MATT SCHOFIELD BRINGS BRITISH BLUES TO JAZZ CAFE
20140321-DSC_4477 Photos by Pati Bobeck Manchester, England, blues guitar phenom Matt Schofield and his band performed recently at the Rive...
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STEVE HACKETT’S BREATHTAKING GENESIS RESURRECTION
By Michael Lello Photos by Laurence Kelly COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. – The chapel-like Scottish Rite Auditorium, ensconced in Masonic mystery, was the perfect backdrop for two highly anticipated stops of ...
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KELLER WILLIAMS ENLIVENS SOLD-OUT JIM THORPE CROWD
By Michael Lester Photos by Jesse Faatz Keller Williams literally does it all musically on stage. Plays guitar, bass, drums and keyboards. Unlike most performers, he also takes requests during h...
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KIRBY SERIES STARTS IN STYLE WITH AMY AT THE HELM
IMG_0551 By Michael Lello Photos by Jesse Faatz WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Introducing the song “Calvary” during Amy Helm and the Handsome Strang...
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DAN DEACON AND HIS AUDIENCE SHARE THE SPOTLIGHT
By Emily Votaw COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Who is Dan Deacon? An electronic pop guru? An avant-garde composer? A fanatic devotee of Looney Tunes and Spiderman? Deacon is a bit of each of those things, but ...
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ROBYN HITCHCOCK CAPTIVATES HARRISBURG AUDIENCE
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- If there is a perfect place to see Robyn Hitchcock, it would have to be in an intimate bar with décor favoring tasteful cartoon nudity and equipped with a stage bathed in pinkish li...
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RINGERS WOW JAZZ CAFE CROWD
By Michael Lello Photos by Pati Bobeck PLAINS, Pa. -- On paper, the concept of The Ringers sounds like a trainwreck waiting to happen. Three world-class guitarists, vying for alpha-dog status and...
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ARTISTS UNITE FOR AMNESTY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUSSY RIOT
By Nikki M. Mascali BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Amnesty International not only fights for those who cannot fight for themselves and gives a voice to the voiceless around the globe, but it also throws a pretty g...
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KING RADIO DEBUTS NEW LINEUP AT IMPRESSIVE ROCKWOOD SHOW
IMG_8505 By Michael Lello Photos by Robin Palmer NEW YORK – King Radio had a few things to prove last Friday night. Performing to a packe...
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DR. DOG’S “B-ROOM” SHOW EARNS AN “A” AT TERMINAL 5
get-attachment (2) By Michael Lello Photos by Jason Riedmiller NEW YORK – “Consistent” isn’t the most exciting thing you can say about a b...
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