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RAQ is baq. Let's hope they continue this upward trajectory. The four-piece band has not played much in recent years due to members being tied up in a cavalcade of other projects. A somewhat perfect storm recently paved way for the band to…

News broke a short time ago that founding member Todd Nance is no longer the drummer for Widespread Panic, and that Duane Trucks is taking over rhythm duties from here on out, according to a report on Jambase. Nance was WSP's drummer…

It really shouldn't have come as even the slightest surprise that Phish opened their four-night New Year's run at Madison Square Garden on December 30, 2015, looking and sounding fresh, full of energy and playing with something to prove.…

Guilderland native Chris Duffy, former bassist for Dirty Paris, will be move to Colorado from Los Angeles to join The Magic Beans as its bassist. From magicbeansmusic.com: The Magic Beans are a traveling band from Nederland,…

On November 16, DSO barreled into the Palace Theatre in Albany, a place guitarist Rob Eaton said is near and dear to the band's heart. There are more Grateful Dead cover bands than I can count in the Albany area alone. These groups keep the…

Albany jam rockers Formula 5 announced Thursday that founding keyboardist Mike McDonald, is departing the group at the end of 2015 for personal reasons, so he can focus his attention toward building his family. Here is the announcement as…

Heading into 2015, Trey Anastasio had 32 years of accomplishments on his rock and roll resume. Fronting the most successful touring band of the last 20 years, Anastasio really had nothing to prove to fans and naysayers alike, yet Big Red…

The former Albany home of sports bar and adult arcade Jillian's from 1999 to 2012 was purchased last month by two locally established bar and restaurant owners who have a vision of turning the space into a bar and music hall on the first…

The 2015 incarnation of the Catskill Chill Music Festival may serve as a farewell to host site Camp Minglewood, but since its inception, the festival has really been a big introduction to new music and groups, while also bringing in…