LEFTOVER SALMON BRINGS DUO SHOWS TO NORTHEAST AS BAND LOOKS BACK ON 30 YEARS
Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt have been playing together for 30 years in Leftover Salmon, but when the two get together for duo shows -- as they'll do Wednesday at City Winery in Philadelphia and Thurs...
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THE DEVIL MAKES THREE EMBRACES LINEUP CHANGE WITH NEW ALBUM IN THE WORKS
With nearly 20 years under its belt as a band, it's rare that Americana trio The Devil Makes Three faces a new challenge. But when it kicked off its winter tour this week, it did so with a brand new m...
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H81R’S MICHAEL LELLO’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
1. Tool - Fear Inoculum 2. Stephen Malkmus - Groove Denied 3. James Barrett - The Price of Comfort 4. The Claypool Lennon Delirium - South of Reality 5. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Servants of th...
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H81R’S MICHAEL LELLO’S FAVORITE CONCERTS OF THE YEAR
1. Rolling Stones, Met Life Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, Aug. 5 2. Phish, BB&T Pavilion, Camden, NJ, June 29 3. Bob Dylan, Beacon Theatre, New York, Nov. 24 4. Tool, Prudential Center, Newark,...
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SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS KEEP IT ‘SUBVERSIVE AND CRAZY,’ EVEN FOR CHRISTMAS
With elements of Gypsy jazz, klezmer, vaudeville and a zany sense of humor, Squirrel Nut Zippers were an unlikely success story in the '90s, when the 1996 sophomore album, "Hot" became a staple on rad...
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PIXIES’ JOEY SANTIAGO: ‘WE WERE A BUNCH OF BRATS’
There's a line in "Catfish Kate," a brilliant song on the brilliant new album by Pixies, "Beneath the Eyrie," about a place "where every creature drinks their fill and other creatures take their kill....
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KARL DENSON PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE ALLMAN BROTHERS WITH ‘EAT A BUNCH OF PEACHES’ SHOW
Sax and flute master Karl Denson might be a funk and jazz musician at heart, but as a popular attraction on the jam band circuit and as a touring member of the Rolling Stones, he's also made his mark ...
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LETTERS TO CLEO’S LETTERS TO SANTA ON NEW HOLIDAY EP
Letters To Cleo is sending Christmas cards this holiday season in the form of a new EP, "Okay Christmas." The release, said Kay Hanley, the lead singer of the '90s alt rock band, came about as a compa...
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STEEL PANTHER: ‘WE HAVE ALL THE DISEASES’
It’s late morning at Duff's in Brooklyn, and the smell of yesterday’s beer mingles with today’s hairspray. That can only mean one thing: The boys from Steel Panther have arrived from L.A. to talk abou...
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TOOL’S METHOD AND MADNESS ON DISPLAY IN EPIC NEW JERSEY SHOW
NEWARK, NJ -- Tool, who infamously works at a snail's pace -- five albums in 26 years -- has a vocalist who doesn't front the band on stage and bars cellphone photography at its shows. It demands a lo...
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