LOU ROGAI ON LOSS, MOVING FORWARD AND ‘SHAKING THE SNOW GLOBE’
With his longtime group Lewis & Clarke, Lou Rogai has crafted music that transcends and transfixes, challenges and comforts. On the heels of film scoring and last year's string quartet composition...
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BRISTOL RHYTHM AND ROOTS REUNION: A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE
By Kelly Shipe Exit 69 off I-81. A couple of weeks out from Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion and my spirit still dances with residual abandon from the pure magic that is deeply and firmly roote...
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KALI MA AND THE GARLAND OF ARMS ARE ON THE ‘CUSP’ (SONG PREMIERE)
By Eric Schlittler Kali Ma and The Garland of Arms have been kicking around the sub-underground of Northeastern PA for the past couple years, playing shows at the regular local haunts in addition t...
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SNOOP DOGG BRINGS 25 YEARS OF DOGGY STYLE TO WILKES-BARRE
Photos by Alex Seeley Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg brought his 25 Years of Doggy Style tour to the Mohegan Sun Arena near Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 26. Also on the bill was Snoop's fellow Long Beach, Cali...
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ANDREW BIRD AT BROOKLYN STEEL
Photos by Jay Pinho Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird, touring in support of his latest studio album, "My Finest Work Yet," performed at Brooklyn Steel on Sept. 18. His n...
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DAS BLACK MILK MINES ‘JEWELS AND ELEMENTS’ ON NEW ALBUM (SONG PREMIERE)
By Eric Schlittler Since the mid-aughts, the Scranton-based group known as Das Black Milk has made its presence known both in the Electric City the members call home and points beyond. The band's u...
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SLIPKNOT, VOLBEAT, GOJIRA & BEHEMOTH DESCEND ON MONTAGE MOUNTAIN
Photos by Alex Seeley The Knotfest Roadshow brought a day of extreme metal from the US and Europe to Montage Mountain in Scranton on Aug. 24. Headlined by Iowa masked metallers Slipknot, the festiv...
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THE WALLFLOWERS AT KESWICK THEATER
Photos by Cristiano Zuin The Wallflowers, known for their late-'90s hits "One Headlight," "6th Avenue Heartache" and "The Difference," as well as their cover of David Bowie's "Heroes," brought thei...
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INCUBUS BRINGS ALT-ROCK CLASSICS TO MUSIKFEST
Photos by Keith Perks Incubus performed a headlining set at Musikfest in Bethlehem on Aug. 7, mixing alt-rock classics like "Pardon Me" with newer material, like a pair of songs from its eighth stu...
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HELLYEAH HONORS LATE DRUMMER VINNIE PAUL AT SHERMAN THEATER
Photos by Alex Seeley Hellyeah, with Nonpoint and Sleep Signals, headlined a heavy metal bill on July 30 at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg. Hellyeah, founded 12 years ago as a supergroup featur...
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