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"Alright you bunch of fuckin' hippies, here we go," growls Andrew Wilson (guitarist/vocalist) of Plattsburgh punk group Comrade Nixon. His feisty remark is embedded in the track "Rex Ingram," included on their first full length album,…

One of the timeless dangers of cataloguing relationship woes through song is the risk of drowning in cringe-worthy cheesiness. Bump and their debut album Broken Fix is swimming in an industrial vat of artery-clogging Velveeta. Released in…

Jeff York and Liz Strodel of indie soul/rock project Major Player kicked back at a local bar to discuss wardrobe malfunctions, zodiac signs and how Major Player was almost a funk cover band. Amidst the silly antics, York and Strodel…

Plattsburgh residents can rejoice in drawing clever new meaning from the acronym PB&J. Starting Feb. 12, prominent music photographer Laura Carbone, in partnership with 30 City Foundation and Shen Marketing Solutions, will spotlight…

In these frigid mid-winter temperatures, sometimes even the promise of submerging the subconscious in metamorphic melodies is not a strong enough force to lure blanket-wrapped couch dwellers from the confines of ultimate comfort. Those that…

A cavalcade of vehicles armed with Bernie Sanders political stickers barricaded the streets surrounding the Palace Theater in Syracuse on Friday, January 8. Bernie supporters flocked to the 1920's era theater for a diverse assortment of…

The Alchemy Rising Music and Arts Festival held at the 160 acre Frontier Ranch in Pataskala, Ohio, offers patrons the freedom to fully immerse themselves in artistic splendor. The weekend of creative saturation, which will be held May…

Sister songwriters Alison and Zoë have assembled a handful of heartfelt folk songs for their debut Ep Home Is... The five song collection released Aug. 19, exudes a nostalgic sentimentality fit to be wrapped in brown paper and tenderly…

Nashville-based indie-pop trio Yankee Blood released their debut EP last month titled Honey. The Yankees, as they sometimes call themselves, are comprised of Kelly Ruth (singer/bassist), Adam Verone (drummer) and James Karp (guitarist). …

Syracuse experimental group Vaporeyes released their fifth studio album titled Swell on November 11, offering listeners a reservoir of jazz-infused jams to meditatively contemplate. Vaporeyes is composed of Jonas Reddy-Nicholson (Warp…