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Ithaca three piece indie rock band, Porch Couch, channels the best of nineties alternative into new single Look No More. Blending the crunchy 1960s - 1970s British retro rock sound with the 1990 alternative feeling and aspirational lyrics…
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Scottish indie artist Theo Bleak has shared "Megan in New York," the first track off his upcoming album Bargaining, a new collection of songs out on December 18. Co-written with close collaborator Mark Johnston, “Megan in…
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Harpist Mikaela Davis released her latest single "11:11" on Tuesday, November 11, a patient, melodic journey with harp cascading through Davis' enchanting voice. The track is the first in two years since the release of sophomore album,…
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Long Island glam punk band Bad Mary has released its lyric video of their latest single, “Time Warp.” Honoring the film’s renewed popularity, “Time…
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While his work with The Cars produced some of the best-known music of the New Wave ‘80s, many facets of the life of the band’s resident genius, Ric Ocasek, remain a mystery – one as tall as the man himself. With his unexpected death in…
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Melissa Auf der Maur, the bassist who powered Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins to the top of the indie charts, is slated to release a memoir of her alternatively joyful and harrowing experiences in the ‘90s rock scene. The book,…
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From the controversy over its authorship to the many artists who crafted their own unique versions of it, the long and winding history of the song “Hey Joe” unfolds like a great murder mystery. Now its journey through generations of…
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After two previous shows at SUNY Stony Brook in Long Island in 1967 and '68, the Grateful Dead returned to the campus gymnasium in 1970 on October 30. It was billed as two separate shows with two separate admissions. This marked the first…
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In 1987, the Carrier Dome in Syracuse hosted the breakthrough “The Joshua Tree” tour from Irish rock band U2. Spanning over 100 shows, the tour’s third and final leg made 5 total stops across New York State in the fall of ‘87, leading to…
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This is Part 4 of a series looking at the history of Phish in Albany. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 here. With 20 shows in Albany under their belt as of 2024, Phish has made it clear their affinity for the Capital…
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Central New York lost a beloved member of its music community on Saturday, November 29, with the passing of Steve Schad. He was 72. A native of CNY, Schad graduated from Jamesville-DeWitt High School in 1972. His music career began in…
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Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, best known as the female vocalist of The Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78. She passed away on Sunday, November 2 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Her…
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Jack DeJohnette, the influential jazz/fusion/new jazz drummer, died this weekend at Kingston Hospital, surrounded by family and friends. He was 83. Jack Dejohnette-8/9/42-10/26/25 - photo by Rudy Lu Born in Chicago, he was originally…
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