Author: Joanne

I am a live music advocate and seek to share the news of bands playing at local venues in my home town. Being drawn to blues mostly but embrace all kinds of music. One does not have to go over the bridge to hear some real fine tunes, however there are some bands that draw you elsewhere. I hope this blog is a good use to you as it is to me. Enjoy, Joanne

Former Gloucester Music Teacher Nominated for a Grammy!

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About a month ago Debbie and Friends played at the Old Sloop Coffee House in Rockport, and put on a really great show for the kids. It turns out that Debbie used to be a music teacher from the Gloucester Public Schools – primarily at West Parish from 1987-1991. She then taught in Manchester from 1991-1993 before moving on to bigger and better things – like having a song on an album about bullying called “All About Bullies…Big and Small” that was nominated for a Grammy in 2011! The song is called “Walk Away”. Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wlWLwP6etE

Now she’s a pretty major talent in the world of Children’s Entertainment and has a wonderful repertoire of original music that engages kids that makes them want to sing and dance. Her videos are great, and cover some familiar ground by telling favorite children’s stories with music. Check out her You Tube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/debbiecavalier

 Check it out! > http://debbiecavalier.berkleemusicblogs.com/

Enjoy!
Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

Gloucester’s own Bandit Kings are at it again ~ Radio time on Sirius XM’s The Loft

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Did you know that the Bandit kings are being rebroadcast on sirius radio ? This Sunday (today) at 5pm and Wednesday at midnight PT 3am ET . They will be on  “Having words with Meg”  on Sirius XM’s The Loft (Channel 30) xm30.  This is all so very exciting. So, please be sure to tune in.

Gloucester based band The Bandit Kings debuted Nationally on Sirius XM Satellite Radio on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. The band was recorded live and interviewed for “Having Words with Meg” a new monthly radio series on The Loft hosted by seminal radio DJ Meg Griffin. The show is a new concept, originating from Bang-A-Song Studios (also in Gloucester) and they aired again on Friday, December 23 at 3pm  The Gloucester band spoke about the burgeoning music scene on Cape Ann, played songs from their records, and were joined by special guest & co-producer, Dave Mattacks (Fairport Convention, Paul McCartney).

Meg Griffin who is in The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame spent 25 years on NYC’s rock radio (WNEW FM, KROCK, WFUV) until going National for the past 12 years on Sirius XM Satellite Radio.  She moved from NYC to Gloucester full time 3 years ago and does her daily radio shows from a home studio.

The new Bandit Kings CD, Epic Hello, was released in November. The band recently played in Portsmouth, Cambridge, and Vermont and will play Molly Malone’s in Los Angeles on January 19. Collectively they are: Dan King, Ann Marie Shimanoski, Renee Dupuis, Joe Cardoza, and Dennis Monagle, (also known as the weekly house band for The Rhumbline’s Monday Night Open Jamm).”

I have been continually wowed by the amount of great music originating here in Gloucester and all over the North Shore of Massachusetts. I am thrilled to get some of these great artists and bands onto national radio on The Loft, Sirius XM 30.” Hear “Having Words With Meg” on Sirius XM’s The Loft (Channel 30)
Check The Loft listings at: www.siriusxm.com/theloft



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What Time Is It Mr. Fox with Kristen Miller tonight @ The Old Sloop Coffee House – 7:30-10:00

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http://whattimeisitmrfox.com

http://www.kristenmillermusic.com

This concert is a WUMB “Share the Warmth” event. Bring gently-used jackets, coats, gloves, mittens, and hats to this show for distribution to area homeless shelters by members of the UMass Boston Golden Key society. Donors will receive a coupon good for a free dessert or drink. Please help us in this cooperative venture with WUMB radio and the Boston Area Coffeehouse Association!

TONIGHT!
There will be tickets available at the door.


Day of show suggested contribution: $12
65 or over: $7, under 18: $5, family: $24

More info here > http://www.rockportucc.org/January07-2012.htm

Did you know The Annie has the only weekly DANCE CLUB on Cape Ann?

