reviews

There were two major lessons learned on Sunday of Saratoga Jazz Fest 2025. First, don’t sleep on the acts that play the smaller Charles R. Wood Discovery Stage (I’d been told this for years and it was spot on). The Discovery Stage…

Spoon finally played their twice-delayed Hammerstein Ballroom show on Friday, May 6 with support from Margaret Glaspy. Fans came in shaking off their umbrellas and raincoats, damp from the rainy Friday night, but buzzing as the venue…

Queens duo, The Forms, known for their experimental indie sound, have returned with another new single, the eerie-sounding, “All Souls Day," an ode to the celebratory day of remembrance of the same name. The band released their first…

The mark of an incredible jam band performance is the groups' ability to be relentlessly creative. When four or five members work in unison to create, explore and build, we are gifted with a sonic adventure filled with memorable moments…

“If there's one thing that can be said about the album, it is that it is brimming with emotion,” said guitarist Sam McGarrity. Boy, he wasn’t kidding. This emotional direction is a new concept for this group, but that doesn't mean they…

This album by Your Name Here 5 Weeks is a true inspiration to aspiring artists and those currently running through the trials and tribulations of beginning adulthood. It's a complicated time to be alive but it's comforting to know that…

12 minutes and 30 seconds. That’s how long it takes to listen to Ampevene’s new EP, Rometheu. But that’s not the total sum of each of the songs; it’s just one extended track! Ampevene is a band that stemmed from Gabe Stallman’s solo…

Earlier in 2014, The Crystal Method released their self-titled fifth album, a mix between the classic electronica dance tracks and the currently popular electronic pieces with vocal accompaniment. Abiding by the shifts in mainstream music,…

I first heard of this band called Phish in the middle of my first year of college at SUNY Alfred from a fellow architecture student. He had a few tapes which he copied for me (which in turn I was able to trade for a box full which now…

Family. No other word can describe a regional festival like Upstate Spring Revival festival better than family. Familiar faces from shows over the years. Passing by the same groups to and fro from the campsite, always with friendly…