Welcome back, Mercy Bell!

​An audience of nearly 40 filled the cozy and intimate Interwoven maker space last Sunday, February 19th, to hear sets of solo acoustic music from Mercy Bell and Myles Goulart. It was the year’s first installment of the Unexpected Music Concert Series.

​For Bell, it was her first area performance since 2018. The Nashville, TN, resident lived in Dartmouth from the ages of 13 to 22, when she earned a degree in History from UMass Dartmouth. She is a nationally-touring artist.

​Goulart opened the show with his compelling fusion of dissonance and melody, while Bell followed by delivering a set of contemporary Americana with her robust and enchanting vocals. Both artists can be heard on all of the major streaming services. They each released their latest records in 2021.

​Interwoven is located at 634 Purchase St. in downtown New Bedford.

“It was a beautiful evening, my idea of a perfect show,” Bell says. “Rhonda is a vibe queen and made sure performers and audience were comfortable. The audience was so communal! I saw people reunited who hadn’t seen each other for a long time, since before the pandemic. For me, a perfect show allows the audience to experience community with one another, and allows the artist to feel relaxed and listened to.

“I can’t wait to come back and perform in the South Coast again.”

​Bell’s set included songs from her current songwriting project, “Leather Daddies,” a musical about the history of gay culture.

​“I think the show went great, I couldn’t believe the turnout,” Goulart says. “It was a fun, intimate two hours in a cozy space, midwinter.”

“I think the event went well,” says New Bedford’s Scott Bishop, curator for the Unexpected Music concerts. “Mercy can definitely pull in a crowd here, and she’s a great storyteller. The fact the room was full but still maintained that feeling of a listening space tells you a lot about the performers and the audience—everyone was there for the music. As a fellow musician, I think I can speak for Mercy and Myles on this—we’ve all been in plenty of situations where we’re really just window dressing, so it means a lot when an audience shows up to really listen.”

“It was truly a full circle moment when Bernadette Souza said to me, ‘This place is happening,’” says Interwoven owner Rhonda M. Fazio. “Little did she know that Mercy’s first gig was at the first event I ever planned called ‘The Happening’ at my first studio in the Cummings Building on Feb 2nd. 2008!

Fifteen years later Mercy and I are here at Interwoven making it happen again with so much artistic experience between the roads we travel.”

​The next Interwoven concert will be on Saturday, March 4th, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., featuring Jacquelyn Roy and Milky Haze. Roy is a folk and experimental artist from Boston who blends sound and nature while Milky Maze offers haunting, beautiful folk, lyrically reminiscent of turn-of-the-century Dust Bowl music. There will be a $10 suggested donation.

​When Grace Morrison releases her upcoming album, “Maybe Modern,” it will be a collection of candid open-hearted songs that reveal a deeper portrayal of her life experiences. 

​Her fourth full-length since 2017, “Maybe Modern” is the result of years of honing and exploring her songwriting skills, giving listeners an honest depiction of topics such as mental health, substance abuse, and abusive relationships.

​This Friday, February 24th, Morrison will drop the single, “Wasted,” along with her only scheduled area performance – a show at Cranberry County House Concerts in North Carver, MA, at 7 p.m.

​A resident of Wareham who spends a good deal of time in Nashville, TN, Morrison recorded “Maybe Modern” in Austin, TX, with songwriter Walt Wilkins. The project began as a couple of songs but they were spontaneously inspired to expand it to a nine-song record that resulted in “Maybe Modern.” The full album will be released on April 14th with two more singles to be released before then for the songs “Broken Things” and “Caught Up in Your Blue.”

​“It was magical,” Morrison says of the recording experience. “This album felt like it wanted to exist. It wasn’t my intention to record a full record, but it felt so right that we just went with it.

​“Walt is one of the most amazing songwriters I’ve ever heard,” she says. “He’s very honest about music, so to have his stamp of approval on these nine songs is pretty amazing.” 

​With “Maybe Modern” Morrison is providing listeners with something familiar but something new – her traditionally rich melodies and her contemporary country pop will be addressing subject matter she hasn’t explored previously.

​“This whole album is about looking inward, assessing why we make the choices that we make and trying to make better ones moving forward.”

Morrison was able to meet Wilkins in person when she was a participant in the “Songwriters Serenade” competition in Austin in September of 2021. Wilkins’ advice to her was a boon.

