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Hit records celebrating a city are supposed to bring people together. Take Ja Rule’s 2004 smash single “New York,” for instance. Featuring hip-hop heavyweights Fat Joe and Jadakiss, the song was released as the second single from his 2004…

Well. What a difference a contagion makes: I’m in my third week of working my day gig from home, and since Siena College – and, by extension, WVCR – is in Lockdown Mode until (possibly) mid-May, “Jazz2K @ The Saint” is on hiatus. It could…

Bringing an other-worldly sound, Architrave has established its pioneering of dark wave electronic music in the Capital Region. The duo’s album 'This Perfect Day,' coming out April 3, solidifies this feat. The over-arching message…

Note from the Editor: This article originally ran in the Troy Record on September 21, 1995, by current Nippertown author, Don Wilcock. This comes from Don's extensive archive of interviews and we thought it was appropriate to share it as…

Roomful of Blues, in over five decades of playing, have established themselves as one of the most accomplished blues bands in existence. Their latest release, In A Roomful Of Blues, released March 13th is their sixth recording on the…

Amid the tragedy and squalor of COVID-19, fiddler Jayne Pomplas graced us with her newest album ‘Lost & Found’ featuring Jos Kelly and Darren Roche (both of the Irish alt-folk band Moxie). ‘Lost & Found’ is rooted in Irish fiddle…

Brooklyn-based Folk duo, Gawain & The Green Knight, are delighted to share their new single “Doctor". The song continues the two’s exploration of universal aches as told by history’s ghosts- a path first started down on their debut…

I am in a place in my life where I am seeing the best of both worlds. What I am referring to is the coming of a second generation claiming their pathway to stardom. In music it’s the Allman Betts Band. Three members are not only sons of…

Ever wondered how our ancestors got their music before radio and recordings? What kinds of songs were passed down through the generations and learned from neighbors and coworkers here in earlier days? What fiddle music sounded like…

Let’s call it mental muscle: exercising your mind to cope with tragedy. Blues music has been doing that since the days of the field hollers when slaves communicated truth to each other under subhuman conditions. Tragedy exercises the…