[Image-1] “Let me tell you a funny story about Elvis,” says Annett Wolf, the Halifax-based writer, filmmaker and wildlife advocate. “Elvis won’t let go of me.” This week Wolf, 79, is on her way to Bad Nauheim, Germany. Elvis Presley was stationed in the town during his stint in the US army. It’s hosted the […]
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To Dartmouth, with love
Not that you need an excuse to love on Dartmouth…but here’s a great one. This Saturday (February 9) has been deemed Love Dartmouth Day, a celebration of the ever-growing group of great businesses in its downtown district. Getting a jump start of Valentine’s Day tenderness, Love Dartmouth Day is encouraging shoppers to do some shopping […]
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The Shakedown Combo is Tennessee-Bound
Gil Goode Big things are happening for the Amherst-based rockabilly band The Shakedown Combo. Next week, the group —guitarist Davey Lee Goode, singer/percussionist Gil Goode and their daughter, upright bassist Kim Goode— will be headed to Jackson, Tennessee to record an album on the JAXON record label with Larry Rogers and extra help from Sun […]
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Everything’s Coming Up Ria Mae
So, I’m not sure how many of you have been following Ria Mae‘s Facebook fan page since she and longtime collaborator/buddy Margot Durling went out on a U.S. tour a couple of weeks ago to support Melissa Ferrick – but it’s exploding. Every other post is made by a fan mentioning how awesome Mae’s show […]
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GRACELAND! GRACELAND! GRACELAND!
I’m in Memphis for the first time ever! It’s amazing! Please come here, everybody! We got the Graceland Platinum tour and it was worth every penny. There was the added bonus of Elvis’ 75th birthday on January 8, so there were lots of cards and things. Want to see some of my Graceland photos? Of […]