Highway 81 Revisited

Rockie Lynne chatted with us about the unbelievable journey his life has taken from an orphanage to country success to finding his birth father. It’s the subject of a new Amazon Prime documentary that will also be aired on PBS starting in September.

COUNTRY STANDOUT ROCKIE LYNNE FINDS HIS LONG LOST FAMILY IN NEW DOCUMENTARY - Highway 81 Revisited Rockie Lynne’s life was made for the movies. An orphaned boy joins the army, becomes a motorcycle-riding country musician, then tracks down his father...

We have some very nice photo galleries just up, by Bobby Nicholas III and Jim Gavenus.

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Check out our interview with Old Crow’s leader before their show tonight at the FM Kirby Center.

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF COOKING THE MUSICAL GUMBO - Highway 81 Revisited Ketch Secor, the frontman of Old Crow Medicine Show, is making us hungry."The thing about music in America is it's a gumbo, and it takes a long ti...

Happy baseball season! Here’s what Matisyahu had to say about being the first person to throw a matzo ball before an MLB game. It happened at a Mets game in 2023.

MATISYAHU, THE METS AND A MATZO BALL: THE INSIDE STORY - Highway 81 Revisited Last September, my wife and I went to Citi Field for a Mets game because they were playing her favorite team, the Seattle Mariners. It turned out to b...

INTERVIEW We found this comment from Brian Rosenworcel of Guster quite interesting. The band will bring its We Also Have Eras tour to Brooklyn Paramount on Friday, with an opening set by the wonderful Fruit Bats.

“Everybody in the band cares very deeply about every song, and we fight about it to the death, but it’s not because we want to sell the album for profit. We gave up on that from the beginning and we’ve sold over a million albums. It’s amazing how the accounting of record labels is conspired to always be offsetting their promotional costs. But I’m way over it, you know. Playing live in a world of AI and in a world where we experienced the pandemic, playing live as a band and having that as your skill set feels like the better skill to have.”

GUSTER ALSO HAS 'ERAS': 'WE THINK WE'RE FUNNY' - Highway 81 Revisited With scripted skits and set changes, Guster's We Also Have Eras tour tells the 30-year tale of the band in two and a half hours.Asked if he'd like...

INTERVIEW: Matisyahu talks about the role Judaism plays in his music after a recent trip to Israel during the Gaza war.

'Going out in front of American audiences that are mostly not Jewish, may or may not be supporters of Israel, I’m doing music, right, so I’m not going go be making speeches during my shows but I am who I am and it is at the forefront of my entire being right now and I reek of it, so it’s going come out. It’s going to come out in the music. And hopefully it’s going to come out in a deep way.'

MATISYAHU SHARES THE LIGHT DURING DARK TIME FOR JEWISH PEOPLE - Highway 81 Revisited Matisyahu, the reggae rapper whose Jewish faith is a major component of his music and life, has not set out to preach on his Hold The Fire tour."I...

After taking some time off, we’re recharged and back with some new content. Here’s our interview with Sarah Jarosz regarding her wonderful new album “Polaroid Lovers,” the future of I'm With Her and a lot more.

At least 15 of the shows on Sarah’s new tour are sold out, including Feb 7 at The Bowery Ballroom.

SARAH JAROSZ: SOMETIMES IF YOU'RE SCARED, IT'S A GOOD THING - Highway 81 Revisited Four-time Grammy winner Sarah Jarosz is getting the star treatment as she launches her seventh album, "Polaroid Lovers." A New York Times spread. A fe...

Albums of the year! What were your favorites?

MICHAEL LELLO'S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR - Highway 81 Revisited 1. Paramore– “This Is Why”2. Peter Gabriel – “i/o”3. Baroness – “Stone”4. Lana del Rey – “Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”...

INTERVIEW + TRACK DEBUT The Broke Pines, a new band from Scranton made up of musicians with a lot of experience in the regional scene (American Buffalo Ghost, Those Clever Foxes, Jung Bergo + more) talk about their origins and debut a few song, "Whatever You Wanted"

BROKE PINES TALK BAND ORIGINS, DEBUT NEW SONG - Highway 81 Revisited Broke Pines are a new band of musicians with a lot of experience playing in Northeast Pennsylvania: Sean Flynn of Those Clever Foxes and American Buff...

INTERVIEW: The legendary Ricky Skaggs on what motivates him to keep performing after 15 Grammy wins, honoring "the Mount Rushmore of bluegrass," producing an album for Dolly Parton and more. Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder will perform on Friday at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre.

