Video- Meet Skip Sheppard From Soon To Be Opened Three Lantern Marine and Fishing

“If you can get good hate mail, it means you’re actually doing very well.” ~ Brad Byrd

That’s right, folks.  In this video Hollywood director Brandon Rose (gimmesound Artist of the Week) and local musician Brad Byrd sing the praises of getting hate mail and give 4 reasons why it’s a good thing.  Watch the video and see all the reasons why Brad & Brandon love hate mail!

It feels like summer and Gloucester’s music scene is heating up too:  7@7 ~ SEVEN great music choices tonight beginning at 7pm.  See full music lineup here.

2012 Saint Joseph’s Novena Home of Franco and Margherita Pelliccia

Thank you for keeping up the tradition and inviting us in your home

Video and Slide Show Below

Brianmoc Video- Blue Fin Tuna Fishing off Gloucester MA 9/28/11 bluefin tuna 76 inch giant & two fish in two days.

I dare you to watch this video and not get emotionally invested in the outcome!

Brian writes-

Fishing Off Gloucester MA for blue fin tuna is becoming fun. This is the second Fish out of three trips but its not easy. The captain of this boat has been a quick study and thanks to that we got this 275 pound Blue fin that only took 50 min to get in. This shows the how to fish for blue fin tuna are way so in enjoy.

Check out Brian’s site here- www.brianmoc.com

Brad, Brandon & Brie ~ Casting Call

Here’s the third of our series on the making of Brad Byrd’s music video Zero to the 101 directed by gimmesound Artist of the Week, Brandon Rose.  This video shows the casting call last week at Minglewood Tavern and ends with Brad Byrd and Brianna Hobbs (who was cast as the female lead) doing a bit of improv.

It’s Tuesday in Gloucester.  You know what that means: 7pm at Jalapenos and 10pm at Rhumb line.  See full music lineup here.


Video- 2012 Saint Joseph’s Novena With The Groppo Family

Want to know the secret of editing good video? Pay attention to this …

Last weekend, Hollywood director Brandon Rose came to Gloucester with his crew to direct a music video for Rockport native Brad Byrd‘s hit song Zero to the 101 that was featured on ABC TV’s Happy Endings, so we decided to feature him as gimmesound Artist of the Week.

We first met up with Brandon during the casting call at Minglewood Tavern on Thursday and talked about his approach to editing.  In this video (above), he gives us a good lesson on the subject, so PAY ATTENTION.

Later this week, we’ll have exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the making of Brad’s video.

Today it’s Dave Sag in the afternoon and Bandit Kings at night — two good choices, so get out and have some fun.  See local music details here.

So you don’t think you need a music video? Think again.

Hollywood director Brandon Rose, of Mind Venture Pictures, came to Gloucester this weekend to shoot a music video for Brad Byrd, who was gimmesound Artist of the Week in January.  So we figured it fitting for Brandon to be Artist of the Week starting today.

In this video, Brandon has advice for all you musicians out there trying to get your music heard and seen.

The rest of the week you’ll get the very first glimpse at the making of Brad’s music video for his hit song, Zero to the 101 — footage you’ll only see on Good Morning Gloucester — so stay tuned!

It’s a big day for music with different choices every hour starting at 4pm this afternoon featuring last week’s Artist of the week Michael O’Leary at the Landing (especially for those of you who just don’t want St. Patrick’s Day to be over).

See full music lineup here.

And don’t forget our good friend Allen Estes at the Rhumb Line with Orville Giddings ~ Always a great show!

Erin Gra Ma Chroi sung on Gloucester’s Harbor Walk

gimmesound Artist of the Week Michael O’Leary sings one of his favorite songs of Ireland in the traditional Irish style on St. Patrick’s Day at the site of Gloucester’s new Harbor Walk.

It’s not too late to get out to one of Gloucester’s many St. Pat’s parties ~ this town is just getting started.  See full music and party lineup here.

Live Blogging from the Brad Byrd Video Shoot @ Minglewood

Here’s a sneak peak at the sound check for today’s music video shoot of Brad Byrd‘s hit song Zero to the 101 at Minglewood Tavern (at Lat 43).  There’s still time to come on down and get your pretty face into the video.  Filming will go ’till about 4pm.

It’s St. Patrick’s Day in Gloucester and you know what that means … Plenty of music and dancing starting RIGHT NOW and going on all night long.  See full St. Pat’s music lineup here.

Video- Coveted Yarn Yarn Crawl 2012

Witness The Spectacle

These yarn people are bananas!

