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  • KIRBY SERIES STARTS IN STYLE WITH AMY AT THE HELM
    Concert Reviews, Reviews

    KIRBY SERIES STARTS IN STYLE WITH AMY AT THE HELM

    Mar 24, 2014 0

    IMG_0551 By Michael Lello Photos by Jesse Faatz WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Introducing the song “Calvary” during Amy Helm and the Handsome Strang...

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  • AMY HELM:  “IT’S OUR JOB TO PASS IT ON”
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    AMY HELM: “IT’S OUR JOB TO PASS IT ON”

    Mar 17, 2014 1

    By Michael Lello Amy Helm is playing a vital role in keeping alive the legacy of her late father Levon – and not just in name. When the legendary drummer, singer and mandolin player from The Band di...

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  • RINGERS WOW JAZZ CAFE CROWD
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    RINGERS WOW JAZZ CAFE CROWD

    Feb 13, 2014 0

    By Michael Lello Photos by Pati Bobeck PLAINS, Pa. -- On paper, the concept of The Ringers sounds like a trainwreck waiting to happen.  Three world-class guitarists, vying for alpha-dog status and...

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  • “KIDS FOR CASH” EXPOSES NEPA’S OPEN WOUNDS
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    “KIDS FOR CASH” EXPOSES NEPA’S OPEN WOUNDS

    Feb 12, 2014 0

    By Greg Popil A sad, tragic story, particularly in documentary form, can be painful to watch regardless of the tale’s location, participants, and details.  A good filmmaker can chronicle the exploits ...

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  • FUNKY TROMBONE SHORTY HORNS IN ON KIRBY CENTER
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    FUNKY TROMBONE SHORTY HORNS IN ON KIRBY CENTER

    Jan 21, 2014 0

    By Michael Lester Photos by Jim Gavenus WILKES-BARRE -- Troy Andrews lowered his shiny trombone to his waist, wiped his mouth and swiveled from his dual microphones at the front of the F.M. Kirby ...

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  • ALEXIS P. SUTER’S “SINGING JOURNAL”
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    ALEXIS P. SUTER’S “SINGING JOURNAL”

    Jan 16, 2014 0

    By Michael Lello Can the blues make you happy?  It seems counterintuitive, but Alexis P. Suter seems downright sunshiny in a recent conversation with Highway 81 Revisited. The powerhouse vocalist wi...

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  • ELVIS COSTELLO’S AIM IS TRUE IN MARATHON KIRBY CONCERT
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    ELVIS COSTELLO’S AIM IS TRUE IN MARATHON KIRBY CONCERT

    Nov 27, 2013 0

    WILKES-BARRE -- It took about two and a half hours for Elvis Costello to encapsulate his career Monday night at the F.M. Kirby Center, and the poet, punk and provocateur used every minute of it to ful...

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  • ALICE COOPER’S NIGHTMARE ON MARKET STREET
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    ALICE COOPER’S NIGHTMARE ON MARKET STREET

    Oct 21, 2013 1

    By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus WILKES-BARRE – In an era of Miley Cyrus’ twerks and Rihanna’s Instagram feed, an entertainer has to go to cartoonish extremes to engage, never mind, shock, a...

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  • AMERICAN BABIES STARE DOWN DEATH
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    AMERICAN BABIES STARE DOWN DEATH

    Oct 18, 2013 0

    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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  • A CONVERSATION WITH ALICE COOPER: PART TWO
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    A CONVERSATION WITH ALICE COOPER: PART TWO

    Oct 15, 2013 7

    By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus On the phone with Highway 81 Revisited from his Arizona home, the first thing Alice Cooper, an avid sports fan and owner of sports bar and restaurant Alice Coo...

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From the Vault

ALBUM REVIEW: SPINTO BAND, “COOL COCOON”

ALBUM REVIEW: SPINTO BAND, “COOL COCOON”

Jul 15, 2013
ANNIE DIRUSSO’S INTIMATE, CAREER-DEFINING NIGHT AT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG

ANNIE DIRUSSO’S INTIMATE, CAREER-DEFINING NIGHT AT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG

May 12, 2023
BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: 10 REASONS NOT TO MISS THE 2016 EDITION

BRIGGS FARM BLUES FESTIVAL: 10 REASONS NOT TO MISS THE 2016 EDITION

Jul 5, 2016
DUSTIN DOUGLAS PREMIERES TRACK and DISCUSSES DEBUT ALBUM (EXCLUSIVE)

DUSTIN DOUGLAS PREMIERES TRACK and DISCUSSES DEBUT ALBUM (EXCLUSIVE)

Sep 29, 2014
MADRID’S HINDS RETURNS TO US WITH TWO SOLD-OUT NIGHTS IN BROOKLYN

MADRID’S HINDS RETURNS TO US WITH TWO SOLD-OUT NIGHTS IN BROOKLYN

Mar 23, 2024
PRIMA DONNA GLAMS IT UP

PRIMA DONNA GLAMS IT UP

Aug 16, 2013
STRFKR, CASIOKIDS AT JAZZ CAFE, AND “WHAT IT ALL MEANS”

STRFKR, CASIOKIDS AT JAZZ CAFE, AND “WHAT IT ALL MEANS”

Mar 29, 2011

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KRISTINA MARINOVA BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN CLASSICAL AND THE GRATEFUL DEAD
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KRISTINA MARINOVA BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN CLASSICAL AND THE GRATEFUL DEAD

Oct 8, 2025
BEN FOLDS BRINGS SOLO TOUR TO KIRBY CENTER
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BEN FOLDS BRINGS SOLO TOUR TO KIRBY CENTER

Oct 26, 2025
MARGARET GLASPY CLIMBS THE TOWER OF SONG
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MARGARET GLASPY CLIMBS THE TOWER OF SONG

Oct 15, 2025

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