Tonight ~ The Bandit Kings and Andrea Gillis will descend on Somerville like a rock ‘n’ roll hurricane and, more!

http://banditkings.com/

http://www.andreagillis.com/

In my humble opinion this show is going to off the wall.

A few words from Gloucester’s own Bandit Kings.

Hola Banditos!

A spot of news for all of yous…

THE BANDIT KINGS WILL PLAY LIVE AT PRECINCT IN SOMERVILLE TONIGHT — FOLLOWED BY THE ONE AND ONLY, ANDREA GILLIS

On Saturday, April 7 The Bandit Kings and Andrea Gillis will descend on Somerville like a rock ‘n’ roll hurricane and, more specifically, on the Precinct stage for the night. Doors at 8pm. These Bandit Kings first, followed by the extraordinary Ms. Gillis.

https://www.facebook.com/events/347644721953349/

Come “Take Another Look” in Somerville, we have missed you!

“These guys have the potential to be huge. Not lower-case “h” huge, but Huh-yooooge.” (Francis DiMenno, The Noise-Boston)

LOVE,
The Bandit Kings
http://www.banditkings.com | Victory Agents
The Bandit Kings are a little bit country
and a whole lot of rock n’ roll.

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

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.

Brad Byrd Video Shoot May 5th at Lat 43- Party and Be In a Music Video!

Brad Byrd writes-

Hey Joey, Brad Byrd here…    just wanted to catch up w/u (hopefully you’ll see this email) and say thanks for coming out to Lat 43 on St Patty’s Day and being a part of the video shoot.   The video is almost finished and I’m excited to show you and Gloucester/Cape Ann.  I also wanted to personally thank you for including/featuring me in your GMG blogs over the last couple months or so.  Congrats again on all the blogs success!  

That said, I wanted to let you and your readers know that we will be doing another video for another song off my new album on May 5th at Lat 43 again.  This time w/my full band.  It’s going to be a big night.  I’m also playing every Thursday night from 8-11pm at Giuseppe’s solo for the month of April.

Check Out Brad Byrd’s Site below

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Two Artists of the Week Opening Tonight

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

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.

Ricky “King” Russell to join the Dave Sag’s Blues Party this Thursday@The Rhumb Line

http://rickykingrussell.com/wordpress/?page_id=2

Dave Says,

The Golden Shower Retirement Center is proud to present that rambunctious rascal of rhythm: Mr. Ricky “King” Russell, master of mayhem and boffo guttersnipe to our stage this week. Last time he was here Fred had to increase insurance coverage on the place. Ricky’s quite a guy, both musically and forensically,  and we’re not looking forward to some major surgery when this blows over.
He’ll be conjoined with one of our favorite dribblers: “Mr. Ed” Scheer, not to be confused  with Wilbur’s inamorata. He drums, he sings, and he steals all my songs! Thank Gawd!
As  usual  Mr. Greg T. and his catarrh and myself on basso profundo will round off the proceedings to the nearest inch of your life. So, plan on coming out and getting your brain emulsified. Lifetime guarantee!

http://www.therhumbline.com/

Hoodoo Revelator is back this Saturday night @ The Dog Bar

Hoodoo Revelator, will be performing this Saturday night, April 7th in Historic Gloucester, Mass at The Dog Bar   65 Main St. 
The weather is suppose to be nice, and the tunes will be a Rockin!  Hope to see you there!
The Hoodoo Gang

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Click poster for website

find us on Facebook… www.facebook.com/hoodoorevelator

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

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.

Wednesday’s with Fly Amero ~ Special guest KATRIN


Prime Rib Specials!
Wednesdays Only!

Hello everyone!
Wednesday, April 4th
This week:
KATRIN!

Pictured here from the cover of her latest release, “Frail to
Fearless”, Katrin Roush – known simply as Katrin) is among
the very best of my best all-time Rhumb Line guests. This
brand-new disc was masterfully produced by my good friend
and former bandmate Jerry Marotta (Orleans, Peter Gabriel,
Paul McCartney, many others) and offers a number of
compelling new “Katrinsongs” – many of which she plans to
feature this Wednesday for our intimate Gloucester forum.
Katrin is a serious artist who has carried her music and her
message around the world and back again. How lucky we
now are to have her among us! ~ Fly
http://katrinmusic.com/newindex.php?home.php
Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Prime Rib Dinner –
$9.95 (while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Upcoming:
ALLEN ESTES, DAN KING & MORE…

Looking forward…
…to seeing you there! 🙂 ~ Fly

Just a little taste of The Docksiders Spring Break last Saturday ~ What fun!

