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.

Double dose of Orville & Allen today

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Tonight is your last chance to catch Orville Giddings, the newest gimmesound Artist of the Week on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes at 6pm on Cape Ann TV Channel 12.  Then you can see the two of them live at the Rhumb Line starting at 7:30.

Whether he’s solo, duo with Allen or fronting his excellent band, Orville Giddings ROCKS!  You’ll be smiling as much as he is.

Remember, it’s Sunday on Cape Ann and that means you don’t have to wait until the evening to get out and take in music.  It’s already going on!

See today’s full music lineup here.

Piano Playin’ Preacher & Willie “Loco” Rock Dog Bar tonight

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If you’ve never seen Preacher Jack, now’s your chance.  Imagine the guy from this video and Willie “Loco” on the same stage.  Whew!  Get ready to ROCK!

And if that weren’t enough, T MAX, is releasing his new CD SHAKE!  All tonight, all free.  At the Dog Bar.

For those of you who can’t fit into the Dog Bar, there’s lots of other great music tonight too.  See full music lineup here.

Orville Giddings Band – Check them Out!!

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Orville’s Band includes Amadee Castenell, Steve Chaggaris, Mark Earley, Brooks McPhail, Tom Palance, Erinn Brown & Cliff Spencer.  They rock you need to check them out.  Did you know that Amadee Castenell is one of New Orleans’ premier tenor saxophonists and flautists and has performed and recorded with  legendary artist such as Dr. John, Neville Brothers, Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint, Paul McCartney, Fats Domino and local legend Henry Smith.

You know it’s almost summer when Captain Carlo’s Opens  – – Go see Jenny Dee  tonight!  See full lineup here.

Three new songs in less than a month from Cape Ann’s most prolific songwriter

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Allen Estes is on a roll!  Just in the last week, he’s written 2 new songs.  And last month he premiered this gem, recorded for his show Local Music Seen that will air later this month.  (If you were at the Docksiders’ benefit on March 31 you heard the song in this video).

Allen is Fly Amero’s guest tonight at the Rhumb Line at 8pm, so head on down and request one of his new songs!

Later in the evening, check out local drummer Dennis Monagle (see him battle it out on drums with the Docksiders here) as he welcomes Jeremy Parker, Justin Piper and John Aruda for some Organ Funky music at Minglewood.

You can start your evening out by singing at the Annie at 7pm.

But before you go out, be sure to catch Orville Giddings on  Local Music Seen at 6:30 on Cape Ann TV Channel 12.

So it’s a great night of music in Gloucester starting at 6:30.  See full music lineup here.

How fast does Orville usually play this song?

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In this video from Local Music Seen (watch it tomorrow at 6:30pm on Cape Ann TV Cable Channel 12  — see all air times here), Orville Giddings reveals that he plays this song at different tempos depending on who’s accompanying him.  Does he play it faster or slower with host Allen Estes?

You can see Allen & Orville on Sunday at the Rhumb Line.  But don’t wait until Sunday to go out.  There’s great music all week long!  See this week’s full music lineup here.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Beeman School this Wednesday & Thursday

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Lisa Smith from Cape Ann TV produced this charming video promoting this week’s production of Wizard of Oz at Beeman School directed by Heidi Dallin.  Check out the press release below:

The Beeman Elementary School Chorus presents The Wizard of Oz on Wednesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:00PM at Beeman School, 138 Cherry Street, Gloucester. All tickets for the production are $5.00 each and will be sold at the door the night of the performance.

This endearing classic story celebrates friendship, inner strength, and the true meaning of home. The play features the classic songs: Follow The Yellow Brick Road, Ding Dong the Witch is Dead, If I Only Had a Brain, If I Were the King of the Forest and Somewhere Over the Rainbow. 

The production features 25 fourth and fifth grade Beeman students and is directed by Beeman Music teacher Beth Goldberg and Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshop director and actress Heidi Dallin.

Why is he so happy singing the blues?

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Allen Estes‘ friend Orville Giddings just always seems so happy even when he’s singing sad songs.  Orville is Allen’s guest on Local Music Seen this week.  If you have cable you can see them on Channel 12 Wednesday, Friday & Sunday (see schedule here).  And you can see them perform on Sunday at the Rhumb Line.

This is a big week for Gloucester.  Captain Carlo’s opens on Friday the 13th with Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents!

See this week’s full music lineup here.

