March 29, 2012

“I really liked the idea that the name wouldn’t pigeonhole us. When you hear the band name, it doesn’t describe a sound at all, it doesn’t set any expectation of the sound of the band,” says Pat McCay about his band’s name. Though people may associate their name Read More

The Felice Brothers spent March far from New York, where they got their start playing the city’s subway stations. Instead, the real life brothers and their band mates were traveling through Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands with singer and guitarist Craig Finn. Now the Read More

A wise man once advised, “Learn it. Know it. Live it.” Now who was this wise man? Brad Hamilton. Never heard of him? He’s not real, but a minor-character played by actor Judge Reinhold in the 1982 coming-of-age teen comedy, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Wise words… wouldn’t you Read More

Banjo, fiddle, cello, drums. What sounds come to mind when you’re given a band that can combine all those instruments? Bluegrass? Classical? Folk? High energy, feet-stomping, channeling the sounds of Nashville and some strong vocals to boot? The classically trained quartet, Read More

“Music has charms to sooth the savage beast.” quotes Freddie Berman, drummer and longtime staple in the Philadelphia music scene.  “It’s spiritual, sensual sometimes, introspective if people can relate to the lyrics.  When you’re playing and watching the audience and how they’re Read More

Ducky Duke may not be a household name yet, but Matt Schmohl, the man known as Ducky Duke, is working on it. A performer at last year’s Launch music conference, Schmohl lives in Harrisburg and was a contestant on the NBC reality TV show The Voice this year. Although he Read More