​“He gave me validation for my melodies but he encouraged me to be more clear about the things I was saying, to be more succinct with what I mean. It was a huge shift, and it really improved me as a songwriter. Some of the topics are things I’ve been afraid to talk about in the past. I’m finding that the more I lean into who I am and my truth, the more it’s connecting with people. That’s what I’m most excited about with this record.”

​“Maybe Modern” was funded entirely through Kickstarter – it took five days for her to raise more than $10,000. She hopes to raise even more money for her follow up record.

If you’re an admirer of Morrison’s songwriting you can enjoy her live online performances that she does every Monday evening at 7 p.m. EST, available on Facebook and YouTube. Most nights she will play seven or eight songs. Morrison will be playing tour dates around the nation in the coming months, but her schedule is limited to less than a dozen shows a month in order to spend time with her son Brayton, who recently turned one.

​What do Dee Snider, Billy Squier, Fred Coury of Cinderella, and Bruce Kulick of KISS have in common?

​They’ve all given positive reviews of the debut record by All Sinners.

​When this South Coast metal quartet takes to the stage of The Vault in downtown New Bedford this Friday, February 24’th, they will be playing in support of their self-titled, four-song release, opening for the Metallica tribute band, The Four Horsemen.

​Boasting a conglomeration of metal influences, this four-piece is in a position where they can make music sheerly for the love of it. And it shows.

​If your tastes include 90’s Dio and Iron Maiden, as well as the contemporary sounds of Greta Van Fleet, the music coming from All Sinners should appeal to you. Built on the straight-forward foundation of drummer Roger Chouinard and bassist Bruce Morrison, the troupe is fronted by the estimable vocals of Mike Golarz and the gripping riffage of guitarists Golarz andNick Testone. The EP is available at Purchase Street Records on Pope’s Island in New Bedford and on all major streaming services.

​But the accolades go beyond the praise of rock icons – the song “Rise Up” from the album is garnering airplay on WHJY’s “The Metal Zone,” the Saturday night radio show that has them in the company of giants such as Black Sabbath, Testament, Overkill, and Motorhead.

​“Great music is great music, it doesn’t matter if it’s from a national band or a local band,” says Steve Scarpetti, host of “The Metal Zone.” It’s a great album, and I love supporting the local music scene. It’s tough to make it in the music industry, so if I can help them out by giving a song a few spins on my show, I’ll do it in a heartbeat.”

​After listening to the album, Twisted Sister vocalist Dee Snider expressed admiration for Golarz’s vocal performance.

“Getting recognition from anyone you were a fan of growing up is a kind of crazy feeling, it’s hard to fathom,” Golarz says. “You work all of these years to have people hear your stuff and the one time it does you think, ‘Maybe I’ve done something okay.’ I get some pride from it, but I don’t take it for granted.” 

​“It’s great to get praise from one of your idols,” Chouinardsays of Coury. “I remember skipping school to buy tickets to a Cinderella concert, so this is something I value very much.”

​All Sinners have other local shows in the works for the coming months, one of which is an in-store performance on April 8th for a Record Release Party at Purchase Street Records, located on Route 6 in New Bedford. The band will be offering 50 signed and numbered vinyl records to those who register for the event. The band will perform the EP in its entirety in addition to new material and some covers.

​There is some irony for the band that they are currently finding success while they work their proverbial “day jobs.”

​“We’ve never been about getting signed by a record label,though we’re very happy with the response,” Golarz says. “It’s basically a time in our careers where we’re doing this for ourselves. We’re putting it out by ourselves and it seems to be working out better than it ever has. When you’re not doing it for the business and when you’re not so concerned with what other people think that’s when you’re going to be the most successful, and that seems to be what’s happening for us now.”

​The four songs on the new record were recorded in the home studio of Shane Frisbee in Wareham, a process that took six weeks for completion. It brings together influences that range from the thrash of Megadeth and Metallica to the more melodic sounds of 80’s hair metal. 

“I wrote these songs to have fun,” Golarz says. “And it’s getting more publicity and push than anything I’ve ever done. It seems to be the adage that if you don’t really care what the response is that’s when people get into it.”

When Andy Perrone reads this story, it will probably put some tears in his eyes.

​He’s the proud dad of two musical sons.

​At the age of 55, this Fairhaven father will be sharing a bill at PLAY Arcade in downtown New Bedford this Sunday with his son Jake Perrone’s latest band, Secret Joy. As the guitarist and vocalist with the punk cover band, The O’Tooles, it will be another proud moment for Andy – Jake and his brother Nick grew up making music in the family’s garage inspired by their dad being a guitarist and a singer.

