LOU ROGAI ON LOSS, MOVING FORWARD AND ‘SHAKING THE SNOW GLOBE’
With his longtime group Lewis & Clarke, Lou Rogai has crafted music that transcends and transfixes, challenges and comforts. On the heels of film scoring and last year's string quartet composition...
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GLITTERER AT KARL HALL IN WILKES BARRE
Photos by Keith Perks Glitterer, the solo project of Title Fight's Ned Russin, performed at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre last week. Also on the bill were Worn and Pay for Pain. “I still feel nervou...
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TITLE FIGHT’S NED RUSSIN RELISHES THE CHALLENGE OF GLITTERER
Glitterer, a relatively new project for Title Fight's Ned Russin, is the result of the musician challenging himself. Russin, who plays bass and sings for the internationally touring post-punk band fro...
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JP BIONDO ON SOLO DEBUT, OWL AND CROW DUO AND CABINET’S HIATUS AND RETURN
JP Biondo, who plays mandolin and sings in Cabinet, took on a new challenge recently: his first solo album, "Blue Radio." "Some of the songs are from a few years back that I kind of had sitting aro...
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BOB OXBLOOD PURSUES ‘VERY DIFFERENT’ SOLO CAREER OUTSIDE OF HIGH-PROFILE GIGS
Bob Anderson, a busy touring guitarist with Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness -- and a longtime collaborator with McMahon in Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin -- rarely has time to dedicate to B...
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TIGERS JAW HEADLINES SOLD-OUT KARL HALL FOR HIGHWAY 81 REVISITED ANNIVERSARY
Photos by Dominique Kozuch WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- On May 31, Tigers Jaw headlined the Highway 81 Revisited eighth anniversary party at Karl Hall with a special acoustic set at the sold-out venue. Fol...
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BOB LEWIS, WITH MEGAN PALMER, RETURNS TO WILKES-BARRE
Bob Lewis and Megan Palmer got together like a lot of Nashville musicians do. "I just came here on a trip, played some gigs and was thrilled to even be talking to the people in town that I got to b...
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PLANNING FOR BURIAL RETURNS TO KARL HALL WITH ‘LOUD SET’
Thom Wasluck has been playing dark, drone-y music under the name Planning For Burial for nearly 15 years. With guitars run through effects pedals and synths and loopers adding to the sonic onslaught, ...
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ESTA CODA, BLACK HOLE HEART LEAD BILL AT KARL HALL
Photos by Dominique Kozuch Black Hole Heart, Esta Coda, Permanence and Alma Mater performed on Friday, Jan. 11 at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre. Esta Coda, which recently released a new EP, "King Bi...
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ESTA CODA BLENDS THE BITTER AND THE SWEET ON NEW EP
Esta Coda, the Scranton indie rock band, had yet to write lyrics for the songs that would become "King Bitter," a new EP released Dec. 7. Then inspiration struck in the form of tragedy: Vocalist/guita...
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