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More Additions to the Newport Folk Festival Line-up
The Newport Folk Festival continues its lineup announcements and added even more interesting acts.
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Blues With A West African Flair At The Extended Play Sessions
The Extended Play Sessions American Roots Music Television announced that blues master Markus James will be in the studio for a Session on Saturday, March 28th at 7 pm. This Session sounds like it will be another one not to miss!
Markus James (Official Poster)
Let’s continue our march into Spring 2015 with some wonderful music! Read the rest of this entry
Newport Folk Festival Keeps It Coming
The Newport Folk Festival continues its lineup announcements and added a couple of terrific acts (I wish there were more to announce to you!).
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Funky Jazz or Jazzy Funk? Or Something Altogether Different?
DRKWV, as this Regattabar show was billed, is a collaboration of keyboardist John Medeski, saxophonist Skerik, and drummer Adam Deitch and I was quite curious to see what they are doing as a trio.
John Medeski’s hands
I know DRKWV’s music will not appeal to everyone, but if you like avant-garde jazz and funk or if you merely love extremely good musicians, you’ll find this project interesting at the very least.
Acoustic Blues Master Eric Bibb Beguiled
As soon as I saw that Eric Bibb would perform at Regattabar, I made sure I would be in the audience. Eric lives in Finland and does not tour the United States frequently, which made this a relatively rare appearance.
Eric Bibb
I first saw Eric perform a couple of years ago when he toured with Habib Koité, one of my favorite Malian musicians; I was familiar with Eric in name only prior to that show, but his performance convinced me to put him on my radar.
Newport Folk Festival Adds to The Lineup
The Newport Folk Festival continues its lineup announcements and added a couple of interesting acts (I wish there were more to announce to you!).
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The Face of Country Music Today Wowed Boston
I was so excited to finally see Sturgill Simpson at his sold-out show at The Paradise this weekend! Last time he was in Boston – also playing to a sold-out crowd – I was in Nashville!
Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill was nominated for a Grammy this year, but perhaps more importantly his 2014 album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, deservedly appeared on many reviewers’ top ten lists of 2014.
The Mavericks Cured Snow Fatigue!
The Mavericks cured whatever ailed the audience at The Wilbur Theatre last week! Most of you know how the Boston area is suffering this winter; seeing live music is helping to keep me – and many others – sane and The Mavericks helped immeasurably!
The Mavericks
Those of you who have been reading my posts regularly know how much I love this band; I have seen them ‘only’ four times and I think this was the best of them! The Mavericks were on fire Thursday night!
Another Week of Newport Folk Festival Lineup Announcements
The Newport Folk Festival continues its lineup announcements and added an interesting act.
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Lullabies and Love Songs On A Snowy Valentine’s Day
Here’s the link to my review on ND Roots (No Depression) of this marvelous show by Suz Slezak at Club Passim on Saturday, February 14, 2015.
Suz Slezak
Suz Slezak (with David Wax and Corey DiMario)
Suz Slezak
Suz Slezak and Alan Kaufman
Suz Slezak
Suz Slezak with her father David Slezak
David Wax
Corey DiMario
David Wax, Suz Slezak, Alan Kaufman, and Corey DiMario (l to r)
Suz Slezak
Suz Slezak
Alan Kaufman
Suz Slezak
Suz Slezak with her father David Slezak
David Wax
Suz Slezak
Corey DiMario
Alan Kaufman and Suz Slezak Yodeling
David Wax, Suz Slezak, and Corey DiMario
David Wax and Suz Slezak
Suz Slezak and Alan Kaufman
suze reviews the blues 