Category Archives: music
An Intimate Evening With Ryan Montbleau
Click here to read my review of this show on No Depression.
Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau
Hayley Sabella
Hayley Sabella
First Lowell Summer Music Series Announcement
I am pleased to tell you that the first show announced for the 2016 Lowell Summer Music Series is Colin Hay on Saturday, July 16th! I saw him perform solo several years ago and loved his show, and am excited to see him with a full band!
The 2016 Newport Folk Festival Lineup Announcements Continue!
The Newport Folk Festival continue its lineup announcements and – as expected – they are winners!
Newport Folk Festival Trademarked Logo
Loving Tribute To Lead Belly At Carnegie Hall
Where do I start to tell the story of Lead Belly Fest, an amazing tribute to Huddie ‘Lead Belly’ Ledbetter held at Carnegie Hall, first staged at Royal Albert Hall in London last year? Carnegie Hall was the site of Lead Belly’s last performance in 1949, so it was appropriate that the second staging of Lead Belly Fest occurred on the same stage.
Lead Belly
Organized by Paul Puccioni to pay homage to the person about whom George Harrison said, “No Lead Belly, no Beatles”, this show honored the memory of one of the biggest, if not the biggest, influences on music in the 20th century.
Lead Belly Fest
Bass and Groove Masters Were In Da House
I thought I knew what to expect from Victor Wooten, the amazing bass player who coaxes notes from the strings that I have rarely heard from other bassists. I was wrong – Victor delivered a show that was mind-bending and better than any show of his I had seen. The sold-out audience at Regattabar was the lucky recipient of this goodness.
Victor Wooten
The 2016 Newport Folk Festival Lineup Announcements Have Begun!
The Newport Folk Festival started its lineup announcements last week and the initial ones are winners!
Newport Folk Festival Trademarked Logo
World Music’s Winter Festival Is A Winner
What a concept – throw an indoor music festival for your 25th anniversary and turn the House of Blues into festival grounds! That is exactly what World Music/CRASHarts did last weekend. I hope it is the first of many festivals for this fine organization.
Angélique Kidjo
This fine organization promotes a wide variety of artists from around the world at different venues in the Boston area, and their shows are always interesting. Musicians, dancers, and others are included in their annual offerings.
A Concert Worth Traveling To See
This is an event worth traveling to New York City to see – a tribute to Lead Belly at Carnegie Hall! Of course any event at that revered venue is worth seeing, but I think this one is going to be spectacular!
Tickets are still available through Carnegie Hall. Concert proceeds go to non-profit organizations The Association to Benefit Children and Project ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). You can go hear amazing music and help some great causes.
Janis Joplin Has A Little Piece Of My Heart
There is a new film about Janis Joplin, the extraordinary vocal star of the 1960s who tragically died at the young age of 27, called Janis: Little Girl Blue. I was privileged to attend the Boston area première of the film at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, preceded by live music and followed by a question and answer period.
An Evening Of Singer-Songwriter Bliss
How lucky was I to be able to attend a house concert presented by the fabulous songwriter Laurie Sargent! And to be able to walk to it!
Laurie Sargent
I walked into the house and was immediately greeted by long-time friends and fans of Laurie, and thought that was a good sign.
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