The Music (And More) 2019 Quarter 1 Report

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The Music (and More) 2019 Quarter 1 Report

Report covers the time period of January 1st No More Death Stars - "Been Dead" [pop to March 31st, 2019. We inadvertently missed punk rock] Glens Falls a few before that time period, which were brought to our attention by fans, bands & Noncompliants - "Fed Up" [punk rock] Albany others. The missing is listed at the end, along with a special Thank You… Promiser - "Midnight" | "Something Better" (singles) [pop punk rock] Albany RECORDINGS: Somewhere To Call Home - "Unwanted (ft. Sean Loucks" Hard Rock / Metal / Punk (single) [nü metalcore] Albany Animal - "Influence" (single) | "The Witch" [horrorcore metal hard rock] Albany The Way Back When - "Newport Mansions" (single) [emo pop punk] Lake George/Narragansett RI Backseat Bullets - "Nothing New" (Remastered) (single) [alt emo punk] Albany Turbine Sunrise - "Roll It Out!" [alt rock punk-a-billy] Saratoga Springs Bo Hyde - "Paralyzed" (single) [hard rock] Sprakers Violent By Design - "Dark Days Deserved" [hardcore Brick By Brick - "Hive Mentality" [hardcore metal] metal] Albany Albany Wet Specimens - "Foreshadowing MMXIX" (2-song) Broken Field Runner - "Put An Ocean Between My Self- [hardcore punk] Albany Pity & Me" | "Palm Trees Wave" (singles) [emo pop punk] Albany / LA White Devil And The 666 - "White Devil and the 666" [garage punk blues] Albany Brookline - "Fade" (EP) [alt rock] Greenwich Young Culture - "(This Is) Heaven" (EP) [pop punk] Comrade Nixon - "The Hades Trip" [punk noise rock Albany post-punk] Lyon Mountain Rock / Pop Crafter - "Lasting Efforts" [hard core punk rock] Andrew Mirabile - "Bad Cigarettes" (single) [rock blues] Pittsfield MA | "Old Fashioned Lullabye" (single track) [country blues folk] Albany Eyelyner - "Eyelyner" (EP) [80's hair metal parody] Broadalbin Balcony - "In My Head" (single) [alt pop rock] Saratoga Springs Fine Grain - "Kelsey's Party Mix" (2-song) [grunge hardcore post-punk rock] Albany Caramel Snow - "Princess Tristesse" | "She Looks Like A Cat" (single tracks) [shoegaze dreampop] Delmar Guide the Fall - "11, 11 & 5, 6, 7" (single track) [heavy metal rock] Fonda Delaney - "Bow & Arrow" (single) [pop] Queensbury/LA

Hungry Jack - "18 Holes Of Blood" (EP) [horror hard Good Fiction - "Right Stuff BBY" (single) [alt rock] rock] Glens Falls Saratoga Springs

Illuminaughty - "Demigod" (single track) [heavy metal Hand Habits - "placeholder" [pop rock] Albany/LA hard rock] Albany I Am Snow Angel - "Mothership" [electronic chill pop] Nick Rossi - "My Serenity" (EP) [alt pop punk rock] Lake Placid/NYC Clifton Park

Jes Hudak - "Chasing a Rainbow" (single) Americana / Folk / Country / 'grass / [pop] Saratoga Springs/NYC/LA CA Singer-Songwriter

