THE SUFFERS: GULF COAST SOUL, BEEF STEW AND A PHILADELPHIA EAGLE
In addition to her powerful, soulful voice, Kamerra “Kam” Franklin can partially thank a severely injured ankle for her whirlwind path to fronting The Suffers, an eclectic 10-piece band that’s gigged ...
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SLOTHRUST CHASES THE SOUND IN THEIR HEADS
Children of '90s alt rock and trained in jazz, Slothrust is as likely to craft a hooky earworm as a complex, prog-rock-esque breakdown. And the three-piece band's knack for combining those seemingly d...
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BROTHER ROY’S ROCK ‘N’ ROLL REVIVAL (VIDEO PREMIERE and INTERVIEW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt2GT-Cfa40 Over jubilant piano, swirling organ, horns and backing vocals, Brother Roy sings of a place that sounds at once real and mythical. He and his crew will f...
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DUSTIN DOUGLAS PLOTS STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN TRIBUTE AT RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE
There are a handful of guitarists that seem to be universally revered by fellow players, regardless of genre. Jimi Hendrix. Jimmy Page. Eric Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Tonight (Saturday, Jan. 21), t...
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FAUST EMBRACES ‘THE ROMANTIC AND THE BRUTAL’
The enigmatic German band Faust arose from Germany’s wildly fertile music scene of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Abrasive and challenging, the band foreshadowed the rise of industrial and electronic ...
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HOLLY BOWLING FINDS THE KEYS TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who knows the music of the Grateful Dead and Phish, inside and out, better than Holly Bowling. And that includes the members of those iconic bands themselves. T...
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DR. DOG’S ERIC SLICK TALKS SOLO MUSIC, REFLECTS ON SCHOOL OF ROCK & ADRIAN BELEW YEARS
Anyone who has seen Philadelphia-based Dr. Dog perform knows the band boasts an uber-talented drummer in Eric Slick, who makes complicated patterns look (and sound) simple as he steers the multifacete...
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MIKE ZITO THANKFUL FOR SECOND CHANCES ON ‘MAKE BLUES NOT WAR’
Playing the blues to express joy might sound like a contradiction. And if you’re superstitious, saying that about your unlucky 13th album is even stranger. But for long-time blues guitar standout Mike...
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MIKE WATT ON 1995 TOUR WITH VEDDER & GROHL, THE MINUTEMEN’S LEGACY, PLAYING WITH IGGY POP, AND ‘PANTS DAY’ IN JUNIOR HIGH
When bassist Mike Watt made his solo debut in 1995 with “Ball-Hog or Tugboat?” he did it with an eyebrow-raising supporting cast. From former SST Records labelmates like Henry Rollins and Thurston Moo...
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MIDLAKE REFLECTS ON ‘TRIALS OF VAN OCCUPANTHER’ AS PIVOTAL ALBUM TURNS 10
With the benefit of a perspective that can only come with the passage of time, we can safely declare the mid-aughts a transitional era for indie rock, when artists with sharp-edged approaches such as ...
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