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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DUSTIN DOUGLAS PLOTS STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN TRIBUTE AT RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE
There are a handful of guitarists that seem to be universally revered by fellow players, regardless of genre. Jimi Hendrix. Jimmy Page. Eric Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Tonight (Saturday, Jan. 21), t...
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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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