RAILROAD EARTH, ROWAN THRILL SHERMAN CROWD
By Michael Lester Photos by Jesse Faatz STROUDSBURG -- Seventy-one-year-old bluegrass legend Peter Rowan danced a gentle solo waltz on stage, circling Tibetan-born vocalist Yungchen Lhamo as Rail...
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STP’S SCOTT WEILAND AND THE WILDABOUTS WOW MOUNT AIRY
IMG_2310 By Michael Lello Photos by Jason Riedmiller MOUNT POCONO, Pa. -- While he may not garner as much respect as his Seattle counterpa...
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ELVIS COSTELLO’S AIM IS TRUE IN MARATHON KIRBY CONCERT
WILKES-BARRE -- It took about two and a half hours for Elvis Costello to encapsulate his career Monday night at the F.M. Kirby Center, and the poet, punk and provocateur used every minute of it to ful...
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VIOLENT FEMMES: A NIGHT OF ENERGETIC AMERICAN MUSIC
vf20131114-2 vf20131114-3 By Nikki M. Mascali Photos by Pati Bobeck NEW YORK – M...
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KATE NASH LEADS GIRL POWER CHARGE AT UNION TRANSFER
By Michael Lello Photos by Emily Garcia PHILADELPHIA – It was impossible to ignore Kate Nash at Union Transfer. Whether she was bopping through a plucky pop number, unleashing her inner riot grrr...
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DANGEROUS DEER TICK TAKES ON UNION TRANSFER
IMG_6114 By Michael Lello Photos by Jason Riedmiller PHILADELPHIA -- Deer Tick is a combustible combination of opposing forces. Sweet son...
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LOTUS, COSBY SWEATER and ROGUE CHIMP AT SHERMAN THEATER
Photos by Pati Bobeck Lotus -- no stranger to Northeastern Pa. after years of gigs at the River Street Jazz Cafe and the Sherman Theater -- returned to the Sherman Thursday night. The show was ope...
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PHOTO GALLERY: BLACK CROWES IN BETHLEHEM
Photos by Jesse Faatz The Black Crowes returned to the region Wednesday night for a show at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center, and photographer Jesse Faatz was there to capture the festivities. Jes...
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ALICE COOPER’S NIGHTMARE ON MARKET STREET
By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus WILKES-BARRE – In an era of Miley Cyrus’ twerks and Rihanna’s Instagram feed, an entertainer has to go to cartoonish extremes to engage, never mind, shock, a...
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MMJ LEADS THE CHARGE AT CBGB FESTIVAL
By Nikki M. Mascali Photos by Kyle Roarty NEW YORK -- When CBGB OMFUG opened in 1973, it was intended to be a home for country, bluegrass, blues and “Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers.” Thou...
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