​Today Jake is the chief songwriter for Secret Joy and Nick is the drummer for the local metal band High ‘N Heavy.

“It’s an indescribable feeling to play with my sons, I get choked up thinking about it,” Andy says. “I see them play and they have unbelievable raw talent. I could never have dreamed that I would be doing this with my boys. When I grow up I want to be as talented as them.”

​But the Perrones have shared stages before. In 2017, The O’Tooles played a show at the Pour Farm Tavern in downtown with Jake doing a solo acoustic set and Nick playing with High ‘N Heavy. In November of last year, Andy joined Jake onstage during a Secret Joy show at Buzzards Bay Brewery in Westportto perform some songs by John Prine as well as the Rolling Stones.

​“The older I get the more sentimental I get,” Andy says. “My daughter Tabby comes to the shows with me and says ‘Dad, stop crying.”

​Nick began playing drums at the age of 12 and Jake picked up the guitar at 13.

​“When Jake and Nick started making music I turned my garage into a practice space and filled it full of instruments,” Andy recalls. “I told my boys and their friends ‘You can use it anytime,’ and that’s how they got started. The neighbors didn’t care for it all that much but I wanted them to have a place to play.”​

​“My dad had a huge influence on me, I started playing guitar because he played guitar,” Jake says. “As a kid I saw my dad playing and I thought it was so cool that I wanted to do it. My brother and my dad were in bands since I was little and I always looked up to them and wanted to do that too.”

“Jake picked up my acoustic guitar and it took him about one day to be better than me,” Andy says. “Nick showed miraculous development on the drums, he plays effortlessly.”

A resident of Westport, Jake has three solo albums to his credit. The album, “Lost Days,” features Nick on drums with Andy adding guitar and vocals.

Secret Joy recently released their debut single, “Inbetween,” recorded by Chris Nemitz of Newton, MA. The quartet played a show at PLAY Arcade (34 Union St.) on January 15th. This Sunday’s show will be free and it starts at 6 p.m.

“Our last show at PLAY Arcade was great,” Jake says. “The turnout was great and the room sounds great.”

The O’Toole’s last area show was two years ago at The Vault in downtown New Bedford at The ChopperheadAnniversary Party. The four-piece band plays classic punk rock songs by bands such as The Ramones, The Clash, Rancid, and Social Distortion.

Secret Joy will also be performing at the Galactic Theatre in Warren, RI, this Friday.

“I’m pumped to see my dad play again,” Jake says. “He puts on a really fun show. It’s cool that we all have our separate things going on.”

You don’t need to be queer to enjoy music being made by queer artists.

When Mercy Bell and Myles Goulart perform acoustic sets of their songs this Sunday at the Interwoven gallery and maker space, it will be a bill featuring two queer artists with local connections. Located at 634 Pleasant St. in downtown New Bedford, these solo performances are part of the ongoing concert series, “Unexpected Music,” a grant-based project that puts on concerts in rooms not usually used for musical performances.

​The show begins at 4 p.m. and will last until 6 p.m. It is free.

​“I’m excited to have Mercy playing, because she’s such a great singer and songwriter,” says New Bedford’s Scott Bishop, curator for the Unexpected shows. “She doesn’t play around here very often because she lives in Nashville, so to get her in a room like Interwoven, which is really intimate but has a very lively sound, is going to be a real treat. We don’t get to hear Myles perform often enough, either, so that’s the cherry on the sundae.”

​Both artists released their most recent albums in 2021, adding to their catalogs of previous recordings, available on all of the major streaming services. These will be their first public shows since the onset of COVID-19. Bell grew up in New Bedford and earned a History degree from UMass Dartmouth, before moving the music capital of Nashville 10 years ago. Goulart is a Fairhaven resident and is the proprietor of the Hewn clothing store in downtown New Bedford.

​A queer artist of Filipino descent, Bell’s brand of Americana has earned her national recognition. She has been compared to her “heroes,” such as Patti Griffin, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, and Linda Ronstadt.

Bell says that queer artists are on a trajectory of acceptance throughout America.

​“Queer artists are making leaps and strides, the current status of queer artists is thriving,” she says. “But my music is for people of all identities, I strive to write for people of all persuasions. I particularly like playing in the northeast part of the country because it’s so liberally-minded and the people are incredibly accepting.  The shows are always packed.”

​And Bell says that in addition to the growing acceptance of queer performers, modern songwriters are exploring new thematic territory such as mental health issues.  

