Back in early 2020, the Femmes of Rock were scheduled to appear at the Waterville Opera House where the quartet of electrified string players—led by Nina DiGregorio—were going to wow the audience with their special brand of rock via classical instrumentation. Well, we know how that turned out—or in this case didn’t—so when I learned […]

  To begin with, today’s act is one that I have been a fan of ever since their five-song EP, “Wake The Sleeping Giant,” came out in 2015 … it’s Dave Mathews Band-like vibe just felt so natural, energizing and satisfying that it was love at first listening. Their subsequent two full-length CDs (“The Night […]

It’s time to celebrate the return of concerts to the Waterville Opera House, and what better way of doing that then with a performance by Blues Traveler. I had the pleasure of interviewing them when they appeared at Colby College in the early 90s as they toured in support of their second CD, “Travelers & […]

Last year about this time, one of the few bands coming to our fair state to perform live was an all-women rock group that plays only Led Zeppelin material: Lez Zeppelin. The venue that presented them was Madison’s own Somerset Abbey. The quartet is made up of Marlain Angelides on vocals, Joan Chew on bass […]

At the risk of sounding like a broken record (heaven forbid!), I really like chatting with folks for the first time, especially those who will be performing up in our fair state. Such is the case this week as I made the acquaintance of Ms. Rachael Wolff via the phone between Sweden, Maine and Boston, […]

I’ve been a fan of Spencer Albee, 45, since the days of Rustic Overtones, when I saw that band at the Waterville Opera House in the late 90s, with Albee on keyboards. A band leader, singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Albee is one of the hardest-working artists in Maine. Since 1995, he’s toured internationally, signed multiple […]

I have been covering the North Atlantic Blues Festival ever since it began in 1994 so it’s with great pleasure that I can let you know that, after the cancelation of the 2020 festival, it is back to full strength for its 28th season on Saturday and Sunday, July 10 and 11 (for more information […]

Lucky Clark interviews James Young about his time with the band and their new ventures.

Bruce Iglauer to release three-CD set of ‘Genuine Houserockin’ Music‘ on June 18.