Tag: Henri Smith

Oh yeah, he can sing gospel too …

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Our friend Henri Smith just posted a recording of his band performing Just a Closer Walk with Thee at the First Parish Church in Manchester on May 6 that raised money for The Grace Center in Gloucester.  This is one more example of Henri’s versatile voice and his almost magical ability to inspire a crowd.  Listen the the song here.  You can see Henri and his band open for the Aaron Neville Quintet featuring Charles Neville on June 28 at North Shore Music Theatre (get tickets here).

It’s an unusually good week for music on Cape Ann and it starts early.  Here are just two highlights for tomorrow: Pete Lindberg with his friend Tristen (from Nashville) at Minglewood; and last week’s gimmesound Artist of the Week Frances Fitch performs the harpsichord her husband Greg Bover built at Shalin Liu.

See the full music lineup here.

Frances Rocks Greg’s Harpsichord

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Didn’t think the harpsichord could ROCK?  Check out this video of gimmesound Artist of the Week, Frances Fitch performing a piece written in 2005 by American composer Edwin McLean, who lives in the South.  Listen carefully and you’ll hear a rhythm similar to Big Chief performed here by Henri Smith.  And don’t miss her performance of the full piece next Tuesday 5/15 at 7:30pm at Shalin Liu.  It’s FREE!

Speaking of Henri Smith, he’ll be opening for the Aaron Neville Quintet featuring Charles Neville at North Shore Music Theatre on June 30  ~ GET TICKETS HERE.  There’s still time for you to enter to win 2 FREE VIP UPGRADES to that show.  Just sign up for the gimmeLIVE Concert Club (click here, it’s free).

Tonight you’ve got 9 choices for live music and they’re all free.  See the full music lineup here.

Can’t buy a VIP Upgrade, but you might just WIN it.

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You may remember that Peter and I are presenting a concert series at North Shore Music Theatre this summer (see post & videos here) and we’ve got some great VIP packages that offer exclusive access to VIP Pre-Parties, 3 Course Dinner at Backstage Bistro, Meet & Greet, Gifts & more  (see VIP details here).

Maybe you want to take your sweetheart (Joey might even recommend that sort of thing in his advice column, who knows?).  Now, when you’re a couple, VIP is the best way to go.  But maybe you don’t want to spring for VIP Tickets.  Here’s your chance to win a luxurious VIP experience for the evening.  Just sign up for the gimmeLIVE Concert Club (click here, it’s free) and you’ll automatically be entered into a drawing to win 2 FREE VIP UPGRADES to the concert of your choice.  All you need is 2 regular tickets and you and your honey can go as VIPs!

Lot’s happening in Gloucester tonight.  Will Hunt is Allen’s guest on the premiere of a new Local Music Seen show tonight at 6:30 on Cape Ann TV Channel 12.  Then, you can see Allen Estes in the flesh at the Rhumb Line with one of the area’s best blues men, Bill Gleason (who has also been Allen’s guest on Local Music Seen).

Plus there are 2 open mics, Karaoke and Dennis Monagle featuring Ric St. Germain w/ Ken Steiner on upright bass. blues/rockabilly.  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.

Free Y Camp from Rick Doucette

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Lunch & Dinner @ Latitude 43 and tonight’s concert @ Minglewood Tavern support Y Teens Rebuild New Orleans III trip to New Orleans — all day long.  In this video, Rick Doucette tells you how to enter to win a free week of summer camp just by wearing your T shirt!

Mardi Gras with Henri Smith feat. Charles Neville TOMORROW 7:30 Benefit for Y TEENS REBUILD NEW ORLEANS III

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Don’t miss Grammy-winner Charles Neville with Henri Smith and a special Mardi Gras band featuring plenty of brass & percussion at Minglewood Tavern tomorrow at 7:30pm.  Tickets are $15 in advance (that means get them today) and $20 at the door.  10% of revenue from tickets, food & drink benefits Y TEENS REBUILD NEW ORLEANS III trip.

If you missed the interviews with Rick Doucette, see them here with Zack White and here with Steven Verga.

Don’t forget Allen Estes is gimmesound’s artist of the week and you can see him sing one of his most popular new songs, Beautiful Stranger, here (not yet available on any cd).

Rick Doucette & Zack White ~ Mardi Gras Family Party

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Rick Doucette and Zack White preview the family Mardi Gras party starting at noon on Tuesday at Latitude 43 to help raise money for the Y TEENS REBUILD NEW ORLEANS III trip in April.

Grammy-winner Charles Neville joins Henri Smith following the party for a Mardi Gras benefit concert at 7pm.  Tickets are still available.  Call 978-281-0223.

More information here

Lots of high energy music tonight from Ska to Southern Rock.  See the full lineup here.

Name Those Tunes!

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Yesterday, Peter talked with Henri Smith at Minglewood Tavern about how he’s bringing Charles Neville to Gloucester for Mardi Gras this year.  You’ll hear that he’s mixed some of Henri’s tunes into the video.  Can you name them?  Just reply to this post if you think you know.

Wednesday is the new Thursday, now featuring 3 excellent choices for music every week.  Check it out.

p.s., Thank you Laura Dow for giving Charles Neville an excellent view of Gloucester from Vista Motel.

