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Julia Wolfe

Julia is a music industry professional and graduate of Syracuse University, where she studied the Music and Entertainment Industries. Along with writing and performing her own music, she has an expansive taste in music which allows her to cover and critique shows of contrasting genres. When she's not writing, she's likely gigging, hiking or eating lots of peanut butter.

Metal/Hard Rock/Punk

Forever Warped: Vans Warped Tour’s Final Hartford Show

Julia Wolfe Jul 23, 2018

The special Sunday welcoming of Vans Warped Tour to Hartford, CT's Xfinity Theatre was a long, hot day of nostalgia and nearly-controlled chaos. As temperatures rose into the eighties, attendees piled in around 11am in massive numbers,…

Buffalo

Interview: Aqueous talks shows and their Disc Golf abilities at Disc Jam 2018

Julia Wolfe Jul 22, 2018

The four members of the ascending band Aqueous are sophisticated, both in personality and ability. Their seamless improvisational skills and erratic rhythmic structure have caught the attention of festivals all over the country, including…

Connecticut

Two Reasons to Celebrate Vans Warped Tour’s Final Year

Julia Wolfe Jul 13, 2018

On November 15, 2017, founder Kevin Lyman shared that after 23 amazing summers of music, Vans Warped Tour would celebrate its final run in the summer of 2018. Making up for the upsetting news was the release of this summer's diverse lineup,…

Albany

In Its Eighth Year, Disc Jam Never Ceases to Amaze

Julia Wolfe Jun 19, 2018

Just off Route 22, along the New York/Mass border, you'll see a faintly stained sign that reads Gardner's Ice Cream and Coffee. If you blink you might miss it, but behind the sign and diner lives a much greater entity. Barely known to…

87/90

The Jam is On: Counting Down to Disc Jam Music Festival

Julia Wolfe May 17, 2018

With only three weeks remaining before Disc Jam Music Festival's 8th year in Stephentown, NY, there's much to anticipate other than the drive to Gardner's Farm. Disc Jam Music Festival has an impressive lineup to offer this year, and with…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Erez Zobary ‘Love, and Lots of Sleep’

Julia Wolfe May 8, 2018

The end of college can foster a variety of emotions, most commonly fear of the unknown and wonder in where the next path begins. For recent grads like Erez Zobary, her path of music is not only defined, but ensured in the raw talent behind…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Greg Jacquin, ‘Hudson River EP’

Julia Wolfe Feb 7, 2018

In case the album title didn't give it away, Greg Jacquin is a native of the Hudson Valley region, and his music and persona possess very apparent undertones of a small town songwriter. Jacquin will release his newest EP, Hudson River on…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Sharon Coates ‘here now’

Julia Wolfe Dec 3, 2017

Rochester-based songwriter and vocalist Sharon Coates recently released her second album just in time for winter, entitled here now. This eleven-track jukebox brings a variety of styles to our ears, with a persistent folk and americana…

Albany

Hear Sydney Worthley’s New Single and Album Title Track, “Strong”

Julia Wolfe Sep 7, 2017

Songwriter Sydney Worthley will release her first full album on September 9 on Ambassador Music Group, with an exciting album release show to follow at Jupiter Hall in Albany. The show will feature Worthley's set, along with other artists…

Albany

Hearing Aide: Sydney Worthley “Strong”

Julia Wolfe Sep 1, 2017

In anticipation for her upcoming album release, Albany-based singer-songwriter Sydney Worthley has dropped the title track of her new album exclusively this week, entitled "Strong." For anyone who has ever seen the decline of a loved…

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