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Kim lives in the hills between Troy, NY and Vermont's Green Mountains. Born and raised in the capital region, she received her B.A. in Sociology and Psychology from SUNY Albany. After working in related fields for several years she decided to pursue making her love of music into a career and lifestyle. She has been hosting the local music show EQXposure on WEQX for the past 5 years, works for Guthrie/Bell Productions and is always looking for fun new ways to help the local music community.
The North & South Dakotas, from the Saratoga Springs area, have been bringing their blend of bluegrass, country and rock n' roll infused folk to music fans around the area since 2013. While they've always been a great combination of…
Every Bubble Has to Burst – The Limits of a Booming Festival Culture
Over the past decade, music festivals have become the summer thing to do, and not just for live music junkies, but for anyone looking to spend a weekend immersed in what often feels like a whole other temporary world, where rules are…
Hearing Aide: Lucid ‘Dirt’
Lucid's newest release, Dirt, could not be released at a more ideal time. As we emerge from a winter that destroyed many of our spirits, to warm weather that has seemed like a great reward in recent weeks, this is the perfect soundtrack.…
Hearing Aide: Wild Adriatic ‘Never Enough’
Saratoga area trio Wild Adriatic haven't stopped picking up speed in the past few years, gaining fans worldwide with their contagiously fun and dance-able yet heavy in just the right ways blend of blues, soul and good ol' straight up rock…
Hearing Aide: Midriffs ‘Subtle Luxuries’
This album is a great example of why a lot of the time it doesn't make sense to try to pigeonhole a band into a certain genre. Punk, surf rock, grunge, garage rock, some psych rock sounds, all of it is found on Subtle Luxuries, the debut…
Montbleau Brings Exciting Lineup to Saratoga Springs
If you go to a Ryan Montbleau show and you leave with both your face and feet hurting, you know it was a good one. It’s that type of sound that is upbeat and fun to dance to, but it’s also uplifting, it’s honest, it’s real, it’s those often…
Funsgiving Tradition Carries on Strong at New Location
In its seventh year, the B3nson Family Funsgiving was in a new space, but held true to the sounds and energy that have made it a familiar tradition in the Albany music scene. A year ago Funsgiving was held where it had always been, at the…