The Accident That Led Me to the World - www.theaccidentthatledmetotheworld.com

The Accident That Led Me To The World is an all-acoustic, non-percussive chamber folk trio from Massachusetts. The name was derived from a song that band member Mark Mandeville (guitar, banjo, vocals) wrote called "The Accident That Led Me To The World," which he then elaborated into the concept of an allegorical narrative involving a boy who sails away to an island to be alone. From this concept sprung an entire album's worth of songs, and Mandeville incorporated Raianne Richards (guitar, clarinet, vocals) and Zack Ciras (upright bass) to flesh out the material.

Amber Blues

Amber Blues has been together since 2003.  It has always been their goal to explore all genres of music and fuse them into their own original sound.  Each member comes from very diverse musical and ethnic backgrounds, which heavily contributes to their creative process. 

Amber Spyglass - www.myspace.com/amberspyglass
Gothic / Alternative / Progressive

By claiming such varied and genre-defining artists as Siouxsie and the Banshees, PJ Harvey, DJ Shadow and Led Zeppelin as cornerstones, Amber Spyglass evoke sentiments from a variety of minor-key rock sub-genres. From the complex organic rhythms and middle-eastern motifs of "Catalyst Groove" to the kinetic pop of "Hand in Position" exists a common thread: the seductive vocals of Kelly Godshall accompanied by a chameleon of guitar, John DeGregorio (x-Opium Den, Reflecting Skin, Annette Farrington).

Astro Al - www.myspace.com/astroal
Experimental / Psychedelic / Other

Astro Al is a band that was formed from the freaked out remains of UFO crash landing site. We have come to your planet to mutate you with sounds and strangeness. We're full of B horror/sci-fi Mexican wrestling low fi fu gothic space folk from beyond the interstellar grave. Freak out long and hard kitties.

Ayo Awosika
Jazz / Blues / Soul
www.myspace.com/ayoawosika

Ballou - www.ballouband.com
Acoustic / Alternative / Folk Rock

Ballou is an outfit born out of Boston with members of varied music careers from all parts of the world. Incarnated in late 2006, they immediately went to work writing and recording their debut album, LEAD POISONING.

Their music could be described as a mix of north-of-the-equator world music as well as rock&roll, Folk, and gypsy folk melodies.

Bangalore - www.myspace.com/bangaloremusic
Roots Music / Jam Band / Funk

Bangalore took off when Phil Kaplan ( Men & Volts, Fabulous Roys, Funeral Barkers) and Sven Larson (Toni Lynn Washington, Tom Hambridge, Nicole Nelson) decided that their long standing instrumental trio needed to expand in order to achieve their vision of a new rhythm heavy Mississippi/Ganges/Niger Delta dance music. Some pieces are through-composed, some are largely improvised over a skeleton vamp/groove, some endeavor to present overtly the influences that animate the band, specifically American Funk, R&B, Rock and Roll, Hindustani raga, West African (Ewe) drumming, James Brown, Television, Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, Miles Davis, rush-hour traffic jams and trout fishing in mid-western Canada.

Julian Baptista - www.myspace.com/JulianBaptista
Folk Rock / Rock

Julian Baptista is a young singer/songwriter from Salem, Massachusetts who performs modern folk rock - acoustic songs with an edge. Julian’s songs tell stories - about justice, love lost and gained, and about personal discovery.

Julian began learning guitar at age 11 and was professionally trained to sing both popular and classical opera music. He began his musical career playing on the streets of Salem, and has shared the stage with folk/rock artists Amy Steinberg, Carsie Blanton, and Marji Zintz. Julian recently completed recording for his first album “Lost in the Crowd” which was released in February 2010.

with special guest Matt Kane!

Christopher Barnes - www.myspace.com/thechristopherbarnes
Trance / Minimalist

Christopher Barnes (born 19 september 1980) grew up in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and studied music and performance art at college. His music is quietly cinematic. Many of his songs consist merely of vocals accompanied by piano, which he plays himself and are recorded in his bedroom.

"Beck-like sad, sweet folkie, with a weird experimental side." - CMJ

Christine Baze - www.myspace.com/christinebaze
Acoustic / Rock

Christine Baze is an accomplished musician and cervical cancer survivor from outside of Boston.  She is the Executive Director of The Yellow Umbrella Organization, and uses her story, voice, and music to help raise awareness of HPV, cervical cancer and opportunities to prevent this deadly disease.  She has taken her Yellow Umbrella Tour to over 90 stops across the USA and Canada, and is now branching out internationally - using the Tour as a way to reach out, educate and empower women to take control of their own health. 

Sam Beebe - www.myspace.com/sambeebe
Americana / Bluegrass / Country

Music that is good for your soul!

Daniel Bennet Group - www.danielbennett.net
Jazz

The great Jazz duo featuring Daniel Bennett on saxophone/flute and Brant Grieshaber on guitar!

The Daniel Bennett Group has shared concert stages with guitarist Bill Frisell, Charlie Hunter Trio, percussionist Billy Martin (Medeski, Martin, & Wood), saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, David Fiuczynski (Screaming Headless Torsos), Denison Witmer, and LA-based synthpop group Joy Electric.

