Author: Vickie & Peter
Vickie grew up in Iowa. Lived in Silicon Valley & NYC. Peter has lived all over (NJ, NY, CH, IN, CA, MA, etc.) We chose to live and raise our family in Gloucester. Owners of gimmesound.com & Van Ness Group. Producers of gimmeLIVE concerts.
Last Night to See Patrick Nelson at Giuseppe’s
Carlo Cicala will be joining Patrick Nelson tonight and will be singing some great Italian/American songs (in Italian and in English). Giuseppe’s from 6 to 9.
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Listen to Interview with Brian Gore of International Guitar Night
Earlier this afternoon I interviewed Brian Gore, who is bringing his International Guitar Night to Shalin Liu next Friday, Feb 7.
Four extraordinary guitarists: Brian Gore from San Francisco, Pino Forastiere from Italy, Quique Sinesi from Argentina and Mike Dawes from England will each perform solo and then all together creating a sound like nothing you’ve ever heard before on guitar.
In this interview Brian talks about his music, various guitar tunings and genres — and he gives us a hint of what we can expect next Friday.
If you’re still not sure you want to go, watch this video of Brian on Guitar:
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Gary Clark, Jr. ~ the guy to watch tonight
You probably already know that it’s Grammy night, tonight – 8pm on CBS. You’ve got plenty of time to bop down to Giuseppe’s to see Renee & Joe at 6pm, before the show starts. When you watch the show, look for one of our favorite young artists, Gary Clark, Jr., who is up for 2 awards:
Best Rock Song
and Best Traditional R&B Performance (for a very different sounding song)
Gary is extremely talented and great live. Watch his star rise over the next year or two.
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“A huge duck would f*** you up” — Bruce Springsteen
On Jan 14 — for the benefit of Joey, Paul M. & RD — Bruce Springsteen settled the matter on Jimmy Fallon. Here’s what he said in response to a question posted on Twitter:
This was, of course, the same night as the “Gov. Christie Traffic Jam” bit which is at least as funny:
Bruce couldn’t make it to the Rhumbline tonight, but Dan King is filling in for him with special guests Charlee Bianchini & Bill Gleason at 6pm — and that will be an excellent show. Check out the full weekend live music schedule here.
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Kendrick Oliver & New Life Jazz Orchestra @ Shalin Liu SAT 8 FEB benefit for NMYO
Wow, these guys can swing! Here’s a great way to help support student musicians and have fun doing it. From their concert page:
Award-winning conductor Kendrick Oliver and his youthful, vibrant and energetic 15+ piece orchestra (including a vocalist) will light up the stage for a night of infectious sound. New Life Jazz Orchestra has been selling out concert halls and turning heads throughout the jazz scene since its inception in 1995 while Oliver was a student at Berklee College of Music. Respected throughout the jazz community, New Life Jazz Orchestra has appeared at a host of high profile events including the Boston Beantown Jazz Festival, Atlanta Jazz Festival, Tanglewood Jazz Festival, and opened JVC’s prestigious Newport Jazz Festival.
This evening will be nothing less than a swing, sing, stomp, and shout experience!
Don’t take their word for it. Check out the videos, below. (Tickets & info here)
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Winter Carnival & Ice Skating on I4-C2?
This just in from Cape Ann TV’s Lisa Smith:
Will I4-C2 become a skating rink and downtown a winter wonderland? Find out what Mayor Kirks thinks about this when she is interviewed by Meredith Fine on this week’s Cape Ann Report. They also discuss these topics: Birdseye property development; harbor moorings; new happenings in the Gloucester Police and Fire Departments; laptops for Gloucester students and more. The show airs on Cape Ann TV Channel 12: Thursday @ 6pm; Friday @ 1pm and Sunday @ 3pm. You can also watch this and other shows online here.
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The Beatles at Cape Ann Community Cinema This SAT 1/25
You can always count on Rob Newton to come up with something fun, which is exactly what we need in the dead of winter. Here’s what he’s got cooked up for this weekend.