​“Musicians have always talked about mental health in a roundabout way,” she says, “But now it’s accepted in a straight-forward way. In the past it may have made people a little antsy, but it’s definitely something that is being explored and experimented with. You see people relating to themes like anxiety, depression and mental wellness.”

​During COVID Bell made a discovery that has had significant benefits for her – becoming a “custom songwriter.” Partnering with the company Songfinch, Bell has written more than 30 songs for people who provide her with information about a certain person, which allows her to craft a song specifically for that person.

​“I’m really enjoying doing these songs,” she says. “It’s really fun and it puts your lyricism to the test. You take somebody else’s ideas and words and craft it into something they can present to their husband or wife, mom or dad. It’s a unique gift.

​“I love writing songs and during the shutdown it was hard to play shows, so this allowed me to keep writing music and have some income.” 

​If you’re interested in having Bell write a custom song for you, she can be contacted through Songfinch at www.songfinch.com.

​Bell’s set at Interwoven will include a “sneak peek” of her latest project – songs from “Leather Daddies,” a musical she is writing about gay history for a Chicago-based theatre company..”

​Bell describes the Interwoven show as a “full circle moment.” Her first public performance took place at an Open Mic night at Café Arpeggio’s in downtown in her early teens.

“It’s going to be great to get started up again,” she says. “I’m looking forward to seeing many friends and family, especially because this is the week of my birthday.”

Perhaps you don’t know much about classical music. That could mean you’re due for a surprisingly enjoyable experience for you and some friends.

​This Saturday’s performance by the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra at Kilburn Mill in the city’s south end can provide a unique and exciting introduction to classical music for those new to the genre. “Symphony On Tap” will feature more than 60 musicians performing an array of pieces that may be recognizable to those who think they don’t know much about this style of music.

​Led by Conductor Yaniv Dinur, this will be the third year for “Symphony On Tap,” which was successfully launched in 2019 and sold out in February of 2022. Tickets are $20 in advance and doors open at 7 p.m. Music will be performed from 8 to 9 p.m. and doors will close at 10. There will be a cash bar and their kitchen will be open until 9:30. 

​The event is special for its’ informal setting and atmosphere. The performance will take place without a stage and only high-top tables for guests.

​“We’re always looking to expand our audience and we like doing something fun and outside of the box,” says David Prentiss, President and CEO of the NBSO. “We welcome folks in their 20’s, 30’s and 40’s to have the opportunity to hang out with friends and listen to some great music. Half of the music might be recognizable from TV or movies.”

​Among the pieces being performed are “Pictures At An Exhibition,” by Mussorgsky, “Finlandia” by Sibelius, and “Ride of the Valkyries” by Wagner. The show will include a popular surprise encore. New listeners can introduce themselves to these pieces on YouTube and other streaming services to get a feel for what the evening will provide.

​“This is an exciting opportunity to show off what a symphony can sound like in a club setting, outside of a concert hall,” Prentiss says.

Tickets can be purchased at www.nbsymphony.org. The Kilburn Mill is located at 127 West Rodney French Blvd. There is free parking on the street or in the parking lot in the rear of the building.

​As Tom O’Leary begins his foray into music journalism, he finds himself in the company of some of his idols and major influences.

​After nearly two decades as a drummer, O’Leary is taking his passion for pounding from the drum kit to the newsstand. In four years he has had six interviews published in “Drum Head”magazine, a nationally-distributed publication that he grew up reading.

​“In 2018 I was sitting in my living room reading ‘Drum Head’ and the idea dawned on me that I could do an interview with a drummer and get it published,” the 32-year old recalls. “I really liked my English classes in high school (Bishop Stang), so it sparked an interest I had that I’d never capitalized on.”

​So O’Leary started local, contacting Nick Angelini of New Bedford, drummer for the globe-trotting punk rockers A Wilhelm Scream, a band O’Leary has admired since his adolescence. O’Leary also owns a snare drum designed and crafted by Angelini’s Wail City Drum company.

​“I went on Google and read some articles on doing good interviews,” O’Leary says. “Nick came over to my house and I set up an old school boom box with a cassette and did the interview. The next day I transcribed it and sent it to ‘Drum Head.’ About two weeks later they contacted me and said they loved it and they were going to use it. It took off from there.”