Big Blue Octopus - www.myspace.com/bigblueoctopus
Rock / Psychedelic / Freestyle

Did you know that only 1% of the "deep ocean" has been explored by man? We know as much about the ocean as we do about space, time, and the Large Hadron Collider. This leaves many questions unanswered; hence the motivation behind the Big Blue Octopus. All of their music stems from the deep places of the ocean (such as the serenely venereal Mariana's Trench), and contain interesting entities such as purple crocodile turtles, singing umbrella sandwiches, pincher-toads, collossal squid-manatees, and, of course, the illusive big blue octopus. They greatly appreciate your interest and hope you have a good day.

Birdface - www.myspace.com/birdfacemusic
Funk / Blues / Jam Band

Boston based quartet fronted by harmonica player and Salem resident Michael Cucchi.  With over 40 years of playing experience between them, this seasoned crew blends creative and spontaneous improvisation with catchy afro-pop backed vocal tunes. Birdface has created a new and original music by fusing traditional blues, lounge and funk with modern day pop and groove stylings.

BlackDogBrother
Rock
It's New, It's Fresh, It's Brilliant
The East Coast Debut of BlackDogBrother
He's been compared to Gypsy Music, Trucker Music, Old Kraftsman Music
Equally at home in Swamps, Deserts, and Parisian Cafes
A Beautiful Mess
Doors-y, Clash-y, Stones-y, Johnny Cash-y
Klezmer, Cowboy, Bertolt Brecht, and the Grinch
Sings like a Sax and Plays Guitar like a Drummer
He once killed a man with a toothpick

Dan Blakeslee - www.myspace.com/danblakeslee
Indie / Rock / Folk

After attending the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Blakeslee ventured northward to Boston. He toiled with his acoustic in the smoke-laden subways before slowly rolling his influences (Leonard Cohen, Red House Painters, The Smiths, Jeff Buckley, Vic Chestnut, Radiohead, Tom Waits and Johnny Cash) into his own eclectic blend of music with chameleon-like appeal.

Dan Blakeslee as Doctor Gasp!!!! - www.myspace.com/doctorgasp
Indie / Rock / Folk

Halloween in New England is a special thing. It's the cradle of all the Sleepy Hollow cliché's and small town ambiance of legend. The countryside is riddled with stone walled cemeteries and quaint little towns of lore. Being a native of the area, Dan Blakeslee is keenly aware of this and has easily encapsulated the Halloween essence on his "Halloween Special" release. Or, rather, nailed it shut tight like a coffin! - Matt Morris ( READ ME Magazine, Portland, ME).

The Blue Meanies (Beatles Revival) - www.jlsmusic.com
Oldies/ Pop/ Rock

Rachel Borovik - www.myspace.com/rachelboro
Pop / Jazz / Neo-soul

Vocalist/songwriter/pianist, Rachel Borovik, is a young musician dedicated to connecting with others through music. Her genuine and open-minded approach to music is refreshing and allows for an engaging listening experience. Although Ms. Borovik's roots come from jazz music, her tunes breathe originality and float seamlessly in and out of jazz, pop, and neo-soul. Rachel believes that "good music is good music," and in result Rachel and her Berklee crew leave listeners of all genres wanting more.

While greatly influenced by a variety of musicians from legendary jazz vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn, to Erykah Badu, Alicia Keys and Norah Jones. Rachel is commonly commended for having her own unique sound and style. Her phrasing is sensual and jazzy, her tunes are accessible to a wide audience, and the band is groovin’. With plans that include recording and touring overseas, Rachel is dedicated to enriching lives through music.

Bow Ever Down - www.soulbabymusic.com
Electronica

Bow Ever Down was established in 1998. B.E.D is a dark electronic project; A combination of EBM and synth pop. They are known for extremely energetic and emotional stage performances.

Tony Brown - www.myspace.com/tonybrowntunes
Alternative / Acoustic / Indie

Tony Brown is a singer/songwriter that combines elements of rock and soul to create a completely original sound. ...”The trained listener will immediately recognize the love for music and the craftsmanship as a songwriter…” – www.rootstime.be  . Tony’s band, “The Faithful” are a diverse group of amazing musicians from all over the US.

Calamus - www.myspace.com/calamus9
Alternative / Ambient / Psychedelic Ragtime

CALAMUS (formerly Deadly Nightshade) grew out of an earlier project that experimented with performance art. After one gig at Zeitgeist Theatre in Cambridge during a winter blizzard- in which the only member of the audience was a crusty, old sailor suffering from mental illness- we decided to explore original music.

Combing influences of improvisational rock, alternative, ambient music, and ragtime, we began to write songs while also seeking a competant rhythm section. We found bass Jamie Portolese- an excellent bass player/songwriter who adds great tonality to our sound. And after several excrutiating months searching for a drummer on Craig's list we were fortunate to find Aaron Waltz- a great drummer with intricate rhythms and an excellent sense of dynamics. We're looking forward to recording new material.

Paul Cataldo - www.myspace.com/paulcataldo
Americana / Country / Roots Music

Paul Cataldo is a New England based 26 year old singer/songwriter born and raised in the Boston area. Although his music possess a country twang in their style, the original songs are a bit more dominated by folk and rock influence. Paul can be heard singing songs and telling stories about everything from alcoholism, war, poverty and jealousy all the way down the road to songs of peace and love. With his heart set on the road, determined and focused, Paul Cataldo is destined to do what he was put on this earth to do...sing his songs for a lifetime to people all over this world.

