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Dave Herlihy has one of the clearest and most expressive voices the Boston rock scene has ever produced. He was most famously the singer of O Positive, a band that dared to be dramatic, even when rocking out.
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Herlihy took a look at his life and how to change course. He wasn't eager to get back in legal work and starting another band seemed too daunting. He was intrigued with the potential for representing musicians – probably the pipe dream of any artist who's had to haggle over payment with club owners and promoters. But Herlihy's legal background was ...
The first single from the new five-song EP is already out, and "The Invisible Girl" is vintage Herlihy, an arrangement with energy bubbling underneath the main melody so that a lot seems to be going on, while the singer croons about an unforgettable woman. There are definite O Positive echoes, but it is perhaps even more slanted to mainstream pop, ...
A very enjoyable solo show from Rhett Miller last Friday at The Spire Center in Plymouth, with a set packed with Old 97's favorites, such as "Barrier Reef" and "Big Brown Eyes," and a tantalizing encore of Tom Petty's "American Girl" merging into Miller's own "Timebomb," another tune about a memorable lady. But checking out the posters of upcoming ...
THURSDAY:Playin' Dead grooves at Soundcheck Studios. The electro-jamband Lotus at The Paradise Rock Club. Slaughter Beach, Dog, the Philadelphia alt-rock outfit, takes over The Sinclair for two nights. FRIDAY:The Pearly Baker Band thrives on its Grateful Dead music, but they're liable to spice it up with Rolling Stones or Beatles covers too, at The...
Where:Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge When:8 p.m. Jan. 27 Tickets:$25 Info:617-492-7679 or clubpassim.org
Vocalist Dave Herlihy, sonic sorcerer Alan Petitti, bassist Dave Ingham, drummer Ken Hickey and multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Dave Martin Back in the ’80s and ’90s, you couldn’t turn on a radio in Boston without hearing one of O Positive’s songs.
His emergence truly began with the 1983 forming of O Positive, a guitar-driven, indie-rocking outfit that riveted club goers in Greater Boston and throughout New England. Their high-energy, mesmerizing live performances featured Dave as lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter.
Sep 7, 2022 · Northeastern instructor and former frontman for the O Positive band Dave Herlihy sounds off about his new EP and the state of the industry.
Jan 25, 2023 · Singer-guitarist Dave Herlihy gained regional acclaim in the band O Positive in the late '80s and early '90s. Now, he has a new EP on the way and a gig at Club Passim Jan. 27.
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1 day ago · Herlihy, a practicing lawyer who’s now a Northeastern professor coordinating its music industry program, maintained close connections with his O Positive bandmates. Bassist Dave Ingham, guitarist/singer Dave Martin, and drummer Ken Hickey have joined him in various band outings, one fittingly called Hey Dave.
