Mike Merola isn’t just another technically skilled blues and jazz guitarist based in New York City, one voice among so many. What emerges most memorably from listening to his playing in his band The City Boys Allstars is its sense of intertwined emotional honesty and naturalness. No wonder some of the best singers and musicians in the big […]
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The future is bright for a sophisticated yet entertaining band like ‘The City Boys Allstars’ like no other …”
The core of the NYC “The City Boys Allstars”, a jazz / rock ensemble with funk, soul, blues and gospel influences, Mike Merola (guitar) – in 1988 he was the founder of the band / he is the glue group, which keeps everything together, Al MacDowell (bass) – it is the replacement of the […]
VICTOR’S HAWTHORNE JAM WITH MIKEY G. MEROLA
In Loving Memory of Mikey’s dear friend and bandmate Lew Soloff… NY Blues Hall of Famer Mikey G Merola of The City Boys Allstars brings his own special brand of funk and R&B to the Roger Zee Rock/Blues/Reggae Jam at Victor’s Hawthorne! Special Guests Angel Rissoff and Bil Kurz joined by longtime friend, Mark Feldman on guitar. Roger Zee hosts the house band on […]
Confessing The Blues Interview with Mike Merola
Confessing The Blues Interview with Mike Merola. This appeared on WWDW, WTRG & WDLZ in addition to over 50 affiliates in 10 Countries. Listen below. Or click over using the link.
Mark Kerr’s Blues Nation Show – Charlietown Blues Broadcast #669
The City Boys All Stars appeared on the Mark Kerr’s Blues Nation Show – Charlietown Blues Broadcast #669. Listen below, or use the link below. Mark Kerr’s Blues Nation Show – Charlietown Blues Broadcast #669
The City Boys Allstars are “Making a Scene”
The City Boys Allstars’ first album “Look Out Here We Come” was recorded in 1994 but not released until 2011. “When You Needed Me” their follow up studio recording was released in 2012. After a seventeen year hiatus the band had re-united and they decided to take a gig at The Cutting Room. This new […]
The City Boys Allstars from New York are a big-sound band with big-time players.
The City Boys Allstars is a band made up of some of the top musicians in New York, a band of real pro’s pro’s. The band got together at The Cutting Room in New York on August 28th, 2013 for a special performance, and the new album Blinded By the Night is the result. The […]
Jazz Global Beat
“Speak the truth!” That was one of the heartfelt rallying cries shouted by members of The City Boys Allstars at their gig at The Cutting Room in home base New York City on the evening of August 28, 2013. As the band’s first performance in 17 years, it was a very special night, and the […]
