The local music entertainment landscape is getting a major upgrade with the emergence of Carrie Johnson. This past spring, The Carrie Johnson Band finished in the Top Four at a major radio station contest. Who is Carrie? Carrie is a personable, sincere, and sassy; Singer, Songwriter, and Musician, all in one petite frame. In the [...]
Man, does that name ever ring a big bell! Always a consummate musician, Brian MacDonald was an integral part of the fantastic Thunder Road, a tribute band long before the musical landscape was littered with tributes. Performing to wide acclaim from the late ‘70s into the early ‘90s, Brian and this ground breaking band pounded [...]
Sunday, July 10, 2011, Toad’s Place, New Haven CT. The era where the music industry has a vice grip on what “is” and “is not” music is coming to an end and try as it might, there is nothing the industry can do about it. According to Maria Manes, CEO of Mindz-I Entertainment Group, another [...]
Two NYC-based singer/songwriters will perform in CT on Thursday, June 2 and Friday, June 3. Cassandra Kubinski, an Enfield native, will perform songs from her upcoming album, produced by Edd Kalehoff ( producer for Hank Williams, Jr, Jessica Simpson, Faith Hill, and many more). Annie Fitzgerald will perform songs from her recently released album “In [...]
Former Guilford resident Naomi Sommers is back in the area for several musical performances, featuring some special reunions. Naomi, the daughter of Connecticut bluegrass musicians Beth Sommers and Phil Rosenthal, currently lives in Germany with her husband Greg Bewley (also from Guilford) and their young son Theo. Naomi performs frequently throughout Europe. She toured Great [...]
My Saturday starts off the usual way. Going through a myriad of websites, Facebook, and Youtube trying to decide which band to go see on that particular night. Seems there are a lot of bands out there that need to be seen and heard. Kind of glad this is Connecticut rather than California, or my [...]
For the past few years, I have had the great pleasure of trading emails with Christine, and have had the opportunity to talk with her on many occasions. Christine is passionate about many things. Her music, New Orleans, and their ongoing struggle to rebuild after Katrina, the plight of many musicians, primarily in New Orleans, [...]
For many years I have been a huge fan of Christine’s. It all started out with me having a pint or three at the local pub and seeing a poster of Christine’s and, yes, the hair got our attention. So we had to come back the following week, and…
I was sitting around Saturday morning watching both the weather, and my list of potential gigs that I was thinking about going to when an old friend from high school, Barry Van. posts on my wall that “The Amish Outlaws” were playing at Rookies in C…
Let me first preface this whole adventure by saying I have known about Wicked Peach for over a year now. My first exposure to them came at The Black Sheep in Niantic, when the acoustic half known as Two Cat Zoo, and consisting of Ernie Lewis and Dan Wa…
Sometimes, I never know how or where I am going to find my next lead to that really amazing band. Sometimes i pick it up on Facebook, a lot of times I go by the recommendations of the musicians themselves. Think about it, if a musician from one band tells you that you have got [...]
One of the things I never really understood is the thought that an all female band just doesn’t cut it. That a band has to to have men on key instruments such as lead guitar, or drums. Think about it. Throughout the history of rock, it wasn’…
The really cool thing about Social Media is how people find each other. Not just old friends and family, but new connections. Yesterday was a perfect example. I had just finished up my article, so I clicked on Facebook, and there was a new friend reque…
Like everyone else, I have a routine every morning. It all starts with coffee and firing up the laptop. I check the Twitter feed, my Hotmail account, and then onto Facebook. Yesterday was no different. I get to my wall, and there was a rather “subtle…
Four Barrel Billy is dedicated to American roots rock n’ roll with songs that run the gamut from traditional rockabilly and surf to 60’s cool and hipster lounge tunes all with tight vocal arrangements for a big sound.! A 3 piece Rockabilly, 50’s …
Shoreline Out and About is a community to share local events,activities, restaurants on the Connecticut shoreline, New Haven to New London. We are off to a great start, and have many events planned for the coming months, so join up and let the madness begin.