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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HEADCOUNT GETS OUT THE VOTE, ONE CONCERTGOER AT A TIME
With Election Day less than two weeks away, Headcount is ramping up its efforts to make sure that everyone does their civic duty and heads to the polls. But it’s an effort that the organization has be...
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TOM GRAHAM ON PERFORMING WITH CABINET, FINALLY PLAYING THE KIRBY CENTER & THE MAGIC OF HOUSE SHOWS
Tom Graham jokes that it will have taken him 2,101 shows to get to the F.M. Kirby Center stage in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where he will open for the Steve Miller Band on Sunday, Oct. 30. And that gig will ...
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UNBROKEN CHAIN: GRAHAME LESH CONTINUES FAMILY LEGACY WITH MIDNIGHT NORTH
When many Grateful Dead fans talk about the band and their fellow Deadheads, they use the word "family." For Grahame Lesh, though, it goes a bit deeper than that. Lesh, the son of the Dead bass...
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MIKE KENEALLY ON BEER FOR DOLPHINS, FRANK ZAPPA & JOE SATRIANI
As a key collaborator with Frank Zappa and Joe Satriani, Mike Keneally has enjoyed the rarified air of musical genius. But Keneally, a guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist, is no slouch himself. He's r...
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