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

A surprise show with Chelsea Berry

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c landingSnow forced the postponement of Chelsea Berry’s shows at the Shalin Liu, however, tomorrow night we will host an intimate evening of music with Chelsea atThe Landing @ 7 Central in Manchester by the Sea. Share this photo and you will automatically be entered to win a copy of Chelsea’s new CD, “Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.”

Chelsea Berry show update info for this weekend.

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chelsea live toy driveHi, all– as of now, we are still planning on having both shows this weekend at the Shalin Liu. We’ll have a final decision by tomorrow at noon- I promise I’ll let you know as soon as I know! We want everybody to stay safe this weekend. Thanks for your support and stay tuned!

Thursday Night Blues Party @ The Rhumb Line. New time 8:30pm

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Dave says,

The Bluesland Security Dept. is proud to present  my favorite of all black and blue units, the “3 Stooges” to the fragrant meadow of our stage this coming Thursday. Led by Ricky “King” Russell on gootar and vogelsang,and chased down by the likes of that cutie-pie saxist and storyteller, Mr. Mario Perrett and eminent musical frontman and drummbler, Dr. Edd “Duodenum” Scheer. We have 4 singers, 20 fingers,and a lifetime of groovy tunes to dig into. Everytime these kats come, it takes me days to stop laughing.
Come see us approximate human behavior and  watch the fur fly!
And,  don’t forget about the free shows at the Rose Baker Senior Center  the first 3 Mondays of every month. The Good Old Salty  Jazz Band holds sway from 1 to 3 pm, god willing, playing all your favorite songs from the years 1900 till now.Don’t wait for my memorial service, do it now, while I still remember who you are!

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Ricky “King”Russell                 Mario Perrett                         Ed Scheer

Chelsea Berry ~ The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea

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Do you have  yours yet? I got mine. Chelsea Berry’s Cd party was a big success last night at Shea’s Restaurant and Bar. It was packed and when I arrived the band was singing. It appeared that everyone was having a great time. Chelsea was as friendly as ever and shared her love all around.

So far I’ve listened to the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea twice. It’s very well done. I tend to lean more toward the rocker side of music but “Hard Times” gets me good, slow, serious and about a sad abusive relationship. “My Heart” is a catchy tune, fun and makes you want to get up and dance.  “Dangerous High” is a nice piece of communication and a rock out song.  “Devil and The Deep Blue Sea” tells yet another story about Chelsea’s feelings with her brother being away in the service. The rest you have to hear for yourself,  seriously.

Chelsea and her band did a fantastic job. I highly recommend the CD  it’s a hit!

One more thing. There were people sporting their new Chelsea Berry tee shirts, They were black with Chelsea’s name  and an outline of guitar in turquoise. Very nice!

IMG_9791Chelsea was indeed all smiles last night.

Chelsea and Michael ended the evening with “Blues House”   A Chelsea Berry original.

Don’t forget Saturdays show at the Shalin Liu is sold out and there are still some tickets available for Friday night.

http://www.rockportmusic.org/jazz-world-music.html

Check out Chelsea’s website here > http://chelseaberry.com/news/2013/01/04/rising-star-chelsea-berry/

Wednesdays with Fly Amero

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Surf & Turf Specials!
Wednesdays Only!Hello everyone!
Wednesday, February 6th
Special Guest:   AL PACINO!
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 J u s t  k i d d i n g s .    I t ‘ s  O R V I L L E  G I D D I N G S !
O n e  m a n .    O n e  m i l l i o n  s o n g s .
Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Surf & Turf Dinner –  $11.95 (while they last)
Tenderloin Tips with Grilled Garlic Shrimp!
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Upcoming…
Feb. 13: Inge Berge
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 Looking forward…
…to seeing you there!  🙂 ~ Fly

Just two days left until Chelsea Berry’s “Devil and The Deep Blue Sea” CD release party!

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Photo by Louise

SHEA’S RIVERSIDE RESTAURANT AND BAR

Essex, Massachusetts

Tuesday – 7:00pm until 10:00pm

Please join us to celebrate the release of Chelsea Berry’s newest full length album, “Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”.

