Category Archives: Live Music

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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Celtics, Patriots and Finest Gifts

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Site Admin

Jon Waterman, Guest Blogger ‘Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the music community singers, songwriters, guitar players, pianists, and the occasional alpine horn player are slogging, sliding, sloshing and spinning through the snow and o’er the black ice … Continue reading →

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Paul Rishell – Master of the Country Blues Guitar

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Site Admin

Craig Sonnenfeld, Guest Blogger It has been my privilege for the last few years to study guitar with Paul Rishell. Below is my brief description of Paul’s life and music career with Annie Raines after a recent conversation with Paul. … Continue reading →

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Pressure

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Site Admin

By Kim Jennings I have only been comfortable in my own skin as a songwriter for about three years.  That isn’t a terribly long time in the grand scheme of things. As a songwriter, though, I think about the process … Continue reading →

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Teenage Open Mike Newbie (What It’s Really Like)

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Site Admin

Ashley Jordan, Guest Blogger Do you remember your first experience at an open mic?   Was playing in front of a group of fellow musicians something that you eagerly anticipated…or something that you totally dreaded but somehow forced yourself to try?  … Continue reading →

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Hip-Hop’s Caped Crusader: Interview with Chris Faraone

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Site Admin

Jake Ostreicher, Guest Blogger Massachusetts hip-hop has been awesome, struggling, thriving, mimicking, and setting trends since I could first tune in. It’s a contradiction on many levels. In my own experience, it can be tough to get recognition unless you’re … Continue reading →

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Where Are the Teenagers?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Site Admin

Ashley Jordan, Guest Blogger One thing that I’ve observed about the open mics that I’ve attended is that there aren’t many “young people” who are around my age out performing.  In fact, I can count on one hand the number … Continue reading →

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Learning How to Play Nice with Others

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Site Admin

Trisha Knudsen, Guest Blogger My husband Phil and I have been married for nearly 28 years. All couples that have shared life for such a long time know that without a few essentials, this living together thing is HARD! Of … Continue reading →

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