The Joel Leblanc Quartet, self-titled, (Stainless Manchu) (The Coast)

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

by Sean Flinn Led by Hot Toddy member Leblanc on electric guitar, the quartet unloads the downbeats and improvisations on the 11:29-minute long opener, "Third and goal." Then, the group goes to work, rearranging jazz, groove, breakbeats and rock with depth of skill and emotion. "Somebody Else Play Goal," "Butt Out" and "Portland" are excellent examples, out of many very good ones, of how the ...

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The Joel Leblanc Quartet, self-titled, (Stainless Manchu) (The Coast)

The flavors of Phoenixville (The Phoenix)

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

The people milling around the Phoenixville Country Club on the evening of Thurs., Jan. 21 may have looked as if they had not eaten for days, but such a scene may have been symbolic of the cause.

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Experience the tastes of Phoenixville (The Phoenix)

Monday, December 21st, 2009

The Good Samaritan Shelter will hold their 8th annual "A Taste of Phoenixville" on Jan. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Phoenixville Country Club.

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Making A Mix with Orion Wilson (New Haven Register)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Who: Orion Wilson, singer/guitarist for the Fairfield-county based Americana band The Backwater Racket. Orion and company make the kind of bluegrass-inspired music that sounds both traditional and modern. There’s a whole lot of banjo plucking and harmonies, just the way this kind of music should be: acoustic and exciting.

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Jangle, buzz, howl: Hootenanny vintage guitars (Jambar)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Dr. Tom Diggins, a biology professor at Youngstown State University, will be opening a new business: Hootenanny Vintage Guitars. The shop will be located at 14 N. Phelps St. in Youngstown. Diggins will carry an extensive guitar selection, ranging from pre- and post-war model electric, acoustic and archtop guitars.

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Jangle, buzz, howl: Hootenanny vintage guitars (Jambar)

Local briefs, 12-7-08 (Macomb Daily)

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

Snow confounds motorists Saturday's cold, snowy weather created icy conditions on the roadways that resulted in dozens of traffic accidents all across the county.

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Randy Travis and the dream of Madison’s Frank James (Isthmus)

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

Dear Randy Travis, one of the great country music stories of southern Wisconsin involves an old acquaintance of yours from your early days in Nashville.


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