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Carly is a junior at SUNY Fredonia and is studying journalism and business. She started writing for UpstateMetal.net beginning of 2014. Music and concerts have always been in her life. She grew up on country music until discovering in her young teens the rock and metal music. Her parents influenced her music taste with their love of The British Invasion era. Music and writing has always been a passion for her.

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Halestorm to Perform at Town Ballroom

Carly Knaszak Jul 17, 2014

Grammy award winners, Halestorm recently announced they would be playing at Buffalo’s Town Ballroom on November 24th. Halestorm has toured with rock and metal’s biggest bands, Shinedown, Stone Sour, Disturbed, Megadeth, Papa Roach and…

Show Reviews

Paul McCartney Performs at CONSOL Energy Center

Carly Knaszak Jul 15, 2014

Fans flooded the streets outside the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh last Monday as they waited for the doors to open for Sir Paul McCartney. Pittsburgh was McCartney’s second date on his "Out There" tour after recovering from being…

News

One Last Shot To Play Vans Warped Tour

Carly Knaszak Jul 5, 2014

Syracuse punk band, One Last Shot will play the Kevin Says stage at this year's Vans Warped Tour at Darien Lake, NY on July 8. One Last Shot has been touring all over New York and gained fans in the process. They were nominated for a…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Bryan Howell and the Standalones ‘Welcome To The World’

Carly Knaszak Jun 30, 2014

Even though Central New York's own Bryan Howell and The Standalones are an unsigned group, they have already accomplished being on Little Steven's Underground Garage Sirius/XM radio for their single “Why Oh Why” from the EP Lightning…

Buffalo

Review: Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band at Artpark

Carly Knaszak Jun 30, 2014

Thousands of people with umbrellas and ponchos crowded the fields of Lewiston’s Artpark for Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band. The sky was filled with heavy overcast with a few rays of sun but that did not stop the generation of The…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Brian Lindsay ‘The Monkey, The Tango, and The Boogaloo’

Carly Knaszak Jun 18, 2014

Brian Lindsay of Rochester recently released his third album, The Monkey, The Tango, and The Boogaloo under GFL music record company. The album dropped in late May and caused quite a stir in Upstate New York. Frank De Blase mentioned this…

Manhattan

Misfits Benefit Concert for Nyack Skate Park

Carly Knaszak May 30, 2014

Spring of last year the Nyack Village Trustees voted in favor of putting together a multifunctional skate park at Nyack’s Memorial Park. To help build the park, The Misfits one of punk’s biggest bands will play at the Nyack Center on May…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: The Crystal Method

Carly Knaszak May 28, 2014

Earlier in 2014, The Crystal Method released their self-titled fifth album, a mix between the classic electronica dance tracks and the currently popular electronic pieces with vocal accompaniment. Abiding by the shifts in mainstream music,…

Buffalo

The Continental holds 2nd Annual Reunion

Carly Knaszak May 8, 2014

On April 26th, SUNY Fredonia Professor Elmer Ploetz, myself and another volunteer made our way towards the back entrance of the Town Ballroom in downtown Buffalo on April 26th. It was to play host to the second annual Continental Reunion…

Interviews

Interview: Thomas Dekker of Zero Times Zero

Carly Knaszak May 5, 2014

Zero Times Zero is an experimental music force working under individual anonymity to create a free-form, artistic, and entirely unique visual and auditory experience through their music and videos. Although a whole horde of producers,…

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