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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ALEC OUNSWORTH ON CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH’S NEXT CHAPTER
By Michael Lello Photos by Jason Riedmiller Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is in the midst of a transitional period. A new EP, new band members, a new album set for a release next year. In July, the A...
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A CONVERSATION WITH ALICE COOPER: PART ONE
By Michael Lello Alice Cooper needs no introduction. The legendary shock rocker gave us a call to talk about is Oct. 18 show at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, which is part of his "Raise The...
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WHARFER’S ‘SPOOKY’ FOLKY DEBUT
By Michael Lello What started as a simple home recording effort for Kyle Wall has turned into “The Rattling,” the debut album for Wharfer, Wall’s one-man project. “I sort of was off not playing musi...
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