Nightlife Nexus for June 17th 18th and 19th

By Doug Ruffin

President,

Boston Music Coalition

The winning success of the Boston Bruins has area party people, and others who don’t get out much, ready to cease the opportunity to celebrate and catch the contagious buzz that has happily infected the entire greater Boston area.

Here are a few choices for the weekend.

-  Friday, June 17, 2011 -

Felt Nightclub -

533 Washington Street Boston

The One and Only DJ Todd Terry

Gypsy Bar

116 Boylston Street Boston

DJ Dera

Royal Nightclub 

279 Tremont Street Boston

Full on Friday: Direct from NYC, Suhel and an opening set by DJ NRG.

Rumer Nightclub

100 Warren Street Boston

Hush Fridays: DJ Hectik and DJ BK spin Top 40, Mash Up and Dance Music.

  

Oliver’s @ Cask and Flagon

62 Brookline Ave Boston

  

Full Count Fridays Top 40 + Dance from 10:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Paradise Rock Club

967 Commonwealth Ave Boston

(18 + Show) Los Lonely Boys

WBZ Free Friday Flix

All ages movies every Friday through August 26 at sunset on the Charles River Esplanade, Boston. Call 617 626-4970 for additional information.

-          Saturday June 18, 2011 –

Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Championship Parade (All Ages)

The Parade begins at 11:00 AM in front of TD Bank North Stadium nacross from North station and will end up on

Boylston Street

in

Copley Square

.

Click here for additional information. www.boston.com/travel/boston/bruins_parade_info/

WODS Free Summer Concert Series (All Ages)

June 18^th      - The Pointer Sisters

July 23^rd      -  Eddy Money

August 20^th  - KC and the Sunshine Band 

7:00 PM at the Hatch Shell at the Charles River on the Esplanade

House Of Blues

15 Lansdown Street Boston

Eddy Griffin (Call 800 693-2583 for tickets and additional information)

Royal Nightclub

279 Tremont Street Boston

Superheroes Invade

Mojitos Nightclub 48 Winter Street Boston

Latin Saturdays: DJ Juan Madrid and DJ Vega

-          Sunday June 19, 2011 –

Felt Nightclub

533 Washington Street

Sunday African Night

Paradise Rock Club

967 Commonwealth Ave Boston

(18 + Show) People Under The Stairs  Doors open 7:00 PM

Nightlife Nexus: Club Happenings for the weekend of June 10, 11 and 12

By Doug Ruffin

President,

Boston Music Coalition

Looking for some great music to hear? Nightlife Nexus by the Boston Music Coalition is ready to help make your weekend a great one. This week, we have lots of music and pride on the block.

Here is a taste of what’s going on in Boston.

Club Royal

Friday June 10:          Full on Friday; Hector Barrows and Terry Yancey of the Funky Bunch

                                      Perform the hit single, “Good Vibrations”.

Saturday June 12:         Backstreet Boys official after party.                            

                           

Felt Nightclub

 Friday June 10:          Duplex Fridays: DJ Bruno Spinning House and Dance, Top 40, $20 Cover

                                    DykeNight - Official Pride Party with DJ MaryAlice and a Special Aerialist Performance

Saturday June 11:    Select Saturdays: DJ BK Spinning Top 40 and Hip Hop, DJ Richard Fraioli Spinning House and Latin International on the 4th Floor, $20 cover

Sunday June 12:       African International Night

Machine Nightclub

Friday June 10:         Gay Pride 2011 with special guest Shayne Ward with DJ Darrin Friedman, Susan Esthera and Gay    

                         Jim.

Saturday June 11:    Lush Pride Party; Boston’s Largest Women’s Pride Party. DJ Dena and DJ Super Squirrel

Sunday June 12:      Let It Ride …A Record Release Party for Graceful Exit. With DJ Walter Jones and DJ Jesse Allen.

Mojitos

Friday June 10:          DJ Michael Mercado

Saturday June 11:      DJ JR Vega 

Paradise Rock Club

Friday June 10:         The Dogmatics, The Meats and Band 19

Saturday June 11:      Infected Mushrooms with Randy Seidman, Mike Swells

Tequila Rain  

Saturday June 11:   NKTB / BS Pre Concert Party (2PM – 6 PM) 21 + sponsored by Kiss 108 FM.

                               3:00 PM Live band; Hot Chelle Rae. Special Guest Jordan Sparks and perhaps,  

                               A Very Special Guest.  

