Dia Frampton’s Red: CD/Album Review
Red by Dia Frampton: A Mix of Indie, Folk, Alternative, Country and Pop
If not for reality talent shows on cable television, we might not have the household names of musicians like Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Carrie Underwood, David Archuleta and Adam Lambert. These artists and countless other winners and runners-up have [...]
Primus at Rochester’s Main Street Armory, Review
Primus Returns to the Stage with a New Album
Rochester has always impressed me with its ability to attract topnotch bands from all over the country and even the world, and this past weekend was no exception. On Saturday, October 8th, I had the opportunity to see the very unique [...]
Phish Benefit Concert, Essex, VT (Review)
2011 Phish Benefit Concert for VT Flooding Raises $1.2 Million
With benefit concerts springing up around the flood-devastated regions of Vermont and New York, the Phish show in Essex raised $1.2 million dollars for the cause. As a born and bred Vermonter I found magnificent comfort in supporting a [...]
moe.down 2011 at Gelston Castle, Review
A Look Back at the 2011 moe.down Concert in Mohawk, NY
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Video: Ozomatli down in the crowd at moe.down 2011.
Over Labor Day weekend, at Gelston Castle in Mohawk, NY, the jam band moe. held its 12th annual moe.down concert. The three day concert festival not only featured five sets by the [...]
Bryan Thomas and Erin Harkes, July 28 Show, Back Lot Summer Music Series, Waterford Public Library
A sunny early evening on Thursday, July 28 brought local musicians Bryan Thomas and Erin Harkes to the Waterford Public Library as part of the library’s Back Lot summer music series. A crowd of fifty gathered around picnic benches and [...]
John Hammond and The Abrams Brothers at Caffe Lena July 10, 2011, Review
In the intimate environs of Caffè Lena, audiences were treated to a copious mélange of sounds by the youthful Abrams Brothers opening for the legendary Blues master, John Hammond on Sunday, July 10, 2011.
Originally from Ontario, Canada, The Abrams Brothers – John (guitar), [...]
The Return of Yes: Fly From Here, Album Review
Yes is one of those bands that people either love or hate. As an ardent fan, I’ll admit they’ve produced some of the greatest music of all time (the Fragile album, 1971), and some that has flat out irritated and baffled the hell out of me (“Arriving [...]
Phish at Watkins Glen, NY 2011 Concert Review
Almost ten years ago, I went on my last summer Phish Tour, traveling from Colorado and across the Midwest for the weekend festival in Oswego, NY (Camp Oswego). The year before I’d traveled cross-country with the same friends, from NY up the eastern seaboard ending with their weekend [...]
Couples Electronic Night at Flywheel, Easthampton
On July 1st, the Flywheel hosted a night of three boy and girl couple bands; each of the bands consisted of no more than, but at least one redheaded member and incorporated some degree of electronic elements. I have yet to ascertain whether or not these things were planned or [...]
Leylines EP, Review
If it were physically possible to plastic wrap honesty in a jewel case, Syracuse-based band Leylines’ self-titled EP would be it. After putting out the EP on June 23, 2011, Leylines wasted no time getting on the road to promote it. The band, which is currently still on tour with another Syracuse-based band, [...]
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