(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Old-school rock ‘n’ roll vocalist Christine Ohlman, dubbed the “Beehive Queen,” will roll into North Adams with her fiery blues, R&B and rock band, Rebel Montez, on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 8 p.m., as part of MASS MoCA’s Alt Cabaret series. The longtime vocalist of the Saturday Night Live Band,…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – It was totally appropriate that Catherine Russell, who performs at MASS MoCA on Saturday, February 18, at 8 pm in the Hunter Center, released her brand-new album, Strictly Romancin’ (World Village), this past Tuesday – February 14 aka Valentine’s Day – as it’s an album full of romance and heartbreak. But…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Rising international star Blitz the Ambassador and the Berkshires’ own Misty Blues headline the seventh annual MCLA Blues and Funk Festival on Friday and Saturday, February 3-4, 2012. The festival takes place at various venues on or near the MCLA campus in North Adams. According to Jonathan Secor, director of special…
(DALTON, Mass.) – Local blues-rock trio T Bone Daddy (TBD) celebrates the release of its newest EP, River of Blues, at Flavours in Pittsfield on Saturday, January 14 at 9 p.m. Tony Lee Thomas will be making a special guest performance between sets. Influenced by blues legends like Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric…
Lyle Lovett at the Mahaiwe (photo Seth Rogovoy) MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group Saturday, December 17, 2011 Review by Seth Rogovoy (GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – There are still a few performers out there who work hard for their money, who equally value craftsmanship and entertainment, who continue to challenge themselves…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Rising soul-pop singer-songwriter sensation Kristy Lee, who just garnered the opening slot on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend Leon Russell’s fall tour, performs at Club Helsinki on Friday, November 18, 2011, at 9 pm. The Alabama-bred singer-guitarist has a unique style of music that blends reggae jamming, classic rock, Southern…
Alexis P. Suter CLUB HELSINKI HUDSON Hudson, N.Y. ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND Saturday, November 12, 2011 Review by Fiona Breslin (HUDSON, N.Y.) – When it took the stage at Club Helsinki on Saturday night, Brooklyn’s Alexis P. Suter Band looked more like a country-music traveling family band than it did a Brooklyn-based blues group. But…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – The Love Show digs its roots in Grace Lee Boggs’ declaration that “linking love and revolution is an idea whose time has come.” Five of New York’s most acclaimed soul vocalists — Carla Cook, Helga Davis, Marcelle Davies Lashley, James Staten Jr., and Jason Walker — will spread their love on…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Blues legend Eric Bibb performs at Club Helsinki in Hudson, N.Y., on Friday, July 22, at 9. The Grammy- and W.C. Handy-nominated gentleman of song has brought his thoughtful music, soulful voice and blues-laced guitar picking to listeners around the world over the past four decades. Bibb has deep roots in American…
