THE NEW DEAL’S ‘AGE OF DISCOVERY’ BRINGS CANADIAN TRIO TO ARDMORE, BROOKLYN THIS WEEK
Since emerging from Toronto as one of the pioneers of the live electronica scene that continues to blur the line between the dance club and the concert hall, The New Deal has embraced emerging technol...
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SPIN DOCTORS CELEBRATE 30th ANNIVERSARY AT BROOKLYN BOWL
Photos by Ella Jewell '90s hitmakers the Spin Doctors hit Brooklyn Bowl on Nov. 8 for the NYC band's 30th anniversary celebration. While seminal jam-band club the Wetlands -- where the original lin...
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YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, BILLY STRINGS & JP BIONDO OF CABINET SET FOR ARDMORE MUSIC HALL
Yonder Mountain String Band, the progressive bluegrass act with nearly 20 years under its belt, will make its Ardmore Music Hall debut on Sunday, Oct. 16. Also on the bill are soulful southern picker ...
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THE HOLD STEADY ‘ALMOST KILLED ME’ & ‘SEPARATION SUNDAY’ DELUXE EDITIONS ANNOUNCED
The latter half of 2016 is shaping up to be a nostalgic period for The Hold Steady. The New York-based band had already announced that its only headline shows this year would include former keyboard p...
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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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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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CABINET, MOE. & ‘THE WEIGHT’ SIT-INS IN BINGHAMTON (PHOTO GALLERY)
Photos by Pati Bobeck Cabinet not only opened for moe. Wednesday night at the Forum Theatre in Binghamton, N.Y., last night, but the band's J.P. Biondo and Pappy Biondo sat in with the headliners f...
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NO SLEEP TIL BROOKLYN (BOWL) FOR THE MOTET
While Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and, if you prefer, Festivus are all around the corner, it’s another holiday – Halloween – that sticks with The Motet all year round, at least in spiri...
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CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH, TEEN MEN AT BROOKLYN BOWL
Photos by Jason Riedmiller When we last left Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, it was the spring of this year and the band was working up a new album and debuting new songs - and a new lineup - at Philadel...
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AMERICAN BABIES STARE DOWN DEATH
By Michael Lello For Tom Hamilton, changes in his perspective on life led to changes in his music. Put simply, both grew more serious. You can hear the new approach on “Knives & Teeth,” the thi...
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