It’s not TV, it’s the Web. So don’t worry if you missed an Artist of the Week video

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People are asking what they can do if they miss an Artist of the Week video.  First, relax.  At gimmesound.com, we don’t just broadcast once and forget about it.    All of our Artist of the Week videos are available all the time.

Here’s how to find them:  Click on the picture, above and you’ll see 2 Artist of the Week videos that you can watch right now (they rotate, so you may see different videos than are in this photo).  Below the two big ones are thumbnails of more artists.  Click on any of those thumbnails and you will see all the videos we produced for that artist during that week.  BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN.  The last video is on top and the first video is at the bottom of that page.

Not all Artist of the Week Thumbnails fit, so we also have a drop down selection that says, “See more Artist of the Week Videos”.  Just click on it and you can select any artist we’ve featured.  Happy now?

Excellent music choices tonight and lots of it is perfect for dancing, from Ska/Reggae, to Blues, funk and latin.  So get up off the couch and get your arse out the door!  See full music lineup here.

Surprise guest at Shalin Liu last night ~ another surprise at the Brew Pub tonight

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Surprise guest at Shalin Liu last night

Miranda Russell at Shalin Liu last night with surprise guest Inge Berge on guitar (L-R: John Hyde, Joe Kessler, Miranda Russell, Vincent Briguglio, Inge Berge, Leo Ciaramitaro)

Justin Piper’s wife was in labor so Miranda called Inge at about 4pm to ask if he could sit in.  Inge was excellent with some great solos, which proves just how versatile he is (in case anyone ever doubted).  See Inge’s new hit video here.  Very different style indeed!

As of this morning there were 5 tickets left for Miranda’s show tonight.  You can see if they’re still available here.

For the rest of you, there are plenty of other choices tonight (full music lineup here).  Our good friend Allen Estes will be with Dan King & Friends at Cape Ann Brewery starting at 9pm.  He’s just finished a new song.  Ask him to play it.

Two Artists of the Week Opening Tonight

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Brad Byrd with Brandon Rose at MinglewoodYou may remember that Brad Byrd shot a video at Minglewood on St. Pat’s day.  (Here he is with Hollywood director Brandon Rose).  If you missed it, check out this post.)  TONIGHT, Brad is starting his Thursday Night Music Series at Giuseppe’s at 8pm.

Last week, we featured Miranda Russell (listen to her great version of Graceland in the video above).  There are still good seats left for her concert tonight at Shalin Liu in Rockport.  Get tickets here.

Plus there are plenty of other choices for tonight too.  Check out the full music lineup here.

Join a Zombie Pub Crawl in Gloucester tomorrow & get $25 to drink with

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Our friend Jen Amero is organizing a Zombie Pub Crawl with teams, which sounds like a blast.  Here’s what she says:

The first 6 people on each crawl team get $25 each drinking money. We will meet at Amesbury Sports Park so that one person from each team can be made up as a zombie – if you cannot make it to ASP, we will meet in town at 8pm at Jalapenos for our first drink.  There will be a designated driver from ASP to Gloucester.

Then, in order we will visit Cape Ann Brewing, Dogbar and end at Minglewood. Anyone wanting to be part of the first paid core team (and get the $25pp drinking money) should email jamero@amesburysportspark.net or call me 978-325-0606.  

There are only 2 spaces left for paid crawler.  Otherwise, folks can just join us on their own dime as we roll from venue to venue.

Now, if you’re not inclined to zombies, you might check out last week’s gimmesound artist of the week, Miranda Russell at Shalin Liu tomorrow.

And tonight you’ve got 7 great music choices starting at 6:30.  No matter what you like you’ll find it on Cape Ann tonight!  See full music lineup here.

Who will be Miranda Russell’s Celebrity Guest at her Shalin Liu Concert this week?

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Watch the video and find out.  Miranda also talks about some new music you’ll hear at her concert this week.  There are still tickets left for Miranda’s Thursday show.  Get them here.

It’s a new month with new music this week on Cape Ann.  Check out the full music lineup here.

G.H.S. DOCKSIDERS SPRING BREAK BENEFIT TODAY @ 4pm

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Don’t miss the Docksiders today at 4pm as they share the stage with some of Cape Ann’s finest talent, hosted by Allen Estes, star of “Local Music Seen with Allen Estes“. Special Guests: Dan King, AnnMarie, Renee & Joe, Dennis Monagle (looks a lot like the Bandit Kings!) with Mike Lindberg on saxaphone.

