Sully’s Cafe Bootleg Series Released!

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Sully

Do you like live music? Do you like your music local? Have you ever read one of my live reviews and wished you’d gotten off your lazy ass and gone out with me that night? These questions are pretty much rhetorical, right?

If you answered yes to any or all of the above questions have I got the solution for you! The Sully’s Cafe Bootleg Series is a series of live music DVDs produced from select shows I’ve attended. So far the first three volumes are available exclusively on Sully’s Cafe Merch Page, take a look after the break for the sneak peak viral videos (feel free to send to your friends):

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The Scene – Dinner and a Show on My Birthday

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Sully

Nicole and I at Luxe

Friday September 25th Nicole and I grabbed a bunch of my friends and headed out to Luxe Burger Bar in downtown Providence. Author’s note: make reservations, or your bar bill will exceed your dinner bill, we had a party of 8 and waited about 2 hours to be seated, but it was our own damn fault for not thinking to reserve a table ahead of time.   The food and company were great and after a lovely dinner Nicole and I made our way over to Jerky’s for the Fungus Amungus show.

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The Scene – FOOS Fest, Surprise Concert in My Backyard

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Sully

Sunday September 20th I was rudely awakened by my brother at 6am with the gentle reminder he needed to be at the airport, flying out for a work conference in an hour and a half. Groggily we made our way to Dunkin’s before we headed to TF Green. On the way Tim made the comment “Are you going to that?” Still unconscious I muttered “What Dunkin’s? Yes aren’t we like a block away” Grabbing my head and rotating it 90 degrees he pointed out the huge billboard for the Fall Out of Summer Festival hosted by The Artists Exchange in Cranston. Unbeknown to me there was a lovely concert and art series going on in Rolf Square that day, had I not been roused from my slumber at the ass crack of dawn, on a Sunday no less, I would have been none the wiser. After kicking Tim to the curb, er, ah, bidding my brother a fond farewell at TF Green I made my way back home and crashed out for a few more hours. After consulting their website I realized things were about to start and I headed down to FOOS Fest around noon.

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Tunes Around Town – December 17th – December 20th

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Sully

Here it is, the weekly Tunes Around Town post, as the year winds down there are plenty of shows rocking the year out in style!

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Tunes Around Town – December 10th – December 13th

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Sully

The weather may be getting colder but there are plenty of hot shows this weekend to keep you toasty warm!

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The Scene – Santa Mamba at The Black Rep

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Sully

The Xxodus Cafe at The Black Rep

The Xxodus Cafe at The Black Rep

Thursday September 17th I took off to Providence after work for the Santa Mamba show at The Black Rep. This six piece, Providence based, Latin rock band blend many styles into an electrifying live show. Gio Murillo fronts Santa Mamba providing vocals and acoustic rhythm guitar accompanied by John Medeiros on lead guitar and vocals, Nick Wade on the bass groves, with Aaron Wade on keys and vocals, John “Drum Warrior” Ferreira on drums and Gary Mendoza on additional percussion. I arrived to The Black Rep early to enjoy a few drink specials and talk with the band a bit before their set. Once the room began to fill out Santa Mamaba took to the stage and rocked the house:

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The Scene – 4 Acts at KC’s Tap

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Sully

Friday September 11th I headed out to Pawtucket to Cat’s at KC’s Tap for a night of music hosted by Zig Zag. The night featured 4 acts I had yet to see, The Big Half, Blackbutton, Zulu Lulu and American Stranger at a venue I’d yet to visit.

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Tunes Around Town – December Begins with a Bang and the Funk

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Sully

The first weekend of December kicks off with some funk, has a healthy dose of rock and roll and finishes with some reggae rock to satisfy your ears!
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Once Through Review – Barefoot Truth “Threads”

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Sully

Barefoot Truth, an acoustic folk rock quintet from Mystic Connecticut, has a new album coming out February 16th. Their 5th studio release “Threads” could be their best yet, from midnight December 1st through midnight December 2nd a streaming version was offered to Barefoot Truth fans through the Reps program on their site, I took the opportunity to do a quick “Once Through Review” after work, of the forthcoming album.

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Tunes Around Town – Thanksgiving Weekend

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Sully

Whoa nelly do we have a ton of great shows for which to be thankful this weekend! Thursday’s Turkey Day so if you are lucky, like me, you have Thursday and Friday off of work. Since the EPIC four day weekend is commencing Wednesday night, this week’s Tunes Around Town post is coming at you hot, fresh and early!

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