The Caulfields - www.myspace.com/thecaulfieldsmusic
Pop Punk / Rock

What happened in the late fall of 2007 when the local music scene just wasn't cutting it anymore and people needed to rejoice and find solitude in rock n' roll music? The Caulfields! were formed, That's what happened! Hailing from the North Shore of Massachusetts, these Boston natives know how to rock the house. Their witty banter, crowd participation, and catchy rock songs draw in even the dullest crowd member. After seeing a performance, one can't help but bob their head or hum a melody to their pop infused rock n' roll. Their influences range anywhere from Green Day and the Foo Fighters to Johnny Cash and The Beatles. They always stick around till the end of a show to greet fans and converse so you're more than likely to meet these strapping young twenty-somethings. In the mood for live music that gets you up out of your seat? Check out The Caulfields! Coming to a city near you.

Chillgroove - www.myspace.com/chillgrooveboston
Live Electronics / Acoustic / Ambient

Chillgroove began as Tim Casey (aka Doctor X), Hayim Kobi and Kerry Maxwell getting together on sundays, plugging in tons of guitars, software synths, and hardware synths, and improvising. Tim is a pop music freak a la The Beatles, Hayim was born and raised in the Mideast and has a deep love of Arabian beats (and a closet full of rare instruments to boot) as well as the latest software synths, and Kerry is from Venus - he owns more music than you've ever heard, he builds his own guitar stompboxes, and his influences aren't even necessarily from the world of music. Additionally, Glenn Williams has been graciously lending Chillgroove his skills on bass, guitar, synths, and harmonies, turning Chillgroove into a potent multimedia quintet of world / electronic / ambient / acoustic music. They're also into visuals; every show uses stunning video projections which are synchronized to the music.

Caroline Cobb - www.myspace.com/carolinecobbmusic
Folk / Acoustic / Pop

When Caroline Cobb was a junior in high school, her mom taught her to play a few chords on the guitar... and she’s been writing and playing music ever since.  Caroline’s music is intimate and authentic, and she has been compared to singer-songwriters like Patty Griffin, Jill Phillips, and Jennifer Knapp.  Her catchy melodies will draw you in, but it’s her poignant lyrics that will take you deep and keep you listening. 

Cool Fool - www.myspace.com/coolfoolband
Folk Rock / Blues / Folk

Cool Fool is a Boston-based all-original trio performing blues, ballads, and rock with tight three-part harmony. With influences from blues and jazz to 60s psychedelic rock and folk, this eclectic two-guitar band delivers their own brand of songcraft laced with punchy guitar, saxophone, and harmonica solos. Diana, Phil, and Ron alternate singing lead with surprising vocal arrangements throughout the show.

Hannah Cranton - www.myspace.com/hannahcranton
Acoustic

Born and raised in the Boston area Hannah received a B.F.A. in theatre performance from Salem State College in May of 2009. Hannah trained with The North Shore Music Theatre and Walnut Hill's Summer School for the Performing Arts. She is a mezzo soprano and studied voice at the Studio of Diana Jacklin for five years. She often procrastinates by playing guitar and out of that procrastination has come several songs.

Dagmar - www.dagmartheband.com
Experimental / Glam / Rock

The Dejas - www.myspace.com/thedejasmusic
Acoustic / Pop / Ambient

"Best Alternative Band" -Spotlight Magazine

Callie Lipton and Aaron Katz met at the University of New Hampshire in the fall of 2005. The Dejas is an avenue for the two artists to express themselves as singers/ songwriters/ instrumentalists and producers. The Dejas recently recorded their first full length album. Through their music Callie and Aaron express their connection to life’s varied experiences, dreams and desires.

The Disband
Alternative / Indie / Experimental
thedisband.com

DJ John
80's / New Wave
www.1984sf.com/dj_john.html

DJ Noel Snow - facebook
Reggae

DANGER!!!!!!...DJ's Noel Snow is spinning a night of authentic riddim's and rare reggae gem's with effects...NON-STOP vinyl mixing...ALL night long.........WATCH OUT!!!!!.

DJ Ondrej!
House / Trance

Come dance with the world famous DJ Ondrej!  The wild and crazy guy from Czech Republic returns to cruise and swing successfully in his tight slacks!

Ondrej spins house, electro, and trance vinyls - everybody dance!

DJ Seth - www.upsidemedia.com
Indie / 80's Pop and Alternative

Seth began DJ'ing in the early 90's on college radio. These days, he finds it novel that he can see his listeners, as they are in the same room with him. Yet sometimes he wishes he could unsee things.  He'll expertly program music to accompany people who are trying to look like they're doing something important on their laptops. And, he'll even reserve some choice twee cuts for the notebook doodlers. As the evening evolves, he'll have people wriggling out of their shells to spazz out to the new-wave-synth-pop-punk-indie-garage-type stylings that are all the rage!

Dr. DK - www.myspace.com/dankupkamusic
Electronica / Ambient

Born in the city, raised in suburbia, longing for someplace in between, or maybe just slightly beyond the mundane boundary of the quiet life. Symphonic/Electronic. Harmonic/Cacophonic.

Dr. Nemo Spaceman and the Legion of Superclowns! - facebook

The two-headed mystery that is Chapel Perilous/Dr. Nemo Spaceman and The Legion Of Superclowns, is akin to a relic from outer space that contains mysterious beings that at once infect, transform, and bring an astonishing salvation.