Jocelyn & Chris Arndt - "The Fun in the Fight" A Judgmental Swarm Of Bees - "Brownies For | "Outta My Head" (single) [rock] Fort Plain/Cambridge Breakfast" (single track) | "*TOP SECRET* @# MA [CONFIDENTIAL] DO NOT SHARE!!! DO NOT ~*% DUPLICATE!!!" (demos) [acoustic folk punk] Albany Julia Gargano - "Tired" (single) [s/s electronic pop] Staten Island/Albany Asa Morris - "This Song Has No Name" (single track) [acoustic lo-fi s/s folk] Glens Falls/FLA/Saratoga Springs Justin Charles - "The Sweetest" (single) [pop] Clifton Park Bob Warren - "Four Leaf Clover" (single track) [country folk pop] Salem Katie Louise - "Imprisoned in Paradise" (single) | "Unleash" [electro pop] Saratoga Springs Dan Berggren - "Tobin's Favorite/Irishman's Heart to the Ladies" (single tracks) [folk] Ballston Spa Last Star Falling - "Sea of Memory" (single) [ambient melodic rock] Albany James Hearne - "JH is: One-Take Bartlet, Volume IV" [s/s americana] Catskill Logan - "Too Bad" [emo pop] Albany Jay Maloney - "Feel Motion" (single track) [country Luxtides - "Dark" (single) [pop] Clifton Park/NJ bluegrass electronic world] Albany

Marty Wendell - "Rock & Roll Days" [rock n roll Jesse O'Neill - "we will run" (2-tracks) [s/s acoustic blues rockabilly] Ticonderoga rock] Albany/NYC

Millington - "Cold in the City" (single) [ska punk rock] Jesse O'Neill and Jon Tario - "sing it again" [americana Niskayuna blues celtic folk] Albany/NYC/Clifton Park

Mirinda James - "World My Way" (single track) Joe McGinness - "A Better Man" (single) [country pop] [american underground rock] Bethlehem / Nashville TN Ticonderoga

MNNX - "Anxiety" | "Maybe" (singles) [alt pop] Keanen Stark and Orion Kribs - "Live Songs" [traditional Schenectady folk] Whitehall

Nick Rossi - "My Serenity" (EP) [pop rock] Clifton Park Lucas Garrett - "Aphrodite" | "Where Are You Going?" | "Love is Better" (singles) [alternative folk rock] Sandy McKnight's Pop-Clique - "Somerville" (single) Queensbury [power pop rock] Lee MA Marilyn Miller - "What's On My Mind" [s/s folk pop] SaviorSongs - "My Sweet Woman" (single) [rock] Hudson Latham Mirinda James - "Worth the Risk" | "I Had a Dream" | Take 2 - "Heartstrings" (single) [pop] Granville "Ain't Worth Living" (single tracks) [country pop rock] Selkirk / Nashville TN Wild Adriatic - "Adriatic / Rodriguez" (EP) [soul rock] Albany Ony & Aaron Mittler - "Heart of Dreams" [country blues rock] Edinburgh

PLAN-T - "PLAN-T Beginnings" [s/s] Greenfield DComposeuЯ - "ITZEL - WIVES - DCOMPOSED" Center (single track) [electronic deconstruction assemblages] STEAL CITY / EAST SIDE, Slik Nik & th' Tex's Playboys - "Introducing... PUEBLO, CO Slik Nik & th' Tex's Playboys" [country rockabilly] Troy Grab Ass Cowboys & Parashi - "cosmic microwave Terra Naomi - "Everything" | "Machine Age (acoustic)" background" [experimental instrumental noise] Albany (23feb19) (singles) [s/s folk pop] Saratoga Springs/LACA John Olander - "I Could Have Sworn; It Was Sunday" | Travins n' Tondreau - "In The Meantime" (single track) "Is it Monday or Thursday?" [electronic experimental [bluegrass country rock] Gloversville drum percussion soundscapes] Albany

