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‘Rock Star: Mas Nova’
Don’t be surprised. The hot Erie group already displays the confidence and bravura of a major-label band.
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A blend of charm and menace
In the Roadhouse’s ‘Rocky Horror Concert,’ Alex Bolla owns the stage as a commanding Frank-N-Furter.
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Her shining hour
Young jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek is on the way up. And you can catch her at Mercyhurst on Saturday night.
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‘I was doing something right’
Country’s Phil Vassar shopped his songs to labels — hoping for the best, hearing the worst — before he caught a break.
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Rick Derringer’s positive force
The guy who wrote ‘Hang on Sloopy’ continues to rock in concert, giving fans the whole breadth of his career.
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Clarks click on chemistry
Expect up-tempo, infectious rock played by guys who’ve been together longer than some of their fans have been alive.
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The stars come out to shine
What to look for from Steve Miller Band, Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland, Keith Urban when they come to the fair.
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Icarus Witch takes flight
‘You can expect just straight ahead, traditional metal,’ says Pittsburgh native Quinn Lukas, formerly of Hammerd.
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Hootie and the Doctor
Amphitheater highlights of Weeks 6 and 7 at the Chautauqua Institution.
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I’d walk a mile for JazzErie
Actually, you don’t even have to walk at the music group’s 11th annual Jazz and Blues Walk. You can take the trolley.
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AMPED UP
The 8 Great Tuesdays series at the bayfront Pepsi Amphitheater takes a giant step forward this summer.
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REBIRTH AT THE TURNERS
At first, Dave Stevens was simply looking for a home for his big band. Then he talked to his father, and his plans for East Erie Turners got much bigger. It reopens Friday.
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‘ WWE GOT THE BEST BONES’
So claims the Carolina Rib King. But there’ll be 7 other challengers at the Wild Rib Cook-Off and Music Festival.
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TREW STORY
The Trews, the hard-rocking quartet from Nova Scotia, has got to prove itself all over again — this time in the U.S.
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‘IIDOL’ THREAT
17-year-old Sonya Kitchell is everything the Idols are not: Thoughtful, emotional, genuine, and — so far — affordable.
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A ONE-TWO HIP-HOP PUNCH
Ludacris performs Friday at Tullio Arena. Coolio to follow Saturday at Peccadillo’s
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HE SWAT THE LAW, AND THE MUSIC WON
Singer-songwriter Jeff Talmadge closed his law office in favor of singing his story songs: ‘Everything changed.’
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FOR ERIE, IT’S PAT
Pat Monahan says Train is jelling better than ever, and after extricating himself from ‘the deep weeds,’ so is he.
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LAST THRASH
Criminally Insane calls it quits after 6 years, 5 CDs, 1 wail of a time.
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TICKET TO RIDE
All-girl band Mustang Sally runs roughshod over fans’ assumptions.
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WHAT’S GOING ON?
An Erie all-star tribute to Marvin Gaye at Docksider, that’s what.
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