CAPE ANN COMMUNITY CINEMA CELEBRATES
THE BEATLES AT 50
Beatles tribute band, film, plus new short this Saturday
Acclaimed local Beatles tribute Studio Two will kick off the night taking moviegoers and fans back to the early 1960s when The Beatles were taking the world by storm.
In the new documentary short “The Beatles Boston,” filmmaker and lifelong Beatles fan Eric Green examines The Beatles’ history with the city of Boston. Featured interviews include Cha-Chi Loprete (the host of WZLX’s “Breakfast With The Beatles” program) and Tim Riley (NPR music critic and John Lennon biographer). The film illustrates why Boston has always loved The Beatles and continues to today.
The feature-length “The Beatles: First U.S. Visit” documents the Fab Four during their two week trip to New York, Washington, D.C., and Miami Beach. Footage includes an intimate look at the Beatles off-guard, off- and on-stage, their historic appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, and the rise of Beatlemania.
Ticket prices are $14.00 for adults, $12.00 for Cinema members. Advance tickets are suggested, and may be purchased at www.CapeAnnCinema.com.
ABOUT STUDIO TWO
Studio Two is a Beatles tribute band that pays tribute to the early Beatles years, choosing songs from the pre-Sgt. Pepper era. These four lads met in a “cellar full of noise” in a town west of Liverpool––way west––in Milford, New Hampshire, and very faithfully recreates the Fab Four’s music, instruments, and onstage banter. More info at www.StudioTwoTribute.com.
ABOUT THE CACC
In its sixth year, the Cape Ann Community Cinema (www.CapeAnnCinema.com) is an intimate, 110-seat living-room-style digital theater, with tables for dining, comfortable chairs, and couches. It features an extensive DVD lending library for Cinema Members, and offers a variety of filmmaking courses for students ages 8 to 88. The Cape Ann Community Cinema is located at 21 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Gloucester, Massachusetts.
For more information about the event or the Cape Ann Community Cinema, contact Rob Newton at (978) 309-8448 or CapeAnnCinema at gmail dot com.
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Music & Meditation in the Meetinghouse (MMM) – January 24
MUSIC & MEDITATION IN THE MEETINGHOUSE
With Chris Crotty and Steve Lacey
SUNDAY EVENING, January 26, 2014 at 7:30pm
GLOUCESTER UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
Corner of Middle and Church Streets
Open to the Public with Free-Will Offering
Social Gathering Afterwards with Refreshments
For more information click here
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Watch this with your kids
We can talk about him all we want, but there’s just no substitute for the real thing. Dr. King is one of the greatest orators of all time. His brilliantly written speeches are full of musical references, quotes from songs, poetry and metaphor — all woven into a moving piece of performance art. Dr. King’s voice is lyrical and musical. It’s like hearing a great song — as entertaining as it is profound. Enjoy!
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“I play better when the crowd likes it” ~ Johnny Winter. Listen to the interview now!
Earlier this afternoon I interviewed Johnny Winter and Paul Nelson, who is Jonny’s manager, producer of his latest album, “Roots” (which I highly recommend) along with his upcoming album “Step Back”, due out in April — and he plays guitar in Johnny’s band.
Johnny and Paul talk about their influences, the Blues, sound, performing, recording … Johnny even tells us how he practiced screaming when he was young. Plus they give us a feel for just how hot this upcoming show on Jan 31 will be.
Thanks to everyone who submitted questions in yesterday’s post. Johnny answered questions by Ricardo Fernandez and Tom Hauck in this interview. Listen below:
There are still a few tickets left to see the great Johnny Winter at Beverly’s Larcom Theatre on Friday, Jan 31. This show will sell out, so if you want to go, get tickets here.
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Ask Johnny Winter a question and WIN one of his CDs
I’m taping an interview with rock-blues legend Johnny Winter tomorrow and I’ll post the podcast of it on GMG. Johnny Winter is an icon. One of the best guitar players alive, excellent voice, and perhaps one of the best blues producers ever.
