the Arts – Saturday, February 8
Lake Street Dive at The Sinclair – Friday, February 21
St. Vincent at House of Blues – Thursday, February 27
Habib Koite at Paradise Rock Club – Friday, March 7
Barrence Whitfield at Johnny D’s – Friday, March 14
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper (supporting Typhoon) at The Sinclair – Saturday, March 22
Tinariwen at Paradise Rock Club – Tuesday, March 25
Mike Gordon at House of Blues – Friday, March 28
Carolina Chocolate Drops at Somerville Theatre – Saturday, March 29
Johnny Clegg at Somerville Theatre – Friday, April 4
Hurray for the Riff Raff at The Sinclair – Saturday, April 5
Roomful of Blues at Bull Run Restaurant – Saturday, October 4
More Concerts Announced!
The shows keep on coming!
Amanda Shires at Great Scott – Sunday, January 12
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at The Sinclair – Wednesday, January 29
Phosphorescent at The Sinclair – Tuesday, February 4
Dr. John at Wilbur Theatre – Wednesday, February 12
Band of Horses (acoustic) at Somerville Theatre – Tuesday, February 25
Experience Hendrix Tour at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom – Thursday, March 27
Chick Corea at Wilbur Theatre – Sunday, April 13
Boz Scaggs at Emerson Colonial Theatre – Friday, May 9
Journey & Steve Miller Band with Tower of Power at Comcast Center – Friday, June 13
Concert Announcements This Week
Happy post-Thanksgiving and Hanukkah!
Because of the holiday, this was a slow week for concert announcements. For your future listening pleasure, here are some of them:
Sue Foley at Johnny D’s – Friday, December 27
The Low Anthem (with the Felice Brothers) at Brighton Music Hall – Tuesday, December 31
Greensky Bluegrass at The Paradise – Friday, January 24
B.B. King at Lynn Auditorium – Saturday, April 13
Blind Boys of Alabama in Antrim, NH – Thursday, May 22
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
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
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.
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