BRENDAN BRISK BAND: FROM BLUES ROOTS TO ‘INDIE JAM’
The Brendan Brisk Band, a self-described indie jam quartet from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., released a new 6-song EP, "Never Everywhere," on Feb. 10. The band has been expanding on its earlier work as a blues ...
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GOOD BISON, GOOSEBUMPS AND THE ‘GHOST ON MULHOLLAND’
Pablo Alvarez, aka Good Bison, is running from a ghost. The protagonist on his new EP, the Goosebumps-inspired "Ghost on Mulholland," represents the LA musician's inner turmoil, causing him to flee in...
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WE NEED NEPO BABIES. HERE’S WHY.
The pejorative label “Nepo baby” came into sharper focus late last year thanks to an exhaustive New York magazine package that traced the advantageous lineage of entertainers with the academic zeal of...
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WINERY DOGS’ RICHIE KOTZEN: ‘YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A MUSICIAN TO CONNECT TO IT’
Ten years and three albums into their run, The Winery Dogs, formed by a trio of alpha dogs known for virtuoso musicianship, are now a true pack. Guitarist and vocalist Richie Kotzen, bassist Billy She...
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JOHN MORGAN KIMOCK RECONNECTS WITH PENNSYLVANIA FRIENDS AT RESIDENCY
For the past few Thursdays, drummer John Morgan Kimock has been leading a band that has been offering up what he calls "a northeastern Pa. musician spin on some funky music with some improvisational, ...
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MICHAEL LELLO’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
1. Cate LeBon – "Pompeii" 2. Arcade Fire – "We" 3. Spoon – "Lucifer on the Sofa" 4. Marillion – "An Hour Before It's Dark" 5. Midlake – "For the Sake of Bethel Woods" 6. Wilco – "Cruel Country" ...
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MICHAEL LELLO’S FAVORITE CONCERTS OF THE YEAR
1. Arcade Fire, Bowery Ballroom, New York, March 18 2. Roger Waters, Madison Square Garden, New York, Aug. 30 3. Midlake, Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, NY, May 13 4. Phish, Bethel Woods Center for...
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THE BADLEES RETURN TO FERTILE SOIL FOR SELF-TITLED ALBUM, KIRBY CENTER SHOW
If it wasn't for a call from a regional music hall of fame, an end-of-year flurry of activity for The Badlees would be just another relaxing holiday season. The Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame...
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DESPITE IT ALL, MONTREAL’S STARS ARE CELEBRATING ‘CHRISTMAS ANYWAY’
It's that time of year when the sugar plum-sweet strains of Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" are inescapable, to the delight of some and the horror of others. If you're looking for an ...
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LIFTING THE CURTAIN ON NEIL YOUNG’S ‘HARVEST,’ ON THE SILVER SCREEN
There's a scene in Neil Young's new film in which he's lying in a field at his Northern California ranch, listening to playback of what would become his classic album "Harvest." Luxuriating in the nat...
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