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CHELSEA BERRY

What has been your proudest accomplishment to this point as
a singer-songwriter? Photo Credit: Denise Maccaferri TD BANK LOBBY SERIES:
It always makes you feel good when an audience member comes
up and says that listening to your performance, your lyrics, etc PORTERFIELD
has touched them in some meaningful way. Many people have FRI, OCT 20 7:30PM
shared details about their personal struggles with me after a $15
show and told me how the music has helped them process their
emotions around those struggles. That said, I can’t tell you how Porterfield is an Indie-Jazz-Rock Quartet that pushes the lines
between rock songs and improvised fusion music. The
amazing it feels when someone approaches me and tells me that experimental instrumentation (guitar, sax and FX Moog Synth OCTOBER 2022
seeing me perform and hearing my music inspired them to write bass and drums) leads to a modern, organic sound.
or to get up on stage themselves. We are all here to build each
other up, to support each other, and to celebrate each other. Their EP, LIVE AT Q was released in 2018, and their full length
Being a conduit for people to process their emotions through album ROME in 2021.
and being told that your art inspires people on their own They have been nominated two years in a row by the Boston
creative journey really makes me feel good. Music Awards for best Jazz artist (2018 and 2019). The band is
led by JACOB AVINER (songwriter, guitar, vocals), with JP
What body of work inspired you, be it a song lyric, a book etc? GOLDMAN on synth bass, JARED YEE on tenor sax and FX, and
What shook you or opened your eyes to something else? RAPHAEL LEHNEN on the drumset.
ooo.. great question. “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. You’d
be hard pressed to find a writer, be it songwriter, playwright,
novelist, or anyone else who puts words on paper who hasn't SAL BAGLIO & THE SENSATIONAL
heard of this book; a lot of these creative types will tell you it ROCK N ROLLER COASTER RIDE
completely changed their lives. It is an unbelievably powerful
tool to have in your toolbox… it’s full of exercises and challenges FRI, OCT 21 8PM
that you take on daily that will unlock all kinds of things and $25
helps you tap into parts of your creativity that you might not
find otherwise. I’m overdue to read it again and get a recharge “The stompers 1977-2021 are no more. But For fans of founder
from it. Thank you for the reminder! Sal Baglio, as he, in his many musical guises, has created yet
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another way of sharing the sublime gifts of his cross-genre
devotion to rock and progressive pop. On his new amalgam, “The
Sensational Roller Coaster ride,” will appear on Friday OCTOBER
21st 2022 at SPIRE CENTER for PERFORMING ARTS Plymouth,
MA. Where The Stompers left off, Mr. baglio and his luminaries
Dan Kopko [guitar] Brad Hallen [bass] Marty richards [drums] will carry the torch with “A feedback moan with a
four on the floor roar and backbeat!” Drawing from the deep well of his forty five plus years as one of New
England’s prominent composers and performers, get ready for songs from The Amplifier heads, The Peppermint
Kicks, The Stompers as well as a few choice songs by artists that have inspired and have become part of Sal
Baglio’s musical DNA. It’s new and old at the same time; heart stopping and thoughtful—what we’ve come to
expect from Mr. Baglio.” -Ed Morneau

SLAID CLEAVES
SAT, OCT 22 8PM
$25
Now twenty-five years into his storied career, Cleaves’
songwriting has never been more potent than on his new album
Ghost on the Car Radio, out June 23.
The characters in Slaid Cleaves’ songs live in unglamorous reality.
They work dead-end jobs, they run out of money, they grow old,
they hold on to each other (or not), and they die. With an eye for
the beauty in everyday life, he tells their stories, bringing a bit of
empathy to their uncaring world.
Described as “terse, clear and heartfelt” (NPR Fresh Air), his
songs speak to timeless truths. “I’m not an innovator. I’m more of
a keeper of the flame,” he says.
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