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Celebrate the Holidays with Music This Year
Thanksgiving day is the perfect time to consider your plans for celebrating the holidays. So take a little time this afternoon, before Black Friday hits, to think about what Celebrating the Holidays really means. Regardless of your religious affiliation, or lack thereof, these end-of-year holidays are a perfect time to celebrate everything that’s good about life here on Earth. Music plays a major part in enriching everyone’s lives here on Cape Ann, making music one of the best vehicles for celebration.
Here are some gems to consider over the next month or so (don’t forget about the abundance of music this weekend — see full live music lineup here.)
Berklee in Gloucester Indie Rock Night — one week from tonight at Latitude 43, you can hear new music from some of Boston and Gloucester’s best young musicians and recent Berklee graduates — and you’ll be helping to send a Gloucester Student to Berklee.
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Soul infused vocal rock from Overboard at the Old Sloop Coffeehouse on December 8th. Get tickets here.
And here’s the skinny on upcoming holiday shows at Shalin Liu Performance Center sent to us by Karen Herlitz
CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH MUSIC
Celebrate the Holiday Season with Rockport Music! From hard-swinging jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut to A Christmas Celtic Sojourn to an afternoon at the Met Opera, take the opportunity to hear these artists in an intimate setting with exemplary acoustics– the Shalin Liu Performance Center!
Experience the unique interpretation of A Christmas Carol by the Firebird Ensemble on Wednesday, December 5, at 7 pm (Please Note: Date has changed from Thursday, December 6). TheFirebird Ensemble has been described as “ambitious and eclectic” by the New York Times and has earned a reputation as one of the premier new music ensembles in the United States. Known for its virtuosic performances and wide audience appeal, Firebird Ensemble’s musical interpretations are drawn from diverse sources and genres. This concert is free and open to the public, no tickets required.
Led by jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut, the Cyrus Chestnut Trio performs Sunday, December 9, at 5 pm in a special holiday program of jazz and holiday favorites. Cyrus’ hard swinging, soulful interpretations set him apart from many musicians today. A graduate of Berklee School of Music, Chestnut has worked with such celebrated artists as Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, and legendary Betty Carter, as well such artists as artists in other musical genres like Vanessa Williams, Kathleen Battle, Bette Midler, and Isaac Hayes. Chestnut is known for blending such styles of Gospel, blues, as well as tones of Jelly Roll Morton’s ragtime and early jazz.
The New York Times hails, “His brand of crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evokes another era…multifaceted and dynamic…Mr. Chestnut was the evening’s star and he brought charisma to the role…” Additionally, Time Magazine states that, “what makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and play space.” Chestnut’s new album, Journeys, is his most compelling to date—his playing is lyrical, timeless, and always deeply soulful. Tickets are $18-$32.
Ring in the holidays with the New England Ringers performing classical and holiday favorites on Sunday, December 16 at 5 pm. This fifteen-member highly energetic ensemble plays advanced handbell works with a blend of musical moods and styles—from classical transcriptions, familiar favorites, and original compositions, all with a touch of entertaining humor. Tickets are $15-$28.
On Monday, December 17 at 4:30 and 8 pm, A Christmas Celtic Sojourn returns to Rockport Music to celebrate the holidays! Brian O’Donovan’s acclaimed Celtic holiday show returns this year to perform in two SOLD-OUT performances featuring a stellar line-up of singers, musicians, and dancers steeped in Celtic tradition and traditional Irish cheer. Tickets are $39-$58.
On Saturday, December 22, at 7 pm (Please Note: Date changed from Saturday, December 15), Rockport Music will host the annual Holiday Community Sing featuring Rockport High School Madrigal Singers led by Patti Pike and host Bill Hausman. This concert follows the Rockport Christmas Pageant held earlier the same day. It is free and open to the public, no tickets required.
Met Opera Live in HD
The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD is broadcast directly from New York with behind-the-scenes interviews and a “front row” perspective of the opera. Tickets are reserved seating and range $20-$32.
On Saturday, December 1, the Met Opera Live in HD presents Mozart’s La Clemenza di Titowith Giuseppe Filianot as the title character, a Roman emperor and Barbara Frittoli as the vengeful Vitellia, daughter of the deposed ruler.
On Saturday, December 8, the Met Opera Live in HD presents Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera, a story of jealousy and vengeance starring Sondra Radvanovsky as Amelia, Marcelo Álvarez as Gustavo Ill, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Anckarström.
