Gerry Hardy

Newport Folk Festival 2013: Day 2

Gerry Hardy July 28, 2013 No Comments

Newport Folk Festival 2013: Day 1

Gerry Hardy July 27, 2013 No Comments

Green River Festival 2013

Gerry Hardy July 24, 2013 No Comments

Gogol Bordello, Brandi Carlile and The Devil Makes Three headlined The Green River Festival held July 20th and 21st on the grounds of Greenfield Community College in Greenfield, MA. Photos

Martin Sexton: Fall Like Rain

Gerry Hardy January 25, 2012 No Comments

Checking in with Martin Sexton some 20 years after he sold his first self released cassette tape on the streets of Harvard Square, and 8 albums later, he can be found in a good place, his voice still spanning multiple octaves, his guitar a one man band, at once lead, rhythm, and percussion.

Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings: The Collector

Gerry Hardy January 15, 2012 No Comments

You may have wondered what became of the former Rolling Stones bassist since he left the group in the mid 90’s. This five cd set will give you a partial answer; it contains all four Rhythm Kings releases he recorded from 1998 to 2001, including a double album. Taken as a whole, these discs cut through a wide swath of musical genres.

Ray Charles: Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles

Gerry Hardy December 13, 2011 No Comments

Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles covers this second period of Ray Charles’ career 1959 to 1972 on ABC-Paramount, offering A and B sides of all the singles released by ABC. The hits are here starting with his first #1 for ABC, “Georgia On My Mind” all the way to “America The Beautiful” in 1972.

Life Is Good Festival 2011

Gerry Hardy October 11, 2011 No Comments

Kudos to Life Is Good for putting together what has to be the best run outdoor event on the calendar.

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue: Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA 9/15/11

Gerry Hardy October 3, 2011 No Comments

In the three days just before hitting the Orpheum Theatre in Boston last Thursday, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews was busy. His band’s new album, For True was released 9/13, he kicked off the night prior with a release party at the venerable Tipitina’s in his hometown New Orleans, and then followed the next night by a industry type showcase set at The Box in New York, later to be followed with a Late Night With Jimmy Fallon appearance with The Roots.

Grayson Capps: The Lost Cause Minstrels

Gerry Hardy September 21, 2011 No Comments

With his newest release – The Lost Cause Minstrels – on the Potato Head Family label, Grayson Capps takes his music in a new direction. Having lived in both New Orleans and Nashville, the Alabama native recently returned home and seems to further embrace his roots.