Levon Helm, drummer and singer for The Band died today in NYC (see NYTimes story here). You can count on one hand great drummers who are also great singers. These two videos give you an idea of why he’s one of our favorites. Nothing more to say. Just watch.
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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?
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One of our favorite Chelsea Berry Songs
Here’s a great version of For You by Chelsea Berry filmed at the House Concert last Sunday.
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Chorus North Shore in Gloucester
Yesterday, Chorus North Shore performed a concert at St. Ann’s Church of Holy Family Parish. The concert celebrates “80 years of choral performances”, including a selection of works performed throughout their history. Here are some photos:
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Announcing The Gloucester Blues Festival Saturday, August 11th, 2012
It’s a good time to give Good Morning Gloucester the news on our headliner for the Gloucester Blues Festival taking place in Stage Fort Park on Saturday, August 11th.
Shemekia Copeland is at the top of her game, and will thrill the blues lovers at Stage Fort Park this August. She performed earlier this week at the White House for President Barack Obama and shared the stage with blues luminaries like Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Jeff Beck, Keb Mo, Warren Haynes and Trombone Shorty.
On Monday night at 9:00 p.m., PBS will be broadcasting the show: “In Performance at the White House Red, White and Blues”. I urge our friends to tune in and get a small sampling of the powerful voice of Shemekia Copeland, the Queen of the Blues.
The Gloucester Blues Festival is a Paul Benjamin/Bob Hastings Production. Paul Benjamin is the producer of the North Atlantic Blues Festival in Rockland, Maine which attracts 16,000 people to the Maine waterfront each July:
We promise to bring the finest in blues to Gloucester this summer. We will be releasing the names of other performers in the weeks ahead.
Gloucester Blues Festival Headliner
Saturday, August 11th, 2012 – 11:00 to 7:00
On the beach – Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, MA
The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is the primary sponsor of the Gloucester Blues Festival
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Marina on the Beach
Click on the video to see gimmesound.com Artist of the Week, Marina Evans, talk about her new band, new songs, new gigs and upcoming trip.
Best of all, she tells us when we might expect to hear her new songs.
Marina’s got a gorgeous new website (see here) and you can hear some of her music here.
It’s Tuesday in Gloucester. That means KBMG at Jalapenos and Henley Douglas at Rhumb Line. Enjoy!
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Just in case you missed it …
gimmesound Artist of the week: Allen Estes was one of the stars of Celebrate Gloucester 2010 at I4-C2 — and he was joined on stage by Fly Amero in a surprise appearance (Fly originally couldn’t play Celebrate Gloucester due to a scheduling conflict) for one of Allen’s most popular songs, Not With Ya Hands about Gloucester legend Howard Blackburn.
Their inspiring performance was one of the highlights of the festival. Click on the video and check it out!
Lots to choose from tonight swing, funk, jam band & good ol’ rock ‘n roll. See full lineup here:
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“Gloucester Town” – from the Wednesday “sing” at the Annie
Carlo Cicala played and sang “Gloucester Town” (his variation on a familiar song) last Wednesday evening at the “sing” at The Annie. He was accompanied by Bob on the sax and Ernie on the guitar. I had some camera trouble that cut off the first few seconds, but here is the rest:
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Wednesday night “sing” at The Annie
Here’s a snapshot from the “sing” last night at The Annie – a weekly informal get-together on Wednesdays from 7PM to 9:30PM, where everyone gets a chance to sing and/or to sing along with others, and/or play acoustic instruments. People are also welcome to come just to listen. Our host requests a $5 donation from participants to help support our venue’s basic expenses.
Last night we had songs in English, Italian, Spanish, and Latin, from a variety of genres. We ended up with twelve people, three guitars, a sax and a clarinet (I think… I’m not an expert on wind instruments, so I may be misidentifying it). Come and join us for future “sings”!
In a day or two I’ll post a little video clip of one of the songs sung yesterday.
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Merry Christmas!
The parish choir (directed by Tom Misuraca) sang before Mass yesterday night, offering a sort of recap of the Christmas concert held earlier in the month. Here are some highlights.
Unfortunately, in one or two places there is a little bit of feedback in the microphones which mixes with the higher frequencies in the music and makes it sound a little off-pitch, but the choir sounded great.
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St. Ann’s Christmas Concert
Here are a few photos. I was in two of the choirs, so I don’t have photos of those, but here are some of the other performers:
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Allen Estes Features -Julie Dougherty and T Max
Coming soon on Cape Ann TV “Allen Estes Music Scene”
Be sure to watch the show on Cape Ann TV “Allen Estes Music Scene”
Link to T Max’s NOISE publication online.
Other Links:
Cape Ann TV http://capeanntv.org/
GimmeSound http://www.gimmesound.com/
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Free Music is Almost Always a Good Thing
This time, in my opinion, it’s a really good thing, if bluegrass/indie/Americana/folk music is your style. Singer-songwriter Daniel Dye is offering a couple of free downloads through his facebook page. Daniel’s music is all original – he comes up to Cape Ann a few times a year with his band, The Miller Road Band to play a mix of Americana music with bluegrass instruments (banjo, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, fiddle and even a cello). These people are all family members of mine, so I’m probably a little biased but if the Avett Brothers are your thing (or the suddenly-they’re-everywhere Mumford and Sons), you will probably want to take advantage of these free downloads. Of course, you have to be on facebook to take the band up on the offer but you can’t truly get something for nothing, I guess. Click here for the download: www.facebook.com/danieldyemusic.
