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Author Eric Spitznagel’s Quest For His Old Records Brings Him To Philadelphia
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — We all have memories that we have discarded. Maybe it’s that birthday card with the handwritten note that you trashed to make room. Perhaps it’s the yearbooks...
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Interview: How Good Charlotte Found Their Footing In Philadelphia
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — After a five year hiatus, pop punk favorites Good Charlotte have returned with new music and a string of small shows to celebrate their fans. The tour kicked of...
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Interview: The Used Look Back For Two Shows In Philadelphia
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — “These first two records mean the world to people, and it’s not easy to put that into words, but we truly understand how that feels,” says frontman Bert McCracken...
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Interview: The Nervous Nature Of Courtney Barnett
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A lot has changed for Courtney Barnett since stepping foot on stage in Philadelphia last June. At the time the Australian singer was just three months removed from...
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Interview: Magic And Music With BØRNS
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — BØRNS is the soulful singer of enchanting electro-pop who strutted across the stage of Electric Factory Friday night in Philadelphia. Garrett Borns is the...
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Interview: Birdy Brings A New Set Of Songs To South St.
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — UK singer Birdy has managed global success, an online army of fans, and a few stacks of platinum plaques all before the age of twenty – she just can’t manage to...
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Interview: Chris Carrabba Alters The Ending For Dashboard Confessional
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — In a lot of respects, distance makes the heart grow fonder. For Dashboard Confessional – the vulnerable vehicle that brought Chris Carrabba’s soul-bearing brand of...
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A Wonderful Weekend At Firefly Music Festival 2016
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It was another successful weekend deep in The Woodlands of Dover, DE for Firefly Music Festival. While there was no splashy sets like last year’s legendary Paul...
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Interview: Never Settling With Andrew McMahon
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There’s a big show headed to BB&T Pavilion on Tuesday July 5th, as Weezer and Panic! At The Disco bring their pop punk stylings to Camden, NJ for their Summer...
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Interview: Christina Perri Comes Home For Billy Joel
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The stage keeps getting bigger for Bensalem singer Christina Perri. Last summer she returned home for a show at The Mann, this summer it’s a hometown slot opening...
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Interview: Garbage’s Shirley Manson On Trump, Sexism, And Pushing Through It
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The dust will still be settling from the Democratic National Convention when Shirley Manson and Garbage pull into Philadelphia this Saturday night. After a week of...
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The Business Of Bands With Philadelphia’s Restorations
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — When Philadelphia’s anthemic punk band Restorations released their Springsteen-shaded third album in 2014, the critics were quick to pile on the praise. The gruff,...
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Interview: Alice In Chains, Ready For Rock Allegiance In Chester
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — After a massive day out at Talen Energy Stadium in 2015, the Monster Energy Rock Allegiance Festival returns to Chester, PA for two days this September. You want...
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Interview: The Evolution Of RZA And Hip Hop On The Whole
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — At this point you wouldn’t think anything shakes RZA, the leader of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan who has built an empire from the “Slums Of Shaolin” to the speakers...
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Interview: The Life And Love Of Anthony Green On ‘Pixie Queen’
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — In the early hours of Friday morning, Anthony Green is enjoying a rocking chair at a Cracker Barrel in Florida. “It doesn’t get any better than this” laughs Green....
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Noodles Of The Offspring: No Bad Blood With Green Day, But ‘We’re A Much...
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The history between The Offspring and Green Day runs deep. In 1994 the massive success of both bands took California punk rock from beach basements to the top of...
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Interview: Back Home With Beach Slang
By: Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — One of the brightest sparks to emerge from the recent surge of the Philadelphia music scene is the band Beach Slang. Lead singer James Alex and company hit in a...
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Interview: Descendents Singer Milo Aukerman Goes Full-Time
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Milo Aukerman doesn’t look like a rock star. The Descendents singer emerged on the Electric Factory stage Thursday night wearing near-matching khaki shorts and a...
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Sorry Trebek: Nerdcore Strikes Back This Weekend In Philadelphia
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Nerds have a new nemesis in Alex Trebek. Last week the Jeopardy host kicked off an unlikely feud with the nerdcore rap community after his response to contestant...
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Interview: Cam And The Odds Against Women In Country Music
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The honeymoon is over for country singing sensation Cam. Literally. Fresh off her wedding last month in the desert of California and back from her honeymoon, the...
