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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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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