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Multi-instrumentalist and producer Sean Williamson, performing under the stage name Velocihamster, is set to release a lap steel tribute track to jam-band greats Phish with a heavy metal version of the song “Buried Alive” on Groundhog Day,…
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Renowned rock band Spin Doctors released their new single, “Still a Gorilla,” on Jan. 17, from their first album in over ten years, titled Face Full of Cake. The band has also announced an album release show scheduled for April at NYC’s…
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Ski Team's new single "Islands", is available everywhere on January 22nd. Ski Team is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter known for her luscious layered harmonies and bold instrumentation. She combines traditional folk and rock elements…
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New York City-based band Ecce Shnak presents their latest single, “The Internet,” the third offering from their Shadows Grow Fangs EP, out February 7. In this single, the quintet makes a fine mockery of the web from the perspective of…
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Two years after her passing, we finally have a bio of Fleetwood Mac’s beautiful songstress. Also an artist and sculptor, Christine McVie was a master at crafting sunny seventies perfect pop songs despite experiencing quite a bit of loss…
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A biography of The Band's Richard Manuel is slated to release this spring for the 50th anniversary of the group's 1974 tour. The biography is titled, Richard Manuel: His Life and Music, from the Hawks and Bob Dylan to The…
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The first and most comprehensive history of the birthplace of punk music, CBGB, has just been re-issued by Trouser Press Books, an all-music imprint headed by veteran music journalist Ira Robbins. A History of CBGB - by Roman Kozak …
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Nineteen ninety-five was as formative and important a year for Phish as they come. So, it should come as no surprise that it ended at Madison Square Garden, a venue the band today calls "home." However, the New Year's run for 1995 would…
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On December 20, 2019, Marky Ramone brought his Holiday Blitzkrieg show to Gramercy Theatre in New York City. Marky was the drummer for The Ramones for 15 years after replacing Tommy Ramone in 1978. He played on nine of the…
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From 1986 until 2014, David Letterman would close out his final show of the year with a Christmas episode that featured the one and only Darlene Love. Over the span of those 28 years, Love would perform her holiday hit "Christmas (Baby…
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Rock and roll maestro and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, late of The Band, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 21, at 87 years old. Hudson was the quiet contemplative center of the group and a wealth of musical…
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Folk singer and activist Peter Yarrow died in New York City yesterday. The folk singer and activist was best known as being a member of the popular folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-writer of a timeless song in "Puff the Magic…
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In a statement posted to his official Instagram account, it has been announced that Phil Lesh has passed away at age 84. An innovator on the bass, beloved member of The Grateful Dead, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Lesh’s career…
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