in case ya haven't heard.
Saturday Feb 27th at Gemstone in Downtown Lowell on Market Street,
$5 cover,
doors open at 7:30.
enjoy!
"Audrey Can't Die"
"Air Traffic Controller"
"Speakermute"
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This Wednesday Night (December 23rd) starting at 8pm Tex MacNamara and His Bucking Broncos will return to The Worthen House in Lowell to host The 2nd Annual Tex-Mas Eve Christmas Extravaganza!
The night will feature a who's who of the Mill City's most talented musicians who will all be taking turns sharing the stage to perform many of your Christmas favorites while bringing with them a style and flavor that is all their own, and one which certainly makes each of these artist so unique to this cities incredibly vibrant music community.
Here is your line up!
Tex MacNamara & His Bucking Broncos
Donnie McHale of The Cold Pilgrims
Reverend Justin Burns
Melanie Driscoll
Peter Lavender & Craig Himmelberger
SpeakerMute
Morgan Keating
Matt Siopes
Bob Sevigny of The Stillhouse Jammers
Leeroy Brown of Congo Monster Band
Josh, Mike & Harmony of Swamprocket
Jen Kearney & Carl Johnson
The Farewells
The event is totally free and cash donations are not only greatly appreciated but all monies donated will go directly to benefit the Merrimack Valley Food Bank.
The 2nd annual Tex Mas Eve Christmas Extravaganza is guaranteed to please. So come on out to the Old Worthen this Wednesday night and kickoff the Christmas Holiday celebration with Tex
Hope to see you there!
Tonight in Lowell (Fri Dec 11th). That bar at the end of the Connector I told you about will open it's doors at 9pm to the rockin blues band Red Devil Lye. With one of the area's most talented guitar players and perhaps the most prolific musician on the local music scene; Carl Johnson along with Steve Esposito on Keys, Artie Kenyon on Bass, Jim Leboeuf, and Justin Beaulieu on the Kit deliver a collection of both original rockin' rhythm and blues tunes as well as a timely mix of classic covers songs.
Hynes Tavern tonight at 9pm. Both the show and the parking is free.
Hope to see ya there.
The Old Court at the corner of Central and Middle Street in Downtown Lowell this Saturday night December 12th is the place to be. Four area bands will come together for one great night of holiday cheer. and it's all to benefit The Merrimack Vally Food Bank, The donation is a simple one. Any non perishable food item brought to the event is not only accepted and greatly appreciated but it'll also get ya a free holiday sampler CD. and on the bill for The Lowell Soul Holiday Showcase are;
The Jenny Riddle Band
Cold Pilgrams
The Farewells (featuring Peter and Samantha Linanne)
The Amazing One Man Band - Eric Royer
and Special Guest; 2009 Boston Music Award Winner "Producer of the Year" D-Tension
a great show for a great cause, and a great night of live music is in the bank. the show starts at 9pm and tickets for the holiday event are just $5 at the door the night of the show.
hope to see ya there
What was once known as that bar at the end of the Lowell Connector that ya never had a reason to go into on a Friday night has slowly transformed itself into; "That bar at the end of the Lowell connector with good reason to go into on a Friday night. No cover, Live music, good beer cheap, and free parking!
You had me at "No Cover"
The name of the place is; Hynes Tavern
A few weeks back on a Friday night I did something I had not done in almost 15 years, I walked into Haynes Tavern on Central street in Lowell Massachusetts . and as I previously eluded to, I haven't been actively or consciously avoiding the club, I'm just keeping true to my opening statement, I simply had no reason to go in. But on this particular night I did have a reason. I was told there was a band playing there and I wanted to see them. Upon walking in what I saw surprised me, and it immediately occurred to me that i have been away for far too long. The band was playing to a packed house, and as I moved looked the room over I saw familiar faces comfortably sitting around the club enjoying a few drinks while some danced to the music.
I only stayed long enough to take in a few tunes from the band, say hi to some friends, and get myself a hard look at a club that I forgotten about. But as I was heading home that night I thought to myself, Wow! Hynes Tavern in Lowell Massachusetts on a Friday Night is a happening place. Where have I been? When did this happen? And who did this?"
His name is Scott McClory, (Owner Operator of Hynes Tavern) and after speaking with him a few days ago I got a clear sense that his approach is a simple one. He books the bands, he pays the bands, and He opens the door to Hynes's Tavern to any one who wishes to come in, sit down, and enjoy some of the best live acts the city has to offer. A clear win, win, win, for owner, band, and patron, and it's something that other club owners in the Mill City (if ya paying attention) truly need to consider and take a hard look at the upside. the formula Scott uses is as easy as it gets and produces positive results every time. Pay the band and eliminate the cover! I assure you the bands will fill the room. Yes! it's that easy! but until that happens,
Hynes Tavern in Lowell is the place to be for live music w/ no cover charge!
and with the coming of the new year and some cold winter nights quickly approaching if your looking to gather with friends on a Friday night in Lowell around 9pm and listening to live music factors into your evening plans. The first Tavern on the left just off the Connector is where you'll find it!
For information about Hynes Tavern and a list of bands scheduled to appear you can check them out on Facebook, and for any local bands interested in getting a gig at Hynes Tavern some Friday night you can email Scott at hynestavern@yahoo.com .
Hope to see ya there some Friday night!
