HOMETOWN HEROES RETURN – PHANTOGRAM AT UPSTATE CONCERT HALL
When you return home, there are always plenty of things on the to do list. You have to see and reminisce with family and…
Bryan Lasky
CRAIG FINN GETS INTIMATE WITH HIS FANS ON THE LIVING ROOM TOUR
Seeing an artist who normally plays fairly good size rooms, armed with just an acoustic guitar in a record shop is really special. The…
DAVID BOWIE CELEBRATED BY BAND MATES ONE YEAR AFTER HIS DEATH
Before reviewing this show, I just want to say up front that I am a gigantic David Bowie fan. His unexpected death last January,…
DARLINGSIDE & TALL HEIGHTS FUSE FRIENDSHIP AND FOLK MUSIC AT THE EGG
Tall Heights began the evening with quite the set that got a standing ovation from the crowd. With a sense of humor on top…
JOSEPH’S SOARING VOICES SHOULD DOMINATE 2017
Allison, Meegan, and Natalie Closner, the sisters who make up the band Joseph, were delighted to see such a crowd show up to their…
MONDAYS ARE FOR ROCK & ROLL IN ALBANY WITH JULY TALK, MONA + BAD MOTHERS
Mondays are usually reserved for licking your wounds from the weekend and just worrying about making it through the rest of the week. With…
FRANK TURNER NEVER SEEMS TO SLOW DOWN
Some concerts the bands go up and play their music for the crowd and never say a word to the audience except thank you…
LAKE STREET DIVE & RUBBLEBUCKET SHAKE TROY TO ITS CORE
Watching a seated venue come to life due to the music on stage being played at such a wild level is what concert dreams…
EVERYBODY GETS MORE CYMBALS EAT GUITARS AT THE LOW BEAT
“Everyone gets more guitars” proudly declared Joseph D’Agostino after the second song of the evening, “Finally” off their fantastic new album Pretty Years being…
WILD MUSIC & HOT TEMPERATURES – LOCKN’ DAY 4
With cloud coverage gone, it was a bright and early Sunday for most of the festival. While some began to breakdown their campsites so…