Time to Spring in to Live Music with a Swingin’ Hot Big Band!
By Doug Ruffin
President,
Boston Music Coalition
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
As you know, Nightlife Nexus by the Boston Music Coalition is Greater Boston’s Official, Live Music Happenings List. It hits every Friday and helps many people plan for the weekend.
Today, I want to make an early suggestion to your weekend. Now that even warmer weather is upon us and many are ready to get out there and see live music (not that live music was some how dead and gone during the winter) But here is a chance to get in the swing of things this Spring, with a swingin’ hot big band!
Saxophonist, Larry Monroe and Top Vocalist, Donna McElroy lead a 16 Piece Swingin’ Hot Big Band, this Saturday, March 24th, at the ArsenalCenter for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA. It starts at 6:45 with light food and wine. Joyce Kulhawik will also be making an Arts Award Presentation. Tickets are $50.00 for this tax deductable annual benefit.
The Boston Music Coalition strongly supports the arts throughout greater Boston. For tickets to this event and more information, Please visit us at www.BostonMusicCoalition.com Or, Click on the resources below.
Get ready for some great music, traditional foods and even better green beer! We have lots of events, venues and the big parade on Sunday. Do we have to shove ya’ in the ribs? Come on, It’s Saint Patrick’s Day Weekend in Boston. Here are our clovers of live music and St Paddy’s day events! Come on out, be safe and Have fun!
Friday March 16, 2012
The Location: All Asia Bar, 334 Massachusetts Avenue, CambridgeMA
The Music: Transit Gloria, Quantum Paradox
The Location: BlueOceanMusic Hall, Frnt N, 4 Ocean, Salisbury, MA
The Music: Joshua Tree Band
The Location: Brighton Music Hall 158 Brighton Avenue, Boston
The Music: Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys, Planetoid, Sidewalk Driver
The Irish Rovers Perform this Weekend
The Location: Café 939 at Berklee, 939 Boylston Street, Boston
The Music: John Mark McMillan
The Location: Club Passim, 47 Palmer Street, Cambridge, MA
The Music: Paul Kelly
The Location: Contab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
The Music:The Fatback Band with the Couper Brothers
The Location: Donohues Bar and Grill, 87 Bigelow Avenue, Watertown, MA
The Music: The Locals
The Location: Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
The Music:The Pill, DJs Ken and Michael V
The Location: Grog, 13 Middle Street, Newburyport
The Music:Cry Uncle
The Location: House of Blues, 96 Lansdowne Street, Boston
The Music: Dropkick Murphy’s, Frank Turner
The Location: Johnny Ds, 17 Holland Street, Boston
The Music:The Akashic Record
The Location: Mari’s Place, 35 Washington Street, Quincy, MA
The Music: The Chickenstand Throwdown Band
The Location: Middle East, 472 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
The Music: Slaine
The Location: Minglewood Tavern, 25 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA
The Music:Blue James Band
The Location: Ned Devine’s, Faneuil Hall, Boston
The Music:Bare Knuckle Boxers
The Location: Palladium, 261 Main Street, Worcester, MA
The Music:Armor of the Broken, Mountain Man
The Location: Paradise Rock Club, 969 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
The Music: Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Jim James
The Location: Red Rock Bistro, 141 Humphrey Street, Swamscott, MA
The Music:Lovewhip
The Location: Ryles, 212 Hampshire Street, CambridgeMA
The Music: Diane Blue
The Location: Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston
The Music:Steve Tyrell
The Location: Showcase Live, 23 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA
The Music:Black 47
The Location: Top of the Hub, 800 Boylston Street, # 52Boston
The Music: The April Hall Group
The Location: T.T. The Bear’s Place, 10 Brookline Street, Cambridge, MA
The Music: Obits
The Location: TwinRiverEventCenter, 100 Twin River Road, Lincoln
The Music:Chaka Khan
The Location: Uncle Eddies Oceanside Tavern, SalisburyBeach
The Music:The Take
The Location: Verizon Wireless Arena, 555 Elm Street, Manchester, NH
The Music: Celtic Women, Tommy Martin
The Location: Wonderland Ballroom, 1290 North Shore RoadRevere, MA
The Music: Alerta Zero
Special Saint Patrick’s Day Weekend Events!
