There is one last cottage industry for musicians, the house concert. It is a nice way to stay more fully employed on the road. At the historic Cooper’s House 1790, Will Kimbrough performed a show to supplement his Washington, D.C. gig, supporting […]
The Bumper Jacksons brought their full band to the Montpelier Arts Center for a rousing concert of old time music with a new spin. Lively lead singer (and songwriter) Jess Eliot Myhre displayed a strong voice and doubled on clarinet and […]
By now, most of you have read the story of Doug Seegers’s long stretch as a homeless street musician to his rediscovery and recent celebrity. In this recent show at Gypsy Sally’s, he described the incident of being filmed by […]
Sizing up the room, Chuck Prophet described how he uses smell and broken glass to find most of the bars he plays in. Surveying the Hamilton, he described it as something between “The White House and a PTA meeting.” Could […]
Amy Rigby and Wreckless Eric opened, trading off songs such as “Dancing with Joey Ramone” and “Whole Wide World” (now dedicated to his wife, Amy) and engaging the audience with tales about their respective hometowns. Ian Hunters’s band is tight, talented, and the […]
An all-star cast, with the original Big Star drummer, Jody Stephens, performed a spirited two-set show at the 9:30 Club on Aug. 23, 2014. Performing was a bouyant Lesa Aldridge, credited on the Third/Sister Lovers album (and former girlfriend of Big Star’s […]
