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One Of My Favorite Bands Is Coming To The Lowell Summer Music Series

I started suggesting this band to the Lowell Summer Music Series since the first time I saw them, and they finally have been booked! The Lone Bellow will be making their first appearance at the Series on Friday, August 12th!

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Lowell Summer Music Series Adds Another Legendary Act

After many years of trying, the 2016 Lowell Summer Music Series presents a legendary folk musician. Mary Chapin Carpenter will be making her first appearance at the Series on Friday, June 17th!

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This Trio Of Amazing Women Makes An Appearance At The Lowell Summer Music Series!

The next show announcement for the 2016 Lowell Summer Music Series is a big one! Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs, as case/lang/veirs will be making their first collective appearance at the Series on Saturday, July 23rd!

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Another Great Musician Appears At The 2016 Lowell Summer Music Series

The next show announcement for the 2016 Lowell Summer Music Series is a big one! Patty Griffin will be making her first appearance at the Series and opening the 2016 season on Friday, June 10th!

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A Mostly Acoustic Blues/Soul Great Appears At The Extended Play Sessions

The incomparable Matt Andersen is making a repeat appearance at The Fallout Shelter at  The Extended Play Sessions on Monday, March 21st. I saw Matt at a different venue recently (the second time I have seen him) and he is even more amazing than the first time I saw him. The audience at The Extended Play Sessions is in for a treat!

Matt Andersen (Official Poster)

Matt Andersen (Official Poster)

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Come To The Extended Play Sessions To Hear Fabulous Harmonies

Underhill Rose is making a repeat appearance at The Fallout Shelter at  The Extended Play Sessions on Sunday, March 20th. We are privileged to have another evening of incredible music for The Extended Play Sessions!

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Underhill Rose (Official Poster)

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An Homage To Johnny D’s

How can I possibly express my gratitude toward and love for Johnny D’s and do justice to it?

The venerable Davis Square institution shuttered its doors on Sunday, March 13th, after 17,238 days (47 years 2 months 13 days, as proclaimed on the final marquee) of feeding people and presenting live music.

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See Julie Rhodes! Hear Her Powerful Voice!

I saw Julie Rhodes perform 2.1 times (the .1 comes from seeing her sing one song at a show with another band) prior to this CD release show at Thunder Road, a relatively new venue in the Boston area, and still I was unprepared for the powerful performance I witnessed this evening.

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Julie Rhodes

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Roots Rock At The Extended Play Sessions

Tomorrow night (Friday, March 11th), we will be hosting a special evening at The Extended Play Sessions at The Fallout Shelter with American Roots rock band Jo Henley with special guests Hayley Sabella on vocals and sax master Rob Loyot on saxophone and percussion.

Jo Henley (Official Poster)

Jo Henley (Official Poster)

It promises to be another evening of incredible music and community.

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Wonderful Music, Disrespectful Audience

I first saw Family and Friends open for another band several months ago and loved their folk-rock music as well as their on-stage chemistry, so I was thrilled to see them return for a headlining show at Great Scott.

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