Source: New England News

BOSTON — A thief was caught stealing from a blind ‘T’ performer after a transit worker noticed the suspect take his change and jumped into action.
“Don’t know much about history,” sang George Leh. For most commuters, George Leh’s baritone voice blends with the beeps and bings of the Arlington ‘T’ Station. For Pauline Sims, he’s part of her work day. “Everyone know who George is,” said Sims.
The 67-year-old blind busker takes the commuter rail from New Hampshire to Boston to entertain.

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Source: http://detnews.com/

A particularly colorful part of the funky tapestry that was Detroit’s rock scene of the 1960s is now gone, with the death Sunday of Stanley the Mad Hatter, longtime Detroit rock emcee and gadfly.
Stanley — his real name was Stanley Zillifro — died at home in Ypsilanti, of complications from prostate cancer. He was 62.

The nickname derived from the black top hat Stanley the Mad Hatter always wore while introducing bands on the stages of downtown Detroit rock emporiums including the Cinderella Ballroom and the Eastown Theater during the rock glory days of the late ’60s and early ’70s. (He never stopped wearing the top hat, swapping it occasionally for a ball cap.)His voice can be heard on the J. Geils Band live album “Full House,” as he introduced the group onstage at their infamous, riotous Cinderella Ballroom show.

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If there’s a band I’d give my eye teeth to go back in a Tardis and see in their prime, it’s the J. Geils Band. Like most I originally came across them via their monster hit Centerfold, but Nick Hornby’s profile of them and their manic version of First I Look at the Purse in 31 Songs persuaded me to take a closer look. I wasn’t disappointed. In fact all the good stuff came before Centerfold.

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By GARY GRAFF Of The Oakland Press: The J. Geils Band is ready for another Detroit breakdown.

Or, if you prefer, a Motor City Shakedown.

The Boston band, which considers Detroit “our sister home, our adopted home” according to frontman Peter Wolf, hasn’t been a full-time concern since 1985. But its members have, over the years, put their differences behind them and, Wolf says, “get together only for special situations.” Those have included an assortment of charity fundraisers and, last week, a concert at Boston’s revered Fenway Park with Aerosmith. And any time Geils does get itself together, Wolf says, it thinks about getting to Detroit.

“It’s like two great loves getting back together for us,” says Wolf, 64, an indefatigable onstage dervish, who was born Peter Blankfield in the Bronx and came ‘through town earlier this year to play Saint Andrews Hall in support of his latest solo album, “Midnight Souvenirs.” More…..

Many thanks to Eric Holland for sharing this video review of Peter Wolf performing at the Highline Ballroom last night.

Source: http://www.pressherald.com/

For Peter Wolf, jumping-jack frontman for the hard-rocking J. Geils Band, a highlight of cutting his latest solo album was dueting with the legendary Merle Haggard.
By Bob Keyes bkeyes@pressherald.com Staff Writer

Never one who is short of energy, Wolf feels invigorated by the success of the new CD. He’s back on the road, with a band that can handle any of his musical moods. For the current leg of shows, he’s performing with a five-piece: Duke Levine and Kevin Barry on guitars, Marty Ballou on bass, Marty Richards on drums, and Jon Carroll on piano.

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Source: http://www.lupos.com/
Venue: Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903 (MAP)
Date: Sunday, May 23th, 2010

Source: http://www.chicagoreader.com/
Venue: Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave. Chicago, IL 60614 (MAP)
Date: Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Source: http://www.livenation.com/
Venue: Saint Andrews Hall, 431 E Congress St, Detroit, MI 48226 (MAP)
Date: Monday, May 17th, 2010