Nightlife Nexus by the Boston Music Coalition

Special New Years Eve edition

By

Doug Ruffin

President,

Boston Music Coalition

Party People! First things first; Don’t  Drink  And  Drive! Enough said? Good! It’s time to get your responsible body and mind ready for the greatest party of the year! New Years Eve! Whether you are rockin’ it in with music and the time square ball, relaxing with some music, having dinner or doing First Night, It’s time to get ready, pick a designated driver, grab your coat, your scarf, your hat and don’t you dare forget your First Night Button cause as Toby Keith says, and he said it best, “Proceeeeeed  To  Party!”

New Years Eve Boston December 31, 2011 until …… It’s time for Tylenol

The Location: All Asia Bar,

332 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA

The Music:     Max Pela

The Location: Berklee Performance Center, Boston

The Music:     Julian Lage, Live on WGBH

The Location: Blue Ocean Music Hall, Fmt N, 4 Ocean, Salisbury MA

The Music:     Entrain

The Location: Boston Park Plaza Tarrace Roon, Boston

The Music:     Juanito Pascual

The Location: Brighton Music Hall, Boston

The Music:     Freezepop, Mean creek

The Location: Church,

69 Kilmarnock Street, Boston

The Music:     Sidewalk Driver, The Upper Crust

The Location: First Night,

Copley Square, Boston

The Music:     DJ Die Hard WBZ New Years Countdown!

The Location: Hard Rock Café’

22-24 Clinton Street, Boston

The Music:     The Joshua Tree U2 Tribute

The Location: House Of Blues

36 Lansdowne Street, Boston

The Music:     Epic Saturdays Party!

The Location: Hynes Auditorium, Prodential Center, Boston

The Music:     Hot Like Fire, Mamadou   

The Location: New England Conservatory of Music,

290 Huntington Ave, Boston

The Music:     New York Dolls

The Location: Paradise Rock Club,

969 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

The Music:     Lucero

The Location: Symphony Hall, Boston

The Music:     Mavis Staples

Note: All the Major night clubs and bars are selling tickets, Tables and VIP space for New Years Eve. Please check in advance for price and availability.

First Night offers several genres of live Music, Dance and Theatre. Visit First Night Boston, http://www.firstnight.org/ for listings, buttons and all other details. The Parade starts at 5:30 on

Boylston Street

.

Be Safe, Have Fun! Happy New Year!

Music Beat News Recaps the 2011 Boston Music Awards

By Doug Ruffin
President,
Boston Music Coalition


This is a great time of year for music and to reflect on what took place during the last year. The best way to reflect on Boston Music is to show you a recap of the Boston Music Awards 2011. It was one of the best music events in Boston in 2011.

Music Beat News Service by the Boston Music Coaliton offers relevant Music News. We have started a series of reports on the proposed later weekend hours on the transit system in Boston. If the Bill wins enough votes, Boston's party people will be able to stay late for live music shows.

Please enjoy our latest news clip. It's a recap of the 2011 Boston Music Awards.

For more aboput Music Beat, Visit http://www.bostonmusiccoaliton.com/
Or, visit our online channel:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYbEYYZHQ48

News from Music Beat by the Boston Music Coalition

By Doug Ruffin
     President,

     Boston Music Coalition

Extended T Hours, Could Boston Gain Social Capital?

This is the first in a series of reports that will examine the potential for economic gain for hospitality, entertainment venues, public safety and tourism throughout greater Boston if the proposed MBTA hours are extended.  

Boston, December 20, 2011: State representative Sean Garballey (D-Arlington) is drafting a proposal to extend the MBTA hours on Friday and Saturday nights until 2:00 AM. At a time when the cash strapped MBTA is likely to increase fares for passengers, Rep, Sean Garballey, who co chairs the  MBTA legislative Causus in the House with rep sciortino (D) Medford along with Senator Jehlen (D) Summerville and Senator eldridge (D) Acton is independently working on a proposal to extend the hours of the MBTA for a potential win, win economic solution that could also provide a low cost and safe late night transportation option for both residents and tourist alike.

Music Beat began examining the proposal by talking directly to the drafter of the bill, Representative, Sean Garballey.

Music Beat: Who would benefit from the extended MBTA hours on the weekends?

Rep Sean Garballey: Extended T Hours will benefit residents and tourist who would like to stay out late and have a safe return from a venue, which allows for a lower cost option than a taxi. Boston area businesses including companies structured around the creative economy would also benefit. All in all, it’s geared toward the consumer.

Music Beat: How would extended T hours be feasible in this current economic climate?

Rep Sean Garballey: The operational structure would include trains running every twenty minutes between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 2:00 AM instead of the current run of every twelve minutes. The price of the ticket to ride the T would increase as well.

