In Through the ut Door
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- In Through the ut Door
- Pour House Two-Year Anniversary
- The Cleveland Free Times :: Music :: Local Dirt :: Gesu Gets Its Due
- Alternate Takes: Grown-Up Pop Dreams
- Vanity of youth: Sting gets a makeover in 1983
- Blue yster Cult comes to Newburgh festival
In Through the ut Door
TheStranger.com – Aug 29, 2007
selectalternatives. Can it be? Isn’t “classic rock” the opposite of “alive and well”?The quality of their music aside—though they do Southern-soulprog rock or maybe post-emo classic rock surprisingly well—theLonely H set in motion many questions. Is classic rock an era or astyle? Does it have to be 30 years old or can you make it today? Towhat degree is radio responsible for it? And why does the term bring tomind Led Zeppelin for some and for others Styx?Classic rock is a ghetto of the painfully familiar. By definitionit’s old revered canonized trapped in the amber of nostalgia. Youmight call Sgt… Can it be? Isn’t “classic rock” the opposite of “alive and well”?The quality of their music aside—though they do Southern-soulprog rock or maybe post-emo classic rock surprisingly well—theLonely H set in motion many questions. Is classic rock an era or astyle? Does it have to be 30 years old or can you make it today? Towhat degree is radio responsible for it? And why does the term bring tomind Led Zeppelin for some and for others Styx?Classic rock is a ghetto of the painfully familiar. By definitionit’s old revered canonized trapped in the amber of nostalgia. Youmight call Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts ClubBand—released in 1967 the first real true cohesivealbum—its seed (though you might call Sgt. Pepper’s theseed for album rock and orchestral pop and the concept album too).
Pour House Two-Year Anniversary
Charleston City Paper – Aug 29, 2007
This is their first tour since lead guitarist Sam Holt officially left his longtime post as guitar tech for Widespread Panic. They’ve “rededicated and relocated themselves” touring the country. Their guitar-driven organ-heavy style is a mix of Southern and classic rock and electric blues. Holt childhood friend and bassist Grady Upchurch drummer Lee Schwartz keyboardist C. Gruver and percussionist Jeff Lane draw influences from the likes of the Marshall Tucker Band Little Feat and the Allman Brothers. They released a debut album titled Tennessee Before Daylight (produced by JoJo Hermann) in 2005.
The Cleveland Free Times :: Music :: Local Dirt :: Gesu Gets Its Due
Cleveland Free Times – Aug 29, 2007
Now they're inviting everyone to a public performance of the ensemble they've dubbed the Center for Rock Research (centerforrockresearch. With the support of Chris's brother Darren his daughter Gabriella and Ben's brother Brian the group will perform the Who's classic rock opera Tommy in its entirety along with selections from its Quadropenia and a handful of other choice classic rock covers at the Jigsaw Saloon (5324 State Rd.
Alternate Takes: Grown-Up Pop Dreams
Rolling Stone – Aug 29, 2007
I argue that they could get away with releasing a concept album – such as a Beach Boys Cover Album. All classic rock stations should have their licenses revoked and given out by raffle (not auction. Keep on truckin’ and pick up the straggles on the way.
Vanity of youth: Sting gets a makeover in 1983
This is London – Aug 29, 2007
He depicts The Police more candidly than commercial photographers because of his “access all areas” passes though don’t expect a rush of hedonistic sex drugs and rock’n'roll secrets. A hotel maid offers room service and a naked woman arches her body on a hotel room carpet alongside a guitar (two classic rock clich?rops); Sting with electrified hair poses at a mixing desk. In landscapes where the band become tourists Sting’s self-assured narcissism is a gift: stretching sensually in lapping Australian seawater and sunworshipping with Copeland on.
Blue yster Cult comes to Newburgh festival
Times Herald-Record – Aug 29, 2007
The festival now in its 19th year has become the biggest event on the city’s calendar. It starts Friday evening and runs through the Labor Day weekend. Vendors midway rides food and local music start Friday night. But the big-name talent starts Saturday.
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