Tag Archives: Willie Alexander

Willie Alexander Film & Performance In Gloucester This Thursday

Rob Newton submits ~ LOCAL MUSIC LEGEND SAYS HELLO GLOUCESTER! Ferrini film and concert celebrate Gloucester’s own Willie Alexander On Thursday, May 24th at 7:30pm, The Cape Ann Community Cinema at 21 Main Street in Gloucester will present Hello Gloucester followed … Continue reading

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OK, school started & it’s after Labor Day so you think the Summer festival season is over, right? Wrong!

This Saturday (9/8) is Noise Magazine 31st Anniversary Fete starring Preacher Jack, Willie Alexander and T Max @ the Dog Bar. If you missed these guys back in the spring, you DO NOT want to miss this!  If you were … Continue reading

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Willie Alexander At The Gloucester Writer’s Center Video From Kathy Chapman

Last night the Gloucester Writers Center presented “A Reading of Poets and Laureates”. Rufus Collinson, John Ronan, James Cook and Willie Alexander. Here is a video of one of Willie’s songs about Gloucester. Video by Kathy Chapman http://www.kathychapman.com  

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“The Gold” By Willie Alexander Video From Henry Ferrini

Video From Henry Ferrini Joey, Here’s the event that closed out the incredibly successful and stimulating  Olson100 Celebration. Hundreds of people came to Gloucester to celebrate Olson’s birthday. Willie Loco Alexander, Alek and Rik Razdan and Dave “doc” Vincent  perform … Continue reading

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Fierce Bass Rocks Video Featuring Pics From David Cox and Music By Willie Alexander

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GMG Local Music Schedule June 15-June 21

Remember you can subscribe to GMG Local Music by clicking on the link on the sidebar.There’s lots of good music in Gloucester this week. This post will be updated as info comes in. Elliott’s Latitude 43 Dog Bar Rhumb Line … Continue reading

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Willie Alexander – TONIGHT!

1 Washington Street, Gloucester On Saturday we proudly present Willie Alexander with the Persistence of Memory Orchestra. Anticipate selections from the just-released collaboration between Gloucester’s recently departed poet laureate, Vincent Ferrini and our most illustrious, celebrated, and unmistakably alive punk-rocker. … Continue reading

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Gloucester legends: Willie Alexander’s latest CD focuses on poetry and life of Vincent Ferrini

By William Routhier/Beacon Correspondent Gloucester – First thought, best thought, always. Write free-flowing, spontaneous prose. Give birth to artistic creation in the heartbeat of the moment, the now, the ever-present now. These were credos of Beat writers Jack Kerouac and … Continue reading

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Willie Alexander Bass Rocks Video From The Early Eighties

Back in the eighties I heard this song on WBCN once, just once.  I loved it but never found out who sang it and always wanted to find out. Fast forward 20 plus years and I’m at the library thumbing … Continue reading

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