STEVE HACKETT BRILLIANTLY SHOWCASES SOLO MATERIAL, GENESIS ERA AT KIRBY CENTER
Steve Hackett rose to prominence as the virtuoso guitarist in the Peter Gabriel-led Genesis of the 1970s, which earned him a permanent position in the annals of progressive rock lore and the hearts of...
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STRING CHEESE INCIDENT MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO NYC WITH 2-NIGHT RUN
Review and photos by Pati Bobeck It had been almost four years since String Cheese Incident played New York City, and fans flocked from all over to see the 6-piece band wrap up its fall tour with a...
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BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: FRIDAY PHOTO GALLERY, PART 2
Photos by Alex Seeley Photographer Alex Seeley was on hand for the latest installment of the Briggs Farm Blues Festival in Nescopeck, Pa., last weekend. Here is the second round of photos from Frid...
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BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: FRIDAY PHOTO GALLERY, PART 1
Photos by Alex Seeley On Saturday morning, Briggs Farm Blues Festival was still buzzing about Friday night's headlining performance by Devon Allman. With a mix of his own blues and rock, along with...
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DR. DOG MUSIC PUMMELS MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
By Michael Lello Photos by Jason Riedmiller There are a few ways to approach playing in a space that’s smaller than the venues you’re used to. You can strip things down, sonically and visually ...
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DEER TICK CHANNELS ELVIS COSTELLO IN BROOKLYN BOWL ROCK REVUE
Photos by Jason Riedmiller One thing that sucks about indie rock is that sometimes its mix of sophistication, pretentiousness and insecurity, masquerading as an unimpressed, too-cool-for-school ven...
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CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH, TEEN MEN AT BROOKLYN BOWL
Photos by Jason Riedmiller When we last left Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, it was the spring of this year and the band was working up a new album and debuting new songs - and a new lineup - at Philadel...
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THE UMPHREY’S MCGEE HEADPHONES EXPERIENCE
When I returned the headset I wore to tune into an in-theater wireless soundboard feed during last week’s Umphrey’s McGee show at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, the guy working behind UM’s mer...
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NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS THRILL BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY CROWD
By Michael Lester Photos by Sarah Holler courtesy of Bucknell University Midway through a two-hour show Friday night that mixed hard-charging country blues and stripped-down a cappella harmonies...
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PHOTO GALLERY: TWEEDY AT KIMMEL CENTER
Highway 81 Revisited Photos by Jim Gavenus PHILADELPHIA -- Tweedy, the new band made up of Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and his son, drummer Spencer Tweedy, performed Sunday, Sept. 21 at t...
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