DAMES of PA This review was originally published at DAMES Of PA on January 30, 2012. Pittsburgh’s Pete Bush got his start playing guitar in a hard rock band in the late 1990′s before making the radical transformation to stand-up bass in a “jazz-sex-pop” band called Salena Catalina. He next moved up to frontman when he formed Pete … Read more
Twelve Twenty-Four released their debut album Miracle On Rock Street in late 2010, just prior to launching their annual holiday tour for that season. The album got its title from Rock Street Music in Pittston, PA owned by drummer Richie Kossuth, where the album was partially recorded. The rest of the recording took place at … Read more
NOTE: This article was originally published at DAMESofPA.com on September 24, 2011. On September 18th, the Christian rock group Vessel released their debut album The Battle Begins. The effort was was spearheaded by producer and lead guitarist Lenny Kucinski and recorded, mixed, and mastered at Studio Independence, a state-of-the-art home recording facility. Joining Kucinski … Read more
NOTE: This article was originally published on the DAMES of Pa website on August 16, 2011. There is something quite admirable about musicians who produce albums entirely by themselves. It takes a plethora of skills to play several instruments adequately, provide all the vocals, and do all the mundane engineering tasks independently, not to mention … Read more
by Chyvonne M. Rhoads NOTE: This article was originally published on the DAMES of Pa website on August 8, 2011. A few short weeks ago, I had the privilege of seeing one of the most poetically soulful artists I’ve experienced in all of my twenty-one years. Jordan Hull, a singer/songwriter, took the stage with Ron … Read more
Article originally published by DAMES of PA on July 30, 2011 Hot Wing Jones has been described as a garage band for adults. While this may accurately describe this band’s public persona, it doesn’t aptly describe this band’s dedication to their musical pursuits. If one listens to their latest album Tanker A & Other … Read more
NOTE: This article was originally published on the DAMES of Pa website on July 5, 2011. Sunday afternoon was a beautiful day to be outside. So, my family and I went to the Harrisburg riverfront to see our friend Chris Nelson perform. Chris is the organizer of Sound Off for Vets, which raises money for … Read more
NOTE: This article was originally published on the DAMES of Pa website on April 20, 2011. Influenced by Delta blues man Rice Miller, Nate Myers started playing blues harp in the early nineties. Since then he has played blues, country, funk, and everything in between, always aiming to give the best performance possible. In 2002, … Read more
NOTE: This review was originally published at DAMESofPA.com on April 3, 2010. On March 27th, we were treated to a fantastic night of local, original music at Appalachian Brewing Company in Harrisburg. The event was in honor of the 18th birthday of 97.3 The River and featured The Badlees along with the Darcie Miner Band, … Read more