Music Beat: Greater Boston does seem to have an image that suggests early closings of the MBTA and some restaurant venues leaves the area less competitive when vying for tourists.

Rep Sean Garballey: Tourism is strong in Boston. But our economy can continue to grow through entertainment and tourism.

Music beat will follow up with State rep Sean Garballey to find out the potential success of the bill which he hopes to bring to the floor early 2012, well before the elections.

Now that Boston’s’ Mayor Menino has created a six member commission to randomly spot check safety issues at night club venues in Boston, we’ll provide additional reports to learn what others in tourism, venue management, hospitality. The local entertainment industry, and of course, the consumer as to what they to say about the proposed extended MBTA Hours.

News from Music Beat. The beat Continues ….

Contact: Douglas Ruffin

             President,

             Boston Music Coalition

             (888) 984-1495

      

             DouglaR@BostonMusicCoalition.com

             www.BostonMusicCoalition.com  

              

Nightlife Nexus by the Boston Music Coalition December 16 & 17

By Doug Ruffin

President,

Boston Music Coalition  

It’s the weekend before Christmas and New Years Eve. Many of us will shop till we drop. Drop, that is, in to club and bar venues to do some hot holiday celebrating with great music! So let’s drop the bags, hide the gifts and get on down and Party!

Friday, December 16, 2011

The Location: All Asia Bar

332 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA

The Music:     Forward Motion,

The Location: Berklee College of Music,

1140 Boylston Street, Boston

 

The Music:     Pink Martini

The Location: British Beer Company,

120 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA

The Music:    Sirsy

The Location: Café 939 at Berklee,

939 Boylston Street, Boston

The Music:     Apollo Run

The Location: Church,

69 Kilmarnock Street, Boston

The Music:     Mighty Tiny, TAB The Band, That Handsome Devil

The Location: Club Passion,

47 Palmer Street, Cambridge MA

The Music:     Mark Erelli

The Location: Johnny Ds,

17 Holland Street

, Summerville MA

The Music:     Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, Ross Livermore Band

The Location: Paradise Rock Club, 969 Commonwealth /Avenue, Boston

The Music:     Street Dogs

The Location: T.T. The

Bears Place

,

10 Brookline Street, Cambridge MA

The Music:     Roy Sludge

The Location: Wilbur Theatre

106 Boylston Street, Boston

The Music:     Sully Urna

Saturday, December 17, 2011  

The Location: Amazing Things Arts Center,

55 Nickolas Road, Framingham MA

The Music:     Roomful Of Blues

The Location: Brighton Music Hall

158 Brighton Avenue, Boston

The Music:    The Maine

The Location: Church,

69 Kilmarnock Street, Boston

The Music:     3^rd Left, Biscuits and Gravy, The Bowry Boys, HeyLady

The Location: Estate,

One Boylston Place, Boston

The Music:     DJ Costa’s House Party

The Location: Maxs Blues Café,

68 Field Street, Boston

The Music:     Impulse, Carolyn Malachi

The Location: The Green Dragon Tavern,

11 Marshall Street, Boston

The Music:     Jackson Weatherbee

The Location: Wilbur Theatre,

106 Boylston Street, Boston

The Music:     Prospect Hill  

Christmas Music from the Streets

By Doug Ruffin

President,

Boston Music Coalition

I love all sorts of Christmas music. The traditional Christmas Hymens, fun Christmas songs and the Jazzed up, remixed naughty ones too.  Even the Christmas songs that are really not Christmas songs at all are sung around my Christmas tree every year. You know, like, “Jingle Bells”. Did you know that, “Jingle Bells” is really about winter horse races that ran North of Boston from Medford to Malden back in the day? Listen to the words and the pace of the song. It has nothing to do with Christmas. Same thing with “Let it Snow”. It’s winter a love song.  

What ever Christmas music you like; live music has a spectacular way of drop kicking recorded music every time. (Did you catch that dig?) Live Christmas music can be as grand as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Voiced by a choir and jazzed up with a cool local band. Live Christmas music can be also heard on the streets and in the subways all over greater Boston. Street performers entertain all year long in all sorts of weather. You’ve seen and heard them. Starting this Christmas season, I hope you will join me in paying a bit more attention to street musicians. Drop some change in the guitar case whenever you can. Stop for a minute or two and listen to them. Go ahead and clap for them at the end of a song. Why not? J Offer feed back or, get to know the street musicians you see on your way to and from work.  

Good street musicians hope for donations but do not ask out loud for your help. Instead, they let the music help you decide. Christmas is busy and even challenging for some. So if you can rub two nickels together, why not drop one of those nickels, or more, in to a guitar case and help make the child of that musician enjoy a very merry Christmas.