Chapel Perilous is the dark alien artifice that throbs like the mysteries of space, both inner-and outer. A trinity of musicians from infinity. Patrick McKormick, Jeff LaFontante, and Brian Donnelly, channel the alien minds of higher and lower frequencies to set the tone of the evening.

Dr. Nemo Spaceman (musician, magician, meta-physician, herald of the Mythic Munkybunny, psycho-naut, and superclown), along with his cultus The Legion Of Superclowns, come prismatically exploding into your consciousness. The Doctor will indoctrinate you into the mysteries of The Clown Wars, and the Yuthan-asian arts as he recounts his dark and silly dreams. All the while, the tricksters of tonality known as The Legion Of Superclowns, will perform a mystic ritual that results in never-before seen colors and laughter that can shatter the weight of your dark soul!

En Route Jazz Trio - www.myspace.com/enroutetrio
Jazz / Latin / Afro-beat

For French born musician, Jean-marie Corrois, drumming has been a true love story. Inherently attracted as a child by a wide range of music, his current focus is more organic …a blending of Jazz, Latin, African, Brazilian and Indian rhythms. Specific grooves and their influences in the history of music have brought hope, joy and courage to humanity despite centuries of human struggles. When Jean-marie performs, he is sharing his love for diversity, blending the cultural colors of original music with his audience. More than 20 years of performance and teaching in Europe, and now five years in the United States, he has had the opportunity to connect with a wide spectrum of world musicians.

His side project En Route Jazz Trio performs classic jazz standards.

Esthema
Fusion / Jazz / Progressive
www.myspace.com/esthemamusic

Fluttr Effect Trio
Acoustic / Pop / Alternative
www.myspace.com/fluttreffecttrio

Ginger Ibex - www.myspace.com/gingeribex
Alternative / Rock / Classical

Featuring members of Gulu favorites the Milling Gowns - Sharon Crumrine on piano and Betty Widerski on viola plus a drummer. They perform instrumental pieces, some quieter, some a bit more rockin'.  

Goli - www.myspace.com/golimusic
Classical / Experimental

Goli is a duo of misfit classical musicians with an appetite for world music that have cut their teeth in rock bands, world folk ensembles, symphony orchestras and the occasional free improv outlet. Chamber music for the modern era!

The Great Buriers - www.myspace.com/thegreatburiers
New Wave / Folk Rock / Progressive

We are trying to be a cover band but I keep on writing songs and then I have to practice them with The Great Buriers and by then we've spent so much time practicing a song that we might as well go the studio and record it and then it seems like we should play the songs at shows cause we're makin' records with all my spare cash but I don't know how to sell records much less make them and I really like trading demos with other bands so it's cool to have a cd of your band to trade and if it sounds good you're a little more proud to give it to someone. If only Michael MacDonald would come see us at our Abbey residency then maybe we could get him to sing backup on our record and then people would wanna buy it, because that guy comes up with some catchy hooks, but he sings them so smooth. The Great Buriers can be a stylish accessory for fundraisers, hellraisers, food fights, drinking binges, tribal dance lessons, and third-party membership drives.

Hannah and the Bloodlines - www.myspace.com/hannahandthebloodlines
Indie / Pop / Experimental

Still a budding band, Hannah & The Bloodlines have already proven themselves to be an asset to the New England music scene. A band that has excelled in the studio, and have taken it to a whole other level live can easily accomplish this toilsome task.

Combining the catchiness and marketability of pop, the control and intricacy of a jazz group, and the edge and attitude of a rock band, The Bloodlines are in a class of their own. Each member is so remarkable and unique in his or her own right, Hannah Sumner, Stephen Gaspar, Jeremy Vovcsko, Ryan Broderick, and Cory Sterling set this band miles apart from their competition. If bets were being taken on bands that will define our generation, put your money on Hannah & The Bloodlines, because it is only a matter of time before The Bloodlines change music forever.

The HeartSleeves - www.myspace.com/heartsleevesband
Neo-soul / Country / Funk

Born in the glory and pageant of the noble working cities of Boise, Cleveland, Schenectady, Boston and Syracuse, "The Heartsleeves" is the voice of the no frills sincerity of real world American life. They listened to, and grew on the nourishment of Nina Simone, Johnny Cash, Curtis Mayfield, Jackson Five and The Impressions.

Jo Henley - www.myspace.com/johenley
Rock / Country / Pop

A nimble, stripped-down five-piece rock-country-pop band reminiscent of something along the lines of "Harvest"-era Neil Young meets Jack Johnson. While the emphasis will always be on songs, the ensemble's energy, ability to improvise, and habit of tossing in fun covers, make it a top-notch act not to be missed.

Mark Hopkins - www.myspace.com/markhopkinsmusic
Rock / Pop / Soul

Mark Hopkins is an award winning songwriter/performer, who has released 6 albums in his career to date.  Originally from Baltimore MD, Mark relocated to Boston MA to continue his career in New England’s thriving music scene. His soulful music and catchy melodies are sure to make many new fans along the way.

Incus - www.Incus.net
Rock / Other

Drawing on influences from Middle Eastern, Native American, African and Eastern European musical traditions, Incus is redefining the American Tribal music movement. The combination of keyboards, accordion, violin, and cello with male and female vocals creates a beautifully haunting soundscape, replete with mesmerizing rhythms capable of inducing trance-like states.