The new record is “energetic and wild and has its moments of epic orchestration while the lyrics send the message of the story of human struggle and love and loss and all that stuff I love to write about and people can relate to.

I am really excited about this album because it’s going to be a whole new side of the music- and a whole new side of me. Growing and changing and not being afraid to leave it all out there– without losing that familiarity and approachability that’s so central to me as a performer.”

The CD will be available for purchase and there may even be a couple of impromptu performances.

Also, on Friday and Saturday, Febraury 8th and 9th, Chelsea and her spectacular group of players will perform at The Shalin Liu Performance Center. There are still some tickets left for Friday night’s performance. Don’t miss it!

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http://chelseaberry.com/news/

http://sheasriversideessex.com/

Wednesdays with Fly Amero and Thursday night blues party with Dave Sag’s @ The Rhumb Line

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Surf & Turf Specials!
Wednesdays Only!Hello everyone!
Wednesday, January 30th
Special Guest: FLY AMERO!
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I’ll be opening for myself this week.  How humble is that?
Please be there! ~ Fly
Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Surf & Turf Dinner –  $11.95 (while they last)
Tenderloin Tips with Grilled Garlic Shrimp!
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Upcoming…
Feb. 6: Orville Giddings
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Feb. 13: Inge Berge
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Looking forward…
…to seeing you there!  🙂 ~ Fly
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Thursday night blues party with Dave Sag and his guest Chris Stovall Brown 9:00pm-12:00am

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 There’s a big light in the eastern sky… three dudes a-camelback with their Garmins’ girded onto the Rhumb Line, several homies rattling their change cups, big tippers looking’ for a l’il ease. Could it be?  The word says, he’s comin’  to town, and I don’t mean Santa. I’m talking’ about that cavernous repository of the blues  book: Mr. Chris “Stovall” Brown. Last time he was here, mere mortals cringed and begged for mercy and black cat bones got stuck in everyones’ throats. Now he’s back and I’m scared. Come see him and nod to the boogie beat! Strapped into the electric drum chair will be that hirsutely-challenged flammer of skins: Mr. Steve Chaggaris. I’ll be on bass, as usual, sweating profusely, and trying to keep up.It’ll be great show.

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http://users.rcn.com/drhepcat/CHRIS_WEBSITE/Home.html

Kingsley Flood New CD Release Party Saturday, February 2nd, Rhumbline, 9 PM

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Photo by Dave Green

By Gregg Zoske

Kingsley Flood’s love affair with Gloucester continues when they return to the Rhumbline THIS Saturday, February 2nd, to debut their new CD BATTLES.  Hot off the press, three songs have been premiered by Rolling Stone, Magnet, MTV Buzzworthy, and American Songwriter in the past three weeks.

Kingsley Flood won the 2012 Boston Music Award for Best Americana Band, but their new CD defies the genre.  An energetic hybrid of roots rock, folk, pop and punk multi-instrumentation fused with lyrics that dig deep in universal truths, sets this band apart from the rest.  They combine fiery musicianship and addictive songwriting with electrifying performances that have earned them the moniker “best live band in Boston” by the Boston Herald while burning up the stage from Burlington to Washington, D.C.

The CD will be available for purchase at the show BUT should come with a warning label: This is an addictive substance!  As HubARTs reviewed, “There’s an abundance of big hooks and little grace notes that will lodge these songs in your head.”

