Category Archives: Local 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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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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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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“Song Bomb” 2011

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Site Admin

By Dan Cloutier I am a songwriter.  In my most creative times, I write about one song a month.  I ponder each song, I refine each song, and I worry about each song.  Songs keep me up at night, and … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes with Kim Jennings and Dan Cloutier

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Site Admin

Dan Cloutier and Kim Jennings are the co-founders of the “I Support Local Music in Massachusetts” Facebook community, the We Support Local Music Blog, and Birch Beer Records. In this video, they talk about all this as well as supporting … Continue reading →

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