Incus expresses a willingness to embrace the totality of human emotion, both light and dark. An Incus performance is a gathering of people who come together to live and breathe the challenge of being alive, to raise the energy to move toward ecstasy. The element of fire both illuminates and transforms, and it is this energy that Incus embodies while holding space for people to acknowledge the dark and move toward the light.

Incus’ music has moved many a dancer since the band’s formation in the mid-nineties. Indeed, the band’s live act has featured performers of many stripes for years, particularly belly dancers, fire and flag spinners, and shadow dancers, among others. More than just a band, Incus has become an important anchor for a community of creative performers, providing the musical and energetic foundation for creative expression both onstage and in the audience.

Jaggery - www.myspace.com/jaggery
Experimental / Indie

Jaggery is an experimental art-rock collective who work the dark edge of a genre-defying musical style (darkwave jazz? siren rock?). fronted by Boston-based singer/songstress mali sastri ~ whose training in the expressive arts discipline Voice Movement Therapy is evident in her global-sized voice ~ the band suggests a classical, organic, avant-jazz-oriented Cocteau Twins or a “white witch” counter to the haunting Diamanda Galas. mali’s voice can be a leaf floating in the breeze, and then become an Earth-shaking, Everest-sized volcano. she is flanked by a rotating lineup of musicians and instrumentation including daniel schubmehl's west african approach to the drum kit, with jazz influences, tony leva's funky upright bass, and petaluma vale's celtic harp and backup vocals.

The Jazz Navigators
Jazz

The North Shore's very own Jazz Navigators perform the work of Miles Davis, Coltrane, Chick Corea, and many others.

Chris Jenkins - www.chrisjenkinsmusic.com
Jazz Guitar

Chris attended Berklee College of Music as a guitar major, winning the Berklee Achievement Scholarship. He has studied privately with Kenny Werner, Jon Damien, Hal Crook, and attended masterclasses with Pat Martino, Mike Stern, Joe Lovano, and Pat Metheny. A former faculty member at the Gainesville Guitar Academy and Academy of Music and Art in Gainesville, FL, he now teaches at the Music and Arts Center in Peabody, MA.

The Kieran Ridge Band - www.myspace.com/thekieranridgeband
Rock / Roots Music / Americana

Kieran Ridge has often been referred to by reviewers as “one of the best up and coming singer-songwriter talents of our time.” Critics have consistently compared him to some of the greatest songwriters and performers who have ever lived, people like Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, and Bob Dylan. Kieran has written hundreds of songs. Songs about lovers and strangers, losers and winners, drifters and wanderers, outcasts and outsiders. Songs of good times, hard times, the road, and romance, sung and played with faith, love, passion, intensity and desperation.

Matthew Joy
Acoustic / Jazz
www.myspace.com/mattjoymusic

The JP Jazz Collective
Jazz

JP Jazz Collective, which occasionally performs anonymously as the "Safe Sextet," is a combination of weary veterans and brash upstarts, plus one or two in between. Concentrating on the great jazz of the hard bop and post-bop periods (just before melody disappeared), JPJC's formidable line-up of two saxes, violin, guitar, bass and drums will have you shaking your head, hopefully in time.

Judy C - www.myspace.com/judyc444
Folk

Judy C. is a veteran of the San Francisco and Boston singer/ songwriter circuits. This bi-coastal artist draws on a wealth of inspirations from Led Zeppelin to Crosby, Stills and Nash, blending them into her own ethereal sound.

Satch Kerans - www.myspace.com/satchkerans
Rock / Folk / Garage

Years after settling into an entirely different identity and new set of priorities Satch has reemerged with some of the best songs he's ever written...nodded in sound and temperament to his longtime heroes Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, as well as ex-Dream Syndicate frontman Steve Wynn and Mark Knopfler. At the collection's core (is) a clutch of sturdy melodies and classic pop structures.

Kirsten & Dave
Acoustic / Country / Blues
www.myspace.com/kirstdave

Las Aboricuás - www.myspace.com/lasaboricuas
Latin / Acoustic

Latin music featuring Maite Parsi on gitar & vocals and Betty Widerski (Milling Gowns/ Rev. Bob/ Ginger Ibex)  on the violin.

Simon Linn-Gerstein

Cellist Simon Linn-Gerstein has performed as a soloist for PBS Philadelphia, Network for New Music, the Salem Philharmonic, and as a part of the Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra and Symphony by the Sea.  He has also performed in a masterclass with Matt Haimovitz, whose classical tour of bars and music clubs gained international attention. Taking a page from Haimovitz, Simon will perform both classic and new works for cello at Salem's Gulu-Gulu Café.

Ross Livermore - www.myspace.com/rosslivermore
Roots Music / Pop / Acoustic

"His lyrics possess a magically poetic flare that dazzles the listener with fun, upbeat imagery. The music jumps with an upbeat energy that reminds me of a reggae influenced feel-good songs" -VH1 Songwriters Contest

Lonesome Red - www.myspace.com/lonesomered
Other / Folk / Melodramatic Popular Song

Ramshackle blues, hoots and hollers, low rent basement folk songs, idle banjo melodies and borrowed shadows from the Great Depression re-purposed for the New Depression, all for you by Lonesome Red.

