MATT POND PA ON THE VAGARIES OF GEOGRAPHY, THE INDIE SLOG AND NIKKI GLASER
"Everything is backwards and opposite to me," says Matt Pond. It's a generalization that comes when he's discussing geography during our recent interview, and it's an apt one: His long-time band is na...
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SCOTT GUILD’S DEBUT NOVEL HAS ALBUM TO MATCH
Scott Guild, whose debut novel, "Plastic," is out Feb. 13, has created a literary and sonic universe where his characters have sprung to life, leaping off the page and out of speakers, too. The compan...
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SARAH JAROSZ: SOMETIMES IF YOU’RE SCARED, IT’S A GOOD THING
Four-time Grammy winner Sarah Jarosz is getting the star treatment as she launches her seventh album, "Polaroid Lovers." A New York Times spread. A feature on "CBS Saturday Morning." Fifteen sold-out ...
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PETE YORN RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND PLOTS FIRST NYC SHOW IN 4 YEARS
Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn has released a new single today, "Someday, Someday," and announced his first New York City show in four years, an already sold-out engagement at the McKittrick Hotel on Jan...
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MICHAEL LELLO’S FAVORITE CONCERTS OF THE YEAR
1. Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers with John Scofield, Kenny Garrett and Christian McBride, Town Hall, New York, June 3 2. Bob Dylan, The Fillmore, Philadelphia, Nov. 19 3. Peter Gabriel, Wells Fa...
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MICHAEL LELLO’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
1. Paramore– “This Is Why” 2. Peter Gabriel – “i/o” 3. Baroness – “Stone” 4. Lana del Rey – “Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” 5. Yo La Tengo - "This Stupid World" 6. Trevor Ra...
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BROKE PINES TALK BAND ORIGINS, DEBUT NEW SONG
Broke Pines are a new band of musicians with a lot of experience playing in Northeast Pennsylvania: Sean Flynn of Those Clever Foxes and American Buffalo Ghost, Jeremy Burke and Dave Connors of Jung B...
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DAN KLUG PUTS HIS OWN MUSIC FORWARD ON NEWEST FUNDAMENTAL SOUND RELEASE
The first two releases for The Fundamental Sound, Dan Klug's lo-fi instrumental project, focused on the familiar: a collection of Christmas songs in 2021, and his take on Grateful Dead tunes in 2022. ...
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THE ALARM’S MIKE PETERS MOVES ‘FORWARDS’ WITH ALBUM WRITTEN IN CANCER WARD
For more than 40 years, Mike Peters has been churning out anthems with The Alarm, the Welsh band with punk roots that grew to arena rock stardom on the back of big songs like "Sixty Eight Guns" in 198...
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RICKY SKAGGS STILL BRINGING THE BLUEGRASS THUNDER AT 68
Ricky Skaggs has been a master of the mandolin for nearly 50 years, rising to fame in bluegrass circles in his early 20s, living up to the promise he showed as a mere 7-year-old on the Flatt & Scr...
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