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  • Every Friday
  • Family Dance 7-9pm ALL AGES (how often do you get to dance with your kids?)
  • 21+ after 9pm (then it’s BYOB)
  • Suggested $5 donation to help keep the lights on
  • House DJ Kissinger
  • Great sound system!
  • Part of our weekly Cape Ann After Dark Events!Henry Allen
    Director
     

     
    We support The Brain Candy Project, a North Shore-based charitable foundation that provides a support system for parents living in hospitals with their critically ill children. www.braincandyproject.org

Wednesday’s with Fly Amero ~ With special guest: Bill Gleason

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Happy New Year everyone! 

We’ll be kicking off 2012 with Cape Ann’s premier blues artist, the great Bill Gleason.  It’s the real deal, folks.  No one does it like Bill. 

 Be there! ~ Fly

Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm

Special Guest: Bill Gleason

Wednesdays at the Rhumb Line – Prime Rib Specials!

Wednesdays Only!

*Each week features a special, invited musical guest

 Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…

Prime Rib Dinner –  $9.95 (while they last)

 Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!

Thursday night blues party at the Rhumb Line with special guest Andrew Clark. Put on your dancing shoes.

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Thursday – 9:00 to 12:00 ~ Dave Sag’s Blues Party

Dave Says,

What a great time we had last thursday with the JK® experience! So, to keep it going ,we’re bringing back that tootin’ Torquemada of the tenor sax: Mr. Andrew Clark. AC  always gets the blood movin’ and the feet groovin’ to that funky, ironic beat that can’t be beat. Like habeneros for your soul!   He’ll be joined at the hip by Mr. Andrew Jones, fabulous meter man and pineal reconstruction specialist, on the skins, and, of course, Mr. Greg T. and myself will complete the circuit. So, don’t be a cube, rube; go ape!

Andrew Clark

Just a little taste …enjoy  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4EfaYT9j8k&feature=related

John Keegan joins the Blues Party ~ This Thursday night at The Rhumb Line

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Dave Says,

We’re gonna  close out this notable year of 2011 by bringing you the world’s biggest…. the one and only Mr. John Keegan®. The greatest wowman in theworld! This guy practically invented the hangover! Gootarist, and vocal gunslinger, he’s sure to put a smile on your face as he pokes your eye out with a mikestand! Fencing masks recommended. But, seriously, folks, we’re trying to beat your liver into compliance in preparation of New Year’s Eve. Come dance to all the magic he can bring to your heart! And all you married guys: bring your wives for a change!   And he’s bringin’ all his ants with him. Crawling up your leg will be an old buddy of mine, Mr. Paul Foss, gleeboard maven and author of the bestseller: “Chicken Soup for The Criminally Insane”. Crawling out of other places will be our Irish Ace Of Pace: Mr. “Molto” Benny Benson. Of course, Greg. T. and myself connect the dots. Rumor has it that millions of saxaphone poofters are showing up, just on accounta…we shall see. And doesn’t it suck that Lat 43 scuttled the Earley Show on Thursday evenings? Get mad! Write your congressman! Give up sushi!

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Wednesdays at the Rhumb Line

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Prime Rib Specials!
Wednesdays Only!
Hello everyone!
Wednesday, December 28th
Special Guest:
 RIC ST. GERMAIN!
  Here’s hoping everyone’s Christmas was peaceful and full of joy.  Best wishes for the New Year.  This week we have Ric St. Germain.  He gets better each time he appears.  Please come and keep the holiday cheer going! ~ Fly
Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Prime Rib Dinner –  $9.95 (while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
 Upcoming: Jan. 4:
 BILL GLEASON
 
Jan. 11: SASQUATCH
 
Sincerely… I hope to you there!  🙂 ~ Fly

The Bandit Kings are on National XM Radio

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Gloucester based band The Bandit Kings debuted Nationally on Sirius XM Satellite Radio on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. The band was recorded live and interviewed for “Having Words with Meg” a new monthly radio series on The Loft hosted by seminal radio DJ Meg Griffin. The show is a new concept, originating from Bang-A-Song Studios (also in Gloucester) and will air again on Friday, December 23 at 3pm (The Bandits episode will air another two times next week—check listings for The Loft Show XM 30). The Gloucester band spoke about the burgeoning music scene on Cape Ann, played songs from their records, and were joined by special guest & co-producer, Dave Mattacks (Fairport Convention, Paul McCartney).