Mary Lou Lord - www.myspace.com/maryloulord
Indie / Folk / Acoustic

Salem’s very own Mary Lou Lord began her career as a professional musician of sorts by accident really. Playing music in streets and subways for many years, getting better at it, and always being a fan of great songs and the people who made them up being first and foremost.  Being in the right place at the right time helped her career along but she did most of the footwork herself without ever having to rely on promises from record companies. Her music was mostly heard over the years in "real time"...she made a living not by record sales, but by live performances. It was done ONE SONG AT A TIME, mainly at the Park St. T station.

Loop 2.4.3 - www.myspace.com/loop243
Experimental / Indie

Loop 2.4.3 consists of percussionists/ composers Thomas Kozumplik and Lorne Watson. The duo recently released their debut recording, Batterie (Music Starts From Silence), which features 6 extended tracks recorded in one hour at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle.

Machine 475 - www.machine475.com
Electronica / Pop / Rock

Combining electronic and acoustic rhythms with vocals, guitar, harp, sitar, digeridoo and theremin, Machine 475 are well known in the Salem and North Shore region, and are building quite a following in the Boston area. 

Mando - www.myspace.com/mandobandthedoublemcnasties
Acoustic / Psychedelic / Jam Band

Dan Margarita - www.myspace.com/danmargaritamusic
Singer Songwriter

Emerging from the legendary Boston comedy boom of the 1980’s, Dan Margarita worked at colleges and clubs across the country with such noted comedians Sam Kinison, Lenny Clarke, Judy Tenuta and political satirists Jimmy Tingle and Barry Crimmins.  In recent years Dan has matched his humor with his love of music and produced a CD, Kill The Messenger. Besides the title cut, songs include: Stitches & Nudity, Jenny’s New Number 555-5309 and I’m Bustin’ Out Of This Minimum Security Country Club Prison Tonight.

Lucy Martinez - www.myspace.com/lucymartinezcomlucymartinez
Rock

Lucy Martinez is a singer/songwriter based out of the Boston area. Her music is influenced by everything from good old rock n' roll, punk, folk and blues. Lucy was chosen as a winner for her song Mercy in the 2005 best song competition for American Idol Underground in the folk category. Her band includes popular local artists Jeff Allison on drums, Jonas Kahn on lead guitar and Justin Kolack on bass.

Gaurav Mehta - www.trippysoundscapes.com
Progressive Electronic

An engineer by profession & DJ by hobby & passion. Gaurav releases 70-80 min mixes once every month with genres varying from house/tech, progressive, minimal & vocal uplifting trance. His mixes feature on danceairwaves.net on regular basis.

Melt - www.melttheband.com
Goth / Pop / Metal / Alternative

Melt have an up-to-date present sound, mixed with sounds from the past with a combination of goth, pop, metal, and alternative rock . They are a great band to see live; energetic, dynamic and fun. Rachel has a very powerful voice with a great range. Very infectious stuff that stays in your head. In the short time this lineup has been complete, people have been taking notice, with a presence on the local music charts and a first place finish in the Bodog Battle of the bands first round.

The Milling Gowns
Indie / Rock
www.myspace.com/themillinggowns

The Mirror Neutons - www.myspace.com/themirrorneurons
Folk Rock / Blues / Minimalist

Like anyone, they were all born. At some point they encountered Orpheus, met each other and collaborated musically.

John Nicholls - www.myspace.com/mrnichollsmusic
Acoustic / Folk Rock

Elisa Nicolas - www.myspace.com/elisanicolasmusic
Alternative / Folk Rock / Pop

Elisa Nicolas writes and sings some of the classiest and breeziest music we have yet to hear... Nicolas sings her lush melodies with a subtle strength and [her songs] hypnotize as they wind as tight as a boa constrictor, to finish off the metaphor, they’ll leave your breathless.

Otis Grove - www.myspace.com/otisgrove
Funk / Rock / Jazz

There’s a new sound taking over the town known as Boston. If you’re by the banks of the Charles River as the moon glows over the muddy waters you very well may hear some thick, groovy beats banging out a trail for raw guitar licks and a soul-drenched Hammond organ. Yes indeed, ladies and gentleman who are down with the funk, the rock and the soul, you have your new favorite band: Otis Grove. And it just feels so good doesn’t it?

Orange Nichole - www.myspace.com/orangenichole
Pop / Indie / Alternative

Singer/songwriter Nichole Ferree has been a fixture of the Boston music scene for more than ten years. Her singing voice has a pureness that is sometimes warm, sometimes chilling. With the latest incarnation of her band, Orange Nichole, Ferree has enlisted some of Bostons finest musical talents to create clever pop songs with twists of wit and the macabre.

The Scott Ouellette Trio -  www.myspace.com/scottouellettetrio 
Latin / Ambient / Acoustic

Scott Ouellette - is a self taught guitarist, having mastered the classical guitar by age 14. He soon began his studies of latin american guitar music as well as composing music for solo guitar. He also found an interest in jazz music, which brought him to Berklee College of Music in the mid 80's. Scott is an active performer of his original music, as well as a busy instructor of guitar.

Anna Fan - is the versatile percussionist who is a master at creating atmospheres. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Anna has mastered the art of jazz drumming, as well as any other genre presented to her. Anna is very active in the music scene as a performer, as well as an instructor of percussion.

Alex Trampas - performs bass for the group, and is responsible for some of the most creative sounds the instrument has to offer. Originally from Greece, Alex brings much playing experience and wisdom to the table. Currently, Alex is studying Jazz Composition and Performance at Berklee College of Music. He also leads the Pocket Jazz Orchestra, a ten piece band that performs his original music.

