The Black Lobster

Hello,
The other night, I checked out the Black Lobster at Strombergs. Former Roadsteamer and Winstons band member Pete Tentindo was performing there, along with Greatful Ted and Terri Lee. I was impressed by the venue as it is behind Strombergs in the back, but right on the ocean. It's a great place to go to watch acoustic shows as Pete and friends covered Beatles songs, as well as other well known rock hits. I've added the Black Lobster's music schedule to the page and be sure to check out "Britannica Duet" on the nights listed (it's Greatful Ted's band).

Nutshell at Dodge Street

Well, we arrived too late to see American Idiots, the Green Day cover band. However, when we got in there around 11, there was a large crowd in the back room and dwindled throughout the rest of the night. Maybe it was because they weren't fans of Alice and Chains or maybe it was because they were there to see American Idiots, who knows?
Nutshell did turn out to be a pretty good cover band. The lead singer likes to do a lot of interacting with the audience, including singing while walking around the crowd (stolen from Chris Harvey of Cocaine Tongue). I would have picked up a Nutshell T-shirt, but was unable to find the merch table. The cover band scene is alive and well at Dodge Street!

Reggae Night at Dodge Street

Hi,
We got into Dodge Street around 11pm on a hazy Saturday Night. A band called the "North Shore Roots" were playing. A couple of the guys I recognized were from Beverly. Check them out at North Shore Roots.

Next week, cover bands "Nutshell" (covering Alice and Chains) and American Idiots (covering, you guessed it, Green Day) will be at Dodge Street. Very excited to see what these cover bands can bring up on the Dodge Street Stage.

TOOLfist at Dodge Street

Good Evening,
Last Saturday, Ed and I caught Tool Fist at Dodge Street. Tool Fist, as you might guess is a Tool cover band. Between Ed and I, we both don't own a single Tool CD, but I do recognize when one of their songs come on the radio (when I listen to it anymore, which is rarely), plus Frank basically said the same thing. However, the band put on a great show, ten times better than what Fair Warning put on the previous week (I really don't mean to bash them, see my previous entry about Fair Warning). They sounded great and sounded like the actual band Tool. Ed picked us both up a T-shirt/Sticker/CD package for $12 each (what a bahhhhgan). I'm kind of surprised that the YouTube's I put up haven't got more hits yet, even if they were posted on Sunday. I would definitely recommend going out to see them next time they are around (which if you view their MySpace page, would be at O'Briens Pub in Lynn on the first Saturday in August).

This week, Dodge Street is having a "Dodge Fest Weekend" with Reggae night on Saturday night, don't really know much more beyond that. Until next time.....