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The room at Buffalo Iron Works filled in quickly and the energy was high for a mid-week stop for Dopapod on their 2021 Fall Tour. There was chatter and excitement from previous performances, with fans draped in the band’s merch and a…

Meditation and mental well-being go hand in hand and there’s never been a period in time quite like the current that demands a positive mindset. Enter Sounds from the Bardo Volume II, presented by Psychedelic Sangha. This undertaking, an…

Image a bastard-child bred from a strange co-mingling of iTunes libraries. A mash of genres and unforeseen turns have fused a free flowing debut single from Orange Corner, named "Hippie Baby." Buffalo New Yorks' five-piece multi-genre…

Upstate’s new live EP, Live at ArtsRiot is the quarantine album we all need right now. This group, formerly known as Upstate Rubdown, has soared through the Hudson Valley region since their debut release in 2015, and in an effort to cure…

Based out of Brooklyn, NY, the indie-funk artist PEAK is eroding the border between techno and funk with their new album “Hot Clips Volume 1”.  The collection is PEAK’s latest release that explores a wide array of emotion, and doubles as…

Anyone in the mood for ambient, industrial, funk, fuzz and jazz noise? No? Try it; it’s… entertaining. Long time friends, Sal Cataldi (aka Spaghetti Eastern Music) of Hudson Valley and Alaskan playwright, actor and slam poet, Mark Muro,…

Derek Trucks sits in with Trey Anastasio Band. Words By: Karina Verlan Images By: Filip Zalewski (Essence Photography) For the past seven years, LOCKN' has been a true musical haven for improvisation, acting as a base for some of…

The age-old dilemma for musicians who thrive in the live setting is trying to figure out how to take the sounds and experiences they magically produce spur of the moment and capture it on record. While it was no easy task, heavy…

The nine-piece funk group Turkuaz played the Cohoes Music Hall in Cohoes, NY Wednesday January 31. This was the group's first time playing in Cohoes and managed to leave a great impression. No matter if it was your first or tenth time…

Rochester-based space-rock fusion virtuosos, Haewa have announced their winter 2018 tour. Haewa will be roaring into many notable cities in New York, reaching out from Saranac Lake, to Jamestown, Plattsburgh and beyond. The tour will begin…