AN INTERVIEW WITH GRATEFUL DEAD LYRICIST ROBERT HUNTER, PART TWO
By Michael Lello There are musical partnerships that are so intertwined, you can’t consider one without the other. Lennon and McCartney. Simon and Garfunkel. Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Jer...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH GRATEFUL DEAD LYRICIST ROBERT HUNTER, PART ONE
By Michael Lello Photo by Maureen Hunter Robert Hunter’s words have left an indelible imprint on pop culture – “what a long strange trip it’s been” and “drivin’ that train, high on cocaine,” anyone?...
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM IN THE POCONOS WITH MOE.
By Michael Lello Photos by Pati Bobeck Bands like moe. don’t follow the album-tour-album-tour cycle. They are live acts first that happen to release studio albums. But their new album “No Guts, ...
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A FIRE WITH FRIENDS HAS SIGHTS ON “A NEW LIFE”
By Michael Lello Photo by Jason Riedmiller Scranton band A Fire With Friends is dealing with a truly 21st Century problem — its online profile has been wiped out. No Facebook, no Twitter, nothing. It...
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FOURTH PENNSYLVANIA BLUES FESTIVAL BRINGS DIVERSE LINEUP TO POCONOS THIS WEEKEND
By Michael Lello For the 23rd straight year, an impressive mix of blues artists from all over -- and blues fans – will descend on the Poconos for a weekend of music. The Pennsylvania Blues Festival ...
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MICHAEL FRANTI TALKS YOGA, BARE FEET AND NEW MATERIAL
By Michael Lello Yoga, bare feet, charity. . . . It's all a bit much to take, especially for a cynic. But listen to Michael Franti talk about things like his reason to eschew footwear, and the Do ...
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YES TACKLE “HEAVEN AND EARTH,” CLASSIC ALBUMS
By Michael Lello The family tree of progressive rock band Yes has more branches than a gnarled old redwood, with members joining, leaving, and in several cases, rejoining the band, throughout its sto...
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COLD COFFEE BRINGS RECORDING PROJECT TO LIFE AT FESTIVAL
By Michael Lello Photos by Chrissy Manuel Our Arts On The Square “Interview Swap” continues with our chat with Cold Coffee, who will perform on the Summersteps Records stage. Cold Coffee is a proje...
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BRIGGS FARM RECAP, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
H81EddieShaw By Michael Lello Photos by Alex Seeley The Briggs Farm Blues Festival near Nescopeck, Pa., had its largest crowd yet in its 1...
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JOHNNY HICKMAN ON DUO SHOWS, CHINESE CENSORSHIP AND NEW CRACKER ALBUM(S)
By Michael Lello There is a tendency to think quiet and laidback when you hear the word “acoustic.” But Cracker guitarist and founding member Johnny Hickman assures that Monday, July 13’s “semi-acou...
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