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The Energy Exploded From The Stage
Usually when I review a show, I highlight the headliner and devote less space to the opener. In the case of this show at the House of Blues with The Devil Makes Three as the headliner and Langhorne Slim and the Law as the opener, I am breaking that pattern and focusing on Langhorne Slim.
Langhorne Slim
Swamp Blues Masters Rocked Regattabar
A couple of years ago, I saw Sonny Landreth, one of my favorite guitarists, perform with Cindy Cashdollar (who I saw for the first time that evening) at Regattabar. It can be incredible seeing one fabulous guitarist do a solo show, but adding a second one can bring a show to a whole other. What a duo!
Sonny Landreth, Cindy Cashdollar
Hitch A Ride On Rayland Baxter’s Rising Star
I was very excited to see this show at Brighton Music Hall; I bought Rayland Baxter’s album when I was in Nashville last year (he was in the local artists section) and it has been on regular rotation on my iPod since then.
Rayland Baxter
Rayland (sometimes stylized as rayLand) is an alt-country musician who has recently broken into the national scene. I believe he played at the Newport Folk Festival in 2014 or 2015, but did not release an album until last year.
An Intimate Evening With Ryan Montbleau
Click here to read my review of this show on No Depression.
Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau
Hayley Sabella
Hayley Sabella
Loving Tribute To Lead Belly At Carnegie Hall
Where do I start to tell the story of Lead Belly Fest, an amazing tribute to Huddie ‘Lead Belly’ Ledbetter held at Carnegie Hall, first staged at Royal Albert Hall in London last year? Carnegie Hall was the site of Lead Belly’s last performance in 1949, so it was appropriate that the second staging of Lead Belly Fest occurred on the same stage.
Lead Belly
Organized by Paul Puccioni to pay homage to the person about whom George Harrison said, “No Lead Belly, no Beatles”, this show honored the memory of one of the biggest, if not the biggest, influences on music in the 20th century.
Lead Belly Fest
Bass and Groove Masters Were In Da House
I thought I knew what to expect from Victor Wooten, the amazing bass player who coaxes notes from the strings that I have rarely heard from other bassists. I was wrong – Victor delivered a show that was mind-bending and better than any show of his I had seen. The sold-out audience at Regattabar was the lucky recipient of this goodness.
Victor Wooten
World Music’s Winter Festival Is A Winner
What a concept – throw an indoor music festival for your 25th anniversary and turn the House of Blues into festival grounds! That is exactly what World Music/CRASHarts did last weekend. I hope it is the first of many festivals for this fine organization.
Angélique Kidjo
This fine organization promotes a wide variety of artists from around the world at different venues in the Boston area, and their shows are always interesting. Musicians, dancers, and others are included in their annual offerings.
Janis Joplin Has A Little Piece Of My Heart
There is a new film about Janis Joplin, the extraordinary vocal star of the 1960s who tragically died at the young age of 27, called Janis: Little Girl Blue. I was privileged to attend the Boston area première of the film at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, preceded by live music and followed by a question and answer period.
An Evening Of Singer-Songwriter Bliss
How lucky was I to be able to attend a house concert presented by the fabulous songwriter Laurie Sargent! And to be able to walk to it!
Laurie Sargent
I walked into the house and was immediately greeted by long-time friends and fans of Laurie, and thought that was a good sign.
The Results Of Summer Camp For Songwriters
Click here to read my review of this fantastic show on No Depression.
Dinty Child
Mark Erelli
Charlie Rose
Zachariah Hickman
Dave Godowsky
Jocie Adams
Laura Cortese
Kristin Andreassen
Sean Staples
Sean Staples
Rose Cousins
Dietrich Strause
Mark Erelli, Kris Delmhorst
Annie Lynch
Zachariah Hickman, Mark Erelli, Dietrich Strause
Dinty Child
Zachariah Hickman
Dinty Child, Sean Staples
Zachariah Hickman
Sean Staples
Kristin Andreassen
Jocie Adams, Dietrich Strause, Charlie Rose
Zachariah Hickman
Dinty Child
David Champagne
Sub Rosa
David Champagne (as David Bowie)
Sean Staples, Dave Godowsky
Rose Polenzani, Annie Lynch, Jocie Adams, Kris Delmhorst, Rose Cousins
David Champagne
Jocie Adams
Prop for Kris Delmhorst’s song
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