THE MIGHTY QUINN: FROM ‘MAGICO’ TO ‘THROUGH LOVE,’ MIKE QUINN FOLLOWS HIS OWN COURSE
You might call Mike Quinn's musical journey a tale of three cities: Scranton, Pa., Los Angeles and Philadelphia. The Scranton native, known for his work there in bands like Okay Paddy and And The Mone...
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PURPLES SHARE NEW SONG, ‘LD,’ OFFER FREE DOWNLOAD
Philadelphia's Purples have shared a lyric video for a new song, "LD." It's the first song the band has released that was written by newest member Mike Quinn, who also handles lead vocals here on a Pu...
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PURPLES RISE FROM THE ASHES OF THE TEETH, PLAY SCRANTON WITH HEAVY BLONDE
When the national press started sniffing around the Philadelphia psychedelic (for lack of a better descriptor) rock scene in the mid-2000s, a few remarkable bands were exposed to a larger audience, li...
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HEAVY BLONDE: “YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GET THE SAME THING”
By Michael Lello What started out as a songwriting project grew into a recording project, and starting this Friday, a live band. Heavy Blonde, featuring former members of And The Moneynotes, will ma...
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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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“SNOW TRACKS” PREVIEW: OKAY PADDY
"Snow Tracks," a compilation featuring Northeastern Pennsylvania artists and performers with NEPA ties, will be released next week by Highway 81 Revisited and Scranton Made in conjunction with the ina...
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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...
ReadmoreANOTHER NEW VIDEO FROM MIKE QUINN
Like this previously posted video for "Big Shit," "Reforming" was done by Philadelphia filmmakers Andrew Fitzgerald and Pat Ganley. Mike, formerly of And The Moneynotes and Okay Paddy, has many shows...
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PHOTO GALLERY: HIGHWAY 81 REVISITED LAUNCH PARTY
Photos by Jason Riedmiller On Saturday, These United States, Pappy and Mike Quinn performed to a packed house at the Highway 81 Revisited Launch Party at The Bog in Scranton. If you were there and wo...
ReadmorePHOTO GALLERY: PANKED TURNS FOUR
Photos by Jason Riedmiller Last Thursday, the Panked dance party celebrated its fourth birthday at The Bog, featuing an opening set by Mike Quinn and his band. Here are a few images.
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