AARON FINK’S ‘GALAXIES’ A DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC MUSICAL JOURNEY
On “Galaxies,” Aaron Fink’s third solo album after his tenure in the wildly popular alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin came to an end, the guitarist, singer and songwriter offers a deeply person...
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HOLIDAY REUNION SHOW: UNDERGROUND SAINTS, AARON FINK, BRET ALEXANDER AND MORE THRILL KIRBY LOBBY CROWD
Photos by Brittany Boote WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Five Northeastern Pennsylvania-based acts joined together to perform in the FM Kirby Center's Chandelier Lobby on Friday, Dec. 30, for the Holiday Reuni...
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MICHAEL LELLO: ALBUMS & CONCERTS
Top 10 Album Releases of 2016 1. Bob Weir: “Blue Mountain” 2. Deftones: “Gore” 3. Metallica: “Hardwired...To Self Destruct” 4. Marillion: “F.E.A.R.” 5. Bob Dylan: “Fallen Angels” 6. ...
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HOLLY BOWLING FINDS THE KEYS TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who knows the music of the Grateful Dead and Phish, inside and out, better than Holly Bowling. And that includes the members of those iconic bands themselves. T...
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DR. DOG’S ERIC SLICK TALKS SOLO MUSIC, REFLECTS ON SCHOOL OF ROCK & ADRIAN BELEW YEARS
Anyone who has seen Philadelphia-based Dr. Dog perform knows the band boasts an uber-talented drummer in Eric Slick, who makes complicated patterns look (and sound) simple as he steers the multifacete...
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DEAN WEEN GROUP PAINTS THE TOWN BROWN ON ‘THE DEANER ALBUM’
While it’s not officially a Ween release, the Dean Ween Group’s debut, “The Deaner Album,” should slake the thirst of fans who have been waiting since 2007 for new material. All of the beloved band’s ...
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MIKE ZITO THANKFUL FOR SECOND CHANCES ON ‘MAKE BLUES NOT WAR’
Playing the blues to express joy might sound like a contradiction. And if you’re superstitious, saying that about your unlucky 13th album is even stranger. But for long-time blues guitar standout Mike...
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MIKE WATT ON 1995 TOUR WITH VEDDER & GROHL, THE MINUTEMEN’S LEGACY, PLAYING WITH IGGY POP, AND ‘PANTS DAY’ IN JUNIOR HIGH
When bassist Mike Watt made his solo debut in 1995 with “Ball-Hog or Tugboat?” he did it with an eyebrow-raising supporting cast. From former SST Records labelmates like Henry Rollins and Thurston Moo...
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MIDLAKE REFLECTS ON ‘TRIALS OF VAN OCCUPANTHER’ AS PIVOTAL ALBUM TURNS 10
With the benefit of a perspective that can only come with the passage of time, we can safely declare the mid-aughts a transitional era for indie rock, when artists with sharp-edged approaches such as ...
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TOM GRAHAM ON PERFORMING WITH CABINET, FINALLY PLAYING THE KIRBY CENTER & THE MAGIC OF HOUSE SHOWS
Tom Graham jokes that it will have taken him 2,101 shows to get to the F.M. Kirby Center stage in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where he will open for the Steve Miller Band on Sunday, Oct. 30. And that gig will ...
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