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Upstate Spring Revival in Review Part 1/3: The Scene
Family. No other word can describe a regional festival like Upstate Spring Revival festival better than family.…
Album Review: Positive Mental Trip Releases ‘Change Your Mind’
Luke Weiler is a busy man, between coordinating the annual Jam for Tots event to benefit the Marine Corp’s Toys for…
Album Review: ‘My Streets’ from the Bob Polding Band
Coming with a strong sound reminiscent of rock’s past is the newest album "My Streets" by the Bob Polding Band. …
Sacred Sound: The Slide Brothers Bring a Trio of Pedal Steel Guitarists to Putnam…
Robert Randolph introduced a generation of live music fans to the sound of Sacred Steel, that of the pedal steel…
Album Review: ‘Bound for Abiquiu’ from Dan Johnson and the Expert…
Albany native and Vermont resident Dan Johnson, along with his Expert Sidemen, has released his second album, Bound…
Hearing Aide: Van Gordon Martin Band ‘Take The High Road’
After releasing their first album, No Limit to Love in 2010 and touring with the Skatalites throughout the United…
Too Legit To Quit: Rochester Supergroup, Legit, Debuts at Roam Cafe
When musical forces combine, the people shall align. So they came to Rochester's Roam Cafe on a chilly Monday night…
Great News! Huey Lewis and the News ‘Sports’ Anniversary Tour Hit…
The soundtrack to the 1980s is full of Michael Jackson, Prince, The Cars, Poison and other hair metal bands, and…
Paganfest IV: Ensiferum,Týr, Heidevolk, Trollfest, & Helsott/Pagan feast at…
The last date of the fourth annual Paganfest hit the Big apple this last Sunday night at Gramercy Theater. It came…
Mister F and Fikus Electrified Red Square on May 4th
The boys of Timbre Coup always bring a large crowd whenever they play Albany venues, and building off that…
Interview: Brian “Head” Welch & JR Bareis of LOVE AND DEATH
The lights dim down at the Upstate Concert Hall, only things really lit are the banners that represent the upcoming…
Review: TRAPT, 3 PILL MORNING, and ACIDIC
Monday night, Acidic,3 Pill Morning and Trapt rocked the small local venue of Brighton Music Hall, where Kate…
Aztec Two-Step gave a dose of folk-rock to the Bearsville Theater on April 27th
A beautiful evening of music took place at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock on April 27th with the legendary…
Albany knows how to MOVE – recap of MOVE Music Festival, April 27th
The second annual MOVE Music Festival was held April 27th in Albany, bringing 100 bands to play in 10 venues…
Storytime with ‘Grandpa’ Leo Kottke at The Egg, April 26
Grandpa in this case refers to the kind of guitar player Leo Kottke is – playing songs on an acoustic guitar while…
Oh Yes It’s Ladies Night and the Feeling’s Right – Amy Lavere…
On a rainy and miserable Wednesday night in Rochester at Abilene Bar and Lounge, ladies night was in full effect.…
Heart in Hand “Almost There”
Brit rockers, Heart in Hand, kick-off their second album “Almost There” locally on May 14th. Produced by Pedro…
Maria Brink Comes Home: In This Moment at Upstate Concert Hall
The crew at Upstate Concert Hall began to set up the stage for Maria Brink and the chatter amongst the crowd…
‘One More Time’ Provides Needed Daft Punk Fix for Fans at Upstate…
I have been waiting for Daft Punk's new album Random Access Memories since their last album, the soundtrack to …
The Kollectiv and The Heavy Pets Threw Down on April 23rd at The Hollow in Albany
A little known secret is that sometimes the best shows happen during the beginning of the week. The Kollectiv…