BLINDED PASSENGER DEBUTS ‘SHADOWS OF AMERICA,’ TALKS DEBUT ALBUM ‘THE ELECTRIC’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Mark Twain famously advised, “Write what you know.” Blinded Passenger, a four-piece alternative rock band based in Scranton, has done just that on “The Electric,” its upcoming full-length album. ...
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NO SLEEP TIL BROOKLYN (BOWL) FOR THE MOTET
While Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and, if you prefer, Festivus are all around the corner, it’s another holiday – Halloween – that sticks with The Motet all year round, at least in spiri...
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WITH JOHN POPPER, BROTHERS KEEPER MAKES AN EARLY SPLASH
Brothers Keeper, with just a catalog of one album, albeit a successful one, under its belt, is a new band. But the group's roots run deep, all the way back to the groundbreaking H.O.R.D.E. Festival to...
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CIGARETTES, WHISKEY and ‘OUTERFOLK’ with KATIE KELLY & THE CHARMING BEARDS (TRACK DEBUT)
Katie Kelly & The Charming Beards have been playing together since 2012, but until this week, the only way you could hear the Wilkes-Barre band's music was at its shows. That finally changes wit...
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FROM FLECKTONES TO DMB TO HIS OWN MU’TET, SAXMAN JEFF COFFIN PROGRESSES
Grammy-winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin was on break from touring with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones July 1, 2008, when his manager called breaking the news that Dave Matthews Band sax player LeRoi Moo...
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SAM BUSH BRINGS MAVERICK MANDOLIN STYLE TO BUCKNELL
By Michael Lester It’s probably a safe bet “Father of Newgrass” Sam Bush will be relatively distraction-free once he and his band take the stage Oct. 31 at Bucknell University’s Weis Performing Art...
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THE FINAL CHAPTER FOR THE ALLMAN BROTHERS? AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR ALAN PAUL
The tumultuous history of the Allman Brothers Band – tragic deaths, bitter breakups, reunions and a controversial court case that turned Brother against Brother – will, supposedly, come to an end Wedn...
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JAMES: DEATH, DANCE and REBIRTH AT WEBSTER HALL
By Michael Lello Photos by Joe Russo Backstage at Webster Hall, James trumpet player Andy Diagram is slumped on a sofa, wearing a knit winter cap topped with a tassle while he's trying to fight ...
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UMPHREY’S McGEE’S DRUNKEN JAM SESSION LEADS TO PROG-IMPROV STARDOM
By Michael Lester Umphrey’s McGee formed on the campus of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., nearly 17 years ago. But it was during a drunken, post-wedding, early-morning, tux-wearing jam session in ...
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DYLAN JANE HITS HER STRIDE ON THIRD ALBUM (EXCLUSIVE SONG DEBUT)
With a palette that ranges in taste from Bonnie Raitt to Bonnie “Prince” Billy, singer/songwriter Dylan Jane has quite a deep well to draw from when it comes to her own music. It’s a range of dept...
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