Category Archives: concert reviews
Songs Save Lives
Here’s the link to my review on No Depression of this marvelous roots rock show by Sarah Blacker at Club Passim on Saturday, January 17, 2015.
Sarah Blacker
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Seannymac McLaughlin, Sarah and Erik White
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Mike Levesque and Seannymac
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Fil Pacino
Tribute to Linda Ronstadt Rocked (Yes, Rocked)
I know it’s hard to believe that a tribute to the songs of Linda Ronstadt, the fabulous singer whose career has been cut short by Parkinson’s disease, could rock, but rock it did at Johnny D’s last week.
Amy Fairchild, Jenny Dee, Susan Cattaneo, Jenee Halstead (l to r)
People danced throughout the show, even, as Jenny Dee noted, to ‘Carmelita’ which is a song about heroin! Read the rest of this entry
JLW’s Electric Blues Rocked the House
I walked into Regattabar the other night knowing only that Joe Louis Walker is a blues legend. What I heard and saw were the reasons why he has been nominated for Grammy Awards and is a member of the Blues Hall of Fame.
Joe Louis Walker
JLW, as he is known, delivered a terrific show, full of energy and passion.
Exciting News!
As of today, I am the Correspondent in the Boston area for a new program on No Depression, a wonderful magazine dedicated to all things roots music! Called ND Roots, I am partnered with Club Passim in Cambridge, and will be bringing you reviews of many shows.
For these shows, the reviews can be accessed through my page on ND Roots and photographs will be posted on this website. I will provide links from each to the other so you dear readers will not miss anything!
I am thrilled to be part of this new program. To quote Kim Ruehl, editor of No Depression, ‘I am the most important voice on live Americana/roots music in the Boston area!’ Thanks Kim!
My first two reviews are here: Driftwood and Noel Paul Stookey.
Some Things Change, Some Things Stay The Same
Here’s the link to my review on No Depression of this nostalgic (for me) folk show by Noel Paul Stookey at Club Passim on Sunday, January 11, 2015.
Noel Paul Stookey
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Warming Up a Wintry Night With Driftwood
Here is a link to my review on No Depression of this terrific American roots rock show by Driftwood at Club Passim on Saturday, January 3, 2015.
Driftwood
Joe Kollar
Claire Byrne
Dan Forsyth
Joey Arcuri
Joe and Dan
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Joey and Joe
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Mike Kelly, guest drummer
Three Incredible Singer-Songwriters Warmed A Cold Winter’s Night
I attended my first house concert – the Fox Run Concert Series – because of the strength of the performers; I also heard they can be very cool. Mark Erelli, Charlie Rose, and Susan Cattaneo are musicians I saw perform at least once each last year and was impressed each time. This opportunity to see them in an intimate setting – my guess is that there were 40-50 people in attendance – was one I could not forgo.
Mark Erelli
What a fabulous show in a great setting! Read the rest of this entry
High-Energy Funk from Barrence Whitfield
The last time – really, the only time – I saw Barrence Whitfield perform was about twenty years ago. It seemed that shortly after, his name disappeared from my radar until the past couple of years. This is a long overdue comeback (for me, at least), because he is a fine R&B/soul/funk singer.
Barrence Whitfield
I was excited to be able to see him at Bull Run, a venue I enjoy quite a bit. Read the rest of this entry
What a Way to Start 2015 – Girls Guns and Glory!
Several friends told me how much they enjoy Girls Guns and Glory, a Boston-based country-rock band, but I’d not yet seen them perform. Every year around the new year, they perform a Hank Williams tribute show and I was fortunate to see one of the sold-out shows at Lizard Lounge!
Girls Guns and Glory (Ward)
This was my first show of 2015 and what a show it was! Read the rest of this entry
My Top Ten Shows of 2014
Wow, how am I going to choose only ten shows – out of 177 – as my top shows of last year? So many of the shows I attended were terrific so narrowing the list to ten is not easy.
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