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Michael is a freelance journalist by trade, and a financial representative by profession. His reporting has covered a wide variety of topics including album reviews, sports, local history, climate change and Internet security. He has earned bylines with The Harlem Valley Times, The Spotlight, The Colonie Sports Tracker, 8Ball Music and Upstate Metal.

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Backwoods Pondfest 2014 lineup announced

Michael Hallisey Apr 15, 2014

The lineup for the 2014 and eighth annual Backwoods Pondfest in Peru, NY was announced Sunday night via Facebook. All, that is, except for the headliner. The list of acts is heavily laden with Upstate New York talent - Twiddle, Spiritual…

Upcoming Shows

Lucid 10th Anniversary Celebration at Olive Ridley’s Friday March 28th

Michael Hallisey Mar 27, 2014

Lucid will take the stage at Plattsburgh's Olive Ridley's Friday, March 28th to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The show kicks off at 9 pm, and is for those 21 and over only. Admission is $5 and will feature special guest Chromatropic.…

Saratoga Springs

Turkuaz and Alan Evans Playonbrother Celebrate Album Release at Putnum Den

Michael Hallisey Mar 26, 2014

Turkuaz and Alan Evans' Playonbrother (formerly known as the Alan Evans Trio) will each hold a CD release party at the Putnam Den in Saratoga Springs, Thursday, March 27 at 9 pm. The party is organized through Nectars and tickets are…

Albany

Bobaflex with Tantric at Bogie’s

Michael Hallisey Mar 18, 2014

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New Book “Not Just Tits in a Corset” Heralds Women of Metal

Michael Hallisey Mar 11, 2014

"We just wanted to play metal in the boys' club,” said Leather Leone, of Chastain, in the new book by Jill Hughes Kirtland, Not Just Tits in a Corset: Celebrating Women in Metal. “We were metal. And the music represented us. I remember…

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Echo Hill officially done

Michael Hallisey Mar 7, 2014

Echo Hill, the up-and-coming alternative band out of Smithtown, Long Island, has officially disbanded. Alex Laudani, co-founder of the four-piece band, took to the band's official Facebook page last week to make the announcement.…

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Bruce of Asking Alexandria starts label

Michael Hallisey Mar 7, 2014

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ABORTED Coming to Rochester, Albany in March

Michael Hallisey Feb 19, 2014

Belgian death metal veterans ABORTED are hitting the bricks in support of their upcoming release, The Necrotic Manifesto, launching an international tour on February 22. The tour takes them through upstate New York, with stops in…

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Pizza and CriZ retire from Lacuna Coil

Michael Hallisey Feb 15, 2014

Just days before they set to tour, and a few weeks before the release of Broken Crown Halo, Lacuna Coil announced the retirement of both their drummer and guitarist, Cristiano Mozzati and Cristiano Migliore, collectively. The …

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Featured Band: Cry To the Blind

Michael Hallisey Jan 31, 2014

Walt Disney did it. William Shakespeare did too. It’s taking the metal of another one’s work, and spinning it into your own gold. It’s the alchemy of the creative mind. It’s declaring the statement, “I can take your idea, and make it…

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