LOSTBOYCROW BRINGS ‘INDIE POP’ TO GRAMERCY FOR SHOW WITH ECHOSMITH
Touring in anticipation of his Dec. 9 album "Indie Pop," Lostboycrow performed at the Gramercy Theatre on Monday, supporting the platinum-selling California band Echosmith. Lostboycrow (Chris Blair...
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MAKING MOVIES’ ENRIQUE CHI ON BAND’S GLOBAL SOUND AND FINDING INSPIRATION FROM LOS LOBOS, RUBÉN BLADES AND ALAINA MOORE OF TENNIS
Seemingly a genre into itself, the Afro Latino band Making Movies has blended the sounds, languages and attitudes from the cultures that have given rise to the band members themselves. Formed in Kansa...
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WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS FINDS COMFORT IN SONGWRITING DURING PERSONAL TURMOIL
William Fitzsimmons was once asked by a TV and film music supervisor if he had any songs that didn't have the word "love" or "heart" in them. "I don't think I actually have any!" the singer-songwri...
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STEVEN PAGE: AN EX-BARENAKED LADY CONTINUES TO HEAL HIMSELF
Steven Page, who rose to fame as a co-frontman of Canadian hitmakers Barenaked Ladies, has been out of the group for nearly a decade, performing as a solo artist, working on everything from a classica...
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CARL PALMER PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE LEGACY OF KEITH EMERSON AND ELP
When Carl Palmer was plotting his current tour, which kicks off tonight in New York City, it was not intended as a tribute to keyboardist Keith Emerson. In fact, the drummer was in talks with his long...
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WILD FEATHERS: “THERE ARE NO BANJOS IN THIS BAND”
By Joe Student For a band that’s only been together a few years, the Wild Feathers’ sound has been around for decades. “We all grew up listening to Fleetwood Mac, The Band and other groups like that...
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ELIZABETH & THE CATAPULT TAKE THE MUSIC UNDERGROUND
By Michael Lello “I’ve been playing on a platform at Church Avenue and nobody,” Elizabeth Ziman sings at the opening of “Happy Pop,” making them the first words on “Like It Never Happened,” Elizabeth...
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CAMPER VAN BEETHOVENRIDES MOMENTUM WITH RE-RELEASES
By Nikki M. Mascali After drifting down the California coast together in late December, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven are now meandering their way down the East Coast. Both mini tours, the latter...
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THE BEAT STILL BUILDING UPON TWO-TONE LEGACY
By Michael Lello At the forefront of Britain’s two-tone ska movement alongside bands like The Specials and Madness, The Beat – or The English Beat, as they are known in the U.S. due to a San Francisc...
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