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Lyle Lovett Returns to Lowell This Summer!
I am thrilled to be able to announce that Lyle Lovett and His Large Band returns to perform at the 26th season of the Lowell Summer Music Series! on Friday, August 7!
Second Lowell Summer Music Series Announcement
I am excited to announce the second show of the 26th season of the Lowell Summer Music Series! Hopefully this next announcement will make winter a little easier to tolerate! The Official Blues Brothers Revue will perform at the Series on Friday, July 31.
Lowell Summer Music Series Announces First Show of 2015
I am excited to announce the first show of the 26th season of the Lowell Summer Music Series! It’s starting a little earlier than in past years which – for this fan of the Series at least – is going to make winter a bit more palatable! Ani DiFranco with Peter Mulvey opening will perform at the Series on Saturday, June 20.
Triple-Header Singer-Songwriter Show
This summer, the Lowell Summer Music Series presented a few new types of shows for us. One of them, a slate of three singer-songwriters, was held on another glorious evening last month. Heather Maloney, Adam Ezra, and Ben Taylor were the musicians we saw.
Ben Taylor
Heather Maloney
Adam Ezra
The show consisted of 45 minute sets from Heather and Adam, and 75 minutes from Ben. Adam was first to the stage.
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!
Another Lovely Evening Under the Stars at the Lowell Summer Music Series
This summer’s weather has been amazing so far – no shows have been forced to move indoors at the Lowell Summer Music Series. Saturday’s Howie Day and Carbon Leaf show provided another wonderful evening under the stars at Boarding House Park.
Howie Day
Carbon Leaf
This was a co-bill with each act performing full sets separate from each other; they are not touring together. It was a smart move on the part of the Series, since the overlap between each act’s fan base is small.
We’re Not From Texas, Lyle, But We Want You Anyway!
Last weekend marked Lyle Lovett‘s third appearance at the Lowell Summer Music Series – twice with his Large Band and once with his smaller Acoustic Group. The Large Band graced the stage at Boarding House Park for this show.
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
I will take Lyle any way I can – he has incredible stage presence and (at least at his Lowell shows) obviously loves what he is doing. Overall, though, I prefer the Large Band because of the depth and range of the instrumentality. Read the rest of this entry
A Rollicking Great Time With Barenaked Ladies
I expected to enjoy this show by the Barenaked Ladies at the Lowell Summer Music Series on another Saturday night with great weather, but I was not prepared to be blown away!
Barenaked Ladies
I knew their biggest hits so I knew they were funny, but I honestly did not realize how good their musicianship is.
A Bird Of Many Talents
It was another incredible evening under the stars at the Lowell Summer Music Series as Andrew Bird took the stage.
Andrew Bird
Everyone was eager for the show to start, in part because the staging was so unusual (at least to those of us who had not seen Andrew perform) that we wanted to see how the props were going to be used.
One of the unique props
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