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Leif Zurmuhlen has been a photographer since the age of 13.
He is no longer a teenager.
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Concert Review

Concert Review: The 5.6.7.8’s/Sit n’ Spin/The Abyssmals @ No Fun 08/24/2023

Leif Zurmuhlen Aug 27, 2023
When The 5.6.7.8's played The House of Blue Leaves in Quentin Tarantino's film Kill Bill, the evening culminated in an epic revenge-fueled battle involving swords and other…
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Concert Review: Messer Chups/Ichi-Bons/The Jagaloons @ No Fun, 08/21/2023

Leif Zurmuhlen Aug 23, 2023
Blame it on climate change or just great booking, but Troy, NY, was overtaken by some dangerous surf on Monday night.  Another killer line-up put together by the folks from…
Interviews

“I Am Bonnaroo” – The Photography of David Bruce

Leif Zurmuhlen Jul 12, 2023
Festival season is upon us. Locally, on the next three weekends, one could easily enjoy Farming Man, Nipperfest, and the Rye Bread Festival without traveling…
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Concert Review: Starbenders/The Haunt/The Hard Luck Souls @ Empire Underground, 06/30/2023

Leif Zurmuhlen Jul 2, 2023
The last day of June brought the summer heat to Albany, enough to drive a music lover below ground into the cool concrete confines of Empire Underground: the venue that…
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Concert Review: Family Tree @ Ryan’s Wake, 06/22/2023

Leif Zurmuhlen Jun 23, 2023
Trees need sunlight and water to thrive. Family Tree is no exception to this rule, so on Wednesday, the local supergroup uprooted from its usual free Monday night residency…
Dance

B.B. Kink Brings Burlesque Back To The Berkshires

Leif Zurmuhlen Jun 21, 2023
The reigning Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, who is often credited with re-popularizing the performance art form in the 90s, has said of burlesque, "It's about what you…
Concert Review

Concert Review: Dust Bowl Faeries / Helen Gillet @ Opus 40, 06/18/2023

Leif Zurmuhlen Jun 20, 2023
As spring slips into summer spectacular sounds can be sought out at several sensational seasonal showcases specially suited to spoil your senses both scenically and…
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Concert Review: Hold On Honeys/Everest Rising @ Mabee Farm, 06/01/2023

Leif Zurmuhlen Jun 3, 2023
The hottest June 1st since 1918 didn't hinder the Hold on Honeys from handing over a heaping helping of heavenly harmonies to launch this year's Howlin' at the Moon Americana…
First Listen

Video Premiere of “C.” by Barbie Barker

Leif Zurmuhlen May 14, 2023
Words & Music: Barbie Barker http://www.instagram.com/barbie_barker_Video Direction: Leif Zurmuhlen http://www.instagram.com/leifzurmuhlenVideo & Music Production:…
Photo Gallery

Interview & Review: Connie Han @ Universal Preservation Hall, 05/06/2023

Leif Zurmuhlen May 7, 2023
Pianist, arranger, improviser, provocateur, and jazz warrior-goddess Connie Han enthralled the Universal Preservation Hall on Saturday night with her technical mastery of the…
Concert Review

Review & Interview: John Doe Folk Trio @ The Hangar, 04/28/2023

Leif Zurmuhlen Apr 30, 2023
"The minute I walked into this place, I thought of this song-it's a murder ballad, I'll leave it at that!" said John Doe as he surveyed a packed Hangar on the Hudson on…
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Concert Review: The Bobby Lees/Ma’am/Dogboy @ No Fun, 04/08/2023

Leif Zurmuhlen Apr 10, 2023
When the drummer from the band at the top of the bill set up his kit and then proceeded to casually reduce his stage outfit to just sneakers, tube socks and white briefs, I…
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Concert Review: Jesse Malin and Tommy Stinson @ Empire Underground, 3/22/23

Leif Zurmuhlen Mar 25, 2023
Rock and Roll kids.Jesse Malin and Tommy Stinson have both been rocking stages since their early teens, and they show no signs of letting up as they navigate through…
Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery: Ichi-Bons / Everly Hillbillies @ The Hangar, 03/11/2023

