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Hearing Aide: Tommy Alexander’s ‘Basement Soul’
Jenke Records is a Vermont-based record label started by Tommy Alexander in 2011. For many artists, self-releasing…
Hearing Aide: Dan Johnson “Mercury 85”
Despite calling Vermont home, the origins of Dan Johnson's music career lie here in Upstate New York, where he…
Hearing Aide: The Primrose Path “A History in 9 Parts”
The Primrose Path came out with a new single, "Eve" last year, and it would have been easy to dismiss the Albany…
Biohazard “State of the World Address” Turns 20
1994 was a pivotal year for rock music. Rock and grunge ruled the charts, but mainstream metal was nowhere to be…
Hearing Aide: The Crystal Method
Earlier in 2014, The Crystal Method released their self-titled fifth album, a mix between the classic electronica…
Hearing Aide: moe.’s ‘No Guts, No Glory!’
Pretend for a second that you are in the band moe.: you’ve been playing together for twenty-five years, performed…
Hearing Aide: Andy Frasco’s ‘Half a Man’
Andy Frasco has accomplished more in his four-year musical career than some artists do in a lifetime. After…
Hearing Aide: The Blurry Nights Bend Musical Boundaries in New EP
Picture if you will, early 90's Alice in Chains, mixed with the hipster sound possessed by The Strokes, covered…
Hearing Aide: String Cheese Incident “Song in My Head”
It has been nine years since The String Cheese Incident have released a studio album, and with the spring release…
Hearing Aide: The Brummy Brothers ‘On Our Way’
The Brummy Brothers created their first full-length album of Neo-Traditional Bluegrass songs with lyrical stanzas…
Hearing Aide: Cosby Sweater’s “Party Dad”
One of the rising stars in the ever expanding ‘jamtronica’ scene shares a name with the clothing choice of once of…
Hearing Aide: Turkuaz ‘Future 86’
The first thing that drew me to the new album Future 86 by Brooklyn's Turkuaz is the name. Having grown up a child…
Hearing Aide: Framing Hanley’s ‘The Sum of Who We Are’
It’s been nearly four years since Framing Hanley has released a new album The Sum of Who We Are. To place that into…
Hearing Aide: Fiction for Bandits “Gunslinger Part One: The Chase”
Fiction for Bandits' latest release, Gunslinger, Part 1: The Chase, opens up with a smooth track called "Lovely…
Hearing Aide: Alan Evans Trio ‘Woodstock Sessions Volume I’
Recorded in one magical evening with a small studio audience and comprised of a straight take with no overdubs, the…
Hearing Aide: Perfect Pussy Debut ‘Say Yes to Love’
Perfect Pussy’s full length debut Say Yes to Love is the core definition of hardcore punk. An album that is very…
Hearing Aide: Amanda Rogers’ ‘WILD’
Several weeks ago I had the chance to review six songs off Amanda Rogers’ newest album WILD. The EP was a solid…
Hearing Aide: Formula 5′ Edging on Catastrophe’
Formula 5 is one of those hidden gems hidden within our borders of Upstate New York. The band generally calls…
All Roads Lead Home to Syracuse for Ben Mauro
On May 7th the road leads full circle for Ben Mauro, Syracuse native and world-class musician, as he takes the…
Hearing Aide: Hard Soul “Heart of Plaster”
The up-and-coming band, Hard Soul, from Albany NY is about to release their first full-length LP, Heart of Plaster.…