MIZ’S COMEBACK STORY UNFOLDS ON ‘A YEAR AGO TODAY’ (SONG PREMIERE)
Mike Mizwinski — the singer, songwriter and guitarist who performs as Miz — opens his soon-to-be-released new studio album, “A Year Ago Today,” with an introspective, country-flavored tune called “Bei...
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A CONVERSATION WITH COL. BRUCE HAMPTON
Aquarium Rescue Unit, the absurdist jam-rock outfit led by the colorful Col. Bruce Hampton, is back, performing together for the first time since a 2011 reunion. While the band isn’t a household na...
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PEACH FEST: GREGG ALLMAN, TROMBONE SHORTY, AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD and JAIMOE’S JASSZ BAND
Photos by Pati Bobeck The fourth annual Peach Music Festival kicked off Thursday night at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain just outside of Scranton, Pa. It's the first Peach Fest since the 2014 dis...
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BILL EVANS: FROM MILES DAVIS’ RIGHT-HAND MAN TO THE JAM BAND WORLD, SAX MAN FINDS HIS GROOVE
It’s rare to find a musician who has risen to the top of any particular genre. Rarer still is an artist who has achieved remarkable success in two distinct styles – someone like saxophone player and m...
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PEACH FESTIVAL RETURNS AUGUST 13-16, 2015
The Peach Music Festival will return for a fourth year on Aug. 13, 14, 15 and 16 at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pa., concert promoter Live Nation has announced. A lineup for Peach 2...
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THE FINAL CHAPTER FOR THE ALLMAN BROTHERS? AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR ALAN PAUL
The tumultuous history of the Allman Brothers Band – tragic deaths, bitter breakups, reunions and a controversial court case that turned Brother against Brother – will, supposedly, come to an end Wedn...
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THE GUITAR’S WIZARD OF OZ
By Michael Lello For decades, Israeli-born and New York-based guitarist Oz Noy has been impressing audiences – and fellow musicians – landing the likes of Chick Corea, Allan Toussaint, John Medeski, ...
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DAY 2: GRACE POTTER STEALS THE SHOW
By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus SCRANTON -- While the Allman Brothers Band are the name at the top of the bill, the star of the show during the second day of the Peach Music Festival Friday...
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GRACE POTTER’S ‘BEAUTIFUL PROGRESSION’
With a powerful, bluesy voice, and a sexy, swaggering stage presence, Grace Potter seemed destined for stardom before she achieved it. It didn’t matter if she was playing to a half-full venue as an o...
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