Leif Zurmuhlen Mar 12, 2023
The Hangar on the Hudson was hopping off the hook with a desperate, reckless rock & roll revival of classic rockabilly, twang, garage, and surf from Toronto trio…
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Concert Review: Sunny War @ Caffe Lena, 03/04/2023

Leif Zurmuhlen Mar 6, 2023
Sunny War didn't do a whole lot of talking on stage between songs, "Did anyone have the spinach & artichoke dip?...It's good!" was one of her lengthier interludes, but…
Best of

Best of 2022: Leif Zurmuhlen – My Year in the Pit

Leif Zurmuhlen Jan 2, 2023
2022!  The year I plunged into photographing more live music than I ever had in my entire life!  Thanks to the entrée provided by Nippertown I was able to immerse myself in…
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Concert Review: Samara Joy @ Universal Preservation Hall, 12/23/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Dec 26, 2022
On the eve of Christmas Eve, as temperatures in Saratoga Springs plummeted, rising young jazz star Samara Joy kept the Universal Preservation Hall "Warm in December" with her…
Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery: “Jim Gilbert’s Birthday Jim-Bo-Ree” with Super 400 / Sirsy @ Putnam…

Leif Zurmuhlen Dec 18, 2022
SARATOGA SPRINGS - All were welcome at the birthday celebration for Nippertown owner Jim Gilbert Saturday. Putnam Place opened its doors for a double bill with two of the…
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Concert Review: Pokey LaFarge / Cicada Rhythm @ The Egg’s Swyer Theatre, 12/9/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Dec 12, 2022
ALBANY - A little more than a year after his highly entertaining solo show, Pokey LaFarge returned to the Swyer Theater at The Egg with a full band filling out the live…
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Concert Review: Bella’s Bartok / Dust Bowl Faeries @ The Hollow, 11/10/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Nov 12, 2022
ALBANY - Accordions and eyeliner.  Trombone, trumpet and taxidermy.  The Hollow's hardwood floor was heaving with uninhibited abandon Thursday night as Bella's Bartok led the…
Concert Review

Concert Review: Starcrawler / Amphette @ The Lost Horizon, 11/5/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Nov 8, 2022
SYRACUSE - Electric performer in constant motion out front.  Charismatic guitarist with a sly smile leading the band.  Second guitarist who occasionally sweetens the deal…
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CONCERT REVIEW: Beneath Black Waves / Bloodx3 / Cindy Cane / Wet Specimens @ No Fun, 10/27/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Oct 29, 2022
TROY - Sinister seasonal sounds started early on Thursday as Super Dark Collective presented a Halloween party at No Fun in Troy.First up, Beneath Black Waves, two…
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CONCERT REVIEW: The Joy Formidable / Cuffed Up @ The Hollow, 10/21/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Oct 23, 2022
ALBANY - The groove was tangible, the beat palpable, and the sound non-fungible as The Joy Formidable rocked The Hollow on Friday night. The Welsh alternative rock trio…
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LIVE: FreshGrass Festival (Day Two) @ MASS MoCA, 09/24/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Sep 27, 2022
What could be better than bathing in bluegrass, and blues blasting from the basin of the Berkshires? The 2022 FreshGrass Festival at MASS MoCA also bubbled with elements of…
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LIVE: Starcrawler @ Albany Distilling Company, 09/21/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Sep 22, 2022
Starcrawler slithered onto the patio at Albany Distilling Company on Wednesday night to deliver a handful of their songs in a special acoustic invite-only WEQX performance.…
Photo Gallery

LIVE: Stone Temple Pilots / Robot Monster @ Frog Alley, 09/10/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Sep 12, 2022
The summer stage on the lot behind Frog Alley Brewing in Schenectady felt like an arena Saturday night, as the still potent Stone Temple Pilots reminded the teeming crowd of…
Concert Review

LIVE: Todd Rundgren @ The Egg, 07/19/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Jul 20, 2022
Not even the most ardent Toddie could have possibly predicted the set list for Todd Rundgren's show at The Egg on Tuesday night, the latest stop on his aptly named…
Concert Review

