AS CEDAR SPARKS, TIM CARBONE & LOU ROGAI BRING DARK HISTORY TO LIGHT
A love for local history, storytelling and a simpatico approach to production is the catalyst for a pair of new songs by Cedar Sparks, the duo of Tim Carbone (Railroad Earth) and Lou Rogai (Lewis &...
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ROSU LUP EXPANDS SONIC PALETTE AFTER ‘TRAGIC LOSS,’ PLAYS KARL HALL SATURDAY
For its new album, Rosu Lup went wider and deeper, sonically and lyrically: more instruments, more layers and stronger emotions thanks to some real-life tragedies. "With this record, we incorporate...
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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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GRETCHEN LOHSE RELEASES ‘PRIMAL’ DEBUT ALBUM
By Michael Lello As a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and arranger, Gretchen Lohse has been a prolific member of the Philadelphia music community for some time. Despite all of that activit...
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PHOTO GALLERY: LEWIS & CLARKE, MIKE QUINN AT AFA GALLERY
Photos by Jason Riedmiller On Saturday, Lewis & Clarke and Mike Quinn performed at the Afa Gallery in Scranton, with Lewis & Clarke introducing some new songs in their set and Quinn perform...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH LEWIS & CLARKE’S LOU ROGAI
By Michael Lello Lou Rogai is an uncompromising artist who works on his own terms, whether leading his band Lewis & Clarke or his record label La Societe Expeditionnaire. He writes music inspired...
ReadmoreMIKE QUINN DEBUTS NEW BAND IN BROOKLYN
Photos and words by Jason Riedmiller "Hi! I'm Mike Quinn and these are my friends from Scranton!" a visibly giddy Quinn announced to the crowd at Brooklyn club The Rock Shop Wednesday night. The band...
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