The Location: Battery Park and Lounge, 33 Batterymarch Street, Boston
The Event:The Irish American Police Officers Assn of Pipes and Drums
The Date:March 17, 2012
The Time:11:00 AM – Closing
The Location: FirstBaptistChurch - Newton, 484 Beacon Street, Newton
The Event:Full Orchestra with Sing-a-Longs and Contests
The Date:March 17, 2012
The Time:Starts 7:00 PM
The Location: Reagle Music Theatre 617 Arlington Street, Cambridge
The Event:Music, Food, Comedy
The Date:March 17, 2012
The Time:2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
The Location: South Boston, ST. Patrick’s Day Parade from West Broadway
The Event:Parade, Cars, Floats, Music and lots of public Drinking
The Date:March 18, 2012
The Time:Starts 1:00 PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 Saint Patrick’s Day
The Location: Assumption Collage, 500 Salisbury Street, WorcesterMA
The Music: Kurt Scobie
The Location: BlueOceanMusic Hall, Frnt N. 4 Ocean, Salisbury, MA
The Music: Recycled Percussion
The Location: Café 939 at Berklee, 393 Boylston Street, Boston
The Music: Engelbert Humperdinck
The Location: Café Verde, 275 Essex Street, Lawrence, MA
The Music:Goodfellas
The Location: Cantab Lounge, (Downstairs) 738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
The Music:Billy Connor’s St. Paddy’s Day Party with Cadillac Heart
The Location: Charles Playhouse Lounge, 74 Warrenton Street, Boston
The Music: Mike Dorval
The Location: Chili Head BBQ Co. 320 West Center Street, WestBridgewater, MA
The Music: Tokyo Tramps
The Location: Church, 69 Kilmarnock Street, Boston
The Music: Refuse Resist, Swaggerin Growlers
The Location: Club 58, 1515 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA
The Music: The Workers
The Location: Club Passim, 47 Palmer Street, Cambridge, MA
The Music: Paul Kelly
The Location: Copperfield’s, 98 Brookline Avenue, Boston
The Music: BlueMountain Bustdown, The Brighton Beat, Sixth Degree
The Location: Estate, 1 Boylston Place, Boston
The Music:DJ Scene
The Location: Gemstones, 104 Market Street, Lowell, MA
The Music: Thurkills Vision
The Location: Greatest Bar, 262 Friend Street, Boston
The Music: The Locals
The Location: Homegrown Coffeehouse, 23 Dedham Avenue, Needham, MA
The Music: The Sweetback Sisters
The Location: HopeCentralChurch, 85 Seaverns Avenue, Boston
The Music: Libby Kirkpatrick
The Location: House of Blues, 36 Lansdowne Street, Boston
The Music: Charlie Farren, Jon Butcher
The Location: Howl at the Moon, 184 High Street, Boston
The Music: Dual Piano Bar (First 100 People get in Free starting at Noon Saturday)
The Location: Johnny Ds, 17 Holland Street, Somerville, MA
The Music: Beatlejuice and Friends
The Location: Lazy Dog, 31 Main Street, Marlborough, MA
The Music: Sasquatch and the Sick-A-Billy’s, The McGunks
The Location: McFadden’s, 148 State Street, Boston, MA
The Music:Trailer Trash
The Location: Lily Pad, 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
The Music:Funkin’ A, None of the Above
The Location: Lynn Memorial Auditorium, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn, MA
The Music: The Irish Rovers
The Location: Middle East, 472 Massachusetts Avenue, CambridgeMA
The Music: Plushgum
The Location:Midway Café, 3496 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain / Boston
The Music: Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers
The Location: Milky Way, 284 Armory Street, Jamaica Plain / Boston
The Music: Mango’s Latin Dance Night
The Location: O’Brien’s, 3 Harvard Avenue, Boston
The Music: Waylon Speed, Whiskey Kill
The Location: Paradise Rock Club, 969 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
The Music: Immortal Technique, DJ G I Joe, Chino XL
The Location: PA’s Lounge, 345 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA
The Music: Strange Machines
The Location: Regattabar, 1 Bennett Street, Charle Hotel, Cambridge, MA
The Music: Betty Buckley
The Location: River Club, 78 Boarder Street, Scituate, MA
The Music: Bellevue Cadillac
The Location: Ryles, 212 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA
The Music: Tonui Lynn Washington
The Location: Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
The Music: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
The Location: Showcase Live, 23 Patriot Place, Foxburough, MA
The Music: Joshua Tree
The Location:StoneChurch, 5 Granite Street, Newmarket
The Music: Roots of Creation
The Location: Top of the Hub, 800 Boylston Street, #52, Boston
The Music: The April Hall Band
The Location: TsongasCenter at UMass Lowell
The Music: Dropkick Murphy’s, Frank Turner
The Location: Who’s on First, 19 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA
The Music The Fenway Brats
NOTE: Some performances cabn change without notice. Some venues offer day time events as well as night time events. Please check the venue prior to attending.
