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Sat Nov 7 2009
8:00 PM
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Maverick Street Band
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A captivating combination of seasoned musicians and singers whose powerful harmonies and energeti...
Age Limit: All Ages Tickets: $15 advance - $20 day of show
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Show Details: A captivating combination of seasoned musicians and singers whose powerful harmonies and energetic drive compliment each other as they take you through a wide variety of country music by top artists. Their performances are exciting, entertaining and spontaneous, reflecting their sheer joy in playing music. Since 2008, the ”Maverick Street Band” has been helping in a way they do best, by playing Country Music concerts for various organizations around the globe. Most recently known for the two-day “Remember the Poor Concert” where they raised thousands of dollars for Mission E4 to build an orphanage. This was the direct result of a missionary trip to Haiti in January 2008 by Dennis Banville.
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Fri Nov 13 2009
8:00 PM
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Elizabeth Lorrey
The Rafters
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Elizabeth Lorrey crafts a dark blend of edgy, intense acoustic rock.Slow-cooked, finely seasoned,...
Age Limit: All Ages Tickets: $10 advance - $12 day of show
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Show Details: Elizabeth Lorrey crafts a dark blend of edgy, intense acoustic rock.Slow-cooked, finely seasoned, with a hint of Suzanne Vega simmering in The Cure. "Awakening" is Elizabeth's first recording as a solo artist after 15 years of experience in regional indie rock bands (Crave, Wax Fruit Museum). She wrote, performed, engineered and produced nearly everything on the disc (except for drums, handled by the incredibly talented Greg Tourian, and a smokin' guitar solo by Dave Fitzgibbons of The Rafters). Greg & Dave will join Elizabeth for a special, full-band performance at the CD Release party to rock the tunes from "Awakening" and the back catalog!
More info: www.elizabethlorrey.com
The Rafters are an acoustic-pop-married duo (Dave and Miki), who will be releasing their second CD "With the Sun". Recorded and mixed in their basement in-between the sounds of the furnace and the noise of life. Just days after the first tracks were recorded they would learn there would be another "little Rafter" on the way. Through a long and reflective pregnancy, 60 hour work weeks, the ice storm of '08, and trying to keep up with their two daughters, the final parts were completed the day before their son, Carter David, was born.
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Sat Nov 14 2009
8:00 PM
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NOFA (Northeast Organic F...
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- ANNUAL FUNDRAISER -
Keynote: David Barber, Co-Founder, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agricult...
Age Limit: All Ages Tickets: $100 members - $125 non-members
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Show Details: - ANNUAL FUNDRAISER -
Keynote: David Barber, Co-Founder, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, and President and Co-Owner, Blue Hill Restaurant
Special Guest: Massachusetts State Senator Jamie Eldridge
David Barber spent his childhood summers working the land on his family's Blue Hill Farm in the Berkshires. His love of the farm, and dedication to protecting it through sustainable business activities, inspired David to expand the Blue Hill identity beyond the farm's borders. Blue Hill restaurant in NY is now an established leader in the movement to promote locally produced food. David has developed the financial strategies that define how the restaurant, food purveyors and public interrelate. In 2001, David guided the renovation of a former Rockefeller farm barn complex in Westchester County and his founding role in the formation of the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture included design and management of the financial operating structure and all related capital expenses. This unique not-for-profit operation works in association with the Barbers' second Blue Hill restaurant located on the grounds of Stone Barns Center.
The Northeast Organic Farming Association is a non-profit organization of nearly 5,000 farmers, gardeners and consumers working to promote healthy food, organic farming practices and a cleaner environment.
State Senator Jamie Eldridge has served Middlesex and Worcester counties since January 2009. He served as State Rep after being elected the only Clean Elections candidate to public office in Massachusetts hisotry in November, 2002.
Tickets $100 per person for NOFA members, $125 for non-members.
Includes a multi-course gourmet dinner consisting of local and organic ingredients from Mass farmers and producers, silent and live auction.
More info: www.nofamass.org/
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Fri Nov 20 2009
8:00 PM
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Hal Ketchum
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After growing up in the verdant hills of upstate New York, Hal moved to Austin, Texas in '81 to d...
