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SPECIAL TAPING TOMORROW, TUES, DEC 3: Brian Alex of Entrain and local guitar virtuoso Ken Bonfield
Here’s your last chance in 2013 to be in the studio audience when we tape two new shows for Local Music Seen with Allen Estes. We start taping about 2pm with guest Ken Bonfield, who is featured in Acoustic Guitar Magazine this month. Then we welcome Brian Alex of Entrain for our second show.
Both tremendously talented musicians promise to make for excellent shows. You can join the studio audience at Cape Ann TV, 38 Blackburn Center (get directions). As usual we ask that you get there by 2pm, but don’t expect us to start on time — it’s TV, something always happens.
Here are a couple of videos to give you an idea of the very high level of musicianship you can expect to enjoy.
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VIDEO: Partial Lineup for Cape Ann Solstice Announced
Final lineup to be announced soon. Tickets will go on sale in a couple of days. The entire concert will be filmed for a Local Music Seen special. Here’s your chance to support the Meetinghouse Restoration Fund to build Gloucester’s premier performance venue — and to be on TV (or sit in the back and remain anonymous).
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World Series & Rock Music — a “Partnership”
In this day and age when rock stars “partner” with big corporations, you wouldn’t expect MLB to be left out, would you? Of course not. 48 songs from 90s mega-stars Pearl Jam will “soundtrack” (yes they actually use this word as a verb on their website) the 2013 World Series. There was a time when Pearl Jam was one of only a handful of touring artists that could guarantee to sell out an arena. The band is on tour again and it makes me wonder who benefits more from this partnership — MLB or Pearl Jam?
Closer to home, local venues are changing their live music schedules knowing that many — if not most of their customers will want to watch the World Series, which begins tonight. Minglewood Tavern cancelled live music for tonight and tomorrow.
The Rhumb Line moved guest host Allen Estes (filling in for Fly Amero, who’s on tour with Orleans) to 4:30. He and Orville Giddings will get fans revved up for the game, which starts at 7:30.
John Rockwell will be at Alchemy as scheduled for Ladies Night (telling?)
Henry Allen makes his final appearance at Midori tonight during the game — perfect for those of you who hope the Sox win, but don’t really care to watch.
Whether or not you plan to watch the World Series, you can get a complete listing of local live music with up-to-the minute schedule changes here.
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Wednesdays with Fly ~ Special Early Show with Hosts Allen Estes and Orville Giddings @ 4:30-7:30
Hello everyone!
Wednesday, October 23rd
Attention: Special Pre-World Series Time Slot:4:30 to 7:30pm
Hosting this week: ALLEN ESTES!
w/Musical Guest: ORVILLE GIDDINGS!
Allen saves the day once again as host while I do a special Orleans
show in Boston for a symposium called “The Kennedy Forum”,
celebrating the 50th Anniversary of JFK enacting the Community
Mental Health Act. Lots of high-level speakers (including Vice
President Joe Biden). In addition to his brilliant songs and sounds,
Allen brings longtime friend and musical partner, Orville Giddings
to the Rhumb Line stage. Don’t miss it! ~ Fly 🙂
Dinner (this week) with Allen Estes: 4:30 – 7:30pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Come check out the new Rhumb Line menu!
Next week…
Chick Marston
Coming soon…
Mitch Chakour
Dan King
Looking forward…
…to seeing you there! 🙂 ~ Fly
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Here’s your second chance — don’t blow it
As Fly Amero said (in this post) to all of you who didn’t get tickets to see Allen Estes at the Larcom Theatre on October 5: “too bad for you!”. But wait … now you’ve got a second chance. Allen is playing one of Cape Ann’s best listening venues, The Old Sloop Coffeehouse on Saturday, November 2 — and he’s sharing the stage with award-winning singer/songwriter Claudia Nygaard. So don’t screw this up. Get tickets now.
Not sure? Watch these 2 videos
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Wednesday’s with Fly Amero at The Rhumb Line 10.9.2013
Hello everyone!
Wednesday, October 9th
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BREAKING NEWS: Balcony Seating Now Open for Allen Estes Band in Beverly Tonight
You can now get Balcony Seats for the Allen Estes Band at Beverly’s fully restored, historic Larcom Theatre TONIGHT at 7:30pm. Look at how great these balcony seats are . Notice the hand-painted, pressed tin. This is a gorgeous theatre with perfect sound – BUY NOW!
