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I am from the small town of North Rose near Lake Ontario in upstate NY. I go to school at Ithaca College, where I live most of the year. I am an Environmental Studies major interested in Env Design/Engineering. I have have always been a lover of music, since my first memories of listening to my father's Woodstock collection. I was introduced to local music around the age of 16 and have been following it ever since. Some favorite bands include Sophistafunk, Subsoil, Our Friend's Band, Lap Giraffe, and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad.

Funk/Soul/R&B

Turkuaz Returns to Ithaca with Special Guests Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds

zack luckin Apr 22, 2015

It was business as usual in Ithaca on Thursday April, 16 and by business as usual, it meant there was a raging funk storm tearing its way through The Haunt. With both bands performing new music, fans of Sister Sparrow and Turkuaz alike were…

Central NY

moe.down 15 Goes out With a Bang as Festival Season Draws to a Close

zack luckin Sep 11, 2014

As with all of the 14 years prior, this summer’s moe.down festival held in Turin, New York was nothing short of a remarkable live music gala featuring acts from Upstate NY and across the country. This festival would not be in existence…

Music Festivals

moe.down 15 Comes Back to the Festival’s Original Time and Place

zack luckin Aug 14, 2014

moe.down 15 is set for its return Labor Day Weekend at the Snow Ridge Ski Resort in Turin, N.Y. After moving to a different location several years ago, the fest is finally back to the original time and place where it all began. There’s no…

Ithaca

A Festival for a Cause: Grassroots 2014

zack luckin Jul 28, 2014

This year marked the 24th annual Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance and everyone in attendance at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds from July 17-20 knew they were taking part in something truly special. Every year, the Grassroots…

Music Festivals

Sterling Stage Ameribeat Festival Blessed by Perfect Weather and Stellar Music

zack luckin Jul 10, 2014

Sterling Stage’s Ameribeat Festival of Arts has again proved itself to be a small-time fest with lots of character that is prefect place for the whole family. The Ameribeat Festival was held at the Sterling Stage Kampitheater just outside…

Music Festivals

Sterling Stage Gets Ready for its Annual Ameribeat Festival of Arts

zack luckin Jun 10, 2014

This year’s Ameribeat Festival of Arts will be the 77th Sterling Stage music festival since its start on Memorial Day Weekend in 1995. The fest will take place at the Sterling Stage Kampitheater in Sterling, New York from June 26-29th. …

Beyond NYS

Not Your Average Summer Camp

zack luckin Jun 9, 2014

This year’s Summer Camp Music Festival has once again proved itself as a one of the best music festivals in the United States. Over Memorial Day weekend, an estimated 15,000 people made the pilgrimage to the small town of Chillicothe,…

Beyond NYS

Summer Camp Will Warm Up Festivalgoers for a Hot Season

zack luckin May 15, 2014

This year marks the 14th year of the ever-growing Summer Camp Music Festival. The fest will take place at the Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois during Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25. The over 15,000 festival goers expected to…

Ithaca

Jimkata Comes Home to Play The Haunt in Ithaca with Turkuaz

zack luckin Apr 18, 2014

photos by Mathew Cushman Ithaca’s The Haunt was the place to be on Friday April 11th as Jimkata and Turkuaz broke it down for the locals. Ithaca locals Jimkata has just returned from a countrywide tour that included 18 states and over 35…

Albany

Hearing Aide: Hard Soul’s Heart of Plaster

zack luckin Apr 9, 2014

The up-and-coming band, Hard Soul, from Albany NY is about to release their first full-length LP, Heart of Plaster. The band has been diligently gigging and recording since their formation in 2011. Hard Soul’s short history has included…

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