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Labra Brothers The Youngstown band Adrian Labra, guitar and vocals; Cristian Labra, bass and vocals; David Labra, guitar, saxophone and vocals; Danny Svenson, keyboards; and Matt Hayes, drums timed the vinyl release of its debut album, “Colder Weather,” to coincide with Record Store Day 2020 back in April, one of many events disrupted by COVID-19. The vinyl arrived in April, but the band’s performance at the Record Connection in McKinley Heights was pushed to August and was one of its only shows in 2020. “We are hopeful that the live music scene / gigging makes a comeback this year,” Adrian Labra said. ” While not playing out has been a bummer, we have been hard at work rehearsing, writing and recording. Several singles and at least one new EP will drop this year.” ....
BY MICHAEL CHAIKEN | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN 284 Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day is not the first rock artist to record an album entirely of cover songs. Forget about singers like Joe Cocker and Grace Jones who established their careers by interpreting the work of other songwriters. There are tons of examples of rock and roll songwriters who took a busman’s holiday by tackling other people’s hits. Some artists earned kudos for their detours, such as Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music with 1973’s “These Foolish Things” and John Lennon with 1975’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Other artists earned a few raspberries such as David Bowie with 1973’s “Pin Ups” and Rod Stewart on 2003’s “It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook.” ....