{"id":1194,"date":"2019-07-29T14:40:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T14:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/603melody.com\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2019-07-29T19:42:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T19:42:48","slug":"hello-world-chris-ross-and-the-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/603melody.com\/?p=1194","title":{"rendered":"Hello World! Chris Ross and the North!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1194 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/603melody.com\/?attachment_id=1200'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8227.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8227.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8227.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8227.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8227.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/603melody.com\/?attachment_id=1202'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8229.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8229.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8229.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8229.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8229.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1202'>\n\t\t\t\tChris Ross and the North 2019- Photo by Stephanie Wright\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/603melody.com\/?attachment_id=1203'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8230.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8230.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8230.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8230.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8230.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1203'>\n\t\t\t\tChris Ross and the North 2019 &#8211; Photo by Stephanie Wright\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/603melody.com\/?attachment_id=1204'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8231.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8231.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8231.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8231.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8231.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1204'>\n\t\t\t\tChris Ross and the North 2019 -photo by Stephanie Wright\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/603melody.com\/?attachment_id=1205'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8232.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8232.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8232.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8232.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8232.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Hello World!<\/p>\n<p>Last Friday I spent the evening enjoying not one but two bands; oh and some lemon curd cake at the Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar. You know one band always leads to another for 603 Melody, and I often get sucked down the musical rabbit hole. Last winter I had the chance to meet The Mallett Brothers Band (insert shameless plug- see January post), which led me to another group from Maine &#8211; Chris Ross and the North. \u00a0So Friday night I headed off to Nashua to check them out. The opening act, an Americana band, was quite good as well- The CarLeans.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1194 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/603melody.com\/?attachment_id=1201'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8228.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8228.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8228.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8228.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8228.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1201'>\n\t\t\t\t Chris Ross Nashua, NH 2019 Photo by Stephanie Wright\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/603melody.com\/?attachment_id=1207'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8234.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8234.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8234.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8234.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8234.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Chris Ross was kind enough to let me snap some pre show pics, and told me his musical interests. \u00a0He really digs Jason Isbell, which Chris said makes up 80% of what he listens to. I really dig his cover of Jason&#8217;s song &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/h-Jc-X1u7PU\">Tupelo<\/a>\u00a0. Chris also likes Springsteen and the Allman Brothers.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of my picks by those\u00a0artists:<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fT4pSt4kie8\">Racing in the Street<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Allman Brothers Band-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pDIQ7Otf1mw\">Soulshine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ivYkyC8J29M\">If We Were Vampires<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrisrossandthenorth.com\">chrisrossandthenorth.com,<\/a>\u00a0and here <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4Vq0LAfjG68\">chrisrossandthenorth\/cityviewsound<\/a>\u00a0 for info about Chris and his bandmates-Caleb Sweet (bass), Zack Bence (guitar), and Ryan Curless (drums). \u00a0Need more? Take a listen to one of my favorite Chris Ross and the North songs-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/20bICgX7Q7s\">She Never Stays Gone.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1206\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1206\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8233.jpg?resize=620%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_8233\" width=\"620\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8233.jpg?resize=730%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 730w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8233.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8233.jpg?resize=768%2C1078&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8233.jpg?resize=71%2C100&amp;ssl=1 71w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8233.jpg?w=1240&amp;ssl=1 1240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8233.jpg?w=1860&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Stephanie Wright 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I also need to thank The CarLeans (Jim Carpenter, Sarah MacLean, Corina Malbaurn with support from Rachel MacLean-Sargent) for giving me a copy of <em>Forgotten Pages<\/em>. \u00a0I love getting new music! Take a listen to \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y2s5kW26yik\">He Gave Her Roses<\/a>\u00a0 from the album. I also enjoyed their song\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YYO6txKGb5U\">Little Victory&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0on Friday. \u00a0To find out more about this Connecticut band click here-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecarleans.com\">thecarleans.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1199\" style=\"width: 4032px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8226.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_8226\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8226.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8226.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8226.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8226.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8226.jpg?resize=133%2C100&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8226.jpg?w=1240&amp;ssl=1 1240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/603melody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8226.jpg?w=1860&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The CarLeans 2019 photo by Stephanie Wright<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thanks for checking in!<\/p>\n<p>What are you listening to?<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie<\/p>\n<p>PS<\/p>\n<p>For photos and more visit @603melody on Instagram, and take a listen to 603melody playlists on YouTube. Follow along, and tell your friends. You never know what will pop up!<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, I want to thank my guy for tech support- once again!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello World! Last Friday I spent the evening enjoying not one but two bands; oh and some lemon curd cake at the Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar. You know one band always leads to another for 603 Melody, and I often get sucked down the musical rabbit hole. 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