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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YES REVISITS ‘DRAMA’ & ‘TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS’ IN STUNNING, INTIMATE LONG ISLAND SHOW
Photos by Angelo Santoro WESTBURY, NY — Progressive rock juggernaut Yes has pegged most of its recent tours to the recreation of classic albums from its revered catalog. But what happens when the b...
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ANDREW BAILIE: FROM OMAHA TO BROOKLYN & A TRIBUTE TO ‘MR. SUNSHINE’
Highway 81 Revisited is working with ReverbNation to find and spotlight up-and-coming artists in On The Rise Andrew Bailie could've ended up pursuing hockey instead of music if not for a teammate b...
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GRATEFUL DEAD NEWS: BOB WEIR SOLO ALBUM, WARREN & TIGER AT CENTRAL PARK, JERRY GARCIA CATALOG HITS STREAMING SERVICES
Things are very much alive in the world of the Grateful Dead, with a slew of exciting news for fans coming down the pike this week: Bob Weir's upcoming solo album, Warren Haynes getting a little help ...
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WORTH THE WEIGHT: THE BAND LIVES ON IN LIVELY CITY WINERY SHOW
Photos by Angelo Santoro NEW YORK, NY — About halfway through the first of its two sets last Thursday night at City Winery, The Weight ripped through a rollicking, chunky version of The Band’s “Tim...
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THE WEIGHT BRINGS THE BAND TO LIFE AT CITY WINERY JULY 28
The Weight, a group featuring former members of The Band and various Band-associated groups, will perform at City Winery in New York on Thursday, July 28. Here's a rundown of the members of The Wei...
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