GRACE POTTER’S ‘BEAUTIFUL PROGRESSION’
With a powerful, bluesy voice, and a sexy, swaggering stage presence, Grace Potter seemed destined for stardom before she achieved it. It didn’t matter if she was playing to a half-full venue as an o...
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KARL DENSON JAZZES UP PEACH FESTIVAL
By Michael Lester Muscularly chiseled, musically innovative jazz-funk improv saxophonist Karl Denson chuckled at the suggestion he may rival Gov’t Mule/Allman Brothers Band axman Warren Haynes as the...
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DEVON ALLMAN HONORS ‘ROYAL’ BLOODLINE
By Michael Lello You might notice a few familiar names in Royal Southern Brotherhood’s lineup – Allman and Neville, specifically, two of Southern music’s royal families. With Devon Allman on guitar ...
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THE MANY SIDES OF STEVE KIMOCK
By Michael Lello Steve Kimock plays in so many different configurations that when the guitar wiz is asked to give a rundown of his summer schedule, it’s a difficult query to answer. “I don’t know if...
ReadmoreA FIRE WITH FRIENDS PLOTS TOUR, RECORDINGS
By Michael Lello (Photos of Daniel Rosler: Jason Riedmiller/ Band photos: Submitted) If you see a van crammed with seven passengers and a load of instruments heading down the highway, don’t worry...
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RAILROAD EARTH TAKES LONG ROAD TO SUCCESS
By Michael Lester Mandolin player John Skehan of Railroad Earth credits 1950s comedy duo Abbott and Costello — of all people — for his route to Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa., in the earl...
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BILLY SHEEHAN MAKES WINERY DOGS HIS PRIORITY
By Michael Lello Acquiring the top individuals in your field does not necessarily make for a great team. Ask the California Angels how that’s worked out this season. The same can be said in the mus...
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BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: ‘A LOT OF HAPPY PEOPLE’
It’s an unlikely setting for Mississippi and Chicago blues: a sprawling, 350-acre farm tucked away in Nescopeck, Pa., population 1,583. But for 16 years now, Briggs Farm has indeed been a destinatio...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH GEOFF TATE OF QUEENSRYCHE
The last time Queensryche got this much attention, “Silent Lucidity” was a radio and video staple and the progressive hard rock band was packing arenas. With an acrimonious breakup that culminated la...
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BY THE BOOK: AN INTERVIEW WITH BLUESMAN ROY BOOK BINDER
Roy Book Binder learned blues guitar at the foot of the Rev. Gary Davis. He ran in Greenwich Village circles with the likes of Dave Van Ronk, and he learned songs from one of his heroes Pink Anderson...
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