Age Limit: All Ages Tickets: $26 advance - $30 day of show
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Show Details: After growing up in the verdant hills of upstate New York, Hal moved to Austin, Texas in '81 to discover he was living close to a dance hall called Gruene Hall. He fell in with a bunch of other singer-songwriters, such as Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. When nothing much happened for him there he moved to Nashville where he signed a recording deal with Curb Records and made a brief appearance in the film "Heartbreak Hotel". His first CD with Curb "Past the Point of Rescue", was released in '91, and was produced by Allan Reynolds & Jim Rooney. The 1st single from the album, 'Small Town, Saturday Night' peaked at No. 2 in the Billboard charts. The next single 'I Know Where Love Lives' reached No 13, and then, 'Past The Point of Rescue' reached No 2 in early '92. The 4th single, 'Five O'Clock World' reached no 16, and Curb also released a compilation of Hal's first 4 videos entitled 'Past the Point of Rescue'. 'Sure Love' was the next album to be released and the title track got to No 3, followed by 'Hearts Are Gonna Roll', which reached No 2. Then 'Mama knows the Highway' which reached No. 8. 'Someplace Far Away' reached no 21 on the Billboard charts. Hal achieved one of his career highlights in '94, when he was inducted as the 71st Member of the Grand Ole Opry. Hal says "I didn't realise how powerful it is. The first time I played there I felt a real power, the power of heritage, of tradition, of the written word." After a severe bout with Acute Transverse Myelitis (ATM), Hal lost the use of the left side of his body for a while and had to re-learn how to play the guitar. Which he did to everyone's delight. And he has been writing songs and thrilling audiences ever since. His newest CD, 'Father Time', is one of the most musically inviting and satisfying recordings in recent memory. It's his 9th album in a very distinguished musical career.
More info: www.HalKetchum.com
Opener: Shana Stack - Shana has won over 15 awards Nationally and throughout New England for her professional vocals and entertaining skills. Her voice has been compared to Patsy Cline as well as Martina McBride, and is tremendously versatile. She likes to reach out to her audience and is known to come off the stage to interact with them.
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Sat Nov 21 2009
8:00 PM
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Don White
Open: The Loomers
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(SAWTELLE ROOM) If you laugh and cry within the same ten minutes, you either need a vacation or y...
Age Limit: All Ages Tickets: $12 advance - $16 day of show
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Show Details: (SAWTELLE ROOM) If you laugh and cry within the same ten minutes, you either need a vacation or you are sitting in the audience at a Don White show. This working class family man from Lynn, Massachusetts has emerged as the thoughtful songwriter of the decade whose relevance to our lives is evidenced by the powerful reaction he evokes at every concert. Radio audiences, too, are not safe from the Don White experience. Valerie Adams of WNCS Radio, Vermont said, "I've never seen anything like it. Every time I play I Know What Love Is the phones light up like a Christmas tree." Whether he is singing, speaking, or setting up the sneakiest punch line of the night, Don has the hearts of his audience. They know they have his.
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Don White
Country / Americana / Country B...
Tulsa, OK
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Sample Song: Daddy Bo
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Sat Nov 21 2009
8:00 PM
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Tony Bird
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( BALLROOM ) Malawi-born song man, Tony Bird, is a complete original. He has been called "The Fat...
Age Limit: All Ages Tickets: $16 advance - $20 at the door
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Show Details: ( BALLROOM ) Malawi-born song man, Tony Bird, is a complete original. He has been called "The Father of African Folk-Rock" and with a mesmerizing intensity, his voice, vision, guitar style and persona are unique in all of folk music.
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Sun Nov 22 2009
8:00 PM
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FutureStars Fall Showcase...
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An all ages show featuring 5 promising local bands.
Interested?
You must be 18 or under to partic...
Age Limit: All Ages Tickets: $10 advance - $15 day of show
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Show Details: An all ages show featuring 5 promising local bands.
Interested?
You must be 18 or under to participate.
Pick up your official application at:
CITY MUSIC Leominster/Gardner
978-534-8989/978-630-3620
www.citymusiconline.com
HURRY! Deadline for applications is Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009.
Showcase is Sunday, Nov. 22 at the Bull Run.
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Sat Nov 28 2009
6:00 PM
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BELLEVUE CADILLAC
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They're not your average band. This is a multi-generational musical experience filled with joy, w...
