Mark is the patriarchal guitarist for this ‘family’ band. Brewer’s Row have a sweet gig tomorrow night in Sarver, PA…

So either file this under the category ‘it was inevitable’ or the one I prefer, ‘what took so long?’. The good folks at WYEP contacted me to help cover their annual music bash in Oakland. What’s funny is that I am usually photographing 90% of their events and was going anyway,…

The Incline Hartwood Hometown Music Fest Hartwood Acres Sunday June 20, 2010 Hampton Township Today ends my coverage of this years fest. Unfortunately, I was unable to see JD Eicher & The Goodnights and Glenn Pavone & The Cyclones play. I am surprised my kids lasted as long as they did. I am also bummed […]

These guys pretty much are the definition of ‘rock stars’. They wear their confidence squarely on their sleeves and it comes out through the music. Again, relying on my brother’s opinion, he said they sounded like KISS. Not a bad comparison when you are being a rock star…

These guys rocked out Hartwood. My brothers favorite band of the afternoon. I cannot wait for the two release shows coming up at the T’bird and Warhol. Are you impatient as I am? This article has the link to download the EP right now!…

I mean, what can you say…he’s the King of the Blues! My continuing thanks to the cool people of Drusky Entertainment for the exclusive opportunity available to the readers of this blog…

Yeah, yeah…I realize it’s not Friday but yours truly is going out of town for a few days and since the blog literally blows up for this wildly popular segment, I will not be denying my dedicated readers their weekly First/Last fix.

Today features Emily,..

So my recent enthusiasm for this band has not diminished one iota since settling in and familiarizing myself with their music. In fact,..

Yeah, I know it’s Monday but some details needed ironing out. Check this out! I am thrilled to announce that my awesome friends at Drusky Entertainment and yours truly have teamed up to give the readers of this blog a…

This week I will be highlighting the incredible line-up from this year’s Hartwood music fest. I really could not think of a better way to celebrate Father’s Day. First up is my man Ben Hardt…

I was amazed that there were so many people at this show. I consider myself a fairly knowledgeable guy when it comes to under the radar indie bands. I have heard of this band but would never have guessed that so many other people would have also. It wasn’t…

Another summer, another bunch of Sundays spent at Hartwood. This year kicked off with a band that I just started to get into to. ‘North Hills‘ is a great album and live they…

I never actually heard any music from this band until this mini set. I was delightfully surprised how much I enjoyed it. They were such nice people who seem way down to earth. More photos here…

I can’t believe it’s been 4 1/2 years since I last saw Marah. They have been to town since then but for some reason I couldn’t make the shows. It was strange not seeing Serge …

To end the post on a high note, there is a tentative date set for Teenage Fanclub at Smalls on Sunday October 3, 2010. Coincidentally, I have been on a mini TFC kick as of late and am excited to see this show. Key word is tentative so hopefully it sticks…

Meeting Of Important People are readying their sophomore release. Mastering. mixing, finalizing. Whatever that means? I have been so lucky to be jamming on the new songs early and will be able to exclusively offer a preview right here in the weeks to come before anyone else. Nice! Seriously, you will not believe this music…

Showtimes. Of the literally dozens and dozens of concerts I see in a single year, I can count on my hand the number of times in my life that I have been late to a show. I am usually early to be able to get a good angle to shoot and I know by now that 8 p.m…

p>So I am circling around Southside looking for a parking spot (sound familiar?) before Josh Ritter, when I see my man Sven…

I was surprised how much I liked Jessica’s set. For the most part it was difficult getting into her music with most of the crowd babbling away, especially during the slower tunes. What saved…