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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PRIMA DONNA GLAMS IT UP
By Nikki M. Mascali Don’t let the name fool you. Los Angeles-based band Prima Donna is a merry band of poppy punk rockers whose songs ooze the infectious sound and raw sexuality not often seen since...
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SWEATHEART: “FUN, COOL, WEIRD SHIT”
By Michael Lello It would be easy to write off Sweatheart as a novelty act. Crazy costumes, wild videos and songs like “Finger Bangin’” don’t exactly scream seriousness. But just because the Philad...
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CABINET, GUESTS SET FOR PEACH
By Michael Lello Photo by Jason Riedmiller It’s been a busy year for Cabinet. Touring various regions of the United States. Hosting their own festival, Old Farmers Ball, at Toyota Pavilion at Mont...
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NO END IN SIGHT FOR JAIMOE, ALLMAN BROTHERS
By Michael Lello The number two will figure prominently into Jaimoe’s weekend at the Peach Music Festival. He’s one of two drummers in the Allmans. He’ll playing two shows with the ABB at the festi...
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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...
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