Nightlife Nexus by the Boston Music Coalition December 9 and 10

Nightlife Nexus by the Boston Music Coalition December 9 and 10

By Doug Ruffin

President,

Boston Music Coalition

It’s December weekend. So when you get you dancin’ shoes, grab your coat. Once you get there the excitement from the music will heat you up!

Friday, December 9, 2011

The Location: Church,

69 Kilmarnock Street, Boston

The Music:     Sidecar Radio

The Location: Estate,

1 Boylston Place, Boston

The Music:     Morgan Page

The Location: Hard Rock Café,

22-24 Clinton Street, Boston

The Music:     Wayside

The Location: House Of Blues,

36 Lansdowne Street, Boston

The Music:     MUTEMATHE, Matt and Kim

The Location: Kinsale, 2 /center Plaza, Boston

The Music:     The Locals

The Location: Midway Café, 3496 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain (Boston)

The Music:     Lovewhip

The Location: Milky Way Lounge, 425 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain (Boston)

The Music:     The Macrotones

The Location: Rise After Hours Club,

306 Stuart Street Boston

The Music       Snappy, Jay K the DJ and Damien Paul

The Location: Scullers Jazz Club,

400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston

The Music:     Esperanza Spalding

The Location: Wilbur Theatre,

106 Boylston Street, Boston

The Music:     Mos Def

Saturday, December 10, 2011

The Location: Brighton Music Hall, Boston

The Music:     Good Old War, Levi Lowrey

The Location: Hennessys Upstairs Rock Club,

25 Union Street, Boston

The Music:     Jackson Wetherbee

The Location: House Of Blues,

36 Lansdowne Street, Boston

 

The Music:     Beaty Eyes, Epic Saturdays, The Black Box Revelution

The Location: McGanns Pub,

197 Portland Street, Boston

The Music:     The Wolf Hongos

The Location:  Middle East,

472 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston

The Music:      Wolbane, Blacklight Sunrise, The Love Willows, Po Boyz

The Location:  O’Briens Pub 3 Harvard Avenue Allston (Boston) ]

The Music:      Cory Branan, Dave Hause

The Location: Paradise Rock Club,

967 Commonwealth Ave, Boston

The Music:     Calling all Crows. The 4^th Annual Benefit Show Featuring

                     Chadwick Stokes

The Location: Symphony Hall

301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston

The Music:     Boston Pops Holiday Show

Nightlife Nexus by the Boston Music Coalition December 2nd & 3rd

By Doug Ruffin

President,

Boston Music Coalition

The Christmas trees are lighting up the night sky. The first weekend in December is here! It’s time to celebrate the end of the week.

December 2, 2011

The Location: Avenue One At Hyatt Regency Boston

The Music:     The Lance Houston Jazz Quartet

The Location: Brighton Music Hall,

158 Brighton Avenue, Boston

The Music:    Alyssa Graham, Pat McGee Band, Bronze Radio Return

The Location: Copperfields,

98 Brookline Avenue, Boston

The Music:    Big Money

The Location: Felt,

533 Washington Street, Boston

The Music:    DJs Spin Hip Hop / Top 40 First Floor. House Music an the Second floor

The Location: House of Blues.

38 Lansdowne Street, Boston

The Music:    Hacienda, City and Colour

The Location: Paradise Rock Club,

969 Commonwealth Avenue Boston

The Music:    John Browns Lady, iLa Mawana

The Location: Orpheum Theatre,

1 Hamilton Place, Boston

The Music:    The Allman Brothers Band

The Location: Royale,

279 Tremont Street, Boston

The Music:     Martin Solveig

December 3, 2011

The Location: All Asia Bar,

332 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge

The Music:    The Othership, Max Pela

The Location: Arlington Street Church,

351 Boylston Street, Boston

The Music:    The David Wax Museum   

The Location: Brighton Music Hall,

158 Brighton Avenue, Boston

The Music:    Dear Leader, The Perkington Sisters

The Location: Brookline Tai Chi Center,

1615 Beacon Street, Brookline MA

.

The Music:    Jeremy Noller

The Location: Church,

69 Kilmarnock Street, Boston

The Music:     Miss Fairchild, Jenny Dee and the Deelingquents, The Flying Andersons N

                     Nicky Egan

The Location: Great Scott,

1222 Commonwealth Ave

, Allston

The Music:     MotherBoar

The Location: Les Zygomates,

129 South Street, Boston

The Music:    Yoko Miwa Trio

The Location: Paradise Rock Club,

969 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

The Music:    Ryan Montbleau Band, Assembly of Dust