Yarnies and Fiber Fanatics Congregate To Take Advantage of Ridiculous Yarn Savings

You can be in a Music Video on St. Pat’s Day!

Hollywood comes to Minglewood.  Don’t miss your chance to get in on the action!

Watch the video interview, above, with Hollywood director Brandon Rose, of Mind Venture Pictures, who’s here this weekend to shoot a music video of Rockport native Brad Byrd‘s hit song Zero to the 101, which has been featured on ABC TV’s Happy Endings.

Want to be in this music video?  Just go to Minglewood Tavern (at Lat 43) at NOON on Saturday (3/17) and you could be in the shots of the audience for the live performance portion of the video.

Loch Lomond sung for Joe Garland

In this video, gimmesound artist of the week Michael O’Leary sings one of Joe Garland’s favorite songs with Janice Fullman .  This was part of the special tribute to Joe Garland produced by Local Music Seen with Allen Estes that showed on the large screen at the October 1, 2011 ceremony celebrating Joe’s life at I4-C2.  A longer version of this tribute special is in the works and will air on Cape Ann TV once it’s finished.

Michael O’Leary is also featured in today’s Gloucester Daily Times story (see here).

Don’t wait for St. Patrick, get out and dance tonight.  There’s Reggae DJ, Blues, Jazz/hip hop and more.  See complete music lineup here.

Video- Almy’s Fire – Gloucester Massachusetts Feb 4, 1961

Link to video sent in by Tim Blakeley from GloucesterBytes

Sista Felicia Does St. Joseph’s Day Pasta For The Gloucester Times Taste of The Times

From The Gloucester Daily Times-

When Felicia was growing up this special recipe was prepared by her Aunt “FeFe“, Vincie and Uncle Mike (Militello). Now she makes it herself and passes along the family’s recipe secrets. The main ingredients are cauliflower, fava beans, and the ferns on top of the anise bulbs. In fact, since the grocers and supermarkets typically throw away this part of the plant before even putting it on the shelf, Felicia goes around each year to remind them to avoid that for this special week of St. Joseph’s Day so that she and others can properly make the dish.

Her aunt and uncle FeFe and Vincie used to create an alter every St. Joseph’s Day and that became very big, so big that many people came each year to pay their respects and eat some of the special pasta dish. The pasta sauce was served over home made St. Joseph fettuccini pasta. What made this St. Joseph Pasta is that all the flower used to prepare the feast was blessed by a priest the day before St. Joseph day. It was done, in fact, at a very special mass in Aunt FeFe and Uncle Vincie’s home in front of her alter. You cannot get much more authentic than that.

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You can read my buddy Heather Atwood’s article about Felicia and St Joseph’s Traditions here-

Feast of St. Joseph fare celebrates workers

REAL Irish Music from Michael O’Leary

gimmesound Artist of the Week Michael O’Leary sings the traditional Irish song Welcome Paddy Home with David de la Barre and Steve Levy using traditional Irish instruments and harmonies.  This song was filmed as part of the Cape Ann TV show Local Music Seen with Allen Estes.  You can see the entire show here.

What a Wednesday!  Sing-a-long, open mic, Gloucester faves ~ and Rockabilly up from Boston.  See full music lineup here.

Great Local Musicians Born on the Same Day!

gimmesound Artist of the week, Michael O’Leary packed the house for the Dog Bar’s re-opening on Sunday.  This video captures some of his truly acoustic music ~ no mics, no amps, “nothing to plug in” as Michael said in yesterday’s video.  Just gorgeous melodies, tight harmonies and a bit of Celtic love.

Did you know that J.B. Amero and Dave Mattacks were born on the same day, same year?  Check them out at Jalapenos tonight and find out what year it was …

Then bop down to Dog Bar for Steve Caraway’s excellent open mic, followed by Rhumb Line for Henley Douglas.  See full music lineup here.

Flying to Ireland? Let Michael O’Leary send you off!

That’s right, folks, gimmesound artist of the week Michael O’Leary will be at Logan Airport this week  serenading travelers to and from Ireland.  Watch the video to find out when.

Michael is one of the only musicians on Cape Ann who routinely performs with no mics, no amps, “nothing to plug in” — just you and his band in a venue with good acoustics.  In this video he describes the appeal of truly acoustic music — the way music was heard for thousands of years.

The Dog Bar reopened last night with more seating for music fans.  This rounds out Gloucester’s West End music scene giving us more music choices all week long.  See full music lineup here.

Video Clip- Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe’s production of Nat Segaloff’s "Closets"

Joseph Stiliano writes-

Check out this clip from Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe’s production of Nat Segaloff’s "Closets" – and then come and see the whole play.