In March 2012 I headed to Austin, TX to play at SXSW music festival. with the hope of catching as many live acts as possible, and capturing ‘Off Stage’ videos with them, I ran around from party to party. One the acts that left the strongest impression on me was Brown Bird. Dave on...

This episode of Big Old Big one was shot in the heart of the Cambridge/Somerville roots music scene, at one of the area’s liveliest listening rooms, Toad, in Porter Square, Cambridge, MA. Sat in a booth, just as a listener might, Mike and Pat McCann, and Erik White are joined by Shaysh,...

In early December of 2011, Big Old Big One crew got together with the Boston-based, Poppy Americana group Air Traffic Controller to shoot and record an off-stage session. After a two hours session we ended up with three new videos by this incredible group of musicians, performing live in an un...

This week we are excited to introduce you to Barnaby Bright, a Brooklyn-based indie folk rock duo. We first met Becky and Nathan at ’Cafe 939′ (Berklee College of Music), moments before their recent performance. When Shaysh first heard about this dynamic duo at ‘Acoustic...

“Based out of Boston/NYC, Dwight & Nicole (Dwight Ritcher and Nicole Nelson) are an American roots act heavily influenced by Otis Redding, Etta James, and John Lee Hooker. Together, they  have been nominated for 4 Boston Music Awards and 3 Boston Phoenix awards, and have been...

“Filmed in snow-sprinkled Thomas, West Virginia, Yarn and Big Old Big One got together to play an ‘Off Stage Show’. On guitar and vocals, Blake Christiana, and upright bassist, Rick Bugel play “My Wasted Life;” an anthem for anyone strugglin’ in hard times, and put a...

  Will Dailey’s performance on the Boston music blog Big Old Big One shows the singer as he is-straightforward, honest and with the kind of music that resonates with the listener. Dailey’s lyrics come from the soul, and while they likely paint the picture of his own experiences,...

A heartfelt, warming sound starting with a unique voice and accessible, pointed lyrics outlines Heather Maloney’s brilliant performance for Boston blog – Big Old Big One. It is an honest, bare-boned look at this talented New England songstress. Heather’s lyrics don’t...

Jesse Dee’s influences read like a Who’s Who of classic soul music. Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Etta James, Al Green and many others. But Jesse Dee is not just a student of the classics. He also loves the new wave of rootsy artists –James Hunter, Amos Lee and John Legend, among...