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Phish In Albany Through The Years: 1997-2000
This is Part 2 of a series looking at the history of Phish in Albany. Read Part 1 and look for Part 3 in the next…
Behind the Gear: Ryan “ShwizZ” Liatsis
Ryan "ShwizZ" Liatsis is the guitarist and frontman of the power rock trio ShwizZ. ShwizZ is a very well-respected…
Consider The Source Fall Tour Underway
Consider The Source began their fall tour last week, starting off at Harvest Ball in Maine on Friday. They will…
Gigs Up: Brooklyn Is Alive!
It was 4am and the resonance of Brooklyn Comes Alive lingered. Murmurs of non-stop-music; who was playing where and…
Formula 5, Swimmer Team Up for Birthday Bash at The Hollow
Downtown Albany celebrated in style on Saturday, September 29, with two birthdays and a first-time performance at…
Rob Compa joins Empire State Music Podcast for Episode 11
Guitarist Rob Compa joins host Andy Hogan to discuss time away from Dopapod, life in Burlington, various musical…
Greensky Bluegrass Make Their Return To The Capitol Theatre This Weekend
Premier progressive jamgrass band Greensky Bluegrass will return to perform at Port Chester, NY’s The Capitol…
Celebrate National Gumbo Day with Baked Shrimp at Parish Public House
Long Island's Baked Shrimp will be in Albany on Friday, October 12 to celebrate National Gumbo Day at the Parish…
Space Bacon Invades Mercury Lounge This Weekend
This weekend, on Friday Oct. 5 and Saturday, Oct. 6, NYC-based jam quartet Space Bacon will take over Manhattan…
STS9 Lights Up NYC with Empire State Rooftop Performances
If a band is going to perform on the rooftop of a building to nearly 3,000 people, and that rooftop is in…
Ghost Note announces November tour of Europe as new album ‘Swagism’…
Powerhouse jazz ensemble, Ghost Note, made a European tour announcement this week as they promote their critically…
Hearing Aide: Groovestick ‘Mosaic’
Mosaic carves out a unique jazz-funk sound in the vein of Head Hunters while injecting subtle pop melodies,…
Phish announces New Year’s run at MSG
Phish announced New Year's plans on Tuesday. The band will return to the World's Most Famous Arena for a run of…
Brooklyn Comes Alive: ‘My Life Before, Then Forever After’ with Karina Rykman
Multi-instrumentalist Marco Benevento entrusted his iconic top hat upon Karina Rykman, a fill-in bassist in her…
Episode 10 of Empire State Music Podcast features Buffalo’s Witty Tarbox
Buffalo homies Witty Tarbox are a "jam-based ensemble of considerable versatility and dexterity, Witty Tarbox's…
Hearing Aide: PEAK ‘Electric Bouquet’
PEAK combine the characteristic flair that a weathered live band brings to the table, along with the instrumental…
Interview: Robert Walter discusses his new album ‘Spacesuit,’…
Robert Walter takes his 20th Congress out of the box and gives his songs room to breathe on his latest album,…
Phish in Albany Through The Years: 1989-1995
This is Part 1 of a series looking at the history of Phish in Albany. Look for Parts 2 and 3 in the coming weeks…
Photo Gallery: Perpetual Groove at Brooklyn Bowl
Perpetual Groove brought their usual non-stop, southern style jams to Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, September 15. …
Premiere: Let’s Be Leonard release “Channel 2” video off…
Let's Be Leonard has released the second video off their sophomore album Static, for the track "Channel 2." The…