folk

Some bands feel engineered for playlists. Others feel earned. Clay Street Unit firmly belongs in the latter camp, and their long-awaited debut album Sin & Squalor is the sound of a group that has put in the miles, lived inside the…

Saranac Lake's nubble may have formed in 2023, but the band's sound is as rustic, sturdy, and timeless as an Adirondack hunting cabin. On their debut record, Nuggets, the folk quartet conjures up a simultaneously sepia-toned and realistic…

NYC-based alternative folk singer Lauren Mian has just cemented herself as a rising indie artist to watch with her wistful new single "Undertow." The song, which Mian claims is about "the hardships of lost love through metaphor,"…

Ani DiFranco treated her hometown to a beautiful Labor Day show, celebrating her new album Unprecedented Sh*t at Terminal B on August 31. Lifelong fans and all the movers and shakers of Buffalo were excited for her return to Buffalo to…

In an alternate reality, Jake Xerxes Fussell would be the unassuming face of Americana music. In place of omnipresent beards, false bravado, antiquated wide-brimmed hats, whiskey-soaked vocals, and reheated lyrics about an America…

The Lost Radio Rounders, an Albany based acoustic trio dedicated to providing Upstate New York with historical acoustic American music will be offering four free live performances this summer, the first coming up on Tuesday, July 22 at…

About six weeks ago, Graham Nash fell and broke his patella in New York City. One knee surgery later, the 83-year-old Nash is using a cane to walk and has to keep his braced right leg straight. For most octogenarians, this might mean some…

Homer Center for the Arts will celebrate the legacy of the Band on Saturday, June 28 with a book discussion and a musical performance featuring members of The Band and Levon Helm Band. Located in Cortland County, Homer Center for…

The Bones of J.R. Jones' newest hypnotic album Radio Waves offers a hauntingly beautiful soundscape. The album echoes an eerie energy that expresses a yearning for something better. There is a palpable desire to lift a cloud from overtop…

Brooklyn-based rock 'n' roll artist, Jake Winstrom released new single "Molotov." The release is the first single off of Winstrom's upcoming album Razzmatazz, out Aug. 2. "Molotov" is a one-take vocal duet between Winstrom and Bex…