MIZ’S COMEBACK STORY UNFOLDS ON ‘A YEAR AGO TODAY’ (SONG PREMIERE)
Mike Mizwinski — the singer, songwriter and guitarist who performs as Miz — opens his soon-to-be-released new studio album, “A Year Ago Today,” with an introspective, country-flavored tune called “Bei...
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JUSTIN MAZER: MY FAVORITE MUSICAL MOMENTS OF 2017
As always, I consider myself to be very lucky to make all sorts of great music with great people on all different kinds of stages throughout the year. Here are a few (but certainly not all) of the hig...
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AS AMERICAN BUFFALO GHOST, SEAN FLYNN FOLLOWS NEW PATH
When Sean Flynn decided to follow a new musical direction, leaving behind the post-hardcore and punk of bands like Those Clever Foxes and Old Charades in favor of Americana, he wasn't about to half as...
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STARBIRD FINDS ITS OWN SOUND AHEAD OF EAST COAST DATES, INCLUDING BROOKLYN BOWL
If you’re a fan of the broadly defined jam band scene and have set foot in a club, theater or festival in the past 10 years, odds are you’ve seen Justin Mazer, Dylan Skursky and Al Smith and their res...
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PREMIERE: DOGHOUSE CHARLIE ‘OK, ALRIGHT’
Doghouse Charlie has been the solo nom de plume for Charles Davis, a driving force behind currently dormant psychedelic/dream pop/folk band Cherokee Red, for nearly a decade. But it has since coalesce...
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JASON FALKNER ON NEW ALBUM WITH R. STEVIE MOORE, WORKING WITH PAUL McCARTNEY, BECK
Jason Falkner is a long-time member of Beck's band who has collaborated with the likes of Paul McCartney, Glen Campbell and Air. But the opportunity to work with lo-fi legend R. Stevie Moore was a big...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: SUSQUEHANNA BREAKDOWN RETURNS; NEW RYAN ADAMS TRACK; MY MORNING JACKET AT FOREST HILLS
Susquehanna Breakdown, the Cabinet-hosted spring festival at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, announced Friday that it will return on May 19 and May 20. Discounted "alumni" tickets go on ...
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JUSTIN MAZER: THE TOP 10 SHOWS I PLAYED IN 2016
Guitarist Justin Mazer, playing with American Babies and several other projects, had a busy 2016, to say the least. Here, he breaks down his favorite gigs of the year, with video and streaming audio w...
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HOLLY BOWLING FINDS THE KEYS TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD
You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who knows the music of the Grateful Dead and Phish, inside and out, better than Holly Bowling. And that includes the members of those iconic bands themselves. T...
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WRAP-UP: LOS ANGELES/ SAN FRAN WITH BOB WEIR and DAVE SCHOOLS/ BOULDER, COLORADO/ HOMECOMING GIG
"Off" Week. 11/8-11/16 After the New York run of shows, I was able enjoy a few days of downtime as well as play some gigs with other folks. On Tuesday, I played a gig in Burlington VT at Nectar's w...
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