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Kat Horton is a former radio promotions director and radio DJ, that has spent the majority of her life writing about the music she loves. She is the owner and founder of Street Roots Management, specializing in grassroots marketing, band and merch management. Kat is also the Artist Relations Director and Merch Coordinator at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY.
Kat joined the NYS Music staff in 2015 and handles light news duties as well as album reviews and show coverage for events in the greater WNY area. She currently manages the Buffalo based rock/blues/jam fusion quintet eberwine. In her spare time, she attempts to perform stand-up comedy and writes creative fiction and poetry.
Buffalo’s Funktional Flow is starting to gain momentum. The start of 2015 saw the band undergo line-up changes. By the end of the year, Flow (as they are simply called by their fans) was in the studio recording their latest release Time…
Jimkata Goes Panda in New Music Video
Ithaca-based band Jimkata got the Nerdist nod this week. The band used the website to release its first music video, for the single "Wild Ride," from their latest album In Motion. The video features the members of Jimkata dressed in panda…
Twiddle Announces Show at Capitol Theatre
Vermont quartet Twiddle announced they will headline Port Chester's Capitol Theatre on May 7. The announcement happened in front of a sold-out crowd Saturday night at the Irving Plaza in New York City.
NYC's instrumental rock-fusion band…
Twiddle Brings Plumperdump to Packed Syracuse Crowd
Twiddle rolled into Syracuse this past Saturday to a sold out crowd at the Westcott Theater. The third stop on the band’s Plumperdump Tour was also the third sold out show of the short winter run. An indication that the band’s stock is…
Twiddle Hits New York with Four Nights of Plumperdump
Vermont based quartet Twiddle kick off their Plumperdump Tour this Thursday with a sold out show at the Port City Music Hall in Portland Maine. Twiddle fans in New York State will be able to catch the band in a number of cities during the…
Update: Twiddle Finalizes ‘TumbleDown’ Lineup
In a video posted to their Facebook page, Twiddle announced the lineup for their Tumble Down taking place July 29 and 30 at Burlington, Vermont's Waterfront Park.
In addition to Twiddle's four sets over the weekend, they'll be joined by…
Hearing Aide: Jimkata ‘In Motion’
After a short hiatus that took the band off the road and included a change in the band’s line-up, Ithaca based jamtronica/indie rock band Jimkata is back with their much anticipated release In Motion. The album marks the band’s second fan…
Twiddle Releases ‘Plump’ Documentary
This past December, Twiddle celebrated the release of PLUMP. Fans of the band are now getting a unique glimpse into the story behind the music. The Vermont-based quartet has released an hour-long documentary that focuses not only on the…
Spring Fling Rock AF 2016 to come to Western New York
Buffalo and Rochester have been announced as two of the 15 cities on the Spring Fling Rock AF 2016 Tour.
The tour package will hit the Main Street Armory in Rochester on March 26 and roll through the Queen City on March 28. First Niagara…
David Bowie Dead at Age 69
Legendary singer, songwriter, and actor David Bowie is dead, as of Sunday night, at the age of 69. With a career that spanned nearly five decades, he not only created impactful, memorable musical moments but influenced generations of…