Rob Azevedo

Unraveling my braided brain with a good read, and counting the days til Spring

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Rob Azevedo 0

I turn to this book sometimes when the mud is stuck wet and hot between my ears. During the end of this bitter season, I find myself struggling to say the simplest of words, turning a phrase, completing a sentence. Can’t seem to capture a thought. I have it, I have it, then it’s gone. Everything sounding like a car wreck coming off my tongue. A mish-mash of mispronunciations. READ MORE

I’m just a ramblin’ man hungry for the meat of this NH Primary

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Rob Azevedo 0

For the last three-in-a-half years, like countless others, I’ve devoted way too much of my mental energies to one Donald. J. Trump, our President. Just saying that still widens my eyes at times. No, that’s a lie, every time I say it. READ MORE

Feb. 7 at the Spotlight Room: John Zevos plays it all, from Bach to the Beatles

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Rob Azevedo 0

This Friday night at 7 p.m. at the “Spotlight Room” on Hanover Street, John and his trio, Divergent Strings (Wayne Hughes and Roger Ramirez), will play a wide variety of music, from classical to South American to Spanish with original pieces and fresh arrangements of rock tunes mixed in. READ MORE

One man’s trash fantasies are another man’s treasure trove of songwriting fodder

Friday, January 31, 2020 Rob Azevedo 0

That’s why I got so excited when a new friend of mine named Alfredo “Fredo” Benavides from Manchester came into my life shining like a new diamond, a musician I’d never met, someone with real chops, killer instincts, a man with a real taste for the game. Fredo was more than I expected, much, much more. READ MORE

Catch Mark Erelli at Jupiter Hall Jan. 31 while you’re out there breaking the brick

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Rob Azevedo 0

I’m telling you, it’s going to be one of those nights down at Jupiter Hall on Hanover this Friday night, I can feel it. No rain, no snow or fog in the forecast. Perfect weather for kicking around downtown, breaking in the brick. Great night to drink, get fat, then walk it off. READ MORE

Wrapping my head around 2019, and looking ahead with 2020 vision

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Rob Azevedo 0

And today, as I sit at my desk awaiting my new desk calendar, clothed like an Eskimo, I look to 2020 and I see my 50th birthday approaching around the bend and I plan to paint the squares of the New Year like a graffiti artist might a bare wall at midnight, marking up the hours of my days and nights. READ MORE

Chris Trapper: Singer, songwriter and story-teller lands Dec. 13 at Jupiter Hall

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Rob Azevedo 0

Q&A with Boston-based singer/songwriter Chris Trapper, performing at Jupiter Hall Dec. 13. READ MORE

Ode to winter: Change in season leaves me stupid, unattainable, lost in a new reality

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Rob Azevedo 1

The wild ride wiped me out and I felt defeated by the dawn of a new season, once again. READ MORE

Feast your eyes on the new Rex theatre sign — I’m ready to dig in!

Saturday, October 5, 2019 Rob Azevedo 0

Even on a gray afternoon, the sight of the bold sign bolted to the newly restored building on Amherst Street brings a flutter to my heart. Which could also be the onset of something disastrous. But, let’s stay focused. READ MORE

When your backbone slips, try a little mall massage-chair shake, rattle and roll therapy

Thursday, September 26, 2019 Rob Azevedo 0

When you blow your back out, everything changes. How you sit, eat, watch TV, slide off the couch, pee, shower (I do both at once), dry off, pull on your socks, get out of your car, and, good Lord, if your libido starts to itch (as it often does), make love. READ MORE