(Photos: Brian Ferguson) The Funky Knuckles made their way to Anthology in Rochester, NY over the weekend bringing world class orchestral jazz to the city for a special night. For those who don’t know The Funky Knuckles, they are a group from Dallas, TX who have reached the number one spot on the iTunes Jazz charts and have just released
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(Writer: Doug Quimby) On July 12th, 2019 Formula 5’s Rock The Dock Music Festival returned to The Lake George Steamboat Company in Lake George, NY for the 3rd annual event. This year featured an extra stage so the crowd could enjoy a constant flow of music throughout the afternoon and into the evening. The lineup was also expanded, featuring West
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(Writer: Courtney Guttenberg) July 12th marked another annual Summer Nights celebration in downtown Schenectady, a free night of fun and music for people of all ages. The event was headlined by Smash Mouth, who played to a massive crowd. Smash Mouth wasn’t the only band who played the fest — on the opposite side of the area was the WEQX
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(Writer: Frankie Cavone) Phish made their debut at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT last night playing their first of two nights at the casino. The Vermont quartet was coming off a two night extravaganza at Fenway Park in Boston leaving fans excited for the sold out run in Connecticut. Capacity for the night was 10,000 and was the
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(Writer: Frankie Cavone) After listening to Peter Frampton’s “Do You Feel Like We Do?” for the thousandth time, we at Mirth Films started to wonder to ourselves, what other guitarists were able use the talk-box to make long lasting rock and roll hits? If you don’t know what the talk-box is, it is a guitar pedal/device that has a plastic
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(Photos: Alexandra Viola) Twiddle made their way to the Canalside Live Series in Buffalo, NY on Friday, June 28th. Opening for Twiddle was Boston funk band Ripe. Twiddle has been relentlessly touring playing shows and major festival dates all throughout the United States. At the end of July, Twiddle hosts their annual Tumbledown Music Festival which takes place July 26th-27th.
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Hair band legends Quiet Riot headlined the city of Albany, NY’s Alive at 5 concert series at Jennings Landing. The past two Alive at 5 shows were held at the rain location, but the sun was shining and concert goers filled up the Jennings Landing Amphitheater to bang their heads to some classic rock. Opening for Quiet Riot was Bad
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(Writer: Frankie Cavone) Folk/Bluegrass guitarist Billy Strings has announced that he will be releasing a new album titled Home which will be via Rounder Records on September 27th, 2019. Along with the album comes a massive fall tour to support the record. The album is a follow up to Turmoil & Tinfoil originally released in 2017. Strings and his band started working
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Glens Falls, NY based rock band Two Planets Away released a brand new music video for their single “Late, If At All.” The group was recently formed featuring Vocalist/keyboardist Mark Elmendorf, Eric Hamell Terry Scoville on guitar, and James Woods on bass. The group mixes R&B with the sounds of soul and rock. Listen to the new song below! Video:
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(Photos: Rob Schmidt) Mountain Jam Music Festival 2019 took place at Bethel Woods in New York state June 13-15 featuring headlining sets from Phil Lesh & Friends, Gov’t Mule, Willie Nelson & Family and the Avett Brothers. The festival also featured sets from Twiddle, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Dispatch, Alison Krauss, Dispatch and tons more. This was the first time
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