JAMES: DEATH, DANCE and REBIRTH AT WEBSTER HALL
By Michael Lello Photos by Joe Russo Backstage at Webster Hall, James trumpet player Andy Diagram is slumped on a sofa, wearing a knit winter cap topped with a tassle while he's trying to fight ...
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DYLAN JANE HITS HER STRIDE ON THIRD ALBUM (EXCLUSIVE SONG DEBUT)
With a palette that ranges in taste from Bonnie Raitt to Bonnie “Prince” Billy, singer/songwriter Dylan Jane has quite a deep well to draw from when it comes to her own music. It’s a range of dept...
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CHEROKEE RED DEBUTS ‘THE WORLD IS MY OYSTER’ (EXCLUSIVE)
"On some level as a musician, you want to release some kind of opus you're working on, but in a lot of cases it's better to have something people can relate to. And a good chorus is hard to come b...
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SAM AMIDON TALKS ‘LILY-O,’ BILL FRISELL and ‘COLLABORATION’ WITH HENDRIX
Sam Amidon had an idea for his new album. But the album seemed to have another idea for him. That sounds a bit weird, so let's back up a second. Amidon, a singer, songwriter, guitarist and player o...
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LEWIS & CLARKE COMPLETE THE TRIPTYCH: AN INTERVIEW WITH LOU ROGAI
By Michael Lello Photo by Jonno Rattman In 2007, when Lewis & Clarke released its most recent full-length album “Blasts of Holy Birth,” Apple was launching its first iPhone. The Hollywood Wr...
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DUSTIN DOUGLAS PREMIERES TRACK and DISCUSSES DEBUT ALBUM (EXCLUSIVE)
By Michael Lello The artist’s name Dustin Douglas might not ring a bell for you. But the music on his album -- “Black Skies and Starlight,” the debut from the artist more widely known by his r...
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THOM YORKE RELEASES SURPRISE NEW ALBUM VIA BITTORRENT
Thom Yorke has released a new album, "Tomorrow's Modern Boxes," via the new version of BitTorrent. It can be purchased and downloaded here. Yorke and producer Nigel Godrich explained the decision i...
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ROBERT PLANT’S BREATHTAKING, GLOBE-TREKKING ‘ROAR’
Of course it was Mick Jagger, not Robert Plant, who famously sang, “You can’t always get what you want/ But if you try sometime you find/ You get what you need.” But the Rolling Stones lyric is a fitt...
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PINK FLOYD TEASES NEW ALBUM ‘THE ENDLESS RIVER,’ OUT NOV. 10
Pink Floyd has announced the Nov. 10 release of a new studio album, "The Endless River" -- its first since the band released "The Division Bell" 20 years ago. In a snippet released by the band, yo...
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LAND OF THE LOOK BEHIND ALBUM-RELEASE AT WORLD CAFE LIVE
Jersey City outfit Land of the Look Behind will hold its debut album-release party on Saturday at World Cafe Live. The group, "a collaboration of musicians who blend the warm nostalgia of Americana wi...
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