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On Friday March 22nd and Saturday March 23rd, Soulive took to the Brooklyn Bowl stage to finish off their eight night "Bowlive" residency. The coveted residency is in its fifth year, and always brings out special guests from all over the…

Today, Mike Gordon released his fourth solo effort, Overstep. Mike worked with producer Paul Q. Kolderie (Radiohead, The Pixies, Warren Zevon) on the new record that is really a quirky and songwriting-focused. While each song in the record…

On Sunday February 9th, Lettuce, The Monk and DJ Kraz graced The Westcott Theater stage. It was flurrying snow outside, but that didn't deter the dedicated live music fans of Upstate New York from coming out on a Sunday night to get their…

On Saturday, February 8th, Umphrey’s McGee showed up to play a high-energy show at The F-Shed in Syracuse, NY. The crowd filed in through the narrow doors leading to the converted market shed venue. Umphrey’s eased into their set with…

Lettuce will be playing at The Westcott Theater this Sunday, February 9 at 8pm. Lettuce, a Brooklyn-based, seven-piece funk band will bring their powerful modern take on old-school funk to the Westcott on their Winter Tour. The band…

Natalie Cressman’s Turn The Sea opens boldly with the title track and an intro featuring a riff championed by the bass and keyboards. Horns enter with gumption, playing an arrangement that perfectly fits the song. Cressman’s sultry jazz…

Bryan Howell's 'Lightning Through My Soul' begins with a straight- ahead rock track, "Why Oh Why", complete with hand claps and some sweet backup vocals. There's a cool ending breakdown with a tasteful guitar solo and some accented full…

Record Store Day 2013 is upon us!!! On Saturday, April 20th, thousands will flock to their local independent record store in pursuit of exclusive, limited-quantity vinyl releases from their favorite artists. Record Store Day was started in…

Alan Evans, co-founder, writer and producer of Soulive has released his sophomore album, Merkaba, with his group Alan Evans Trio. The album demonstrates a mastery of the classic organ trio driving funk/soul groove. Alan Evans is accompanied…

Alan Evans Trio head to Upstate New York in mid-April for a trio of shows in Syracuse, Buffalo and Albany, April 17-19. The band, which features Alan Evans from the legendary soul jazz trio Soulive, brings their refined blend of rock,…