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.
In deciding to compile this list, I tried to be as honest as possible in that I found myself several times resisting the urge to include albums or musicians that I ‘thought’ I should have on my list but don’t necessarily listen to all that much. For example, there’s a reason I don’t have any jazz on here…
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“Akrasia is a rock & roll band that jams like a jam band but likes to take showers. They are slackers with guitars and computers riding the vibe of the muse through the …
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“To whom it may concern: I was under the impression that the world would have ceased to exist by this date. Gosh! Now that I can see it is still here, it is incumbent on me to write you concerning my interest in having you listen to Caleb …
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“The Williams Band hail from Pittsburgh, Pa. Forming in April of 2011, the band quickly built a strong following with packed shows at Thunderbird Cafe and not long after…
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“Before You is an American pop punk band comprised of Philip Arena, Bret Pusateri, Jason Capela, and Jed Dixon. Based in Pittsburgh, the band is built with musicians who …
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“Our name is Breezewood and we’ve been clean and sober for 9 minutes. Breezewood started as a solo acoustic act for Jay Cadwallader late in 2010 and really started taking…
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“City Steps is a group who plays pop songs. Originally formed as a vehicle for the songwriting of Michael Lawton, the group came into their own when Lawton met up with likeminded musicians Bill McAdams (guitar/production),…
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“It’s called the Snow Ball and it features 10 bands plus several acoustic acts and DJs using both floors of Club Cattivo in Lawrenceville. Acts include…The Harlan Twins. …
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“From Williamstown MA, the Wandering Rocks are about to release their self- titled debut CD on Barn Tone Records. Rehearsing, composing, performing and recording in a 19th…
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“Sean Atkins is just a guy that writes songs and records them in his room. There’s really not much else to him. All of his music is free. He plays folky-indie-acoustic type music. He feels he’s been lucky enough to come across having been featured by…
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“Born and bred in New York City, Hollis Brown embarked on a pilgrimage to Nashville to capture their authentic sound. They shacked up for two weeks in the backyard …
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“The Awful Waffles are a four-piece pop rock outfit that has been playing locally since late 2010. They have created meaningful, funny, and nerdy songs full of pop culture references. Their songs are fueled by maple syrup, feminism, wizards, and Star Wars. Our…
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In deciding to compile this list, I tried to be as honest as possible in that I found myself several times resisting the urge to include albums or musicians that I ‘thought’ I should have on my list but don’t necessarily listen to all that much. For …
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“There are very few people you meet like Derek Zanetti. A modern day troubadour, Derek has been achieving his dreams of living on the road, writing songs for the everyman struggling with one of life’s most important questions. Every day, people slave away at…
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“SWEAR AND SHAKE is an indie-folk-rock quartet based out of New York. While attending school at SUNY Purchase College, singer-songwriters Adam McHeffey and Kari Spieler collaborated on a simple one mic demo. Shortly after realizing the potential in …
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“Ray Lanich knew at an early age that music was his destiny. He received his first guitar for his tenth birthday, and in less than four years, he was performing professionally. Currently, Ray Lanich lives outside of Pittsburgh, PA with his fiance and…
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Randy Baumann is the popular morning host on WDVE-FM in Pittsburgh. He also plays keys in The Randall Baumann Band (ahem…fetch my ascot and monocle Jeeves,…
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In deciding to compile this list, I tried to be as honest as possible in that I found myself several times resisting the urge to include albums or musicians that I ‘thought’ I should have on my list but don’t necessarily listen to all that much. For…
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Tomorrow I start counting down my ‘All-Time Favorite Albums’ in a series of weekly posts over the next couple months. Last night I posted to FaceBook the albums that didn’t make the Top 100 and within minutes there was speculation that my entire list was bogus due to the…
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“My name is John O’Hallaron. Chalk Dinosaur is the artist name I use to release my music. I began writing and recording songs during the summer of 2007. I am influenced by long and evolving songs, powerful drum and bass, huge cosmic sounding music, surf rock …
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