Become a BMCiReporter

By Doug Ruffin

President and Executive Producer

Boston Music Coalition

When you go out and have a good weekend or any night of the week for that matter; we would like to hear about it. Many of you go to major clubs in and around Boston. Still, others go to venues a little off path. No matter where you have gone to check out a DJ or catch a band, you are invited to become a reporter of sorts. That is, become an iReporter for the Boston Music Coalition. Simply put, become a BMCiReprter.

Anyone who has attended an evening out and would like to share a great music-related experience can become a BMCiReporter.

DJs, bands, promoters, and artist management can also write a blog as a BMCiReprter.

E mail your music-related blog with your name and contact information to BMCiReprter@BostonMusicCoalition.com .

Who knows … Your night out could turn a local band in to an international phenomena.  

Nightlife Nexus By The Boston Music Coalition

By

Doug Ruffin

President,

Boston Music coalition

A good friend, who is knowledgeable in business, often asks to be known as a DJ first before most anything else. He gave me three key suggestions through the years. First he told me, “Get my damn site up”. The second suggestion he offered? 80% of making it in business is showing up prepared and the third serving of food for thought was to provide a centralized update of club happenings in and around Boston. So, I got together with my team and created Nightlife Nexus to be the center of club happenings.

Once a week, Nightlife Nexus articles will appear hear on the Boston Music Coalition blog. In addition, we have launched our first music show, Nightlife Nexus by the Boston Music Coalition. The show is on is online now. Visit http://www.bostonmusiccoalition.com/ and click on Nightlife Nexus.

Club happenings? Nightlife Nexus by the Boston Music Coalition has got you covered. 

Boston Clubs This Weekend

Club Royale

279 Tremont Street Boston, MA

Friday:    Full On Friday Presents EDX

Saturday June 4^th: This. Much. Fun.

Felt Night Club

533 Washington Street Boston, MA

Friday:     (1rst and 2^nd Floor) DJ Cevin Fisher Plays Top 40 and Soulful House Music

                 (Venice Room) Dyke Night with DJ Mary Alice

Saturday: (1rst Floor) DJ BK Plays Top 40 / Hip Hop

                 (2^nd Floor) DJ Fraoly Spins Dance / House Music

                 (4^th Floor) Latin International Night

Sunday:    African Night  

Gypsy Bar

116 Boylston Street Boston, MA

Friday:     DJ Dera

Saturday: DJ Mario

House of Blues

15 Lansdowne Street Boston MA

Friday     June 3^rd 8:00 PM: Get The Led Out

Saturday June 11^th  10:00 PM Boston Pride @ Night Main event with DJ Adel  

Liquor Store

120 Boylston Street Boston, MA

Friday:     DJ Obie

Saturday: DJ Influence  

(Some tickets may be sold out. Dress codes and age admissions rules are to be followed by the attending public)

                                                 
                                                                

Music Beta from Google

By Doug Ruffin

President,

Boston Music Coalition  

If your haven’t heard the news today..oh boy … Google has news for you. Known as the worst secret in the music industry; Google has launched a beta version of its music service.

The Music Beta from Google service will let you upload your personal collection, create playlists and play them back on any computer or personal device. You can pick a song and Music Beta from Google will create an, “instant mix” playlist for play back on any computer or personal device. If you create a playlist on your phone, that playlist will be available on any computer and yes, it works the other way around. Google Music can be saved to a device and your music can be played off line.

You can request an invitation to try out the service. Visit: http://music.google.com/about/

Check out the video from Music Beta from Google.   

Great weekend at Jazz Week

By

Doug Ruffin

President,

Boston Music Coalition

I know it’s the middle of the week, but I gotta’ tell ya’, I had a great weekend attending Jazz week. In my last blog, (see below) I gave you an overview of the Jazz Week events. When Jazz Week concluded on May 8^th, I was truly satisfied as to what I saw, what I heard and the great people I met. I want to tell you about two highlights for me at Jazz Week this weekend.

Eric in Two Evenings 2: Regent Theatre, Arlington MA, Friday 7:30 – until ….

Eric Jackson celebrates 30 years of Broadcasting on WGBH. His Jazz Broadcast, “Eric in the Evening” is a corner stone of Jazz Broadcasting in Boston. To celebrate Eric Jackson, one needs to take two evenings. This second evening took place at the regent theatre in Arlington on Friday night.

