Entertainment for June 30-July 2, 2023
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In concert on the Courtyard Stage beginning at 10:30 am with Alicyn Packard, 12:15 pm Charlie Farren; 12:45 pm Rock n Soul All Star Band, Cliff Goodwin, Bill Holloman, Wolf Ginandes, Loren Entress, plus guests including Barrence Whitfield, Sal Baglio, Charlie Farren, Linda Viens, and more including celebrity guests; at 3:00 pm, The Fools In Concert on the Courtyard Stage beginning at 10:30 am with Tsunami of Sound, 12:30 pm Nervous Eaters, 2:30 pm Mach Bell Experience New England's favorite party band, The Fools started in 1975 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the Fools were originally "The Rhythm A's". In 1979 the The Fools released "Psycho Chicken," an X-rated parody of The Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer," and it was an immediate hit on Boston radio stations. The group followed it up with another local hit, "It's a Night for Beautiful Girls." EMI signed the band and sent them on a U.S. tour with The Knack. They then recorded their debut album, Sold Out. The album Sold Out carries a theme of economic and emotional strife quite relevant and uncanningly appropriate for today's living. However, the music always and never fails to make you think and feel that everything will be okay. ["Mutual of Omaha" was a song about a man considering suicide because he couldn't pay his bills. "Life Sucks and Then You Die" was a very amusing song.]
In the 1980s, the band released their second album Heavy Mental and toured the US with Van Halen. The band broke with EMI and then wrote and released their most successful album, World Dance Party, an independent release. Rock & Soul All Star Band features Cliff Goodwin, Bill Holloman, Sal Baglio, Wolf Ginandes, Lorne Entress with Special Guest Performers incl. Charlie Farren, Linda Viens, Barrence Whitfield and other Surprises. TSUNAMI OF SOUND plays Huge surf-inspired instrumentals that will make your head shake and your feet move. The music we create is inspired by the Ventures, Los Straitjackets, Link Wray, the Fathoms, Laika and the Cosmonauts and all instrumental music. The Nervous Eaters are an original rock and roll band from Boston, MA who helped define the Boston underground garage/punk rock scene of the late 70’s. The band was formed by Steve Cataldo on the North Shore of Boston in Beverly, MA. MACH BELL, former singer with the Joe Perry Project and Thundertrain, and author of two rock n roll novels, will be performing with his band the Mach Bell Experience on Sunday afternoon on the outdoor stage. Mach will also host the After-party Fan-Tasy Cosplay Karaoke Friday and Saturday evenings in the courtyard. Mach Bell is an American rock musician, educator and author, best known as lead vocalist with rock bands Thundertrain, the Joe Perry Project and currently the Mach Bell Experience.
The MACH BELL EXPERIENCE (MBE): a hard-riffing quintet banging out Blazing-Hot live versions of Mach's JOE PERRY PROJECT and THUNDERTRAIN classics PLUS NEW original rock like the flashy new single POWER FEVER! Served Dirty, Fresh and Heavy. Hell yea!
Mach’s new band the Mach Bell Experience! Ably supported by guitarist Johnny Press (who did a stupendous job recreating those Joe Perry riffs) and bassist Joe Black (former member of ‘70s rockers Balloon). The Cowboy kicked off his set with Chuck Berry’s “Round and Round” and swaggered through selections from his Thundertrain and Joe Perry Project days Mick Lawless and Tom Yates perform as Loose Salute and will be performing a set of Mike Nesmith songs on Saturday afternoon at 3:45 pm. Both have been recording artists and performers in New England for decades. A New England favorite for almost 2 decades, Loose Salute now resides mostly as a duo concept (Mick Lawless and Tom Yates), who bring to the forefront the brilliance of Michael Nesmith's compositions, and touch on the amazing stable of songwriters that surrounded the Monkees phenomenon. The seasoned New England duo of Mick Lawless and Tom Yates present a unique insight into the compositions of Michael Nesmith, as well as deeper Monkees cuts, and other classic American treats.Sat. July 1 - THE FOOLS, ROCK N SOUL ALL STAR BAND, CHARLIE FARREN, ALICYN PACKARD
Sunday July 2nd - NERVOUS EATERS, MACH BELL EXPERIENCE, TSUNAMI OF SOUND
THE FOOLS - Saturday July 1st - 3:00 pm
ROCK N SOUL ALL STAR BAND - Sat. July 1 - 12:45 pm
TSUNAMI OF SOUND - Sun. July 2 - 10:30 am
NERVOUS EATERS - Sunday July 2 - 12:30 pm
MACH BELL Mach-aroke Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 pm
MACH BELL EXPERIENCE - Sunday July 2 - 2:30 pm
LOOSE SALUTE - A MICHAEL NESMITH TRIBUTE
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