Tristan Bouchard - "In a Sweater Poorly Knit Kazufro2 - "Troop" (single track) [hip-hop/rap (Mewithoutyou iPhone Cover)" to "Return of the instrumental beats] Troy Grievous Angel (Gram Parsons Cover)" (single tracks) [s/s piano] Menands/Boston MA MithrilNova - "Roots" | "Orbit" (single tracks) [electronic pop soundtrack] Troy William Hale - "Salem Session" [s/s folk rock] Glens Falls Moon Risk 7 - "C" to "Excrement" (single tracks) Jazz / International / Classical / World [electronic ambient chiptune drone] Albany Andy Iorio - "Awakening" [contemporary classical piano] Saratoga Springs Muzzle Lords - "Mild Animated Violence" (2-track) [electronics noise] Troy Dan Cuatt - "The Living Room Sessions" [jazz combo] Albany Pinkamena Party - "IT'S 20.19 BPM" [electronic breakcore hardcore noise speedcore] Troy Instrumental / Electronic / EDM A World For You - "Volta [Acoustic]" (single track) Rambutan - "Tensile Strength" | "the salt migration" | [ambient acoustic guitar] Saratoga Springs/LA, CA "Temple of Echo 3" [experimental drone improvisation noise synth] Albany Acid Reins - "Reflections - DEMO" (single track) [fusion progressive rock blues] Troy Rhakim Ali - "Throwaways Vol. 2" | "Throwaways Vol. 1" [hip hop instrumental beats] Albany Barely Alive - "Lost In Time" (EP) [EDM electronic dance dubstep] MA/LA Rrarebear - "Girl" to "Catching Flights" | "waitingforSpring2019" [chill electronic beats] Albany Big Malk - "Sounds From The Vault Vol. 2" [hip hop instrumental beats] Albany Soo Do Koo - "MTNYHT.1" to "fa la looo." (single tracks) [psychedelic hip hop] Albany Bob Lukomski - "Society of Grace" [experimental ambient electro-acoustic] Albany/New Paltz Still.Floating - "Blizzards[DriverScene]" to "Magic[50&Kim]" (single tracks) | "Suspicious Activity” Carm Grasso - "As If by Magic" [classical prog rock (EP) [old-school sample-based hip hop instrumentals] guitar] Saratoga Springs Albany

Chris Bassett - "Allegra Geller vs. Chris Bassett" (single The Swingin' Palms - "Over the Moon" (single) track) [ambient industrial lo-fi noise] Troy [Hawaiian tiki surf instrumentals] Albany

Zovi - "Robots, Dragons, and Other Things mac moon - "broken romance" | "147am" Including the Sapphire Metropolis" (EP) (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany [industrial cybergrind noise rave] Troy MADDS - "Angels On Acid (Explicit)" | "Talking ZSLYTHA - "synth loops vol. 1" | "max's demise (hot To The Moon - Bruno Mars (COVER)" to "Living The garbage vol. 2)" | "I listen to music too" | "anonymously Dream" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Schenectady reported in a remorseful and high-pitched voice" and "190105_04" (single tracks) [hip-hop/rap beats] Albany Mista Pigz - "Neighborhood Creeps -Underground Messiah" | "St. Pat" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany R&B / Soul / Hip-Hop / Rap / Funk Airline Jay - "Feel Trip" | "Fuck You, Next" (single track) MostlyEverything - "Netflix & Chill" (single track) [hip [hip hop rap] Albany hop rap] Albany

Andy 'Ayo B' O'Brien - "All On Me" and "Stranger Ohzhe - "TooMuch" to "HBK Feat. Tee - Kay" (single Things" (singles) | "More Than You Know" to "Now I tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany Know (Stephen Marley Cover)" (single tracks) [alt r&b soul pop] Albany Pink Nois - "MOONCHILE" | "T4LKING" (singles) [r&b soul hip hop rap] Albany Carter - "Carter's World" [hip hop rap] Averill Park Promise The Unbreakable™ - "Guess Enough's Not Chris Cool Peeples - "HIPPYFLIP" - "SUNSET GROOVE" Enough Yet" [hip hop soul pop rap] Schenectady (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Schenectady Rhakim Ali - "Black Jesus" and "Willis Reed" | Clear Mind - "Before I'm Gone" [hip hop rap] Albany "Throwaways Vol. 2" | "Throwaways Vol. 1" [hip hop rap] Albany Dahm. - "Hold My Hand" (single) [hip hop rap] Albany Suave The Don - "Matter of Grind" [hip hop rap] Troy Devin B - "Grease" (single track) [hip hop rap] Albany The Clear Minded - "Before I'm Gone" [hip hop rap] Hartley's Encore - "Feel So Good" (single) [funk r&b] Albany Albany The Purple Stuff - "Basement Stream Cuts" (EP) | itsD3V - "Mad @ Me (feat. Ca$ino Cam)" (single track) "Where We At?" (single track) [funk groove jazz blues [hip hop rap] Albany/Brooklyn rock] Albany

