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Adam Sherman Band Delivers Powerful And Compassionate Protest Song , With New Single, “Everyday Dangers”

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We recently had the opportunity to check out the new single, “Everyday Dangers”, from Adam Sherman Band. You can listen to “Everyday Dangers” on Spotify Here and Apple Music Here

Great storyteller/ songwriters artfully take everyday disturbances and shed a much needed light on them through music. Boston music mainstay Adam Sherman and the Adam Sherman Band , do this brilliantly with the rousing new Americana/ Rock And Roll, single , “Everyday Dangers”

Photo Credit: Carissa Johnson

“I guess I’m always hoping for a bit of good news, but lately every day seems to present a new, dire development,” says Sherman. “The song is about trying to maintain our power and integrity during difficult times. It made me realize how much we depend on the decency of others and how vulnerable we are to those who choose not to respect the value of life. As a songwriter, I tried to create a universal story that would convey the fragility of our society at this time.” 

The veteran Boston vocalist and guitarist has been crafting a sense of comfort and longing in his music throughout a career that spans decades, from his early work with power-pop luminaries Private Lightning, then with rock and roll yearners The Souls, and now lately through his solo material and output with his band, with which he performs every third Sunday of the month at an ongoing residency at The Plough & Stars in Cambridge. A six-time nominee in the Boston Music Awards, Sherman was just nominated for Performer of the Year in the 2025 New England Music Awards.  

And the encompassing “Everyday Dangers,” with its weary soul, magnetic allure, and potent lead guitar, which grabs hold of the listener and takes them along for a sonic joyride that belies the track’s thematic intensity, should keep attention in Sherman’s creative direction. 

“Everyday Dangers” feels like a melodic moral compass that feels important and needed .

The follow-up to this past March’s critical lauded Nowhere But Here EP, which earned praise in WBUR, Boston’s NPR, as well as Twangville, Americana UK, and elsewhere, “Everyday Dangers” arrives just ahead of a pair of notable live appearances.  

The first comes the day after the new single’s release when Sherman performs at the Earfull Series at The Regattabar in Cambridge on Wednesday, October 29. A night of storytelling from songwriters and authors, the evening also welcomes best-selling novelists Tom Perrotta and Alice Hoffman, as well as indie-folk duo Highway Hoserie. 

For tickets and info, go to earfull.org

“I’m honored and very excited to be part of the Earfull Series,” he notes. “Writers read their work and songwriters sing their songs to a respectful, tuned-in audience there to listen. Performing for a listening audience is one of the most satisfying experiences for me as a musician. Lyrics and musical nuance become the center of attention.”

The next comes in January, when he appears at the Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out, a collaborative showcase of varied voices and talents inspired by James Sullivan’s book, Which Side Are You On?: 20th Century American History in 100 Protest Songs, with the event hosted and organized by the respected Boston Globe journalist.  

Both events are prime showcases for the messages Sherman is preaching, especially the one that comes to the forefront in “Everyday Dangers,” the first taste of a new album set for release sometime in 2026. 

You owe it to your music loving soul to check out “Everyday Dangers” from the Adam Sherman Band.

Adam Sherman Band:

Adam Sherman: Vocals and guitar

Kelly Jean Knapp:  Vocals

Peter Hoffman: Guitar

Dinty Child: Mandolin

Jeff Song: Bass

Chris Michaels:  Drums

Tom West: Keyboards, accordion

Adam Sherman Has Crafted A Collection Of Timeless Melodies On Latest EP “Nowhere But Here”

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Release party with Robin Lane set for Saturday, March 29 at Club Passim

We recently had the distinct honor and privilege to check out the new EP, “Nowhere But Here” , from Cambridge singer-songwriter , Adam Sherman. You can listen to “Nowhere But Here” on Spotify Here, Apple Music Here and Bandcamp Here

The one word that keeps coming to mind when we listen to Adam Sherman’s new EP, “Nowhere But Here” is ….. “Timeless”

The beautifully crafted and orchestrated tracks are so wonderfully put together that they could thrive in any musical period.

Sherman understands that the destination suggested in the EP title is wherever we may be – or need to be – in order to truly live in the moment, be present, and develop the human connection that dissipates more with each day.

“These songs are all about finding the strength to persevere and move towards love and kindness, even when there is loss,” Sherman says. “I would love listeners to feel that joy and sadness will always be present in our lives and that we can learn to embrace both and persevere.

Nowhere But Here, produced by Ken Field and recorded with Robin Lane providing harmony vocals, Sherman’s creative vision crystallizes. Led by last fall’s lived-in and lovelorn “Pure As Yours” and sweeping February single “Gratitude,” the EP is completed by a pair of new tracks in “How Hard I Tried,” which got the music video treatment , just ahead of the EP release;( you can watch the video which was directed and edited by Carissa Johnson below and “Torn And Tattered.” The result is a songwriter fully comfortable in his own skin, and the follow-up to 2021 album Triangle Sky finds him exploring some new sonic territory that feels like a natural progression of his songwriting.  

Every song on, “Nowhere But Here “ feels cinematic by nature in that they all draw you in instantly and have you on the edge of your seat. We felt a treasure trove of emotions with each song, which made for a one-of-a-kind music experience.

In addition to the production from Field, Nowhere But Here was recorded and mixed by Jon Evans at Brick Hill Studio in Orleans, MA; and mastered by Mark Alan Miller. It represents a bit of a new chapter for Sherman, who self-releases the EP under his own Haddon Road Music. It’s indebted to his past work, but also clears a new path forward as his artist studio in Cambridge provides the backdrop for his various creative passions, from writing and playing music to painting to graphic design to running a successful voice lessons business for the past 12 years.  

Across its four tracks, Sherman provides vocals and acoustic guitar and Lane gives an inspired harmony vocal performance. To execute the full vision Sherman has for the EP, he also enlisted Field (string arrangement); Jon Evans (bass, lap steel, percussion), Mark Usher (guitar); Matthew Hutchinson (piano, organ); Matthias Bossi (drums); Dorothea Samaha (violin); and Eve Samaha (cello) to create the ethereal and expansive sound that emerges poignantly from the speakers.

Nowhere But Here” by Adam Sherman, is an absolute “must-listen”