funk

Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds, the eight-piece band from Brooklyn flew upstate on Thursday December 5th to The Hollow in Albany. Fans were grateful to hear the show was still on despite the band having over multiple instruments stolen…

The Hollow in Albany took a turn to the dark side as the venue was filled with heavy bass bombs and electronic techno jams on Saturday, November 23rd, hosted by Full Circle Music Productions. DJs Mentally Ill and Leila spun while Digital…

The lights gracefully brighten the stage and the audience finds themselves looking at colorful scarves draped across the microphone. It was only last fall that this Brooklyn based band played a sold-out show here in Syracuse and tonight,…

On November 14th, Red Square in Albany hosted two talented bands that offered up a wide range of musical stylings for any kind of music lover. A trio from members of some of Albany’s favorite bands joined forces to unite in a progressive…

The Mach 10 sounds of Vermont's hottest jam commodity Twiddle will be returning to Upstate this weekend. The band has been gathering rave reviews and a dedicated audience for their 2013 "Nice Crispy Bacon" tour and this weekend will not…

The Chronicles, a progressive jazz band from Albany have released their second studio album this month, Spanning the Gap. Their newest album was produced and mixed by musician Alan Evans of Soulive, who even makes a guest appearance on a…

Albany got a high dose of funk on October 3rd at Red Square thanks to the funk professionals in Kung Fu. The quintet packs a supergroup punch with talented musicians from various bands - Tim Palmieri (The Breakfast, guitar), Todd Stoops…

Say That to Say This, the newest studio offering by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews & Orleans Avenue and co-produced with Raphael Saadiq, takes the New Orleans brass band’s jazz foundations, layers their sound with funk grooves and old…

On August 5th, 1983, Talking Heads initiated the arena tour that would eventually take their popularity to new and unknown levels. We flashback to the group's visit to Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) that particular summer 30 years…

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe brought its brand of classic and masterfully innovative improvisational jazz funk to the Westcott Theater on September 17th. Comprised of an ensemble of veteran-status, time-tested talent, Tiny Universe was able…