WEEK 2: ST. LOUIS, FT. COLLINS & BOULDER, COLORADO
Monday and Tuesday: (one more) rehearsal and travel day Once we returned from Ithaca, we reconvened at Tom's house to squeeze in one more rehearsal before we hit the road to St Louis on Tuesday. Pu...
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WEEK 1: LUNA LIGHT FESTIVAL AND THE HAUNT IN ITHACA
On the days leading up to this tour (or any run of shows for that matter), my days are pretty much spent the exact same way: gathering my things in the most frantic ADD-esque fashion possible. We trav...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: ROGER WATERS ANNOUNCES TOUR, MIKE WATT LIVE ALBUM FROM ’95, KATHLEEN HANNA CHATS WITH MEREDITH GRAVES
Billing himself as "the creative genius of Pink Floyd" (he's not wrong), Rogers Waters has announced the "Us +Them" North American tour, which will launch May 26 in Kansas City, Mo., and wrap up Oct. ...
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YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, BILLY STRINGS & JP BIONDO OF CABINET SET FOR ARDMORE MUSIC HALL
Yonder Mountain String Band, the progressive bluegrass act with nearly 20 years under its belt, will make its Ardmore Music Hall debut on Sunday, Oct. 16. Also on the bill are soulful southern picker ...
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MUSICIANS RALLY AGAINST TRUMP WITH ’30 DAYS, 30 SONGS’
Musicians including R.E.M., Death Cab For Cutie, Aimee Mann, Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Thao Nguyen have joined forces for "30 Days, 30 Songs," which is "an independent project in support of d...
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CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD’S PSYCHEDELIC TRIPS AT SHERMAN THEATER
Photos by Sam Watson/Recap by Michael Lester STROUDSBURG, Pa. — It seemed like at just about every turn during its psychedelic song-ending jams Thursday night at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg,...
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ELLIOTT SMITH TRIBUTE ALBUM OUT OCT. 14; STREAM TANYA DONELLY’S VERSION OF ‘BETWEEN THE BARS’
"Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith" will be released worldwide on Oct. 14. The 15-song album includes performances by Tanya Donelly, Julien Baker, Amanda Palmer, J Mascis, Lou Barlow, Yuck, Waxahatc...
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OUTLAW MUSIC FESTIVAL PHOTOS: CABINET
Photos by Jim Gavenus While Neil Young and Willie Nelson were the large-font names at the top of the inaugural Outlaw Music Festival on Montage Mountain earlier this month, hometown boys Cabinet — ...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, BOB WEIR STREAM NEW ALBUMS, BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO LEADER PASSES
Drive-By Truckers and Bob Weir are both streaming their upcoming albums via NPR First Listen. The Truckers' 11th album, "American Band" and Weir's "Blue Mountain" will both be released on Sept. 30. ...
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BLACK SABBATH READIES ‘PARANOID’ SUPER DELUXE EDITION
Legendary heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath have announced the Nov. 11 release of the "super deluxe edition" of their seminal classic album, "Paranoid." The band's second album, it was released in 19...
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