Posts by Rob Duguay
On April 21 and 23, they’re going to be rolling on through New Hampshire with the first show happening at The Music Hall in Portsmouth and the second taking place at Tupelo Music Hall in Derry. Both stops are part of an acoustic tour Soul Asylum is doing, so fans will get an opportunity to hear some songs in a different vein.
For the past 30 years, Shemekia Copeland has been doing exactly that while garnering numerous awards and acclaim for her talents. On April 19, people in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas will get to experience this when she takes the stage at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club.
When Toubab Krewe started out in 2005, their West African influenced brand of folk-rock was very much an outlier in the American music realm. Through this approach, the quintet of multi-instrumentalists Justin Perkins and Luke Quaranta, guitarist and organist Drew Heller, bassist and keyboardist Justin Kimmel and drummer Terrence Houston garnered a dedicated following while performing with a variety of different acts.
There’s something about a musician performing with a guitar in his hands while singing his heart out. If done right, they possess the ability to take over a room by themselves while letting the stripped-down nature of their songs have the spotlight. It’s a prime example of beauty in simplicity and it’s a genuine representation of music being the panacea for the masses.
Certain musicians have an uncanny ability for their songs to transcend through other creative mediums. Most of the time it’s unintentional and completely natural with their material becoming part of a soundtrack for a film or television show. Being from the Upstate New York municipality of Troy, Sean Rowe has experienced this with his tune “To Leave Something Behind” being included in both the 2016 action thriller flick “The Accountant” and the 2021 TV series “Coyote,” which has opened the door for him to pursue different creative outlets.
On March 21 at The Shaskeen in Manchester, The Hot Chocheys are planning on bringing this type of experience. The show starts at 9 p.m. with the eight-piece instrumental funk collective Pocket Drop also being on the bill.
Taz Niederauer, on his new material coming out, being a Yale grad, and how he loves the way live music brings a community together.
On February 26, these guys have a sold-out show happening at Tupelo Music Hall in Derry. It starts at 8 p.m. and singer-songwriter Nick Brown will be opening up the evening.
Following the release of the book, Wolf is back on the road and he’s making a sold-out stop at The Music Hall in Portsmouth on February 19.
St. Patrick’s Day is a little over a month away, and some people are already getting ready for the festive occasion.