Friday, May 17, 2013
Here is a round-up of live music throughout the North Shore this weekend.
This weekend is packed with live music on the North Shore and a whole bunch of bands playing a wide variety of music genres, from classic rock to blues and soul, can be seen for free at rock clubs and restaurants throughout the region. The Guy Ford Band is playing the Red Rock Bistro on Friday night. This local group consists of a "five piece eclectic acoustic folk rock band featuring Guy Ford's unique guitar work and the incredible cello playing of Daniel Rowe with strong 3-4 part harmonies. Guy Ford Band performs covers from the 60's - 2000's and originals since 1997," per the Guy Ford Band facebook page. All shows begin at 9 p.m. unless specified. Other Live Music This Weekend: The Landing Restaurant, 81 Front St., Marblehead Fri., …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Here is a round-up of live music throughout the North Shore this weekend.
This weekend is packed with live music on the North Shore and a whole bunch of bands playing a wide variety of music genres, from classic rock to blues and soul, can be seen for free at rock clubs and restaurants throughout the region. The Drop Zone is playing Rockafellas on Saturday night. Per the band's wesbite, the Drop Zone "is a full production rock/pop/dance cover band. Drop Zone is a top-notch act covering everything from The Bravery to Bob Marley, Rage Against The Machine to The Killers and The Rolling Stones to Katy Perry. The main idea for the song selection is to give the people what they want, and more specifically, what they want to dance to." All shows begin at 9 p.m. unless specified. Other Live Music This Weekend: The …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Angie Miller reflects on her American Idol hometown visit in an interview with People magazine.
Angie Miller of Beverly, one of the Top 3 finalists on season 12 of American Idol, told People Magazine that "life will never be the same" after her hometown visit on Saturday. She knew she was back in Massachusetts when she got off the plane and it was cold. And she said that when there were 200 people gathered outside her home when she went to leave she knew life would no longer be the same. To read the entire People Magazine interview with Miller and the other two Top 3 finalists on season 12 of Amnerican Idol, click here.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Here is a round-up of live music throughout the North Shore this weekend.
This weekend is packed with live music on the North Shore and a whole bunch of bands playing a wide variety of music genres, from classic rock to blues and soul, can be seen for free at rock clubs and restaurants throughout the region. Myanna is playing Chianti's this Saturday night. Per the Chianti's website, "One of the hottest and most soulful saxophonists to be based in Massachusetts, Myanna plays music that mixes together jazz improvisation with funky rhythms, expressive playing and catchy tunes." "Her music, whether it is an original or a cover tune, is colorful and infectious, and she is a consistent crowd pleaser." Los Sugar Kings are playing the Crossroads Coffeehouse in North Andover on Saturday night. Per the Crossroads website…
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The YMCA is offering a great way to celebrate the festivities of Cinco de Mayo with fun music and dancing! Join instructors Kim Crowley and Jen Nicosia for this fun class for all ages!
Come see some of your favorite past MLT performers sing some of their favorite songs to support this summer's production of Spamalot.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Here is a round-up of live music throughout the North Shore this weekend.
This weekend is packed with live music on the North Shore and a whole bunch of bands playing a wide variety of music genres, from classic rock to blues and soul, can be seen for free at rock clubs and restaurants throughout the region. Local musician Ashley Dawn is playing Andolini's in Andover on Saturday night. An excerpt on her website describes her style: "Her original music is laced with impeccable harmonies and heartfelt vocal melodies over feel-good piano foundations that is able to connect with a wide range of fans." All shows begin at 9 p.m. unless specified. Other Live Music This Weekend: The Landing Restaurant, 81 Front St., Marblehead Fri., April 26 - Michael Troy Sat., April 27 - Merj Music Me and Thee Coffee House, 28 …
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Come listen to music by Wagner and Bartok, and the Lehmanns playing Mozart.
The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will wrap up its 65th season Sunday, April 21 with a program that features its Music Director, Robert Lehmann on violin and his wife Kimberly on viola in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante. The program also includes music by Richard Wagner and Bela Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra. The concert begins at 3 p.m. at the Swampscott High School Auditorium, 200 Essex Street in Swampscott. Ticket will be available at the door or can be purchased online atwww.nspo.org Mr. and Mrs. Lehmann enjoy a rich musical partnership. Robert led the North Shore Philharmonic since 1999 and has performed as featured soloist/conductor several times. Kimberly, a violist with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, has played violin and …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Margarita Blumkina will be offering a workshop on Saturday, April 20, from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm. In the meantime check out her show, Rainbow of Quilts, at the library gallery.
The Abbot Library is pleased to present an exhibit of selected quilts by award-winning quiltmaker Margarita Blumkina. The show highlights Blumkina’s extraordinary creativity in bringing together color and pattern, often making use of vintage fabrics which lend her quilts a quality of visual warmth, unusual in newly crafted quilts. In 2012, Blumkina’s quilts were included as semi-finalists in two separate American Quilter’s Society Shows, one of the most prestigious of competitive nation-wide quilt shows. In 2011, one of Blumkina’s quilts received a 1st prize Blue Ribbon at the Topsfield Fair; in 2012, she received a Blue, a White and a Purple Ribbon, at the Fair, for three of her quilts. One of the quilts in the “Rainbow of Quilts” …
Friday, April 12, 2013
Here is a round-up of live music throughout the North Shore this weekend.
This weekend is packed with live music on the North Shore and a whole bunch of bands playing a wide variety of music genres, from classic rock to blues and soul, can be seen for free at rock clubs and restaurants throughout the region. The band 3Vibe is playing at Chianti's in Beverly on Friday night. Courtesy of Chianti's website "this Gloucester-based group is an instrumental Funk/Jazz quartet playing original groove music. Highly danceable and intensely funky, 3VIBE’s influences include John Scofield, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, Lettuce, Soulive, and the Meters." The Lee Hawkins Band is playing Palmers Restaurant & Tavern on Friday night at 9 p.m. The Beverly-based group offers up a bluesy soulful blend of many different styles of dance…
SHERYL HAWKS
9:32 am on Friday, May 10, 2013
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