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I have worked in the IT/Internet industry for 20 years. I live in the culturally rich and flower laden Park Ave neighborhood in Rochester NY with my son. In the past few years I have written for several music based publications and run a fan blog for the Buffalo based band Aqueous. (@unclephilsblog). Also I like long walks on the beach....

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NYS Music’s New Year’s Eve 2014 Music Guide

Darren Kemp Dec 30, 2013

New Year's Eve 2014 is right around the corner and there are a ton of musical ways to bring in 2014 for readers. If you're not already off to MSG to get your Phish on, or headed to moe. at The Palace in Albany, NY - here's a list to get…

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Syracuse Will Ring in 2014 With Jimkata and The Manhattan Project At The Westcott Theatre

Darren Kemp Dec 27, 2013

Syracuse jamizens are in for a treat this New Years Eve as two of New York's hottest up and coming acts converge upon the Westcott Theatre for a night of excessive face melting. Kicking things off is Rochester's electro-versatile duo of The…

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Dopapod To Part Ways With Original Drummer Neal “Fro” Evans

Darren Kemp Dec 27, 2013

A few months back, Brooklyn's hottest jam commodity Dopapod announced that drummer Neal "Fro" Evans would be taking a little hiatus from touring. Yesterday the band announced that the hiatus would be permanent and that sit in drummer Scotty…

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All I Want For X-Mas is More Nugs: Aqueous Releases 4th Live Album

Darren Kemp Dec 13, 2013

Buffalo's buzztastic groove rockers Aqueous have announced a New Years Eve release date for the fourth release in their Live Nugs series. The Nugs started smoking in 2010 with Volume One and Two, then took a two year hiatus before returning…

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Buffalo Based Blue Stream Productions Announces Nietzsche’s Partnership

Darren Kemp Dec 3, 2013

Blue Stream Productions (BSP) an Upstate New York based artist management agency, has announced a partnership with Nietzsche's located at 248 Allen St. in Buffalo, NY. BSP will start promoting and presenting a few shows a month at the…

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Ocupanther Playing a Free Show at Dub Land Underground in Rochester on December 6th

Darren Kemp Dec 2, 2013

Rochester New York's Ocupanther has had a big year. Between their critically acclaimed spring 2013 release Progressor and multiple appearances with some major league artists, including Marco Benevento, Schleigho, The Grandmothers of…

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Nice Crispy Bacon Sizzles Through NY – Twiddle tour hits Buffalo and Syracuse This Weekend

Darren Kemp Nov 21, 2013

The Mach 10 sounds of Vermont's hottest jam commodity Twiddle will be returning to Upstate this weekend. The band has been gathering rave reviews and a dedicated audience for their 2013 "Nice Crispy Bacon" tour and this weekend will not…

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Has Statewide Music Found a New Festival Home at Carey Lake? – Phallfest in Review

Darren Kemp Nov 19, 2013

Statewide Music has become well known in Upstate, NY for well run, family friendly, and talent loaded music festivals throughout the years. However the past few sites have been hampered by poor maintenance, were way off the beaten path and…

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EXCLUSIVE: Aqueous Announces Winter Tour and Nietzsche’s Residency

Darren Kemp Nov 13, 2013

Buffalo's groove rock champions Aqueous announced their winter dates today as the tour will kick off with two Upstate shows in Rochester (Dub Land Underground) and Buffalo (Nietzsche's) before heading west for the band's first headlining…

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Something to TAUQ About – Tauk and Aqueous Join Forces in Ithaca

Darren Kemp Nov 11, 2013

New York City's Tauk and Buffalo's Aqueous (TAUQ?) have a problem. The bands had teamed up for the second time of their seven appearances together this fall only to discover, that not one, but BOTH band's vans are under duress. Luckily,…

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