Carly Simon, the celebrated pop songwriter and musical pioneer who began her musical career as a young singer on the Vineyard and lives here year-round, has taken a big step to give Vineyard musicians a way to stay connected with each other in the digital age. This week she launched a Web site, vineyardmusicall.com, as a way to help local musicians connect to each other.
By the end of the grand opening night last Friday, it was standing room only at the Pit Stop.
The newest Oak Bluffs music venue that’s housed in a converted Dukes County avenue garage echoed with jazz, folk and rock and roll as Vineyard musicians took the stage to celebrate the first official concert. The past mingled with the present — old concert posters lined the walls from the garage’s previous incarnations — but the pulse was new.
Her soulful voice has taken her around the world; this Saturday, March 3 it’s taking her back home.
Vineyard native and singer-song writer Jill Zadeh has performed back-up vocals for the likes of Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5, Diana Ross, Patty LaBelle and Joss Stone. This Saturday, March 3 she will take the stage at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown for her first Island performance of jazz standards and original songs.
Doors open at 8 p.m. for the 8:30 p.m. show. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
Alberto de Almar, Friday night at the Pitstop in Oak Bluffs. The notes came off his guitar in a flurry, his hands a blur — Flamenco — throbbing, twanging, pinging off the walls, carrying a message of joy and sorrow, and just plain good fun.
To get your Irish on, and we’re talking real Irish, not just some do-si-do with a leprechaun and too many Guinness, you need to go to the core of your very Irish soul. On Friday, March 16, KCT concerts is providing just the guide.
Paddy Keenan is not exactly a regular on the Island, he doesn’t live here, but he returns often, fiddle in hand, to remind us what Irish music can be in the hands of a master.
On Saturday, March 24, beginning at 8 p.m., the Pit Stop is hosting an evening with Jemima James and friends. For those still out of tune, the Pit Stop is a new music venue that took root this winter on Dukes County avenue in Oak Bluffs. The space is not a bar, but rather a gathering place and as such all ages are welcome to enjoy the show.
Performing with Ms. James will be Dan Waters, Nina Violet, Tauras Biskis, and an untold number of surprise guests.
