![]() ![]() Loverboy is advertised as a 90-calorie, zero-sugar sparkling hard tea “with all the flavor and none of the guilt.” “We have a strong social following,” said Cooke, adding that an additional email list, of hundreds of his New Hampshire contacts, allowed him “to make some noise” when he launched in his home state. Cooke said early buyers have been “Summer House” viewers who, for the past two seasons, watched him and his fiance Amanda Batula, develop the sparkling hard tea line, some of which is shown in episodes of the show. “We keep running out,” said Cooke, a native of Manchester.Ĭases were stacked near the door of the Gary’s Beverages Route 1 Bypass store in Portsmouth last week when a customer buying one said he heard about it from a friend. ![]() “It’s a tasty, fun drink,” said Cooke, 38, a four-season member of “Summer House” that showcases young New Yorkers blowing off summer steam at Hamptons houses.Ĭooke launched Loverboy in New Hampshire last month, sold a truckload in two days and it was out of stock for a week before he could get more distributed. Guitarist Paul Dean and keyboardist/harmonica player Doug Johnson added texture to “Queen…” and the entire band seemed to relish the crowd’s enthusiasm when they returned to encore with “The Kid is Hot Tonite.”Īs they exited the stage, Reno wrung out his sweaty headwear and tossed it into the crowd.Cast member of the Bravo TV show ’Summer House,“ and perennial Rye regular, Kyle Cooke developed a line of sparkling hard teas branded “Loverboy” now being sold in New Hampshire. While Reno is always the focal point, the rest of Loverboy tore into their classics with genuine enthusiasm and taut musicality.īassist Ken Sinnaeve ripped through bass lines as “Hot Girls in Love” spun to its conclusion, while drummer Matt Frenette offered a vigorous workout throughout the band’s 50-minute set – and also had the honor of thwacking the cowbell that introduces “Workin’ for the Weekend.” Singer Mike Reno, trademark bandanna in place, managed to replicate vocal inflections from the recorded versions impressively, hitting the notes on “Lovin’ Every Minute of It” and nailing the screech in “Turn Me Loose.” Loverboy was on the musical attack from the opening notes of “Notorious,” one of the Canadian band’s late-‘80s hits, and, like earlier-‘80s rocker “Queen of the Broken Hearts,” quite underrated in the band’s trove. Luckily for fans, his returns are an almost annual event. Springfield reminded the crowd that his first concert in America took place in1974 – in Atlanta. The avid Springfield devotees were treated to one of his terrific medleys, this one including the sublime “Don’t Walk Away” and “Bop ‘Til You Drop” from the “Hard to Hold” soundtrack, the always-amusing “Bruce” and his midlife-crisis thesis, “Rock of Life.” When he and the band burst into “Little Demon,” a spicy blues rocker with a heavy rhythmic thrust, it was clear that he was thrilled to be playing something new, as he hopped around in circles as he played and aggressively delivered the lyrics. Still, Springfield is an astute guy, so when he proclaimed, “I have a new record out! Who gives a s***?,” there was more than a hint of truth in his self-deprecation.īut, that new album, “The Snake King,” is a solid piece of work that showcases Springfield’s often-downplayed guitar abilities. ![]() ![]() While many in attendance were likely there because of familiarity with Springfield’s biggest radio hits (yes, those would be “Jessie’s Girl” and “Love Somebody”), just as many are resolute Springfield fans who followed his career then and now. Backed by a four-piece band (the same members also played behind Kihn and Tutone), Springfield goofed around with the guys and raised a toast to his fans (“It’s a crazy world…here’s to your safety and health”). ![]()
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