NEAL CASAL ON CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD, PLAYING JERRY GARCIA’S ‘WOLF’ & BEING A GOOD LIEUTENANT
Guitarist-photographer Neal Casal is one of a handful of musicians who can lay a legitimate claim to having played one of the late Jerry Garcia’s treasured guitars in the decades since Garcia’s 1995 d...
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THE MIGHTY QUINN: FROM ‘MAGICO’ TO ‘THROUGH LOVE,’ MIKE QUINN FOLLOWS HIS OWN COURSE
You might call Mike Quinn's musical journey a tale of three cities: Scranton, Pa., Los Angeles and Philadelphia. The Scranton native, known for his work there in bands like Okay Paddy and And The Mone...
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STRING CHEESE INCIDENT’S MICHAEL KANG ON PEACH FEST, CITIZENSHIP & BUSINESS PARTNER JOHN PERRY BARLOW
String Cheese Incident all-purpose string player-vocalist Michael Kang was sitting at home in Santa Cruz, California, Friday taking media calls amid prepping for his 2-year-old son’s birthday party la...
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BLU BAMBOO ENSEMBLE BRINGS AFRO-CARIBBEAN FUNK, SOUL AND REGGAE TO BROOKLYN, HARLEM
Blú Bamboo Ensemble is a Puerto Rico-based band that is bringing a Caribbean island vibe to the island of Manhattan and the west end of the Long Island. Specializing in a fusion of Afro-Caribbean funk...
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ARC IRIS MAPS OUT NEW TERRITORY ON ‘MOON SALOON,’ WRAPS UP BROOKLYN RESIDENCY TUESDAY
Arc Iris is not interested in neat and tidy. In fact, lead singer and lyricist Jocie Adams says that when the Providence, Rhode Island, artistically minded indie trio is “doing it right,” its music is...
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BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH LAUNCHES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH NEW YORK SELL-OUT
If you haven’t heard of Benjamin Francis Leftwich, listen up. With this British singer-songwriter’s previously sold-out tours and “hypnotic, ethereal vocals,” you might want to keep your eye (or ear) ...
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SONNY & THE SUNSETS ON MERRILL GARBUS, GIANT DONGS & 100 RECORDS [TICKET CONTEST]
Sonny Smith is certainly a polymath: Musician. Playwright. Multimedia artist. A guy who can seamlessly work the phrase “Edward Scissorhands of the wang” into an interview. His current endeavor is “...
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AMPLIFY YOUR SUNDAY WITH BELLA’S BARTOK
Bella’s Bartok’s sound is not so easily defined, nor is the band’s history or members who will give you a witty answer that will make you laugh before you realize no one actually answered your questio...
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AEROSMITH’S BRAD WHITFORD ON WHITFORD/ST. HOLMES REUNION, STEVEN TYLER & MORE
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Brad Whitford, one of the two guitarists from Aerosmith, and Derek St. Holmes, who supplied the vocals for many of Ted Nugent’s best known songs, got together and released ...
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ERIC KRASNO FINDS HIS VOICE ON SOLO DEBUT
Two-time Grammy winner Eric Krasno still considers himself fortunate for his ability to play guitar a quarter century after he shattered his left elbow in a fall during a basketball game his freshman ...
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