MATT SCHOFIELD BRINGS BRITISH BLUES TO JAZZ CAFE
20140321-DSC_4477 Photos by Pati Bobeck Manchester, England, blues guitar phenom Matt Schofield and his band performed recently at the Rive...
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STEVE HACKETT’S BREATHTAKING GENESIS RESURRECTION
By Michael Lello Photos by Laurence Kelly COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. – The chapel-like Scottish Rite Auditorium, ensconced in Masonic mystery, was the perfect backdrop for two highly anticipated stops of ...
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KIRBY SERIES STARTS IN STYLE WITH AMY AT THE HELM
IMG_0551 By Michael Lello Photos by Jesse Faatz WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Introducing the song “Calvary” during Amy Helm and the Handsome Strang...
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DAN DEACON AND HIS AUDIENCE SHARE THE SPOTLIGHT
By Emily Votaw COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Who is Dan Deacon? An electronic pop guru? An avant-garde composer? A fanatic devotee of Looney Tunes and Spiderman? Deacon is a bit of each of those things, but ...
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FUTURE ISLANDS TAKES ON BREAKUP DRAMA — AGAIN
By Emily Votaw In the post-post-post punk world where the Future Islands discography exists – where romanticism runs wild and every heartbreak is the most meaningful one and synths have the power to ...
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ROBYN HITCHCOCK CAPTIVATES HARRISBURG AUDIENCE
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- If there is a perfect place to see Robyn Hitchcock, it would have to be in an intimate bar with décor favoring tasteful cartoon nudity and equipped with a stage bathed in pinkish li...
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BECK’S NEW “MORNING”
By Emily Votaw Since some odd day in 1985, or maybe (probably) earlier, Beck Hansen has created a multitude of musical personalities, some poetic and distant (“Sea Change”), some defiant and funny (“...
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ROBERT ELLIS HONORS SINGER/SONGWRITER TRADITION
By Michael Lello Following in the footsteps of Lyle Lovett, John Prine and Jay Farrar comes Robert Ellis, a supremely talented songwriter who combines an introspective spirit and sly wit on “The Ligh...
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RINGERS WOW JAZZ CAFE CROWD
By Michael Lello Photos by Pati Bobeck PLAINS, Pa. -- On paper, the concept of The Ringers sounds like a trainwreck waiting to happen. Three world-class guitarists, vying for alpha-dog status and...
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J. RODDY WALSTON & THE BUSINESS PLAY 92.1 SHOWCASE
Photos by Jesse Faatz SCRANTON -- Fresh off last week's performance on "Conan," J, Roddy Walston & The Business played an energetic set to a near-capacity crowd Monday night at Fuzz 92.1's thea...
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