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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DEZRON DOUGLAS: ‘ATALAYA,’ A COFFEE COLLAB, AND PLAYING IN THE TREY ANASTASIO BAND
There have been a lot of exciting things percolating for Dezron Douglas, New York jazz bassist, band leader, band member and coffee aficionado. His quartet's new album, "Atalaya," was released Nov. 18...
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CARL PALMER ‘REUNITES’ ELP FOR US TOUR WITH SOME TECHNOLOGICAL HELP
Emerson, Lake & Palmer always did things a bit differently as a classically inspired rock trio. ELP is doing the unexpected again, mounting a US tour despite the fact that only one member, drummer...
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RACHEL BOBBITT EXAMINES THE EXTREMES OF LIFE
Rachel Bobbitt, the emerging Canadian singer-songwriter, could be seen as a study in contradictions. She gained a following as a teenager by performing other people's music on Vine, the since-shuttere...
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BLKBOK REWRITES THE BOOK ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CLASSICAL MUSICIAN
BLKBOK's musical talents and creative energy have taken him across the world with household-name superstars like Rihanna and Justin Timberlake. He's even played with someone in outer space. And now he...
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AUSTRALIA’S THE JUNGLE GIANTS ARE BACK IN THE US, AND THEY’RE ‘FREAKING OUT’
Australia's The Jungle Giants have finally made it to the United States on their tour in support of "Love Signs," their fourth full-length album. "It’s been way too long so we are freaking out," en...
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