THE HOOTERS’ ERIC BAZILIAN BREAKS THROUGH THE ECHO CHAMBER WITH ‘BETTER TIMES’
Songwriting is a famously confessional exercise in which artists bare their innermost emotions and share them with the world. But Eric Bazilian, the lead vocalist of The Hooters, took a different app...
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PHILLIES ORGANIST BRIAN ANDERSON AND THE SOUNDS OF THE STADIUM
From "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and "Talkin' Baseball" (and The Simpsons' classic spoof, "Talkin' Softball) to "Centerfield" and "Glory Days," music plays a special part in baseball lore. Part of t...
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JUSTIN MAZER CONFRONTS DEMONS ON ‘THE DREAM KILLER SUITE’
For his third solo album of the year, guitarist Justin Mazer decided to go all-in on progressive rock: a multi-part conceptual work that in its framework looks to the giants of the genre for inspirati...
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ARDMORE MUSIC HALL ANNOUNCES FALL SLATE: GHOST-NOTE, DEL McCOURY, CABINET AMONG SHOWS AT RENOVATED VENUE
Ardmore Music Hall on Tuesday announced more than 30 full-capacity shows, beginning Sept. 1, at the newly renovated venue on Philadelphia's Main Line. Ghost-Note (Sept. 1) will kick off the initial...
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BRIAN QUIRK FINDS THE HAPPINESS IN LIFE’S CHALLENGES
After a struggle that included brief homelessness, hospitalization and unemployment, Philadelphia-area artist finally released his solo album, "What Makes You Happy" -- it's not ironically titled, he ...
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BRIAN LANGAN: LIFE IMITATES ART AND VICE VERSA (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
It's been 10 years since Brian Langan moved from his hometown of Scranton to Philadelphia. Known around NEPA for fronting The Sw!ms, his unique visual art and events like the beloved Panked! dance par...
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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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WITH ‘PANGAEA,’ EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER FOR JASON McCUE
If geological history is to believed, the earth was a much less divided place eons ago. About 200 to 300 million years ago, the continents were, to put it not very scientifically, smushed together. Th...
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G. LOVE BRINGS THE SAUCE TO PEACH FEST
Despite claiming he was “pretty lousy” when he started playing guitar at age 8, G. Love (born in Philadelphia as Garrett Dutton) has created a form of trashcan blues melded with hip-hop. If you’ve eve...
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DEL SUR RELEASE ‘AUBREY PLAZA’ SINGLE
Del Sur - the Philadelphia indie surf pop group whose debut EP "H.A.G.S." we premiered exclusively in February - have released a new single, "Aubrey Plaza," which is backed by another new song, "Cape ...
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