WEEKEND ROUNDUP: OK COMPUTER REISSUE INCLUDES 8 UNRELEASED TRACKS; SPINTO BAND’S ‘NICE & NICELY DONE’ 10th ANNIVERSARY
Radiohead this week confirmed the rumored reissue of its landmark 1997 album "OK Computer." Title "OKNOTOK," the new edition will feature the original album, eight B-sides and the previously unrelease...
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REUNITED REVOLUTION KEEPS THE MUSIC OF PRINCE ALIVE
A full year after Prince’s shocking death, fans of the musical genius and mysterious icon are still reeling. But rather than wallow in sorrow, members of The Revolution, Prince’s band immortalized in ...
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NIGHTMARE RIVER BAND FINDS ITS AMERICANA VOICE AS GROUP PREPS THIRD RELEASE
With an EP and full-length album under its belt and its second full album completed and awaiting release, the high-energy New York City Americana outfit The Nightmare River Band is Highway 81 Revisite...
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LESLIE MENDELSON TALKS ‘LOVE & MURDER,’ 8-YEAR GAP BETWEEN ALBUMS AND BOB WEIR
Leslie Mendelson's new album, "Love & Murder," is perfectly titled, a mysterious mix of stark romanticism and darkness. With an eight-year gap since her promising debut, and the self-doubt that cr...
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ALEXIS P. SUTER MINISTERS OF SOUND TAKE BRIGGS FARM TO CHURCH ON LIVE CD
As Alexis P. Suter Ministers of Sound take the stage on “Live From Briggs Farm Blues Festival,” Suter, the powerhouse vocalist, says, “It’s great to have church on a day like today.” She’s not the fir...
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EVERYTHING TURNED TO COLOR FINDS MAGIC BEYOND INDIVIDUAL INFLUENCES (TRACK DEBUT + INTERVIEW)
There are musical collectives that work well because they are made up of like-minded writers and players, people from similar backgrounds with similar tastes who can finish each other’s musical sent...
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FOLLOWING HOLLYWOOD FORAYS, MATT NORTH RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM
As a performer, Matt North had accomplished almost everything: writing award-winning screenplays, starring alongside James Woods in a Golden Globe-winning film and acting in seven episodes of "Curb Yo...
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CHARLES HAVIRA: FINDING INSPIRATION IN THE STUDIO
For more than 20 years, Northeastern Pennsylvania-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Charles Havira has been a staple on the regional music scene, releasing albums under his own name and with the ...
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SLOTHRUST CHASES THE SOUND IN THEIR HEADS
Children of '90s alt rock and trained in jazz, Slothrust is as likely to craft a hooky earworm as a complex, prog-rock-esque breakdown. And the three-piece band's knack for combining those seemingly d...
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BROTHER ROY’S ROCK ‘N’ ROLL REVIVAL (VIDEO PREMIERE and INTERVIEW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt2GT-Cfa40 Over jubilant piano, swirling organ, horns and backing vocals, Brother Roy sings of a place that sounds at once real and mythical. He and his crew will f...
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