JUSTIN MAZER DROPS TWO SURPRISE SOLO ALBUMS (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
Over the course of his decade-plus career, guitarist Justin Mazer's role has been to contribute to a group dynamic, such as with the band Leroy Justice, or use his talents to help achieve the vision o...
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BRIAN LANGAN: LIFE IMITATES ART AND VICE VERSA (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
It's been 10 years since Brian Langan moved from his hometown of Scranton to Philadelphia. Known around NEPA for fronting The Sw!ms, his unique visual art and events like the beloved Panked! dance par...
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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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WRAP-UP: LOS ANGELES/ SAN FRAN WITH BOB WEIR and DAVE SCHOOLS/ BOULDER, COLORADO/ HOMECOMING GIG
"Off" Week. 11/8-11/16 After the New York run of shows, I was able enjoy a few days of downtime as well as play some gigs with other folks. On Tuesday, I played a gig in Burlington VT at Nectar's w...
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WEEK 4: BUFFALO, SYRACUSE & A WELCOMING MANHATTAN VENUE AS ‘VAN TOUR’ WRAPS
Tuesday-Back to work After spending most of Monday in bed recovering from the weekend, I woke up at my mom's house on Tuesday in Berwick PA pretty early (8am). After having a quick breakfast, I hit...
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WEEK 3: DAYTROTTER, CHICAGO, PLAYING WITHOUT A PICK & A WEDDING
Monday and Tuesday: errands and Mid-west bound Nothing too terribly exciting to kick the week off. We all reconvened on Monday to relocate to Denver for the day until we departed to Columbia, MO on...
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WEEK 1: LUNA LIGHT FESTIVAL AND THE HAUNT IN ITHACA
On the days leading up to this tour (or any run of shows for that matter), my days are pretty much spent the exact same way: gathering my things in the most frantic ADD-esque fashion possible. We trav...
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ANDERS OSBORNE & AMERICAN BABIES AT CAPITOL THEATER (CONCERT REVIEW and PHOTOS)
By Brittany Boote/ Photos by Jason Riedmiller Port Chester, New York in the late winter is as cold as it sounds. After a relaxing and scenic two-hour drive, I arrived in this small town about 40 mi...
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JUSTIN MAZER ON ‘ANTI-GUITAR’ and ‘MAKING SURE IT’S AWESOME’
Photos by Brittany Boote If it seems like guitarist Justin Mazer has been everywhere lately, it’s because that’s essentially the case. Whether touring with American Babies, the rising, impossible-t...
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PREMIERE: TOM GRAHAM DEBUTS ‘THE BAR BROKE MY HEART,’ DISCUSSES NEW ALBUM
Photos by Jason Riedmiller Poster art by Tom Graham Singer-songwriter Tom Graham's fifth album, "Underneath A Rusting Roof," is big. It's his first studio record since 2007. That's a pretty big ...
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