The band hails from Boston, but plays the blues in the spirit of musicians in the smoky bars of post-war Chicago and the Mississippi Delta. Their self-produced CDs, “Last Of The Big Spenders” and “Troubled All the Time,” each have enjoyed extensive airplay.

CONCORD — Famed Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has signed on to perform “Dream On: An Intimate Evening with Steven Tyler” for Child and Family Services 25th annual Concerts for A Cause.

Tickets go on sale today and are expected to sell quickly. The show is slated for 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord. Tyler hails from New Hampshire and this is an exclusive area appearance.

Those who attend will celebrate the experience of being a girl, through a colorful presentation of historical and contemporary fashions.

Kids and their families have a chance to taste a traditional pumpkin recipe, learn why pumpkins and squash were a favorite food for Native Americans, and carve their very own jack-o-lanterns at Amosekeag Fishways, 6 …