More great music tonight and at 10pm there’s a new addition to Saturday Night in Gloucester: Jalapenos features a Caribbean/Island/Latin & Reggae DJ ’till 12:30.  See full music lineup here.

Reminder Horribles Parade Fundraiser – Saturday

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Please join us for the Fishtown Horribles Parade Fundraiser with Frank Santos, Jr. Saturday March 31 @ Cruiseport Gloucester.  Doors open at 7pm for the silent auction and the show starts at 8pm!!  Tickets are still available. Contact us at fishtownhp@gmail.com or 978-631-9015.

Auction Items:

  • Basket from Ryan & Wood-includes a bottle of Vodka and a bottle of Gin
  • $50 gift certificate to Coveted Yarn
  • $25 gift certificate to Topside Grill
  • Hat & Sweater from House of the Raven
  • Angle statue from The Weathervane
  • Necklace-Natual stone and sterling silver
  • Baked goods from Laurie Lufkin
  • One week at Camp Spindrift 2012-YMCA
  • Gloucester DVD-Good Morning Gloucester
  • Birthday party for 10 at the Firehouse- Gloucester Fire Dept.
  • Family fun pack to Topsfield Fair
  • 2-Four packs to the Shriners Circus in April
  • 4 passes to each of the Boston Derby Dames Roller Derby 2012 games. These will be auctioned off by date, there are 6 dates.

Go to the Horribles Parade Fundraiser Saturday night then pop on over to the GMG Spring Fling at Bodin Historic Photo on Main Street after.  Both events are going to be great times!

Miranda Russell takes Graceland to her heart

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This video features gimmesound Artist of the Week Miranda Russell’s wonderful cover of Paul Simon’s Graceland.  She and her band really make this song their own.  Watch and see what we mean.  You can catch her at Shalin Liu, where this was filmed, with the same band next week.  Get tickets here.

Eight great music choices tonight.  See full music lineup here.

If you’re not sure what to do, come down to the Gloucester House for the Berklee Jazz & Roots concert featuring Ed Saindon on vibes and Berklee’s Dean of Performance Matt Marvuglio on flute .  It’s only $10 and supports the new scholarship fund that will send a Gloucester student to music school.  See more details here.

“Although he’s not well known for his work in children’s music or lullabies, he was brilliant playing, arranging & producing on this CD” ~ Miranda Russell

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Who is gimmesound Artist of the Week Miranda Russell talking about?  Watch the video and find out.

About 10 years ago, she and her collaborator (who, in addition to arranging and producing performs on guitar, percussion, whistle, piano and backing vocals) released a beautiful lullaby collection CD (listen to one of those lullabies here).  This is not your usual lullaby CD for baby only.  The excellent musicianship, harmonies and arrangements will captivate an adult audience as well — and it might just instill good musical taste in your little one.

Plenty of music to choose from tonight.  If YOU want to be the DJ, bob on down to Minglewood at 9pm and choose a song.  See full music lineup here.

Berklee College of Music Comes to Gloucester

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Don’t miss the first public concert in this extraordinary series featuring Berklee professors, alumni and students to benefit a new scholarship fund that will help send a Gloucester student to music school.  See details here.

Listen to some of Ed Saindon’s music here.  This show features a special tribute to Herb Pomeroy.

Berklee Jazz & Roots in Gloucester is sponsored by gimmesound.com.

You don’t get to see jazz of this caliber very often, so don’t miss out!

G.H.S. DOCKSIDERS SPRING BREAK BENEFIT CONCERT

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Join us as the Docksiders share the stage with some of Cape Ann’s finest talent. Hosted by Allen Estes, star of “Local Music Seen with Allen Estes”. Special Guests: Dan King, AnnMarie, Renee & Joe, Dennis Monagle (looks a lot like the Bandit Kings!) and Mike Lindberg on saxaphone.

Miranda Delivers

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How can you get gimmesound Artist of the Week Miranda Russell to deliver her 2 CD/DVD set to your house personally?  Watch this video and find out.

Notice the spectacular backdrop from the Shalin Liu stage where we filmed this morning.  You can see Miranda live on this same stage next Thursday or Friday with her excellent band (Miranda tells us who’s performing with her next week).  Get tickets here.

This week, there’s excellent music all over Cape Ann all week long.  Check out this week’s complete music lineup here.