(Writer: Doug Quimby) The song “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X has recently taken over a few different Top Charts and has sparked a lot of talk among the internet community. The song is hybrid between a country and a trap song, and it goes hard. It’s the perfect blend of banjo, trap drums, and country lyrics. The super
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(Writer: Tammie Eller) On Thursday, March 28th, Twiddle made their triumphant return home to the east coast with night one of a two-day fundraising benefit for the White Light Foundation at the Paramount Theater in Rutland, VT. Twiddle brought the heat in a way that reminded everyone there why we are obsessed with this band. Set one opened with “Nicodemus
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(Writer: Kenny Cunningham) Five piece powerhouse Of Clocks And Clouds set the roof of the Knitting Factory on fire on Saturday night, March 23rd. This new arrangement of the band, which includes brothers Tom, Nick, and Joe Salgo, as well as Max Devlin and Zander Ryzinski, is coming off of their recent opening set for Kung Fu at Brooklyn Bowl,
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(Photographer: Ryah Giles) The Finger Lakes Thaw music festival took place March 22nd and 23rd in Ithaca, NY featuring nearly 40 different acts. This was the second year of the multi-venue style festival and had a great turnout throughout the weekend. Finger Lakes Thaw also had a free “Thaw Kick Off” party on March 21st at Casita Del Polaris. Some
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(Writer: Tammie Eller) The mood in Saratoga Springs last Friday night at Putnam Place for the Hayley Jane and the Primates show was all at once jubilant and a little sad. Sad, only because just a few days before, the band announced it is going on indefinite hiatus. So, I sat down with the band for a chat to learn
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(Writer: Tammie Eller) On Saturday, March 23, in Saratoga Springs, New York, the planets aligned and Putnam Place hosted Jazz Electronica Dance Improvised or J.E.D.I to keep things simple. The band capped off a four-day run with an epic set that didn’t end until well past two in the morning. A Brooklyn-based “space rock” band called Escaper kicked things off
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(Writer: Tammie Eller) Just two days after the official start of Spring, Hayley Jane and the Primates hit Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs accompanied by Let’s be Leonard. Both of these bands heated it up indoors as early spring snowflakes fell from the sky outside. Taking a moment from their insane tour schedule, hometown heroes Let’s Be Leonard kicked things
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Albany, NY musician Greg Dubin of BassBullets recently passed away at a young age. Dubin was known as a kind, talented and heartwarming person to his friends and family. Greg was best known for his talents as a DJ and had an uplifting view on the world. To help with take stress off Dubin’s family’s shoulders, there has been a
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Writer: Doug Quimby Over the past couple days, people have realized that on Google Maps, Apple, and Bing searches for the Blue Slide Park a part of Frick Park located in Pittsburgh, PA has been coming up as “Mac Miller’s Blue Slide Park”. Mac Miller named his debut album after Blue Slide Park and it reached #1 on Billboard charts.
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Albany, NY based rock band Ampevene has released a pro-shot live recording of their song “Teratomic Enhancement” from their performance at the Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs, NY on February 22nd, 2019. They are an experimental fusion of Progressive Rock, Psychedelic and much more. Ampevene consists of Gabe Stallman(Guitar/Vocals), Mack Hogan(Bass), Ava Smith(Keyboard), and Brian Fahey(Drums). Jeff Nania, saxophone player of Hartley’s Encore
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