Whatever the music genre, live music rules! Party people are all jazzed up about Ramsey Lewis this weekend and Berklee’s High School Jazz Festival. It’s the weekend! So let’s get our party-rock on!
Friday, March 9, 2012
The Location: BrightonMusic Hall, 158 Brighton Avenue, Boston
The Music:Anti-Flag, The Have Nots, The Flatliners
The Location: Café 939 at Berklee, 939 Boylston Street, Boston
The Music:Club dElf
The Location: Cantab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
The Music:Geezer
The Location: Cathay Pearl,
1400 Gar Highway, Route 6, Swansea
The Music:RetroActive
The Location: Chickenbone, 358 Waverly Street, Framingham, MA
The Music:The Peacheaters
The Location: Club Passion, 47 Palmer Street, Cambridge, MA
The Music:Sarah Blacker
The Location: Endicott Collage, 376 Hale Street, Beverly, MA
The Music:JD Eicher and the Goodnights
The Location: Fan Club, 2859 Cramberry Highway, EastWareham, MA
The Music:SoundTower
The Location: Great Scott, 1222 Copmmonwealth Avenue, Boston
The Music:Black Light Dinner Party
The Location: Hardcover Restaurant, 15 Newbury Street, Danvers, MA
The Music:Kirsten and Dave
The Location: House of Blues, 36 Lansdowne Street, Boston
The Music:The Saw Doctors
The Location: Johnny Ds, 17 Holland Street, Somerville, MA
The Music:Heather Maloney
The Location: Lazy Dog, 31 Main Street, Marlborough, MA
The Music:Ten Foot Polecats
The Location: Me and Three Coffeehouse, 28 Mugford Street, Marblehead, MA
The Music:Jonathan Byrd
The Location: Middle East, 472 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
The Music:Bombay Bicycle Club, Darcys
The Location: Milky Way Lounge 405 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain / Boston
The Music:Pressure Cooker
The Location: NarrowsCenter for the Arts,
16 Anawan street, Fall River, MA
The Music:Coco Montoya
The Location: Paradise Rock Club, 969 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
The Music: Todd Snider
The Location: Pasta Loft Brickhouse, 241 Union Square, Milford, MA
The Music: Jah-N-I Roots Band
The Location: Pickled Onion, 355 Rantoul Street, Beverly, MA
The Music:Ol’ Brown Shoe
The Location: Radio, 379 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA
The Music: The Rationals
The Location: Sally O’Brien’s, 335 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA
The Music:JoeSixPack
The Location: Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston
The Music: Ramsey Lewis
The Location: Spotlight Tavern, 208 Rantoul Street, Beverly, MA
The Music:Joe Mack
The Location: The Tinkers Son, 707 Main Street, Norwell, MA
The Music:Jeff Conley Band
The Location: Wang Theatre, 207 Tremont Street, Boston
The Music:Celtic Woman, Tommy Martin
Special Music Event!
Free and Open To The Public (All Ages)
The BerkleeHigh School Jazz Festival.
The Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012
The Location: HynesConvention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston
The Music:Over 200 High School Bands Compete for Berklee
On Wednesday night, live DJ, DJ Drew, set the musical tone for a classy, energetic and accessible event. Many of Greater Boston’s finest salons, product suppliers and more all gathered in preparation for Salon Week. Salon Week, April 1-7, is a week-long industry celebration where premium salons across the nation offer half off select services. Salon owners, managers and business supporters of the salon industry gathered Wednesday night to network and register to participate in this effort to gain new and solid clients.
Marc Harris, the salon owners, along with the Procter and Gamble reps I talked to, all agree, music and fashion blend well together. The salon owner and management team must decide, for example, what music is suitable for the theme and cliental the salon wants returning. Is it energetic with house music? Is it urban? Or, perhaps soundscapes and jazz for a spa feel.
The Boston Music Coalition supports Salon week and the entire fashion industry. Just like DJ Drew, Fashion and Music mix perfectly!
NOTE: Look for more information about participating salons in the greater Boston area in future blogs by the Boston Music Coalition. If you are a salon professional, visit http://www.salonweek.com/ and sign up to participate today! J
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