STARGAZER LILIES TALK ’60s-MEETS-’90s SOUND and NEPA MUSIC SCENE AT SXSW
The evening had grown chilly at the Grackle in Austin, where the Stargazer Lilies spoke to me shortly before their show. The Poconos-based outfit was founded in 2011 by bassist Kim Fields and guitaris...
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LOW CUT CONNIE TALKS ‘HI HONEY’ & R&B AT SXSW
Philadelphia’s Low Cut Connie descended on Austin for South by Southwest, where music lovers were treated to its high-energy, soul-based rock ‘n’ roll. Formed six years ago by pianist Adam Weiner and ...
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(IN)BODY BRINGS FRESH ALT-POP SOUND TO MERCURY LOUNGE
On the eve of the duo’s debut album release show at Mercury Lounge on Monday, April 4, we caught up with (In)Body, a new alt-pop project made up of singer/songwriter Ryan Amador and producer Daniel We...
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AARON FINK LAUNCHES SECOND SOLO ALBUM ‘HEAVY FEATHERS’ (INTERVIEW AND SONG PREMIERE)
In the spring of 2015, Aaron Fink made his first foray into a solo career with "Saint Sylvania," his debut album. Now the long-time guitarist turned frontman is back with his sophomore effort, "He...
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CEDRIC BURNSIDE: THE BLUES IS IN HIS BLOOD
Back on Dec. 7, around noon, Cedric Burnside, a drummer who descends from Mississippi Hill Country blues royalty, received a troubling phone call from his girlfriend and publicist, Mona Ables. “Oh ...
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ANA POPOVIC: FROM ‘BLUE ROOM’ JAMS TO GUITAR SUPERSTAR
Before power blues guitarist and soulful vocalist Ana Popovic had reached her teens growing up in what is now the Serbian capital of Belgrade, she would stay up late when most of her family had retire...
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HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL: BECK, LAKE STREET DIVE AND SCRANTON LOVE
If you stepped off Scranton’s Adams Avenue into The Bog several years ago, you would have found yourself immersed in a festive but peculiar scene: A band crammed onto the tiny stage, blasting a raucou...
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A CONVERSATION WITH COL. BRUCE HAMPTON
Aquarium Rescue Unit, the absurdist jam-rock outfit led by the colorful Col. Bruce Hampton, is back, performing together for the first time since a 2011 reunion. While the band isn’t a household na...
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G. LOVE BRINGS THE SAUCE TO PEACH FEST
Despite claiming he was “pretty lousy” when he started playing guitar at age 8, G. Love (born in Philadelphia as Garrett Dutton) has created a form of trashcan blues melded with hip-hop. If you’ve eve...
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KELLEY DEAL ON NEW BAND R. RING, NEW BREEDERS MATERIAL AND KNITTING
All Kelley Deal was looking for was a studio, but she ended up getting a new band. Invited to contribute to a 2011 tribute album to fellow Dayton, Ohio, alt-rock legends Guided By Voices, Deal, of ...
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