For those of you who prefer to pay with cash, the Larcom Box Office will open at 2pm.
If the Sox haven’t beaten the Rays by show time, we’ll be sure to announce their win during intermission.
See you at the concert!
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Breaking News: Beer & Wine available at Saturday’s Larcom Theatre Concert
Yesterday Rich Marino, owner of Chianti’s Tuscan Restaurant and Jazz Lounge in Beverly, was granted a one-day license to serve beer and wine at our concert featuring the Allen Estes Band at the Larcom Theatre in Beverly.
In case you don’t know Chianti’s, it’s one of those restaurants worth going over the bridge for. The food is excellent with professional — but not stuffy — service. Best of all, Chianti’s is listed as one of the “Top 150 Jazz Rooms in the World” by Downbeat magazine. An accomplished musician himself, Rich knows how to treat his music-loving customers.
Chianti’s will be offering the perfect beers and wines to complement Saturday’s music — and you can even take the drinks back to your seat, so you don’t miss a beat of this extraordinary show.
You can still get good seats by clicking here. The Box Office at Larcom Theatre will open on Saturday around 2pm. We hope to see you at the show!
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Panda Cams are dark, NOAA’s site is down, but Cape Ann TV is up, Gloucester Sings & Lights are on at Larcom Theatre
I sympathize. Life is tough when you can’t get your panda fix from the National Zoo because the Panda Cams are dark. Or perhaps you’re wondering what to do after seeing that scary message “NOAA.gov and most associated web sites are unavailable” at www.noaa.gov.
But don’t be depressed. When the Allen Estes Band takes the stage on Saturday, the lights will be on at the Larcom Theatre in Beverly (which opened in 1912 — same year as Fenway Park — under the slogan “Lit Completely by Electricity” and it still is!)
Cape Ann TV is still on. And tonight they premiere a new Local Music Seen show featuring Marina Evans as Allen Estes’ guest on Channel 12 at 6:30pm.
Marina sings new songs off her brand-new CD, Unbound, which she’ll release next Sunday, Oct 13 at concert at Cape Ann Community Cinema. This will be an excellent night of music, so mark your calendars.
Don’t worry, Marina will be there even if the Government is still shut down.
And, of course, there’s live music all week here in Gloucester. See the live music lineup here.
Just in case any of you in Washington who voted to shut down the government are reading this post about all that’s going on here despite your antics, we’ve got five words for you: THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
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Did you miss New Bedford’s Working Waterfront Festival yesterday? That’s OK. Music next Saturday will be even better!
If you were at New Bedford’s Working Waterfront Festival yesterday you were likely part of the crowd giving a standing ovation for Allen Estes with multi-platinum artist Dave Brown on guitar and Matt Leavenworth on fiddle.
This Saturday, Oct 5, you’ve got a chance to top that performance when Allen, Dave & Matt are joined by the great Dave Mattacks on drums, Wolf Ginandes on Bass and Steve Burke on keyboards for one night only at the Larcom Theatre in Beverly (get tickets online here).
It’s been several years since you’ve been able to see Allen with a full, six-piece band — and this rare assemblage of extraordinary talent may not come together again for another few years.
So you really don’t want to miss this one-night-only concert.
There are still some good seats left, so get your tickets now to be assured of the best possible seats.
If you end up waiting until the last minute, be sure to bring cash.
Tickets at the door are cash only.
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Win tickets to see Allen Estes Band & Fabulous Mustangs at Beverly’s Historic Larcom Theatre
I know. You think you can wait until the last minute to get tickets for the Allen Estes Band at the Larcom Theatre next Saturday, October 5th. And even though you know you don’t want to miss this concert because it’s one night only — and because Allen will have a brand new band featuring multi-platinum guitarist David Brown, Fairport Convention founder Dave Mattacks on drums, Matt Leavenworth on fiddle, Steve Burke on keyboards and Wolf Ginandes on Bass. You also want to be the first to hear Allen’s newest music. And when you see Allen Estes singing his Howard Blackburn hit “Not With Ya Hands” on next season’s Wicked Tuna TV premiere, you want to be able to say you danced in the aisles as Allen sang and played that memorable song with his new band in October.
