A DOUBLE “DOSE” OF PIANO IMPROVISATION
By Michael Lello It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: A pair of pianists walk into a studio. But that’s essentially the story behind Dose Hermanos’ new album, “Batique.” These particular ho...
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TIGERS JAW FINALLY UNCAGES LONG-AWAITED “CHARMER”
By Michael Lello If you feel like you’ve been waiting for the new Tigers Jaw album for a while, try being in the band. It’s been since 2010 since their last full-length release, and since last April...
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ECMC ADDS MORE ACTS, MASTER MUSICIAN CLASSES
The Electric City Music Conference, which will be held Oct. 10, 11 and 12 in various Scranton venues, has announced another round of bands that will perform at the Columbus Day weekend event: Eww Yab...
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STARGAZER LILIES CAST THEIR GAZE BEYOND GENRE
By Michael Lello The Dingmans Ferry exit off Interstate 84 in the Poconos is not exactly a hotbed of shoegaze music. But in a remote area near Milford, John Cep and Kim Field are crafting the brand ...
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THOSE CLEVER FOXES EYE THEIR FUTURE, DEBUT NEW TRACKS
foxes04 By Michael Lello Photos by Michael T. Lloyd When we selected Those Clever Foxes as our current On The Rise Artist, the Scranton-ba...
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VIDEO: VINNIE AMICO TALKS NEW MOE. ALBUM, FLOODWOOD
We recently sat down with moe. and Floodwood drummer Vinnie Amico before Floodwood's set at Susquehanna Breakdown at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton. Vinnie chatted with us about how Flo...
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HOWLIN’ RAIN CONJURES ’70s ROCK HEROES ON LIVE ALBUM
By Michael Lello What if your classic rock station started playing new songs one day? Raw, bluesy, ballsy stuff in the tradition of Led Zeppelin, Free and Mountain? Well, don’t hold your breath. B...
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MODEST MOUSE BLENDS QUIRKY WITH CATCHY AT STEELSTACKS
By Michael Lello Photos by Jesse Faatz BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The best way to describe a Modest Mouse show, when it is at its best, is organized chaos. Band members switching instruments so frequently t...
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TWIN FORKS DELIVERS LIKABLE SET AT TLA
By Michael Lello PHILADELPHIA – There’s a certain unwritten rule in the hipper segments of rock ‘n’ roll against revealing that you want to be liked. Chris Carrabba, leading his new folk rock projec...
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REUNITED GUIDED BY VOICES SEE “NO REASON TO STOP”
By Michael Lello Guided By Voices is certainly not wasting any time. On May 13, GBV released “Cool Planet,” its whopping sixth album since 2012, when it first started releasing albums again after an...
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