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  • WILCO GOES STRAIGHT TO THE HEART ON ‘CRUEL COUNTRY’
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    WILCO GOES STRAIGHT TO THE HEART ON ‘CRUEL COUNTRY’

    Aug 5, 2022 0

    On “Cruel Country,” the sprawling 12th album by Wilco, the band sweeps aside Nels Cline’s dizzying electric guitar forays and Glenn Kotche's progressive drumming, stripping away the protective layers ...

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  • JAMES BARRETT TAKES LISTENERS ON LYRICALLY DEEP AND MUSICALLY RICH JOURNEY WITH SECOND ALBUM
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    JAMES BARRETT TAKES LISTENERS ON LYRICALLY DEEP AND MUSICALLY RICH JOURNEY WITH SECOND ALBUM

    Apr 8, 2022 0

    On his second album, Northeastern Pennsylvania artist James Barrett is vulnerable and brutally honest with himself about life's disappointments. It's a lyrically rich and nuanced effort, particularly ...

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  • LANGAN FROST & WANE CONJURE THE MIDDLE AGES ON PSYCH-FOLK DEBUT
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    LANGAN FROST & WANE CONJURE THE MIDDLE AGES ON PSYCH-FOLK DEBUT

    Jul 25, 2021 0

    Rock musicians have been dipping their toes into the Middle Ages forever, from Incredible String Band's troubadour folk, to Led Zeppelin's piper leading us to reason; from Iron Maiden's historical epi...

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  • MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA’S MANY MASKS AT WORK ON EPIC 6th ALBUM
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    MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA’S MANY MASKS AT WORK ON EPIC 6th ALBUM

    Jun 23, 2021 0

    A blend of fever dreams, shouted-out self-doubt and resignation, Manchester Orchestra’s “The Million Masks of God” is an epic and existential journey that further solidifies the band as one of the mos...

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  • THE WEIGHT BAND HONORS THE SPIRIT OF LEVON HELM & WOODSTOCK ON ‘ACOUSTIC LIVE’
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    THE WEIGHT BAND HONORS THE SPIRIT OF LEVON HELM & WOODSTOCK ON ‘ACOUSTIC LIVE’

    Mar 31, 2021 0

    On its latest release, The Weight Band continues to pay loving tribute to the music of The Band as well as add some of its own twists (and original tunes) to the legendary Woodstock group's extended c...

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  • ‘NICE TO MEET’ CAT RIDGEWAY ON FIERY NEW EP
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    ‘NICE TO MEET’ CAT RIDGEWAY ON FIERY NEW EP

    Feb 14, 2021 0

    Florida singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cat Ridgeway takes listeners on a journey from blues to rock to R&B to pop on "Nice to Meet You," an EP she released late last year. But what m...

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  • FUNERAL LAKES RALLIES FOR CHANGE IN ENERGIZED ‘GOLDEN SEASON’
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    FUNERAL LAKES RALLIES FOR CHANGE IN ENERGIZED ‘GOLDEN SEASON’

    Oct 8, 2020 0

    In a call to action that is just three songs long, Funeral Lakes uses its soapbox on the new EP "Golden Season" to advocate for the upheaval of a world order that the Canadian duo sees as a failure an...

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  • THURSTON MOORE’S LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO 2020
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    THURSTON MOORE’S LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO 2020

    Sep 22, 2020 0

    Thurston Moore's "By the Fire" is a lot like 2020: a tense, disorienting swirl where time no longer matters and it's hard to remember anything besides darkness. From the foreboding opener "Hashish" to...

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  • ALEX JORDAN IS CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ ON DEBUT ALBUM
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    ALEX JORDAN IS CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ ON DEBUT ALBUM

    Jul 23, 2020 0

    The old adage "write what you know" pays off handsomely for Alex Jordan on his debut solo album, "The Subtle Exhibitionist," and what Jordan knows is California. Equal parts introspection and open-roa...

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  • ‘SPIRIT’ TAKES JERRY GARCIA’S GOSPEL TUNES TO CHURCH
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    ‘SPIRIT’ TAKES JERRY GARCIA’S GOSPEL TUNES TO CHURCH

    Jul 9, 2020 0

    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 their own. Old-timey folk, bluegrass, jazz -- a sim...

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MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA’S MANY MASKS AT WORK ON EPIC 6th ALBUM

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA’S MANY MASKS AT WORK ON EPIC 6th ALBUM

Jun 23, 2021
ANTHONY GREEN, LAURA JANE GRACE BRING CAROUSEL TOUR TO UNION TRANSFER

ANTHONY GREEN, LAURA JANE GRACE BRING CAROUSEL TOUR TO UNION TRANSFER

Jun 16, 2022
ERIC KRASNO FINDS HIS VOICE ON SOLO DEBUT

ERIC KRASNO FINDS HIS VOICE ON SOLO DEBUT

Jul 6, 2016
FUNKY TROMBONE SHORTY HORNS IN ON KIRBY CENTER

FUNKY TROMBONE SHORTY HORNS IN ON KIRBY CENTER

Jan 21, 2014
‘RIDING WITH ROY’: ROY WILLIAMS DEBUTS TRACK, TALKS FIRST SOLO ALBUM

‘RIDING WITH ROY’: ROY WILLIAMS DEBUTS TRACK, TALKS FIRST SOLO ALBUM

Feb 9, 2015
LIBERTY UNDERGROUND RELEASE ALBUM

LIBERTY UNDERGROUND RELEASE ALBUM

Dec 30, 2013
WILKES-BARRE IS HELL-BENT FOR HALFORD AS JUDAS PRIEST CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF METAL

WILKES-BARRE IS HELL-BENT FOR HALFORD AS JUDAS PRIEST CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF METAL

Oct 26, 2022

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ANTHRAX AND BLACK LABEL SOCIETY BRING METAL MAYHEM TO BETHLEHEM
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ANTHRAX AND BLACK LABEL SOCIETY BRING METAL MAYHEM TO BETHLEHEM

Mar 3, 2023
DROPKICK MURPHYS PROMISE TO TURN MOHEGAN SUN ARENA INTO ‘INTIMATE, GROSS, SWEATY BAR’
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DROPKICK MURPHYS PROMISE TO TURN MOHEGAN SUN ARENA INTO ‘INTIMATE, GROSS, SWEATY BAR’

Mar 8, 2023
BUSH AND CANDLEBOX AT HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM: FROM ’90s ANGST TO CLASSIC ROCK
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BUSH AND CANDLEBOX AT HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM: FROM ’90s ANGST TO CLASSIC ROCK

Mar 7, 2023

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