Category Archives: Live Music

My Problem with American Idol

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Site Admin

By Dan Cloutier I have problems with American Idol and programming like it. I believe that this TV show tells the lie that the average person has no part in modern music. Simply put, American Idol is the search for … Continue reading →

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Just Some Guy

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Site Admin

Sam Bayer, Guest Blogger I recently participated in a salon. I’m sure, for some of you, I’ve just conjured up an ancient Palmolive commercial, with Madge softening your nails with dish detergent (seriously, how is it that she was never … Continue reading →

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Music, Life and the Quality of Bad

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Site Admin

D. Michael Loveridge, Guest Blogger I love music. I love listening to it. I love the way notes work, how they line up to form melodies and dance around each other in endless combinations of harmonies and chords; with infinite … Continue reading →

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Start ‘Em Young!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Site Admin

By Kim Jennings A recent conversation with my son went something like this: Little J: “There’s this girl in my class, and she dances crazy like this! (arms flailing, lacking rhythm)  She likes someone I don’t even like!!” Me (thinking … Continue reading →

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Benefit Concerts “With a Little Help from My Friends”

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Site Admin

“Strike a Chord Women for Rosie’s Place” this Saturday, April 2, 2011 in Framingham Ruthann Baler, Guest Blogger In January, my husband Michael and I were having dinner at La Carreta Mexican in Framingham when I began scoping out the … Continue reading →

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Where Is Music Going and How Is It Getting There?

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Site Admin

Tom Crossman, Guest Blogger I love local music. I’ve been a Boston based musician for 10 years (off-and-on), a booking agent/promoter for 3 years, and now I’m venturing into the world of podcasts/internet radio. My program will be debuting this … Continue reading →

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Catchin’ Up with CasUno

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Site Admin

Jake Ostreicher, Guest Blogger The local hip-hop scene is not a friendly environment. People are nice enough to talk to and will always make acquaintances where personal gain abounds. But these are not friends. These are people who want to … Continue reading →

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When Changes Come – Picking Up, Moving On

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Site Admin

Trisha Knudsen, Guest Blogger So Kids, it’s like this – life is change. We all know it’s true, deny it as we sometimes attempt to do. But, change is an inevitability of the Human Condition. We’re meant to keep learning, … Continue reading →

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I Am a Local Musician

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Site Admin

D. Michael Loveridge, Guest Blogger I am a local musician. I play for local people in local venues and have no aspirations to be anything more (though I once did). And in my travels, I will sometimes hear people wondering … Continue reading →

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Song Bomb: What? Why?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Site Admin

By Dan Cloutier Editor’s note: We were very curious about why Tim Riordan would put himself through such an exercise in fly-by-night, hurry-up songwriting.  Is art something that you let come on its own?  Is it there just waiting to … Continue reading →

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