And you want to be able to see South Shore sensation Dave Foley and his Fabulous Mustangs open for Allen (Foley opened for REO Speedwagon at the Melody Tent this summer to rave reviews) because you’ve got no intention of driving to Plymouth any time soon.
But you’ll still wait to get tickets because you think that maybe, just maybe, you can win them. Well you’re right, but only for another couple of days. Here’s how:
WIN TICKETS ON FACEBOOK
Like our gimmesound page on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gimmesound). Then comment on the HUMP DAY post with the picture of the Allen Estes Band poster in it. We’ll pick a winner tomorrow morning.
WIN TICKETS FROM NORTH SHORE 104.0
Listen to North Shore 104.9 tomorrow morning. They will be giving away tickets before noon.
You should also know that, unlike our sold-out April concert at the Larcom Theatre, all of our concerts in this Fall Series have reserved seats. So if you get your tickets now, you’ll be assured of the best seats. You can even get a discount subscription with premium seating to all three concerts for only $99. But those great seats won’t last long, so don’t wait until the last minute.
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3 Concerts for $99 at Beverly’s Historic Larcom Theatre
Once again, FOB’s get the news first!
Here’s your chance to save money on the best seats to see top talent in one of the most gorgeous theatres in the country — right in your backyard!
After the success of our sold-out April concert, we knew we had to bring more music to the acoustically perfect Larcom Theatre (more in this post). Now you can see all 3 concerts for $99. Click here to get the best seats.
It all starts 2 weeks from tonight when Gloucester legend Allen Estes and his new, 6 piece band fill Beverly’s historic theatre with music for one night only. You don’t get to see Allen with a large band very often. Plus we’re bringing Dave Foley and his Fabulous Mustangs all the way from the South Shore to open for Allen. This will be a special evening you won’t soon forget!
In a few months, when you see Allen Estes perform on TV in next season’s Wicked Tuna, you’ll be able to say you were there when he played his hits live with a full band at the Larcom Theatre in Beverly.
Don’t wait until all the good seats are gone. Click here now to reserve your seats and then you can relax and enjoy the Block Party tonight.
See the revised Block Party Live Music Schedule here.
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Toni Ann Enes on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes tonight
Local diva Toni Ann Enes is Allen’s guest on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes, which premieres tonight at 6:30 on Cape Ann TV Channel 12.
One of Gloucester’s most passionate singers, Toni Ann treats us to her original folk, blues and rock with a heartfelt, emotion that reaches through the screen and grabs you.
You can see Toni Ann live this Saturday at the Block Party Sovereign Stage at 6:45pm.
Watch the show tonight and get ready to have your heart strings pulled!
See complete Block Party music lineup here. More Block Party details coming soon . . .
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Chance to be in a TV audience on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes Tomorrow at 2pm
Tomorrow (9/17/13) we will be taping two show of Local Music Seen with Allen Estes.
If you’d like to be in the audience, come to the Cape Ann TV Studio in Blackburn Park (directions here) at 2pm. Ring the doorbell and say, I’m here for Local Music Seen. Don’t worry about what you look like, you won’t be on camera. Your presence allows the performers to connect with a live audience, which gives the show an added dimension. And your clapping, cheering, whistling, etc. will be captured on the soundtrack.
We will be taping a show with Toni Ann Enes followed by a show with Marina Evans. Hope to see you in the live studio audience.
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Singer Songwriter Shuffle starts up again tonight at Giuseppe’s featuring some of Gloucester’s best performers
Here’s who will be performing at Giuseppe’s tonight hosted by Aurelia Nelson of North Shore 104.9.
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7:00 pm  ALLEN ESTES
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7:00 pm T MAX
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| 8:00 pm WILLIE ALEXANDER |
| 8:00 pm NICK CONSONE |
| 9:00 pm GLENN FRENCH |
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9:00 pm INGE BERGE
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9:00 pm CHELSEA BERRY
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Wow, what a lineup!
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VIDEO: Allen Estes & Howard Blackburn on Wicked Tuna
Last night Allen Estes performed his hit, “Not With Ya Hands” about Gloucester’s hero Howard Blackburn at the Alchemy Bistro Wicked Tuna Challenge, which was filmed for next season’s Wicked Tuna by the Nat Geo crew. And our own intrepid Lisa Smith caught all the action for Cape Ann TV. We can’t show you everything we shot until early next year when Wicked Tuna Season 3 premieres, but we can show you Allen’s performance right now and you can catch a glimpse of the film crew at the end.