So come out Saturday night to witness a special happening as Kingsley Flood is sure to springboard from the Rhumbline into the rock stratosphere soon as the whole world seems to be waking up and taking notice.  See what others have had to say recently:

“Through smart songwriting, effortless arrangement and most of all total conviction, Kingsley Flood managed to turn out one of the most aggressively entertaining sets that anyone will be delivering in 2013 or possibly any year.  A flirtateous comingling of Americana, punk and folk provides the backbone to their music on record and in a live setting that mix is turned up to eleven.”  ChunkyGlasses

“Kingsley Flood’s Americana-rooted offerings is the kind of music for every man, rich or poor, beloved or bereft, believer or unbeliever. And like all genuine American articles, this spirited band is equal parts rough-and-tumble country and brazenly unbridled rock.”   D.C. Music Download

“…all rusty mic’d vocals gift-wrapped in barbed wire. One battle we bet the band didn’t fight: that opening guitar riff. George Hall’s (Gloucester’s own) plays like a kid opening Christmas presents — with a machete.”  Rolling Stone

 

“the latest sneak-peek from Kingsley Flood‘sBattles, is sure to knock your ass to the floor.” Last Stop Wonderland

 

“So you haven’t seen Kingsley Flood yet?  You haven’t witnessed their brand of Americana Grind – equal parts Country, Rock, Blues, and Post-punk Americana…This is just about as good as it gets right now.”

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Steve Caraway Fiesta Pub and Grill (formerly Catch 22) tonight @ 9:30pm

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Photo by Louise

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Hey, NEWSFLASH! I`ll be playing from 9:30 to close tonight at the Fiesta Pub and Grill (formerly Catch 22). Come down and meet the new Owner, Vinnie Orlando, while I play all the hits and your requests. P.S. look for me back at The Fiesta from 3-5pm on Super Bowl Sunday for the pre-game party, as well.

Check out this great article about Kingsley Flood with Gloucester’s own George Hall.

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Kingsley Flood Heat Up With “The Fire Inside”

By  January 25th, 2013 at 11:28 am

Boston rockers Kingsley Flood have been dubbed “a Rolling Thunder Revue with a punk rock sneer” by their local music press. The six-piece band, who in 2012 were named Americana Artist of the Year at the Boston Music Awards, will release their second album, Battles, produced by Sam Kassirer (Josh Ritter, Langhorne Slim, David Wax Museum), on February 5.

On the sonically heady, Elvis Costello-esque Battlestrack “The Fire Inside,” the Flood examine a relationship that’s slowly falling apart.

“I tend to write from the point of view of people with pretty questionable character — too proud, stubborn, arrogant — and because I’m the one singing, I’m waiting for the day when someone comes up after a show and calls me a jerk,” songwriter/vocalist Naseem Khuri explain. “The guy in this song belittles his girlfriend to control his relationship, and of course he has no clue why it goes south. The extended solos and guitar freakout in the middle of the song were a result of a negotiation with our producer Sam, who conceded ‘you guys are allowed only one ’70s jam on this album and that’s it.’”

A note from Kingsley Flood,

Very excited to kick off this weekend with a song premiere in American Songwriter Magazine. The song – ‘the fire inside’ – is a bit less all-out rowdy than the other tunes we’ve shared lately, rather it’s “sonically heady, Elvis Costello-esque.” And still, we couldn’t resist a total guitar freakout in the middle. We hope you enjoy. with Naseem Khuri, Barrett Chris,Nick Balkin, Travis Richter, George Hall and Jenée E. Morgan.

Click here to listen to  > “The Fire Inside” 

p.s. Kingsley Flood will be at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester, MA on February 2nd.  A must see!

Full Circle Performs For The Meghan’s 2013 Boston Marathon Fundraising Event For Team Hoyt

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Come on folks…this is such a worthwhile event and you can attend and enjoy a fun filled night of music and dancing, raffles, silent auction, food and just a fantastic time for a very, very good cause, all for the price of around a half a tank of gas. $20 for a great night out with friends and family. It don’t get much cheaper than that! You’ll have a ball! We promise! Please show your support by attending… All you have to do after that is have fun! Not that you’ll have much choice, lol! Come ahead!

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Come enjoy food, drinks, music, dancing, and a good time, while helping to raise money for a great cause!

On Saturday January 26th, 7:00pm until 12:00am.

I will be hosting a fundraiser at the Gloucester House Restaurant to raise money for the Hoyt Foundation. We will be teaming up with the local band Full Circle, who will be providing some tunes for the evening.

