BILL EVANS: FROM MILES DAVIS’ RIGHT-HAND MAN TO THE JAM BAND WORLD, SAX MAN FINDS HIS GROOVE
It’s rare to find a musician who has risen to the top of any particular genre. Rarer still is an artist who has achieved remarkable success in two distinct styles – someone like saxophone player and m...
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PAUL THORN ON MAKING PEOPLE FEEL GOOD, BEATING THEM UP IN THE RING and HIS MOM AND DAD’s INFLUENCE
The son of a preacher man, the nephew of a pimp and a former boxer turned singer/songwriter who fought Roberto Duran on national TV. Sounds like three different characters in a novel, but those are al...
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PURPLES RISE FROM THE ASHES OF THE TEETH, PLAY SCRANTON WITH HEAVY BLONDE
When the national press started sniffing around the Philadelphia psychedelic (for lack of a better descriptor) rock scene in the mid-2000s, a few remarkable bands were exposed to a larger audience, li...
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SUBTERRANEAN: JEFF MASIN AT UNION SQUARE STATION (VIDEO)
Welcome to Subterranean, a video series that spotlights music that is underground – literally. In the series, we showcase the musicians who perform for the public in New York City’s subway system. Sub...
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DAWES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘ALL YOUR FAVORITE BANDS,’ SHARE NEW SONG & VIDEO
Dawes on Monday announced the June 2 release of its upcoming album "All Your Favorite Bands." It will be the fourth album for the band, and the second on its own HUB Records. The album was produced by...
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AARON FINK FOLLOWS A NEW PATH WITH SOLO DEBUT (INTERVIEW & SONG PREMIERE)
Millions of listeners have heard Aaron Fink’s songs and guitar playing, thanks to the platinum sales status of his old band’s albums. But they won’t really know him as an individual artist until t...
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JUSTIN MAZER ON ‘ANTI-GUITAR’ and ‘MAKING SURE IT’S AWESOME’
Photos by Brittany Boote If it seems like guitarist Justin Mazer has been everywhere lately, it’s because that’s essentially the case. Whether touring with American Babies, the rising, impossible-t...
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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE & HOLY GHOST! DJ SETS AT OUTPUT IN BROOKLYN: WIN TICKETS
UPDATE: The Animal Collective show has been canceled due to a band member illness. Highway 81 Revisited would like to send you and a guest to Output in Brooklyn to see DJ sets by Animal Collective ...
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‘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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