Next month Johnny Winter turns 70 and has a brand new 4-CD set coming out. In two weeks (1/31) he’s performing at the Larcom Theatre in Beverly (there are still a few tickets left. Get them here.)
His label sent me a couple of his critically acclaimed 2011 CD, “Roots”, which is spectacular and proves his status as one of the greatest blues men of all time (as if anyone would argue).
Put a question in the comments to this post and I’ll ask it tomorrow. Better yet, I’ll give away a CD to the best question submitted.
I need these questions by NOON tomorrow SUN 1/19.
Let’s have some fun!
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A new look for FOBs Donna Ardizzoni & Rick Moore
You know Donna Ardizzoni from her GMG posts, beautiful photos, One Hour At A Time Gang and, most importantly, her indomitable enthusiasm!
What you may not know is what she, and her husband, Rick Moore, do for their day jobs. Check out their brand new website (built by yours truly) and you’ll find out. This is another one of our websites that uses responsive design, which means that it automatically adjusts its design to the device you’re using. More and more people access the Web from their phones and tablets. That’s why nearly all the new websites we build use responsive design techniques that allow you to show different things on different devices using the same exact content and code. Here’s how the new site looks on a computer:
Below you’ll see two images that show how it looks on an iPhone held portrait (the way you hold it when you’re using it as a phone — that is, to talk). Notice how the menu system is completely different on the iPhone. When you tap the menu icon (the 3 horizontal lines on the right above Rick’s picture in the image on the left) the menu drops down automatically as you can see in the image on the right. This menu and the horizontal menu, that you see in the image above, both use the exact same HTML code and content.
Just in case you were wondering, it looks even better on my Samsung Galaxy SIII than it does on the iPhone. See that to the right.
It looks great on an iPad too. And when you rotate your device from portrait to landscape, the design changes with you, to accommodate the new aspect ratio.
Now for the good part. If you ever need any help with your computers, networks, backups, virus scanners, or medical billing and accounting you really should call Rick and Donna. They truly are the best at what they do!
Here’s a quick example. Before we knew Donna & Rick, we had someone upgrade our network. We were down for a day and it took all night — literally. Vickie didn’t sleep a wink. I finally went to bed in frustration. But Vickie is our network administrator, so she stayed up to see it through. Since then, Rick has upgraded our network twice and each time we weren’t even down long enough for me to go take a pee. Oh, and did I mention, everything just worked — instantly. No problems. No data lost. Just faster … lots faster!
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VIDEO PREVIEW: Cape Ann Winter Solstice Concert on Cape Ann TV Sat & Sun @ 8PM
Cape Ann TV’s Jim Capillo has edited the historic Cape Ann Winter Solstice Concert on Dec 21, 2013 at the Gloucester’s Meetinghouse into a 2 hour special that will premiere on Cape Ann TV Channel 12 this Saturday and Sunday (Jan 18 & 19) at 8PM. Jim organized a 3 camera shoot using his wicked cool crane and film crew Roger Ward and Tina Greel from Local Music Seen. The result is a gorgeous production that you truly don’t want to miss.
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BREAKING NEWS: Local Favs Opening for Johnny Winter on 1/31 at Larcom Theatre
Local Favs Opening for Johnny Winter on 1/31 at Larcom Theatre
Don’t miss the chance to see Eric Reardon on guitar, Henley Douglas Jr on sax, John Iltis on drums and Dave Walker on bass open for Johnny Winter on Friday January 31 at the Larcom Theatre in Beverly. Balcony seats still available.
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He’s BACK! Save the dates 1/30 – 2/9
This just in from Gordo!
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
STARRING THE ORIGINAL CAST
Come and see what all the talk was about this fall with the return of CRAZY MOON, Gordon Baird’s original musical, also starring John Hyde and Kathleen Brown. 8 Shows Thurs. Jan. 30 ~ Sun. Feb. 9.
The show is very exciting and fun and runs only an hour and fifteen minutes – (so even a guy can enjoy it.) Curtain is at 8 pm (thu-fri-sat) and 5 pm (Sun) at The Rocky Neck Cultural Center on 6 Wonson St..
