For this week’s Musician Spotlight, I had a chance to speak with Christy Alferes, of the band Abby Normal. Read on to find out what the lead singer of this great local band has to say about their music, playing shows in the New Bedford area, and the great name …
Read More »Internet Entrepreneur: Cape Cost Less
Who are the owners of this website? Talk a little about yourselves. CapeCostLess.com is an organic, joint venture of Backfield Enterprises, LLC. The partners are Ben Couto and Brandon Perry. As the CEO, Brandon is responsible for the direction of Cape Cost Less, and as COO, Ben is responsible for …
Read More »Musician Spotlight: Dawn Alberts
Dawn Alberts is a classically trained vocalist-turned-rocker. She grew up in Tiverton, RI, and she’s the lead singer for Broke Since Tuesday, and Over The Edge, and Stricken, So… She’s also collaborated on tracks with heavy hitters such as Gary Ramsey of Kings Mountain, North Carolina and John Wooten of …
Read More »Musician Spotlight: Corey Zaccari
In this week’s Musician Spotlight, we take a closer look at an artist that has been playing in the New Bedford area for a long time. Although he’s enjoyed measures of success with his solo material, as well as part of a band, I personally don’t think Corey Zaccari has …
Read More »Musician Spotlight: J. Kelley
The first time I saw J.Kelley perform was at the Pour Farm Tavern. I was really impressed with his great originals and his interesting takes on cover songs. I had previously heard some cuts from his first album, and was not disappointed with the live version! He sings, plays guitar, …
Read More »Artist Spotlight: Tem Blessed
Tem Blessed is an iconic figure of Hip Hop in New Bedford and beyond. Recently, I had the good fortune of sitting down the with man to discuss his life and his music. New Bedford Guide: How long have you been performing? Tem Blessed: I’ve been performing since my freshman …
Read More »New Year, New You: How to Reach Your Pinnacle Strength
It’s no secret that the most common New Year’s resolution is to become healthier and to get into better shape. There are a multitude of television shows dedicated to inspiring people to get fit and lose weight, like The Biggest Looser (NBC), I Used To Be Fat (MTV), Celebrity Fit …
Read More »Event Map Program Coming Soon
Next week LocalOracle.com and NewBedfordGuide.com will launch an event map program that will allow users to see events that are currently happening or that will occur in the future. The system will automatically detect your location, but users can define the starting location on the map (address, city or zip …
Read More »How to Create an Album: Tickets To The Moon
While all of us listen to music, many of us do not know just how much work goes into completing an entire album. Along with my recording partner Dori Legge, I recently finished recording one, entitled Tickets To The Moon. Here are the steps we had to take in order …
Read More »An Interview with Butch McCarthy
There is something special about talented, local-musicians. They work harder than larger, well-established musicians in producing and promoting their work and they don’t have dozens of workers coordinating, marketing and putting together their albums. Local musicians also bring a “local flavor” to their songs and are accessible to their fans. …
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