Jane Park - www.myspace.com/bitchtrifecta
Emo / Acoustic / Pop

Jane likes to write songs. She started playing the guitar and singin when she was 18. She doesn't tell time or add very well.

Jane plays violin for Water for Ivan and Raleigh Tavern. For the more orchestrally-inclined, Jane also plays with the New England Philharmonic. Jane has also done studio time for The Shills, The Everyday Visuals, The Milling Gowns and Mick Reed.

Paul Philips - www.myspace.com/ PaulPhillipsBand
Roots Music / Southern Rock / Americana

Marblehead's very own Paul Phillips Band performs soulful, move your feet, clap your hand and sing along music.  It's great!

Radio Scotvoid - www.myspace.com/rsvpradioscotvoid
Alternative / Experimental / Live Electronics

Electronica artist and dj Radio Scotvoid has been a fixture on the North Shore of Boston music scene for almost a decade. As host of The CURIOS Show on WMWM 91.7fm Salem State College radio and a resident Friday night dj at the Gulu-Gulu Café in Salem, MA, his style is a constantly changing mix of experimental sounds. While his focus is local, his global appeal is increasing with his recent releases on UK, Dutch and German net-labels Earth Monkey, Just Not Normal and Rec72.

Rail - www.myspace.com/railsound
Indie / Experimental / Jazz

Rail is four musicians, with four distinct musical voices, coming together to create a product that is equal to more than the sum of its parts. The result is a fusion of sorts, but not the typical rock-fusion associated with the 1970's and later. Instead, Rail is a departure from this convention in that the band draws on influences from 80's punk and 90's grunge genres. The "fusion" lies in the integration of these influences with avant-garde jazz vocabulary and a contemporary harmonic sensibility. The material is comprised mostly of compositions written by guitarist Russ Flynn who cites groups such as the Jim Black's Alasnoaxis, the Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine and At The Drive-In as major inspirations. Rail also features dynamic reedman Andy Allen and volatile drummer Pete Negroponte. The group is rounded out with Peter Krag, who does double duty by covering bass lines in addition to establishing a chordal foundation throughout the material.

Rev. Bob & the Darkness - www.myspace.com/gosaveyourself
Roots, Rhythm & Gothic Blues

A special blend of Bluegrass, Blues, R&B and Gospel all on the Rocks, telling stories of love, betrayal, murder, and obsession; Rev. Bob & the Darkness fearlessly wears its roots influences on its sleeve. While the styles vary, the instrumentation defines the band all on its own, including Classical Guitar, Upright Bass, Trumpet and Percussion, Harmonica, and 3-4 part harmony vocals.

Adam Rich - www.myspace.com/adambrich
Indie / Folk / Rock

Rich’s songwriting hits the ears like a midmorning summer shower. His voice is certainly evocative of the moods he tries to create and is perfectly punctuated by his choice of instruments accompanying his mindful strum. Melodically there are flashes of Tim Buckley and Harry Nilsson, but lyrically there is nothing new here. What keeps the music compelling is the arrangement and the production. This isn’t a purist album. Voices drip with echo and the washes of reverb keep the music floating and dreamy, just like a hundred years of summer.

Leon Rich - www.myspace.com/leonrich4
Rock / Alternative / Pop

Featured as one of 'Top 100 Unsigned Bands'
- Music Connection Magazine 12/08

2007 Nomination Best Song Category for the MASS CANN/NORML awards
Nominated Song - 'Sweet Mary'

"The Leon Rich Band will inject music into the veins of their audience, and pump them up with a heavy dose of energetic rock'n'roll"
-- Boston Now

Kelly Riley
Acoustic Folk
www.kellyriley.net

Kris Roche - www.myspace.com/krisroche
Acoustic / Alternative

The son of wayfaring hippies, one from New York, one from Tokyo, Kris moved to Boston at age 19 and has been making a name for himself ever since. One part Jason Mraz, one part Jack Johnson, and one part playing the hell out the guitar like it was a djembe, his music is fun but sensible, sing-along-able but honest. His new EP Anything But Alone is due out this summer, and the heartfelt tunes could make you do a lot of things. Dance. Sway. Listen. Think.

Safety
80's!

Safety plays live covers of your 1980s tunes, slanting toward Manchester Beat and Neo-Soul. Kascia Murray slips on her Madonna bracelets and sings spot on lead vocals to many tunes including the Go-Go’s, the Bangles, and Stacey Q.

Safety also features Brian King of What Time is it Mr. Fox? singing lead on everything from George Michael to Devo to Prince; Guy Fiero, who breathes new life into songs by the Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and David Bowie; and Colin Harhay of the Glostafarians who sings stellar versions of the Clash and New Order.

Jeff Savlon - www.myspace.com/jeffsavlon
Acoustic / Folk / Rock

For as long as he can remember, Jeff has been finding pleasure in telling stories, drawing pictures, scratching out poetry and scribbling prose. These days, he's attempting to do all of these things through music. He hears soul, folk, jazz, and rock and roll echoing all around him, all the time, in coffee shops and bar rooms, on late night trains and on the open road, out on the trail and at home. He's hoping to contribute to the big symphony.