All opening night ticket proceeds (1/30) go to benefit the Gloucester Writer’s Center.
Tickets for all shows are $15, 2/$25 ~ kids $5. Free parking in the town lot a block from the theater.
Here’s what viewers of its September debut are saying?
Mayor Carolyn Kirk said: “I was entranced by Crazy Moon and the intimate setting of the Rocky Neck Cultural Center. Also knowing the Writer’s Center benefited made it a wonderful evening out.”
Linda Amero called it ” charming and poignant “.
Jimmy T said: “Incredible energy and talent, a thought-provoking roller-coaster ride through your own reality.”
John Steiger said: ” Gordon Baird takes us on a wondrous journey to mysterious places, his imagination is contagious.”
Jay McLauchlan: ” I would like to see this tour de force again! What a perfect vehicle for the multi-talented Baird, John Hyde and a terrific feature performance by Kathleen Brown, an extraordinary journey, inspiring . . .”
Robert Crandall: ” A creative one man songfest in the best tradition of seafaring story telling. Enjoy. “
John Bell put it: “Gordie at his best. Well worth the watch.”
CRAZY MOON RUNS 8 nights Jan.30 through Feb 9. – Thurs-Fri-Sat shows at 8 pm – Sunday at 5 pm at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center – 6 Wonson St.
Tickets can be bought at the door at showtime. 978-283-0390 for info.
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Celebrate Winter Wellness – Saturday January 18
CELEBRATE WINTER WELLNESS 2014
Saturday, January 18th, 11 am – 3 pm
Meet and greet with 3 holistic healers and 1 intuitive spiritual counselor. Learn about Aromatherapy, Violet Flame, Intuitive Healing and Counselling, and the Alexander Technique.
Free consultation, chair massage, Indian Head Treatment, refreshments and more.
our practitioners:
Wendy Rose Kotob, LCMT Therapeutic and Intuitive Massage
www.wendyroseblessings.com, 978-807-5326
Silvie Lockerova – Reiki, Violet Flame, Indian Head Treatment, Quantum Healing.
www.silvielockerovahealing.com, 978-412-5400
Annette Dion – Intuitive Spiritual Counselor
www.dionspiritguide.com, 978-239-5386
Larry Young – F. M. Alexander Technique
Larrypromusica@hotmail.com, 978-473-2291
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New England Brass Band performing on February 1
The New England Brass Band
is performing at Gordon College, Saturday, February 1, 2014, at 7:00 the address is 255 Grapevine Rd., Wenham, MA. It’s right at the Grapevine Rd exit from Rte. 128.
Admission is free.
The New England Brass Band is a 32 piece all brass and percussion band in the British tradition. We have performed at Gordon College and also several times on Cape Ann. We have competed in the national championships and have won twice. Our Director is Stephen Bulla, who has recently retired as the Chief Arranger for the U. S. Marine Band and the White House Orchestra.
John Bassett, The New England Brass Band
617 739 1160
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Johnny Winter Ticket giveaway!
Monday Ticket Contest! M.E. Productions loves giving away tix…so, here’s a little contest to win a 4-pack to the Johnny Winter show on 1/31. See details on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/larcomtheatre
Johnny Winter review in Boston Blues Society: Before the set, I asked him what was on his list for the night? “Chuck. The Stones. Muddy and Robert Johnson?” and he nodded and said “Yep. That pretty much takes care of it” and he proved to be a man of his word. Opening with “Johnny B. Good” the hour long performance kept building momentum song after song. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “It’s All Over Now”, “Boney Maroney”, “Got My Mojo Working”; “Highway 61″ and “Dust My Broom” on slide were all done to perfection; and the packed house loved it. see full story here.
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Alchemy Temporarily Closing March 3rd
A message from Alchemy:
Thank you for a great 10 years, it’s been a wonderful first chapter. We will be temporarily closing on March 3rd. Wait till you see chapter two….
Good Morning Gloucester 