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Seth Yacovone: Old Canada
by Doug Collette
Anyone who's seen guitarist/composer Seth Yacovone perform his weekly solo acoustic gigs at the fabled Burlington venue Nectar's knows full well of his admiration of the work of Bob Dylan and Neil Young. And the most avid followers of his peripatetic activities have also most likely attended his regular tributes to the Canadian rock icon's work with Crazy Horse and/or his annual recognition of the Nobel Laureate's birthday. The impulsive natures Yacovone, Dylan and Young share may be ...
read moreSeth Yacovone: Life at Nectar's
by Doug Collette
The title of Seth Yacovone's solo acoustic album, Life at Nectar's, is not a misprint, but a very carefully designated description. In the prolific guitarist/vocalist/songwriter's thirteen years of such shows each Friday evening, the energy at the hallowed venue coalesces around his performances. And while those are somewhat unlike this set of fifteen originals--he invariably mixes his own songs in with choice selections of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, the Rolling Stones and Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter--the original material highlights his near-impeccable ...
read moreThe Seth Yacovone Band: Shovel Down
by Doug Collette
Vintage hard rock with heavy metal overtones that should appeal as much to fans of the original Gov't Mule as those of early Black Sabbath, the initial studio album by The Seth Yacovone Band 2.0., Shovel Down is the initial and fairly lofty plateau in a judicious plan by the bandleader to remain as independent as he is prolific. Convened with no small amount of serendipity back in 2013 by three mainstays of the Burlington Vermont music scene-the ...
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