GUITAR MASTER MARTY FRIEDMAN BRINGS ‘TOKYO ENERGY’ TO NYC
When you think of Japanese culture, you probably don't picture a long-haired, American heavy metal guitar god. But six-string virtuoso Marty Friedman, who moved to Tokyo from the U.S. 15 years ago, ha...
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NIIGHTS CHANNELS ’90s SHOEGAZE ON ‘IT WAS’ (SONG PREMIERE)
When Cleveland band Niights got together, "We wanted it to be kind of a poppy shoegaze sound," says singer and guitarist Jenna Fournier. "We wanted that dreamy texture of '90s shoe gaze but wrapped ar...
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PLANNING FOR BURIAL RETURNS TO KARL HALL WITH ‘LOUD SET’
Thom Wasluck has been playing dark, drone-y music under the name Planning For Burial for nearly 15 years. With guitars run through effects pedals and synths and loopers adding to the sonic onslaught, ...
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FAMILY ANIMALS STARE DOWN ‘THE END’ ON NEW ALBUM (SONG PREMIERE)
Growing up in rural Lackawanna County, the members of Family Animals had a lot of time and space to let their minds wander and musical interests percolate. "Just kind of the fact that you can't go ...
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ROYSTON LANGDON PURSUES SOLO CAREER AS LEEDS
Royston Langdon, known for fronting the British band Spacehog, which had a massive hit with "In The Meantime" in the mid-'90s, is doing his own thing these days under the name LEEDS, an homage to his ...
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UPSTART YOLA, ONCE BANNED FROM MAKING MUSIC, RECORDS WITH DAN AUERBACH, TO MAKE NYC DEBUT
Yola has performed with Jools Holland, crossed paths with James Brown and even done a stint with the band Massive Attack. She counts Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys as a musical partner, and NPR and Ro...
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HUDSON TAYLOR RETURNS TO NYC AFTER SOLD-OUT SEPTEMBER RUN
Just a few short months after playing to sell-out crowds in New York -- both as headliners and opening for countryman Hozier at the Beacon Theatre for three nights -- Irish brother duo Hudson Taylor r...
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HEAVY BLONDE PRESENTS NEW SONG CYCLE (PREMIERE)
Following up on its 2015 debut album, "Heatwave," Scranton/Brooklyn band Heavy Blonde has prepared a new project, “Of Sun and of the Earth and of the Moon.” The first track from the new series of song...
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NO QUARTER HELPS KEEP THE LED ZEPPELIN LEGACY ALIVE ON STAGE
When guitarist and Led Zeppelin superfan Bryan Christiansen was assembling a tribute band, No Quarter, he had no shortage of talented musicians to choose from. But finding players that could swing lik...
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JOHN OATES’ ‘JOYFUL’ MUSIC-MAKING TAKES CENTER STAGE
John Oates has earned a lofty perch in pop history as one-half of a duo that has sold more records than any duo in history. But outside of that partnership with Daryl Hall, Oates focuses on what helpe...
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