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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CEDRIC BURNSIDE: THE BLUES IS IN HIS BLOOD
Back on Dec. 7, around noon, Cedric Burnside, a drummer who descends from Mississippi Hill Country blues royalty, received a troubling phone call from his girlfriend and publicist, Mona Ables. “Oh ...
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BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: FRIDAY PHOTO GALLERY, PART 2
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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BY THE BOOK: AN INTERVIEW WITH BLUESMAN ROY BOOK BINDER
Roy Book Binder learned blues guitar at the foot of the Rev. Gary Davis. He ran in Greenwich Village circles with the likes of Dave Van Ronk, and he learned songs from one of his heroes Pink Anderson...
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