Hal Miller is a music historian, Jazz percussionist and life long Jazz fan. He has an amazing collection of Jazz film clips and shared some of Eric Jacksons’ favorite music clips. I like Jazz; but I didn’t realize how much I knew. The information presented by Hal Miller was engaging and the clips were crisp, full sounding and generated an exciting energy throughout the audience.

After an intermission, Eric Jackson got up to thank the audience and all the support he received through the years. He talked about his early beginnings with WHRB and WILD Radio before landing the gig at WGBH. For me, his broadcast history was personal. I was a student at a small high school in Boston called, “Roxbury Medical Technical Institute”. The effort was to encourage students to explore professional career choices. Lucky for me, Broadcasting was one of the schools’ career choices. The instructor was Eric Jackson. Eric and I stayed in touch every so often. We have been talking a lot about the Boston Music Coalition by phone but we have not met in person for over 20 years. Eric was happy and surprised to see me and he introduced me to the leadership in Jazz music in Boston including JazzBoston.

Evelyn Rosenthal & Steve Kirby at the Sunset Café, Cambridge MA. Saturday 7:30

A great Brazilian dinner goes well with a Brazilian music fusioned jazz dual. That’s what a packed room enjoyed at the Sunset Café in Cambridge. Evelyn Rosenthal and Steve Kirby sang and played through the night for the dinner audience until 10:30. During a break, I talked with Evelyn Rosenthal. She has several gigs coming up and we’ll talk to her about her music, influences and her gigs this Summer in a later blog.

Jazz week was full of great music, fun, informative and for me, personal.

To learn more about other events from JazzBoston, visit http://www.jazzboston.com/ .

Know a Jazz band or a Jazz event we should hear about? Become a BMCiReporter. Send band, artist or event information to BMCiReporter@BostonMusicCoalition.com.  

    

The Weekend is Here and This Is Jazz Week!

By

Doug Ruffin

President,

Boston Music Coalition

Jazz week ’11 is happening now through Sunday May 8^th. Free events at the library, all ages music events inside and out. Jazz is playing throughout greater Boston. Find the traditional, the not so traditional and the unexpected. Not just in the variety of jazz music but the amazing venues to see and hear jazz greats a long side with new talent.

So as to not miss a single blue note; we are providing you with a link to this weekends schedule for Jazz week ’11.  Click HERE for the Schedule.

Resources

Music

This Week's Number 1 Billboard Jazz Song

                                                                Boney James

                                                                  "Contact"

Click HERE for the latest Billboard Jazz Chart

Venues

Here are a few of the Boston area Jazz spots

Ryles Jazz Club

http://www.rylesjazz.com/

212 Hampshire St.
Cambridge, MA  02135

617-876-9330

Scullers Jazz Club

http://www.scullersjazz.com/

400 Soldiers Field Road
Boston, MA

617 562-4111

Slades Bar & Grill

958 Tremont St.
Roxbury, MA

(617) 442-4600

The Beehive

http://www.beehiveboston.com/

541 Tremont Street, Boston

Center for the Arts
Boston, MA  02116
617-423-0069

Click HERE for a complete list of area venues

Jazz Radio

WBRS 100.1

http://www.wbrs.org/

"Jazz Cafeteria"
Mon-Thu: 12PM-1:30PM

WERS 88.9

http://www.wers.org/

"Music for the Independent Mind"
Mon-Fri: 2AM-7PM; Sat: 2-10AM; Sun: 3-6AM

WGBH 89.7

http://www.wgbh.org/

Eric Jackson - "Jazz with Eric in the Evening"
Mon-Thu: 8PM-12AM

Steve Schwartz - "Jazz at Studio Four"
Fri: 8PM-12AM

Bob Parlocha - "Jazz with Bob Parlocha"
Mon-Thu: 12AM-5AM

Dee Dee Bridgewater - "Jazz Set"
Fri: 12AM-1AM; Sun: 9PM-10PM

Ray Smith - "Jazz Decades"
Sun: 7PM-8PM

"Riverwalk Jazz"
Sun 8PM-9PM

WHRB 95.3

http://www.whrb.org/

"Jazz Spectrum"
Mon-Fri: 5AM-1PM; Sat: 5-9AM

WICN 90.5 (Worcester)

http://www.wicn.org/programs

Jazz seven days a week.

Links

Boston Jazz Society:                www.bostonjazzsociety.org

Jazz Composers Alliance:        http://jazzcomposersalliance.org/

Marblehead Jazz Associates:   http://www.marbleheadjazz.org/

New England Jazz Alliance:    http://www.nejazz.org/