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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MAX CAVALERA ON THE LEGACY OF SEPULTURA AND THE RETURN BENEATH ARISE TOUR
Brazilian death metal pioneers Sepultura changed the course of the genre with the albums "Beneath the Remains" in 1989 and "Arise" in 1991. Now, more than 25 years after frontman Max Cavalera left the...
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JERRY MAROTTA REVISITS HIS TENURE WITH PETER GABRIEL IN THE SECURITY PROJECT (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
Jerry Marotta, who was the drummer in Peter Gabriel's touring and recording band from 1977 to 1986, leads The Security Project, a band that reimagines Gabriel's music from that classic era. The band, ...
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NORTHERN IRELAND’S GARETH DUNLOP REVISITS HIS ‘ANIMAL’ INSTINCTS, COLLABS WITH FOY VANCE
Fresh off the release of his new album, "Animal," singer-songwriter Gareth Dunlop will perform at Webster Hall on Wednesday -- twice. The Northern Ireland musician is touring as the support act for co...
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WILD PINK HEADS TO KARL HALL WITH NEW SONGS AND ANTLERS DATES ON THE HORIZON
There are a few different kinds of Wild Pink shows: the solo, more subdued sets, and what the New York band will bring to Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, April 28. "On this tour in April, we...
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MILES FRANCIS’ JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY CULMINATES WITH ‘GOOD MAN’
This sounds like the hyperbole that typically accompanies an album release, the usual "This is the best thing I've ever done," or "This is a true representation of me as an artist," until the next alb...
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NOXEN UNCOILS ‘RATTLESNAKE’ ON FIRST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
Noxen recently released "Rattlesnake," the Samuel O'Connell-led project's first full-length album. Following on from the first EP, 2018's "Jesus Didn't Take," the 10-track set finds O'Connell and his ...
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