Tag: Gloucester Blues Festival
LIVE Blogging ~ Eddie Vaan Shaw, Jr. takes 3 necks into the lap of a Blues Fest fan
Eddie Vaan Shaw takes his 3-neck guitar into the crowd and sits in the lap of a blues fan. Check it out:
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LIVE Blogging interview with Dikki Du @ Blues Fest — Better than Chubby!
If you’re at the Blues Fest, you just heard the best Zydeco ever performed in Gloucester — maybe the world! Watch the video and see what Dikki has to say about Gloucester.
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Take Kenny Neal to bed with you tonight!
New Orleans Blues Great Kenny Neal says this is the first festival he’s hung out at for a very long time. Usually he just shows up for his set. Watch the video and see why. And you can find out how to get a satin pillowcase with Kenny on it!
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LIVE Blogging from the Blues Fest Dikki Du & the Zydeco Krewe @
There’s still time to catch some great music at the very first Blues Festival. Sun is out. Music is HOT! Seven hours of music to go.
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LIVE Blogging ~ Henri Smith @ Blues Fest
Here’s a bit of Henri Smith’s last song. Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe us up next. Still time to enjoy 7 hours of music so come on down!
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Henri Smith Interview at Gloucester Blues Festival
Music is starting in a few minutes – come on down.
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Live Blogging ~ Blues Fest Artist View
Here is what the artist will see from the stage – What will you see?
Come on down the gates are open!
Come
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LIVE Blogging ~ Blues Fest Stage Setup ~ It’s a beautiful day!
I just shot this video of the Gloucester Blues Festival Stage being set up at STAGE FORT PARK. Sun is out. The field is dry. Gates open at 9am. Click here to see previews of today’s show.
You really don’t want to miss this show.
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Harbor Walk, Harbor Loop, Blues Fest, Farmers Market …
There’s just too much going on this week to fit into one post a day, so today we’re just going to step back, catch our breath and review what’s coming up.
Let’s start with music. We’ve been adding new shows almost every day this week as we find out about them. Remember, there’s even music at the Farmers Market.
Check the live music lineup to see the latest. Check it again tomorrow; it’s likely to list more shows.
If you were paying attention, you’ve already saved the date for the Harbor Walk Ribbon Cutting. Today’s excellent article in the Times gives you a first glimpse at what you can expect.
Later today, we’ll post a full schedule of Harbor Walk events that start Thursday, connect with the Harbor Loop Concerts and continue all weekend long.
Now, you DID take my advice yesterday and get your ticket to the Blues Festival, right? Good, because we (including the Zip Line Kid) will be live blogging from the festival all day long — with a special focus on those of you who are like us and decide what to do at the last minute.
more to come later …
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Save $12 by getting your Blues Festival tickets before midnight tonight
“GMG readers deserve the best price available!” That’s what Bob Hastings said in an email to me this morning. And he’s right. Click here to get your tickets for $28 on-line by midnight tonight or pay $40 (cash or check) at the gate on Saturday.
Gate opens at 9am on Saturday.
Weather looks good.
And so do Shemekia Copeland and Kenny Neal, two of the big stars you’ll see at the show.
You really don’t want to bemoan the fact that you missed Gloucester’s first-ever Blues Festival do you?
Be smart, click now and save 12 bucks.
Now, there’s no reason to wait until Saturday for great music. In fact there’s even more music this week than there was last week — and last week may have been a record-breaking week of music on Cape Ann. See this week’s full music lineup here.
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Two Cable shows feature new music tomorrow (Wednesday)
Two excellent shows premiere tomorrow (Wednesday) on Cape Ann TV Channel 12. At 6:30pm, Allen Estes welcomes his family for a special, very lively Local Music Seen that’s sort of like a peek into the family living room.
Then at 7:30pm Blues Festival producers Bob Hastings and Paul Benjamin are Rick Sagall’s guest on Cape Ann Report — complete with footage of some of the stars of the festival. See a preview of that very special show below.
Tonight you can see some of Cape Ann’s finest musicians for free and if you have tickets to the sold out Ladysmith Black Mambazo concert at Shalin Liu, you’re in for a treat! See the full live music lineup here.
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Thought you had plenty of time to save $12 on the Blues Festival? Time is running out.
Henri Smith will open the Gloucester Blues Festival next Saturday 8/11 at 11am
photo by Paul Lyden
You’ve only got ONE MORE WEEK to purchase tickets for $28. On-line ticket sales END next Monday (Aug 6). After that, tickets will be $40 at the gate. Get your tickets here.
It’s a big week for music on Cape Ann, with over 30 artists just through Friday. Something for every taste — from Sea Shanties to South Africa to Soul to Sing-A-Long — performing in restaurants, pubs, schooners, parks, concert halls, theatres . . . even in the streets. See full music lineup here.
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38 artists at 21 venues this weekend. How do you choose?
No, you can’t see them all. You’re just gonna have to pick your favorites. We can help. First, you can see a complete live music lineup here. And if you’re not sure who you might like, you can see 15 Artists of the week in over 75 videos too.
Here are a very few suggestions in various genres (this is NOT an exhaustive list of who you might enjoy — see that here)
If you’ve never seen rocker Ned and the Big Babies, you should catch them tonight at the Rhumb Line. You’ll be dancin’ — believe me.