LIVE: Emma Swift with Robyn Hitchcock @ Billsville House Concerts, Manchester Center Vermont,…

Leif Zurmuhlen Jul 17, 2022
Bob Dylan was once described in a song by David Bowie as "a strange young man with a voice like sand and glue". Emma Swift may not have his master's voice, but she does…
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LIVE: Talib Kweli/DJ TGIF/DJ SIROC/JB!! aka Dirty Moses @ Alive at Five, 07/07/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Jul 9, 2022
"Class is in session, sit up and pay attentionYou rockin' with the masters of this hip-hop professionThe flow so heavenly, priests start confessin'Now that you're settled,…
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LIVE: The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band/Whiskey West @ Lark Hall, 06/29/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Jul 3, 2022
Wielding his many axes like a burly, overalls-clad Paul Bunyan of the Blues, The Reverend Peyton came out swinging and preaching his unique gospel of front porch country…
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LIVE: Lita Ford / Candy Ambulance @ Alive at Five, Albany, 06/23/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Jun 24, 2022
A gloomy day in Albany brightened up and faces started melting when "Mother of Metal" Lita Ford and her band thundered onto the stage at Jennings Landing for Albany's Alive…
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Live: Tommy Stinson / Karla Rose @ Rare Form, 06/16/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Jun 20, 2022
Tommy Stinson was in rare form Thursday night.   Rare Form Brewing Company in Troy, to be specific.  Tommy Stinson - the lifelong rocker from Dogbreath, The Replacements,…
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LIVE: Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets/Tommy Mclain and C.C. Adcock @ The Colony, 06/15/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Jun 18, 2022
Slipknot, Daft Punk, GWAR: at this point in his career Nick Lowe could easily have his choice of any masked band to back him and his deep catalog of pure pop for now people.…
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LIVE: Carsie Blanton @ The Linda, 06/03/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Jun 4, 2022
Singer, Songwriter, Anti-Fascist Carsie Blanton served up her unique musical cocktails of activism and hedonism at The Linda on Friday night to an engaged, appreciative…
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STRANGEHOUSE: SIN/Purple/Tryst/DJ Protokiller @ The Fuze Box, 05/27/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen May 28, 2022
Photo by Leif ZurmuhlenByron Frayne (Vocalist for SIN: NIN tribute band): As a youth, I responded to the teenage angst expressed by Nine Inch Nails: anger and…
Comedy

LIVE (Comedy): Demetri Martin/Erin Harkes @ Troy Music Hall, 05/20/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen May 22, 2022
Comedian Demetri Martin’s offbeat observations kept a full house at The Troy Music Hall in fits of perpetual laughter on Friday night.  “We say a head of lettuce-why not a…
Concert Review

LIVE: Wine Lips/Galene @ No Fun, 04/22/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Apr 24, 2022
With guitars strapped high and sideburns grown low Canada's Wine Lips ripped through a nonstop set of punk rock garage psychedelica at No Fun in Troy on Friday night. The…
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LIVE: The Burning Sun/Lip Talk/Kalbells @ No Fun 04/15/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Apr 17, 2022
Everyone seemed to be having fun at No Fun in Troy on Friday night, grooving to a Super Dark Collective show starting off with the Burlington, Vermont indie-rock trio The…
Concert Review

LIVE: Swamp Baby/The Scurves/Zombie Giuliani at No Fun 04/09/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Apr 11, 2022
Another Saturday night, another Super Dark Collective feast of local talent on stage at No Fun in Troy:First up some enchanting psych-folktronica from Albany’s Swamp Baby…
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LIVE: reaLation Video Premiere & Bad Mothers @ GE Theatre at Proctors, 04/02/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Apr 4, 2022
With movie theatre-style seating and a giant screen (largest in the northeast!) the black box GE Theatre at Proctors was ideal for the premiere of reaLation's "Selfish" video…
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LIVE: The Soul Rebels/Victory Soul Orchestra @ Lark Hall, 03/30/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Apr 2, 2022
The Soul Rebels stepped right up onto the Lark Hall stage and SLAPPED — in the very best sense of the word! The New Orleans eight-piece brought the party with their eclectic…
Concert Review

