Local Music

04 / 02 / 2015   - 09:24:57 AM

The Ultimate LMA Nominee Companion

On April 1st we announced the nominees for the 2015 WMRC Local Music Awards! The winners will be announced and honored at Liz's Diamond Bar and Grille, winner of the 2014 Best Local Music Venue, on Sunday May 17th. Putting together the list of nominees, with the help... Read more

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03/31/2015 - 03:38:47 PM The 2015 WMRC Local Music Awards is May 17th! The stage is set for this year’s WMRC Local Music Awards! On May 17th hundreds of musicians, fans and local music supporters will gather at Liz’s Diamond Bar and Grille in Hopedale to honor, celebrate and relish all that The Greater Milford Area Local Music Scene offers... Read more.

03/28/2015 - 05:16:20 PM The Live and Local Music Hop for Sat (3/28) By WMRC's Ray Auger - So much great talent in one local music scene! On any given Friday or Saturday night (and even Thursdays) you can catch 3 or 4 great shows if you time it correctly and hit the right venues at the right time. Here's a Live and Local Music Hop... Read more.

03/27/2015 - 03:18:23 PM The Live and Local Music Hop - Friday Night (3/27) By WMRC's Ray Auger - So much great talent in one local music scene! On any given Friday or Saturday night (and even Thursdays) you can catch 3 or 4 great shows if you time it correctly and hit the right venues at the right time. Here's a Live and Local Music Hop... Read more.

03/25/2015 - 11:10:01 AM Paternull Benefit for Hopedale Youth Baseball The Hopedale Youth Baseball 2015 Cooperstown Team would like to invite members of the community age 21+ to join us Saturday, April 4, at Scioli’s Pizza Bar, for a concert with Paternull. We’ll have food and a cash bar available, along with silent auction items... Read more.

03/24/2015 - 11:35:37 AM Ten Questions With Tony Soul Tony Soul is back after a 42 year musical absence! His band, The Tony Soul Project, is bringing the blues to the local area. Ray Auger talks to Tony about jazz, The Local Music Social, lack of free time and more... Read more.

03/21/2015 - 04:13:55 PM The Live and Local Music Hop - Saturday Night By WMRC's Ray Auger - So much great talent in one local music scene! On any given Friday or Saturday night (and even Thursdays) you can catch 3 or 4 great shows if you time it correctly and hit the right venues at the right time. Here's a Live and Local Music Hop... Read more.

03/20/2015 - 07:20:18 PM The Live and Local Music Hop - Friday Night So much great talent in one local music scene! On any given Friday or Saturday night (and even Thursdays) you can catch 3 or 4 great shows if you time it correctly and hit the right venues at the right time. Here's a Live and Local Music Hop suggestion if you feel like... Read more.

03/20/2015 - 10:48:11 AM We Were Astronauts to Perform at Local MS Benefit This Saturday night, March 21st, We Were Astronauts take the "stage" of The Tradesman on Route 140 in Milford to raise lots of money for a cause that affects many of us. Whether it's you, me, a family member, a friend or a friend of a friend, Multiple Sclerosis, disease... Read more.

03/19/2015 - 04:08:05 PM Jonathan Edwards at Circle of Friends Since 1971, Jonathan has released 15 albums, including Blue Ridge, his standard-setting collaboration with bluegrass favorites the Seldom Scene and Little Hands, his collection of children’s songs, which was honored with a National Library Association award. He measures... Read more.

03/16/2015 - 03:11:37 PM CHSO Presents Fire and Ice The Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra will present its annual family matinee concert on Sunday, March twenty second at three p.m. in the Grand Ball Room of the Milford Town Hall. The concert, titled "Fire and ice" is designed for families with children of all ages and also... Read more.

03/09/2015 - 04:25:25 PM NECMC Jamboree The New England Country Music Club's next Jamboree will be held Sunday March 15th at the Uxbridge VFW Hall on Route 16th. Dancing from 1 to 5pm. $5 for members. $7 for non-members. Doors open at 12:30. The band Branded will be entertaining! Read more.

03/06/2015 - 09:55:58 AM Ten Questions With Tommy Pile Tommy Pile has been playing out in the local music scene for quite some time now. His new original project, Bad Men, are getting ready to release their new CD. Ray Auger talks to Tommy about Kickstarter, funeral songs, the joy of synth and more... Read more.

02/26/2015 - 04:09:23 PM 2015 WMRC Local Music Awards It's that time again! Time to celebrate our local music scene! Join WMRC, Liz's Diamond Bar & Grille, Three Olives Vodka and Allen Engineering on May 17th for a night of honors, live music and fun! We'll have a VIP Suite for our nominees and a few lucky winners... Read more.

02/26/2015 - 02:11:56 PM Mark Erelli in Live Franklin Acclaimed folk singer Mark Erelli has tackled everything from western swing and protest songs to lullabies and murder ballads. This will be a CD release concert for his latest CD, "Milltowns," a tribute to Bill Morrissey. He will be joined by Richard Gates. Surly Temple... Read more.

