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"Charles, is a straight baller. His laid back attitude kept the interview experience thoughtful, calm, and introspective. He asked the right questions, and patiently absorbed a chorus of response from our end of the speakerphone. When the call ended he expertly pruned our conversation into coherence and integrated it into his own flowering meditation on our work. His writing was potent, unique, and witty-- a rare and beautiful creature in the music review space." - Dan, Harsh Armadillo

Buffalo

And the Winner of NYS Music’s 2021 March Madness is…

Chuck DeFilippo Mar 31, 2021

Buffalo's Organ Fairchild is NYS Music's March Madness Winner - a musical party that won't quit. Take your old-school organ trio (organ, guitar and drums), add dance-heavy grooves and adventurous jamming, and shake vigorously. Enjoy all…

Features

NYS Music’s March Madness 2021: The Finals

Chuck DeFilippo Mar 26, 2021

What the f*ck is up Denny's? The Finals are here. NYS Music's March Madness is about to get rowdy. One on one with Baked Shrimp, Long Island against Organ Fairchild, Buffalo - These bands are ready, and hungry, for the NYS March Madness…

Genres

NYS Music’s March Madness 2021: The Final Four

Chuck DeFilippo Mar 21, 2021

New York State's Final Four all sit on the free-throw line in dead silence. All eyes are on them. As the bead of sweat rolls down their faces, before the first notes strike, there is pure silence. A wise man, and musician, once told me…

Genres

NYS Music’s March Madness 2021: The Elite 8

Chuck DeFilippo Mar 16, 2021

Welcome to the Elite 8. Our last installment hooked your ears. This one will sink its teeth. New York State bands are in bloom, and you are (still) here to discover. While halftime has come and gone, the tunes are still raging from…

Editorial

NYS Music’s March Madness 2021: The Sweet 16

Chuck DeFilippo Mar 11, 2021

Did you know: H. V. Porter was actually a musician himself? "When the March madness is on him...midnight jaunts of a hundred miles on successive nights make him even more alert the next day.H.V. Porter, 1932 to 1936 IHSA…

Genres

NYS Music’s March Madness 2021: Round 2

Chuck DeFilippo Mar 6, 2021

First, we would like to congratulate our round two winners, as well as all of the bands who participated. March Madness has a stout lineup and you will not be disappointed. Make sure you give all the bands a listen below. Get sucked in to…

Features

NYS Music’s March Madness 2021: Round 1

Chuck DeFilippo Mar 1, 2021

A little March madness may complement and contribute to sanity and help keep society on an even keelHenry V. Porter, 1939 Since 2015, New York State Music has crafted a March Madness bracket delving into the musical harbors of our great…

Albany

Albany’s Rock-Outlaws Son Of A Gun Turn To Dust Friday

Chuck DeFilippo Feb 9, 2021

New York capital region Rock-trio, Son Of A Gun, is on the run with the release of their second EP, Turn To Dust, to be released Friday, Feb. 12. While the band probably isn't smuggling shine in their petina post-war Buick Roadmaster…

News

Sylvain Sylvain of New York Dolls Dies at 69 from Cancer

Chuck DeFilippo Jan 17, 2021

New York Dolls' rhythm guitarists, Sylvain Sylvain died Wednesday after a two and a half year battle with cancer. On January 14, an official statement was released on his Facebook page. As we mourn his loss, the statement quickly…

Album Reviews

Julianne Mason sways organically with ‘Songs for the Bull’ to be Released Friday

Chuck DeFilippo Jan 12, 2021

Julianne Mason is a Queens singer/songwriter on the brink of her forth album to be released Friday, January 15 on all streaming platforms. Songs for the Bull is and eight-track spearhead effort by Mason who acted as the albums sole writer,…

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