Today, I am excited to launch my new blog series, Freewave Fridays! Each Friday, after my 91.3 WUNH radio show, you can check the music that I played right here on our blog. Creating a playlist for the week is both a process and a labor of love. I often will start out with a few songs that are running around my head—inspired by a performance I just attended or an artist I admire…or a list of new releases that have hit the studio. I carve out several hours a week to listen.Read More
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This summer we are bringing a bit of Mardi Gras back to Portsmouth with the return of The Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Wednesday, July 26. In anticipation of their return Ben Jaffe, the renowned band’s Creative Director took time out of a busy schedule to share his thoughts with The Music Hall’s Deputy Director of Programming, Thérèse LaGamma.Read More
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Singer-songwriter Brett Dennen visited The Music Hall two years ago for a solo acoustic performance. He returns on October 21st with a full band, touring behind his new album, Por Favor. Deputy Director of Programming Thérèse LaGamma talked with Brett about his musical inspirations, and about what to expect at his October concert.Read More
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Deputy Director of Programming Therese LaGamma spoke with the Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan in anticipation of the award-winning duo’s performance on Saturday, July 16. Read on to learn why their beautiful folk-harmony has resonated with highly lauded music producer T Bone Burnett and with audiences worldwide—and why they can’t wait to play in the Music Hall’s historic theater.Read More
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We can’t wait to welcome the unique singer-songwriter Valerie June to the historic theater as part of our Intimately Yours series on June 7. A small town girl who grew up in Humboldt, Tennessee (population 8,000), Valerie has become a highly regarded rising star, captivating audiences and critics alike with her strikingly individual voice and heartfelt stories. In 2013 Rolling Stone named her album Pushin’ Against A Stone one of the year’s top 50, and in 2014 she was nominated by the Americana Music Awards as Emerging Act of the Year. She’ll be debuting her “organic moonshine roots music” at The Music Hall. Valerie recently shared some insights with The Music Hall’s Deputy Programming Director, Thérèse LaGamma.Read More
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Thérèse LaGamma, Deputy Director of Programming & Performing Arts Curator, talks with Content Editor Regina Baraban about the extraordinary international artists coming to the Loft this season, as a part of the Live at the Loft series.Read More
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“Tiger Saw has been around in one form or another since the summer of 1999. They’ve played shows all over the world, and have made several albums. Some albums were made in really nice recording studios, and some were made in living rooms with a computer and a couple mics. The last Tiger Saw album, Nightingales, released in 2010, was recorded in at least six different locations, in homes from Portsmouth to Stockholm, Sweden. The writing and recording processes have always proven to be long, and it’s an understatement to say that each album has all been labored over,” says bandleader, Dylan Metrano. Our Deputy Director of Programming Thérèse LaGamma caught up with Dylan Metrano from Tiger Saw to talk about life on the road, growing up on the seacoast, and what lead him to pursue music.Read More
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