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I'm currently an undergrad at UAlbany and plan on joining the armed forces for a few years after graduation. From their I plan on becoming the written voice of a generation in the field of journalism (I would like to be compared to the literary likes of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson and even local legend William Kennedy) and then retire and become a 5th generation baker. As for funding for my endeavors, I plan on marrying rich.

Electronic

Pons New Single “Leland (Club Mix)”

max weissman Jun 10, 2021

The electronic music with an angular post-punk edge band called Pons has just come out with their new single. The single, Leland (Club Mix), comes along with a music video on youtube with a spooky and intense overtone. Pons was…

Upcoming Shows

“Springsteen On Broadway” Returns For Limited Summer Run At The St. James Theatre

max weissman Jun 10, 2021

Bruce Springsteen will return to Broadway this summer for a limited run of "Springsteen on Broadway" performances at Jujamcyn's St. James Theatre (246 W 44th Street). Shows begin Saturday June 26, with additional performances taking…

Folk/Americana

Patty Griffin & Gregory Alan Isakov will stop in Troy and Ithaca this October

max weissman Jun 9, 2021

The two-time Grammy award-winning artist Patty Griffin and Grammy award-nominated singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov have announced plans for the co-headline tour “An Evening with Patty Griffin and Gregory Alan Isakov.” …

Festival News

Celebrate Puerto Rican Culture Week in The Bronx

max weissman Jun 6, 2021

To celebrate Puerto Rican Culture Week, NY PopsUp festival will be having its annual celebration at 52 Amphitheater in The Bronx. The free event will be held on June 6th with live music at 2:30 and 4:30 pm. This is after last year's Puerto…

Features

Last Vestige Music Shop: 32 Years and Still Turning

max weissman Jun 5, 2021

Jim Furlong is the owner of Last Vestige at 173 Quail Street in Albany. A native of Albany, Jim opened up a mail-order business that also has a storefront, just over 30 years ago. He has moved locations once (across the street) and has had…

Rock

Tune into the “Best of Mountain Jam” this Weekend

max weissman May 28, 2021

Mountain Jam is the largest annual and longest running music and camping festival in the Northeast. Today they have announced that the “Best of Mountain Jam,” an exclusive virtual music experience, will air this Memorial Day weekend. …

Electronic

Endearments Makes Debut With Catchy Low-Fi Single

max weissman May 27, 2021

"Left Side" is the debut single from Endearments (a.k.a Kevin Marksson). The Brooklyn-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist began writing and composing by and for himself for the first time in fifteen years following the end of…

Album Reviews

On ‘Saskadelphia’ The Tragically Hip Revisit 90s Recordings

max weissman May 27, 2021

The new album by The Tragically Hip, Saskadelphia, is a compilation of songs recorded by the band back in 1990. Recorded in New Orleans in an old mansion that looms over the neighborhood called Vieux Carré, better known as the French…

Reviews

Susan Darvishi: Five Years in NYC at 14th and 4th

max weissman May 26, 2021

First Generation, born in America, and sitting in the back of her Iranian parent’s car, coasting through Northern Virginia as they all sing along to “How can you mend a Broken Heart” by the Bee Gees. Moments like these are when…

Tour Announcements

Willie Nelson brings The Outlaw Music Festival Tour to SPAC this Fall

max weissman May 24, 2021

Willie Nelson is “on the road again” as he has just announced The Outlaw Music Festival Tour starting this summer. The 14-stop tour will include a show at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), after kicking off in Texas in August,…

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