JOHN PETRUCCI DISCUSSES SOLO TOUR WITH MIKE PORTNOY AND THE STATE OF PROG METAL
John Petrucci's fall trek is being billed as a solo tour, but it's much more like a working family vacation. The Dream Theater guitarist has enlisted DT founding member Mike Portnoy on drums, big news...
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TAJ MAHAL’S LONGTIME PHANTOM BLUES BAND HONORS LATE KEYBOARDIST ON ‘BLUES FOR BREAKFAST’
Asked what he'd like people to know about his Phantom Blues Band comrade Mike Finnigan, who died in August of 2021, Johnny Lee Schell doesn't pick something musical. "He'd be doing an overdub with ...
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KAMIZAKE PALM TREE DISHES OUT ‘MINT CHIP,’ KICKS OFF WILCO DATES IN COOPERSTOWN
Kamikaze Palm Tree might be the perfect name for a band that blends disparate musical pieces and absurdist lyrics and somehow ends up with something that makes perfect sense in a nonsensical way. If t...
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KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BRINGS ‘TROUBLE’ TO BRIGGS FARM
It's been almost 25 years since Kenny Wayne Shepherd released his sophomore album, "Trouble Is...," but the record is still reverberating. On the back of the hit single "Blue on Black," the album rock...
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THE SHANTYMAN SÉAN McCANN SETS SAIL FOR KARL HALL
Much has been made about the healing power of music, to the point of cliche. But for Séan McCann, it's proven a constant anchor in a life that has sometimes found him adrift. Ten years sober and a sur...
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ART ALEXAKIS FINALLY SAVORS EVERCLEAR’S HEYDAY
In the mid-'90s, the music of Everclear was inescapable. Hits like "Father of Mine," "Santa Monica," "Everything to Everyone" and "I Will Buy You A New Life," with their catchy California beach melodi...
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FRANK ZAPPA’S FORMER BANDMATES LAUNCH FIRST HEADLINE TOUR AS THE ZAPPA BAND
Following up on last year's run of shows opening for King Crimson, The Zappa Band, which features musicians who recorded and toured with the late Zappa, has embarked on its first headlining tour. T...
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MARCO BENEVENTO DROPS NEW ALBUM AND FOLLOWS THE ARROW TO HIS OWN FESTIVAL
Photo by Hazel Dunning It's a big month for Marco Benevento, as the keyboardist has just released a new album called "Benevento" and is about to host his inaugural festival. The keyboardist known a...
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MAKING MOVIES’ ENRIQUE CHI ON BAND’S GLOBAL SOUND AND FINDING INSPIRATION FROM LOS LOBOS, RUBÉN BLADES AND ALAINA MOORE OF TENNIS
Seemingly a genre into itself, the Afro Latino band Making Movies has blended the sounds, languages and attitudes from the cultures that have given rise to the band members themselves. Formed in Kansa...
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PROLIFIC DAVID GANS TALKS DAILY LIVESTREAM, UPCOMING GRATEFUL DEAD BOOK AND POST-GARCIA DEAD BANDS
Playing livestreams can be an obstacle for musicians accustomed to immediate, in-person feedback. For David Gans, the singer-songwriter-guitarist, author and radio host, it's been less of a challenge....
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