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Hearing Aide: Tortoise Forest
Every now and again, a local NYS band will come from seemingly nowhere to drop an album with next level…
Hearing Aide: Princess Nokia ‘Metallic Butterfly’
Princess Nokia released Metallic Butterfly on 14 Dec. 2018. The album travels through most of the musical spectrum…
Hearing Aide: Monte Vayo “Count Me Out”
I, for one, am delighted at the resurgence of new wave music. Growing up in the 80's, synth music was everywhere…
Hearing Aide: Paranormal ‘The Project For Global Madness’
It’s eerie, dystopic, and a little unsettling - it’s fantastic. Paranormal, a.k.a Emmanuel Fernandez,…
Hearing Aide: West End Blend ‘Live at the Waterhole’
Say hey to the first live album from Connecticut funk group West End Blend. The eight-track recording includes…
Hearing Aide: Jackson Cavalier ‘Spellbound’
Jackson Cavalier is well-known in his hometown of Rochester as a solo act. As a one-man band he has won the city’s…
Hearing Aide: Lord Electro ‘Reinvigorator’
The marriage of electronic and improv-based music was inevitable from the start. The malleability of overtones…
Hearing Aide: Jigsaw Youth ‘Sorry For The Distortion’
Jigsaw Youth came out swinging with their sophomore album, Sorry for the Distortion. The biggest change…
Hearing Aide: Neighborhood of Make Believe ‘Two Nighttimes’
Take the attitude of Dr. Dog, the horn line spice of Cake, and the essentials for a modern folk group and you get…
Hearing Aide: John Medeski’s Mad Skillet ‘John Medeski’s Mad Skillet’
The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, yet you are lucky enough to be around for another John Medeski side project.…
Hearing Aide: The Breakfast ‘Phantasmagoria’
It's been twenty years since the jam band The Breakfast formed. Originally known as Psychedelic Breakfast and based…
Hearing Aide: BoomBox ‘Western Voodoo’
It's been a busy two years for the EM musical maestros BoomBox since the departure of original member Russ…
Hearing Aide: Animal Sounds ‘Ennui’
Having originally started as a funk-based instrumental group, Animal Sounds is debuting a record that will soon…
Hearing Aide: Edward David Anderson ‘Chasing Butterflies’
Have you ever heard of the genre known as Black Dirt Music? No? Here's a hint - buy Edward David Anderson's new…
Hearing Aide: Sister Sparrow ‘Gold’
“As an artist, we have to evolve. If we stay the same, then we’re going backwards.” It came straight from the…
Hearing Aide: Younger Then ‘Bad Life’
For a band that doesn’t have unlimited funds, recording in a studio can be nerve wracking. Every minute that passes…
Hearing Aide: Doug Berns Band ‘Outlier’
Brooklyn trio, the Doug Berns Band, are quietly meshing together key elements of rock to create a sound that is…
Hearing Aide: Idle Bloom ‘Flood the Dial’
Based out of Nashville, TN, Idle Bloom is an indie-rock quartet whose name has been popping up since their first…
Hearing Aide: Mirk ‘Sense’
Mirk has been a part of the local scene since it first formed in 2009. Each of the band’s previous six releases has…
Mike Powell set to release new solo EP, ‘Shelter Without Walls’
Mike Powell has had a prolific few years, performing throughout the northeast with his solo act, his duo, and his…
