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Music Factory Records proudly announces the release of “Blurry Face”, a captivating new trio track from Ari Joshua, featuring John Medeski (organ and clavinet) and Billy Martin (drums) of the legendary improvisational group Medeski Martin…
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True Names, a benefit compilation from Queens-based label Worry Bead Records, arrives May 5 with pre-orders starting April 23 on Bandcamp. All proceeds will support the Trans Youth Emergency Project, which helps families access…
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Jon Lamanna, a rock/country artist born and raised in the Finger Lakes, has released his highly anticipated eighth single, “Amens.” A heartfelt country/rock acoustic ballad, "Amens" tells the emotional story of a struggling…
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Jon Lamanna, former lead singer of the popular rock band Cry to the Blind, is back with his highly anticipated eighth single, “Amens.” This heartfelt acoustic ballad captures the emotional depth of a relationship struggling through a…
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Trouser Press books, a New York-based publishing house specializing in music journalism and fiction, is publishing London Calling New York New York by English journalist Peter Silverton on March 12. The book tells the winding tale - or…
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Two years after her passing, we finally have a bio of Fleetwood Mac’s beautiful songstress. Also an artist and sculptor, Christine McVie was a master at crafting sunny seventies perfect pop songs despite experiencing quite a bit of loss…
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A biography of The Band's Richard Manuel is slated to release this spring for the 50th anniversary of the group's 1974 tour. The biography is titled, Richard Manuel: His Life and Music, from the Hawks and Bob Dylan to The…
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In the Spring of 1993, the Grateful Dead would begin one of their final runs at one of their favorite venues in all of New York, Albany's Knickerbocker Arena. This would be the second to last run of shows at the downtown arena in the…
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The Schaefer Music Festival was an annual summer concert series hosted between 1968-1976 at the Wollman Rink in Central Park. The series attracted some of the most notable names in music.
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The newest episode of Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City welcomes Eric Haskins, and 1991 RPI graduate and WRPI's DJ Toast, as he revisits Metallica’s first and only concert at the RPI Field House on March 15, 1989. Haskins…
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Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist, composer, and jazz-funk pioneer behind “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at the age of 84. A statement shared by the singer’s family in a Facebook post announced his death that Wednesday…
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David Johansen, legendary lead singer of the New York Dolls, passed away peacefully on Friday at the age of 75 at his home in Staten Island. He died peacefully, surrounded by those who loved him. Johansen had been battling cancer since…
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Rock and roll maestro and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, late of The Band, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 21, at 87 years old. Hudson was the quiet contemplative center of the group and a wealth of musical…
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