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Annie in the Water & Hilltop – Capital Region Vibes in Woodstock
In a joint celebration of music, community, and the thriving spirit of New York’s Capital Region, two of the…
T-Pain Returns to Buffalo After Crediting City For Saving His Career
Buffalo's waterfront turned into a full-blown party last Friday, October 10, as T-Pain brought his energy and 20…
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Mushroomhead Takes Albany: Brutal, Brilliant, Unstoppable
On Saturday, October 11, Empire Live shook like it was trying to break free from its own foundation. A four-band…
Buckcherry Still Channels 90’s Wild Side
Buckcherry and supporting acts brought the wild side of the nineties Saturday, October 11, at Sharkey’s Event…
Concert Reviews
U2 at SU: “The Joshua Tree” Tour Stops at The Carrier Dome –…
In 1987, the Carrier Dome in Syracuse hosted the breakthrough “The Joshua Tree” tour from Irish rock band U2.…
New York Series
New York Series: “Brooklyn Baby” by Lana Del Rey
Today, Lana Del Rey is seen as an icon of West Coast elegance and mystery, waxing poetic about her California home…
New York Singles
Boys Don’t Fight Trade Synths for Acoustics in New Single “Jo”
Boys Don’t Fight, a solo project of Louisiana-based musician Chris Giarmo, has released their third single from their latest eponymous album, “Jo.”
Unlike their previously released singles, “The Megaman Song” and “Bolero,” “Jo” is a…
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Glom Announces New Album “Below,” Grunge-Gaze Single “Mirror”
On October 1, Brooklyn-based alternative rock artist Glom (a.k.a. Sean Dunnevant) released his newest single, "Mirror," in anticipation of his newly announced album Below, set to be released on January 9, 2026.
Below is said to be a…
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Hearing Aide: Leon Thomas’ Funk-Infused “Just How You Are”
On October 3rd, Leon Thomas, a Brooklyn native musician, surprise dropped his newest single “Just How You Are”. Earlier that week, Thomas announced his upcoming seven-track EP PHOLKS due out on October 24.
Leon Thomas got his start by…
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Lauren Mian Sweeps Listeners Away On New Single “Undertow”
NYC-based alternative folk singer Lauren Mian has just cemented herself as a rising indie artist to watch with her wistful new single "Undertow."
The song, which Mian claims is about "the hardships of lost love through metaphor,"…
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Book Reviews
Bob Dylan’s New York City Profiled in New Book
Ever wonder what it would be like to retrace the footsteps of Bob Dylan during his time in New York? To travel to the venues where he performed, wrote classic tunes, and crashed during his early years in the Big Apple? Now you can…
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The Band’s Talented and Troubled Richard Manuel Profiled in New Biography
No group may have shifted the direction of rock music more radically than The Band did at the close of the ‘60s. With their 1968 debut, Music from Big Pink, the Canadian-American quintet single-handedly put an end to the abstraction…
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Interview: Author Walter Kolosky on the Mahavishnu Orchestra
John McLaughlin and his Mahavishnu Orchestra were, alongside Miles Davis, Return to Forever, and Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, the mightiest of the Four Horsemen of Jazz Fusion.
When he burst on the scene in 1971 with this band,…
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Flashback
U2 at SU: “The Joshua Tree” Tour Stops at The Carrier Dome – October 9, 1987
In 1987, the Carrier Dome in Syracuse hosted the breakthrough “The Joshua Tree” tour from Irish rock band U2. Spanning over 100 shows, the tour’s third and final leg made 5 total stops across New York State in the fall of ‘87, leading to…
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Phish In Albany Through The Years: 2018 and 2024
This is Part 4 of a series looking at the history of Phish in Albany. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 here.
With 20 shows in Albany under their belt as of 2024, Phish has made it clear their affinity for the Capital…
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Dead ‘Stock: The Story Behind the Grateful Dead’s Forgettable Woodstock Performance
Even now, 51 years to the day, the performance by Grateful Dead at the legendary Woodstock Music Festival still leaves a mark. Although, for a variety of reasons, it's a mark that the band and any eyewitnesses that evening may not wish to…
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Gone too soon
D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Legend and Grammy Winner, Dies at 51
D'Angelo, the pioneering figure in neo-soul, known for three albums celebrated as contemporary masterpieces, passed away on Tuesday. He was 51 years old.
Photo via Soundcloud
The singer, real name Michael Eugene Archer, passed away…
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Rochester Jazz Legend Chuck Mangione Dead at 84
Legendary Rochester jazz musician Chuck Mangione, best known for "Feels So Good" and the the 1980 Winter Olympics theme "Give It All You Got," has died. The trumpet and flugelhorn master was 84.
His family wrote in a statement on…
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Ozzy Osbourne, Prince of Darkness, dies at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, powerful rock front man of Black Sabbath and legendary solo artist, passed away on Tuesday, July 22 at the age of 76. Osbourne's legacy touched thousands of lives and hundreds of venues, especially those in New York State.
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