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Lucid swung by The Hollow on February 22nd and turned the venue into a dance floor. Openers Way Down, a local three-piece jazz rock band, started the show with a mix of covers and originals to the crowd’s delight. A fun take on Ween’s…

After nearly 20 years of being plugged in, Mississippi rockers 3 Doors Down decided to go unplugged and get back in touch with their roots.  Setting up the stage similar to a basement and going nearly acoustic, 3 Doors Down has taken their…

On Tuesday, February 25th, three bands all sharing pretty interesting names: A Great Big Pile of Leaves, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, and Into It. Over It, performed at Waiting Room in Buffalo, NY.…

By early 1994, the alternative music scene out of Seattle was at its peak, and Soundgarden certainly had a hand in stoking that fire with the 1991 release of Badmotorfinger.  So, once they released their fourth, full-length album with…

Although the debate over whether or not God exists has raged for centuries, watching Animals As Leaders’ guitarist Tosin Abasi can make audiences believe the Big Man is walking amongst them. The boys headlined a show that promised an…

The Devil Makes Three is a folk-rockabilly-bluegrassy trio originating from nearby Brattleboro, VT - they will be traveling through Rochester, NY on their upcoming Spring Tour. The group of friends left the East Coast and headed West to…

One of Frank Zappa's classic albums, Roxy & Elsewhere, was on display for a packed house on Tuesday, February 25th at The Egg in Albany. Dweezil Zappa noted after "The Torture Never Stops" that the album is "40 years old and it's still…

Upcoming bluegrass stompers and folk artists, The Brummy Brothers played a special gig in Albany on February 14.  It might have been the collective whole, grasping at that bubble of love that Valentine’s Day captures but the vocal harmonies…

Les Claypool may be focusing on his project Duo de Twang at the moment, but come June he will return to the road with Primus in 2014. The five date tour sees two stops in New York in June, with the first night being an "evening with" show…

Coming out of Louisville, KY today was the announcement of this year's diverse lineup for the 2014 Forecastle Festival. This years headliners are Outkast, Jack White, and Beck. The under card for the festival is one of the strongest of the…