BEN FOLDS BRINGS SOLO TOUR TO KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Zachary Katsock The influential pianist, singer and songwriter Ben Folds brought his solo tour to the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 16. Folds' trio Ben Folds Five was a rare,...
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STEVE WINWOOD AT FM KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Zachary Katsock Legendary singer, songwriter and keyboardist Steve Winwood performed to a sold-out crowd on Monday at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA. A member of the Rock and Rol...
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BILLY IDOL AND JOAN JETT DELIVER HIT-HEAVY SHOW AT MANN CENTER
Photos and review by Zachary Katsock The day was sunny and hot with fans packing the Mann Center and ready to rock. The lights went down at 7:30 pm and the crowded roared. Opening act Joan Jett and...
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FRANKIE AND THE WITCH FINGERS SOLD-OUT ALBUM RELEASE AT BERLIN
Photos by Nick DiBari Prolific LA psych rockers Frankie and the Witch Fingers performed a sold-out show at Berlin in NYC on June 6, part of an ambitious trio of album-release shows in the city, Lon...
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SUNFLOWER BEAN BRINGS ROCK SWAGGER TO THE WARSAW
Photos by Bobby Nicholas III Sunflower Bean made last Thursday night's show at The Warsaw in Brooklyn, announced as its only New York City performance of the year, count. From the tone-setting rock...
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TUNE-YARDS SHARE ‘BETTER DREAMING’ IN THE EAST VILLAGE
Photos by Bobby Nicholas III Tune-Yards, on the eve of the release of its new album "Better Dreaming," performed at Night Club 101 on the East Village on Thursday, May 15. The album is the six...
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MXMTOON FORGES PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH AUDIENCE IN RETURN TO NYC
Photos and words by Bobby Nicholas III Singer-songwriter mxmtoon delighted Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday with her first show since she moved out of New York last year. Supporting the November release o...
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THURSTON MOORE SHARES HIS ‘SONIC LIFE’ AT GRAMMY MUSEUM EVENT
Photos by Bobby Nicholas III Sonic Youth legend Thurston Moore performed and spoke at National Sawdust in Brooklyn on Dec. 2 as part of the Grammy Museum's A New York Evening With series. It was on...
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TOKYO POLICE CLUB BRINGS FAREWELL TOUR TO IRVING PLAZA
Photos by Nick DiBari Toronto's Tokyo Police Club brought its farewell tour to Irving Plaza last month for a two-night run. The group released its debut EP, "Elephant Shell," in 2008, which led to ...
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DUFF McKAGAN FOLLOWS ‘LIGHTHOUSE’ TO LPR
Photos by Bobby Nicholas III Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver founding member Duff McKagan played an intimate set at Le Poisson Rouge last week, supporting last year's solo album "Lighthouse." McK...
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