JACKIE GREENE ADDS TRIGGER HIPPY TO ROCKING RESUME
By Michael Lester With career-catapulting stints performing as a member of Phil Lesh & Friends and the Black Crowes, it would seem logical to label Sacramento singer-songwriter Jackie Greene a yo...
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HUNTER’S INSPIRATION FLOWS AT KIRBY CENTER
Photo by Jesse Faatz WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – There’s a line about a storyteller in the Grateful Dead classic “Terrapin Station”: “His job is to shed light, not to master.” Robert Hunter, the writer...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH GRATEFUL DEAD LYRICIST ROBERT HUNTER, PART TWO
By Michael Lello There are musical partnerships that are so intertwined, you can’t consider one without the other. Lennon and McCartney. Simon and Garfunkel. Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Jer...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH GRATEFUL DEAD LYRICIST ROBERT HUNTER, PART ONE
By Michael Lello Photo by Maureen Hunter Robert Hunter’s words have left an indelible imprint on pop culture – “what a long strange trip it’s been” and “drivin’ that train, high on cocaine,” anyone?...
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A DOUBLE “DOSE” OF PIANO IMPROVISATION
By Michael Lello It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: A pair of pianists walk into a studio. But that’s essentially the story behind Dose Hermanos’ new album, “Batique.” These particular ho...
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STARS ALIGN FOR JOHN KADLECIK
By Michael Lello Photo by J.C. Juanis Locked in a lengthy bout of writer’s block, singer and guitarist John Kadlecik resorted to some less-than-traditional methods to get back on track. “I finally ...
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WAITING FOR PENNSYLVANIA WITH PAUL BARRERE
By Michael Lello While Little Feat is a Los Angeles band, New Orleans could be considered its second musical home, with a swampy sound and deep pocket that is NOLA to the core. It’s natural, then, t...
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KELLER WILLIAMS STAKES OUT HIS OWN MUSIC REAL ESTATE
By Michael Lester Quirky, deadpan instrumental wizard Keller Williams is so multitalented, few of his fans would shrug at the suggestion he was peddling homes, moonlighting as an agent with Keller Wi...
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JONATHAN WILSON’S SURREAL CALIFORNIA TRIP
By Michael Lello Some artists’ music is inextricably connected to a location. The Beatles and Liverpool. Bruce Springsteen and New Jersey. Willie Nelson and Texas. Jonathan Wilson’s sound has bee...
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JIMMY HERRING’S LATEST PROJECT, THE RINGERS, SET FOR RIVER STREET JAZZ CAFE
By Michael Lello Listen to Jimmy Herring play just a few licks on his guitar, and you’ll know he’s one the best there is at what he does. Some pretty famous musicians agree with you on that. The ...
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