BRIGGS FARM PHOTOS: AMY HELM, MIKE FARRIS & JJ THAMES
Photos by Jim Gavenus Briggs Farm Blues festival wrapped up its 21st edition last weekend with headline performances by Amy Helm, Samantha Fish and Grammy winner Mike Farris, among many more, inclu...
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STONE SOUR SATISFIES SHERMAN THEATER CROWD WITH FUN-LOVING PERFORMANCE
Photos and review by Alex Seeley STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- The floor was covered in confetti while streamers hung from the ceiling they were stuck to as satisfied fans exited the Sherman Theater. Stone Sou...
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EVERYTHING TURNED TO COLOR, ROSARY GUILD & JOE BURKE KICK THINGS OFF AT KARL HALL
Photos by Scott Kucharski Karl Hall, the new all-ages venue in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., celebrated its opening night on Saturday, April 14, with performances by Everything Turned To Color, Rosary Guild a...
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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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