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Interview: Alex Northrup and the Backup

Daniel J. KushnerDecember 7, 2018May 13, 2024

In advance of Alex Northrup and the Backup’s two upcoming concerts at The Spirit Room and Small World Books, Alex Northrup recently spoke about Jon Lewis Band’s impact on The Backup and the
surprising source of Northrup’s songwriting inspiration.

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Album review: ‘Get Wild Somewhere’

Frank De BlaseMay 16, 2018March 7, 2023

Jon Lewis Band “Get Wild Somewhere” Self-released whoisjonlewis.com With a throwback talkbox-soaked cascade and crush, the Jon Lewis Band hits the sky running with its brand new CD, “Get Wild Somewhere.” It’s a cool, cool album that beautifully shows off Lewis’s teeter-totter dynamics as a songwriter and as a performer. Just dig the Lloyd Cole-esque […]

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Album review: ‘Baby Brother’

Frank De BlaseNovember 8, 2017October 3, 2024

Jon Lewis Band “Baby Brother” Self-released jonlewis.bandcamp.com The way the Jon Lewis Band puts the pedal to the metal on “Let Me Go,” the opening track to “Baby Brother,” its new release, doesn’t give you much time to get out of the way of the rest of the album, laying there coiled and waiting. There’s […]

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Album review: ‘Exquisite Corpse’

Daniel J. KushnerJune 14, 2017January 27, 2024

Jon Lewis Band “Exquisite Corpse” Self-released jonlewis.bandcamp.com Rochester singer-songwriter Jon Lewis has mastered the art of catchiness. Drenched in sunshine, “Exquisite Corpse” is an enjoyable set of smooth, mid-tempo rock and pop that defies you to keep your toes from tapping. Lewis’s laid-back voice is easy on the ears, characterized by the kind of heart-on-the-sleeve, […]