Age Limit: All Ages Tickets: $18 advance - $22 at the door.
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Show Details: They're not your average band. This is a multi-generational musical experience filled with joy, wonder, comedy, audience participation and the zaniest stage show currently on tour! Imagine flying trombones, spinning trumpets and sizzling saxophones leaping off the stage and dancing with the crowd! Everybody rides in this big Cadillac as it cruises through Hot Jazz, New Orleans R&B, delta blues, Kansas City jump, R&B, Philly Soul, Doo Wop and anything else that rocks. Highly original yet familiar, Bellevue Cadillac is a wild romp through America's rich history of cars and rock 'n Roll, for a musical experience you'll never forget.
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Fri Dec 4 2009
8:00 PM
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Bill Kirchen's Honky-Tonk ...
Bryan Pero & the Tired Horses
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It's not accurate to say that Bill Kirchen plays American roots music. Bill Kirchen IS American r...
Age Limit: All Ages Tickets: $20 advance - $24 day of show
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Show Details: It's not accurate to say that Bill Kirchen plays American roots music. Bill Kirchen IS American roots music, celebrating an American musical tradition where country music draws upon its origins in blues and bluegrass, and in the Western swing of Texas and California honky tonks. He first gained renown as lead guitarist and vocalist for Commander Cody & his Lost Planet Airmen, where the resonant twang of his battered Telecaster drove "Hot Rod Lincoln" into the Top Ten in '72. He's played guitar on recordings and performances with Nick Lowe, Doug Sahm, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, Gene Vincent, Link Wray, Danny Gatton and Hoyt Axton. A Kirchen performance recalls a half century of guitar legends and extends their brilliance into the new millenium. He received a Grammy nomination for in 2001. In 2002 he was inducted into the Washington Area Music Association Hall of Fame along with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) and John Phillip Sousa as well as winning 10 additional Wammies including Artist of the Year and Musician of the Year. In previous years, he won 2000 Rock/ Roots Rock Instrumentalist of the Year, Roots Rock Album (Raise A Ruckus) and 1999 Instrumentalist of the Year at the WAMA Awards, as well as being a multiple winner in 1997 and 1998, receiving ten awards, including Songwriter of the Year.
A Titan of the Telecaster guitar " - Guitar Player magazine May 1998 & June 2002
"Bill Kirchen rules. It's just that simple..."
- Austin American-Statesman
More info: BillKirchen.com
Opener: Bryan Pero & the Tired Horses - An original, Boston-area Rock and Roll band with roots in country, blues and classic rock. Critics have lauded the band for "playing the living hell out of some of the finest roots music to grace the Northeast corridor since Dylan and the Hawks hunkered down in a Catskills basement 40 years ago."
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Sat Dec 5 2009
8:00 PM
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Tom Rush
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From his early days at Club 47, the Cambridge coffeehouse that also gave Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and...
Age Limit: All Ages Tickets: $35 advance - $40 day of show
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Show Details: From his early days at Club 47, the Cambridge coffeehouse that also gave Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Judy Collins their start back in the 1960's, through 14 albums, to his sold out Club 47® concert series which has filled the likes of Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, Tom's knack for finding wonderful songs, writing his own and championing emerging artists has made him a legend. Tom's music includes healthy doses of both folk and blues influences. He also was the first major artist to record the songs of a then-unknown Joni Mitchell, and also recorded a number of songs from such emerging singer/songwriters of the time as Jackson Browne, Eric von Schmidt, James Taylor and Eric Kaz. Rush's own compositions are still lauded for their poignant, undeniable lyrics. When U2 performed on this year's Grammys, Bono was heard singing a bit of Tom Rush's "No Regrets.". This version appears in their live sets, and also the live version of the song currently available on iTunes. Bono talked about it in a Rolling Stone Interview.
The new DVD release "Festival Express", chronicling an infamous 1970 cross-Canada concert tour by train, contains a full-length video of Tom singing "Child's Song."
"... his voice is outstandingly versatile; his guitar playing is sheer genius; his sense of humor side splitting ..." Trina E. Kingsbury, MARTHA'S VINEYARD TIMES
"Probably the only man alive who should be allowed to sing Joni Mitchell songs" Eric Fidler, CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
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