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Hearing Aide: The Last Poets ‘Understand What Dub Is’
If you were to construct a timeline showing the evolution of hip hop music, where would it begin? Some may think…
Hearing Aide: The Abyssmals ‘Gospels, Hymns and Other Trash’
Just in time for the impending summer heat comes the revival of the generally unappreciated sound of surf rock,…
Hearing Aide: Maybird ‘Things I Remember From Earth’
Josh and Adam Netsky have been mainstays on the Rochester music scene for the past decade at least. Older…
Hearing Aide: Chromaticam ‘Chromaticam’
Once upon a time in Rochester, some teenagers started a ska band. Then they evolved into a rock band. Their third…
Hearing Aide: Izzy Heltai ‘Only Yesterday’
Izzy Heltai’s new EP, Only Yesterday, dropped last Friday, April 19 on all streaming platforms. It feels…
Hearing Aide: Carly Beth ‘Sleepless Lullaby’
Twenty year old piano prodigy Carly Beth Hand has matured considerably in her musical evolution since her first LP…
Hearing Aide: Doom Boys ‘All I See Is Doom’
Doom Boys are a new three piece band from Upstate New York with a brand new EP titled, All I See Is Doom. The…
Hearing Aide: Native Harrow ‘Happier Now’
There's something familiar behind everything on the gorgeous new album from Newburgh, NY's Native Harrow. Yet,…
Hearing Aide: Katie Louise ‘Unleash’
When I first interviewed Katie Louise, it was hard to wrap my brain around her talent. A classically trained…
Hearing Aide: Jocelyn & Chris Arndt ‘The Fun in the Fight’
Jocelyn and Chris broke into Billboard’s Top 40 in the Adult Album Alternative chart with “Red Stops Traffic,” the…
Hearing Aide: The Dirty Pennies ‘EP’
With 2017's Kick Out The Rocks, The Dirty Pennies blend blues with other styles of music, feeling out the…
Hearing Aide: Megg Farrell & Friends
There are two types of people in this world: those who like country and those who don’t. It can sound hokey,…
Hearing Aide: Bad Luck. ‘Drug Phase’
Bad Luck.'s new EP, Drug Phase, is the perfect vessel for launching a comeback. Bad Luck. continues to tick all the…
Song Premiere: Megg Farrell And Friends to Release ‘Blues in the Womb’
Coming this April, Megg Farrell & Friends will release their first country-influenced album. Farrell is a…
Hearing Aide: Driftwood’s ‘Tree of Shade’
Driftwood is set to release their fifth studio album this coming spring. This folk-rock and Americana-influenced…
New York’s Katie Louise Unleashes Debut EP
Capital District pop artist, Katie Louise, is releasing her first EP, celebrating with a no-holds-barred show at…
Hearing Aide: Todd Snider ‘Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol 3’
With the influence of Johnny Cash on his side and, of course, his recording studio, courtesy of Cash’s son John…
Hearing Aide: Say What You Will ‘Anything, Everything’
'Anything, Everything' marks a new age of growth and maturation. Say What You Will has put all their cards on the…
Interview: Mike Robinson Talks Debut Album, Railroad Earth Tour and More
Last week, NYS Music covered staple jamgrass group Railroad Earth during the incredible northeast run of their…
Hearing Aide: Joe McCann ‘Chase the Sunset’
Places, moments and memories seem to be muses for Chase the Sunset, the instrumental guitar-centered album…