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A New Crowdfunding Opportunity
The Lullaby Project is the first recording by Felipe Salles’ Interconnections Ensemble. Felipe is a Brazilian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer who is a professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Felipe Salles (at Regattabar)
If you click on the link to The Lullaby Project above, you can read more about the project and contribute to it as well. I have had the privilege of seeing Felipe perform and know how good he is. I hope you will consider contributing to the worthy project as well.
Make Music Day In Boston
I was invited to photograph as much of Make Music Boston, part of the worldwide Make Music Day celebrations, as I could. Free events were scattered around the city as well as a few events in nearby suburbs.
I went to Boston Common to photograph a few sets during my lunch ‘hour’. This is an annual event held on the Summer Solstice. Mark your calendars for 2018!
BJ Barham Performs In Boston Next Week
I never saw American Aquarium, the band in which frontman BJ Barham made his mark in the Americana genre, so I will not miss the opportunity to see him at the Middle East Upstairs on Monday, June 26th.
BJ Barham (Photo by Jillian Clark)
Trombone Shorty Plus Lowell Summer Music Series Equals A Winning Combination
It does not get much better, if at all, than dancing to the groove of Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue under the stars at Boarding House Park for the kickoff show of the 2017 Lowell Summer Music Series!
Trombone Shorty
And what a way to start the season!
A Fundraiser For Your Consideration
The Lowell Festival Foundation is a non-profit that promotes and enriches cultural life in Greater Lowell through musical, social, and educational programming. Every summer they produce the Lowell Folk Festival and the Lowell Summer Music Series.
These events have significant positive effects on the local economy, the quality of life for residents of Greater Lowell and beyond, and support the City of Lowell’s reputation as a center for arts and culture.
For three decades, generous supporters have helped to sustain these events and Treasure the Traditions. New in 2017, the two programs have joined forces and the fundraiser will benefit both events. Will you join them?
Suggested Donation: $50 includes hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, entertainment, silent auction, & raffles.
To purchase tickets, click on the logo below, and thank you!
Great Young Americana Artists Close The Second Season Of OnStage! At The Chevalier Theatre
I had the opportunity to cover a fabulous show recently at The Chevalier Theatre On Stage! Series at which the members of all three Americana bands are friends! I have seen each band perform a number of times, but this triple bill was a rare chance to see them in one show.
Damn Tall Buildings
Corporate Punk Is Neither Corporate Nor True Punk!
Click here to read my review of this terrific show on No Depression.
Corporate Punk (sans Mairi Chaimbeul)
Mairi Chaimbeul
Sean Trischka
Stash Wyslouch
Nate Sabat
Sean Trischka (on cowbell – whenever there is one, I must take a shot)
Corporate Punk
Dietrich Strause
Sean Trischka and Eleanor Buckland
Corporate Punk with Isa Burke
Corporate Punk
Eleanor Buckland
Sean Trischka
Corporate Punk
Corporate Punk with Eleanor Buckland
Eleanor Buckland and Nate Sabat
Corporate Punk with Isa Burke
Mairi Chaimbeul
Sean Trischka
Stash Wyslouch
Eleanor Buckland and Corporate Punk
Eleanor Buckland
Sean Trischka
Eleanor Buckland and Corporate Punk
Mairi Chaimbeul
Corporate Punk
Corporate Punk
Eleanor Bucklland
Sean Trischka and Eleanor Buckland
Eleanor Buckland
An Evening Of Great Acoustic Music Spanning Many Genres
Click here to read my review of this fabulous show on No Depression.
Jake Armerding
Jake Armerding
Zachariah Hickman
Jake Armerding
Annie Bartlett
Mina Kim
Jake Armerding
Jessie Armerding
Jake Armerding
Jake Armerding
Zachariah Hickman
Jim Trick
Jake Armerding
Annie Bartlett
Mina Kim
Jim Trick
Jake Armerding
Jim Trick
Jake Armerding
Jake Armerding
Jim Trick
Old Crow Medicine Show Does Dylan Better Than Dylan
Is that a sacrilegious statement? Possibly, but even the most ardent fans of Bob Dylan (and specifically of his seminal album Blonde on Blonde) have to admit that Dylan’s vocals have never been what drew his fans to him.
Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show, a band that reveres Dylan, is currently touring to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the release of Blonde on Blonde. They may be putting their bluegrass/Americana spin on the songs, but there is no doubt they are paying homage to one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
A Weekend Of Traditional Music In Brooklyn
I would not have known the Brooklyn Folk Festival existed were it not for the publicist. I might have known if I lived in New York, but I do not. I am grateful to that publicist because I was introduced to some fine people – musicians, a writer, and a filmmaker – who enriched my life.
Eli Smith, founder of the Brooklyn Folk Festival
This three-day festival celebrated its ninth year with a large diverse crowd, ranging from families with babies to older people who lived through the folk revival movement of the 1950s and 1960s.The musicians were as diverse as the audience; there was an 11-year old girl playing a mean banjo and there was Jim Kweskin who was part of the folk revival movement.
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