Category Archives: music
The Extended Play Sessions Continue With Soul and Jazz by WeAreBaker
The Extended Play Sessions American Roots Music Television announced that soul/jazz act WeAreBaker will be in the studio for a Session on Friday, January 23rd at 7 pm. This Session sounds like it will be one not to miss!
WeAreBaker (Official Poster)
Let’s continue our march into 2015 with some wonderful music! Read the rest of this entry
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
2014 By The Numbers
Last year, a friend thought that it would be fun to put together some statistics about my year in music so I’m continuing the tradition this year!
The Extended Play Sessions is Starting 2015 With a Roots Country Show
The Extended Play Sessions American Roots Music Television announced that roots country act Dale Watson and His Lonestars will be in the studio for a Session on Monday, January 19th at 7 pm. This Session sounds like it will be one not to miss!
Dale Watson (Official Poster)
Let’s move past the post-holiday doldrums and enjoy some wonderful music! 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.
A Little Funky Music Never Hurts!
Somehow it seemed appropriate that the last Extended Play Session of 2014 brought in the funk! The studio guest that night was the funk rock reggae band, The Get Right Band, all the way from Asheville, North Carolina. Just before the holidays went into full swing, we were treated to some hip-shaking fun.
The Get Right Band
The studio was packed to the gills which made it a little difficult to shake shake shake as much as we wanted, but I saw some serious chair-dancing happening! Read the rest of this entry
Folk The Cold Was a Winter Warmer!
What a great idea for what turned out to be a not-so-cold winter night – a three-act Americana show called ‘Folk the Cold’! The Sinclair was the proud host of this show with The Ballroom Thieves, Tall Heights and Darlingside.
Encore with Ballroom Thieves, Tall Heights, and Darlingside
The Ballroom Thieves were billed as the headliner, but each band seemed to perform similar length sets. It was a great, lengthy show.
Ellis Paul Continues to Impress
I last saw Ellis Paul perform about twenty years ago, so I was long overdue for another show. He has a residency of sorts at Club Passim around New Year’s Eve; I had an opening in my schedule and decided this was the perfect opportunity to see him again.
Ellis Paul
The show I attended, the night before New Year’s Eve, was the first of four shows comprising this year’s residency; I don’t know if all shows sold out, but my show did. Read the rest of this entry
suze reviews the blues 