DR. DOG MUSIC PUMMELS MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
By Michael Lello Photos by Jason Riedmiller There are a few ways to approach playing in a space that’s smaller than the venues you’re used to. You can strip things down, sonically and visually ...
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BETTER THAN EZRA’S KEVIN GRIFFIN BALANCES BAND, SOLO SHOWS AND SONGWRITER-FOR-THE-STARS CAREER
For 20 years, Kevin Griffin has fronted Better Than Ezra, the uber-tuneful, slightly quirky band that blasted out of the gate in the mid-1990s with hit songs like "Good," "In The Blood" and "Desparate...
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BLACK CROWES HAVE BROKEN UP, RICH ROBINSON SAYS
Rich Robinson, a founding member of The Black Crowes, announced today via his official Facebook page that the band has broken up. The reason for the breakup appears to be a disagreement regarding f...
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DEER TICK CHANNELS ELVIS COSTELLO IN BROOKLYN BOWL ROCK REVUE
Photos by Jason Riedmiller One thing that sucks about indie rock is that sometimes its mix of sophistication, pretentiousness and insecurity, masquerading as an unimpressed, too-cool-for-school ven...
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MICHAEL LELLO (ALBUMS, CONCERTS)
By Michael Lello Photo by Laurence Kelly ALBUMS 1. The Hold Steady: "Teeth Dreams" 2. Robert Plant: "lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar” 3. Tigers Jaw: "Charmer" 4. Phish: "Fuego" 5. Stephen M...
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LEWIS & CLARKE ILLUMINATES THE BEAUTY OF DECAY ON ‘TRIUMVIRATE’
Some music is not immediately digestible. It is not the type of music that is consumed, enjoyed, then forgotten. It takes more work to make this type of music, and it takes more work to listen. Lew...
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PEACH FESTIVAL RETURNS AUGUST 13-16, 2015
The Peach Music Festival will return for a fourth year on Aug. 13, 14, 15 and 16 at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pa., concert promoter Live Nation has announced. A lineup for Peach 2...
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MATTSON/BARRACO AND FRIENDS GEAR UP FOR NY-AREA SHOWS AND THE FUTURE
The names Jeff Mattson and Rob Barraco should be familiar to most fans of the Grateful Dead and its seemingly countless menagerie offshoot bands. They're founding members of Long Island's Zen Trickste...
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LIVING THE QUIET LIFE: AN INTERVIEW WITH SEAN SPELLMAN
The indie-Americana feast has been held at an increasingly crowded table the past few years. The Lumineers, the divisive Mumford & Sons, Lake Street Dive and others have shared in the bounty, whil...
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HUFFAMOOSE REKINDLES ITS ’90s GLORY FOR ARDMORE REUNION
In the relatively anything-goes era of 1990s alternative rock, there were bands with odd names and tough-to-pigeonhole sounds finding success -- almost unthinkable in today's mainstream musical landsc...
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