Author: Joanne

OH, come all ye faithful… the Christmas Tree is lit (so is the band) and it’s counting down to that last green light of that quarter-mile.When it hits, you’re bound to quake, as the slicks screech and the hammer hangs and dem ol’ reindeer take off, hooves a-popping, bells a-rattling, ears a-ringin’ to that V-8 heat that can’t be beat. It’s Christmas time, pretty baby and to get all your noses turning red, we got the Queen of the north, Ms. Lisa Marie. She’s got the reins and the leadfoot to get ya where ya gotta go. We’ve purposely cut the brake lines for this one special performance. Hear her sing such xmas faves as “Santa’s got a lawyer” , ” Who left the grate closed?”, and “I saw Daddy kissing Santa Claus”. It’s sure to be the high point of any dead Christian’s holiday.
We got reindeer,too! The famous finger-flailer, John “Prancer” Cameron will be on the ivories. And citizen and weekend father, Mr. Steevie “Vixen” Chaggaris, will be on the egg-beaters whilst sitting on hiz own stool. Of course, Mr. Greg “Rudolph” Tee and myself will be there, too, drinking eggnog and Alka-Seltzer. Ask your doctor if Lisa Marie is right for you. Don’t look for premiums, as the cost of the finest precludes the use if them.
But, seriously, folks, Greg and I would like to thank each and every one of you who have helped to make this past year a little bit brighter. Without you, we’d be nothing.You have helped to make my  Days sunnier!So, Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings, Shalom, Kwanza, whatever, but have a merry! And, remember: live music is best!!

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Allen’s guest this week is his good friend and local music legend, Fly Amero. The show features a song by Allen Estes and three songs by Fly, including a song from his acclaimed Cracked Country Christmas CD.

Chelsea Berry will be performing in a holiday concert with some of her friends   on Friday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m., at the Meetinghouse in the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church on Middle Street .

“We love the acoustics in the Meetinghouse and thought it would be a wonderful place to have a holiday concert in,” Berry said .

Renowned among musicians and audiences for its acoustics, the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, built in 1805, is recognized by the National Register of Historic Places and an iconic landmark on the city’s skyline. The church is at of Middle and Church Streets, one block off Gloucester ’s Main Street/West End shopping district.

Tickets for Chelsea ’s Dec. 17 Gloucester concert are $10 ($5 for students or seniors) and are available at the door.

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Karen Rembert

Administrator, Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church

978-283-3410               Hours Available:  Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (9:00 am — 12:00 noon)

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The Bandit Kings tonight at The Rhumb Line  – 9:30to12:30.  I have my autographed Precious Stones CD Do you? I am sure you can get your copy tonight. I love it and the Bandit Kings. The Bandit Kings have a lot of original songs that really hit the heart. Some of them are lively and make you want to get up on the dance floor. Great live entertainment in so many ways. They are one of my top favorite bands. Check em out.

Joanne

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Farren/Butcher Inc.

They will be performing together as Charlie Farren & Jon Butcher – two distinct talents, who have both led world renown groups and both have performed throughout the country as well-recognized leaders of bands that have gained them both countless reviews across the country and beyond as bandleaders, and writers of popular music that has maintained its place in New England music history for countless years, through their well-known bands, and  have been mainstays in local music i.e. Jon Butcher Axis  and through various groups, that have gone under different names, but still remained  under the direction of Charlie Farren through several changes,from his bands Balloon who played at the Channel,The Jamm Band, both of which featured several luminary people in  rock history such as James Montgomery, Roger Earl of Foghat & others in local rock history.He toured with Joe Perry Project and  also  with his own group Farrenheit, which featured bassist David Hull who co wrote songs together that became rock classics,such as East Coast-West Coast and Political Vertigo and Listen to the Rock, and I,ve Got the Rock and Rolls again- they spent years together that including a new band that featured his sister Robin  and ex Berlin Airlift bassist Philip Bynoe-former Til Tuesday guitarist Robert Holmes as second lead guitarist and heavy touring brought them to open shows With Aerosmith, Brad Delp & Boston,and several other groups.

They have played over the years as Farren  with New England, the Fools, Aimee Mann, and has now started a new collaboration with  a veteran rocker who will be joining forces to create a new sound. Both have performed in front of thousands all across the country and they bring their experience as rockers to the Cruiseport Terminal in Gloucester this Friday Dec 10 @ 8 p.m.to help the Vernal Pond Group – help the environmental issues that now have become serious issues.

Proceeds will be donated to their continuance of resources that are on Cape Ann.

Morgan Huke