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Album Reviews‘SPIRIT’ TAKES JERRY GARCIA’S GOSPEL TUNES TO CHURCH
One of the greatest gifts Jerry Gacria continues to give to generations of music fans is an entry point into music they might not have discovered on t...
Concert ReviewsRICHARD MARX’S VIRTUAL CONCERT NEXT BEST THING TO BEING THERE
Since the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on the live music industry, musicians have been finding new ways to connect with their audiences and...
Album ReviewsBOB DYLAN, THE PHILOSOPHER PIRATE, RELEASES HIS BEST WORK IN DECADES
“I'll take the Scarface Pacino and The Godfather Brando/ Mix it up in a tank and get a robot commando,” Bob Dylan sings in “My Own Version of You,” sk...
InterviewsSPRINGSTEEN-APPROVED IRON CITY HOUSEROCKERS CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF ‘HAVE A GOOD TIME (BUT GET OUT ALIVE)’
In October of 1980, Bruce Springsteen released his album "The River." A few months later, The Clash came out with the sprawling "Sandanista!" and Elvi...
Album ReviewsBRENDAN BRISK’S ADVENTUROUS, GENRE-HOPPING ‘RELAXYLVANIA’
Brendan Brisk has big ambitions on “Relaxylvania.” On his sonically adventurous new album, he attempts to bring top-notch rock musicianship to pop son...
InterviewsDANIELIA COTTON STARES DOWN RACISM ON ‘A DIFFERENT WAR’
“Your color opens doors, mine’s fightin’ a different war/ Don’t you believe we all deserve the same view?” Danielia Cotton poses the question in th...
InterviewsJAY LUKE LAMENTS THE TYRANNY OF TECHNOLOGY ON NEW SINGLE
Scranton-area hard rock musician Jay Luke finds himself in a rather ironic position. The very thing he's railing against in his new single -- social m...
My Back PagesROAD RAMBLIN’ WITH LEVON HELM & FRIENDS
This is not a concert review. It’s a story about a road trip with friends, an experience that was relaxing and enthralling at the same time, complete ...
NewsBRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 DATES
Briggs Farm Blues Festival has been rescheduled to July 8, 9 and 10, 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic. While the 2020 weekend has been wiped out,...
InterviewsMAISIE MAY FINDS INSPIRATION IN ISOLATION WITH ‘FLYING WITHOUT YOU’
For Maisie May, being forced into isolation during New York's coronavirus lockdown has been advantageous. "Honestly, for me it's in some wa...
InterviewsEARSHOT, WITH AARON FINK, IS BACK WITH ‘UNINVITED’
Recording remotely is standard operating procedure for bands during the coronavirus lockdown, but Earshot was ahead of the curve. With members spread ...
Album ReviewsMAX CREEK’S ’45 AND LIVE’ A FUN, JAMMY TRIP
Rarely mentioned in the same sentence as the massively popular Grateful Dead or Phish, or even Widespread Panic or Sting Cheese Incident, the long-run...