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NEW ENGLAND MUSIC AWARDS – SIX STRING GRILL

NEW ENGLAND MUSIC AWARDS – SIX STRING GRILL

On Sunday 11/12 2023, the New England Music Awards held their annual awards ceremony at the Six String Grill and Stage in Foxborough, MA to a full house of music luminaries. The room was packed from wall to wall with amazing talent from all over the New England area. This being my first year involved with the Nominating Committee, I had no idea what to expect. To my suprise, the Six String Grill was filled […]

OCTAVATE – ARTIST SPOTLIGHT AND EP REVIEW

OCTAVATE – ARTIST SPOTLIGHT AND EP REVIEW

Octavate: A rock resurgence in the Northeast There is something brewing in Boston. Like a cauldron of liquid gunpowder, slowly being stirred by revolutionaries, circling and chanting, outstretched hands to the sky. An ethereal positive vibe, a grungy guitar emerges sounding like it’s got an edge like a rusty razor blade and weighs a thousand pounds. A bass drum. Kick. Kick and Kick It has momentum. And it’s going to explode. There is something brewing […]

OCTAVATE – ARTIST SPOTLIGHT & SINGLES REVIEW

OCTAVATE – ARTIST SPOTLIGHT & SINGLES REVIEW

My cousin Rick is a disc jockey in Boston on Wave Radio Boston. He has the 4-6 pm time slot on Friday nights. He recently sent me a text about a band he knows from the area called Octavate who have just released several high powered singles this year. After taking a listen, I had to agree with him. The band’s sound is incredible. Octavate is hard hitting with grungy accents but even more than […]