‘RIDING WITH ROY’: ROY WILLIAMS DEBUTS TRACK, TALKS FIRST SOLO ALBUM
Since moving from Scranton, Pa., to Brooklyn three and a half years ago, Roy Williams' musical profile has been on the rise, thanks to playing guitar as a member of French-born Gypsy jazz guitarist ...
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PREMIERE: TOM GRAHAM DEBUTS ‘THE BAR BROKE MY HEART,’ DISCUSSES NEW ALBUM
Photos by Jason Riedmiller Poster art by Tom Graham Singer-songwriter Tom Graham's fifth album, "Underneath A Rusting Roof," is big. It's his first studio record since 2007. That's a pretty big ...
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RADIOHEAD DRUMMER PHILIP SELWAY: FIRST FULL-BAND U.S. DATES, COACHELLA 2015
Philip Selway, Radiohead's drummer, has announced his first U.S. full-band dates, including Coachella on April 19. Leading up to the festival performance, he'll kick off a short run of shows on April ...
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UNTIL THE RIBBON BREAKS UNLEARNS OLD LESSONS ON DEBUT ALBUM
It’s late 2014 and the fellows from Until The Ribbon Breaks – Peter Lawrie Winfield, Elliot Wall and James Gordon – are sipping drinks upstairs at the Nancy Whiskey Pub in New York City’s Tribeca neig...
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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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