Meg Griffin who is in The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame spent 25 years on NYC’s rock radio (WNEW FM, KROCK, WFUV) until going National for the past 12 years on Sirius XM Satellite Radio.  She moved from NYC to Gloucester full time 3 years ago and does her daily radio shows from a home studio. The new Bandit Kings CD, Epic Hello, was released in November. The band recently played in Portsmouth, Cambridge, and Vermont and will play Molly Malone’s in Los Angeles on January 19. Collectively they are: Dan King, Ann Marie Shimanoski, Renee Dupuis, Joe Cardoza, and Dennis Monagle, (also known as the weekly house band for The Rhumbline’s Monday Night Open Jamm). “I have been continually wowed by the amount of great music originating here in Gloucester and all over the North Shore of Massachusetts. I am thrilled to get some of these great artists and bands onto national radio on The Loft, Sirius XM 30.” Hear “Having Words With Meg” on Sirius XM’s The Loft (Channel 30) debut with Bandit Kings and Dave Mattacks: Fri December 23, 3pm ET
Check The Loft listings at: www.siriusxm.com/theloft
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A Thank You Note from Mark Earley

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One more Thursday and That’s all She Wrote.
It’s been a great 3+ year run.
THANK YOU  to  LATITUDE 43  for the residency, and  THANK YOU  to all the Musicians who joined me there to play, and Especially THANK YOU to the friends who came out to enjoy the music. It was sincerely my pleasure.
 12/29/2011 – Yvonne Aubert (vocals and piano ), Thomas M Palance (trumpet),  David Landoni (upright bass) join Mark Earley (saxophones)
Thursdays in the Dining Room at LATITUDE 43° Restaurant, Mark Earley and Friends. ( one last time) 25 Rogers Street
Gloucester, MA .  from 6:30 to 9:00 PM. 978-281-0223
 

Thursday Night Blues Party at The Rhumb Line With Dave Sag.

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Dave says,

As part of Cerebral Hemorrhage Week we’re proud to offer free trepanning demonstrations on the privacy of your own barstool. Cordless drills provided. We’ve even hired the commodious Dr. Steve Sadler to help to defray the cost of an entire rosy, new outlook. Hotflash debunker and Propofol® enthusiast, he’s sure to keep your mind in mind as we troll thru the river Lethe, looking for…what? Great tunes ensue. The fur will fly.   Padding out our Xmas lineup will be that local wunderkind, Mr. John Loud, on ticking valves and tappets. Drummbs, too. A groove of glue. Of course, Greg T., on catarrh, and myself, on base, complete the aggravation. A splendid time for all!     And may I take a moment to thank you all for your continued support down thru the years. Without your support we’d be less than zero. Please enjoy the holidays responsibly. The Blooz Party is safe when taken as directed. Call the Boston Herald if you have an erection that lasts more than four hours!

9:00- 12:00

http://www.therhumbline.com/

Wednesdays at the Rhumb Line

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Prime Rib Specials!
Wednesdays Only!
Hello everyone!
Wednesday, December 21st
An Evening of Christmas Songs!
“Twisted” & Otherwise, with…
Fly Amero & Friends!
Christmas only comes once a year, right?
So, this could be your “once-a-year” opportunity to come sing along and be a part of some festive, fun, and perhaps even funny music.  Who knows who might show up and join you?!
Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Prime Rib Dinner –  $9.95 (while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Coming soon: SASQUATCH
BILL GLEASON
…and many more!
Sincerely… I hope to see you there!  🙂 ~ Fly

Happy Holladaze Banditos!

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What’s the Good Word?
OMG THATS SOME SIRIUS RADIO: We just know everyone we care about would want to hear that The Bandits spent last Sunday afternoon at Bang-A-Song Studios in Gloucester recording a live radio show for Sirius XM Satellite Radio. No, really. More info TBA.

MINI TOUR! Tomorrow, Friday, December 16 the BKs play the Plough and Stars in Cambridge with the guitar-iffic Brad Byrd; then on Saturday, December 17 Bandits Ann Marie and Dan King take a road trip up the line to Burlington, VT (they promised Flash they’d take her to the Ben & Jerry’s headquarters if she went with them…) where they’ll join Mr. Byrd at Radio Bean Coffeehouse (the place for those in the know, y’know?). Scroll down for times and more show info.

2ND ANNUAL MIGHTY FANCY NEW YEARS: The Bandit Kings and the BFs are hosting the Rhumbline’s NYE Party again this year and if the pictures from last year are any indication of how much friggen fun it was (cause we can’t remember it all for some reason), then this year is going to be EPIC.

