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With the Clifford Ball and their first massive festival now in the rearview mirror, Phish began their fall tour just two months later in Lake Placid, NY. Conveniently, the tour opener was scheduled for the day after the release of Billy…
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For as many shows in New York that the Grateful Dead have played, it's almost amazing that there are only three of them that took place in Queens. Today marks the anniversary of the third and final one. The Grateful Dead treated a ravenous…
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On October 5, 1990, Phish performed at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, an overlooked show that was part of the group's formative years as they hit college markets across the Northeast. The Skidmore Gymnasium, today a part of the…
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Drummer for the Rolling Stones for over 50 years, Charlie Watts, has died. The founding member of the British rock group passed away on Tuesday, August 24. He had recently stepped back from the band's fall tour, which is slated to kick off…
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Don Everly, the remaining half of the iconic Everly Brothers, has passed away at the age of 84. Together with his brother Phil, The Everly Brothers helped revolutionize and form the early sounds of the rock and roll movement that would…
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We lost one of hip hop’s pioneering crossover stars on Friday, July 16. Hailed as the “Clown Prince of hip hop,” Biz Markie -- born Marcel Theo Hall -- was renowned for his witty story-telling, distinctive lisp, self-deprecating-ly…
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