STEVE HACKETT’S BREATHTAKING GENESIS RESURRECTION
By Michael Lello Photos by Laurence Kelly COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. – The chapel-like Scottish Rite Auditorium, ensconced in Masonic mystery, was the perfect backdrop for two highly anticipated stops of ...
Readmore“MUPPETS” SEQUEL DRAGGED DOWN BY RELEVANCE OBSESSION
By Greg Popil When did cultural relevance become such an essential part of the Muppets experience? Sometime after the tragic death of creator Jim Henson in 1990, the Muppets franchise began a slow sli...
ReadmoreSTEVE HACKETT REVISITS THE DREAM OF CLASSIC GENESIS
By Michael Lello If you were writing the bible of British progressive rock, you would be well advised to start with the book of Genesis. While the band might be best known for its 1980s and ’90s h...
ReadmoreNATALIE CRESSMAN: PAINTING IN BROAD STROKES
By Michael Lello While Natalie Cressman’s instrument of choice is the trombone, one might say the paintbrush – at least figuratively – is also a key tool in the arsenal of the young multi-instrumenta...
ReadmoreELVIS COSTELLO, JIM JAMES, MORE TAKE ON LOST DYLAN SONGS
Recording is nearly complete for "Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes, an album project from Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops) Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes), Jim James (My M...
ReadmoreKELLER WILLIAMS ENLIVENS SOLD-OUT JIM THORPE CROWD
By Michael Lester Photos by Jesse Faatz Keller Williams literally does it all musically on stage. Plays guitar, bass, drums and keyboards. Unlike most performers, he also takes requests during h...
ReadmoreNORWAY’S SUSANNA TO PLAY INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
Norwegian songwriter Susanna, currently on a rare U.S. tour, will perform at International House (3701 Chestnut St., Philadelphia) on Tuesday, March 25. She is touring in support of "The Forester,"...
ReadmoreKIRBY SERIES STARTS IN STYLE WITH AMY AT THE HELM
IMG_0551 By Michael Lello Photos by Jesse Faatz WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Introducing the song “Calvary” during Amy Helm and the Handsome Strang...
ReadmoreTHE DONKEYS SHARE NEW SINGLE, ALBUM OUT JUNE 6
The Donkeys have shared a new single, "Scissor Me Cigs," from their upcoming album "Ride The Black Wave." The new record is set for a June 6 release. On the release date, The Donkeys will begin a to...
ReadmoreWU-TANG CLAN SHARE NEW SINGLE, ALBUM COMING SOON
Wu-Tang Clan has shared the first single off the group's upcoming 20th anniversary album "A Better Tomorrow." "Keep Watch," produced by DJ Mathematics, features Brooklyn singer Nathaniel. The single...
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