Spoke to Benj Gershman recently, bass player for O.A.R..
The band — Marc Roberge (vocals, electric & acoustic guitar), Richard On (electric guitar & background vocals), Jerry DePizzo (saxophone) and Chris Culos (drums) formed in 1996 while still in high school.
Gershman remembered those teen years quite well.
This just in from eager reader Jaden on the Warped Tour:
In the early years of the Warped Tour, the daylong musical event featuring multiple fast-paced, hard-hitting punk and ska acts certainly wasn’t for everyone.
What started in 1994 as a skater-kid’s paradise, however, has morphed into something with much wider appeal, as was witnessed this week [...]
This sounded like a fun event, readers. Thought I would pass it on:
Chulamama Maternity and Baby, 320 Derby St., Salem, Mass., celebrates its first anniversary with a party, sale, raffle and giveaways August 15-17th.
Chulamama was started by two moms, Noelle Moreno and Heather Roman, with the belief that personal style and identity does not end [...]
Another review from my colleague Emily Young:
Who knew bluegrass tunes sung in Mandarin Chinese could be so good?
My husband and I were treated to some fabulously bizarre music by Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet at Lowell’s Boarding House Park last night. And I mean that in a good way.
The band features legendary banjo star [...]
This just in from my intern, Nicole Lonero:
Tuesdays, white tents always line the edges of Copley Square for the summer farmer’s markets held there — filled with vegetables, breads and even desserts.
But yesterday was different. Along the never-ending row of tents, only one fluttered with the excitement and attention of many.
Here’s what my colleague Emily Young had to say about the Friday concert:
“Third time’s a charm,” the Indigo Girls sang last night in one of three new songs from their forth-coming independent album, out in February 2009.
Last night also marked the third time my sister and I saw the Indigo Girls perform at Lowell’s Boarding [...]
I love this TV show and recently got an advance copy of the season premiere — I have to say, it’s pretty darn good.
Not wanting to give too much away, the episode puts the LA Priority Homicide Division and its Deputy Chief, Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) in the midst of a California wildfire, with [...]
This just in from Northern Essex Community College:
The #1 Beatles show on Earth said Rolling Stone Magazine
“1964..The Tribute”
Appearing on October 4, 2008
At the Collins Center in Andover, MA
Tickets are $35.00 - reserved seating
All proceeds from the event to benefit Northern Essex Community College’s
NECC Fund – which supports student scholarships, programs and the endowment.
To purchase tickets [...]
One of Andover’s favorite sons came home last week to receive the key to the town. Later he had a party at the trendy restaurant Glory.
Here the “Shield” and “Fantastic Four” star is flanked by Glory owner Adrienne Pappadopoulos and Charlie Fotopoulos from Lowell.
Finding out what the Merrimack Valley does for fun has been a mission of Rosemary Ford's since she became a full-time Arts and Entertainment reporter at The Eagle-Tribune in 1998.
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Finding out what the Merrimack Valley does for fun has been a mission of Rosemary Ford's since she became a full-time Arts and Entertainment reporter at The Eagle-Tribune in 1998.
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