This past Saturday, December 3rd, my wife Karyn and I witnessed a tremendously entertaining concert in a beautiful setting. The show was by Twelve Twenty-Four and the location was a ski lodge in the private resort community of Eagle Rock near Hazleton. This venue was a cavernous yet cozy room with high cathedral ceilings and … 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
This past Saturday, my wife and I witnessed an extraordinary show by Twelve Twenty-Four, a theatrical Christmas-rock act based in part on the nationally popular Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The group has an incredible lineup of seventeen performers along with a supporting cast which brings the total production to well over twenty people. The music is performed … Read more
Autohypnosis‘ new album, Conversation (in) Pieces is, at least on the surface, a series of glimpses into the dynamics of a failed relationship. The songs proceed through doubt, mistrust, then finally anger and despair in that order. Although, while listening to the album, you get the feeling that there may be something more going on … Read more
This article was originally published on the DAMES of Pa website on November 20, 2011. Carmen Magro plays inspirational music. Much of this music translates from his inspirational story. He has an enthusiasm for life and a remarkable ability to turn life’s tragedies into something positive. This is what you’ll find when you listen to … 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
In the 2010 motion picture, Paul, the aforementioned protagonists jokingly remarks, “This is the stuff that killed Dylan,” while smoking Mary Jane with his friends. To which another of the protagonists replies; “Dylan’s not dead,” and then the conversation is brought to a close by Paul when he asks rhetorically, “Isn’t he?” No he most … 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 Leah Della Croce After the hyper-productivity of the past several years, 2009 and 2010 in particular, what’s next on the agenda for the fabulous Mr. Everett? At present, his main focus is wrapping up the Eels 2011 world tour, which began in early June in China and is set to conclude on August … Read more