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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.
First Raw Ruminations On The 2015 Newport Folk Festival
I am still on cloud 327 after returning from three incredible days at the Newport Folk Festival. I want to get some of my feelings out – before looking at the 2,500+/- photographs I shot or doing too much talking about the Festival with my friends (which honestly has been hard to avoid). My usual, full review of each day with photos will follow.
Newport Folk Festival
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
Click here for my review of this show on No Depression.
Brittany Haas and Margaret Glaspy
Margaret Glaspy
Brittany Haas
Brittany Haas and Margaret Glaspy
Margaret Glaspy
Brittany Haas
Hot Music And Heat Ruled Day Two Of Green River Festival
What a day of incredible music! The first full day of the 2015 Green River Festival had a fantastic schedule, as I have come to expect from this Festival.
Parade
Despite the unrelenting heat (which was worse the following day), people danced, paraded, availed themselves of the cooling tent, and generally had an amazing day.
Dave Mason Brought A Traffic Jam To Lowell
… And it’s the only kind of Traffic Jam I enjoy!
Dave Mason
Dave Mason made a triumphant return to the Lowell Summer Music Series last night as part of his Traffic Jam 2015 tour. The crowd was fairly large on this gorgeous night that earlier in the day threatened rain which never arrived.
An Evening Of Instrumental (And Vocal) Excellence
Click here for my review of this excellent show by The Steel Wheels with The Suitcase Junket.
Brian Dickel, Trent Wagler, Eric Brubaker, Jay Lapp
Trent Wagler
Jay Lapp
Brian Dickel
Jay Lapp
Jay Lapp
The Steel Wheels???
Eric Brubaker, Trent Wagler, Jay Lapp
Brian Dickel, Trent Wagler, Eric Brubaker, Jay Lapp
Brian Dickel
Jay Lapp
Brian Dickel
Trent Wagler, Eric Brubaker, Jay Lapp
Eric Brubaker
Jay Lapp
Are these the Steel Wheels???
Brian Dickel, Trent Wagler, Eric Brubaker, Jay Lapp
Trent Wagler, Jay Lapp
Brian Dickel, Trent Wagler, Eric Brubaker, Jay Lapp
The Suitcase Junket (Matt Lorenz)
The Suitcase Junket (Matt Lorenz)
The Suitcase Junket (Matt Lorenz)
The Suitcase Junket (Matt Lorenz)
Matt’s baby shoe as the head of the drum pedal
1970s (And Beyond) Rock Is Alive And Kicking
Playing to a nearly sold-out crowd at the Lowell Summer Music Series, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo delivered a fabulous, high-energy show that certainly wowed me!
Pat Benatar and Neil ‘Spyder’ Giraldo
I am not sure what I expected from this 35th anniversary plus one tour, but the show exceeded any expectations I may have had!
Stage Backdrop
Initial Musings On The Green River Festival
Yes, the weekend was brutally hot with unrelenting sun at the Green River Festival. More important though, the weekend was full of unrelentingly wonderful music (among other things)!
suze reviews the blues 