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Outstanding Americana Triple-Header!
This is one show for which I had high expectations – I’d seen two of the three bands and adored the shows I saw. This sold-out show at The Sinclair surpassed my expectations!
all of the bands plus a few added friends, Jay Sweet among them
The headliner of the show was Spirit Family Reunion. The first opener was The Deslondes and the second was Hurray for the Riff Raff. Any one of the three bands on the bill could have headlined and the audience would have been thrilled. Read the rest of this entry
Some Interesting Show Announcements
The week started slowly with new concert announcements, but picked up steam toward the end of the week. Read the rest of this entry
Feats Didn’t Fail Me Now!
What a fantastic show! This show was an intimate performance by Bill Payne, keyboardist with Little Feat, and Gabe Ford, drummer with Little Feat, at one of my favorite venues, Johnny D’s.
Bill Payne and Gabe Ford
I had no idea what to expect – drums and keyboards are a less-than-typical duo. Sometimes (okay, most of the time) it’s good to have few expectations because you won’t be disappointed. There was nothing disappointing to this writer. Read the rest of this entry
An Evening of (Mostly) Love Songs
I went to this show not knowing what to expect, other than a mellow evening starring the chanteuse Madeleine Peyroux.
What we got was mellow in one sense – the audience wasn’t dancing in the aisles – but in another sense was quite stirring and emotional. Read the rest of this entry
Mehliana – What an Incredible Show!
I had no idea what to expect from Mehliana‘s show – mainly because they have not yet released any recordings together (their first will be released in January)! The only thing I expected was jazz, and I got that and more.
Brad Mehldau, a fantastic pianist, and Mark Guiliana, an amazing drummer, comprise the new duo Mehliana.
The New Shows Keep on Coming!
This week’s announcements are pretty stellar!
Guster at Lowell Memorial Auditorium – Saturday, November 16 (this is a benefit show for the Greater Boston Food Bank being sponsored by WXRV FM radio)
Gary Burton at Berklee Performance Center – Tuesday, November 12
Preservation Hall Jazz Band at The Sinclair – Tuesday, November 19 ($10 show – amazing price for this band)
Hard Working Americans (Todd Snider’s new project) at Brighton Music Hall – Friday, January 24
Beth Orton at The Orpheum – Thursday, February 13
Railroad Earth at House of Blues – Friday, February 21
Big Head Todd & the Monsters at House of Blues – Saturday, February 22
Lord Huron with Night Beds at The Royale – Tuesday, February 4
Kings of Leon with Gary Clark, Jr. at TD Garden – Friday, February 28
Sam Bush at The Wilbur Theatre – Wednesday, March 12 (rescheduled from October 26)
I saw an interesting band name this week – Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (performed at Great Scott on October 22)
Shows Announced Over the Past Week
This wasn’t a very big week for announcements of new shows. Maybe I should say that not many new shows caught my attention.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Wednesday, November 20
Roseanne Cash at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Thursday, December 12
Taj Mahal at The Narrows Center for the Arts – Thursday, February 13
Johnny Clegg at Somerville Theatre – Friday, April 4
Joe Bonamassa at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom – Friday, May 16
Fabulous Ian Anderson Concert!
I had no idea what to expect from Ian Anderson, the front man of Jethro Tull, a band I loved as a teenager but had never seen live. I was quite excited to see this show, in which the band was performing the original Thick as a Brick album for the first set and Thick as a Brick 2, released in 2012, for the second set. I wasn’t disappointed in the least.
i’m a blogger!
i’ve been meaning to start a blog for a while… i enjoy sharing my arts escapades with my friends, and have been encouraged to make my photos and opinions more widely available. what better way than a blog! so here goes… i welcome comments and sharing, but mostly i hope to encourage people to indulge their passions, whatever those passions may be. enjoying the arts helped keep me sane during some tough times and maybe it can do the same for you!
suze reviews the blues 