Celebrate “Fat Tuesday” & Help Y Teens Rebuild New Orleans

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This year, Mardi Gras happens to be during School Vacation Week, so Lat43, Minglewood  & YMCA have cooked up a grand family party and concert to benefit the Y Teens trip to New Orleans in April.

The fun begins at noon at Latitude 43 with balloons, masks, beads, family style Cajun specials and more.

Then Charles Neville joins Henri Smith and his band New Orleans Friends & Flavours at 7pm at Minglewood.  Concert Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.  If you liked them at Celebrate Gloucester, you love this up close, personal chance to see them again.

10% of all proceeds from concert tickets, food and drink will be donated to the Y Teens Rebuild New Orleans III trip. Plus, the YMCA will sponsor barrel raffles featuring great prizes.

See the poster & list of teens going to New Orleans, below:

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The following teens have committed to work diligently to help put families back into their homes:
BRIAN AMERO, COURTNEY ASHWELL, KATHARINE BOUCHER, COLBY FERRIS, SHANNON GALLAGHER, TYLER HURST, ALEX JONES, NICK LUCIDO, JARED MARSHALL, JOEY O’BRIEN, EMILY OHRTMAN, ZOE O’LEARY, EMMA OTTENHEIMER,  ZEKE PASQUARELLI,  KEVIN REDMOND,  MARIAH SALAH, EVAN SHAY, JENNY SONIA, ALI STEER, RINA TAKAHASHI,  STEVEN VERGA,  ZACHARY WHITE, ANDREW WIDTFELDT, BRITTANY WILLIAMS, NIKKI WILLIAMSON, CALEB WNOROWSKI

Did anyone see Henri Smith at the Tsongas Arena on Monday?

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He was there for the sixth year straight singing Gospel at the Martin Luther King Day Celebration.  Watch the video and see his answer to the question Peter posed on Wednesday.

If you had any doubts about the winter music scene here in Gloucester and on Cape Ann, tonight’s lineup will put them to rest — for good!  Choose from a dozen artists in a dozen venues.  And our friend Erinn 2N Brown is back in town!

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Henry and Ben Bootleg Video From Donna Ardizzoni

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From the Celebrate Gloucester DVD Release Party

Good Times!

Celebrate Gloucester Setting Up Saturday Video

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Sunday from 3-10PM- 7 hours of music and outdoor public drinking-That’s what I’m talking about!

Benefitting Gloucester and having a good time doing it, what could be better?

You Want Your Organization To Grab Some of That Celebrate Gloucester Money?

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here’s how-

CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE A PROJECT OR CHARITY TO
RECEIVE FUNDS RAISED BY CELEBRATE GLOUCESTER

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For More Info Check out The Celebrate Gloucester Home Page-

http://www.celebrategloucester.com/

Celebrate Gloucester Information

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look for my interview with Peter Van Ness tonight at 6PM

Go right to http://www.celebrategloucester.com right now and get your tickets!!!!

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Local Actors in Movie “What’s Your Number”

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Henri Smithand Michelle Romano

Other actors / extras that are in the movie.

Voting Begins for The GIMMESOUND.COM GiveBack Live Music Series

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From Vickie Van Ness-

Time to Vote!

For Fans Choice
For the GIMMESOUND.COM GiveBack Live Music Series

You can vote for your favorite artist NOW!
Save these dates: September 30, 2009 at T.T. the Bear’s Place in Cambridge, MA and October 7, 2009 at Public Assembly in Brooklyn. Details & sample tracks from our featured performers here.
Just to bring anyone up to speed- on GIMMESOUND.COM you can download any of these artists songs which are hosted at the site for free and they will get paid through advertisements.  It’s a win for the artist, a win for the consumer(you) and their music gets heard by a wider audience.  Good Stuff!

Free and Legal Gloucester Music Downloads

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How to Get Free Music From Gloucester Artists Like Allen Estes, Pete Lindberg, Henri Smith, Will Hunt, Karen Ristuben and Earl and Arch-

Click This text for a video demonstration on just how easy it is to get this free legal music

GimmeSound- Free Legal Music Downloads Video

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Fellow Block Party organizer and super duper good egg Vickie Van Ness explains the way Gimme Sound works.  This is pretty freaking bad ass.  It’s this simple- you go to the site- http://www.gimmesound.com/ and you download music for free.  No gimmicks – no special software to download that’s gonna mess up your computer, just great free music.  The bands that have their music listed on the site get paid by Gimme Sound through ad revenue.

It’s totally legal, totally free and there are great local musicians listed on there such as Dan King, Allen Estes, Henri Smith, Karen Ristuben and Will Hunt.  There are many other nationally recognized musicians too.  What are you waiting for get some free music!!!!!!!

A Look Back on Block Party 1

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Brenda Malloy
Brenda Malloy
Mike Chipperini
Mike Chipperini
Tucker Lindquist, Henri Smith, Paula Karahalis, Todd Ellyson, Chris Padre
Tucker Lindquist, Henri Smith, Paula Karahalis, Todd Ellyson, Chris Padre,Dewayne Jones
Happy Day Brenda!
Happy Day Brenda!
Paula singing the blues!
Paula singing the blues!