On Saturday, December 15, the Met Opera Live in HD presents Verdi’s Aidastars Liudmyla Monastyrska as the enslaved Ethiopian princess and Olga Borodina sings her royal rival Amneris.
For tickets and more information on these and other concerts/events in the 2012-13 Season, please visit our website at www.rockportmusic.org. Tickets are also available through the Box Office at 978-546-7391 or visiting 35 Main Street, Rockport, MA. The Box Office is open Monday-Friday, 10am-4 pm.
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How Joey found the music for his video, Hitchcock Homie and other fascinating tidbits you probably don’t know
Yesterday, Joey published this Men at Work 4x fast video with music by Gloucester musician Tom Hauck (founder of the Atlantics). So, how did he find that music? Did he go to iTunes and listen to all 8 million songs? Did he remember seeing the Atlantics open for the Ramones in 1976 at The Club in Cambridge and say, Hey Tom’s music would be perfect for this video? Did he ask Kim Smith (Tom’s wife)? Nope.
Joey found Tom’s music on gimmesound.com. Truth be told, he called me first to ask if I had any ideas for up-tempo songs by Gloucester musicians that would fit the spirit of his 4x video. I sent him some ideas, and after listening to a bunch of tunes on gimmesound he chose Tom’s song Stand Up. Of course, he asked Tom for permission first.
If you need music by Gloucester area artists, you can easily get a list of them here. But remember, before you use any music BE SURE TO GET THE ARTIST’S PERMISSION! It’s easy. There’s a CONTACT ARTIST button on every gimmesound Artist Profile (right next to the music player controls). Just click it and type a brief message — be sure to include a way to contact you. Your request will automatically be sent to the artist.
And to all you artists out there, if you want Joey to use your music, just let him know.
Now for the other tidbits about yesterday’s 4x movie. You’ve probably heard of Alfred Hitchcock, right? Besides being one of Hollywood’s greatest directors, Hitch is known for a cameo appearance in all his films beginning with The Lady Vanishes in 1938. Now, if you look at Joey’s movie carefully, you’ll see a cameo by Homie starting at 2:01 for 3 seconds. Hitchcock Homie lands atop the trailer and then flies away.
You’ll also notice that Joey does almost all the work — and you might conclude that’s why he’s fit and trim. But you’d be wrong. The real reason is that nobody he works with is trying to lose weight. See my Monday LOL post for a more complete explanation.
For all you college kids home for the weekend and looking for a good time in advance of your annual Tryptophan fix, check out the HUGE PARTY SCENE in town tonight!
Here’s a video for all you Tryptophan junkies featuring another Joey you might find fun — especially if you were at that Romones show in Cambridge:
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Thanks to all who helped raise money for The Rockaways on Sunday
This just in from Will Hunt:
Thanks to the generosity of musicians and audience, we raised over $400 for relief efforts in the Rockaways on Sunday night. Thanks also go out to the Hive and David Brooks, for providing the venue as well as the Van Ness Group, Joanne Silva, the Gloucester Times and the Beacon for helping publicize the event. Terrific musical performances were enjoyed by all. Ron Schrank, Allen and Dylan Estes, Guy Zacardi, the Satch Kerans Band, the Honky Tonk Women of Gloucester, Just Like Newman, the Gordonaires, Ed Sakurai, and finally the BFs kept things rocking until Cape Ann’s own hurricane survivor and New Orleans native Henri Smith, backed by Tucker Lindquist, Ira Levine, Janice Fullman and John Buckner, ended with a soulful and heartfelt rendition of “Wonderful World” that really drove the message home…we are all in this together.
Thanks again everyone for helping spread some love in a dangerous, but indeed wonderful world.
Will Hunt
I don’t usually embed videos with commercials in them on GMG, but this one is worth it:
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NB4T, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, What’s next?
Why it’s TB4NB4T of course! Translation: Tuesday Before the Night Before Thanksgiving. Yup, that’s today and there’s plenty happening tonight too. Check it out here. Most music venues in Gloucester offer special entertainment for tomorrow, sometimes referred to as Homecoming or NB4T (you can decipher this based on the translation, above). Check out tomorrow’s full live music lineup here.
