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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GHOST’S EPIC PERFORMANCE BRINGS HORROR AND HUMOR TO KIRBY CENTER
Photos and review by Alex Seeley WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Excitement permeated the packed F.M. Kirby Center as it often does, but this night felt a little different. Through the shoulder-to-shoulder cr...
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CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD TAKES BROOKLYN ON A CALIFORNIA TRIP
Photos by Toktam Tayefeh BROOKLYN, NY -- On a cold, late-autumn Sunday night, playing to a Brooklyn Steel crowd that was quite a few tickets shy of sold-out, the road-weary Chris Robinson Brotherho...
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TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND KICKS OFF EIGHTH ANNUAL BEACON RESIDENCY IN STYLE
When the Tedsechi Trucks Band formed a decade ago, the group’s virtuosity was a given. Derek Trucks had already earned a reputation as one of the world’s greatest guitarists, a prodigy who joined ...
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JACKIE GREENE, ERIC KRASNO and ROSS JAMES TREAT CROWD TO INTIMATE EVENING AT TERRAPIN CROSSROADS
SAN RAFAEL, Ca. -- Like a three-course meal with each set of flavors complementing each other to perfection, Jackie Greene, Eric Krasno and Ross James served up a sumptuous banquet of sounds Saturday ...
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O CANADA: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE OFFERS BRILLIANT FREE SHOW AT CENTRAL PARK
NEW YORK, NY — On a sweltering Sunday in Central Park, a few days before the Fourth of July, Canadian indie collective Broken Social Scene offered a peace offering amid rising tensions between the U.S...
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STONE SOUR SATISFIES SHERMAN THEATER CROWD WITH FUN-LOVING PERFORMANCE
Photos and review by Alex Seeley STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- The floor was covered in confetti while streamers hung from the ceiling they were stuck to as satisfied fans exited the Sherman Theater. Stone Sou...
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