SOLD-OUT CROWD CELEBRATES VINTAGE ANNIVERSAY
By Michael Lello Photos by Jesse Faatz and Mark Dennebaum SCRANTON -- A capacity crowd helped celebrate The Vintage's fifth anniversary Friday night with a free, all-ages concert featuring A Socia...
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ESTA CODA DEBUTS NEW SONG
Esta Coda -- "Henny Penny" Check out the premiere of "Henny Penny" from Esta Coda's debut EP, "Kindness," which will be released in the near future. Esta Coda will perform Friday, Jan. ,17 at The V...
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NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL’S SURREAL STATE THEATRE SERENADE
By Michael Lello Photo by Jason Riedmiller ITHACA, N.Y. -- Neutral Milk Hotel released just enough music to create a sense of mystery. The Athens, Ga., group only released two proper albums (one of...
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ALEXIS P. SUTER’S “SINGING JOURNAL”
By Michael Lello Can the blues make you happy? It seems counterintuitive, but Alexis P. Suter seems downright sunshiny in a recent conversation with Highway 81 Revisited. The powerhouse vocalist wi...
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A SOCIAL STATE GEARS UP FOR VINTAGE ANNIVERSARY
By Michael Lello A Social State frontman Ed Cuozzo feels that the band, which has been together since 2009, has recorded its best record yet, called “How To Get To Heaven.” “I’m so proud of it and I...
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YUCK’S MAX BLOOM: ‘WE’VE NEVER SOUNDED SO GOOD’
By Michael Lello The second album comes with its own inherent pressures. When you are coming off a critically buzzed-about debut record and the departure of your frontman, you’re dealing with even m...
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MALKMUS AND THE JICKS WIG OUT
By Michael Lello Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks’ music is easy to listen to. The sounds are catchy and jangly, and the words are a free-flowing mishmash of wordplay and in-jokes. A very pleasant e...
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CONCERTS: MICHAEL LELLO
By Michael Lello 1. Rush: Hershey Arena, Hershey, Pa., June 21 2. My Morning Jacket: Americanarama, Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J., July 28 3. Elvis Costello: F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Ba...
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RIDING HIGH, CLUTCH BRINGS ‘EARTH ROCKER’ TO SHERMAN
By Michael Lello It has been a big year for Clutch. In March, the veteran Maryland band released “Earth Rocker,” its first studio album since 2009 – and quite likely its most critically acclaimed. ...
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DAR WILLIAMS: GREEK MYTHS AND REVISITING ‘THE HONESTY ROOM’
By Michael Lello When Dar Williams hits the stage at New Hope Winery on Sunday, Dec. 22, you can rest assured that she won’t be going through the motions. In fact, from the sound of it, the singer/s...
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