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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THE FLAMING LIPS’ FAR-OUT FESTIVAL PIER TRIP
IMG_7161 By Michael Lello Photos by Jason Riedmiller PHILADELPHIA – Good psychedelic rock, by its very definition, defies definition. The...
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SISTER SPARROW WARMS UP THE SHERMAN
IMG_2382 By Michael Lello Photos by Jesse Faatz STROUDSBURG -- The upbeat soulful rockers Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds played an e...
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LIPS LIGHT UP TERMINAL 5
By Nikki M. Mascali NEW YORK -- To sit in a seat and see the Flaming Lips as I did in May at the Wellmont Theatre in New Jersey was enough to blow my mind with the sensory overload that is a Flaming ...
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MOE.’s PURPOSEFUL ROCK JAMS AT THE SHERMAN
IMG_2508 By Michael Lello Photos by Jesse Faatz STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Jam band fans can make themselves an easy target. They go on about “si...
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STEELY DAN GETS WEIRD
By Michael Lester BETHLEHEM -- Stationed in relative darkness during the first three songs of the evening below an elevated horn section at the Sands casino stage in Bethlehem, guitarist Walter Becke...
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STATIC JACKS HINT AT POTENTIAL
DSC_5171_2 Photos by Emily Garcia PHILADELPHIA -- Showing up to a sparsely crowded venue on a quiet Sunday night (quiet by Philadelphia sta...
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HUSHED INTENSITY AT STUDIO 4
By Michael Lello CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. – Even the hardest-hearted cynic had to recognize the authenticity in the room Saturday at Studio 4 – even though the catalyst was a fundraising effort. Seventy-fi...
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YEAH YEAH YEAHS: ECCENTRIC AND THRILLING
By Erika Firestone PHILADELPHIA -- Illuminated by the presence of the Ben Franklin Bridge, Festival Pier lit up on a chilly Tuesday night as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs took the stage. Punk rock infused wit...
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