Get Out! Bleu wraps up his Spring East Coast tour
April 10, 2010
I don’t think Bleu can write a bad song. It was a sad day when he relocated away from Boston to Los Angeles a few years ago. (But fun to see him sing “I Won’t Go Hollywood” at the Paradise that night.)
Fortunately he gets back a few times a year and that includes tonight at TT The Bear’s Place in Central Square (Cambridge). He’s in town for the last show of his Spring East Coast tour with Scott Simons.
About tonight’s show (Saturday, April 10, 2010)
Get there early, this is a full night of good times including Boston bands Ad Frank & The Fast Easy Women and reunited Francine.
Where: TT The Bear’s Place, 10 Brookline Street, Cambridge, MA
Doors: open at 7:30pm; $11 | 18+
9:00-9:35 – Scott Simons
9:50-10:35 – Francine
10:50-11:35 – Ad Frank & the Fast Easy Women
11:50-1:00 or later – Bleu
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Videos of Bleu from the CD release party for A Watched Pot
Maybe you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t seen Bleu before — it’s ok. It’s never too late to experience his awesomeness. Here are a few videos I shot at his CD release party for A Watched Pot — a joyous celebration regaining music held captive by his former record label. Watch more videos from the cd release party on Sooz TV at YouTube.
New music from Bleu
Bleu is working on a new album. Listen to “Everything’s Fine” featuring Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
Exploit Boston! TV Episode #11: Bleu CD Release Party at TT The Bear’s Place
July 26, 2009
If you missed it, check out what I wrote about Bleu’s new album A Watched Pot that came out on July 14th. As part of a tour celebrating the release of the eleven gems of pop awesomeness, Bleu stopped in Boston to celebrate with his Boston fans who’ve been supporting him for many years before and after he relocated to Los Angeles in 2006.
Surrounded by fans and friends — a happy homecoming
Blue performed to a sold-out crowd and it was no surprise he was having a good time playing songs from an album that almost never saw a proper release thanks to a major label that held the songs hostage for many years after Bleu was dropped from Aware/Columbia Records.
Also joining Bleu that night were Peter Moore (singer from Count Zero), Air Traffic Controller (Bleu produced their upcoming CD) and Hooray for Earth.
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Photo Slideshow: Bleu CD Release Party at TT The Bear’s Place
Click on each photo to see its caption. On an iPhone and can’t see the photo album below? View the photos at Flickr.
Created with flickrSLiDR.
Video: Bleu performs a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature”
Video: Bleu performs “Boy Meets Girl”
Video: Bleu performs “No Such Thing As Love”
Video: Bleu performs “I’m In Love With My Lover”
Video: Bleu performs “No Such Thing As Love”
Video: Bleu performs “Watching You Sleep” (off an earlier album, Redhead)
Video: Air Traffic Controller performs at Bleu’s CD Release Party
Inspired and Inspiring — Bleu’s new album comes to life
July 18, 2009
Unfortunately it’s not all that unique of a story — amazing band gets signed to a big label, releases an album and then gets dropped right as their next album is about to be released. Or in the case of two of my favorite Boston bands in the late 1990s — Talking to Animals and Splashdown — the labels produced each band’s first album but never released them. Not that I’m still bitter or anything.
So to see Bleu release A Watched Pot this week (July 14, 2009) is nothing short of inspired and inspiring. Back in 2005 he was all set to share the album with the world but found himself dropped from Aware/Columbia Records along with other artists and employees during a label “reorganization.”
A lot of musicians would understandably have just given up. But Bleu worked to get those songs back from the label so he could eventually release the album elsewhere (Artist Garage/Fontana Distribution). And it’s all finally happening for him today. Amazing and awesome!
A Watched Pot is a gem of pop rock awesomeness — eleven songs of awesomeness to be precise. Read the full tale of how “A Watched Pot” finally came to life on Bleu’s community site.
Listen to A Watched Pot then buy it!
And it doesn’t matter if you can’t get into his music (though I’ll never understand why) — everyone should buy this album to support someone who stayed true to his creative pursuits.
Bleu is sharing his adventure to bring A Watched Pot to life at YouTube, Ning, Facebook and Twitter — the least we could do is give a little something back. Buy A Watched Pot digital downloads at iTunes or Amazon.com. If you buy the album from Newbury Comics website, your CD will be signed by Bleu (while supplies last).
Music video for “Come ‘N Go”
See Bleu in Boston on July 24th
Bleu called Boston home for a while during and after attending Berklee and then he relocated to Los Angeles in June 2006. His Farewell to Boston show included the first time the rock and roll spectacle known as Bang Camaro performed on stage. Here are some of my photos from that night.
He will be back in town to celebrate the release of A Watched Pot on Friday, July 24th at TT The Bear’s Place joined by Hooray for Earth, Air Traffic Controller and another favorite band of mine, Count Zero. Get there early — Count Zero goes on at 9.
Sooz is a concert photographer and Exploit Boston! publisher. Follower her and Exploit Boston! on Twitter.
Bleu at TT The Bear’s Place, November 2006, Photo by Sooz
