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The Legendary David Olney Will Grace The Stage At The Extended Play Sessions

David Olney will be our guest at The Extended Play Sessions on Tuesday, March 8th. We are privileged to host this legendary songwriter in a rare trip to New England!

David Olney (Official Poster)

David Olney (Official Poster)

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The Lowell Summer Music Series Announcements Keep Rolling!

The fourth show for the 2016 Lowell Summer Music Series has been announced, and it is a jam band. Dr. Dog will be making its first appearance at the Series on Saturday, August 13th!

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This Third Lowell Summer Music Series Announcement Equals Fun!

The third show for the 2016 Lowell Summer Music Series has been announced. The B-52s are returning to the Series on Saturday, September 3rd! Their first show was wonderful and I believe this return will be fantastic.

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The Newport Folk Lineup Announcements Continue

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

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Second Lowell Summer Music Series Announcement

The second show for the 2016 Lowell Summer Music Series has been announced and it is ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic on Thursday, September 1st! I have never seen him and am already looking forward to it!

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Week 3 Of Newport Folk Lineup Announcements Started With A Bang!

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

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The Energy Exploded From The Stage

Usually when I review a show, I highlight the headliner and devote less space to the opener. In the case of this show at the House of Blues with The Devil Makes Three as the headliner and Langhorne Slim and the Law as the opener, I am breaking that pattern and focusing on Langhorne Slim.

Langhorne Slim

Langhorne Slim

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Another Epic Event Will Happen At The Extended Play Sessions

Music heads, friends, fans…

Professor Louie and the Crowmatix (Official Poster)

Professor Louie and the Crowmatix (Official Poster)

Professor Louie and The Crowmatix are the real deal. Brilliant musicians sharing a common love for the art of making music.

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Swamp Blues Masters Rocked Regattabar

A couple of years ago, I saw Sonny Landreth, one of my favorite guitarists, perform with Cindy Cashdollar (who I saw for the first time that evening) at Regattabar. It can be incredible seeing one fabulous guitarist do a solo show, but adding a second one can bring a show to a whole other. What a duo!

Sonny Landreth, Cindy Cashdollar

Sonny Landreth, Cindy Cashdollar

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Hitch A Ride On Rayland Baxter’s Rising Star

I was very excited to see this show at Brighton Music Hall; I bought Rayland Baxter’s album when I was in Nashville last year (he was in the local artists section) and it has been on regular rotation on my iPod since then.

Rayland Baxter

Rayland Baxter

Rayland (sometimes stylized as rayLand) is an alt-country musician who has recently broken into the national scene. I believe he played at the Newport Folk Festival in 2014 or 2015, but did not release an album until last year.

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