Tickets can be purchased for $20 prior to the event or $25 at the door. Tickets will include admission, appetizers, and entertainment. We will also have a cash bar. There will be raffles, silent auctions and a 50/50 raffle throughout the evening.

Tickets can be purchased from Meghan, Amy, Mark or Caitlin Cole, and Josh Patton with cash or checks payable to The Hoyt Foundation. Tickets can also be purchased online by making a $20 donation on my fundraising pagehttp://www.crowdrise.com/teamhoyt2013/fundraiser/meghancole1. Once the donation has been made, please let one of the Cole’s or Josh know that you purchased online.

For those who do not know, I am excited to say that I have been chosen to join a team of 30 carefully selected athletes from Canada and across the United States to form the 2013 Team Hoyt Boston Marathon Team. On Monday, April 15th, 2013, Dick and Rick Hoyt will be running their 31st Boston Marathon with Team Hoyt. The team will be running to raise money for the Hoyt Foundation, a charity whose purpose is to help integrate handicapped people into everyday activities so they may live fruitful and productive lives.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me and I look forward to seeing you on the 26th!

Meghan Cole

http://thegloucesterhouse.com/

Cape Ann Museum after hours – January 25, 2013

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WHAT: Cape Ann Museum after hours
WHEN: 6pm-9pm, Friday, January 25th
SO?: Sound installations from four local musicians, Ralph Colburn on exhibit, tapas from Azorean, scavenger hunts, cocktails
NOTE: 21+
RESERVATIONS: Courtney Richardson at (978)283-0455 x12 or courtneyrichardson@capeannmuseum.org

Wilkins&Conlin@Minglewood Tonight 9:00pm

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Joe and Luke have played around Cape Ann and beyond for some time now. You can see them at The Monday night open jam at The Rhumb Line. Other places they have played  areThe Hive, Minglewood, Cape Ann Brewing, The Dog Bar Cape Ann and just last weekend at The Landing at 7 Central with a full band “The Wilkins Noise”.  You have to go see/hear for yourself. Joe will also be at Giuseppes in Gloucester Sunday night the27th with Chris Langathianos and Ken Cleveland from 6-9.

Bio as seen on REVERBNATION

Wilkins is a multi-instrumentalist living on Boston’s North Shore. He writes and records his own music at Rocky Top Studios in his home town of Gloucester MA. Wilkins’ songwriting has influences too numerous to mention, but Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright along with some more obscure artists like Scott Matthews, Bonnie Prince Billy (Will Oldham), David Johnston and Greg Brown are a few that continuously inspire him to write.

If you haven’t heard Joe and Luke yet. Brave the cold and give yourself a treat.

If you are lucky I am sure you will be. They may play some of these songs for you.

Click here > http://www.reverbnation.com/jwilkinsmusic

Check it out > http://www.wilkinsnoise.com/

Thursday night blues party to host Michelle Willson @ The Rhumb Line 9:00 pm

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Dave says,

Let’s welcome back that evil gal herself: Ms. Michelle Willson. The Divine Miss W has been busy feeding  moral fiber to the great unwashed. Now, it’s our turn. And she’s bringing heavy artillery with her. You want Dinah Washington? You got it.  This gal  has razor blades in her uvula.
We’re  dragging in Mr. John Hyde, jazz snob, and longtime glitarist, Mr. Mike Miele, along for the ride. All stirred by Mr. Jeff Casper, the friendly drummer, on slings and arrows. Bring a geiger counter.
And, for a real treat, why not cross the river Kwai and head down to Beverly Wednesday evening for the meeting of the spirits at Chianti Jazz Club and beastro?? It’s the return of that gootar giant, Mr. Duke Robillard with henchmen Mark Earley on sax, bassist Brad Hellen and drummbler Chris Rivelli, who did such a great job last week  playing with us. Maybe Ill see you there.

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http://www.allmusic.com/artist/michelle-willson-mn0000470920

http://www.therhumbline.com/

THE RHUMB LINE BAR & RESTAURANT

40 Railroad Ave.

Gloucester, MA 01930

phone: 978-283-9732

Email: shred1946@yahoo.com