RICKY SKAGGS STILL BRINGING THE BLUEGRASS THUNDER AT 68 - Highway 81 Revisited Ricky Skaggs has been a master of the mandolin for nearly 50 years, rising to fame in bluegrass circles in his early 20s, living up to the promise he ...

INTERVIEW: The New Pornographers' Kathryn Calder talks about being surprised by the band's albums, how she and the band prepare for tour and more. They perform at Brooklyn Steel on Wednesday night and Union Transfer on Friday.

NEW PORNOGRAPHERS AND THE EXCITEMENT OF THE UNEXPECTED - Highway 81 Revisited You know that sense of anticipation you have before pressing play on a favorite band's new album? At least one member of the tuneful Canadian indie-ro...

INTERVIEW: Chatting with Blues Traveler about longevity and resilience. The band's northeast swing includes a Sunday night show at the Sherman Theater.

BLUES TRAVELER CONTINUES LONG HAUL WITH STOP AT SHERMAN THEATER - Highway 81 Revisited The music of Blues Traveler was everywhere in the mid-'90s. Hits like "Run-Around" and "The Hook" were all over radio and MTV, and every college dorm ...

Fishbone's John (Norwood) Fisher recalls the first time the band crossed paths with Red Hot Chili Peppers, at a Fishbone show in LA:

"Flea was like, 'Let’s jam.' And that’s what we did. Me, Flea, Hilal [Slovak] and my brother came to my mom’s place where we would rehearse in the bedroom. They came over, plugged in and jammed, and we did that quite a few times."

Check out the rest of our interview before Fishbone plays The Gramercy Theatre on Sunday.

FISHBONE: 'THERE'S A GREAT SENSE OF PURPOSE' - Highway 81 Revisited Fishbone, the legendary band out of Los Angeles that has fused punk, funk and everything in between since 1979, is on a mission. As bassist and foundi...

Michigander talks about why he's still waiting to release a debut full-length, collaborating with Nashville songwriters and Manchester Orchestra and how breaking his leg during a music video shoot might have been a blessing. He performs at The Fillmore Philadelphia on Sunday.

MICHIGANDER GRATEFUL FOR HIGH-PROFILE COLLABS AND FANS WILLING TO 'INCONVENIENCE THEMSELVES' - Highway 81 Revisited Jason Singer has been performing as Michigander for nearly 10 years. He's released a song that has been streamed more than 10 million times, he's perf...

PHOTO GALLERY: Deerhoof at Elsewhere in Brooklyn

DEERHOOF TAKE ELSEWHERE TO 'MIRACLE LEVEL' - Highway 81 Revisited Photos by Bobby NicholasDeerhoof, touring behind what they are calling their "debut studio album," performed at Elsewhere in Brooklyn on April 4....

The great Levon Helm died 11 years ago today.

In 2010, some friends and I took a trip to see him play a free show on a farm near his home base in Woodstock. A year and a half later, Levon would be gone, and several years later, so would one of the friends who was on the roadtrip. Here's a look back on sunnier days.

ROAD RAMBLIN' WITH LEVON HELM & FRIENDS - Highway 81 Revisited This is not a concert review. It’s a story about a road trip with friends, an experience that was relaxing and enthralling at the same time, complete ...

INTERVIEW Is Fruit Bats' Eric Johnson in a mid-career resurgence? He answers that question and talks about his new album "A River Running to Your Heart," what he learned from his time as a member of The Shins, what he loves about the Grateful Dead and why Phil Lesh is an "absolute warrior."

Fruit Bats will perform at Webster Hall on Wednesday, April 20.

FRUIT BATS' ERIC JOHNSON IS HOMEWARD BOUND ON NEW ALBUM - Highway 81 Revisited For Eric Johnson, the singer, songwriter and guitarist behind the long-time indie rock project Fruit Bats, home is a relative idea. On a literal level...

Snarky Puppy bandleader Michael League Plays Music talks about the band's fifth Grammy win, what he learned from his friend and collaborator David Crosby and how he ended up living in Spain. They play The Beacon Theatre tonight.

SNARKY PUPPY: BUILDING AN EMPIRE FROM THE GROUND UP - Highway 81 Revisited Hot off a Grammy win -- the band's fifth -- Snarky Puppy is on the road, with dates in New York and Philadelphia this week. For bandleader and bassist...

Get to know Woodstock's The Bobby Lees, who have a sold-out show at Mercury Lounge tonight.

THE BOBBY LEES: 'WE'RE REALLY COOL AND GOOD AT MUSIC' - Highway 81 Revisited The Bobby Lees might be from Woodstock, but they're no hippie revival act. The young punk group that has caught the ears of genre gods like Iggy Pop, ...

Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson chatted with us about regrets, inspirations and new album 'UK Grim.' The post-punk duo from the UK will perform at Webster Hall on Friday night.

SLEAFORD MODS' JASON WILLIAMSON: 'I THINK A LOT OF WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE FOLDING' - Highway 81 Revisited Sleaford Mods, the UK post-punk duo comprised of Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn, are not optimists. And they have a lot of material to work with. T...

'It’s hard for me to say how many days we are on the road; we are pretty much always on the road,' Kind Hearted Strangers' Marc Townes tells us.

That road will lead the Colorado band to 118 North near Philadelphia on Saturday. Read on to learn about how the band recorded their new album, "No.Where," in a Virginia warehouse with a visual artist.

RISING COLORADO BAND KIND HEARTED STRANGERS SET FOR NORTHEAST DATES - Highway 81 Revisited When it came time for Kind Hearted Strangers to record their second album, "Now.here," which will be released on April 7, the road dogs did what they ...

Life of Agony bassist Alan Robert chats with us about the ups and downs of the fan-favorite metal group before it wraps up the 30 Years of Sick Agony tour with Sick Of It All at the Sherman Theater on Saturday night.

Our conversation also turned to Robert's successful career as a visual artist through his graphic novels. Life Of Agony Famiglia 1120 Studios

LIFE OF AGONY'S ALAN ROBERT: 'OUR LEGACY MATTERS' - Highway 81 Revisited By Keith PerksLife of Agony are out on the road with Sick of it All for their 30 Sick Years of Agony Tour, which is a celebration of the 30th anni...

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness chats about his new album, the distinctions between his current project, Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin and opening shows for Billy Joel. Andrew is also a cancer survivor and speaks about the good work he does through the Dear Jack Foundation. Click the link to watch.

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INTERVIEW Killer Queen, a leading Queen tribute band from the UK, is coming to Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple this week. Here what frontman Patrick Myers has to say about the origins of the tribute act, the challenges and thrills of playing Freddie Mercury and why Queen is as popular as ever despite Mercury having been gone for 30 years.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Check out our conversation with James Barrett Music.

We talk about James' new single, "Lovely," and go deep on what's good and not so good about the Scranton music scene and what he'd like to do to change it. He's making steps toward that vision with his Good Things Happening festival, which will get a second run this year.

JAMES BARRETT HAS A VISION FOR THE SCRANTON MUSIC SCENE - Highway 81 Revisited We spoke with Scranton singer, songwriter and guitarist James Barrett, who recently released a new single called "Lovely."You can watch our conver...

EXCLUSIVE: Hear 'The $1000 Question' from RAar (Ari Joshua Artist Page + Ray and Russ of the Trey Anastasio Band / Soule Monde (Ray Paczkowski & Russ Lawton)

ARI JOSHUA WITH MEMBERS OF TREY ANASTASIO BAND ASK 'THE $1000 QUESTION' (EXCLUSIVE) - Highway 81 Revisited Highway81Revisited · The $1000 QuestionGuitarist and composer Ari Joshua is debuting another song from his lockdown sessions with some of the ...

INTERVIEW: Dropkick Murphys' Tim Brennan chats with us about introducing his parents to Bruce Springsteen, working with Woody Guthrie's family and bringing the Celtic punk band's bar room singalongs to Mohegan Sun Arena PA next week as part of their St. Patrick's Day tour.

DROPKICK MURPHYS PROMISE TO TURN MOHEGAN SUN ARENA INTO 'INTIMATE, GROSS, SWEATY BAR' - Highway 81 Revisited Dropkick Murphys have just come off some sold-out club dates to open the Celtic punk band's St. Patrick's Day tour, which will stop at the Mohegan Sun...

Bush + Candlebox at Hammerstein Ballroom review snippet:

The differences between the performances were emblematic of the depth of the ‘90s alt scene, before 'the algorithm,' when everyone from Cake to Tool could coexist in CD collections, on MTV and on the radio. Having a grand total of two original members between the two acts didn’t deter ticket sales -- the songs were the stars, and both frontmen delivered them in very different ways: Bush's Gavin Rossdale a preening MTV idol and Kevin Martin a Pacific Northwest rocker.

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BUSH AND CANDLEBOX AT HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM: FROM '90s ANGST TO CLASSIC ROCK - Highway 81 Revisited Photos by Keith PerksInitially borne of angst and disilussion, '90s grunge, with 30 years in the rearview mirror, is now classic rock. Seeing band...

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