Saranac Brewery has booked some exciting shows this summer. American Reggae bands Dirty Heads and SOJA will be taking the stage on Tuesday, June 20. Zeppelin tribute band Get the Led Out will perform Friday, July 21. Greatful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra will be playing on Tuesday, Aug. 1. Alternative rockers Taking Back […]
Profiles
Eddie Angel Comes back Home, and brings The E Street Band’s Garry Tallent for a Show in Troy
Rensselaer native Eddie Angel is coming back home, and he’s bringing along a guest. The former Star Spangled Washboard Band guitarist has not been a stranger to the Capital District since he moved down to Nashville in 1984. When he’s not performing with his band, the Los Straitjackets, he still gets together with Johnny Rabb […]
Hollis Brown in the Kitchen
Hollis Brown markets itself as an American rock band which, lately, is the best way to describe groups that lean towards the origins of rock and roll — a little bit of blues, a little bit of soul and a splash of funk. Listen to Hollis Brown’s latest single, “Run Right To You,” off its […]
Josh Carter Explains the Maturation of Phantogram’s Sound
Josh Carter has been traveling the world so much that he dreams of being on the road. “My girlfriend said to me the other day that I was sleep talking, and I was saying something about being in Singapore,” said Carter. “I’ve never been to Singapore.” Give Carter and Sarah Barthel — better known as fast-rising […]
Searching for Sonic Spaces: An Interview with Morgan Bolender and Scott Ferreter
“Do you remember who you were before they told you who to be?” Morgan Bolender asks the world during her demo track “Mary Oliver.” She is a self-taught musician from the Empire State that has traveled the globe and currently calls Oakland, CA home. During her travels, she found her sacred path as an artist and […]
The Record Archive Backroom Lounge Officially Opens: NY’s First Music Store To Serve Beer and Wine
In a time when locally owned stores are struggling to stay afloat, The Record Archive in Rochester is finding new ways to thrive. On Friday, April 8, they unveiled their latest endeavor, The Backroom Lounge, with an official Grand Opening Party. A venue like no other, this all-ages community space is annexed to the region’s […]
Roots of Creation: Love Out of the 603
Roots of Creation is known to sing of its love for the “603.” That’s the area code for New Hampshire, of which the reggae-jam fusion band calls home. Its 2012 video “Summertime in the 603” (a homage to Sublime’s 1995 “Summertime”) remains a colorful sight for those recently wishing winter away. Just a day after […]
Justin Henricks Steps into Role of Bandleader with Wurliday
Justin Henricks is taking on a new role as a band leader. The Hart School graduate and Averill Park native will release Bedtime Blazer this May, the first EP for his new project Wurliday. As he leads his first band, Henricks finds himself poised for the next step in a career that has thus far found him as […]
Gin Wigmore interviewed by Recess with Spinelli
Originally hailing from Aukland, New Zealand but now residing in Los Angeles, USA, Gin Wigmore is known for her powerful vocals and melodies. Ms. Wigmore originally came to my attention while I was in London, England in 2012. While surfing the channels on the (in the local vernacular) “telly,” I stumbled on a James Bond, “Skyfall” […]
OmniZen Studio in Cohoes Set For Grand Opening
Local artists looking to make their first professional recording or those simply looking for a change have a new option beginning this Saturday. OmniZen Studios in Cohoes is holding its grand opening Saturday, March 18 from 4:00 -8:00 p.m. Hosted by the owners, entrepreneurs and New York natives, Shane Morris and Peter Alexander, the grand opening located at 3 […]