BIGGER MINI TOUR! “Hello? Hi, this is Los Angeles calling, is this the Bandit Kings? Fantastic, well, we just rocked so hard with you last winter the entire state would like to make sure you all were coming back rull soon, like, say around January 18-22? Great we’ll see you there!”

BKS ON THE TEE VEE: Bandits Ann Marie and Dan King are on “the scene.” Local Music Scene with Allen Estes that is! Christmas Special! Check Channel 12 for times or see archived shows online here.

SPECIAL THANKS: Well. It’s been quite a month and we need to get a couple of thank you’s out there. You might already know that the BKs sophomore album, Epic Hello, was officially released on November 5, 2011. At the same time, the band’s pretty mugs were on the cover of the November issue of The Noise-Boston, and Mr. Tee Max, editor of the said Noise, made that happen (along with his awesome ladyfriend, Ann, who distributes the zine EVERWHARE!). Tee also co-sponsored the Gloucester Epic Hello CD Release Party along with big music supporters Peter and Vicki Van Ness at Gimmesound. What you might not know is that It is because of our photographically inclined den mother Louise Welch that The Noise even knows we exist, and because of a remarkably well written article by Mrs. Samantha Goddess that the Bandit Kings came off sounding like a grown-up band with real instruments. THANK YOU. From the bottom of our lungs, THANK YOU.


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Recent Press

Boston Band Crush crushes on title song from new album, Epic Hello: “...They seem to have an innate understanding between them, like someone you will let wander off at a store/party/show and don’t worry about finding…” Read the full article here


The Noise-Boston features awesome review of full album in the Decemeber issue: “…The title track “Epic Hello” stands by itself as a soothing, sad, emotional journey of desire with a matching melody that is rarely stumbled upon by any rock ’n’ roll musicians.” Read the review here


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Coming up

Friday, December 16, 2011

The Bandit Kings and Brad Byrd 

Plough and Stars, Cambridge, MA 

Plough and Stars

Doors at 9, $5


Saturday, December 17, 2011

Bandit Kings, Brad Byrd, Astrocat, and more 

Radio Bean Coffeehouse

Burlington, VT 

Radio Bean 

7:30pm, free


Saturday, December 31, 2011 

The Rhumbline’s second annual 

Mighty Fancy New Years Eve Party 

with the Bandit Kings and the BFs! 

Gloucester, MA

The Rhumbline

9pm, $10


Thursday, January 19 

Molly Malones

Los Angeles

website

8pm

More LA info coming soon!


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Stuff!

Bandit Kings merchandise is now being regularly circulated at shows. T-shirts, pins, and CDs can be mailed to you for the holidays if you email us here at thebanditkings@gmail.com with your name and address. 


Epic Hello is available all your favorite online retailers: CDBaby &  iTunes & Amazon

 

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Get your fix:

There are trip photos and more dates at www.banditkings.com

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You can also download or purchase hard copies of Precious Stones and Live in Los Angeles at iTunes & CDBaby & Amazon

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The Bandit Kings are:
Renee Dupuis on lead vocals and keys, Ann Marie, also on lead vocals, Dennis Monagle on drums, Joe Cardoza on bass, and Dan King on lead guitar. The Bandit Kings’ play original tunes written by the band members and hot b-sides by classic artists for longer shows. They have found bare-bones musical chemistry, including the rich meld of vocalists Ann Marie and Dupuis, who “both have voices that bring us back to the dawn of country rock, whisky soaked and raspy in just the right places while never crossing into the overpowering. The song is a rare treat that could have been tossed aside as a boring anachronism in less capable hands.” -Boston Band Crush


Chelsea Berry at The Shalin Liu

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 The Shalin Liu show is selling fast-


January 27th, 8pm– Rockport, MA- Chelsea Berry – with Chris O’Brien opening! http://www.chrisobrienmusic.com/home.html

Buy a few tickets and give them to friends as Christmas presents! The evening will be a fun one- drinks above the theater before the show and a night of music to kick off the New Year!

For more info and to purchase tickets, click here: http://www.rcmf.org/jazz-world/1-27-12.html

Happy, happy holidays. 🙂

Love you all!

CB