Melissa Ferrick is a Boston-area-based singer-songwriter who is also a songwriting professor at Berklee College of Music. She does not seem to perform a lot so, after seeing her open for Alejandro Escovedo last month, I decided to see one […]
Several friends mentioned that the Under the Covers show at Club Passim (its 12th annual such performance) is their favorite show of every year and, without knowing anything about the show other than the musicians playing, I decided to go. I am […]
I know it might be surprising, but I had never seen Session Americana perform until a few days ago. I knew I was in for a treat when I saw an old-timey microphone front and center onstage. When the band […]
I was not aware of Peter Bradley Adams before a friend whose opinion I trust mentioned that he was attending Peter’s show, and I decided to go as well. This was a well-sold weekday show, with the audience full of […]
I was not surprised to see that Club Passim would host a CD release show for Sean Trischka’s debut album, The Shuffle. It was an ideal space for Trischka and his friends to perform in front of an audience that […]
I recently saw Richard Shindell for the first time (I know, I’m as surprised as you are). His three sold-out shows at Club Passim, just before Thanksgiving, were a testament to his talent. Shindell is a songwriter’s songwriter. Both he and his […]
I first saw Kingsley Flood perform a number of years ago (perhaps five) at the Lowell Summer Music Series and thoroughly enjoyed their opening set. Their career has been on a steady rise since then, and I was excited to […]
I had been waiting to see the female bluegrass group Della Mae for quite a while, and was excited to see them on the schedule at Club Passim. They usually play much larger venues, but Passim was an early supporter […]
Peter Mulvey chose Club Passim to host his “Lamplighter Sessions” five years ago, and it has become an annual tradition, held surrounding Halloween, since then. This was the first time I attended one of the shows, and what a treat! […]
Over the past year, I saw Mike Block sit in with various Boston-based musicians at their shows several times. When Club Passim announced his show, I quickly reserved a seat. I knew Mike was good, but seeing him perform his […]
