Category: Music This Week

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• Survivor: On his most recent album, Ride, Walter Trout got reflective while keeping the blues rock chugging. Much of the new disc deals with the difficulties Trout faced growing up in an abusive home; “Hey Mama” and “Ghosts” are two harrowing examples. The 70-year-old guitarist Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/09/28”

• Survivor: On his most recent album, Ride, Walter Trout got reflective while keeping the blues rock chugging. Much of the new disc deals with the difficulties Trout faced growing up in an abusive home; “Hey Mama” and “Ghosts” are two harrowing examples. The 70-year-old guitarist Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/09/28”

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Song weaver: A tribute to touring life, “The Road” is the latest from Rebecca Turmel, and an apt reflection of the creative impulse that drives many performers. “I had no choice, the music chose me / and once it did, no going back,” she sings. Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/09/21”

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• Vegas visitors: Growing up in Burbank, California, The Edwards Twins — identical brothers Eddie and Anthony — would sneak in to watch stars like Sonny & Cher and Carol Burnett tape their weekly variety shows. They became so good at impersonating the stars that Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/09/14”

• Vegas visitors: Growing up in Burbank, California, The Edwards Twins — identical brothers Eddie and Anthony — would sneak in to watch stars like Sonny & Cher and Carol Burnett tape their weekly variety shows. They became so good at impersonating the stars that Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/09/14”

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• Faux fighters: The Currier’s weekly Art After Work series continues with Foo! A Foo Fighters tribute band, their greatest trick will be fitting arena-sized songs like “Best of You,” “Times Like These” and “Learning to Fly” onto the museum’s front lawn (weather permitting), when they Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/09/07”

• Faux fighters: The Currier’s weekly Art After Work series continues with Foo! A Foo Fighters tribute band, their greatest trick will be fitting arena-sized songs like “Best of You,” “Times Like These” and “Learning to Fly” onto the museum’s front lawn (weather permitting), when they Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/09/07”

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• Al fresco blues: A summer concert series ends with the Eric Lindberg Band, led by a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He’s joined by Aaron Jones (kids’ music’s “Mister Aaron”) on bass and 13-year-old drumming phenom William Lindberg. The twilight show will be rich Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/08/31”

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• Bringing it back: Among a multitude of tribute acts, The Frank White Experience is one of a few delving into hip-hop. Using the music of Notorious B.I.G. as a starting point, the seven-piece band, led by Skribe Da Godruns, moves through a deep catalog Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/08/24”

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• Active rock: A triple bill in Concord is topped by Any Given Sin, a Maryland quartet that can’t be pegged down to any single rock genre, though “Dynamite,” the track that helped them on SiriusXM’s Octane Test Drive a while back, lines up Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/08/17”

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• Treble effort: There’s history and the occasional “Blue Rondo a La Turk” in Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play. It’s not just that the trio’s leader is the son of an iconic figure in the jazz world. Bass and pianist Brubeck and harmonica player/guitarist Peter Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/08/10”

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• Hip-hop hops: A Nashua microbrewery marks its collaboration with Fee the Evolutionist on a double IPA with a release party that includes a live performance by the rapper and Harry Bosch, conveniently happening on International Beer Day. Artwork on the new cans has a Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/08/03”

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• Vocal versatility: A free al fresco performance from Sharon Jones will include selections ranging from jazz to soul to groove-steeped rhythm and blues. Jones, a Portsmouth native, is “arguably the Seacoast’s favorite performer” according to the region’s Jazz Society. Thursday, July 27, 6 p.m., Continue reading “The Music Roundup 23/07/27”