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Student in Bandier Program for Music and Entertainment Industry at Syracuse University. DJ At WERW Real College Radio. Intern at Miscreant Records. Hoosier.

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Chris Maxwell’s ‘Arkansas Summer’

Quinn Donnell Mar 5, 2016
Chris Maxwell's Arkansas Summer is his first release as a solo artist, but the Woodstock resident first appeared in New York's music scene in the mid-1990's, when his band Skeleton Key became known for its well-tailored combination of…
Manhattan

Tobias Jesso Jr. Plays to Sold-out Crowd at Brooklyn Venue

Quinn Donnell Apr 1, 2015
When Tobias Jesso Jr. first started putting his songs up on YouTube as bedroom-made demos about two years ago, the recordings were rough, amateurish masterpieces. The simplicity of the songs was presented in a big, thrilling way, and…
Jam/Progressive

Umphrey’s McGee Rocks Landmark Theatre, Syracuse

Quinn Donnell Feb 24, 2015
Three months from now, Umphrey’s McGee is going to be playing at a festival, outdoors, for a couple thousand fans wearing t-shirts and hula hooping. When the Midwestern six-piece came through Syracuse on Friday night, they packed the lavish…
Albany

Umphrey’s McGee to Play Syracuse, Albany This Week

Quinn Donnell Feb 17, 2015
Umphrey's McGee, the midwestern-based progressive jam rock band, will be playing shows in Syracuse and Albany on their current North American tour. The dates follow recent appearances at The Beacon Theater in New York City and The Paramount…
Beyond NYS

Across The Pond: Spoon Plays London’s Shepard’s Bush Empire with Hamilton Leithauser

Quinn Donnell Nov 15, 2014
Spoon is a band from Austin, Texas and on Friday night, the five-piece found themselves playing in London, England for the last date of their European fall tour. The geographic details of the concert, at first glance, have nothing to do…
Music Festivals

Review: Pitchfork Music Festival 2014

Quinn Donnell Jul 30, 2014
  As the 2014 edition Pitchfork Music Festival entered its third and final day, a mass of fans gathered at Union Park’s northernmost stage to see Jordan Lee perform with his Brooklyn-based chamber folk band, Mutual Benefit. Their set…
Music Festivals

Pitchfork 2014 Begins This Weekend in Chicago

Quinn Donnell Jul 17, 2014
  Last summer, made the mid-July trek to Chicago to cover Pitchfork Music Festival for the first time ever. This upcoming weekend, New York State’s favorite music-based website will be heading to the Windy City once again. Pitchfork Music…
Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Tommy Alexander’s ‘Basement Soul’

Quinn Donnell Jun 2, 2014
Jenke Records is a Vermont-based record label started by Tommy Alexander in 2011. For many artists, self-releasing music on a personal label is a matter of maintaining complete creative control. For Alexander, however, the opportunity to…
Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Andy Frasco’s ‘Half a Man’

Quinn Donnell May 20, 2014
  Andy Frasco has accomplished more in his four-year musical career than some artists do in a lifetime. After releasing his first album, Love, You’re Just Too Expensive as a nineteen-year-old in 2010, Frasco spent the ensuing months with…
Show Reviews

Real Estate Plays The Higher Ground in Burlington, VT 3/21

Quinn Donnell Mar 26, 2014
  It’s not common to see an staff writer stray from his or her namesake territory and cover a show on foreign turf. Every so often, an act so deserving makes an appearance in a neighboring state, a small road trip ensues and the audience…
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