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If you're looking for some new music to wind down your day or rev up your evening, dial up 1-800-WOLF! for a good time. WOLF!'s new album was released today by Royal Potato Family. The band consists of guitarist Scott Metzger (JRAD, RANA),…

Three stained glass windows hung behind Jason Isbell and his band as they took the stage Thursday night at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse. The lit windows showed birds around an anchor, perhaps in reference to the second song of the set,…

Abilene Bar and Lounge is a modest neighborhood bar built into an old house on an out of the way street in downtown Rochester. Generally it plays host to roots Americana acts, honest tunes sung and strummed on good old fashion acoustic…

Bassist Reed Mathis is embarking on a new adventure. His album, Beathoven, just out September 30, features nine different trios tackling his rearrangements of Beethoven's 3rd and 6th Symphonies. But the true nature of the project is the…

Two underappreciated indie-rock bands made a stop at Mohawk Place in Buffalo on Saturday night. Mutual Benefit opened the evening with the ambient instrumental "Madrugada," also the lead track off of their latest release, Skip a Sinking…

Bruce Katz Band, the Hammond B3 and piano legend based in Woodstock, released his latest album, Out from the Center, on September 16. The album, released by American Showplace Music, features Katz's longtime bandmates Ralph Rosen on drums…

Traveling down a country road that didn't veer from it's straight path infinitely in either direction, the kind GPS voice eventually called for a turn down a perpendicular gravelly dirt path. It wound through a vast vineyard before arriving…

As a part of the Smith Opera House's Club Series, Dan Smalls Presents brings Aoife O'Donovan to Ravines Wine Cellars this Friday night. O'Donovan is touring behind her sophomore solo effort "In the Magic Hour" released early this year, of…

Friday night Phish served up an incredible show at LOCKN' that looked like game, set, match for the Jam 'Lympics. Saturday, My Morning Jacket volleyed back a set for the ages, with an almost unmatchable rock tour de force. Would Phish be…

The Jam ‘Lympics brought out the best in bands on day 3 at LOCKN’. ‘A’ games ruled the day. In the early going, Moon Taxi? quickly became Moon Taxi! as the Nashville band quickly won over the early afternoon crowd with their Southern rock…