The Barrett Anderson Band

Few places in the world feel exactly the same as they always have, and Theodores' Booze, Blues & BBQ is one of those rare spots.
Growing up in central MA, this was one of my “schools of blues” and I…

A ball was had.  Thanks to all whose support made it so special, this one will always stand tall.

Thanks to Michael and Jen Murphy, Whittling Fog Photography, for the wonderful photos.
 

The Barrett Anderson Band featured in Worcester Magazine, 3/18/26.  From Richard Duckett:

When Barrett Anderson was growing up in Petersham as a precocious young blues guitarist, he often went to the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley to see local, national…

More is not always better, but it’s always more…

And with that in mind, I’m definitely bringing out “more” to The Bull Run Sat. night.  

It’s a fun mix of old and new.  
 

Hello from back home, happy spring

I just got home from watching my friends The Deep Blue Blues Band, who I regularly sit in with in their native North Shore area (an area to the north of Boston, for the non-MA readers).  They were playing at…

My niece, who is spending her semester studying in Europe, came to Friday night's show and posted this short clip to her Instagram feed.  Its' 11 seconds capture a lot of the feel of Marian's.  What joy.

I’m sitting on a train, riding home.  My guitar and I travelled safely.  I’m happy, my soul is full of joy from the music created on this trip.  I’m also tired.

The Fade Out by Duke Levine is playing in…

11 shows.  5 days.  Great fun was had.  Now, time to travel, rest, recover.  I’m flying into a blizzard and will be ready to shovel.

There’s no shortage of photos and stories to tell and I’ll make sure to do…

Time keeps on tickin’ into the future and I don’t know if it’s on my side or not, but it’s a changing and carrying on, that’s for sure.

It’s time for me to start to say goodbye to this wonderful…

I’ve been finding great joy, hope, and inspiration in Fela Kuti’s music.  “Music is the weapon of the future,” he said, and when it feels as though the world is burning all around us, Fela’s music has felt instructive as…

Bärner Fasnacht - The Bern Carnival and third largest carnival in Switzerland begins today.  It feels kind of like Mardi Gras.  Since I don’t know how to say it in the native tongue, Laissez les bons temps rouler!

I decided to take a pretty non-traditional guitar with me on this trip, always an intense choice as flying to a gig means I can only have 1 guitar with me, so it better be the right one.  For this…

These photos adorn the walls of the George Wein room, where I’m staying, at Hotel Innere Enge, The Unique Jazz Hotel.

Staying here, surrounded by artifacts and history makes me wish I knew more.  I understand some of what I’m…

Words to live by found on a nightclub door.  
Of course, the first thing I did was get out my phone to snap a photo… hmm… …

It’s been cloudy and grey in Switzerland, today has been full of snowflakes and raindrops.

However, finally, the Swiss Alps appeared.  Here they are peaking out of, and blending into, the clouds.

Good morning from Switzerland.  It’s Wednesday, day #2 of our shows.  

I’m not a good photographer, but here are pictures that caught my eye during this morning’s snowy stroll.

Welcome to Hotel Innere Enge, home to Marian’s Jazz Room