UMPHREY’S MCGEE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS WITH PENN’S PEAK SHOW
Photos by Sam Watson Progressive jam-rock veterans Umphrey's McGee wrapped up a string of Northeastern shows on Jan. 28 at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe, Pa. The performance brought to a close a run th...
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DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, TIGERS JAW LEAD THE WAY AT FIRST ALT 92.1 FM SNOW SHOW
Photos by Alex Seeley Emo legends Dashboard Confessional and hometown heroes Tigers Jaw led the bill at the inaugural Alt 92.1 Snow Show on Sunday, Jan. 28 at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, ...
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SPOON BRINGS ‘HOT THOUGHTS’ TO SHERMAN THEATER
Photos by Sam Watson Austin, Texas indie-rock veterans Spoon, touring in support of their critically lauded ninth album, "Hot Thoughts," performed at the Sherman Theater in Stroubdsburg, Pa., on De...
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THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN BRING ‘DAMAGE AND JOY’ TO NYC
Photos by Angelo Santoro NEW YORK — Scottish shoegaze trailblazers The Jesus and Mary Chain's recently wrapped up its North American tour at PlayStation Theater. The group, which helped launch the ...
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WOOD BROTHERS BRING FALL TOUR TO SHERMAN THEATER
Photos by Sam Watson STROUDSBURG, PA — The acclaimed and eclectic Wood Brothers — Oliver Wood on guitar and vocals and Chris Wood on bass, joined by multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix — recently brough...
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PEACH FEST 2017: MULTI-GENERATIONAL TRIBUTES TO FALLEN ALLMAN BROTHERS MEMBERS ABOUND
Photos by Pati Bobeck MOOSIC, Pa. — Fourteen-year-old Brandon “Taz” Niederauer was spotted backstage at last weekend’s Peach Festival by one observer just being a care-free kid — chasing and poppin...
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GENE WEEN DOES BILLY JOEL AT THE KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Sam Watson WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Aaron Freeman, aka Gene Ween, brought his "Geen Ween Does Billy Joel" show to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. Backed by a 7-piece band led by Paul Gr...
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XPONENTIAL FEST PHOTOS: WILCO, SPOON, STRAND OF OAKS, PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
Photos by Sam Watson CAMDEN, N.J. — Some of the brightest lights in indie and Americana converged on the BB&T Pavilion just over the river from Philadelphia for what has become one of the natio...
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PROLIFIC CONOR OBERST BRINGS ‘SALUTATIONS’ AND MORE TO KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Alex Seeley 'WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The prolific singer/songwriter and Bright Eyes namesake Conor Oberst and his band, featuring members of The Felice Brothers, performed at the F.M. Kirby C...
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BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL TURNS 20
Photos by Alex Seeley NESCOPECK, Pa. — Thousands of fans returned to the sprawling site of the Briggs Farm Blues Festival for an annual weekend of great music, food and camping. Celebrating is 20th...
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