The Nice Marmots, from the Quincy, Massachusetts metropolitan area, are Irina Cashen on vocals, Ketut Suwastawan and Tom Emswiler on guitar, Winston Féliz on keyboards, Benny Appleby on bass guitar, and Brian Carey on drums. With influences including the Police, Paul Simon, Rilo Kiley, Lucinda Williams, and REM, The Nice Marmots produce singer-songwriter pop tunes that leave audiences humming and maybe even nodding along. The band began playing music in 2013 with Irina and Tom. After playing covers for a year, The Nice Marmots began writing their own songs. They recorded basement demos to fine tune their craft and find their sound. With open mics and porchfests under their belt, The Nice Marmots entered the studio in Summer 2017 to record their debut EP, A Lotta Ins, A Lotta Outs, available from Bandcamp. Later that year Winston and Ketut joined, followed by Brian and Benny in the 2020s. The six members now produce a wall of sound. Music videos and more are available at…
Ron V. Musical Memories
Quincy High School
Some students from QHS, just acoustic and vocals - very simple, but varied types of music.
Valerie Lighthart
Valerie Lighthart is a folksy guitarist and singer who plays a variety of music between covers and originals. She is an emerging young artist with an old-school sound and a youthful sweetness. She is currently in production on her first album in Milwaukee, WI and is set to drop an EP this summer.
TRENCH
Trench plays a variety of rock, blues and alternative music from Stevie Ray Vaugn, The doors and Lynyrd Skynyrd to Alice in Chains, Godsmack and more! Not your average cover band, Trench provides a performance that will leave you singing, dancing and rockin out!!!
Original Americana
Max Carpenter Band
Rich O’Hanley
A jack of all styles and master of none, Rich counts among his influences Jerry Garcia, Jorma Kaukonen, David Bromberg, and Duane Allman. Aside from hearing Flatt & Scruggs theme songs on '60s sitcoms, it was Old and in the Way and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band that piqued his interest in bluegrass. It was only then that he started listening to the Fathers of Bluegrass and seeing new bands at T.T. the Bear's Place and other Cambridge venues. Now it's bluegrass and classic country first and foremost, testing the forbearance of his family and friends. He still plays the D-18 he bought in 1975 with the pittance he saved while in the Army. To paraphrase Freelwheelin' Franklin, "A Martin will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no Martin." Amen, brother!
