Eric R. Danton is the rock critic for The Hartford Courant, focusing on music in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. He also contributes to AOL/Spinner, RollingStone.com, M Music & Musicians and ListenDammit.com. His work has appeared in “Schools That Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide” and American Songwriter, and he wrote for the bygone publications No Depression, Performing Songwriter and Ironminds.com.

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