H81R’S ANGELO SANTORO’S FAVORITE ALBUMS & CONCERTS OF THE YEAR
Albums 1. The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding 2. Cigarettes After Sex - self-titled 3. El Ten Eleven - Unusable Love 4. Everything Turned to Color- Life Imagined 5. Torres- Three Futures ...
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MAIN ST. JUKEBOX’S TOM LEFEVRE’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
1. The Menzingers - After The Party 2. Queens of the Stone Age - Villains 3. Dirty Heads - Swim Team 4. Doom Side of The Moon - self-titled 5. Greta Van Fleet - From The Fires 6. Bash & Pop -...
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SPOON BRINGS ‘HOT THOUGHTS’ TO SHERMAN THEATER
Photos by Sam Watson Austin, Texas indie-rock veterans Spoon, touring in support of their critically lauded ninth album, "Hot Thoughts," performed at the Sherman Theater in Stroubdsburg, Pa., on De...
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THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN BRING ‘DAMAGE AND JOY’ TO NYC
Photos by Angelo Santoro NEW YORK — Scottish shoegaze trailblazers The Jesus and Mary Chain's recently wrapped up its North American tour at PlayStation Theater. The group, which helped launch the ...
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LLOYD COLE BRINGS RETROSPECTIVE SHOW TO CITY WINERY
Lloyd Cole, the British-born singer, songwriter and musician, will bring his retrospective tour to City Winery in New York on Saturday, Nov. 25. The tour coincides with the 2017 release of the 6-CD "...
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GENE WEEN DOES BILLY JOEL AT THE KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Sam Watson WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Aaron Freeman, aka Gene Ween, brought his "Geen Ween Does Billy Joel" show to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. Backed by a 7-piece band led by Paul Gr...
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XPONENTIAL FEST PHOTOS: WILCO, SPOON, STRAND OF OAKS, PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
Photos by Sam Watson CAMDEN, N.J. — Some of the brightest lights in indie and Americana converged on the BB&T Pavilion just over the river from Philadelphia for what has become one of the natio...
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PROLIFIC CONOR OBERST BRINGS ‘SALUTATIONS’ AND MORE TO KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Alex Seeley 'WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The prolific singer/songwriter and Bright Eyes namesake Conor Oberst and his band, featuring members of The Felice Brothers, performed at the F.M. Kirby C...
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SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD & BEHEMOTH CONQUER PHILADELPHIA
Photos and review by Alex Seeley PHILADELPHIA — Even a thunderstorm couldn’t stop the sold-out crowd from enjoying a night of heavy metal last Sunday at the Electric Factory’s outdoor stage. The ha...
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BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL TURNS 20
Photos by Alex Seeley NESCOPECK, Pa. — Thousands of fans returned to the sprawling site of the Briggs Farm Blues Festival for an annual weekend of great music, food and camping. Celebrating is 20th...
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