LIVE: Super 400 @ Troy Music Hall (Lift Concert Series), 03/23/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Mar 25, 2022
"This is an honor.  This is a bucket list for us!", declared lead singer and guitarist for Super 400 Kenny Hohman regarding the Troy band playing their first-ever show at the…
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LIVE: The Psychedelic Furs and Royston Langdon @ Empire Live, 03/21/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Mar 22, 2022
Former Spacehog, former Arckid, former Leeds and ex-son-in-law of Steven Tyler, Royston Langdon took the Empire Live stage solo armed with his acoustic guitar, cowboy hat,…
Comedy

LIVE Laughs: Patton Oswalt @ Troy Music Hall, 03/18/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Mar 19, 2022
Patton Oswalt achieved almost, but not quite stand-up comedy from his perch on all-terrain Knee Scooter (complete with basket and bell) on the Troy Music Hall stage on Friday…
Concert Review

LIVE: Screaming Orphans @ Universal Preservation Hall, 03/12/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Mar 13, 2022
St. Patrick's week got a kickstart from Ireland's own Screaming Orphans joined by dancers from Green Island's Boland School of Irish Dance for a festive Irish Hooley Saturday…
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LIVE: Nané & Al Olender @ Lark Hall, 03/09/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Mar 11, 2022
Between apologizing for the need to constantly tune her vintage Airline guitar and cheerful between-song banter singer-songwriter Al Olender delivered a fine batch of her…
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LIVE: David Wax Museum @ Caffe Lena, 02/25/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Feb 26, 2022
It was a family affair Friday night at Caffe Lena as husband and wife David Wax and Suz Slezak performed accompanied by longtime collaborator and multi-instrumentalist Alec…
Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery: Nobuntu @ Troy Music Hall, 02/24/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Feb 25, 2022
"How do you all live with this weather? ...We are sun babies!", proclaimed singer Zanele Manhenga a few songs into Nobuntu's performance Thursday night at Troy Music…
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Photo Gallery: The Happy Fits with Sarah And The Sundays, Lark Hall 02/23/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Feb 24, 2022
Guitar, drums, cello?  New Jersey's The Happy fits proved it can work at Lark Hall on Wednesday night to an adoring crowd whose young feet made the century old Hall's…
Concert Review

Mohawks Along The Hudson — The Casualties, Stolen Wheelchairs, Rotten Stitches & Male Patterns…

Leif Zurmuhlen Feb 18, 2022
One glance at the listing for Rotten Stitches, Stolen Wheelchairs, and The Casualties and you might have thought you'd be in for a seminar on America's failing health care…
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LIVE: Super 400 @ The Egg, 02/16/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Feb 17, 2022
Just a few days notice was no problem for the mighty Super 400 to fill the opening slot for Dave Mason's gig at the Egg on Wednesday.  The Troy trio delivered a sparkling set…
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Photo Gallery: Gary Franky, Fine Grain & BattleaXXX @ The Madison Theatre, 01/29/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Jan 30, 2022
A Saturday night triple feature at The Madison Theatre booked by 2 Dead Hummingbirds (who wish to provide multi-genre bills that highlight both left-field hardcore and…
Concert Review

Reeya Banerjee album release show at Argyle Brewing’s Cambridge Tasting Room, 01/27/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Jan 29, 2022
The Way Up is Reeya Banerjee’s first foray into original music after years of playing classic rock covers in bar bands. Produced by Manhattan-based composer and…
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Photo Gallery: Sunbloc and Zombie Giuliani @ No Fun, Troy, 01/20/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Jan 21, 2022
A frigid winter's night in Troy, but Zombie Giuliani brought the punk rock rock salt and burned through a corrosive set, then Sunbloc came out with the rock and roll…
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Photo Gallery: Hayley Reardon @ Caffe Lena, 01/14/2022

