SUSQUEHANNA BREAKDOWN HIGHLIGHTS
IMG_7051 By Michael Lello Photos by Jesse Faatz SCRANTON, Pa. -- With three stages and agreeable weather despite threats of thunderstorms...
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WAITING FOR PENNSYLVANIA WITH PAUL BARRERE
By Michael Lello While Little Feat is a Los Angeles band, New Orleans could be considered its second musical home, with a swampy sound and deep pocket that is NOLA to the core. It’s natural, then, t...
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SUSQUEHANNA BREAKDOWN WARM UP KICKS OFF WEEKEND
IMG_5800 Photos by Jesse Faatz SCRANTON -- Susquehanna Breakdown Music Festival campers were treated to a pre-event night of music, includi...
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COAL TOWN ROUNDERS BRING BLUEGRASS TO BREAKDOWN
By Michael Lello Photo by Jason Riedmiller The word old-timey has been getting a lot of mileage in the music world the past few years, but Coal Town Rounders have accurately embodied the overused te...
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PREMIERE: CITY STATES, “ENDLESS SUNLIGHT”
City States — “Endless Sunlight” Today marks the premiere of City States’ track “Endless Sunlight,” from the Chicago outfit’s debut record “Geography,” out May 13 on Safety Records. Mixed by John...
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ELECTRIC CITY MUSIC CONFERENCE NOMINATIONS BEGIN, PERFORMERS ADDED
SCRANTON -- The Electric City Music Conference has officially opened nominations for the Steamtown Music Awards. From May 1 through July 1, fans can nominate their favorite NEPA bands for awards by v...
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GHOST OF A SABER TOOTH TIGER’S FLOYDIAN FREAKOUTS
By Michael Lello Psychedelic rock comes in many forms, from heavy freakouts to out-there folk and everything in between. The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger on its new album “Midnight Sun” traffics in ...
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NEW SHARON VAN ETTEN SONG, “EVERY TIME THE SUN COMES UP”
Sharon Van Etten has shared "Every Time The Sun Comes Up" from "Are We There," out May 27 on Jagjaguwar Records. It follows the appearance of "You Know Me Well," also from the upcoming album, in ABC ...
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NEW BOB MOULD SONG, “I DON’T KNOW YOU ANYMORE”
Bob Mould has debuted a new single, "I Don't Know You Anymore," from his new album "Beauty & Ruin," set for a June 3 release on Merge Records, which you can stream below. According to a press rel...
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MENZINGERS BRING “RENTED WORLD” TO GALLERY OF SOUND
Photos by Brittany Boote WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Celebrating the release of their new album "Rented World," Philadelphia-via-Scranton band The Menzingers performed an intimate show to a packed crowd W...
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