BLU BAMBOO ENSEMBLE BRINGS AFRO-CARIBBEAN FUNK, SOUL AND REGGAE TO BROOKLYN, HARLEM
Blú Bamboo Ensemble is a Puerto Rico-based band that is bringing a Caribbean island vibe to the island of Manhattan and the west end of the Long Island. Specializing in a fusion of Afro-Caribbean funk...
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ARC IRIS MAPS OUT NEW TERRITORY ON ‘MOON SALOON,’ WRAPS UP BROOKLYN RESIDENCY TUESDAY
Arc Iris is not interested in neat and tidy. In fact, lead singer and lyricist Jocie Adams says that when the Providence, Rhode Island, artistically minded indie trio is “doing it right,” its music is...
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BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH LAUNCHES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH NEW YORK SELL-OUT
If you haven’t heard of Benjamin Francis Leftwich, listen up. With this British singer-songwriter’s previously sold-out tours and “hypnotic, ethereal vocals,” you might want to keep your eye (or ear) ...
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SONNY & THE SUNSETS ON MERRILL GARBUS, GIANT DONGS & 100 RECORDS [TICKET CONTEST]
Sonny Smith is certainly a polymath: Musician. Playwright. Multimedia artist. A guy who can seamlessly work the phrase “Edward Scissorhands of the wang” into an interview. His current endeavor is “...
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AMPLIFY YOUR SUNDAY WITH BELLA’S BARTOK
Bella’s Bartok’s sound is not so easily defined, nor is the band’s history or members who will give you a witty answer that will make you laugh before you realize no one actually answered your questio...
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AEROSMITH’S BRAD WHITFORD ON WHITFORD/ST. HOLMES REUNION, STEVEN TYLER & MORE
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Brad Whitford, one of the two guitarists from Aerosmith, and Derek St. Holmes, who supplied the vocals for many of Ted Nugent’s best known songs, got together and released ...
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ERIC KRASNO FINDS HIS VOICE ON SOLO DEBUT
Two-time Grammy winner Eric Krasno still considers himself fortunate for his ability to play guitar a quarter century after he shattered his left elbow in a fall during a basketball game his freshman ...
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BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: 10 REASONS NOT TO MISS THE 2016 EDITION
If you’ve been to the Briggs Farm Blues Festival, you probably don’t need us to convince you to return. From the warm welcome you received when you pulled onto the sprawling festival grounds to the da...
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ERIN McANDREW FOLLOWS HER DREAMS ON ‘SKELETON OF LIFE’
Erin McAndrew had a comfortable job in marketing, but as the New York-via-Northeastern Pa. singer-songwriter tells us, “life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” So McAndrew, who played in the ...
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FLUX CAPACITOR GEARS UP FOR BONNAROO
Flux Capacitor doesn’t appear to want a lazy summer. The Specht brothers – Pete, Jason and Mike – just played Susquehanna Breakdown and are off to another festival: Bonnaroo! [Wish you could be the...
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