O’Leary would confidently pursue more interviews. In the coming years he would interview Matt Kelly of DropKick Murphy’s, Atom Willard of Offspring, Social Distortion and Against Me, and the local father/son duo of Jackie and Joaquin Santos. Eventually the editors at “Drum Head” would assign O’Leary an interview with punk icon Rat Scabies of the British band, The Damned. O’Leary recently did an interview with Jonathan Ulman, a Boston-based drummer who has achieved fame as a hip-hop percussionist. Notably, Ulman was so impressed after reading O’Leary’s interviews in “Drum Head” that he reached out to him to do an interview.

​“I found myself having one-on-one conversations with drummers who have been very influential to me,” O’Leary says. “I’ve been hanging out with these people I grew up listening to, picking their brains and asking them questions. I’ve been able to see up close what their drum kits look like.”

​The Kelly interview was a particular gem for O’Leary.

​“I got to go up to Boston to the Drop Kick Murphy’s practice space, just Matt and I for two hours. I was inches away from all of their equipment, it was a dream come true. I felt like I was in a secret club house.”

​Going into the virtual interview with Scabies, O’Leary was told he had 20 minutes to do his interview. Things went so well that the conversation lasted almost an hour.

​“I’m getting better with my interviewing skills,” O’Leary says. “But I want to branch out, I want to go beyond punk rock, and I want to start writing full articles rather than just interviews. I remember growing up and pleading with my parents to buy me drum magazines, and now I’m writing for one of them.”

​Based in Los Angeles, “Drum Head” features long-form interviews with drummers from around the world, and is published every other month. O’Leary hopes to begin writing for other music magazines. A native and resident of New Bedford, his day job is being a Music Teacher in the New Bedford public schools. He also plays drums for The J Kelley Band, the Tom Petty tribute band Rebels, and the U2 tribute band The Joshua Tree.

​“Tom definitely has a future in journalism, this is a new lane in life for him,” says Joaquin Santos. “He did an excellent job interviewing my Dad an I, his choice of questions and wording is amazing. On top of being a great writer, he is also a talented musician, and more importantly, he’s a great human being.”

​“Tom is a pleasure to work with,” Angelini says. “He has a genuine excitement that gets you pumped about your project, and puts you at ease at the same time. A vibe like that makes for a fun and interesting interview.”

“Every interview is different, depending on the personality,” O’Leary says. “I’m so happy to have these opportunities. I want to continue doing this and see where it can take me.”

​While immersed in the music of Tame Impala and Pink Floyd, Charles Gamache created the album “Lemon Grass.”

​Written and recorded in the basement of his parents’ Dartmouth home, Gamache performed all of the instruments on all 10 of the songs, including drums, bass, guitars, keyboards and vocals. The album is also sprinkled with ambient audio snippets. It was Gamache’s goal to make the album sonically rich.

​“Stylistically I was going for indie psychedelic rock, stoner rock,” Gamache recalls. “I was layering the songs with a lot of instruments, trying to create a wall of sound with the guitars and keyboards.”

A collection of drifty and mellow pop songs, Gamache’s “Lemon Grass’ lyrics are a portrayal of the COVID shutdown, a concoction that results in a unique listening experience.

“I like the idea of having a lyrical concept for my albums,” he says. “At the time there was a lot of loneliness and anxiety, feelings of isolation and introversion. I think these are themes that a lot of people can relate to, I think that’s something that translates to people.”

Gamache began writing the songs for “Lemon Grass” at the age of 18, in his freshman year at UMass Dartmouth. When the COVID quarantine set in he took advantage of the free time to complete the writing process and begin the recordings. The album was released on June 26th, 2020. It can be found on Spotify, Apple Music and SoundCloud.

​“My favorite part of creating music is the recording process,” Gamache says. “I love the idea of having complete control of how to make the music sound. I like the idea of experimenting and trying new things.”

​And Gamache is currently trying new things with his music. His band Citrus Biscuit is receiving positive attention in the area while he works on his follow-up solo project.

​“When we put Citrus Biscuit together to play a show at Symphony Music Shop in North Dartmouth (October of 2020), I discovered that the songs on ‘Lemon Grass’ were too heavily orchestrated to play with a four-piece band,” he says. “Some of them sounded okay, but many of them weren’t as effective.”

​So Gamache began writing songs again. This time he was writing songs with the idea of performing them live.

​“At the time of ‘Lemon Grass’ I wasn’t thinking about playing my songs live,” he recalls, “but since we’ve started playing shows I’m happy with the way the new songs are sounding. The songs for the next album are going to be much more stripped down, written for a larger audience.”

