AS CEDAR SPARKS, TIM CARBONE & LOU ROGAI BRING DARK HISTORY TO LIGHT
A love for local history, storytelling and a simpatico approach to production is the catalyst for a pair of new songs by Cedar Sparks, the duo of Tim Carbone (Railroad Earth) and Lou Rogai (Lewis &...
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SINGLE PREMIERE: MODERN TIES, ‘COLORADO’
NEPA indie-pop bad Modern Ties is sharing one single per month in the lead-up to its December album release. The latest, "Colorado," makes its debut today below. "It’s about meeting the next goal i...
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JAMES BARRETT RELEASES ‘LOVE SONG IN 2020’
Scranton's James Barrett has released a new single, "Love Song in 2020." You can listen to the song on all of the major streaming platforms here. "This song is the second single off of an upcomi...
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KULICK TELLS HIS ‘STORY OF LOSS AND GAIN’ ON FULL-LENGTH DEBUT
From his middle-of-nowhere youth -- he grew up outside of Tamaqua, Pa. -- to the fast-paced, major-market music business hustle of New York and Philadelphia, Jacob Kulick has had a lot of life experie...
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MUSIC VIDEO, SINGLE PREMIERE: DAVID HAERLE, ‘TRUE LIBERTY’
Following up on the release of his critically acclaimed sophomore album "Death Valley," Los Angeles singer/songwriter/guitarist David Haerle is back with the single "True Liberty." Following its prem...
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PAUL WILKINSON OF MASON PORTER TAKES SOLO PATH WITH ‘400 BEARS’
Having dedicated himself full-time to music four years ago, but with live shows shut down due to the coronavirus, 2020 became the right time for Paul Wilkinson of Philly-area Americana band Mason Port...
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PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG FLOCK TO NEPA FOR DRIVE-IN SHOW
The road is why Pigeons Playing Ping Pong have risen from a regional jam band to playing everywhere from Red Rocks to Madison Square Garden and a slew of festivals in between. So when COVID-19 put liv...
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FUNERAL LAKES RALLIES FOR CHANGE IN ENERGIZED ‘GOLDEN SEASON’
In a call to action that is just three songs long, Funeral Lakes uses its soapbox on the new EP "Golden Season" to advocate for the upheaval of a world order that the Canadian duo sees as a failure an...
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SMASHING PUMPKINS’ JIMMY CHAMBERLIN BRINGS PROGRESSIVE SPIRIT TO ‘HONOR’
For all of the drummers who were intimidated by Jimmy Chamberlin's intricate parts on Smashing Pumpkins' albums, you'll be happy to know he's just like you. Chamberlin remembers playing at a drum f...
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THURSTON MOORE’S LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO 2020
Thurston Moore's "By the Fire" is a lot like 2020: a tense, disorienting swirl where time no longer matters and it's hard to remember anything besides darkness. From the foreboding opener "Hashish" to...
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