It was equal parts the lingering Depression economy and the wholesale enlistment of musicians during WWII that ended the Big Band era of jazz. What emerged in its wake were radically downsized swing ensembles that took one of two… Read More...
Music critics love to belatedly elevate the contributions of the brilliant burnouts. Syd Barrett, Roky Erikson and their ilk continue to be swaddled in accolades far exceeding the breadth of their slim catalogs and performance on the… Read More...
“You knew instantly that she was an original,” Alan Bergman. For those who have waited a lifetime for this memoir, it was worth it. For all who were uncertain it would ever happen, arriving just before holidays 2023, finally in her own… Read More...
Brooklyn-based DJ Bad Tuner has shared a new rhythmic single "repeat to fade" ahead of his EP Look At Me But Through Me, set to release on April 5.
With the single release and an EP announcement, Bad Tuner has also shared that he… Read More...
Garage rockers The Chesterfield Kings announced the release of their latest single, "Meet You After Midnight." The band also announced their first live shows in over 15 years.
The Chesterfield Kings formed in the late 70s, heavily… Read More...
Multi-faceted alt rock band Slow Fiction have released their enticing new single “Monday” ahead of the band’s live performance at No Fun venue in Troy on March 27
Brooklyn based band Slow Fiction consists of five members that… Read More...
Platinum-selling songwriter and artist Donna Lewis of New York is back with a touching song "The Imposter." Inspired by Lewis's personal battle with breast cancer, this powerful track explores the depths of the human experience,… Read More...
We continue our look back at one of the more influential and memorable series of shows The Grateful Dead have ever played in the State of New York. On this day in 1990, the Dead continued their first ever run of shows at The Knick in… Read More...
Today marks a somewhat somber anniversary in Grateful Dead history as the band's second show at their final residency at The Capitol Theater this day in 1971 would be the first of many without drummer Mickey Hart. Racked by depression and… Read More...
Today marks the anniversary of the final show of one of the earliest Grateful Dead side projects. Lead guitarist Jerry Garcia along with Howard Wales delivered one last live interpretation of their jazz-rock fusion album Hooteroll to an… Read More...
With profound sadness, we report that James Casey, who played saxophone in Trey Anastasio Band, Lettuce and Billy and the Kids, has lost his two-year battle with colon cancer. The news was shared on James' social media on Monday morning,… Read More...
New York's own Tony Bennett, one of the most awarded singers of his generation, has passed away at age 96. His death marks the end of a recent battle with Alzheimer's Disease and a life filled with chart-topping hits and almost every… Read More...
The jazz scene in Western New York lost a legend last month, with the passing of vocalist Mary McMahon. A staple of the jazz community in Buffalo, her family's music background, her years as an educator and her presence are eulogized here… Read More...