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New videos, new look, last minute updates — and who are the Rockaways?

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

We told you there’d be last minute updates and guess what, there are.  Henri Smith, Joe Wilkins, Gary Shane and others have agreed to join Will Hunt‘s production of Cape Ann Rocks for the Rockaways tomorrow from 4-midnight at The Hive. OK, … Continue reading →

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Our girls representing Gloucester’s great music all across the country . . .

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

Last night, Chelsea Berry played the The Bitter End, New York City’s oldest and most iconic club.  Boy that place brings back memories — I wish I had been there! Look at her in this picture.  Even without her excellent … Continue reading →

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Good music pretty much all day and night for the next two days

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

It’s a beautiful day to be at Camp Spindrift for their Fall Into Winter Festival and music is still going on — if you hurry, you can catch John Jerome at 2pm (see schedule). After that you can catch 3 … Continue reading →

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Last minute chance to be in a TV audience on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes & Megan Burtt Today at 1pm

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

BREAKING NEWS ~ ONLY ON GMG: Colorado Singer/songwriter Megan Burtt will be taping a show today at Cape Ann TV that will air on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes sometime this month.  Megan is visiting her friend, and Berklee … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Berklee in Gloucester Indie Rock Tickets Available Now

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

You heard it FIRST on GMG: Tickets just went on sale for the next Berklee in Gloucester benefit on November 29 (the Thursday after Thanksgiving) at Latitude 43.  This is our first Indie Rock Night featuring one of Boston’s top Indie bands, The Shills with … Continue reading →

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Two rising stars coming to Rockport next weekend

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

Colorado native Megan Burtt returns to Cape Ann to perform with Boston-based Amy Black at the Old Sloop Coffeehouse next Saturday, November 3.  I could tell you how good they are, but I’ll let the videos speak for themselves. As … Continue reading →

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Safety ushers in Halloween with a party Tomorrow @ Mile Marker One

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

Now that we’re starting the weekend on Thursdays (that’s tonight, folks) we might as well start Halloween this Friday (before the hurricane hits) and guess who stepped up to help us do just that: Gloucester’s favorite 80′s band, SAFETY.  Catch … Continue reading →

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Not your average college dean ~ listen up tomorrow at 9am on 104.9FM

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

In case you missed this post, Next Thursday (10/25) is the 2012-13 Berklee in Gloucester season kickoff at The Gloucester House featuring the Jim Odgren Quintet, who are helping raise money to send a Gloucester student to Berklee.  You may … Continue reading →

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Hot and Spicy Gloucester

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

If variety is the spice of life, then Gloucester & Cape Ann are hot and spicy this weekend with an impressive variety of live music at over 2 dozen shows.  Rock, Blues, Jamband, Jazz, New Orleans, Folk, Classical, Funk, Latin, … Continue reading →

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Chip off the old block

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

You all know Allen Estes, right?  You may not know that he has a tremendously talented son, Dylan, who is performing Saturday at the N9NE on TH1RT3EN show at The Landing in Manchester along with a number of local favorites, including Marina … Continue reading →

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“Careers are now in the hands of the audience,” says Bob Lefsetz. Boy, I hope you’re right, Bob. But you’re missing something BIG

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

Something big happened to the music business last week.  Mumford & Sons’ new album sold 600K+ units during its debut week, making it the “highest selling debut week for a rock album since 2008″ according to Billboard — and they … Continue reading →

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What? Another reason to cross the bridge? Yup — local music, food & fun in Boston this Sunday

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Yesterday, we told you about local artists at Topsfield Fair and suggested that you go see them (see post here). This weekend you’ve got another opportunity to see one of our local favorites, Satch Kerans, at the Boston Local Food … Continue reading →

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Ready for Rocktober in Gloucester?

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

The fall entertainment season is in full swing this week with performances by your favorites and as well as some people you can’t see that often.  See this week’s schedule of live music in Gloucester & Cape Ann here. And … Continue reading →

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Revel in this last September weekend and get ready for the Rocktober spirit

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

Well it’s not quite October, but beer festivals are already starting up.  Tonight Alchemy will host live music with Marina Evans and Dave Brown (normally they don’t have music on Thursdays) to help celebrate North Shore Beer Week featuring homemade … Continue reading →

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Rhumb Line guest host, new blood & lots of new videos

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Allen Estes will be sitting in for Fly Amero tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Rhumb Line where he’ll introduce Maine singer/songwriter Barry Michaud to Gloucester. We’re beginning to get caught up publishing new videos on gimmesound (we’ve still got a lot … Continue reading →

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Marina said Rock and she delivered

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

In her interview a couple of weeks ago (see here) Marina Evans said that Dogtown the title track of her new EP was a rocker — and when she released it today, she delivered.  Listen below: You can catch Marina … Continue reading →

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Who is Yancey Strickler and why are Chelsea Berry and I so grateful to him?

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

I met Yancey Strickler in October 2009, when we were on a panel together at the CMJ Music Festival in New York City talking about the future of music.  Having been a rock critic for the past 8 years or so, … Continue reading →

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Name that tune – for our friend Allen Estes

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

Well, Allen’s done it yet again — another new song.  This one’s perfect for summer and could well be on its way to becoming a summer anthem for Gloucester and Cape Ann. As Allen says in this clip, he doesn’t … Continue reading →

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How does Carlos do it all?

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

At 7pm Carlos Menezes (2nd from right on sax in the video below) leads Cape Ann Big Band at Shalin Liu (Call the box office 978-546-7391 to see if there are any tickets left). Then at 9pm he’s at Cape … Continue reading →

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A dozen venues with Live Music Tonight ~ and 2 of them are floating!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Being a waterfront community, you’d expect Cape Ann to have plenty of restaurants, pubs & live music venues on the water — and we do.  Tonight we also have two that are IN the water — literally.  The Schooner Thomas … Continue reading →

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Decompression Unplugged ~ hot sound, tight harmony

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

A good way to judge the quality of an electric band is to hear them unplugged.  This video proves that The Bandit Kings are one of Gloucester’s best.  Here they are unplugged on a tiny TV set delivering all the … Continue reading →

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What to do on the 5th of July

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

The 4th is yesterday, but Summer has just begun and the Gloucester music scene is in full swing.  Start out at Nights on the Neck at 5pm with Mamadou Diop.  Just in case you’ve never seen him, check out the video below: … Continue reading →

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Raw Footage Preview of Chelsea Berry at North Shore Music Theatre last night

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Local photographer / filmmaker Brendan Pike shot some excellent video last night of the Chelsea Berry Band rocking the North Shore Music Theatre “like nobody has ever done before,” as one long-time theatre-goer exclaimed after the show. Of course you are … Continue reading →

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Local Music Seen ~ first ever show on location!

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

On Mardi Gras, Local Music Seen with Allen Estes went to Minglewood to shoot the sold out Mardi Gras on Rogers Street benefit for Y Teens Rebuild New Orleans.  It took some time to edit all the footage and create … Continue reading →

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Allen Estes’ New Song Written for J.B. Amero

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Check out this new song  by Allen Estes that premiered on Local Music Seen on June 6.  Allen wrote the song with J. B. Amero in mind, thinking J. B. would do a great job with it — especially the end … Continue reading →

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