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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.

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Upstate ‘Live at ArtsRiot’

Julia Wolfe Jul 15, 2020

Upstate’s new live EP, Live at ArtsRiot is the quarantine album we all need right now. This group, formerly known as Upstate Rubdown, has soared through the Hudson Valley region since their debut release in 2015, and in an effort to cure…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Fruition ‘Wild As the Night’

Julia Wolfe Nov 26, 2019

Portland-based quintet Fruition has come a long way since busking on the streets of Portland, and as they take the country by storm, they're not afraid to dive into new ideas in their latest album release Wild As the Night. Perhaps…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Mud Head ‘Black Blood, Black Tongue’

Julia Wolfe Oct 18, 2019

We live in a world of singles and streaming, and it's amazing to see bands boast over a series of releases they've contributed in a year's time. For Rochester rock duo Mud Head, the work doesn't stop after album one. Formalizing their…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: The Last Poets ‘Understand What Dub Is’

Julia Wolfe May 10, 2019

If you were to construct a timeline showing the evolution of hip hop music, where would it begin? Some may think to credit the rhythmic jazz and blues of Bo Diddley, dating as far back as the 1950s. Some may say the birth of hip hop was in…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Roan Yellowthorn ‘Indigo’

Julia Wolfe Sep 28, 2018

The color indigo is unique in pigment, featuring hues of inspiration across the color spectrum, while staying true to a rather dark disposition. Such is the feeling of the album released by indie pop songwriting pair Roan Yellowthorn,…

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…

Long Island

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…