TRIBUTE BRINGS OUT THE BLUES IN THE GRATEFUL DEAD
The diversity and malleability of the music of the Grateful Dead have long made it ripe for tribute albums of all stripes, from bluegrass to rock to jazz to a cappella takes on a catalog that has bee...
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BLUES ROCKER JOE BONAMASSA THRILLS PACKED KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Zachary Katsock Renowned blues-rock guitarist and vocalist Joe Bonamassa played to a packed house at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on March 2. Bonamassa recently released “B.B...
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JOE BONAMASSA ON BB KING TRIBUTE, RUNNING HIS OWN MUSIC BUSINESS and TURNING 50
Joe Bonamassa is not one to wait around for something to happen. For nearly 25 years, he, not a sprawling record label, booking agency or multinational promoter, has been calling the shots in a career...
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FOR TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, THE FUTURE IS NOW
Six albums into their career, the Tedeschi Trucks Band is really good at being the Tedeschi Trucks Band. That might sound like a throwaway statement, but when being the Tedeschi Trucks Band requires b...
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SHARP-DRESSED BILLY GIBBONS AND HIS BAND BRING TEXAS BLUES ROCK TO KIRBY CENTER
Photos by Zachary Katsock Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Billy Gibbons, of ZZ Top fame, brought his Billy F Gibbons and the BFG Band to the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 19. The guitarist an...
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CEDRIC BURNSIDE WILL GO ANYWHERE TO SPREAD THE HILL COUNTRY BLUES
One of the main characters on bluesman Cedric Burnside's latest album, "Hill Country Love," isn't a person, it's a place -- an old building in little Ripley, Mississippi, a decidedly unglamorous spot ...
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DUSTIN DOUGLAS CELEBRATES ELECTRIC GENTLEMEN’S POWER TRIO CHEMISTRY (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
With a new single, video and live show in Jim Thorpe, Pa., Dustin Douglas and the Electric Gentlemen have a big weekend. The band released the new song, "Broken," on April 30. Douglas, the vocalist...
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RISING PHILLY ARTIST GREG SOVER WANTS TO ‘LIVE IN THE MUSIC’
Before George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Jason Blake, socially conscious songwriters were sounding alarm bells about racial inequality in the United States. Case in point: Philadelphia's Greg Sover and...
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ED RANDAZZO RECOUNTS A DECADE OF SONGS ON ‘WHO’S THAT MAN?’
On the aptly titled "Who's That Man?" Ed Randazzo shares a decade's worth of earthy and emotive performances. The 13-song collection, drawn from his three albums with musical partner Bret Alexander, a...
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SOUL SHAKERS’ ‘GUITARMAGEDDON’ ALL-STAR BLUES ALBUM OUT THIS WEEK: HEAR A TRACK FEATURING TEDDY YOUNG
Guitarmageddon might sound like a scary concept. Some sort of apocalyptic end-of-days with fiery Fenders and Les Pauls falling from the sky? Not exactly. Luckily for music lovers, Guitarmageddon was a...
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