Influences: "The first band ever to influence me was Metallica, believe it or not. That was the No. 1 band that got me playing guitar. As far as playing acoustically would be Jason Mraz," Harakal says ...

Two Lehigh Valley residents who made it through the first round of auditions for the 10th season of Fox-TV’s “American Idol” in August didn’t make it through the second round a few days later. So when ...

The music business is a tough nut to crack – just ask most performers. Catching that “big break” requires talent not to mention hard work and a bit of luck. Like many musicians trying to make it in ...