On Stage: Rubblebucket gets things going

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Rubblebucket Rubblebucket is a band that has no trouble getting things going. The Brooklyn-based indie-pop band got 2017 going with the release of an impressive EP — a brand-new collection of four songs titled “If U C My Enemies.” Rubblebucket got the EP going with a high-energy song called “Donna,” a lively track that features movement-inducing...

On Stage: Rusted Root meets every challenge

By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times  Playing a show on the Thursday before New Year’s Eve weekend can be a challenge for a band – especially with potential audience members having the tendency to be saving their energy and money for the upcoming holiday festivities. Rusted Root is a band that isn’t fazed by challenges such as this. The Pittsburgh-based rockers have built a well-established...

On Stage (Extra): The Bangles keep it relevant

80s power pop group celebrates new album with show at the TLA By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times The Bangles. Photo by Karen Filter. There are a lot of bands from the 1980s that are coming back on the scene but they have little relevance to the bands they were three decades ago — or to what today’s music is all about. The Bangles, one of the era’s steadiest hit makers, are back on...