Here’s a video of Daniel Dye & (part of) the band recording a show at public radio station WYSO.
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Neshama Carlebach To Play The Liu
Good morning Joey,
Your website is fantastic! And easy to get around on. I have only been here around 47 years so far, served on the Gloucester City Council back in the 70’s,
etc. My name is Willy Greenbaum.
I am hoping you can post this music announcement. The Jewish Temple that burned down on Middle Street when the Lorraine Apartments burned, in late 2007 is putting up a new building and to celebrate the construction the Temple is sponsoring an ecumenical concert on March 12 at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport. It stars a nationally know Jewish female singer, Neshama Carlebach, her band, and members of the Green Pastures Baptist Choir from New York.
Should be a great night of music. Here is an announcement for it, with a photo of Neshama.
her website: www.neshamacarlebach.com
Willy
Community Event Announcement: Neshama Carlebach Concert – March 12 in
Rockport.
Temple Ahavat Achim in Gloucester is celebrating construction of its new building with a March 12 ecumenical concert starring Neshama Carlebach and members of the Green Pastures Baptist Choir of New York. The Temple’s historic synagogue was destroyed by fire in December 2007.
The concert will be at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Mass. It will begin at 8 and is open to the general public. Sponsor tickets, including preferred seating and a reception with Neshama Carlebach are $100. Regular tickets are $50.
For more information or tickets go to www.rockportmusic.org or phone 978-546 –7391.
Neshama Carlebach, daughter of the famous “singing rabbi”, Shlomo Carlebach, is one of the superstars of contemporary Jewish music, but unlike her father, her repertoire goes well beyond Jewish music and Jewish audiences.
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Miranda Russell Plays The Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
Two Nights Only in Rockport’s Gorgeous New Concert Hall!
Don’t miss this intimate evening of music at the world-class Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport.
April 7th and 8th at 8:00 PM. Advance tickets recommended. Call today for reservations and information: 978-546-7391. Check out the space online atwww.rockportmusic.org.
See you there!!! ~ Miranda
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The End is Near
The end of 2010, that is. Even though I’m spending Christmas far from Cape Ann, I’m dreaming of a White Christmas in New England, and of course already planning for the last night of 2010 at New Year’s Rockport Eve, the annual party (including a ball drop in Dock Square) in downtown Rockport. Claire Franklin, the one-woman whirlwind who founded and organizes the event, works hard all year to bring all of us this event, offering entertainment of all kinds – magicians, puppet shows, and every genre of music you can think of.
Click the link for more information and the Schedule of Events. The video is of the band BeatleTracks playing at last year’s New Year’s Rockport Eve.
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Allen Estes’ with Inge Berge and Marina Evans
Be sure to check Cape Ann TV for date and time, and enjoy some behind the scenes photos of the taping of the show.
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Cape Ann Vernal Pond Benefit Dec 10th
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Allen Estes’ Show on Cape Ann TV – Behind the Scenes
Peter VanNess and Allen Estes’ star and produce a new local TV program on Cape Ann TV “Local Music Seen with Allen Estes’”
I had the opportunity to photograph and video their Premier Show, an exclusive for GoodMorningGloucester.
Enjoy the “behind the scenes” slide_show, video will be posted at a later date with Allen hosting and performing.
CLICK ON PHOTO BELOW FOR SLIDE_SHOW
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SeArts – Celebrating the Guitar – Nov 19th
Tickets: Places are still available to the November 19th seARTS Benefit, but advance purchase is necessary. Tickets are $85 in advance by check or online with a $5 per ticket fee at http: tinyurl.com/searts-2010-benefit. Ticket price includes hearty hors d’oeuvres by Tim Hopkins Catering. Cash Bar throughout the evening.
For advance tickets by mail send check to SeArts PO Box 1476 Gloucester, MA. 01930 Music: Celebrating the Guitar: A Masters’ Showcase. Jazz legend Larry Coryell and renowned guitarists Ken Bonfield and Steve Davison will lead an inspiring tour of the world of American fingerstyle guitar in a benefit for the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts. This event will feature country blues, ragtime and folk, traditional Celtic, jazz and classical pieces in an intimate café-style setting, appealing to fingerstyle guitar aficionados and newcomers alike.Visual Art: The Bass Rocks Golf Club is also home to seARTS original “Art Loan Program.” The art on the walls are original works for sale by 24 seARTS artist members. The evening will also feature over a dozen ceramic artists of Cape Ann whose works will be on display and for sale throughout the evening. Ceramic artists who have donated include: Helen Beal, Cynthia Curtis, Nina Goodick, Susan Hershey, Jayne Lacey, Deb Levene, Annie Melancon, Marty Morgan, Sigrid Olsen, Roselle Randazza, Evy Stewart, Virginia Townsend, Twinlight Studios, and Seyrell Williams.
Raffle: Before and during the event you can purchase raffle tickets to win a BOSE Wave II radio and a second prize of a 15″ TV. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25. Please contact info@searts.org to purchase in advance!
Lead sponsor, Acme Merchandise and Apparel and donors Cape Ann Savings Bank, BOSE, Ben Paint Store, Doyon’s, InterShell, Winer Brothers-ACE Hardware for supporting this event & our annual sponsors program.
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