2nd Saturday Bluegrass Jam
Every 2nd Saturday - 2:00PM - 5:00PM

Robin Sellin - www.myspace.com/robinsellin
Acoustic / Pop / Indie

Robin is a songwriter from across the big pond (Germany)! Accompanied by his friends Alex Santiago on drums, Eric Gill on lead guitar and Yared Bayleyen a bassist from Israel, he takes a leap into various genres. Pop, Rock, Alternative, Reggae; held together by a soothing voice, lamenting the difficulties of everyday life. Political, satirical and groundbreaking stories about the world though the artist's eye. The group was put together at Berklee College of Music.

Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys - www.myspace.com/armyoftoys
Experimental

Sierra - www.sierrarocks.com
Folk Rock

"There are players out there and there are artists... Sierra is an artist. She has so much raw talent and feel. These are things that can't truly be taught, you either have it or you don't. I've worked with some of the top people in the industry, including U2, Madonna, Earth Wind and Fire, and many others, and feel like I know real talent when I hear it." - Mike McKnight.

Skyjelly - www.skyjelly.com
Experimental / Flamenco / Indie

Skyjelly is a musical project called Skyjelly. It's a solo thing (as in just him) that started as a RISD project. It's sort of a noisy, trancy, arabic, dancey, loopy, almost quasi-dj kind of thing. Skyjelly has recently signed a deal with a london indie label called Seriously Groovy. And that is groovy as well.

Soul Baby - www.soulbabymusic.com
R&B / Funk / Soul

Soul Baby is an R&B, Funk, and Soul band based out of Salem, Massachusetts featuring Nick Giarratani on guitar and vocals, Erik Millett on bass guitar, Paul Dumas on drums, Jack Pickell on trumpet, and introducing Miss Brittany Zappala on lead vocals. Soul Baby draws its inspiration from a musical legacy that includes Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and others. The band’s perfect blend of veteran musicians and new, rising stars creates a chemistry and excitement that audiences will love.

Sparrow - www.myspace.com/christinedemichele
Down-tempo / Lounge / Jazz

Squeezebox Stompers Trio - www.squeezeboxstompers.com
Blues / Cajun / Zydeco

Squeezebox Stompers Trio play a blend of Roadhouse Roots, Blues, Cajun, and Zydeco music all over New England and the Northeast. They play acoustically or electrically and are available as a trio, quartet or quintet. They play accordion, keyboards, lap steel, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, bass and drums.

Standing Wave - www.myspace.com/standingwaveband
Minimalist / Indie / Roots Music

Founded by the songwriter, drummer and trumpeter from critically acclaimed band The Gulf, Standing Wave continues along a winding musical path that runs across Spanish tinged brass, skewed blues, lap steel guitar, minimalist rhythms, and rich vocal harmonies.

St. Helena - www.myspace.com/sthelenaband
Indie

St. Helena has crafted smart, insightful rock that never broods, but rather muses thoughtfully. Happy (their first album) is not a product of exile from the broader scope of life, but a message in a bottle from an outpost of observation- a message worth unraveling.

Sylphid - www.myspace.com/sylphidband
Ambient / Live Electronics / Psychedelic

Northampton's Sylphid makes entirely impromptu, glimmering flurry of sounds. There is twinkling and melting and crackling and sometimes they build loops and sometimes sing harmonies. This is very good. Very good indeed.

Jenn Taranto - www.myspace.com/jenntaranto
Ambient / Folk

Tweed - www.tweedmusic.org
Jazz

28 Degrees Taurus - www.myspace.com/28degreestaurus
Psychedelic / Ambient / Rock

Bringing the sexy & sultry back to psychedelia!

28 degrees taurus is an ambient/psychedelic rock band from Boston. Their musical ideals are somewhere between the late 60s, early 90s and all the gorgeously catchy cheese in-between.

Urban Caravan - www.myspace.com/urbancaravan
Acoustic / Alternative / Indie

Urban Caravan is a brood of traveling troubadours. A mutual appreciation society, if you will, of musicians, poets, carnival barkers and friends.

UC features...Salvatore Baglio, Bird Mancini, Jon Macey & Steve Gilligan, Mr. Curt Ensemble, Sgt. Maxwell along with a revolving list of guest artists such as Ramona Silver, Glenn Williams,

All artists perform individual sets as well as interacting with one another when the spirit moves with most evenings ending with EVERYONE on stage!

Water For Ivan - www.myspace.com/water4ivan
Acoustic / Alternative / Folk

Raw and heartfelt melodies anchored by warm sweeping strings, Water for Ivan's songs tell the story of love, loss and redemption.

What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? - www.myspace.com/whattimeisitmrfox
Gothic / Acoustic / Jazz

"Strikes the perfect balance of gloom and glam."

WHAT TIME IS IT? 1910 in kansas? 1933 in paris? 1700's in a german forest? a cornfield in 1974? new york city bar in 1948?

WHO is MR. FOX? a dahl character? bluebeard-like bachelor? a teacher? a friendly furry creature with an intimate knowledge of clocks? any ideas are welcome.

never fit into a scene. never subscribe to a specific genre. just try to be true to the guts of the song. whether it be gospel, carnival, psychedelic blues, folk, country or a collage, we hope the truth of it comes through.

Molly Zenobia - www.myspace.com/mollyzenobia
Alternative / Indie / Experimental

Molly Zenobia’s music is soulful, visceral, and vast.  She will reconnect you with something that you’ve forgotten about yourself, calling up instincts and memories long buried by the pressures of life.  She makes you remember, helps you to work through what was, and guides you to the re-embrace of soul and a sense of self.