02/20/2015 - 09:28:53 AM The New England Tenors in Hopedale The New England Tenors will perform a special concert at the Union Church in Hopedale, Mass. on Sunday, March 8th from 2pm to 4pm. The Tenors will be joined on stage by the Greater Milford Community Chorus under the direction of Daniel Zabinski with piano accompanist... Read more.

02/18/2015 - 02:12:45 PM Claflin Hill's A Chorus Line-Up: Opera to Broadway The Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra continues the celebration of its fifteenth Anniversary Season, “The Crystal Anniversary Season” with “A Chorus Line-Up – Opera to Broadway” on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at seven thirty p.m. in the orchestra’s beautiful home venue... Read more.

02/18/2015 - 10:28:47 AM Ten Questions With Gay Barboza Gay Barboza could be considered one of the hardest working local musicians in our area... and one of the most talented! Ray Auger asks Gay about music, life and inspiration. Check out Ten Questions with Gay Barboza. Read more.

02/04/2015 - 02:24:52 PM Original Music is Alive and Well in Small Town, MA! By WMRC's Ray Auger - In a small town area like ours it’s typically the cover band that thrives in the bars and clubs, attracting the masses who crave to dance, tap their feet or bang their heads to songs they all know and love. But we are starting to see a trend in... Read more.

02/04/2015 - 09:48:09 AM The End of Guitar Center This is an obituary for Guitar Center, a chain of big box musical instrument stores that was captured and infected by private equity during a national trend of greed and reckless expansionism in the late-1990s and early-2000s. The company started as a Los Angeles organ... Read more.

01/29/2015 - 03:01:34 PM Homegrown Original Music Showcase The Local Lowdown presents The Homegrown Original Music Showcase featuring Sheez Late Acoustic, Grand Evolution, Jennifer Tefft Band and Born Without Bones. Read more.

01/22/2015 - 03:45:25 PM The Local Lowdown for the Week of January 25th WMRC's Local Lowdown is a collection of what's happening in the local music scene in our area. Live and local bands playing at local venues. Support Local Music! Read more.

01/21/2015 - 01:24:25 PM Ten Questions With Rich Teter Rich Teter has been playing music in the local area for quite some time now. Ray Auger asked Rich about his band Teter Todders, Dave Grohl and more. Check out this weeks Ten Questions With... Read more.

01/19/2015 - 10:38:05 AM Milford TV Presents The Coffee House Concert Series WMRC's Ray Auger partners up with Milford TV to introduce the local area's most talented singer/songwriters with this monthly series that airs on Milford TV. The Coffee House Concert Series feature three artists taking turns performing their music and telling the stories... Read more.

01/16/2015 - 03:32:22 PM Living For The Weekend Live Performances Listen to Living For The Weekend on WMRC Fridays at noon. Ray Auger talks to a variety of people about events and happenings in the local area. Most shows feature musicians performing acoustic music and promoting their local shows. Read more.

01/16/2015 - 10:54:02 AM Ten Questions With Derek Walker Milford's Derek Walker has been playing music in the local area for 23 years and now he's saying goodbye to his hometown. Ray Auger asked Derek about his band Fourcast, Austin, TX and more. Check out this weeks Ten Questions With... Read more.

01/07/2015 - 09:46:04 AM We Were Astronauts Release EP There’s an up and coming band living in our midst. A band that, if you heard on the radio today, would fit right in with the indie rock likes of Kings of Leon or NeedtoBreathe. One radio hit would blend into a We Were Astronauts new release and seamlessly transition... Read more.

01/05/2015 - 10:55:29 AM Ten Questions With Chris Ross Medway's Chris Ross is not only an accomplished musician but he's also the coach of the Medway High School Boy's Hockey Team. Ray Auger asked Chris about hockey, music and more. Check out this weeks Ten Questions With... Read more.

01/02/2015 - 11:39:55 AM Jim Ligor Releases New Single on iTunes James Thomas Ligor’s smooth energetic vocals pay homage to not only the eloquent confessional singer-songwriter movement of the 1970’s but also draw from the energetic and anthemic rock explosion of the modern country scene... Read more.

01/02/2015 - 11:24:38 AM Local Music Spotlight - If We Go At All Hailing from Milford, MA. Culled from the parts of other local acts. If We Go At All is an original outfit creating indie rock for people who are interested in music, and being liberated by it. Influenced by many, similar to few... Read more.

12/30/2014 - 04:13:51 PM Local Music Spotlight - Jenn Tefft Jennifer Tefft is a fired up, energizing presence who pulls earthy music from its roots and breathes fresh, soulful, rock and roll life into them. Her music combines intense rhythms with melancholy textures and haunting vocals that wind easily from darkly... Read more.

12/30/2014 - 03:14:17 PM Q & A With Caitlin Arcand WMRC's Ray Auger talks with local musician Caitlin Arcand about her music and her Vans sneakers! Read more.

05/18/2014 - 04:06:42 PM 2014 WMRC Local Music Award Winners The 2014 WMRC Local Music Awards were Sunday May 18th at PiNZ in Milford. 11 bands, 30 awards and it was all FREE! Hundreds came out to celebrate local music with some of the best musicians in the New England area. It all started with a red carpet party... Read more.