Dennis Monagle of the Bandit Kings on drums and Mike Lindberg on saxophone join in on the fun.

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

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.

Miranda Russell takes Graceland to her heart

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.

Winner of The Two Tickets To Tonight’s Berklee Jazz and Roots Concert Jeannette Kresowaty

Jeannette won the tickets by subscribing to GMG according to this post

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Tonight’s the night!

 

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!

ROCKPORT – The Shalin Liu presents Celtic Americana string-band Annalivia on Wednesday, April, 4 @ 7 PM. Free Concert

There seems to have been some confusion on the correct date of this concert. It is as follows.

Wednesday, April 4 @ 7 PM.

Annalivia’s unique sound features twin fiddles, strong vocals, driving guitar, mandolin, clawhammer banjo and double bass. The band grew out of the potent Boston traditional music scene which has yielded many cutting-edge Celtic, bluegrass, Old Time, jazz, and everything-in-between bands. Annalivia is unique in that the band members have strong backgrounds in both American and Celtic styles. The members of Annalivia also contribute their own original material– instrumentals played on fiddles, guitar, mandolin, and banjo, and songs written by lead singer Liz Simmons and guitarist Flynn Cohen.

The members of Annalivia are Liz Simmons, Flynn Cohen, Emerald Rae, and Stuart Kenney, and this show will feature special guest Ivonne Hernandez standing in for Mariel Vandersteel. All are virtuosic on their instruments and have long histories with traditional music, ranging from bluegrass to Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton and Old Time. These styles play a large role in the interpretations of their material which includes inventive, quirky fiddle tunes and lushly arranged songs. Their unique style has an Americana flavor, yet with the detail, precision and energy of their bluegrass and Celtic backgrounds.

Emerald Rae holds a Scottish fiddle championship and has studied and played alongside the giants of Cape Breton music including Natalie MacMaster and Brenda Stubbert. Flynn Cohen has played with many of the Irish music masters including Cathie Ryan, John Whelan, Seamus Egan, Aoife Clancy, and Frank Ferrell and Joe Derrane, as well as American music greats Scott Nygaard, Adrienne Young, and Ruth Moody, among others. Liz Simmons has made a name for herself in the northeast as an accomplished singer of Celtic and American traditional styles, and has performed alongside John Whelan, Karan Casey, Aoife Clancy, and North Cregg. Stuart Kenney performs in the acclaimed French-Canadian band Raz de MarĂ©e, and spent many years performing in the wildly popular contra-dance band Wild Asparagus. Special guest Ivonne Hernandez is a five-time Grand North American Fiddle Champion, and has performed with Mark O’Connor, Alan Jackson, Gloria Estefan, Jann Arden, U2’s the Edge, Natalie MacMaster, Earth Wind and Fire, Steve Winwood, Burt Bacharach, Juan Louis Guerra, Rosa Pasos, Ben Hepner and legendary film composer Howard Shore.

www.annaliviamusic.com

“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

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.

Two Ten Dolla Tickets To Berklee Jazz and Roots Concert Friday Night Yo!

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We’ve got our grubby little mitts on two tickets to the Berklee Jazz and Roots concert Friday night at The Glo Ho.

Second person that subscribes to GMG here gets them free.  You can pick them up at Fred Bodin Historic Photo on Main Street any time after 2PM today if you win.  I will email the winner at the email address they use to sign up to let them know they won.

It pays to subscribe I’m tellin ya!

Would you pay double to see a classic like Springsteen play ONLY His Old Stuff?

How many times have you gone to see a musician that has a library of 20-40 incredible classic songs, pay huge money for the tickets and then endure over half the songs off the new album they just put out with songs you’d never heard of?

You’re standing in the audience expecting to hear Rosalita and Badlands and three or four songs in a row go by and there isn’t a single song you recognize.

Before everyone jumps down my throat, I completely understand the need to grow as an artist and explore and create new stuff so you can satisfy your own desire to create.  I get that.  When I feel like the blog has been stagnant and we haven’t come up with new ideas in a while I get extremely irritable and it’s when we break new ground or stories that I feel most satisfied with the work we’re doing.

But what I’m talking about is strictly from the consumer’s standpoint.

Would you as a consumer be willing to pay double for a ticket to a classic band if they promised a complete show of pure top number one hits and nothing new?

Because I rarely go to concerts any more, I would.

Wouldn’t it be great if say Springsteen alternated years where one year he does the classics tour and then the following year he plays a mix of classics and new stuff?

Berklee College of Music Comes to Gloucester

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.