CABINET ‘HOME NOW’ AT KIRBY CENTER HOLIDAY SHOW
Review and photos by Sam Watson It might have been below freezing on the streets of Wilkes Barre Friday night but inside the walls of the Kirby center, local boys of the bluegrass-esque outfit Cabi...
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THOMAS HUGHES: BEST ALBUMS
Rick Alvin - Reveal Softly The Baird Sisters - Until You Find Your Green Birdie Busch - Thunder Bridge Chris Cohen - As If Apart Frankie Cosmos - Next Thing Laser Background - Correct The Lemon ...
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JESSE LUNDY: BEST CONCERTS
1) Brent Cobb opening for Anderson East at Ardmore 11/13 = Brent's album is also my unquestionable favorite this year. 2) Los Lobos at Philly Folk Fest 8/21 - One of my all-time favorite bands,...
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ANGELO SANTORO: BEST ALBUMS & CONCERTS
Top Ten Album releases of 2016 Whitney – “Light Upon The Lake” Frightened Rabbit- “Painting of a panic attack” Andy Shauf – “The Party” Slothrust- “Everyone else...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: REUNION SHOW TICKET CONTEST, CYHSY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, NEW FLAMING LIPS VIDEO
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah New Song: 'Fireproof' Clap Your Hands Say Yeah this week announced the Feb. 24 release of its fifth album, "The Tourist." You can listen to the song "Fireproof," which debu...
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MICAH NELSON RECORDS BOB DYLAN’S ‘WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE’; FREE DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE
Micah Nelson of Promise of the Real released his version of Bob Dylan's "With God On Our Side" this week. The track, which Nelson recorded about a year ago with Megan Pfefferkorn (vocals), Paul Bushne...
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WRAP-UP: LOS ANGELES/ SAN FRAN WITH BOB WEIR and DAVE SCHOOLS/ BOULDER, COLORADO/ HOMECOMING GIG
"Off" Week. 11/8-11/16 After the New York run of shows, I was able enjoy a few days of downtime as well as play some gigs with other folks. On Tuesday, I played a gig in Burlington VT at Nectar's w...
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LISTEN: TORI AMOS, SHIRLEY MANSON ON SEXUALITY, MOTHERHOOD & ‘BOYS FOR PELE’ ON TALKHOUSE PODCAST
Tori Amos and Garbage's Shirley Manson recently chatted for The Talkhouse podcast on the eve of the 20th anniversary re-issue of Amos's "Boys for Pele" album. The two icons and long-time friends t...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: LEONARD COHEN & LEON RUSSELL PASS, BOB DYLAN RELEASES MINI-DOCUMENTARY
The week in music was bookended by the deaths of two uniquely talented and somewhat underrated artists, with Leonard Cohen, 82, passing on Monday, and Leon Russell, 74, leaving us on Sunday. Plenty of...
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WEEK 4: BUFFALO, SYRACUSE & A WELCOMING MANHATTAN VENUE AS ‘VAN TOUR’ WRAPS
Tuesday-Back to work After spending most of Monday in bed recovering from the weekend, I woke up at my mom's house on Tuesday in Berwick PA pretty early (8am). After having a quick breakfast, I hit...
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