SXSW ROAD REPORT: FRANK TURNER, DESSA, WAXAHATCHEE, RACHAEL RAY
Photos by Jeff Colchamiro Friday, March 16 By Day 3 at SXSW it’s hard to avoid seeing some repeats, but we certainly didn’t mind it in the case of Gang of Youths at The Blackheart. Other acts we...
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SXSW ROAD REPORT: EZRA FURMAN, SPEEDY ORTIZ, BILLIE EILISH, DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS
Photos by Jeff Colchamiro Thursday, March 15 If there’s irony in stuffing our faces with brisket and sausage on the way to the Brooklyn Vegan day party, it didn’t occur to us at the time. After ...
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SXSW ROAD REPORT: COMMON, JAPANDROIDS, WYE OAK, LUCY DACUS
Photos by Jeff Colchamiro Wednesday, March 14 SXSW always presents a seemingly infinite number of musical choices, with official and unofficial events taking over downtown Austin and beyond. Be...
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ALICE COOPER SELLS OUT KIRBY CENTER — AGAIN — WITH ‘PARANORMAL’ PERFORMANCE
Photos by Alex Seeley Theatrical rock 'n' roll pioneer Alice Cooper performed yet another sold-out show at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Saturday, March 10, as part of his "A Paranor...
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UMPHREY’S MCGEE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS WITH PENN’S PEAK SHOW
Photos by Sam Watson Progressive jam-rock veterans Umphrey's McGee wrapped up a string of Northeastern shows on Jan. 28 at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe, Pa. The performance brought to a close a run th...
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DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, TIGERS JAW LEAD THE WAY AT FIRST ALT 92.1 FM SNOW SHOW
Photos by Alex Seeley Emo legends Dashboard Confessional and hometown heroes Tigers Jaw led the bill at the inaugural Alt 92.1 Snow Show on Sunday, Jan. 28 at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, ...
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SPOON BRINGS ‘HOT THOUGHTS’ TO SHERMAN THEATER
Photos by Sam Watson Austin, Texas indie-rock veterans Spoon, touring in support of their critically lauded ninth album, "Hot Thoughts," performed at the Sherman Theater in Stroubdsburg, Pa., on De...
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THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN BRING ‘DAMAGE AND JOY’ TO NYC
Photos by Angelo Santoro NEW YORK — Scottish shoegaze trailblazers The Jesus and Mary Chain's recently wrapped up its North American tour at PlayStation Theater. The group, which helped launch the ...
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WOOD BROTHERS BRING FALL TOUR TO SHERMAN THEATER
Photos by Sam Watson STROUDSBURG, PA — The acclaimed and eclectic Wood Brothers — Oliver Wood on guitar and vocals and Chris Wood on bass, joined by multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix — recently brough...
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PEACH FEST 2017: MULTI-GENERATIONAL TRIBUTES TO FALLEN ALLMAN BROTHERS MEMBERS ABOUND
Photos by Pati Bobeck MOOSIC, Pa. — Fourteen-year-old Brandon “Taz” Niederauer was spotted backstage at last weekend’s Peach Festival by one observer just being a care-free kid — chasing and poppin...
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