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  • ALEXIS P SUTER, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, SOUTHERN AVENUE AND MORE THRILL CROWDS AT BRIGGS FARM
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    ALEXIS P SUTER, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, SOUTHERN AVENUE AND MORE THRILL CROWDS AT BRIGGS FARM

    Jul 21, 2022 0

    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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  • BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL CELEBRATES WOODSTOCK, OLD-SCHOOL BLUES AND RISING ARTISTS
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    BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL CELEBRATES WOODSTOCK, OLD-SCHOOL BLUES AND RISING ARTISTS

    Jul 9, 2019 0

    Over the years, the Briggs Farm Blues Festival has hosted Grammy winners, blues legends and roots rock favorites. But when you're welcoming thousands of people to spend the weekend on your grounds, ma...

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  • WEEKEND ROUNDUP: LEONARD COHEN & LEON RUSSELL PASS, BOB DYLAN RELEASES MINI-DOCUMENTARY
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    WEEKEND ROUNDUP: LEONARD COHEN & LEON RUSSELL PASS, BOB DYLAN RELEASES MINI-DOCUMENTARY

    Nov 13, 2016 0

    The week in music was bookended by the deaths of two uniquely talented and somewhat underrated artists, with Leonard Cohen, 82, passing on Monday, and Leon Russell, 74, leaving us on Sunday. Plenty of...

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  • BRIGGS FARM SUNDAY PHOTOS: ALEXIS P. SUTER, VICTOR WAINWRIGHT & FESTIVAL REVELERS
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    BRIGGS FARM SUNDAY PHOTOS: ALEXIS P. SUTER, VICTOR WAINWRIGHT & FESTIVAL REVELERS

    Jul 21, 2016 0

    Photos by Jim Gavenus The folks at Briggs Farm Blues Festival are most likely already hammering out plans for next year's edition, but we're still taking some time to reflect on the 2016 fest, whic...

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  • BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: 10 REASONS NOT TO MISS THE 2016 EDITION
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    BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: 10 REASONS NOT TO MISS THE 2016 EDITION

    Jul 5, 2016 0

    If you’ve been to the Briggs Farm Blues Festival, you probably don’t need us to convince you to return. From the warm welcome you received when you pulled onto the sprawling festival grounds to the da...

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  • BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: FRIDAY PHOTO GALLERY, PART 2
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    BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: FRIDAY PHOTO GALLERY, PART 2

    Jul 17, 2015 0

    Photos by Alex Seeley Photographer Alex Seeley was on hand for the latest installment of the Briggs Farm Blues Festival in Nescopeck, Pa., last weekend. Here is the second round of photos from Frid...

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  • BRIGGS FARM RETURNS THIS WEEKEND: COMPLETE SCHEDULE
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    BRIGGS FARM RETURNS THIS WEEKEND: COMPLETE SCHEDULE

    Jul 9, 2015 0

    The Briggs Farm Blues Festival returns to Nescopeck, Pa., on Friday, July 9 and Saturday, July 10 for its 18th annual installment. This year’s edition of the festival features a mix of first-time B...

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  • BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED
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    BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED

    Apr 21, 2014 0

    The Briggs Farm Blues Festival, which will be held July 11 and 12 in Nescopeck, Pa., has released it's schedule, which you can view below.  The Eric Gales Band has been confirmed as the Friday night h...

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  • FUNKY TROMBONE SHORTY HORNS IN ON KIRBY CENTER
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    FUNKY TROMBONE SHORTY HORNS IN ON KIRBY CENTER

    Jan 21, 2014 0

    By Michael Lester Photos by Jim Gavenus WILKES-BARRE -- Troy Andrews lowered his shiny trombone to his waist, wiped his mouth and swiveled from his dual microphones at the front of the F.M. Kirby ...

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  • ALEXIS P. SUTER’S “SINGING JOURNAL”
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    ALEXIS P. SUTER’S “SINGING JOURNAL”

    Jan 16, 2014 0

    By Michael Lello Can the blues make you happy?  It seems counterintuitive, but Alexis P. Suter seems downright sunshiny in a recent conversation with Highway 81 Revisited. The powerhouse vocalist wi...

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DEL McCOURY RECALLS PENNSYLVANIA ROOTS AHEAD OF BUCKNELL PERFORMANCE

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LOLA KIRKE CELEBRATES ‘LADY FOR SALE’ AT BROOKLYN MADE

LOLA KIRKE CELEBRATES ‘LADY FOR SALE’ AT BROOKLYN MADE

May 12, 2022
ZOLITA DELIGHTS CROWD AT BABY’S ALL RIGHT WITH NEW EP IN TOW

ZOLITA DELIGHTS CROWD AT BABY’S ALL RIGHT WITH NEW EP IN TOW

Feb 23, 2023
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PRIMUS NAILS AMBITOUS RUSH TRIBUTE IN BETHLEHEM

Jun 9, 2022
ROSELIT BONE’S NIGHTMARISH WESTERN FREAKOUT

ROSELIT BONE’S NIGHTMARISH WESTERN FREAKOUT

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IT’S A MIXTAPE LIFE FOR UNTIL THE RIBBON BREAKS

IT’S A MIXTAPE LIFE FOR UNTIL THE RIBBON BREAKS

Dec 3, 2013
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DEICIDE’S DECADES OF BLASPHEMY SHOCK THE BAND ITSELF

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