A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM IN THE POCONOS WITH MOE.
By Michael Lello Photos by Pati Bobeck Bands like moe. don’t follow the album-tour-album-tour cycle. They are live acts first that happen to release studio albums. But their new album “No Guts, ...
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SOUTHERN ACCENTS HIGHLIGHT PANIC’S MANN DEBUT
By Michael Lester PHILADELHIA -- Regulars at Widespread Panic concerts, some who have seen dozens, if not hundreds, of shows, arrive at a show with high hopes for rarely played songs, preferably an o...
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ESCOVEDO AND THE SENSITIVE BOYS DELIVER DARK BRILLIANCE
By Michael Lello WILKES-BARRE – When you hear certain songs, you can also hear the compositional process, the structure and the intent. Here’s the verse, there’s the hook, here’s the bridge and chor...
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THE HOLD STEADY’S “MASSIVE NIGHT” IN ITHACA
By Michael Lello ITHACA, N.Y. – At first glance, it seemed like a glorified dive bar where your elbows stick to the tables and the décor includes a Jagermeister banner and dartboard might not befit a...
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