Yes, Treat Her Right are THE original Low Rock pioneers from Boston , known for their hits “I Think She Likes Me”, “Picture of the Future”, and more.  Lead guitarist Dave Champagne and harp player Jim Fitting, with Steve Mayone on “low guitar” and Billy Beard (remember “Face to Face”?) on the cocktail kit, have been appearing to sold-out shows at the Middle East in Cambridge and other top clubs in the Boston area over the past year, and they’re making their new Lowell debut as the headliners for Will Rock For Food at Brian’s Ivy Hall.   Lowell’s own Jen Kearney and the Lost Onion have been described as everything from “a pungent mix of soul, latin, funk, reggae and good old rock and roll”, to “Stevie Wonder goes to Cuba”. Lowell’s premier genre-spanning music phenomenon, they’ve opened for Daryl Hall, Los Lobos and Derek Trucks at the Lowell Summer Concert Series at Boardinghouse Park, and they headline every Monday night at TOAD in Cambridge. Jen’s all-star lineup includes Carl Johnson on guitar, Claire Finley on bass, Pete MacLean on drums, and Mark Mullins on trumpet, and are never to be missed.
     
There is no better or more authentic Lowell musical experience than Melvern Taylor and His Fabulous Meltones. From his classic ukulele-imbued working-class Americana classics from right here in the Mill City, like “Middle Street” and “The Worthen House”, to inimitable crowd-pleasing classics from around the region like “Salisbury Beach” and “Bowling in Billerica”, you’ve never seen or heard anything like Melvern and his Meltones.  Melvern Taylor will be joined, as always, by guitarist Dave Livingston, (viva The Shodds!), upright bassist Matt Berlin, and drummer Bob Nash.  (Impresario at Wonka Sound, and Lowell’s virtual house drummer).  

Peter Lavender, past front-man for Boston bands Down Staircase and Limbo Souls, has made his home here in Lowell for many years.  He released his first solo CD, Back to Normal, in 2007, featuring an eclectic mix of folk/rock which Peter literally recorded in his living room.  Back to Normal was part Carl Perkins, part Partridge Family and part Pink Floyd.  In July 2008, Peter released his follow up CD Never Now, a collection of ten new songs in the style of 70’s pop/rock singers like Todd Rundgren and Joe Jackson.  Currently featuring new songs for an upcoming CD tentatively entitled “Unreliable”, Peter’s stage show builds a beautiful acoustic sound from Arte Kenyon’s upright bass, Carl Johnson’s electric guitar, and Bob Nash’s brushed drum kit, with a little bit of ukulele for spice from Craig Himmelberger.