Jay Ayeves - "The Jack of All Trades" (EP) [hip hop rap] Thurman Junior - "Fire & Desire" | "Eastside" Albany [underground hip hop rap] Albany

Jayy Greene - "Sometimes" | "Reflections (Prod. Tony Louie - "New Fashion" to "Touchmoney Cease Ft. Hvtcher)" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany Tony Louie" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany

JB!! aka Dirty Moses - "Talk Nice To Me" [hip hop rap] Toshi - "Anxiety" (single track) [hip hop rap pop] Albany Amsterdam

JPlus - "Gassin' You Up" | "I Like It Freestyle" (single Wavy Cunningham & DJ Mercy - "Cee Lo in tha Trap tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany (WC G-Day Mix)" [hip hop rap] Albany

Legacy T - "Break It Down" (single track) [hip hop rap] Willem Burger - "TOMORROW" | "Mrs. Rebound" Lake Luzerne (single tracks) [hip hop pop soul] Albany

Young Cobain - "Beautiful" (single track) [hip Hilltop - "Hilltop" [rock bluegrass funk jam hop rap rock] Albany jazz psychedelic] Amsterdam

ZEO - "Enjoy the Ride" (EP) [hip hop rap] Joan Kelsey - "G Major for Reid (old tape Saratoga Springs version)" (single track) | "Little Songs" (2-tracks) [chamber folk pop] Troy Blues / Gospel / Christian / Religious Agape Blues Company - "One Way" [christian gospel Jockimo Brown - "A Lovely Haze" [lo-fi experimental folk blues] Schenectady rock] Saratoga Springs

Chris O'Leary - "7 Minutes Late" [blues rock] Justin Friello and the Jack & Jill Orchestra - "Jack & Jill Schenectady (Live)" [acoustic chamber folk rock] Schenectady

Alternative / Indie / Other Laveda - "Dream. Sleep." (single) [dream pop] Albany 28N - "You Will Never Know" (single track) [alternative indie pop rock soul] Albany Lip Talk - "D A Y S" [alternative experimental electropop] Saratoga Springs/Brooklyn Asa Morris (Small Ghosts) - "Trust Is Difficult (2019)" [acoustic experimental folk lo-fi noise] Los Elk - "Delirium" (EP) | "Say" (single) [indie dance Asa Morris - "Found Ruins (2019)" [acoustic folk lo-fi rock] Saratoga Springs/Boston covers] Glens Falls/TX/FLA Mangokids - "Mangokids" (EP) [indie pop rock] Albany Brown Cuts Neighbors - "Plasm Spoon" (originally recorded 1989) [alternative anti-folk garage rock Russel the Leaf - "Greenfield Center" (EP) [indie pop psychedelic punk] Schenectady rock] Scotia/Philly PA/Troy

Bruiser and Bicycle - "Woods Come Find Me" [freak folk Safety Meeting - "SAFETY MEETING: WCDB ALBANY LIVE pop rock] Albany STUDIO SESSION" [psychedelic jazz jam shoegazerock] Saratoga Springs Burly - "Self Titled Demon" [indie jazz folk rock] Troy Sam Gleason - "I Quit" (single) [indie rock] Albany caesar nixon - "buddy" [lo-fi emo pop] Ballston Spa Scientific Maps - "Warm Apparitions" [scifi lofi indie Cerio | Martin | Arsenault - "Glass Dad | Schenectady pop] Brooklyn/Albany Sound" [psychedelic life soundtrack] Schenectady Sinkcharmer - "Noise Outside" | "2XVIII" [indie Danjoe - "Danjoe" [alt indie pop rock] Albany electronic pop] Ballston Spa

