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I'm sure it's not a novel concept but it certainly does feel like one; dance music with intelligent, conceptual themes and lyrics. The type of dance music most of us are used…

The Sugar Hold doesn't play any specific genre of music, their milieu isn't from any specific decade, and they truly don't have any agenda other than to have a good time.…

Our subject of interest is the sophomore album by a band named 'Laveda' (as original and mysterious a name as they are a natural force in indie music).  A young group from…

Do you like the eighties? Well it turns out they're back! Did they ever really go away? Not for our heroes like Haley Moley...No seriously I'm not going…

TROY - There are some bands that are so good it doesn't matter what particular genre they play or who they're influenced by, what their sound is, etc.  Everyone can…

Shane Sanchez is the genuinely modest head honcho behind the "Super Dark Collective" that changed the game for local live music and so many other things here in the Capital…

So here it is over a month after Halloween.  Thanksgiving has passed, and it's already the Christmas season.  So why, you might rightfully ask, am I reviewing and still…

Chris Bassett is one of Albany's most productive and best-kept secret noise artists. He's released nearly 30 full-length albums and EPs that I know of from his bandcamp…

Madeline Darby's latest record 'Not This Universe: The Origins of Madeline Darby' is a hardcore, uncompromising, unpredictable 'noise' record.Now, what do I mean by…

Interview with Fox Kraft (shortly after the release of new full-length album 'Outstare the Stars')W.A. Wright: Hi Fox Kraft. First off I just want to say I'm a big…

"With their latest release "Outstare the Stars", Fox Kraft has added another fascinating soundscape to its growing collection of downtempo, hypnotic instrumental electronic…

It's probably no accident that the majority of 'classic' lo-fi/experimental/underground/anti-commercial music often sounds like a journey that begins with the Velvet…

Architrave is a group that at its core is defined by the space in between polarized continuums.  Man and woman, joy and sorrow, proto-gothic new wave post-punk and…

So I don't think I've ever seen any review of a live show that begins with a mention of the sound engineer. In fact, it feels like sound engineers are pretty much…

So even those of us that used to live and breathe live music are still a bit antsy about going to live shows, especially those in enclosed spaces with packed crowds. …

On their second studio length release 'The Hive', Kid Vicious serves up a mix of the firing on all cylinders post metalcore they're known for as well as some surprisingly…

The nearly hour-long Murder and Cuddles begins with "The Sorceress", clearly the standout track.  It's a funny track, the music is catchy, and it lets you know without a…

Albany's hard/metalcore band Male Patterns furiously started the night in a whirlwind of loud in your face punk rock.  As soon as drummer Dan Barker started pounding, several…

The room is packed. You can barely move, and yet everywhere people are dancing. Some are packed in front nodding their heads to the entrancing rhythms of the…

SCHENECTADY — Fox Kraft dropped their new album 'Troika' a few days ago on all the cool streaming platforms that all independent music is distributed through these days. …

Drew Benton (Complicated Shirt, Sesame Plexer, TOUGH)'s latest project Haunted Cat graced the outside stage at Rare Form last week to perform an unforgettable show,…

ALBANY — The debut from Albany all-female rock band BattleaXXX, Adequate, is anything but unimpressive. It will surprise, shock and delight you; the sassy, catchy tunes…