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Interview: Johnnyswim And The Shadow Of Summer
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — When the folk pop husband and wife team of Johnnyswim heads to Philadelphia this Saturday, November 19th to play Union Transfer, they’ll be bringing along one...
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Porter Robinson & Madeon Return To Philly For A Second Sold Out Show
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — After filling Electric Factory with confetti and lights last weekend, electro-pop stars Porter Robinson and Madeon are returning this Saturday for a second sold...
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Interview: Van Politics With Twin Peaks
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The garage rock, snarling throwback sounds of Twin Peaks plan to fill Union Transfer in Philadelphia this Thursday, December 8th. These young DIY Chicago punks...
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Interview: Putting An End To 2016 With Kurt Vile
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It wasn’t all bad. “For me – I’m a father, I’ve got two girls – I watch them grow up all the time,” explains Kurt Vile as he looks for the bright side of 2016. In...
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Up Next: Wyland Continues The Emotional Traditions of New Jersey
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — We caught up with Ryan Sloan, lead singer and guitarist of the up and coming rock band Wyland on a cold Monday morning in Kearny, NJ. “It’s a great little town,”...
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Interview: Dropkick Murphys Return And Reveal With ’11 Short Stories’
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There is no slowing down for Dropkick Murphys. Over two decades of rock from the Bostonian band and they keep churning with their ninth album 11 Short Stories Of...
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Interview: Skillet Talks Faith And Family In Philadelphia
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It’s tough to quietly sell millions of records and collect a few Grammy nominations, but somehow Skillet has managed just that. Over the course of twenty years,...
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Up Next: DREAMERS Writing And Rocking Over Rent
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — DREAMERS is a grungy synth-pop band that’s based out of Los Angeles, but has it’s humble beginning born in Brooklyn. “I was working at a bar, I was bartending,”...
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Interview: The Sort Of Secret World Of ROZES
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — You likely know her voice on “Roses” more than you know the face of ROZES. Twenty-three year old Elizabeth Mencel broke through when her pen and her voice was...
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St. Paul And The Broken Bones Show Southern Soul In Philadelphia
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It starts so mild-mannered. Hours before they took the stage Tuesday night at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, St. Paul And The Broken Bones assembled slowly in...
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Interview: Anthrax Talks Touring And Trump: “It’s Not The End Of The World”
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — After thirty-five years of metal, not much shakes Scott Ian and Charlie Benante of Anthrax. “The thirty-five kind of came and went” explains Ian of Anthrax’s...
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Black Thought From The Roots Ready For More Music…And Comedy In Philadelphia
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It’s Spring Break for The Tonight Show. While host Jimmy Fallon stays in the building for a trip back to SNL, one of The Roots returns home for a different kind of...
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Up Next: The Truth Of VÉRITÉ And Her Upcoming Album
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) –– As the weather warms up, so does anticipation for the debut album from VÉRITÉ. After three years, three EPs, and millions of streams – the New York singer and...
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Interview: gnash On Sleepovers And Success
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Singer and producer Garrett Nash struck somber gold with his song “i hate u, i love u” in 2016. The twenty-three-year-old, better known as gnash, built the...
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Up Next: Enjoying The Ride With Steve Moakler
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Up and coming Country star Steve Moakler found his way into Nashville through the back door. Fresh out of high school, the Pittsburgh native took a permanent trip...
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Interview: Previewing Metallica With Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — One thing we know for sure, Metallica is playing Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia tonight with the help of Danish Metal stars Volbeat. The rest remains to...
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Interview: DREAMCAR Excels Beyond Experiment
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — While Gwen Stefani was away, the rest of No Doubt decided to play. As the singer went on to solo success and “The Voice,” the remaining members continued to jam....
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Interview: Rock And Remembrance With Royal Blood
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — When we caught up with Royal Blood’s Ben Thatcher, only a few days had passed since the horrific attack at Manchester Arena. Over the phone from Manchester,...
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Interview: Judah & the Lion Bringing Banjos And Cheers To Camden, NJ
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — As Incubus, Jimmy Eat World and Judah & the Lion continue their summer tour, everyone seems to be getting along quite nicely. “All of them sit down and hang...
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Up Next: Together PANGEA Set To Storm The Stage In Philly On Friday
By Michael Cerio PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The mood seems lighter but the buzz has gotten heavier for Together PANGEA. Their album Bulls and Roosters, released in August, finds the California rock band...
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