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Willie Nile delivers depth, danceable defiance

Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 09:33 Last update: about 9 years ago

Willie Nile, "Children of Paradise" (River House Records) "I wanna be a painting; I don't wanna be a sketch." Willie Nile, who embraces this noble objective in the song "Lookin' for...

Snider doesn't need yesterday because today is his

Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 09:32 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Dee Snider "For the Love of Metal" (Napalm) Dee Snider, the Long Island mouth that roared on all-time rock classics including "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock," already did the solo...

'To the Sunset' is Amanda Shires' best album yet

Monday, 10 September 2018, 09:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Amanda Shires, "To the Sunset" (Silver Knife/Thirty Tigers) The start of Amanda Shires' new album sounds like a spin of the dial on an old radio struggling to find a station amid the static. Will...

Cliff Zammit Stevens and Ira Losco team up for a good cause

Sunday, 9 September 2018, 10:00 Last update: about 9 years ago

Following the recent launch of his mother's memorial foundation, The Marcy Foundation, renowned local tenor Cliff Zammit Stevens today announced the video release for his new single, Xemx, which also...

On 'Vicious,' Halestorm rides on elevated thrash-pop

Friday, 7 September 2018, 10:08 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Halestorm, "Vicious" (Atlantic) "Vicious" comes five years after Halestorm's Grammy-winning hit "Love Bites (So Do I)" became the group's standing claim to mainstream fame. Produced by Nick...

Kevin Gordon delivers earthy, literary brilliance

Thursday, 6 September 2018, 10:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Kevin Gordon, "Tilt & Shine" (Crowville Media) It's no longer necessary to think of Kevin Gordon as an undiscovered gem now that he's been written up in the New York Times and Rolling...

Boz Scaggs revisits influences on 'Out of the Blues'

Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 09:58 Last update: about 9 years ago

Boz Scaggs, "Out of the Blues" (Concord Records) Sometimes with more gloss, at times with more grit, but always with great feeling, Boz Scaggs has kept some form of the blues close to the surface...

With singer Mary Gauthier, military veterans find a voice

Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 09:51 Last update: about 9 years ago

There's a date on Josh Geartz's calendar that the former U.S. Army sergeant has been looking forward to for quite some time. Aug. 10 will mark Geartz's fourth retreat with the nonprofit...

The Music of the Day

Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 08:44 Last update: about 9 years ago

"Malta has missed out on a hundred years of music," claims Ruben Zahra, artistic director of concert series Modern Music Days. "The works of important 20th century composers have been featured in all...

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