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Alternate Root TV Presents Another Evening of Blues
Alternate Root TV announced that blues artists Fife and Drom (no, that’s not a misspelling) will be in the studio for an Extended Play Session on Tuesday, November 18th at 7 pm.
Fife and Drom (Official Poster)
Alternate Root TV Presents An Evening of Blues
Alternate Root TV announced that blues artists Davina and The Vagabonds will be in the studio for an Extended Play Session on Monday, November 10th at 7 pm.
Davina and The Vagabonds (Official Poster)
Alternate Root TV Presents An Evening of Blues/Rock
Alternate Root TV announced that blues/rock artists Larkin Poe will be in the studio for an Extended Play session on Monday, November 3rd at 7 pm.
Larkin Poe (official poster)
Alternate Root TV Presents A Blues/Folk Legend!
Alternate Root TV announced that blues/folk legend Malcolm Holcombe will be the guest artist at an Extended Play session on Wednesday, October 8th at 7 pm.
Malcolm Holcombe (Official Poster)
“Not quite country, somewhere beyond folk, Holcombe’s music is a kind of blues in motion, mapping backwoods corners of the heart” wrote David Fricke in Rolling Stone Magazine.
Another Evening of Great Blues
When Regattabar announced a show by the legendary Coco Montoya, I knew I would finally be able to see him perform. I became aware of him about twenty years ago but for some unknown reason I never got myself to one of his shows.
Coco Montoya
What a great show it was – definitely worth waiting for! Read the rest of this entry
Seth Walker’s Wonderfully Gritty Blues
Last night, I headed to Atwood’s Tavern to hear Seth Walker, a blues guitarist and songwriter currently based in New Orleans who previously lived in Austin and Nashville (three of the greatest music scenes in the US). I saw Seth open for The Mavericks about eighteen months ago, just him and his guitar, and was excited to see this show on his schedule.
Seth Walker
Seth is an engaging performer who deserves to have larger audiences than he had last night at his first headlining show in the Boston area. The small crowd was treated to a show in which Seth gave us everything he has, pouring out his heart as if this was a sold-out show.
Seth
Peter Wolf Delivers Classic Blues
Peter Wolf, former front man of the J. Geils Band and disc jockey at defunct Boston FM radio station WBCN (it is now digital only), delivered an action-packed performance on another lovely night under the stars at the Lowell Summer Music Series.
Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers
While not a sold-out show, the crowd was large and enthusiastic. Read the rest of this entry
It Was a Fabulous Bluesy Soulful Funky Night in Lowell
JJ Grey & Mofro is a band that I had not seen until their performance at the Lowell Summer Music Series last month, but it was not due to a lack of desire.
JJ Grey & Mofro
I saw JJ perform as part of the Southern Soul Assembly, an acoustic quartet with JJ, Luther Dickinson, Anders Osborne, and Marc Broussard, in a show that will probably end up as one of the top ten shows of my concert year, but I had never seen him with his own band.
JJ Grey
When the show at the Series was announced, I knew my time had finally come!
Exciting Blues Show on September 9th
On Tuesday, September 9th, the Austin-based blues guitarist and songwriter, Seth Walker, is playing his first headlining show in the Boston area at Atwood’s Tavern.
Seth Walker (photo courtesy of Zack Smith)
A Blues Show I Sadly Missed…
On Sunday, August 10th, even though I was in New York I was unable to go to the Music Makers Blues Review (a project of the Music Makers Relief Foundation), which was part of the Americana Festival at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. There were a lot of interesting names on the roster, including several who were new to me.
All photographs are courtesy of Michael Weintraub.
Music Maker Blues Revue Standing Ovation
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