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HughShows Blog has featured thousands of original live band photos and has conducted over 1000 musician interviews (including Brian Wilson, Mavis Staples, and Bruce Hornsby) since starting. With the original ‘First/Last’ questionnaire, you get a sense of where the musician has come from and where they are going with their artistic expression.

Image Of The Day-“The Sudbury Nickel”

Posted on May 25, 2009

I have an extreme man crush for The Sadies. Last year they put on one of my favorites shows ever to a very sparse crowd at Club Cafe. Talking to my man Sean that night he mentioned they just finished an album with…

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Image Of The Day-“The Day We Met”

Posted on May 20, 2009

I love SB&TBS. They have been through town a few times since I discovered them awhile back and for some reason or another I couldn’t make the show…

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Image Of The Day-“Hay-zoos Tune”

Posted on May 16, 2009

So yeah, my favorite record of the year so far are by these guys…from Pittsburgh no less. I was standing next to the boys from Round Black Ghosts who stated that this just might be the best local music they have heard in ten years! WORD! Aaron sings? Sweet!…

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Image Of The Day-“I Think I Like You!”

Posted on May 13, 2009

Headlining the newest installment of CP Remixed,..

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Image Of The Day-“Weak In The Knees”

Posted on May 11, 2009

I never heard Serena’s music before. I was only vaguely familiar with her from the backing vocal contributions she made to the last Great Lakes Swimmers’ album Ongiara. Being a free show courtesy…

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Image Of The Day-“Warriors Get Your Gear On”

Posted on May 9, 2009

I had two chances to catch Joy play in one week. I never heard her before and thought that she was surprisingly good considering that I usually don’t listen to her style of music. She has a jazzy, laid back vibe and I really appreciated her original songs. She was also super nice in person and I wish her nothing but success in the crazy music business game…

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Image Of The Day-“Send Me On My Way”

Posted on May 8, 2009

Over the years I have seen the Root play in many diverse places including A.J. Palumbo Center, Chevrolet Amphitheater, Jack’s on 13th, Star Lake, Conneaut Lake Park, PPG Plaza and Three Rivers Stadium. The Mall at Robinson may be the strangest. They were doing an in-store at…

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Image Of The Day-“Please Please Please Please”

Posted on May 6, 2009

Mark from the band sent out a Myspace bulletin that they were playing during the marathon…at 7:45 A.M.!!! “What we have in mind is breakfast on the go for 10, 000 people!” Needless to say it was a slow, easy start for the group since they had…

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Image Of The Day-“Daylight Out”

Posted on May 4, 2009

This was my second time seeing Jennifer play. She is very good but nothing really stopped me dead in my tracks during the set. I should familiarize myself with her recorded stuff because as I said she was good…

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Image Of The Day-“Shhh!”

Posted on May 2, 2009

As many times as I feature this band (a whopping 53 posts and counting!) I should rename this blog DonoraShowsRedux. I think it’s warranted for how good they are…

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