Music Reviews

I am pleased to announce that old pal Christopher Cote, currently of "The Johnnies" fame (whose live dates we've featured from Day One), has agreed to occasionally do some writing for us here at Not Lame Minus!

I first met Chris at Barnes & Noble while I was running the music department of the giant Newington, NH store up near Portsmouth. After circling each other warily for a few weeks to figure each other out, we discovered that we had a lot in common (we both grew up in small town Massachusetts, we are both descended from fine Lebanese stock, we each have a love of music of many and varied types, we share a similar taste in women, etc...), and became fast friends. Many evenings in the first half of this decade were spent by our circle of friends watching him perform traditional Irish music at Biddy Mulligan's up in Dover, NH. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of classical, theater, folk and other types of music that constantly amazes me. And he's one of the nicest guys on the planet.

So join us in welcoming Chris to the NLM fold, and tune in from time to time as he educates and illuminates us with his intelligence, experience and humor. And don't forget to check our "Upcoming Local Music Shows and Events" section for The Johnnies live performance dates, including this Saturday at the Lamprey River Tavern in Newmarket, NH!