Now, maybe I’m old, but when I was a kid, none of this existed. It was just plain Thanksgiving. I don’t ever remember shopping the next day. I did go to the parade in NYC a couple of times (people called it the Macy’s Day Parade). There was no Internet, so no Cyber Monday. And the day before was spent cooking or travelling or both. We sang Over the river and through the woods (the Thanksgiving version, not Christmas).
Here’s the original 1844 poem by Lydia Maria Child.
Now there’s so much to do it makes your head spin. So, take Joey’s advice from this post, buckle your chinstraps, enjoy the ride and have a very happy 21st Century Thanksgiving!
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New GMG Series ~ Peter & Vickie’s Laws of Life ~ Every Monday
Vickie and I don’t exactly work a normal Mon-Fri week, but we have a kid in school, which means we feel the same way about Mondays as pretty much everybody else does. So we figured we’d lighten Mondays up a bit with our new series starting today, called Peter & Vickie’s Laws of Life. LOL for short 🙂 Why, you ask, does Peter get top Billing for this series when Vickie has it for the posts? Well I’m writing the first one in the series, so I get to name it.
Last week I mentioned one of my heroes, Richard Feynman, in this post about Will Hunt’s Cape Ann Rocks for the Rockaways benefit, which raised over $300 for victims of Superstorm Sandy.
Feynman was one of the world’s greatest theoretical physicists, so I thought we’d start the series off with an LOL loosely based on a law of nature, namely Antoine Lavoisier‘s Law of Conservation of Mass, which, simply put, states that mass in never created or destroyed; it just gets rearranged or converted into energy. So here’s the LOL corollary:
You’re more likely to gain weight if someone you know is losing weight. According to Lavoisier, all that weight people lose HAS to go SOMEWHERE, right? So if your wife complains that you’re getting fat this holiday season, ask your her to STOP LOSING WEIGHT. It only makes it harder for you.
Next Monday, we’ll have another LOL. Until then enjoy a week of good food, good music and good friends — and encourage everybody to eat as much as they like.
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New videos, new look, last minute updates — and who are the Rockaways?
We told you there’d be last minute updates and guess what, there are. Henri Smith, Joe Wilkins, Gary Shane and others have agreed to join Will Hunt‘s production of Cape Ann Rocks for the Rockaways tomorrow from 4-midnight at The Hive.
OK, we’ve gotten some questions about this benefit. People asking, Who are the Rockaways? It’s not who; it’s where. The Rockaways are a section of New York that was just creamed by Superstorm Sandy. People who live there are a long way from getting back to normal and need help (see articles here and here). One of my heroes, physicist Richard Feynman, was born in Far Rockaway. Among other discoveries, Feynman figured out what caused the Challenger Space Shuttle to crash. Check out this video for a great story of how he reluctantly agreed to join the Commission investigating the Challenger disaster and what happened next:
Speaking of videos, we’ve got some new ones on gimmesound — and we now feature them more prominently on the Home Page. If you’ve got a music video you think we should feature, leave a comment and let us know.
And what a weekend for Live music, which starts at 1:30pm today and 11:30am tomorrow and goes on into the late night both days! See full live music schedule here.
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Last Minute Updates to Live Music this Weekend
Yesterday we told you about the Cape Ann Musicians performing at The Hive on Sunday 4-midnight to help raise money Superstorm Sandy victims in The Rockaways. We said the lineup would change, and so it has. Here’s the latest lineup, which now includes Satch Kerans and Allen Estes who will perform with his son Dylan. It seems like every minute, more musicians are jumping on board to help out, so stay tuned . . .
But don’t wait for Sunday. Over 20 live music choices tonight and tomorrow (and you thought this was the slow season!) See the complete weekend live music lineup here.
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Cross the bridge for a chance to win Free Tickets To Berklee in Gloucester Indie Rock Night!
The Meathouse in Beverly (yup, across the bridge) is holding a Raffle on Saturday 2-4pm to benefit Beverly Bootstaps (local food pantry) as part of their “Try It Before You Buy It Thanksgiving Buffet”. Now, Beverly is our neighbor and this is for an excellent cause, so we donated tickets, which means if you win, you’ll get tickets to Berklee in Gloucester Indie Rock Night featuring Boston Indie Rocker, The Shills with Gloucester own Renee & Joe.
So GO FOR IT!
