Tris McCall is a music journalist, novelist, and rock musician from Hudson County, New Jersey, described by The New York Times as "the plugged-in, Internet-era muse of Jersey City." In 2010, he became the music critic for the Newark Star-Ledger. As of 2017, McCall has released four solo albums; songs intended for two future albums are previewed alongside his short stories in a web project called McCall's Almanac.
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Blues Traveler
American rock band
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JBM
American singer and composer
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Sufjan Stevens
American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Fabolous
American rapper from New York
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Bon Jovi
rock band from the United States
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Bad Brains
American rock band
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Jon Bon Jovi
American singer, musician, and songwriter
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Greg Trooper
American musician
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Peter Criss
American drummer
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David Byrne
Scottish-American musician
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Nicole Atkins
singer-songwriter
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Maserati
American post-rock band
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Naughty by Nature
American hip hop trio
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Chris Tomson
American drummer
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Sugar Ray
American band
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The Roches
trio of Irish-American singing-songwriting sisters
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The Decemberists
American indie rock band
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Yo La Tengo
American rock group
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Lou Reed
American musician, recording artist, singer-songwriter (1942-2013)
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Pete Seeger
American folk singer
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The Felice Brothers
American folk rock/country rock band
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Richard Barone
American rock musician
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Widowspeak
American indie dream rock band from Brooklyn, New York City
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Bruce Springsteen
American musician, singer, and composer
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Whiskeytown
band that plays alternative country
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Garry Shider
American musician
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Metric
Canadian indie rock band
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Lenny Kaye
American guitarist, songwriter, producer, journalist
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Richie Sambora
American rock musician
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Danielson
American rock band
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Hal Willner
American record producer
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The Stooges
American punk rock band
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Shrek People
Australian rock band
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Joey Ramone
American musician and singer-songwriter
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Slash
British-American musician
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Slapshock
Filipino heavy metal band
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Bob Mould
American musician
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Iggy Pop
American musician
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Jeff Barry
American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer
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Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter and folk musician
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Armor for Sleep
band
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Busy Bee Starski
American rapper
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Sixto Rodriguez
American folk musician
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Jack Antonoff
American singer, musician, songwriter and record producer
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Jake Shears
American singer
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They Might Be Giants
American alternative rock band
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Barry Manilow
American musician
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Tris Imboden
American drummer
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Bobby Bare, Jr.
American musician
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Hudson Mohawke
Scottish music producer
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The Bottle Rockets
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Deer Tick
American band
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The Band
rock band from Toronto
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Izzy Stradlin
American guitarist and member of Guns N' Roses
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Def Leppard
British rock band
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Akon
Senegalese-American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and actor
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Mac DeMarco
Canadian musician
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Ice-T
American rapper, actor, songwriter, and producer
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Brian Fallon
American musician
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Drowning Pool
American rock band
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Adam Lambert
American singer, songwriter
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
American rock band
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Dirty Projectors
American rock group