OBVIOUSLY 5 QUESTIONS: CHUCK GARVEY
By Michael Lester moe. guitarist Chuck Garvey grew up in Whitesboro, N.Y., the son of music-teaching parents, and attended the same high school — New Hartford High School — as bandmate and fellow gu...
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THE GREAT PARTY’S VIDEO FIESTA
By Michael Lello Matt Mang, bassist for The Great Party, said the band wanted to do something different for the release show for the group’s “Hecho En Mexico” video. It’s safe to say the band will...
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MOE.: “WE LOVE OUR CAREER”
By Michael Lester To listen to moe. guitarist Chuck Garvey tell it, rock stars are no different than their fans when it comes to exploring the aesthetics and quirks of concert venues. Garvey treats ...
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HUSHED INTENSITY AT STUDIO 4
By Michael Lello CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. – Even the hardest-hearted cynic had to recognize the authenticity in the room Saturday at Studio 4 – even though the catalyst was a fundraising effort. Seventy-fi...
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YOKO ONO: IF I DO NOTHING, “I’LL GO CRAZY”
By Michael Lello Yoko Ono is your average 80-year-old. You know, if your average octagenarian works on EDM tracks, collaborates with her son Sean Lennon and releases a new Plastic Ono Band record. ...
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DON FELDER OPENS UP
Don Felder wrote the music for one of rock's most iconic tracks, "Hotel California," as a member of one of music's biggest bands, The Eagles. But it hasn't been all high flying for the Gainesville,...
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FULMARINE PETRELS UNLEASH NEW ALBUM
Fulmarine Petrels, the experimental indie pop project which records in Pittston, Pa., will release its latest album, "Queen Albumen of Where," on Sept. 17. Chuck Keller, who leads the project that ...
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OBVIOUSLY FIVE QUESTIONS: AL SCHNIER
By Michael Lester moe. guitarist Al Schnier, 45, grew up on classic rock in upstate New York. He covered Neil Young and Rush tunes in his first band, Cuttin’ Loose, which he launched as an 8th grade...
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FOR FLOODWOOD, “THIS IS LIFE”
By Michael Lester moe. guitarist Al Schnier was determined to form a funk band for his latest side project a couple years ago. Then his father, a 1990s liver transplant recipient, became seriously i...
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THE DEAR HUNTER’S SYMPHONIC FORAY
By Michael Lello From The Moody Blues to Metallica, rock bands have dipped their toes into the classical music pool from time to time over the years. But Casey Crescenzo, who leads the band The Dear...
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