The Meat House
15 Enon Street
Beverly, MA 01915
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Cape Ann Rocks for the Rockaways
You heard it first on GMG: This just in from our friend Will Hunt:
Cape Ann musicians will perform at The Hive at 11 Pleasant Street in Gloucester from 4 p.m to midnight this Sunday, November 18, in a benefit for the Rockaways, the New York coastal community devastated by hurricane Sandy. Admission is free, but cash donations will be gratefully accepted. All proceeds will be donated to effective relief organizations already on the ground in the Rockaways.
Musicians scheduled to play as of today include Bradley Royds, the BFs, the Honky Tonk Women, Just Like Newman, the Buckners, Ron Schrank, Inge Berge and Guy Zacardi. Many more will appear. A complete listing will be posted on gimmesound as Sunday approaches.
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Learn how to help your child with math at the GCA Charter School Open House this Saturday
Students and parents interested in GCA are welcome. Students will attend their choice of classes based on the theme Community Service. Classes include a Dance-A-Thon to raise money for the Red Cross, Drumming for Action, Inc., writing letters and preparing gift baskets for our troops, science with slime and much more.
Parents can participate in morning meeting and attend a workshop: How to help your child in math. For more information – send an email or call / 978-283–0832.
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Our girls representing Gloucester’s great music all across the country . . .
Last night, Chelsea Berry played the The Bitter End, New York City’s oldest and most iconic club. Boy that place brings back memories — I wish I had been there!
Look at her in this picture. Even without her excellent band she still rocks!
I can hear it now.
And while Chelsea was in NYC, Marina Evans is out west. Check out this excerpt from her latest tour report.
The cross country tour is just about drawing to a close as we make our final journey across the southwestern desert. Since the last update from Nashville, we’ve hit Asheville, NC; Atlanta, GA; New Orleans, LA; Dallas, TX; and Socorro, NM. Whew!
So far, the longest stretch has been from west Texas to New Mexico. But not to fear: we brought a ukulele, and were therefore musically productive on the road. Here’s a little diddy from the west Texas brushlands.
Back on the home front, you can get a double dose of John Rockwell tonight. He’s at Alchemy at 7pm and then he’s Fly Amero‘s guest at Rhumb Line at 9pm.
An excellent weekend of live music is shaping up. See the schedule here. But check back tomorrow because I’m sure we’ll have new stuff to post. I really thought Vickie’s post 3 weeks ago would inspire people keep their info up to date, but they don’t, so you’ll just have to wait.
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Great Jazz in Rockport Starting on Black Friday Night!
AT THE SHALIN LIU PERFORMANCE CENTER
37 MAIN STREET, ROCKPORT, MA
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“Songs are these great recipes of inspiration and torture.”
That’s what award-winning, Denver-based singer / songwriter Megan Burtt, says on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes, which premieres tomorrow night at 6:30pm on Cape Ann TV Channel 12.
Megan was kind enough to stop in and tape a show last week after having played to a sold out crowd at the Old Sloop Coffeehouse. Her writing is straight from her heart and gut. Her songs take you away and when you return you’re a different person. You don’t want to miss this show!
Those of you familiar with Local Music Seen know that Allen starts every show with a song, and for this one, he premiered a brand new song that doesn’t even have a title. (Megan told me her idea for a name, but we won’t reveal that until after the show airs.) Here’s a video of that song. Leave a comment using the link below to share any ideas you have for a name (See more videos by Allen Estes here)
You can see Allen at Jalapenos tonight sitting in with KBMG for Dan King, who’s in Seattle.
More excellent music all week long. See the complete live music Schedule here.
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Love & Death from Two Top Songwriters ~ Sat Nov 17 @ Old Sloop
Another excellent show at Old Sloop Coffeehouse. The Nov 3 concert was nearly sold out, so don’t wait. Get your tickets here.
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Good music pretty much all day and night for the next two days
It’s a beautiful day to be at Camp Spindrift for their Fall Into Winter Festival and music is still going on — if you hurry, you can catch John Jerome at 2pm (see schedule).
After that you can catch 3 more live shows today and dance into the wee hours.
Get up for brunch tomorrow at Alchemy with Flynn Cohen & Friends. Then catch the Cape Ann Big Band benefit at Gloucester House — a great way to celebrate Veterans Day — and still have time for two more shows before the night is over! WOW!
See the complete local live music schedule here.
