BRENDAN BRISK BAND: FROM BLUES ROOTS TO ‘INDIE JAM’
The Brendan Brisk Band, a self-described indie jam quartet from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., released a new 6-song EP, "Never Everywhere," on Feb. 10. The band has been expanding on its earlier work as a blues ...
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GOOD BISON, GOOSEBUMPS AND THE ‘GHOST ON MULHOLLAND’
Pablo Alvarez, aka Good Bison, is running from a ghost. The protagonist on his new EP, the Goosebumps-inspired "Ghost on Mulholland," represents the LA musician's inner turmoil, causing him to flee in...
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WINERY DOGS’ RICHIE KOTZEN: ‘YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A MUSICIAN TO CONNECT TO IT’
Ten years and three albums into their run, The Winery Dogs, formed by a trio of alpha dogs known for virtuoso musicianship, are now a true pack. Guitarist and vocalist Richie Kotzen, bassist Billy She...
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JOHN MORGAN KIMOCK RECONNECTS WITH PENNSYLVANIA FRIENDS AT RESIDENCY
For the past few Thursdays, drummer John Morgan Kimock has been leading a band that has been offering up what he calls "a northeastern Pa. musician spin on some funky music with some improvisational, ...
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THE BADLEES RETURN TO FERTILE SOIL FOR SELF-TITLED ALBUM, KIRBY CENTER SHOW
If it wasn't for a call from a regional music hall of fame, an end-of-year flurry of activity for The Badlees would be just another relaxing holiday season. The Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame...
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DESPITE IT ALL, MONTREAL’S STARS ARE CELEBRATING ‘CHRISTMAS ANYWAY’
It's that time of year when the sugar plum-sweet strains of Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" are inescapable, to the delight of some and the horror of others. If you're looking for an ...
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DEZRON DOUGLAS: ‘ATALAYA,’ A COFFEE COLLAB, AND PLAYING IN THE TREY ANASTASIO BAND
There have been a lot of exciting things percolating for Dezron Douglas, New York jazz bassist, band leader, band member and coffee aficionado. His quartet's new album, "Atalaya," was released Nov. 18...
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CARL PALMER ‘REUNITES’ ELP FOR US TOUR WITH SOME TECHNOLOGICAL HELP
Emerson, Lake & Palmer always did things a bit differently as a classically inspired rock trio. ELP is doing the unexpected again, mounting a US tour despite the fact that only one member, drummer...
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RACHEL BOBBITT EXAMINES THE EXTREMES OF LIFE
Rachel Bobbitt, the emerging Canadian singer-songwriter, could be seen as a study in contradictions. She gained a following as a teenager by performing other people's music on Vine, the since-shuttere...
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BLKBOK REWRITES THE BOOK ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CLASSICAL MUSICIAN
BLKBOK's musical talents and creative energy have taken him across the world with household-name superstars like Rihanna and Justin Timberlake. He's even played with someone in outer space. And now he...
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