If you missed The Runaround Sound high energy ska, reggae, punk-rock band at the Boulevard on July 3, you can catch them tonight at Capt Carlo’s and tomorrow at the Rhumb Line. You’ll get a workout if you go to both shows, so no need to go to the gym this weekend.
If you like New Orleans Jazz & Blues and you missed Henri Smith opening for Aaron Neville on June 30, you can catch him at the Brew Pub on Saturday (see Henri Smith videos here) Henri is also opening the Gloucester Blues Festival on August 11.
Also on Saturday is the latest in T Max’s concert series at the Dog Bar. This time he mixes bluegrass from Tom Eaton & Pick 3 with singer/songwriter Jon Waterman and his own style that’s a must-see but impossible to peg.
On Sunday music begins at 10:30am at Seaward Inn in Rockport and continues all day with two free outdoor concerts: Michael O’Leary’s Celtic music at Halibut Point State Park at 2:30 and the Compaq Big Band at Stage Fort Park at 7pm.
Remember this a very small list of a few highlights. Check all shows before you decide where to go.
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Why do they call this the Kenny Neal(s) Band?
Why the (s)? Watch the video and see how long it takes you to figure it out. If you don’t get it after 20 seconds, have another cup of coffee . . .
Kenny will be at the Gloucester Blues Festival. It won’t be long before the sun heats things up around here and you’ll be at the beach, Fiesta, whatever … where you might forget that you can save $12 by getting tickets ahead of time, so get tickets now and stop worrying.
If you don’t remember who’s playing, click here for our video introducing the performers.
Our local music scene is already hot with 10 live music choices tonight (more really, because Nights on the Neck alone has 6 live shows between 5 and 8:45 and we only list them once — see their full schedule here).
And let’s not forget Bradley Royds begins his Thursday Night Series at Giuseppe’s.
We’ve been getting new listings all week long so click here to see the new updated music lineup.
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Are you in this video? Depends on were you were on May 5 …
If you were at Minglewood Tavern on May 5, you just might be in Brad Byrd‘s new video On My Way Down shot by Hollywood Director Brandon Rose that night. If you can’t remember May 5, perhaps you’re the one dancing, singing the words and pointing in the air at 1:24 seconds into this video.
You may remember our series on Brad’s hit video Zero to the 101 shot by Brandon on St. Pat’s day (here’s some behind the scenes footage of that shoot).
Brad is Allen Estes‘ guest on this week’s Local Music Seen, which premieres tonight at 6:30pm on Cape Ann TV Channel 12. It’s a half hour of excellent music and fascinating dialogue between two of Cape Ann’s best songwriters. Plus you’ll get to hear three songs by Brad and Allen’s new song The Trouble with Me.
When the show is over, you can choose from half a dozen live music venues tonight with music for every taste you could imagine. See the full live music schedule here.
Have you seen the sun today? It’s coming back and will be here in full force soon enough, which is a good reminder to save $12 by getting your tickets now for the Gloucester Blues Festival on Saturday August 11 at Stage Fort Park. See you there!
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Yes folks, Sun will shine again, and when it does top Blues Stars will also shine on Gloucester
Yesterday’s video introduced you to the Gloucester Blues Festival performers (click here if you missed it) and promised a week-long preview. Today, we feature the headliner Shemekia Copeland, whose stellar performance at the White House recently aired on WGBH TV. Watch the video and you’ll know why you have to get tickets now, so you can save $12.
Just since yesterday, we’ve received new music listings, including a live Blues Concert featuring Rita Chiarelli (Canada’s Queen of the Blues) at Cape Ann Community Cinema on Friday and T Max’s CD Release Party at the Dog Bar on Saturday. See new updated music lineup here.
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Blues Festival Performer Preview
On August 11, Paul Benjamin & Bob Hastings bring some of the world’s best blues artists to Gloucester for what we hope will be an annual event, the Gloucester Blues Festival. In this video (the first of our week-long Blues Festival Series) the producers give you a preview of some of the music you’ll hear and artists you’ll see. Remember, you can save $12 if you buy tickets in advance ~ Get tickets here.
It’s a great week for music on Cape Ann with 22 artists performing between now and Thursday alone! See the full music lineup here.
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Don’t miss the City’s biggest concert since Celebrate Gloucester
Gloucester Blues Festival ~ August 11 Stage Fort Park ~ Save $12 if you get your tickets now ~ get tickets here.
In this video, Vickie talks with producers Paul Benjamin & Bob Hastings about what we can expect. It will be a very exciting day for Gloucester and we hope it will be the beginning of a new tradition.
Starting Monday, Paul Benjamin will be the gimmesound Artist of the Week. He’ll give us some exciting previews of the Gloucester Blues Festival — music, video and all!
11 music choices tonight starting at 7. Get out and party. See the full music lineup here.
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Another Save The Date for an Event You Don’t Want to Miss
August 11 from 11 to 7 (lucky dates and times) Stage Fort Park. Top blues artists in Gloucester. Save $12 by getting tickets NOW (get them on-line here)
Sponsored by North Shore 104.9, Cape Ann Brewing Co, Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce & gimmeLIVE Summer Concert Series.
It’s a beautiful day. Perfect night to follow. 10 venues with music on Cape Ann starting at 6pm. How do you choose? Well, go to lots of them. We’ll be at the Berklee Tribute to Herb Pomeroy @ Fuller School to support the Berklee/Gloucester Scholarship Fund.
See the full Cape Ann Music lineup here.
Good Morning Gloucester 