Donnie - "Girl" (EP) [alt grunge pop] Saratoga / Brooklyn Small Town Glow - "You're Welcome" (EP) [alt rock] Troy El Modernist - "American" (EP) [modern alt rock] Albany Splashes in the Hudson - "tool" (single track) [indie lo-fi Gordon St - "Deleted Scenes" (single) [pop rock] Scotia garage rock] Albany

Greens - "Before the Dog" (single track) [indie emo Sydney Schizzano - "Warm" (single) [s/s indie pop] rock] Albany Albany

Hate Club - "A Clear Mistake" (3-song EP) [alternative The Gherkins - "Return of the Future" [rock country punk slacker rock tweemo] Albany electropop futurism new wave] Albany/Mesa AZ

The Ghost Pine - "My Bad" [alt rap rock] We Are Albany NY - Albany Currently with some 50+ songs, this Spotify playlist is dedicated to local musicians. If you The Mountain Carol - "Dream of Me" (single are an Albany native or alumni, submit your track) [electropop jam synthpop] Saranac music to ElModernist at gmail dot com or El Modernist on Facebook for inclusion on the playlist shuffle. The Static Dive - "Chill" [alt rock pop instrumentals] | "Built for Better Days" (EP) [alt rock pop] Queensbury VIDEOS:

The Va Va Voodoos - "The Crusher" (single track) [lo-fi ANIMAL - "risen" garage rock] Albany Balcony - "In My Head" Underwater Cartographers - "ｄａｎｋｆｅｍｔｏ" [indie concept chill troll-fi pop rock] Albany Bear Grass - LEFT Release Show - "Unawake"

Bonnie and Mark Parsons (Sky Full of Dippers) - COLLECTIONS / COMPILATIONS "Transcending"

Formula 5 Brick By Brick - "Hive Mentality" (Ft. Jessica Pimentel) Live soundboard recordings, from Jan 1st to March 31st. Broken Field Runner - "Palm Trees Wave" Gordon St Recorded live sets, January 1st to March 31st. Brookline - "Sinking" (Official Music Video)

Harry Pyle - "Project Overload" Dave Graham - "Just Shut Up" A series of music videos, every day is a new song, performed as they would be live but in a studio setting. Donnie - "Stir Crazy"

MIRK Emcee Graffiti - "Aversion Therapy" "So Bad" - (Official Music Video) Part three of a four part music video series inspired by Girth Control - "Bad Things" MIRK's recent album 'SENSE' Hand Habits - "placeholder" | "can't calm down" | Super Dark Collective "what lovers do" Latest releases on the two independent record labels from the Saratoga Springs, NY based Super Dark Hasty Page - "Vices" (Official Music Video) Collective of artists and musicians. Super Dark Records: itsD3V - "Mad @ Me (feat. Ca$ino Cam)" Mr. Cancelled - "Every Town Has Its Dolls" [garage noise post psych punk] Troy Illuminaughty - "6 2 0"

The Static Dive - 12Months12Songs JB!! aka Dirty Moses - "Black Boy Magic" (Official Video) From prolific songwriter, producer, and multi- instrumentalist R.P. Smith, known for his work with Joan Kelsey's Silver Lining - "Animals/For Morgan" bands Shu and The Distractions, and as a solo artist (Bob Smith), comes a new single every month of 2019 in the Jocelyn & Chris Arndt - "Outta My Head" (Official Video) #12Months12Songs challenge: "Built for Better Days" (jan) JPlus - "I Like It Freestyle (Border Control)" | "Gassin' "Low Tide Funk" (feb) You Up" "Holy Ghost" (mar)

Kardia - "Pendulum Mind" (OFFICIAL LIVE Melanie Krahmer / Sirsy: FOOTAGE VIDEO) ... is one of the drummers mentioned in Cindy Goldberg's upcoming documentary Katie Haverly - "Titanic" "Beat Keepers: Women with Rhythm" about female drummers. Check out the interview Last Daze - "Too Little, Too Late" in Tom Tom Magazine HERE

