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Rock City Band March 2011 Appearances

Noah — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:46:28 +0000

Rock City Band is appearing for two nights, March 18 & 19th, at Princeton Station in Chelmsford, MA. We’re on from 9PM to 1AM both nights. We’ve got three more gigs in early April too.

Four Rock City Band gigs in the next 3 weeks

Noah — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:53:01 +0000

I’ll be playing bass for Rock City Band four times in the next few weeks:

Saturday, Feb. 5th, at Princeton Station in Chelmsford, MA. If you live in northern Boston suburbs like Arlington or Lexington, this is about 20 minutes up Route 3.
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11th and 12th, in the lounge at the Haluwa Restaurant in the Nashua Mall. That’s at Exit 6 off Route 3 in Nashua, NH, a few miles north of the Mass. border
Friday Feb. 18th, we’ll be appearing in the student center at Bentley University.

Come on out and join us! The Princeton and Haluwa shows start at 9PM and go until about 1AM. I think at Bentley we play two sets, starting at 9:40 PM and ending at 12:30 AM. We play covers ranging from the 60′s (Blues Brothers, Sam & Dave, Beatles) to the present (Lady Gaga, P!nk, Black Eyed Peas, Kings of Leon). If you need directions or more information, let me know (contact information can be found on the About this blog page).

Bass gig: Robert Cedrone in Lexington on Sept. 25th

Noah — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:13:51 +0000

Robert Cedrone and I will be appearing again this Saturday at the Starbucks (map) that’s on the north side of Lexington, MA (not the one in the center of town!) Robert and I go on at about 7:20 PM and we’ll play until a bit after 8 PM, but there are also a couple of other groups on ahead of us, so come early. In fact, we may wind up going on a bit early anyway depending how things go.

Robert plays acoustic guitar and sings a mix of covers including Van Morrison, Al Green, Southside Johnny, Roy Orbison, etc., and some originals too. We’ll again be joined by Ron Chancey, who is a terrific guitar player. Robert and Ron have for years been in the legendary Boston-area blues band, the Urge, and these local gigs give them a chance to get out and do something a bit quieter.

The gig will be at:

Starbucks
60 Bedford St
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 863-1189

This is indeed the same day as my Rockin’ for KPM gig with Rock City Band, but with luck I’ll make it down from Dracut to Lexington with a few minutes to spare. (Go figure: no gigs for 3 months, and then two the same day. I’ll be back with Rock City at Mickee’s in Billerica for a full length gig the evening of Saturday, October 9th too.)

UPDATE: Writeup on the gig from the event organizers

Bass gig: Rockin’ for KPM on Sept. 25th

Noah — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:06:02 +0000

On Sept. 25th, I’ll be playing bass for Rock City Band at the Rockin’ for KPM benefit at Back to the Boathouse in Dracut, Mass. Rockin’ for KPM is held each year to celebrate and raise money for the surviving two of three triplets, Kyle, Patrick and Matthew Wilkins, all of whom were born with Becker’s Muscular Distrophy. There will be good food and good music, and it’s for a very good cause. We go on for one set at about 4:30 PM, but the other bands start at 1PM and there are good bands following us too. This will be my first Rockin’ for KPM, but I’m told that lots of great bands show up and everyone has a terrific time. There’s more info about the benefit here. Come on out and join us!

Also: it turns out I have another gig that evening backing up Robert Cedrone. I’ll put up a separate posting with info on that one.

Music with Robert Cedrone in Lexington – April 10

Noah — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:46:15 +0000

As I mentioned in the posting below, Robert Cedrone and I will be appearing again this Saturday at the Starbucks (map) that’s on the north side of Lexington, MA (not the one in the center of town!) It’s only an hour, but if you feel like stopping by for some coffee and a little music, please do! Robert and I go on at about 7PM, but there are also a couple of other groups on ahead of us, so come early.

Robert plays acoustic guitar and sings a mix of covers including Van Morrison, Al Green, Southside Johnny, Roy Orbison, etc., and some originals too. We’ll be joined by Ron Chancey, who is a terrific guitar player. Robert and Ron have for years been in the legendary Boston-area blues band, the Urge, and these local gigs give them a chance to get and do something a bit quieter.

