HAR MAR SUPERSTAR, SABRINA ELLIS BRING THE FUN TO BROOKLYN AS HEART BONES
Photos and recap by Bobby Nicholas BROOKLYN, NY -- Heart Bones is a new band with familiar faces — Sabrina Ellis and Sean Tillmann (otherwise known as Har Mar Superstar). Ellis and Tillmann b...
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ECHOSMITH SHOWCASE SIBLING SOUND AT (LE) POISSON ROUGE
Photos and recap by Bobby Nicholas NEW YORK, NY -- The Sierota siblings -- Sydney, Graham and Noah -- were pre-teens when they decided to form a band called Echosmith, and would reach mainstream su...
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THE PARANOYDS ARE MORE THAN ‘ALL RIGHT’ IN WILLIAMSBURG
Photos and recap by Bobby Nicholas BROOKLYN, NY -- Being from LA, The Paranoyds are rarely on the East Coast. So it was a treat to be able to see them Saturday evening at Baby’s All Right in Willia...
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TEMPLES BRING TIME WARP TO WEBSTER HALL
Photos and recap by Bobby Nicholas Going to a Temples show is like stepping in a weird, funky, but awesome time warp. Bathed in blue, purple and orange lights, Temples brought a '70s nostalgic vibe...
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TOOL’S METHOD AND MADNESS ON DISPLAY IN EPIC NEW JERSEY SHOW
NEWARK, NJ -- Tool, who infamously works at a snail's pace -- five albums in 26 years -- has a vocalist who doesn't front the band on stage and bars cellphone photography at its shows. It demands a lo...
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BRISTOL RHYTHM AND ROOTS REUNION: A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE
By Kelly Shipe Exit 69 off I-81. A couple of weeks out from Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion and my spirit still dances with residual abandon from the pure magic that is deeply and firmly roote...
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THE WHO REIGN O’ER MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
NEW YORK -- Partway through The Who's concert on Sept. 1 at Madison Square Garden, Pete Townshend apologized for the band's rustiness. But the epic performance the group delivered over two and a half ...
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THIRD EYE BLIND LEADS ALT-ROCK BILL AT MONTAGE MOUNTAIN, TEASES NEW ALBUM
Photos and recap by Alex Seeley SCRANTON, Pa. -- Before the veil was dropped, silhouettes were scattered across a black curtain while a back-lit Third Eye Blind introduced themselves to the crowd d...
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BRUCE HORNSBY THRILLS BROOKLYN CROWD WITH INTIMATE, INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE
BROOKLYN, NY -- Bruce Hornsby, more than 30 years into a diverse and decorated career, continues to challenge himself and his audience. Touring in support of his experimental new album, "Absolute Zer...
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SLOTHRUST TAKES STAGE WEST ON NOSTALGIC TRIP TO THE MID-’90s
By Anthony Magraner Photos by Dominique Kozuch SCRANTON, PA -- On a chilly, rainy evening in West Scranton, fans of alternative and indie rock packed into Stage West in anticipation of Boston's ...
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