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SARATOGA SPRINGS – With their latest release, Still Pickin’, The McKrells continue to show just how much moxie they contain. Featuring a menagerie of talent…

ALBANY – Coming on the heels of their release, Where We Are Now, The Cast Before The Break has even more exciting news. Being met with critical acclaim for…

TROY – On May 27th, Precious Metals, the solo artistic endeavor of local alt-rocker, J. Lee White, released their debut single, “Jacqueline.” Simply put, this…

TROY – Music, like a lot of art, has a multitude of ways it can be expressed. Whether it’s through an academic endeavor and approach, for example, or one meant…

TROY – Grooving, riffing, and strumming his way into the scene with a sense of feel and rhythm contained in all the great Motown classics is local…

LEE, MA. – Over the past week, The Truants, spearheaded by Sandy McKnight, released a remastered version of their album, Cutting Classics (Volume 1). Listeners…

ARGYLE – The music industry is a vast business with many nooks and crannies. Though it’s always been imperative for artists navigating the industry to find…

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Weaving solid vocals throughout a canvas of wonderfully articulated and performed piano accompaniment, Cassandra Kubinski has crafted a…

CLIFTON PARK – The mark of a great songwriter is their ability to convey a scene with the words and music of their work; to tell a story to the audience…

ALBANY – Releasing their album, Nowhere Daydream, on May 20th, Glass Pony has crafted an album that is a veritable tour de force of songwriting, with songs…

ALBANY – On May 20th, Sabrina Trueheart will be releasing her EP, Holding Onto Something Good. A short collection of song steeped in romantic topics and…

NEW YORK – Being a mainstay in the music business is no small feat, yet that is what The Figgs have seemingly done, crafting their songs in such a way that has…

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Releasing “Peace Begins in My Own Heart,” on May 2nd, Dan Berggren has taken a classic folk song, “Wayfaring Stranger,” and brought to light…

ALBANY – For many artists, the canvas on which they create can lead to infinite possibilities. For musician Sara Ayers, who crafts sonically driven, picaresque…

TROY – Blending acoustic tones, synthesizers, and a belting tenor voice that demands attention, Ryan Leddick, with his single “State of Mind,” due for release…

LATHAM – A splash of Americana, mixed with straightforward folk progressions and a very enjoyable, solid melody. This is the type of music you can become…

ALBANY – Generosity. Camaraderie. Spirit. And, everlasting love of music. At its very best, most idyllic form, that’s what the music industry rarely succeeds…

ALBANY - Luke Combs, Country superstar and reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year are all ready to kick off his Middle of Somewhere Tour, which is slated to…

COHOES – Crafting a career in music is no easy task – the industry has a way of chewing people up and spitting them out regularly – but that’s exactly what…

AMSTERDAM – Some folks define themselves by how they break. Others define themselves by how they repair. For Om Quillio, it’s a seemingly healthy mixture of…

ALBANY – This Friday, April 22nd, Under the Den, along with other local acts Bad Mothers, Seize Atlantis, and Sydney Worthley, will be performing at Empire…

TROY – In releasing Masses on January 28th, Connor Armbruster (who goes professionally by Armbruster) has created a collection of work that weighs heavy on the…

ALBANY - With No Place Like Anyplace, set for release on April 15th, John Malmborg has created a truly unique soundtrack for a multimedia piece. Forming his…

ONEIDA – When the world shut down in March of 2020, the pandemic left an endless wake of destruction and uncertainty in its path. Now, as artists, and the…

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Releasing their debut record, Somewhere, on April 8th, Warden and Co. have not only cemented their genres of Americana and Roots-Rock but…

ALBANY – The arts’ world has room for many various types of creative minds. This is certainly true for music: some thrive on the stage, and others in the…

ALBANY – Releasing their latest EP, Green, on April 1st, The E-Block have created something that is surely no joke. A four-song concept record, the themes are…

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Logan Spaleta, a native of New York City and Saratoga Springs, is turning out to be quite the unrelenting songwriter. At just 16 years of…

KINGSTON – Released February 25th, Gramppappies, from Grampfather demonstrates – and demonstrates well – the importance of thematic concepts in records. While…

COHOES - A storied career of the Johnny Morse All Star Band rock and rolls to its end on Saturday, June 4th at the historic Cohoes Music Hall. JM Productions…

ALBANY – Adequate Phil, with their upcoming single, “Can’t Not,” due for release on April 20th, are creating something unique and genre-bending. Utilizing…

GLENVILLE – While it’s always a good time chatting with singer/songwriters and bands, sometimes – especially for this author – it’s great to get a…

SARANAC – Music, like all art forms, has a seemingly limitless way in which it can be created and delivered. Sometimes, compositions will call for entire…

ALBANY – Over the course of last weekend I had a chance to acquaint myself with Albany’s Side-B. A band steeped in various sounds – and never seeming to…

SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Bob Stump Band will be performing at Caffé Lena on March 31st, at 7:00 pm. For the show, the band will be featuring their new releases.…

ALBANY – Liam Davis, with his latest release, “Make Me Cry,” shows listeners just how much information you can pack into a song that is three minutes and…

SARATOGA SPRINGS – A lot of times, using words like “inspiring,” especially in the creative and arts’ world, can be a writing device that is so cliched that it…

ALBANY – Oftentimes, bands and artists will spend an album’s worth of material exploring a range of styles and influences, and in other instances, they’re able…

ALBANY – While never serving as an advocate for the pandemic – it’s left and continues to leave a lot of wreckage and rancor in its destructive path – it has…

ALBANY – Music has the intrinsic quality to it that can cause a slate of emotions and actions – eliciting as wide a range of feelings as sharing a tender…

POESTENKILL – On March 4th, Saucer released their debut record, Outside, and with it unveiled a record that not only remained compelling to listen to from the…

ALBANY – Sometimes, as artists, it’s understandable – even expected a lot of the times – to trip during a debut release. They may not have created a track that…

TROY – Working in and around the local scene, it’s no strange fact to see a person wearing a dozen different hats, so-to-speak, in a dozen different projects.…

EAST GREENBUSH – While by no means a rallying cry for the overall climate in which COVID has fostered, it is worth noting the various things that have arisen…

GLENS FALLS – Released on February 18th, “The Unstoppable Groove,” serves as the latest stomper from the band Seize Atlantis. Featuring interlocked guitar and…

NEW PALTZ – Anyone native to the area of Upstate New York will instantly be able to picture the bucolic imagery that comes to mind sprawling along the…

BALLSTON SPA – Guitars soaked in reverb, frequent harmonies, and an album that seems to stay in place while surprisingly moving along at a quick clip. That’s…

SARATOGA SPRINGS – For many artists, the perfect venue; perfect live moments are often daydreamed and romanticized. The gestalt of the perfect album release…

ALBANY – There’s a common saying: get knocked down eight times, but get back up nine. This inherent essence of resiliency has been seen in many DIY and indie…

ALBANY – Courtney Guttenberg, who goes by her stage name of cørdyceps,is all set for her upcoming EP, 444, to be released on February 22nd. An album comprised…

ALBANY – Featuring chime-y guitar chords, wall-of-sound production, and incorporating elements of sounds from a record straight out of the eighties, Playin’…

ALBANY – The Pine Boys have announced a follow-up album, Vacationland, set for release on February 18th. Over at Nippertown (“Nipperland” as The Pine Boys so…

GLENS FALLS – As the lights dimmed within Glens Falls’ Park Theater on Thursday, February 10th, a certain sort of mysticism began filling the air. Those in…

POUGHKEEPSIE – Rising local country music artist, Jennie Angel, encapsulates a drive and passion for her career that is refreshing in a time where COVID still…

VOORHEESVILLE – When it comes to chugging guitar riffs and sludgy bass lines, Mike Vitali is no stranger. Releasing his latest effort, III, under the name…

CAMBRIDGE – Reeya Banerjee, on January 27th, released her debut album, The Way Up, establishing herself as a songwriting performing artist. Shifting gears from…

GUILDERLAND – Released on February 4th, While I was Away, the most recent effort of artist Mike Grutka, unfurled itself throughout its duration as an…

CATSKILL – Last month, on January 3rd, Nelson Esposito Quintana (NEQ) released their album, Nevertheless. Packed to the brim with a vast conglomeration of…

ALBANY – Creating new music seems to be of no problem or consequence for Sam Gleason, who goes by the moniker of Atelo Songs. Releasing a new single seemingly…

ALBANY – Bryan Thomas, known by his stage name of Buggy Jive, released another exemplary album on January 14th with I Don’t Understand How the World Works.…

TROY – On January 22nd, Evan Marré, known by his stage moniker as Russel the Leaf, released his latest effort, My Street. This record is packed with nostalgic…

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Fresh off his Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon debut, Sean Donnelly is appearing in Saratoga Springs at Comedy on Caroline on February 3rd at…

ALBANY – I’m always a fan of well-crafted, new, and intriguing music. Original, local music that also fits this vein? Well, that’s definitely a bonus. It was…

SARATOGA SPRINGS – I’ll never forget sitting backstage a few years ago waiting for my band’s time slot at a day-long festival. I, along with several other…

ALBANY – This week, The Villaineers’ 2021 self-titled record came across my desk. Throughout listening, I was greeted with a panoply of sounds from various…

GLENS FALLS – As the new year continues to kick off, up next in the "In Session" series is Frank Palangi. When people get hit with devastating life…

SARATOGA SPRINGS – On January 14th, Warden and Co. put out their first single. “Living for Love,” as part of a slew of releases leading up to their upcoming…

