The Arts

Posts about the lively arts in Manchester, NH.

Granite State of Mind

Sarah and the Wild Versatile: Fall into Grace – so worth the ride

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Carol Robidoux 0
“Fall Into Grace” is a really good mix of songs that could have been the starting point of three different albums, I think. And that’s a good thing. The bluesy voice that Sarah unravels works on so many levels and I would love to hear a full album in that vein. The trumpets and bone and pop is pure gold. The jazz is sleek. Two more Kristine’s and we could really have a party. READ MORE
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Get up, get on down, and head over to the Palace with your bad self for Boogie Wonderband

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Carol Robidoux 0
“I discovered disco music when I was a little kid. I loved to dance to ‘Dancing Queen,’ and all of that, but I never had the chance to go to a discotheque. And then, disco and funk was buried under the music of the ‘80s and ‘90s. But I knew I had to find a way to make this music come alive again,” says Boogie Cindy, founder of Boogie Wonderband. READ MORE
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Chase the music

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Carol Robidoux 0
You asked, “Who are these people?” Well, you won’t find them in Good Housekeeping or on FOX News or moonlighting on Game of Thrones. You’ll find these influential, multi-talented, swagger-soaked musicians in all corners of the state, armed to the teeth with gear and passion. READ MORE
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Protest Against Action, and Trump’s playlist

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Carol Robidoux 0
Clinton loved the sax, Obama loves Springsteen, Kennedy hailed Sinatra. But who does Trump listen too when he takes his wig off at the end of the day? No one, I was certain. Not pop or classical music, not the blues or jazz or even soft rock. None of it. And there lies the problem. READ MORE