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Mickey Deneher is a photographer/writer based in the New York Hudson Valley. A former art director, Mickey played percussion and guitar in the Hoboken based band "The Roadside Banditos." With one recording of original music to their credit, the band has gone their way, but Mickey pulls from those years of traveling, playing, and performing to capture the essence of a band and it's music in picture and conversation.

Show Reviews

Drive-In Rock and Other Stories: Almost Queen Performing in a Pandemic World

Mickey Deneher Sep 9, 2020

Over the last few years, Queen tribute band, Almost Queen has been on a roll. Selling out across the US, with 2020 starting out the same way. Then Covid-19. No shows, no touring, nothing. So, what’s a band to do? Some started doing social…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Blacktop Mojo “Static”

Mickey Deneher Jun 6, 2020

Artists strive to develop, grow, evolve. Blacktop Mojo’s latest release, Static, is certainly a product of that ethic. A 4 song EP that it is a get in your car, roll down the windows, crank it up, and drive recording. With their…

Folk/Americana

Interview: Jackson Stokes, Not Just The Kid Next Door

Mickey Deneher Apr 9, 2020

Imagine you’re an aspiring 11-year-old musician and your father tells you, “Devon plays music next door.” Then, that Devon turns out to be Devon Allman, son of Allman Brothers founding member Gregg Allman, and co-founder of the Allman…

Bluegrass/Country

Jessica Lynn to Present Benefit Concert For Women Veterans

Mickey Deneher Mar 4, 2020

Westchester’s Jessica Lynn is asking you to take a stand with her behind our women veterans at The Winery at Saint George in Mohegan Lake on March 11. Prior to her upcoming five month European/UK/USA tour, Jessica Lynn returns to the…

Blues/Jazz

Allman Betts World Tour 2020: Tarrytown, NY

Mickey Deneher Feb 27, 2020

2019 was some year for the Allman Betts Band. In March, the band performed its inaugural show 50 years after the first time the Allman Brothers ever played together. June saw their debut album, Down to the River, hit #1 on the iTunes Rock…

Features

In Focus: Almost Queen, More Than A Tribute.

Mickey Deneher Feb 7, 2020

Almost Queen - The Capitol Theatre “It started out because of the love of Queen, and today it's still going because of the love of Queen," is how Randy Gregg characterizes his New York City based tribute band, Almost Queen. Now in their…

Blues/Jazz

Giles Robson: Pure Blues

Mickey Deneher Jan 15, 2020

Giles Robson Dating back to the late 1800s, the blues have set a musical foundation for many to grow on. From Memphis to Chicago, and Leadbelly to B.B., a great debt is owed to those 12 bars. Giles Robson is just one of those musicians…

Alternative/Indie

Manic Kat Records Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Festival

Mickey Deneher Dec 17, 2019

Cult Classic Along the banks of the Hudson River, new music is flourishing. New York towns like Beacon, Kingston and Woodstock are emerging as musical meccas. Last weekend, Nyack joined this burgeoning trend when it served as the…

Metal/Hard Rock/Punk

NYS Music’s Jam for Tots 2019 Presents Yngwie Malmsteen at The Chance This Weekend

Mickey Deneher Dec 5, 2019

As part of NYS Music's Jam for Tots 2019, Swedish metal guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will take the stage at The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie N.Y. Malmsteen, inspired by seeing Jimi Hendrix play and drawing musical inspiration from Bach,…

Show Reviews

Frendsgiving with Twiddle: Two Nights of Love and Music

Mickey Deneher Dec 4, 2019

Like a great sandwich of leftovers from Turkey Day, the Vermont-based band Twiddle served up two nights of their homegrown musical jam at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. Dubbed “Frendsgiving” by the band, the weekend show is now…

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