Leif Zurmuhlen Jan 15, 2022
Hayley Reardon has an innate gift for capturing the essence of people and personal history through song. At the age of 24, the young storyteller has been honing her craft for…
Concert Review

LIVE: Johnny Rabb and the Jailhouse Rockers Christmas show At The Hangar on the Hudson

Leif Zurmuhlen Dec 19, 2021
Twas a week before Christmas, when all through The Hangar on the Hudson all the creatures were stirring, especially the festive crowd; Rocking holiday classics were sung and…
Interviews

A Few Minutes with… Sydney Worthley

Leif Zurmuhlen Dec 18, 2021
"Playing solo, like tonight at The Bunker in Clifton Park, I take it easier with my vocals and try to dial it back and make it feel more intimate.  There is definitely a huge…
Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery: Puddles Pity Party @ The Egg, 12/12/2021

Leif Zurmuhlen Dec 13, 2021
It's a party when a towering sad clown with a beautiful singing voice belts out the lyrics from the theme to Gilligan's Island over the music to Stairway To Heaven while…
Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery: Mikaela Davis and Southern Star @ The Hollow, 12/11/2021

Leif Zurmuhlen Dec 12, 2021
Mikaela Davis and Southern Star returned to The Hollow on December 11th following their cross-country tour with The Gipsy Kings. Residing in the Hudson Valley, Davis has…
Concert Review

LIVE: Sarah Jarosz @ The Egg, 12/03/2021

Leif Zurmuhlen Dec 5, 2021
I had my 19 year old son, Finn, with me for a few events in Albany on Friday night and one of our stops was at The Egg for me to photograph the Sarah Jarosz show.  I told him…
Art

David Hinchen Gallery opens on State Street in Albany

Leif Zurmuhlen Dec 3, 2021
Located in a historic State Street mansion, the new gallery features architectural paintings and photographs by David Hinchen of Albany and beyond. Hinchen has said, "For me,…
Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery: Sean Rowe @ Egremont Barn, 11/20/2021

Leif Zurmuhlen Nov 21, 2021
Sean Rowe is an internationally renowned singer-songwriter from Troy. He also hosts the online series, "Can I Eat This?" on which explores his other passion: harvesting and…
Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery: Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Band @ Caffe Lena, 11/18/2021

Leif Zurmuhlen Nov 19, 2021
The Mississippi blues group, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, played two shows on November 18th at Caffe Lena in Saratoga. Here is Leif Zurmuhlen's Photo Gallery of the…
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Photo Gallery: Super 400 & Sly Fox and the Hustlers @ Putnam Place, 11/13/2021

Leif Zurmuhlen Nov 14, 2021
Super 400 finished off their 25th Anniversary weekend with a show at Putnam Place in Saratoga with Sly Fox and the Hustlers.Photo Gallery by Leif Zurmuhlen
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Photo Gallery: Super 400 @ The Hangar, 11/12/2021

Leif Zurmuhlen Nov 13, 2021
Troy’s favorite rock n roll trio, Super 400, with special guests Sten and Maria Z returned to The Hangar on the Hudson to celebrate 25 years together. It was a sold-out show…
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Photo Gallery: Emily Wolfe & J Lee White @ The Linda, 11/05/2021

Leif Zurmuhlen Nov 9, 2021
Austin, TX’s resident rocker, Emily Wolfe transcends the ranks of ordinary musicians. Her creative songwriting keeps her fans aglow thanks to her strong, powerful lead vocals…
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Photo Gallery: Dust Bowl Faeries / Fox Kraft / Pony in the Pancake @ Rare Form Brewing, 10/29/2021

Leif Zurmuhlen Oct 30, 2021
Super Dark Collective and Rare Form Brewing put together a great night of live music on Friday, October 29th with Dust Bowl Faeries, Fox Kraft, and Pony in the Pancake.…
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Photo Gallery: Robyn Hitchcock @ The Egg, 10/24/2021

Leif Zurmuhlen Oct 25, 2021
Robyn Hitchcock played The Egg in Albany Sunday night. Hitchcock is one of England’s most enduring contemporary singer/songwriters, is a surrealist poet and talented…
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