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Dom Flemons, The American Songster, Captivated The Full House
I cannot say I have seen Dom Flemons perform ‘many’ times, but I have seen him enough to recognize that he is one of the most engaging, knowledgeable, and talented musicians touring today. The show this week at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts was as good a show of Dom’s as the others I have seen.
Dom Flemons
One could not have requested a more perfect evening. The temperature was perfect, the breeze slight, and the humidity almost non-existent. Oh yeah, and the music was sublime.
Lovely Music Marred By Horrible Audience
Click here for my review of this show on No Depression.
Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett and Dave Dunlop
Dave Dunlop
Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett and Dave Dunlop
Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett and Dave Dunlop
Dave Dunlop
Rik Emmett and Dave Dunlop
Rik Emmett
Lil’ Ed Is Little Only In Stature
Lil’ Ed Williams, the leader of Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, may be lil’ in stature but he is a powerfully large ball of energy when he performs. When I saw him on the schedule at Regattabar, I knew I would be in the audience.
Lil’ Ed
This was my first time seeing him live, and all I knew was to expect to hear Chicago blues.
Lil’ Ed
That’s Right, Lowell Loves Lyle Lovett
For the fourth time in the past six seasons of the Lowell Summer Music Series, Lyle Lovett played to a sold-out (or nearly sold-out) crowd in Boarding House Park; three times with his Large Band and once with his smaller Acoustic Band.
Lyle Lovett
I fall more in love with Lovett each time I see him. He is one of the classier musicians I have seen, in addition to being one of the most talented and generous.
Matuto Is No ‘Country Bumpkin’
To read my review of this show on No Depression, click here.
Jordan Morton of Matuto
Rob Curto of Matuto
Clay Ross of Matuto
Jordan Morton of Matuto
Aynsley Powell of Matuto
Clay Ross of Matuto
Rob Curto of Matuto
Aynsley Powell of Matuto
Matuto
Mike Block, special guest of Matuto
Jordan Morton and Aynsley Powell of Matuto
Clay Ross of Matuto
Rob Curto of Matuto
Aynsley Powell of Matuto
Clay Ross of Matuto
Gorgeous Evening Of Acoustic Music Under The Stars
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts presents a summer concert series that is held – weather permitting – in the courtyard in the middle of the buildings, and it is one of the best ways to spend a summer evening I know.
Sam Lee
This week’s headliner was Sam Lee, a British traditional music specialist who is touring the United States for the first time.
What Is Hip? Tower Of Power, That’s What!
I am sure it was with reluctance that the first appearance of Tower of Power at the Lowell Summer Music Series was moved indoors due to inclement weather. TOP, as they are known, is a dance band and the indoor space is not as conducive to dancing as Boarding House Park.
Ray Greene
Still, TOP brought much so energy and talent to the stage that evening that, in the long run, nobody minded sitting in a high school auditorium.
Ted Drozdowski’s Scissormen Rocked The House
On Saturday night, I left the mellowness of the Gordon Lightfoot show at the Lowell Summer Music Series and headed to The Back Page Jazz and Comedy Club to see Ted Drozdowski’s Scissormen tear the roof off the venue!
Ted Drozdowski
Sometimes a transition such as that can be jarring; this was not. Maybe I was simply in the mood to be rocked. More likely, though, it was because the music was terrific.
Country(ish) Hayes Carll Delighted
Click here to review my review of this show on No Depression.
Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll
A Duo Of Lovely Voices And Strings
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Brittany Haas and Margaret Glaspy
Margaret Glaspy
Brittany Haas
Brittany Haas and Margaret Glaspy
Margaret Glaspy
Brittany Haas
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