TOAD THE WET SPROCKET’S “NEW CONSTELLATION”
By Michael Lello When Toad The Wet Sprocket released its last studio album, Bill Clinton was president. Babies born that year are now old enough to drive. "The English Patient" won Best Picture at ...
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YONDER HALLOWEEN: “IT’LL BE CRAZY”
By Michael Lester When Yonder Mountain String Band hits the stage for its Halloween show at the Theatre of Living Arts Thursday, the assembled crowd down on Philly’s spirited South Street can “expect...
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AMERICAN BABIES STARE DOWN DEATH
By Michael Lello For Tom Hamilton, changes in his perspective on life led to changes in his music. Put simply, both grew more serious. You can hear the new approach on “Knives & Teeth,” the thi...
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MOONDOGGIES GO TO “THAT SPOOKY PLACE”
By Michael Lello There is a certain mysterious, amorphous quality to the music of The Moondoggies. You can hear it in the Seattle band’s gently strummed acoustic guitars, the washes of electric guit...
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A CONVERSATION WITH ALICE COOPER: PART TWO
By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus On the phone with Highway 81 Revisited from his Arizona home, the first thing Alice Cooper, an avid sports fan and owner of sports bar and restaurant Alice Coo...
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A LOVELIFE WORTH DANCING FOR
By Nikki M. Mascali When one door closes, another opens, the old saying goes, and when one band calls it quits, more often than not, another emerges. Such was the case when the U.K.-based indie rock...
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MIKE DOUGHTY REVISITS SONGS OF SOUL COUGHING
By Michael Lello Leave it to Mike Doughty to name his new album “Circles Super Bon Bon Sleepless How Many Cans? True Dreams of Wichita Monster Man Mr. Bitterness Maybe I'll Come Down St. Louise Is Li...
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BURIED BEDS’ WORLD OF MYSTERY
By Michael Lello Listen to just a few bars from Buried Beds’ new album “In Spirit,” and you’ll know this is not your typical indie rock fare. You’ll be greeted with lush thickets of instrumentation ...
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TWO SIDES OF THE BADLEES
By Michael Lello Bands are always saying their newest project is something totally unique, unlike anything they’ve done before. And sometimes, it’s even true. Like in the case of The Badlees, the v...
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VIENNA TENG REINVENTS HERSELF
By Michael Lello With seemingly everything a rising singer/songwriter could want – a loyal, growing fanbase; critical acclaim; tours with the likes of Brandi Carlile and Joan Osborne; and coveted TV ...
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