​Gamache says his next solo album will have songs that can be performed by Citrus Biscuit. His Citrus Biscuit bandmates include drummer Andrew Madeira, bassist Darian Ross and guitarist Logan DeSousa. They are occasionally teamed with keyboardist Tom Schmidt, a resident of Connecticut. Playing primarily jam versions of classic rock covers as well as contemporary selections, the band will be playing its next local show on Saturday, March 12’th at Cisco Kitchen & Bar on 1480 East Rodney French Blvd. in New Bedford, from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

​Sean FitzGerald, lead vocalist for the NB Rude Boys, invited Citrus Biscuit to play with them at The Vault last October, opening for The Amy Winehouse Project.

​“I bought a copy of ’Lemon Grass,’ it’s in my rotation for long drives,” FitzGerald says. “It’s got a nice chill vibe with quality surf-style tunes.”

At the time Gamache is listening primarily to the psychedelic pop music of MGMT.

​“I want to grow as an artist,” the 20-year old says. “My goal is to write music until I’ve found my own style.”

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​In the course of a few days Molly O’Leary went from bummed out to “super pumped.”

Last week the 26-year old songwriter was quarantined in their New Bedford home, beset with COVID-19, unable to work or perform. But it didn’t take long for their fortunes to reverse as some of their songs began appearing on Spotify playlists and getting grand reviews from a popular blog – something that led to a dose of admiration and support from one of her musical heroes.

​When the Rock the Pigeon blog recently gave O’Leary praise for the song “XIII” (a track from her new album “Holding Space”), it caught the attention of Ryan Cassata, a songwriter and activist for LGBTQ+ rights, one of O’Leary’s favorite artists. Cassata reached out to O’Leary on Instagram, telling her how much he liked the song, leading to a cyber conversation between the two musicians.

​“Ryan Cassata has always been a big inspiration for me, someone I admire very much,” O’Leary says.

The songs that have appeared on the Spotify playlists are “XIII,” “Karen Carpenter,” “Floating,” and “Go Rogue.” “Holding Space” can be accessed at mollyolearymusic.com, and you can follow her on social media @mollyolearymusic.

And O’Leary is on the verge of acquiring more admirers – they are booking a tour for the summer that will take them throughout the East Coast, including the Mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast, their first musical voyage outside of the region.

​Cool music. Cool venue.

​This Saturday night a unique downtown store will be transformed into a listening space for the music of some popular local songwriters.

​Located at 760 Purchase St. in the heart of downtown New Bedford, Hewn will be the setting for a lineup of three acts from 7 to 10 p.m. The show is free to the public and will include performances from Molly O’Leary, Hooly J Chan, and Hewn proprietor Myles Goulart. Each artist will perform a 45-to-50 minute set of original material, interspersed with covers.

​Open since August of 2020, Hewn sells non-genderedclothing, both new and second-hand. The store has ben the location for two previous music events – an Open Mic in August of last year and a performance by O’Leary last December.

​“Hewn has a cool, vintage vibe with some funky clothes,” O’Leary says. “It’s a good atmosphere for listening to music.”

​O’Leary’s acoustic performance will have her accompanied by John Fernandes on electric guitar. The set will include material from her new album, “Holding Space,” while Fernandes will be playing some of his own selections.

​Fans of Hooly J Chan will be treated to them playing an acoustic guitar, a departure from the ukulele they played on the two full-length albums, “Hospital Socks” and “Make Believe.” A “regular customer” at Hewn, Chan will be performing a set full of new material being written for their next full-length album as well as tunes from a four-song EP intended for this winter.

​“Hewn is an intimate, chill place to listen to music,” Chan says.

​Goulart will be playing songs from the record “You Move Like Afternoon,” and the recent EP, “as the sun goes down.” The shop will be open for business during the performances.

​“We’re trying to be relaxed and inviting to compliment smaller acoustic sets,” Goulart says of the room.

​The music of O’Leary, Chan and Goulart can be found on most major streaming platforms.

​O’Leary has a performance booked for January 24’th on the Paul Santos Live Show at 7 p.m. They will team with Chan for a show at The Heron in Fall River on Thursday, February 3’rd, an Imbolc/Mid-winter concert that will include Silvana Melo and Jessica Howard.

​Hewn will be the site of a concert for the February AHA! Night event on the 10th of next month, with performers to be announced. 

​In the meantime, Chan is on the prowl for a rhythm section to interpret her new material being written on guitar. Drummers and bassists can contact her at juliette.chan.terry@gmail.com.

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