Best of all, you can see Allen Estes live with a new six-piece, all-star band on October 5th at the historic Larcom Theatre in Beverly. You’ll hear old favorites along with new music he hasn’t yet recorded. Allen — with his new band featuring multi-platinum guitarist David Brown with Fairport Convention founder Dave Mattacks on drums, Matt Leavenworth on fiddle, Steve Burke on keyboards and Wolf Ginandes on Bass — will have you on your feet!
This will be a night you won’t soon forget. Good seats are still available. Get them here.
To get you in the mood, watch Allen’s Souls of the Sea special tonight at 6:30 on Cape Ann TV Channel 12.
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Joe Thomas & Memory Layne on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes tonight
photo Sheila Roberts Orlando
Giuseppe’s gets it. They know how to blend food and music into an entertaining evening out for all ages.
Earlier this year they partnered with T Max, editor of The Noise Magazine to feature local singers and songwriters in what became a very popular Singer – Songwriter Shuffle.
Beginning tonight at 6:30pm, Giuseppe’s owners, Joe Thomas and Memory Layne are Allen’s guests on his Cape Ann TV show Local Music Seen with Allen Estes on cable channel 12. The show airs again on Friday at 1pm, and Sunday at 6pm. For all of you FOBs, who don’t live in Gloucester, you can now watch Local Music Seen and other shows on Cape Ann TV’s wicked cool on-line streaming service here.
If you do live here, bop on down to Giuseppe’s after the show and see rising stars Renee & Joe perform live at 7pm. Then you can head over to the Rhumb Line and catch Allen with special guests, The Backwoods Ramblers later in the evening.
And tomorrow, live music in Gloucester starts at 1pm. See the complete live music schedule here.
All of us are looking forward to a few weeks from now when Giuseppe’s fires up their Singer/Songwriter Shuffle for an exciting new season. Stay tuned . . .
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Wednesdays with Fly Amero~Allen Estes to host with special guests: The Backwood Ramblers.
Allen’s Special Guests:
Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Tenderloin Tips over Salad – $11.95(while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Upcoming…
Aug 28: Fly Returns!
Looking forward…
…to seeing you there! 🙂 ~ Fly
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Local stars going over the bridge to Beverly this fall
There’s a hidden gem down the road in Beverly: The Larcom Theatre. Opened in 1912 (the same year as Fenway Park) featuring Vaudeville shows, The Larcom’s initial advertising boasted, “Lit Completely by Electricity.” Fully restored in 1985, the Larcom Theatre became a second home to Le Grand David Spectacular Magic Company, which closed in May 2012.
In April 2013, Vickie and I presented Henri Smith at the Larcom Theatre to a sold-out crowd, many of whom had never before set foot in the theatre. We fell in love with the Larcom the minute we walked in, checked the acoustics and told one of the owners (David Bull, star of Le Grand David) that we’d like to present lots of concerts in this acoustically magical theatre…
So, we begin with a 2013 Fall Music Series featuring Gloucester legend Allen Estes and his new Band on October 5 with Dave Foley’s Fabulous Mustangs opening, The Slide Brothers on November 2 with Gloucester’s Michael Thomas Doyle opening, and A New Orleans Christmas with Henri Smith on December 14. We’re working on another six shows for late winter and spring of 2014 and will announce them in the not-too-distant future.
These shows will sell out quickly, so we’re giving FOBs first crack the best seats. Here’s where you can get tickets:
ALLEN ESTES
SLIDE BROTHERS
HENRI SMITH CHRISTMAS
The last time Allen Estes performed with a full band they nearly sold out the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford, which has more than twice as many seats.
The Slide Brothers are the greatest living musicians who embody the Sacred Steel tradition. The joyous music these legendary artists create extends far beyond scared steel to encompass blues, rock and soul all celebrated with a sound that is uniquely their own. This is their only New England show this year.
Henri Smith sold out the Larcom in April. Plus he sold out the 2012 Mardi Gras show in Gloucester and was the headliner for the 1000+ Celebrate Gloucester crowd in 2010.
I know it seems like you’ve got lots of time, but don’t wait to get good seats to these shows in one of the most beautiful, acoustically perfect venues north of Boston.
Good Morning Gloucester 