Tag: T.T. The Bear’s Place

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Emily Peal @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 5.20.2011

OK, I’ll admit that I know very little about Emily Peal. She mentioned she drove up from New York for this show. I believe she lives there now. A quick search indicates strong ties to the Boston area. Looks like she may have lived here. That’s good enough for me.

One thing I know is that Emily Peal opened the Static Of The Gods EP release show at TT’s this past Friday. I also know I liked her set. I took some pictures. I will share them with you.



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Davina Yannetty @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 4.27.2011

Davina Yannetty is a dynamo. She has a big voice and a small guitar.* She loves Billy Squier, prog rock and long walks on the beach.** Oh, and her last name rhymes with spaghetti.



*Not really. It’s a ukulele.
**I know 2 out of 3 of these things to be true. The third could be conjecture or a blatant lie.

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Melvern Taylor And His Fabulous Meltones @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 4.27.2011

I had never heard of Melvern Taylor before this night at TTs. Over the course of the evening a few different people asked me if I had ever seen him perform before. They knew. Now I know. Melvern Taylor And His Fabulous Meltones are amazing.



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Niki Luparelli @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 4.27.2011

Niki Luparelli

Look at these pictures:


I wasn’t sure how I was going to describe that, so I figured I’d get right to the photos. Seeing a picture of Niki Luparelli hula hooping while strumming a ukulele and playing a kazoo with a microphone in her cleavage sums up her immensely entertaining vaudeville act better than me saying “Niki Luparelli was hula hooping while strumming a ukulele and playing kazoo with a microphone in her cleavage.” I don’t know if a picture is worth a thousand words, but the one of Niki Luparelli hula hooping while strumming a ukulele and playing a kazoo with a microphone in her cleavage is worth at least 18.

What you can’t see in the photos are the polio jokes…

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Corin Ashley – “Being Twelve” @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 4.27.2011

Ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo. Sha la la la la.

Here’s Corin Ashley doing a ukulele version of his song “Being Twelve” with a little help from Davina Yannetty. You may have noticed a little “Ram On” in there. If you didn’t, you should probably watch it again, because it’s right there in the beginning. It’s pretty obvious. They play it for, like, a minute. Hear it now? Pretty cool, right?

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Corin Ashley @ T.T. The Bear’s Place 4.27.2011

Corin Ashley is a man of many talents.  The guy plays bass like nobody’s business.  He is easily one of Boston’s best. He’s no slouch on guitar, either. Now we see Corin busting out his ukulele for this uke-themed show at TT’s.

What’s really on display during Mr Ashley’s set isn’t his ukulele playing.  It’s not even his outstanding vocal abilities.  What really comes out during this set are the songs.  Corin can write a pop tune with the best of ’em.  These songs could be played on tin whistle and autoharp with accompaniment from a middle school recorder orchestra and their appeal would still be undeniable.

Plus, he has a strap for his ukulele so you know he’s serious.