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Holly Bowling is back on the road in March and after hitting Syracuse this week, she heads to a little known venue The Whisper Dome on Friday, March 24. The venue is a unique round room, perfect for jazz performances, and Bowling is…

On a Friday night in late March of 1992, the 20th to be exact, everything changed. Phish had more or less hooked me the prior July and I had worn through my tapes of Junta and Lawn Boy and the handful of bootlegs I had acquired. The…

Chuck Berry's name is synonymous with rock and roll. The singer-songwriter-guitarist got his start in the 50's with hits like "Maybellene", "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B. Goode." His music redefined the fabric of the musical landscape…

Vermont jam quartet Twiddle has rerecorded and rereleased their tune "When It Rains, It Pours" with legendary producer Ron Saint Germain (311, Sonic Youth, the Cure.)  The band's new record label, SoNo Recording Group, released the new…

Remember the days when music used to have some kind of aggression towards the normal and mundane of everyday life of conformity? Everyone is dressing, speaking, and even thinking the same. It can literally numb the senses to some human…

FreshGrass Festival recently announced its initial lineup with a slew of heavy hitters, including Brandi Carlile, Railroad Earth, and Del McCoury. FreshGrass Festival welcomes a number of top acts for the seventh annual festival. The…

Local artists looking to make their first professional recording or those simply looking for a change have a new option beginning this Saturday. OmniZen Studios in Cohoes is holding its grand opening Saturday, March 18 from…

It sure didn't feel like a Sunday night in Albany's Times Union Center on March 12, as the Garth Brooks World Tour played its third and final night at the Capital Region venue. Garth's three hour set, which also featured his wife and…

Snoop Dogg released "Lavender" (Nightfall Remix) featuring a clown named Ronald Klump, who wants to deport all doggs, and later Snoop fires a fake pistol at Klump, who later in the video is in chains. Watch the roller coaster video and…

It's time for Round 2 of the Fourth Annual NYS Music March Madness! We've brought together 64 of New York's up and coming bands for a friendly tournament style competition for readers to discover new artists who call New York home. The…