PARQUET COURTS, NOW PARKAY QUARTS, RELEASES EP/LP HYBRID and TOUR DATES
Parkay Quarts (a.k.a. Parquet Courts) wanted to release music that their fans could “live with over the winter,” so “Constant Nausea” was born for hibernation. The album is Andrew Savage and Austin Br...
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YOKO ONO MARKS 82nd BIRTHDAY WITH LPs FEATURING ANTONY and JOHN ZORN, NEW BOOK
Yoko Ono is turning 82, and she is celebrating with the release of two 10-inch LPs and a book on Feb. 18 (her birthday). “Antony & Yoko” features two of Ono’s songs interpreted by British songw...
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MARK KNOPFLER: NEW ALBUM AND DATES AT BEACON THEATER, ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Mark Knopfler has announced a 36-city North American tour to promote the March 17 release of his upcoming eighth solo album, "Tracker." The tour, which begins Sept. 10 in Vancouver, includes stops...
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PREMIERE: HEAVY BLONDE VIDEO ‘SHOTGUN WEDDING’
The video for Heavy Blonde's "Shotgun Wedding," the lead track from the band's 2014 debut album, "Heatwave," makes its debut here today. The video was made by Japhy Creative. The Scranton/Brooklyn ...
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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘KINTSUGI’
Death Cab For Cutie have announced the March 31 release of "Kintsugi," the Seattle band's first album since the departure of founding guitarist Chris Walla. It will be Death Cab's eighth studio album ...
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‘INTERSTELLAR’ SHOOTS FOR THE STARS – AND IN MANY ASPECTS, IT GETS THERE
By Greg Popil Sooner or later, every director that truly “makes it” in the film industry, proving without a doubt that they have the kind of commercial instincts that make studios insane amounts of...
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EMILY VOTAW (ALBUMS)
1. Disclosure: "Settle" 2. Mac DeMarco: "Salad Days" 3. Sun Kil Moon: "Benji" 4. The New Pornographers: "Brill Bruisers" 5. Run the Jewels: "Run the Jewels 2" Emily Votaw is a contributing writ...
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JOE NARDONE JR. (ALBUMS)
By Joe Nardone Jr. Spoon: "They Want My Soul" The Menzingers: "Rented World" Jack White: "Lazaretto" The Hold Steady: "Teeth Dreams" Ryan Adams: "Ryan Adams" Rancid: "Honor Is All We Know" Royal Bl...
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THE MENZINGERS, TIGERS JAW, THE SW!MS, OKAY PADDY & MORE at HOLIDAY SHOW (PHOTOS)
Photos by Jason Riedmiller The Menzingers' annual Holiday Show in Scranton has become an anticipated annual tradition, and this year's edition of the benefit event took on an even bigger feel, with...
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CABINET SELLS OUT KIRBY CENTER LOBBY — TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW (PHOTOS)
Photos by Jason Riedmiller Cabinet performed in the F.M. Kirby Center's lobby Friday and Saturday night as part of the Wilkes-Barre, Pa., theater's Live from the Chandelier Lobby series -- and sold...
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