MIKE QUINN DEBUTS NEW BAND IN BROOKLYN
Photos and words by Jason Riedmiller “Hi! I’m Mike Quinn and these are my friends from Scranton!” a visibly giddy Quinn announced to the crowd at Brooklyn club The Rock Shop Wednesday night. The band...
View ArticleH81R SETS LAUNCH PARTY
The recently created Northeastern Pennsylvania-based music website Highway 81 Revisited will host a launch party Saturday, May 14, at The Bog (341 Adams Ave., Scranton) featuring performances by These...
View ArticleANOTHER NEW VIDEO FROM MIKE QUINN
Like this previously posted video for “Big Shit,” “Reforming” was done by Philadelphia filmmakers Andrew Fitzgerald and Pat Ganley. Mike, formerly of And The Moneynotes and Okay Paddy, has many shows...
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OLD FARMERS BALL: ‘A PRETTY BIG DEAL’
The word “unique” comes up over and over again when discussing the Old Farmers Ball. And rightly so. The festival, hosted by Cabinet, is the first of its kind: a lineup of non-major label bands, many...
View ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: OLD FARMERS BALL
SCRANTON — The intention of Old Farmers Ball was not to prove a point. However, a major statement was made Saturday under gray skies and heavy rainstorms: a large-scale grassroots music festival can...
View ArticleTEEN MEN EMBARK ON AUDIO/VIDEO ODYSSEY
By Michael Lello Teen Men, featuring Nick Krill and Joey Hobson of Wilmington, Delaware’s The Spinto Band, as well as Albert Birney and Catherine Maloney, is an audio/video project as much as it is a...
View ArticleHEAVY BLONDE: “YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GET THE SAME THING”
By Michael Lello What started out as a songwriting project grew into a recording project, and starting this Friday, a live band. Heavy Blonde, featuring former members of And The Moneynotes, will make...
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SUSQUEHANNA BREAKDOWN HIGHLIGHTS
IMG_7051 By Michael Lello Photos by Jesse Faatz SCRANTON, Pa. — With three stages and agreeable weather despite threats of thunderstorms, Saturday’s Susquehanna Breakdown proved to be equal parts...
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EXCLUSIVE: “REGGAE DOG II: REFLECTION”
By Michael Lello “It’s a very stupid song. I thought of it while I was driving on 81 coming back from a gig and finished it while eating pancakes at the Glider Diner.” That’s what Scranton singer,...
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THE MIGHTY QUINN: FROM ‘MAGICO’ TO ‘THROUGH LOVE,’ MIKE QUINN FOLLOWS HIS OWN...
You might call Mike Quinn’s musical journey a tale of three cities: Scranton, Pa., Los Angeles and Philadelphia. The Scranton native, known for his work there in bands like Okay Paddy and And The...
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