ONE ON ONE WITH OF MONTREAL’S KEVIN BARNES
For someone whose live antics have included wearing outrageous costumes, performing as his transsexual alter ego Georgie Fruit and riding onto the stage atop a stately white steed, Kevin Barnes is sur...
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KALOB GRIFFIN BAND BRINGS PENNSYLVANIA PASSION TO LIFE
By Nikki M. Mascali In just five years, the Kalob Griffin Band went from playing around the Penn State University campus to getting banned from Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia following one of its ra...
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NEW JERSEY’S EVERYMEN FIND THEIR ROOTS AGAIN
By Nikki M. Mascali Chances are, the bands you loved and tore up your walls with dozens of push-pinned posters in your youth are probably not on regular airplay in your earbuds today. That’s not to ...
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JOHN THE CONQUEROR CELEBRATES “THE GOOD LIFE” — AND ASSHOLES
By Nikki M. Mascali John the Conqueror was a folkloric slave hero, an African prince sold into slavery in America who never let his enslavement break his spirit. John the Conqueror is also a root us...
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TOGETHER PANGEA ON ALL-AGES SHOWS, CONDOMS, LOVE SONGS
By Nikki M. Mascali After spending the bulk of its existence celebrating its garage punk sound, together Pangea threw a curveball with its third album, “Badillac.” The album, released Jan. 21, still ...
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ARTISTS UNITE FOR AMNESTY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUSSY RIOT
By Nikki M. Mascali BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Amnesty International not only fights for those who cannot fight for themselves and gives a voice to the voiceless around the globe, but it also throws a pretty g...
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CAMPER VAN BEETHOVENRIDES MOMENTUM WITH RE-RELEASES
By Nikki M. Mascali After drifting down the California coast together in late December, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven are now meandering their way down the East Coast. Both mini tours, the latter...
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HOLIDAY WISDOM FROM CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN
By Nikki M. Mascali For the past 10 years, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven have instilled a Christmas tradition that’s probably quite a bit different than yours. The two bands hit the road each Chr...
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CONCERTS: NIKKI M. MASCALI
By Nikki M. Mascali Photo by Pati Bobeck 1. Violent Femmes: Roseland Ballroom, New York, Nov. 14 2. The Flaming Lips: Terminal 5, New York, Oct. 1 3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Beacon Theat...
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KEVIN MORBY’S SOLO DEBUT A MAGNIFICENT STUNNER
Kevin Morby is like an old friend you meet on the street by chance and then spend the rest of the day catching up with as the city and day fades out behind you. His voice and music is comfortingly fa...
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