Play It Again, David

Play It Again, David

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Irish Music Masters Make Return to Katharine Cornell

Karan Casey and John Doyle return to the Island to launch the 2010 music series at the Katharine Cornell Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m.

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Six-Piece (With Sax) Plays Blues, Rock with Mr. Boch

Boston-based blues rock outfit Ernie and the Automatics will perform at Nectar’s on July 8. The show is a benefit for the Island Affordable Housing Fund in partnership with the Music Drives Foundation, headed up by the band’s guitarist Ernie Boch.

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Sinfonietta Concert

Sinfonietta Concert

The Vineyard Sinfonietta presents a free spring concert on piano and is at 3 p.m. on April 11 at the West Tisbury Congregational Church. The hour-long concert features pianist John Gorman, mezzo soprano Martha Hudson, and the Sinfonietta’s string players, performing music by Bizet, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and others. All ages are welcome; donations will be accepted

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Musical to Put You Under a Spell

Musical to Put You Under a Spell

Spellcheck is for wussies. Plus it’s boring. A right answer every time. Where’s the drama in that? How about backing away from the keyboard and heading to where the real action is, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Starting July 22 and continuing through August 8, this Tony Award winning musical will be moving into the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven, courtesy of the Island Theatre Workshop.

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Catch Angel Russell’s Triple Act In CD, Label, Magazine Launch
Cooper Davis

Like her on-stage vaudeville persona, Angel Russell herself is a variety act.

A barista, herbologist, florist and painter — most recently she has been painting large, close-up portraits of chickens — Ms. Russell is first and foremost a musician.

She currently lends her nimble fingers to four Island bands, playing piano, guitar, trumpet, drums and bass.

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Bilingual Puppets

Bilingual Puppets

Bella’s Musical Puppet Show presents Arakataka’s Chorus Band/Coral do Arakataka, where everyone is invited to join in singing the American and Brazilian folk songs, on Sunday, June 6 at 11:30 a.m. in the makeshift theatre in a warehouse behind 56/58 Main street in Vineyard Haven.

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Sublime Tribute Show

Sublime Tribute Show

Sublime tribute band Badfish is performing at Nectar’s in Edgartown on Thursday, August 5. Doors open at 9 p.m. for ages 18 and over; tickets are $17 in advance or $22 at the door.

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Myers Brothers Play Che’s

Myers Brothers Play Che’s

Tonight longtime Island musicians Rob and Dave Myers will reunite for a special concert at Che’s Lounge in Vineyard Haven.

Doors open at 8 p.m.; there is a sliding scale donation for admission.

The two brothers, who performed on the Island together in the early 1990s in the alternative pop punk band the Inskirts, will perform material from their individual catalogues, as well as from their work together.

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Paddy Keenan is Pipin’ Hot

Paddy Keenan is Pipin‘ Hot

Go Gaelic or go home this Saturday when Paddy Keenan takes the stage at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven. Mr. Keenan has been described as the Jimi Hendrix of the uillean pipes. John Coltrane also comes to mind. But both comparisons, impressive as they are, pale in light of his actual accomplishment. He was a founding member of the Bothy Band.

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