BOB WEIR’S STUNNING CAPITOL THEATRE PERFORMANCE TOUCHES ON NEW COWBOY SONGS AND GRATEFUL DEAD CLASSICS
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. — Sometimes one needs to look back to move forward. Such is the case with Bob Weir, the legendary Grateful Dead co-frontman. Fresh off a hugely successful, nostalgic summer tour...
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MIKE KENEALLY ON BEER FOR DOLPHINS, FRANK ZAPPA & JOE SATRIANI
As a key collaborator with Frank Zappa and Joe Satriani, Mike Keneally has enjoyed the rarified air of musical genius. But Keneally, a guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist, is no slouch himself. He's r...
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WEEN TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM FROM 2001; ‘THE DEANER ALBUM’ OUT THIS WEEK, WATCH NEW VIDEO
In the same week that Ween announced its first live album since 2008, Dean Ween shared the first video for the upcoming debut album by The Dean Ween Group. "GodWeenSatan Live," recorded on Sept. 14...
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THE MAGPIE SALUTE REUNITES BLACK CROWES MEMBERS, FIRST SHOW SET FOR GRAMERCY THEATRE IN JANUARY
Rich Robinson on Monday announced the formation of The Magpie Salute, which will reunite Robinson (guitar/vocals) with former Black Crowes Marc Ford (guitar), keyboardist Eddie Harsch and bassist Sven...
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THOMAS HUGHES & GRETCHEN LOHSE OF CAROL CLEVELAND SINGS ON VINE VIDEOS & ‘EPCOT POP’
Carol Cleveland Sings is more a multi-discipline art project than a band in the traditional sense. The brainchild of Thomas Hughes of The Spinto Band, and now a collaborative partnership with Gretchen...
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INDEPEDENT RAPPER SHAH’S CROSS-CULTURAL JOURNEY
As a Muslim-Canadian hip-hop artist whose father was born in India, there was no template for Shah to follow. So he created his own. “Growing up, I didn’t really have those role models,” Shah says ...
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TRACK PREMIERE: SEAFOAM GREEN FEATURING RICH ROBINSON & RAMI JAFFEE
On “Topanga Mansion,” the debut album by Seafoam Green, Ireland-born Dave O’Grady paints landscapes that run the gamut from sorrowful to celebratory. One minute, a pedal steel lick conjures the wi...
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EXCLUSIVE: J. ALAN SCHNEIDER PREMIERES ‘ARKANSAS’ VIDEO IN ADVANCE OF EP RELEASE SHOW AT PIANOS
With his debut solo EP, "Lo & Behold," ready for a proper album-release show in a few weeks at Pianos on Manhattan's Lower East Side, J. Alan Schneider today premieres a Proving Ground Session vi...
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JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER PLAY ROCKWOOD, TIN ANGEL IN ADVANCE OF ROUGH TRADE DEBUT
British folk due Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, the latest signing by the Rough Trade label, will play a pair of shows at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City this week in advance of its debut albu...
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THE MIGHTY QUINN: FROM ‘MAGICO’ TO ‘THROUGH LOVE,’ MIKE QUINN FOLLOWS HIS OWN COURSE
You might call Mike Quinn's musical journey a tale of three cities: Scranton, Pa., Los Angeles and Philadelphia. The Scranton native, known for his work there in bands like Okay Paddy and And The Mone...
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