On Friday night December 4th at Gemstones in Downtown Lowell, two of the Northeast's biggest acts and most prolific performers will be sharing the stage for one night of incredible live music.
Voted by MTV as "Boston's Best Breakout Artist for 2009" Gentlemen Hall will be opening for Lowell's own Jen Kearney and The Lost Onion. Two amazingly talented bands that have taken the rock, funk, and soul genres' to its next level with original songs that go right to the source of the influential groups and performers both acts have been compared too, and It only takes one listen from Jen's 2009 CD "The Year of the Ox" or the debut EP from Gentlemen Hall for one to start making such comparisons themselves to the likes of The Jackson Five, Aretha Franklin, Rick James, Jamiroquai, and Stevie Wonder.
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While JKLO has been perfectly nicknamed "The Soul of Lowell" by her fans and her music has most recently been heard on the WZLX 100.7FM radio program "Blues on Sunday", The "Gentlemen" with a style all their own have been dubbed "Robo-funk" by the Boston Globe and have been tagged by the same newspaper as "A true feel good band", both JKLO and GH have also gathered an impressive east coast following that the music industry is finally starting to take notice of.
The opportunity to see both bands on the same night sharing the same stage is a must see event, and getting the show started this Friday at 9pm will be Ashland's Attic another up and coming local band that appears to have a very similar influence. This is truly going to be a show that music fans will be talking about for a long time.
So come on out this Friday night to one of Downtown Lowell's premiere venues for Ashland's Attic, Gentlemen Hall, and Jen Kearney and the Lost Onion it is a show that simply cannot be missed.
Hope to see you there!
A few weeks back I headed to the One World Coffee House in Essex to celebrate with some old friends the release of their latest CD Bienvenue. Having played with two of the four band members some twenty years ago, I was invited on stage to sing some harmonies and play a little guitar. In an awkward moment, I declined the invitation. As anticlimactic as it was, within seconds of the start of the song, I knew I had made the right decision, my friend mistakenly thinking we had performed the song back in the day. I would have been lost.
Last night at the Bull Run in Shirley, I was comfortably sipping my pint of Wachusett Ale, basking in the glow of singer/songwriter Amy Speace as she glided through one beautifully written song after the next, her voice carrying me far away from the troubles of the world. In my dreamy state, and in the middle of her newly written country waltz, I thought I heard Amy ask if anyone in the audience could whistle. Like they were offering me up for sacrifice, friends at my table, the table front and center of the intimate space, made it next to impossible for me to do anything except start whistling. Trance-like, I improvised my way through the verse, only to be encouraged by Amy to continue a second time through. And whether I imagined that she uttered the words I Love You in the middle of my solo or not, really doesn't matter. The spell was cast.
It's been a while since I felt so taken by a performer. But Amy Speace is about as real as they come: pure voice, pure beauty, and a flirtatious, country girl charm with city girl smarts that will reconfirm your faith in all things beautiful. One listen to her cover of Blondie's "Dreaming" and you'll know what I mean.
Amy's at Johnny D's on November 22nd. I can hardly wait.
Arturo Sandoval returns to Scullers Jazz club for three night beginning Thursday, October 1st. Even if you're not a jazzer, Sandoval is guaranteed to blow your socks off with his high octane, bebop flurries. Whether he's exploiting the trumpet's high register or flying all over the piano keyboard, Sandoval will leave you smiling for days with his virtuoso playing and his infectious passion and love of all things music.
I've seen Arturo Sandoval perform three times. Each time I've been reborn.
After hearing Joe Cocker's soul stirring inerpretation of With a Little Help from My Friends, Paul McCartney and George Harrison quickly summoned Cocker to meet them hoping he could work some magic on a few other Beatle ditties: Harrison offered up Something; McCartney was more than willing to part with She Came in Through the Bathroom Window. With Leon Russell at the helm, Joe Cocker did it again infusing each song with his gritty growls and bluesy phrasing. Forty years later, Cocker's first three albums hold up remarkably well, his Dylan, Beatles, and Leonard Cohen covers outshining the originals.
If you regret missing Cocker's blistering performance at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium a few years back, you can catch this rock legend on June 7th when he plays the Hampton Beach Casino. Can't make the show, check out one of the concert clips from Woodstock or the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour on You Tube. And if that's not enough to make you long for the days when sex, drugs and rock and roll ruled the world, relive what may be one of the funniest SNL moments ever...John Belushi's impersonation of Cocker complete with hands flailing and facial distortions. You'll be laughing for days!
When guitar legend Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1971 just short of his 25th birthday, fellow Allman Brothers band mate and guitarist Dickey Betts promptly began auditioning for a replacement. He chose Les Dudek. Born in Rhode Island, Les moved to Florida and was gigging around the South when he and a friend heard about the auditions with Betts. Shortly thereafter he was in the studio with the Allman Brothers working on the Brothers and Sisters album. Though it lacked the bluesy rock feel of its predecessors, Brothers and Sisters produced the two songs which became staples in their live shows: Ramblin' Man and Jessica, Les doubling up on the guitar harmonies with Betts on the former; cowriting and playing the acoustic guitar intro on the latter. After the Allman's, Les went on to record with the Steve Miller Band on Fly Like an Eagle and Boz Scaggs on his Silk Degrees album.
Les Dudek plays the Bull Run in Shirley this Friday, June 19th. Local favorites Ashbrook Haynes get things started at 8. Should be a great show.
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