Patchogue Village, The setting of incredible nightlife teeming with live entertainment! Walk down Mainstreet Friday and Saturday nights and you’ll find yourself immersed by one of Long Island’s greatest music scenes. Surrounded by avid clubs and music venues dawning bright lights, all host such enthusiastic musicians and performers. One in particular performs to achieve one […]
Artist Profile
Josh Casano traded away life in the kitchen for time with family and music
Have you had a taste of what Josh Casano can cook? Standing in front of an audience, the man loops an elaborate arrangement of ingredients, all with the use of his voice, his guitar and a delay unit at his feet. The chef-turned-musician ran a few kitchens in his time before the life changing events […]
Songsmith C.K. Flach Talks about His Songwriting and What Inspires Him
Curtis “C.K.” Flach — pronounced flack — has a look and sound to him that clashes with today’s world. But, when he opens his mouth, people listen. The 25-year-old Coeymans Hollow native often takes to the stage dressed one necktie away from a job interview, with a clean white shirt and sports jacket, topped with […]
Guitarist Cal Kehoe Talks ‘Limbo’ and more on Under the Scales
Cal Kehoe, one of the newest guitarists in the jam/rock scene, employs looping or a full band to bring together elements of Phish, My Morning Jacket, Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers, to name a few. His sound draws comparisons to Andrew Bird, and most notably, Keller Williams. With a distinct unique style that […]
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 […]
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 […]