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PapaSweenBean’s Friday Night – The Audience – by Liam Sweeny. My Friday night started out at home, actually. Leza Cantoral of Clash Books had an online book reading on Zoom. I figured the drinks were cheaper when they came from my fridge, so a good time. And esteemed wordsmith S.A. Cosby put in a visit. […]
Service Industry – Interview – Thanks for Asking! – by Liam Sweeny. RRX: Music genres are difficult for some artists. Some strictly adhere; others not so much. What is your perspective on the genre you play, or the genres you hover around? Holden: I guess we’re indie rock. Sean, Zac and I all write in […]
Liberty DeVitto – An Xperience Interview – by Liam Sweeny. RRX: The club was called “My House,” in Plainview, Long Island. You played there, Billy Joel played there, you knew who each other was. Paint for me that scene, that club at that time? LD: At that time, the club was an underage club. It […]
Xperience November 2024 Digital Issue. It has come time when the autumn presents us with its cornucopia… and we offer ours to you! Musician and music store owner Lorain Hilton-Van Zandt, former drummer for Billy Joel Liberty DeVitto, country star Cris Jacobs.
Jukebox. Mike Campbell Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ songwriter and guitarist Mike Campbell has just announced the release of Heartbreaker, his memoir. The book, being released on March 18th by Grand Central Publishing, catalogues Campbell’s life from growing up poor in Jacksonville, Florida to his meeting with Tom Petty and their subsequent personal and creative […]
Lorain Hilton-Van Zandt – An Xperience Interview – by Rob Smittix. RRX: Lorain, you are the owner of Hilton Music Center, right? LH: Yep. I’ve owned it since ‘81. RRX: Hilton goes way back. It’s really like the heritage music store around here. Remind me how many years it has been. I know it’s a […]