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New England Composers Featured in Cantemus Chamber Chorus 30th Anniversary Concerts
Music Director Jane Ring Frank, front row-center, will lead the Cantemus Chamber Chorus in its first 30th-anniversary year concerts on December 1 in Hamilton and December 2 in Newburyport. “Twilight in New England: A Celebration of New England Composers” features music by William Billings, Randall Thompson, Amy Beach, and Gwyneth Walker, with James Woodman’s “The Midwife’s Tale” as its centerpiece.
Cantemus will perform “Twilight in New England” on Saturday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m., at Christ Church of Hamilton-Wenham, 149 Asbury Street, Hamilton; and on Sunday, December 2 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport.
Tickets are available online here, or fans can save $2 on advance tickets purchased at The Book Rack in Newburyport, Nazir’s of Wenham, Norris Gallery / MiXtMedia in Ipswich, the Book Shop of Beverly Farms, Toad Hall in Rockport and Gloucester Music.
Tickets at the door are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors. Admission is free for students 21 and under. For details, visit the Cantemus website, or phone 1-888-CHORUS 1.
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Klezmer in Gloucester with Attitude this Saturday
Natalia Carollo of Temple Ahavat Achim sent this info on a performance by Klezwoods with Fozzie Hill at Cafe Shalom this Saturday Nov 10th at 7pm. Refreshments will be served. Suggested donation – $10/per person. Check them out!
Klezwoods is a Boston-based amalgam of strings, horns, and percussion that melds the spirit of traditional klezmer and balkan music with modern grooves, improvisation and east coast attitude.
Every player comes from a different background, which creates the band’s unique sound and style. They originally got their start some years back when local Cambridge, MA haunt, Atwood’s Tavern, asked soon-to-be-bandleader Joseph Kessler to put together a group of klezmer musicians during Christmas time for a “klezmer Christmas” event. Thus, Klezwoods was born, and continues to captivate audiences all over the world.
But don’t wait for Saturday. Weather is clearing already making a great night to go out.
See the full weekend live music lineup for Gloucester here.
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Community Service Open House at GCA Charter School Next Sat, Nov 17
Gloucester Community Arts Charter School – Saturday School/Open House
Students and parents interested in GCA are welcome to come to the Saturday School/Open House 8 am- 12 pm next Saturday, November 17, 2012.
Students now attending GCA will be attending their choice of classes based on the theme of “Community Service.” The day will start with Morning Meeting and a discussion of types of global and local community service. Classes will include:
- a Dance-athon with proceeds going to a worthy cause
- writing letters to servicemen and women to be sent with baskets of appreciation
- designing and decorating clothing to be donated to those in need
The Student Leadership Team will run a project to provide aid for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Parents are invited to attend the next in our series of special workshops, focusing this time on how to support their children in learning math. During the first workshop, parents participated in a very compelling and helpful workshop on bullying.
It’s helpful, but not necessary, to let us know if you plan to attend, but you are always welcome. We hope to see you on Saturday November 17.
For more information – send an email or call / 978-283–0832
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You want REAL tickets? OK, we heard you. Get them at Gloucester Music and Liquor Locker
For our first 2012/13 Berklee in Gloucester show, we didn’t have real tickets — you know the paper kind you buy at box offices and stores. And people asked why?
Some of you just prefer to buy a real ticket. You don’t want to go on-line or call and have your credit card charged. And you don’t want to have your name on a list at the show. Nope. You want to walk in, show your ticket and take your seat. Plain and simple.
Most importantly, you want to save your ticket as a memento. I’ve got my share of concert and show tickets stashed somewhere. I figure that when I get old, I’ll sit in my chair by the fire with my glasses on thumbing through these old tickets, reminiscing about this concert and that play — remembering whom I went with; what my life was like back then; how the music sounded. Ahhh … the good-ol-days — today’s music is crap — that sort of thing.
OK, we got it. So we printed up some snazzy tickets for this next show: Indie Rock Night featuring Boston’s The Shills with local favorites Renee & Joe at Latitude 43 on November 29 and you can get these tickets in Gloucester at The Liquor Locker @ 287 Main St. and Gloucester Music @ 210 Main Street.
These are nice, big, full color tickets with a photo of The Shills and that wicked-cool drawing of Renee & Joe. You’ll be proud to add this one to your collection. So hurry out and get yours soon before they’re all gone. Or if you just want to order on-line click here. Which ever way you buy them, a portion of proceeds benefits the Berklee2Gloucester Scholarship fund — and remember: this is an ALL AGES show and it will ROCK! Here’s a taste of what you can expect.
Good Morning Gloucester 