ALBANY – A lot of times when interviews are conducted, I spend the majority of time discussing the artist or band’s latest endeavor, where we can see them…

CLIFTON PARK – For a lot of us musician-type folks, the “bug” catches us quite early. This is certainly the case for Collette McComb, pianist, and owner and…

SARATOGA SPRINGS – This past week I was invited to attend Mark and Jill’s performance at Caffe Lena on Friday, January 7th. I’m beyond thrilled for the invite…

AVERILL PARK – On January 8th, young and up-and-coming singer/songwriter, Peter Annello, is set to release his newest single, “Read the Signs.” We, at…

ALBANY – Throughout the past years, prior to the pandemic, I’d heard of a band that was curiously called Glass Pony. At one point, we were in talks of hosting…

TROY – Arielle O’Keefe, who is known by the moniker Girl Blue, released her latest effort, Heavy Heart, on December 15th. On top of the album being chock-full…

ALBANY – On November 16th, Electric Turtle released their self-titled record. Steeped in psychedelia and pop, this record is extremely straightforward in terms…

ALBANY – Uncertainty? Check. Anxiety and heartbreak, and a calming rebirth? Check, check and check. These are just some of the few vicissitudes of life that I…

ALBANY – Continuing with our end-of-year check-ins with local artists and bands, this weekend I found myself fully ensconced in a wonderfully positive,…

ALBANY – As 2021 starts wrapping up – the rush of Thanksgiving just behind us and the onslaught of Christmas just around the corner – we at Nippertown have…

ALBANY – Releasing their debut EP, WITHER WORLD, on September 24th, Sunbloc has come into the fray of our local scene in a loud and visceral way. “Sunburn,”…

SARATOGA SPRINGS – While it’s true the historic venue, Caffe Lena, has served as a miniature pantheon for live music during the course of its existence, as of…

ALBANY – With their debut release, In Tandem, Yeah Universe proves the Capital Region is a veritable panoply of original and innovative music. Featuring…

TROY — While going over recent submissions, I came across Ryan Leddick’s latest single, “Stay The Night.” I’m very glad I found it! A song rife with compelling…

NEW YORK – Belle-Skinner is all set for Halloween this year. To celebrate the occasion, she’ll be releasing her latest record, Love Spell. Haunting…

LEE, MASSACHUSSETTS – On September 16h, Sandy McKnight and Fernando Perdomo released their album, San Fernando Blast, successfully book-ending an ambitious…

GLENS FALLS – On October 18th, a veteran of the local upstate music scene, Joe DeFelice, released his debut EP, Outside Looking In. Throughout the album,…

TROY – Sean Rowe, with his latest release, The Darkness Dressed in Colored Lights, crafted an album steeped in classic Americana sounds while blending his own…

HUDSON FALLS – One of the best things in this scene, in this writer’s view, is the plethora of microcosms within it that are all coexisting. With different…

NORTH CREEK - Katy Ashe, with her latest release “Countess of Chaos” on October 1st, has produced an incredibly captivating track. Starting off, MIDI drums and…

SARATOGA SPRINGS – On October 1st, Carolyn Shapiro debuted as a recording artist with her album, Where I’m Supposed to Be. Though short in its length, this…

ALBANY – In a little over three minutes, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch – consisting of Jordan Demarest on drums, Dan Haggerty on bass, and Will Kachidurian…

Izzy Singer, who is known professionally by the moniker As Iz, released another album on August 31st. Titled Children of the Cathode Ray, As Iz takes his…

CAMBRIDGE — Marty Wendell, following on the success of his last record, Rock & Roll Days – which was considered for a Grammy nomination for Best Americana…

ALBANY — Gozer’s self-titled debut release on August 23rd featured three great tracks from the band. With all of the songs being relatively short but sweet,…

ALBANY — The latest single, “Perfect Day Past/Meet Me in the Middle,” released by Rusticator on August 2nd, featured some great pieces of Americana music. The…

ALBANY — Crazy Swedes are set to release their self-titled debut album. Hosting a release party at the Round Lake Auditorium, Crazy Swedes – whose members have…

ALBANY - On August 1st, Sara Ayers and Jeff Sampson released the album, If We Had Known, which can be best described by this listener as a mysteriously…

BETHLEHEM — On July 30th, Bridge Street Revival released their self-titled debut EP. What made this band interesting was that it’s largely fronted by young,…

With his latest single, “Deep,” released on June 27th, Nico Santone has written a great pop-rock song. Though there were definite pop music elements present,…

DELMAR – Sara Devoe, an artist based out of the Capital Region, is hard at work preparing to release her album, Harsh. This listener had a chance to listen to…

ALBANY — Swamp Baby, whose previous release was over nine years ago, came back strongly with Water Gods; their release this past December. I was very glad to…

TROY — The New Adirondack Power and Light, the latest release by Jason Martin, is truly one of the most unique things I’ve heard to date. Highly steeped in…