Best 2011 Summer Music Festivals in Upstate NY & the Adirondacks
It’s that time of the year again. Time to pack up the tent and head out to hear your favorite bands (and some new favorites waiting to be discovered) at area music festivals. Nothing means summer to music fans more than spending [...]
Saves the Day at Northern Lights
Lately I have been in a bit of a nostalgic phase regarding music. The thing is, I have liked some pretty bad music in the past – I’m looking at you Boyz II Men (and pretty awesome… I’m looking at you again Boyz II Men). It’s music I am ashamed to admit [...]
Ray LaMontagne Coming to SPAC, June 3, 2011
Ray LaMontagne had a musical epiphany at age 20 as he was jolted awake to Stephen Stills’ song “Tree Top Flyer” on the radio. He quit his job at a shoe factory, bought the Stills Alone album and traded his vintage VW bus for a vintage Martin guitar [...]
Taking Back Sunday at Northern Lights, May 1st, Review (w/ an Intro to Emo)
A few months ago, on my way to work I heard an ad on the radio not only informing me that all the original members of Taking Back Sunday had reunited, but they were going to be touring again and playing [...]
Some of the greatest bands in rock history are AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Their trailblazing sound has influenced numerous groups for decades, including the increasingly popular Scottish group the Red Hot Chili Pipers (not to be confused with the alternative rock band, the Red Hot Chili Peppers). The Red Hot Chili Pipers will [...]
On Tuesday, January 25th, The Egg in Albany will host an evening with two of our most celebrated singer/songwriters: Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt. Fans of these two artists are certainly in for a musical treat.
Since 1980, Texas native Lyle Lovett has recorded thirteen albums. Originally starting out as a songwriter, Lovett signed with [...]
On Saturday, January 15th, the Egg will host widely acclaimed nontraditional bluegrass band Crooked Still. The innovative string and voice quintet, who count such musicians as Väsen, Tim O’Brien, Bela Fleck, The Band, and Gillian Welch among their inspirations, has been hailed as “the most important folk group to emerge from Boston since the early [...]
A blistering and copious cacophony of noise will be coming to the Upstate Artists Guild in Albany on Friday, January 14th at 7:30pm. Eardrums will be simultaneously assaulted and soothed by a variety of experimental, avant-garde music and ambient soundscapes during Noise Night, featuring performances by Cruudeuces, Fossils From the Sun, Parashi and Xanthocephalus.
Nathaniel Brennan [...]
By Jessica Nicosia
Chandler Travis Philharmonic is a band whose music defies definition. It encompasses countless genres, from alternative rock to pop, and jazz to Americana. Born in the fall of 1996, the Philharmonic is a nine-piece Massachusetts-based ensemble that includes a string bass, mandocello, guitar, keys, drums, accordion, and horn section, and valet. When Chandler [...]
Each year Skidmore College hosts its annual Beatlemore Skidmania, a student and faculty led concert that celebrates one of the most popular musical sensations to ever walk the earth: The Beatles. This Sunday, November 21, 2010 will mark the 10th Anniversary of Beatlemore Skidmania, which has grown into one of Skidmore’s biggest events, attracting enough [...]
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