ELIZABETH & THE CATAPULT TAKE THE MUSIC UNDERGROUND
By Michael Lello “I’ve been playing on a platform at Church Avenue and nobody,” Elizabeth Ziman sings at the opening of “Happy Pop,” making them the first words on “Like It Never Happened,” Elizabeth...
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ALEXIS P. SUTER’S “SINGING JOURNAL”
By Michael Lello Can the blues make you happy? It seems counterintuitive, but Alexis P. Suter seems downright sunshiny in a recent conversation with Highway 81 Revisited. The powerhouse vocalist wi...
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CAMPER VAN BEETHOVENRIDES MOMENTUM WITH RE-RELEASES
By Nikki M. Mascali After drifting down the California coast together in late December, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven are now meandering their way down the East Coast. Both mini tours, the latter...
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A SOCIAL STATE GEARS UP FOR VINTAGE ANNIVERSARY
By Michael Lello A Social State frontman Ed Cuozzo feels that the band, which has been together since 2009, has recorded its best record yet, called “How To Get To Heaven.” “I’m so proud of it and I...
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RUSTED ROOT BRINGS ‘THE MOVEMENT’ TO SHERMAN
By Michael Lester Michael Glabicki first discovered he had a voice for music back in the mid-1980s when he randomly and playfully lent his distinctive vocal chords to a version of the Rolling Stones...
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YUCK’S MAX BLOOM: ‘WE’VE NEVER SOUNDED SO GOOD’
By Michael Lello The second album comes with its own inherent pressures. When you are coming off a critically buzzed-about debut record and the departure of your frontman, you’re dealing with even m...
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HOLIDAY WISDOM FROM CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN
By Nikki M. Mascali For the past 10 years, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven have instilled a Christmas tradition that’s probably quite a bit different than yours. The two bands hit the road each Chr...
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RIDING HIGH, CLUTCH BRINGS ‘EARTH ROCKER’ TO SHERMAN
By Michael Lello It has been a big year for Clutch. In March, the veteran Maryland band released “Earth Rocker,” its first studio album since 2009 – and quite likely its most critically acclaimed. ...
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DAR WILLIAMS: GREEK MYTHS AND REVISITING ‘THE HONESTY ROOM’
By Michael Lello When Dar Williams hits the stage at New Hope Winery on Sunday, Dec. 22, you can rest assured that she won’t be going through the motions. In fact, from the sound of it, the singer/s...
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GUITARIST’S DREAM COMES TRUE AT PENN’S PEAK
By Michael Lester Mountain Top native Jay Baab spontaneously jumped on stage recently at Penn’s Peak, grabbed an electric guitar from the hand of Robert Randolph, and jammed — quite capably — with Ra...
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