We were planning on running an article about Salem’s Spring Fling today however, we got a last minute email about another event that made us change this post a bit. You might remember a post we did called “Wine Wars” discussing how some notable events in town sponsored by Pamplemousse or Salem Wine Imports always [...]
This post by regular TheSalemInsider.com contributor Forrest Frazier. I received an email from local eatery Sixty2 on Wharf the other day which put me in a nostalgic mood. For years I worked as a DJ in Boston, New York and through out the US spinning jazz, big band and swing music during the neo-swing movement [...]
Salem’s Jazz and Soul Festival kicked off on the right foot with Afro-Cuban Jazz musician Juan Chavez and his band made up of fellow Berklee students. The weather might have been chilly Saturday afternoon but the band was hot, playing a mix of salsa and jazz that had everybody on the front steps of the [...]
Special Events / Festivals None listed Music Friday May 9th Steve Wark (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Rock City Band (rock, blues, soul 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise Cherry S/T (rock) @ Dodge Street Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe DJ Seth ( indie / 80′s / pop / alternative 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu Dave [...]
Salem rocks even on a Monday night. Sometimes you find interesting music in unlikely places. Last night I went out to see The Indefinite Article, a Boston jazzy hip-hop phenom. Now getting major label attention and touring to support their second CD, The Indefinite Article played to a packed house at the Bangkok Paradise. The [...]