by Gary Carra | Jan 25, 2016 | Articles
The Crawler talks with up-and-comers Rockett Queen during Palladium stop; Bottle Rockets pull double duty at Iron Horse There are so many entry points when it comes to interviewing Rockett Queen frontman Walter Lee. His band’s hit single “The Next Big Thing” was...
by Gary Carra | Jan 18, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Music, Nightcrawler
As evidenced by the recent, massive outpouring by fans and contemporaries alike, David Robert Jones — better known as David Bowie — touched generations the world over. In fact, some would go so far to say that the Starman may have even possessed intergalactic...
by Gary Carra | Jan 4, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Music, Nightcrawler
With some 30 heavy bands hailing from the world over, Hothfest 2016 organizers decided to jump ship on their originally scheduled venue. At the time, the future of Holyoke’s Waterfront Tavern was just too uncertain. “It’s Jamie Cross’ show, and with the future of the...
by Gary Carra | Dec 28, 2015 | Articles
For those who thought The Fawns’ 2006 album A Nice Place To Be was their studio ‘fawn’ song, Henning Ohlenbusch has news for you. “The Fawns’ new album, Goodnight Spacegirl, is being officially released on Jan. 1,” he says. “We’ll be playing a bunch of tunes from it —...
by Gary Carra | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Music, Nightcrawler
Lori McKenna hit the musical trifecta earlier this month with a song she penned for the group Little Big Town. “Girl Crush” premiered at number one on Billboard’s Hot Country 100 back in December of 2014. Last month, it won “Song of the Year” at the 49th annual...