The gig will be at:

Starbucks
60 Bedford St
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 863-1189

Three Gigs This Week

Noah — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:02:20 +0000

This weekend, Friday and Saturday April 2nd and 3rd, I will be playing bass with Rock City Band at two clubs north of Boston.

Friday night we will be at one of our regular favorites: Princeton Station in Chelmsford MA. Princeton has restaurant style seating as well as a bar, and it’s just about 20 minutes north of Boston suburbs like Burlington, Bedford, and Lexington. Saturday we will be returning to the Lasting Room in Haverhill Massachusetts. The Lasting Room is a nice, traditional bar, with a small area off to to the side for the band and for dancing. For more information and directions, see this announcement of our previous gig there. Both gigs start at 9PM, there’s no cover for either, and both clubs have food if you want it. Rock City was formed by my good friends Darryl and Colleen. They play really good (IMO) covers of recent hits, as well as a range of older rock and pop. I’m the regular substitute bass player for Rock City, and it will be fun to be playing with them for two nights in a row. There’s a song list up on the band Web Site.

Next Saturday, April 10th, will be a smaller, quieter gig with my good friend Robert Cedrone. We’ll be playing for an hour or so in the early evening at the Starbucks on Bedford Street, on the north side of Lexington MA (map). I will post more details here when I have the exact time (probably 7PM) and other information.

(And yes, if you were quick enough to catch the first version of this blog entry, I had the Princeton/Lasting Room dates backwards; it’s really Princeton on Friday.)

Gig alert: Rock City Band — this Saturday in Haverhill

Noah — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:20:57 +0000

This Saturday, Feb. 20th, I’ll be filling in on bass for my friends in Rock City Band. We’ll be at The Lasting Room in Haverhill, MA from 9PM to 1AM. The Lasting Room has a nice, traditional wooden bar, and an alcove around the side with a small dance floor. Rock City plays really good covers of pop music ranging from the occasional 60′s oldie, right up to present day hits. Typical sets might include Van Halen, John Mellencamp, James Brown, P!nk, The Pretenders, Melissa Ethridge, Michael Jackson, Sam & Dave or Carrie Underwood. This weekend we’ll likely have everything from Joss Stone to Zeppelin.

Rock City hasn’t played the Lasting Room in quite awhile, and I haven’t played an RC gig in about a year. So, we’re hoping to get a big crowd. If you’re anywhere near Haverhill this weekend, stop in (no cover).

Directions: the Lasting Room is at 122 Washington Street, in the center of downtown Haverhill (map).

Gig alert: appearing with Robert Cedrone on Saturday, Dec. 5th

Noah — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:27:27 +0000

Robert Cedrone and I will be appearing a week from today on December 5th at 7 PM at the Starbucks (map) that’s on the north side of Lexington, MA (not the one in the center of town!) Robert plays acoustic guitar and sings a mix of covers including Van Morrison, Al Green, Southside Johnny, Roy Orbison, etc., and some originals too. This time, we’re expecting some guest pickers too. It’s only an hour, but if you feel like stopping by for some coffee and a little music, please do! Robert has for years been the lead singer and guitarist for legendary Boston-area band, the Urge, and these local gigs give him a chance to get and do something a bit quieter. There are also a couple of other groups on ahead of us, so come early.

The gig will be at:

Starbucks
60 Bedford St
Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 863-1189

Update:We had a great time at the gig. Many, many thanks to Ron Chancey and Rob Carlson for sitting in and adding the killer guitar fills. A little blurb about the evening has been posted by David Keevil, who does such a great job of organizing these music nights.

Rock City Band…rocks!

Noah — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:05:23 +0000

Congratulations to my friends in Rock City Band and their fantastic new vocalist Brenda White, who blew the roof off the Haluwa Restaurant in Nashua, NH last night! Thanks too for having me sit in on bass for a few songs. If you live north of Boston, check them out (schedule).