New interviews

Hey all, some new interviews, and some classics from the CB vault. The Highway Ghosts, Protean Collective, Kimberly Bomba and Three Day Threshold.

http://www.archive.org/details/CitywideBlackout-theHighwayGhostsInterview

http://www.archive.org/details/CitywideBlackout-threeDayThresholdInterview

http://www.archive.org/details/CitywideBlackout-proteanCollective

http://www.archive.org/details/CitywideBlackout-kimberlyBomba

Tonight on Citywide Blackout

Tune in tonight at 10 p.m. for another great hour of local music! Take a break from the Thirsty Thursday bar hopping and kick back with the tunes of The Dejas, Stilrize, St. Claire and the Hush Now. And be sure to check out the Facebook page for more info on the show. www.cyberstationusa.com.

New England Americana Festival, July 29

After June's great success at the Hard Rock Boston, Narragansett Beer's New England Americana Summer Series will return for the second of three shows.

June's show brought 7 acts, 8 organizations, and a room full off local music enthusiasts together for a great display of camaraderie and mutual support. On Thursday, July 29th, 9 more local acts will take the stage, all hosted once again by local favorite multi-instrumentalist, Eric Royer.

Narragansett Beer will be sure to take care of the crowd again with great drink specials.

New England Americana Summer Series presented by Narragansett Beer

Hard Rock Cafe

22 Clinton St.

Boston, MA 02109

Doors at 6:30, Show starts at 6:45pm

Tickets are only $10!

Thursday, July 29

Chris O’Brien

Autumn Hollow Band

Jeff Byrd and Dirty Finch

Brendan Hogan

Jenee Halstead

Bees Knees

David Sammarco

Comanchero

To finish the series:

Thursday, August 26

Dennis Brennan

Tripping Lily

Brown Bird

Kingsley Flood

John Colvert

Highway Ghosts

The Rationales

We will also be joined by our friends at:

New England Folk Music Archives

Naukabout Music Festival

Boston Band Crush

Band over Boston

Pin-ups for Pitbulls

Kathleen Marucci Photography

We would love to get a preview or feature of the event, or simply just have you in attendance as a supporter of local music and as our guest. If you do plan on joining us please RSVP by responding to this email with your name and the number of guests that will be joining you. We look forward to seeing you there!

Bands and series organizers are available for interviews.
Please contact Noel Coakley and John Colvert at info@newengladamericana.com to schedule.
More information available at www.newenglandamericanafestival.com.

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Back in February, 34 New England based acts came together for 3 sold out nights at Church (www.churchofboston.com) down in the Fenway area of Boston. With out a dime behind us, our goal was to put on a local, grassroots festival to give like minded artists and fans the opportunity to mingle in effort to try to reignite a musical community that has been somewhat fractonalized (in our opinion) for a number of years now. We'll we're happy to say that it's working. Almost all of the acts are teaming up for shows of their own, sitting in on one another's recordings and sets, and supporting each other by going to shows and spreading the love to their fans and supporters.

Our goal is to continue building the community, energy, and camaraderie throughout the year and beyond. To do this, New England Americana will be presenting shows all around New England with the focus on each local community, reflecting the Greater Boston area's rapidly growing roots music scene. This Summer's lineup at the Hard Rock Cafe features bands that draw from American music's deep heritage in unique ways, often blurring lines between folk, country, rock, blues, gospel, bluegrass, and other styles.

Facebook updates

Hey all, be sure to check out our Facebook page for updates about the show and other music events around Boston. Make sure to join the growing ranks of Citywide fans, too!

New England Americana Festival broadcast

For those of you that missed it, here's the link to our live broadcast from the New England Americana Festival at the Hard Rock Cafe. And stay tuned for our upcoming live broadcasts.