Winehouse Project bringing unique energy to Vault on Nov. 27

​Sean FitzGerald is helping to create a live music event that the South Coast doesn’t usually offer.

​As the lead vocalist of the invigorating ska rock band NB Rude Boys, FitzGerald is bringing the unique experience of the Winehouse Project to The Vault in downtown New Bedford for a show on Saturday, November 27th. In addition to the Amy Winehouse tribute, the evening will also include sets from the NB Rude Boys and Citrus Biscuit. General Admission tickets are $20 and VIP tickets are $30. Doors open at 7 p.m. and music begins at 8.

​“This is an exciting opportunity for a crowd to be exposed to something new, something they don’t usually see unless they want to drive to Providence or Boston,” FitzGerald says. “It’s a chance to enjoy something new. I challenge people to take a chance, to have some fun and get up to dance to something you don’t normally see on tv or hear on the radio.

​“You might surprise yourself.”

​The Winehouse Project is fronted by Lisa Kay, and includes a six-piece band with three horns and a pair of background singers. The group has been entertaining audiences up and down the East Coast for three years playing the music of the acclaimed female artist. 

​“With this show I want to transport people back to the nights where jazz musicians, their instruments and the music moved people’s bodies and spirits,” FitzGerald says. “A time when music in its purest form brings the audience out to become part of the show as intimate participants on the dance floor.”

​Music fans will have a chance to preview the Vault concert with a performance by the NB Rude Boys on the Paul Santos LIVE show on Monday, November 22nd. Co-hosted by Chops Turner, the show will be held at Pub 6T5 on 736 Ashley Blvd. and will run from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. It will be broadcast on Facebook. The event will also include a meet, greet and chat with visual artist Christine Maiato FitzGerald about her upcoming collaborations, techniques and motivations that are inspiring her, works that can be enjoyed at the MaiatoFitz Art Gallery & Studio at the Kilburn Mill in New Bedford.

This will be the first appearance by the NB Rude Boys in two months. The band is in the process of recording a full-length album, with an expected release date of this spring. The band will be featuring some of their original material at the Winehouse concert.