ALEXIS P SUTER, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, SOUTHERN AVENUE AND MORE THRILL CROWDS AT BRIGGS FARM
Photos by Jim Gavenus The Briggs Farm Blues Festival in Nescopeck, Pa., celebrated its 25th year on July 7, 8 and 9 with performances by headliner Kenny Wayne Shepherd and crowd favorites such as A...
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FLOGGING MOLLY BRINGS THE CRAIC TO PHILLY
Review and photos by Keith Perks Flogging Molly and the Interrupters set out on a co-headlining summer tour recently with Tiger Army and The Skints as support. The tour is broken up into two par...
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SIGUR ROS ENCHANTS THE MET IN PHILADELPHIA
Review and photos by Keith Perks Icelandic "post-rock" band Sigur Rós set out on a world tour recently and made a stop in Philadelphia at The Met. Hailing from Reykjavík, this band has be...
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GARBAGE BRINGS ‘NO GODS NO MASTERS’ TOUR TO WILKES-BARRE
Photos by Amanda Hrycyna Beloved alternative rockers Garbage performed at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on July 1. Fronted by Scottish singer Shirley Manson and featuring drummer Butch Vig, who...
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ANTHONY GREEN, LAURA JANE GRACE BRING CAROUSEL TOUR TO UNION TRANSFER
Photos by Keith Perks The Carousel Tour, featuring collaborative sets by Anthony Green (Circa Survive), Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!) and Tim Kasher (Cursive), touched down in Philadelphia last mo...
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SOCCER MOMMY BRINGS AFTER-MIDNIGHT VIBES TO BOWERY BALLROOM
Photos by Bobby Nicholas It was a low-key show after midnight at Bowery Ballroom for Soccer Mommy as part of the Gov Ball After Dark series on Friday, June 10. With the band tuning between eac...
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AUSTRALIA’S LAST DINOSAURS PLAY TO SOLD-OUT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
Photos by Bobby Nicholas Australian indie rock band Last Dinosaurs brought its US tour to Music Hall of Williamsburg on Wednesday, June 8, for a sold-out engagement. The band, formed in 2009, w...
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BATTLES WARMS UP CROWD FOR PRIMUS WITH TECHNICAL, ENERGETIC SET
Photos by Keith Perks The duo Battles opened for Primus' A Tribute to Kings tour stop in Bethlehem on May 25. From Keith Perks' concert review: Battles, an experimental rock group founded in Ne...
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PRIMUS NAILS AMBITOUS RUSH TRIBUTE IN BETHLEHEM
Review and photos by Keith Perks Primus set out on tour recently paying homage to one of rock's most influential bands, Rush. With almost 50 dates on the tour, the band is making its way across Nor...
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WILD PINK, JOE BURKE & CO and NOXEN AT KARL HALL
Photos by Keith Perks New York indie folk group Wild Pink performed at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre on April 28 with support acts Joe Burke & Co. and Noxen, both from Northeastern Pennsylvania. ...
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