FOR GHOST LIGHT, THE SPIRIT IS IN THE SONGS
Ghost Light is part of a circuit of bands known for prioritizing the live show, where albums offer a simplified template for songs that take on expanded life on the stage. But Ghost Light, who check m...
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WEEK 4: BUFFALO, SYRACUSE & A WELCOMING MANHATTAN VENUE AS ‘VAN TOUR’ WRAPS
Tuesday-Back to work After spending most of Monday in bed recovering from the weekend, I woke up at my mom's house on Tuesday in Berwick PA pretty early (8am). After having a quick breakfast, I hit...
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WEEK 3: DAYTROTTER, CHICAGO, PLAYING WITHOUT A PICK & A WEDDING
Monday and Tuesday: errands and Mid-west bound Nothing too terribly exciting to kick the week off. We all reconvened on Monday to relocate to Denver for the day until we departed to Columbia, MO on...
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WEEK 1: LUNA LIGHT FESTIVAL AND THE HAUNT IN ITHACA
On the days leading up to this tour (or any run of shows for that matter), my days are pretty much spent the exact same way: gathering my things in the most frantic ADD-esque fashion possible. We trav...
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ANDERS OSBORNE & AMERICAN BABIES AT CAPITOL THEATER (CONCERT REVIEW and PHOTOS)
By Brittany Boote/ Photos by Jason Riedmiller Port Chester, New York in the late winter is as cold as it sounds. After a relaxing and scenic two-hour drive, I arrived in this small town about 40 mi...
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SUSQUEHANNA BREAKDOWN PHOTO GALLERY 2: COAL TOWN ROUNDERS, AMERICAN BABIES & MORE
Photos by Alex Seeley Photographer Alex Seeley captured some of the weekend's brightest moments at Susquehanna Breakdown at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pa. We are breaking the pho...
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JUSTIN MAZER ON ‘ANTI-GUITAR’ and ‘MAKING SURE IT’S AWESOME’
Photos by Brittany Boote If it seems like guitarist Justin Mazer has been everywhere lately, it’s because that’s essentially the case. Whether touring with American Babies, the rising, impossible-t...
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AMERICAN BABIES STARE DOWN DEATH
By Michael Lello For Tom Hamilton, changes in his perspective on life led to changes in his music. Put simply, both grew more serious. You can hear the new approach on “Knives & Teeth,” the thi...
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