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Lori McKenna to play Academy of Music
by repubnews
LORI MCKENNA WILL PLAY THE Academy of Music in Northampton on Oct. 14.
As a three-time Grammy winner, the Boston-based McKenna has grown to be in demand as a writer across Nashville as well as an acclaimed artist in her own right. She was recently nominated for a Grammy in the Best Country Song category for co-writing “I Bet You Think About Me (Tay- lor’s Version) (From the Vault),” performed by Taylor Swift.
In 2017, McKenna became the first woman to win the Academy of Country Music’s Songwriter of the Year award and the first woman to win the Country Music Association’s Song of the Year award two years in a row.
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Brandy Clark will open the show.
Nightclubs
THURSDAY
Delaney House: Charlie Apicella. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke
Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee
Southwick Inn: Open mic hosted by Steve Piper of Roadhouse Band. 479 College Highway, Southwick
The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Duke Robillard Band with Special Guest Sugar Ray. 289 Main St., Greenfield
The Still: Drink specials. 63 Springfield St., Agawam
Uno Chicago Grill: Good Acoustic. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield
West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills
Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield
FRIDAY
Balderdash Cellars Winery: Tom Savoy. 81 State Road, Richmond
Music Fridays: American Honey. 1
MGM Way, Springfield
The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Eleanor Levine with Aaron Noble. 289 Main St., Greenfield
The Meeting House: Dave Brinnel. 827 Williams St., Longmeadow
Theodores’: The Nichols Brothers. 201 Worthington St., Springfield
Uno Chicago Grill: Ingram Trio. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield
West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills
Saturday
BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity: Layaali Arabic Music Ensemble. 130 Pine St., Florence
Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee
MGM Springfield: MGM Roar
Comedy Club: Colum Tyrrell. 1
MGM Way, Springfield
Theodores’: Rockin Johnny Burgin. 201 Worthington St., Springfield
George Lenker LiveWire
Liner notes
• Maria Muldaur, best known for her 1974 hit “Midnight at the Oasis,” will play
The Drake in Amherst on Sept. 12
The soft-rock classic, which received several Grammy nominations, helped launch Muldaur’s 55-plus-year career, which began with explorations through the various forms of American roots music. Muldaur touched on everything from folk to blues to bluegrass – and even Appalachian “old timey” music. Along the way, she has recorded 41 solo albums covering all kinds of other styles, including gospel, R&B, and jazz.
Tickets are available at tixr. com.
• Taylor Swift has broken two new records: She became the first female artist to have four albums simultaneously in the Billboard Top 10 and also became the female singer with the most No. 1 albums (12).
Swift achieved the first mark when the album “Speak
Now (Taylor’s Version)” hit No. 1 last week. Only Prince hit a higher watermark, nabbing five simultaneous spots in the top 10 in 2016.
For the second record, Swift passed Barbra Streisand who had 11 No. 1 albums. Only time will tell if Swift will ultimately pass The Beatles, who hold the all-time record with 19 No. 1 albums.
• Although Dr. Dre recently said that he doesn’t like most modern hip-hop, he refuses to “hate on it.”
During an interview on Kevin Hart’s show, “Hart to Hart,” the legendary hip-hop producer noted that “hip-hop is evolving,” and that critics of the current trends sound like someone’s “grandfather.”
“If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it. You know what I’m saying? I’m keepin’ it all the way 100 with you,” he said. “… But I’m not hatin’ on it. I’m never gonna hate on it.”
• Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours Live,” the live recording of the band’s concert at The Forum in Los Angeles on Aug. 29, 1977, will be released on Sept. 8.
The double album will feature nearly 90 minutes of
Delaney House: Piper Hopkins. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke
Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee
East Mountain Country Club: Phoenix Band. 1458 East Mountain Rd, Westfield
Gateway City Arts: Stormin’
Norman & Suzy 50th Anniversary Concert. 92 Race St., Holyoke
Glendale Ridge Vineyard: Glendale Ridge Vineyard’s Sunset Series. 155 Glendale Road, Southampton
MGM Springfield: MGM Free
Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield
SUNDAY
Delaney House: Luther Johnson. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke
Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee
Glendale Ridge Vineyard: Tom Savoy. 155 Glendale Road, Southampton
Uno Chicago Grill: Ethel Lee Ensemble. 820 West Columbus Ave., Springfield