Last Star Falling - "Sea of Memory" Watch the trailer HERE

LIP TALK - "Ad Junkie" | "After All" [official videos] Real George’s Backroom - Local 518 Music Television Mike Campese - "The Fire Within" Straight from the Albany music scene of the 1980s, "Real George" Guarino’s half-hour public access Millington - "Cold In The City Acoustic" (Official Video) music/video/art television show, "Real George’s Backroom" was must-see TV. After many years, Promiser - "Something Better" George has begun sharing the vintage episodes on YouTube. Ryder Cooley & Dust Bowl Faeries - "Zebra" Episodes currently available for your viewing

SLAY - "In The Mix" (Official Video) pleasure (in order of posting date):

State Champs - "Criminal" Real George’s Backroom TV 14 (September, 1982) Real George’s Backroom TV 17 (December, 1982) Steve Candlen - "Heartbreak Girl" Real George’s Backroom TV 46 (September, 1985) Real George’s Backroom TV1 (1981) The Clay People - "GenRX" Real George’s Backroom TV 7 (August, 1982) Real George’s Backroom TV 8 (July, 1982) The Way Back When - "Newport Mansions" Real George’s Backroom TV 2 (1981) Real George’s Backroom TV 3 (1981) Turn It Up - "City Life" | "yo, i can turn it off with my Real George’s Backroom TV 10 (May, 1982) toe" Real George’s Backroom TV 11 (June, 1982) Real George’s Backroom TV 50 (January, 1986) FILM / DOCUMENTARY / TV Real George’s Backroom TV 51 (February, 1986) Real George’s Backroom TV 52 (March, 1986) Bee Side Fest: The Movie Trailer Real George’s Backroom TV 4 (March, 1982) Watch this space - Coming Fall 2019. In October Real George’s Backroom TV 65 (April, 1987) 2018, Bee Side Cassettes hosted the first Bee Side Real George’s Backroom TV 66 (May, 1987) Fest in Albany NY. It was filmed on tape. Real George’s Backroom TV 67 (June, 1987) Real George’s Backroom TV 64 (March, 1987) First Look at The Smiths-Infused Comedy-Drama Real George’s Backroom TV 63 (February, 1987) ‘Shoplifters of the World’ Real George's Backroom TV 62 (January, 1987) That record shop counter looks familiar? You might Real George's Backroom TV 64 (March, 1987) have plunked some money down (no checks) for Real George's Backroom TV 63 (February, 1987) musical items at The River Street Beat Shop in Troy, Real George's Backroom TV 19 (March, 1983) where some scenes were filmed. Real George's Backroom TV 25 (Sept, 1983) Real George's Backroom TV 26 (October, 1983)

Resiliencia: Music Video Documentary MISC / OTHER: Series "Plant the Seed" - Produced and directed Bandcamp Daily - This Week’s Essential by Taína Asili, and filmed and edited by Releases: Outlaw Country, Folk Rock, Hip- Gaetano Vaccaro of Sunangel Media, it's a music Hop And More video documentary about black farmer and Essential Releases is a weekly roundup of the best music on Bandcamp, where they recommend crucial new educator Leah Penniman and her journey to albums that were released between Friday's. One of the become the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, a recommendations between March 1st to 8th was Hand national leader in the food justice movement. The Habits ‘placeholder’ album. song was inspired by Asili's interview with Penniman, and is on the album 'Resiliencia'. BreakThruRadioTV "Wash Over Me" by Bear Grass - BTR Live Studio Leah Penniman is the author of "Farming While [ep786] Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation From the session description: Bear Grass, out of Troy, on the Land", available at Amazon. made up of Katie Hammon, Ian White, August Sagehorn, and Tommy Krebs. The band is remarkably Resiliencia is a series of short documentaries unassuming in their pop sensibility, with an offbeat sort of listlessness to their lyrics set atop a bed of tight inspired by stories of resilience Taína witnessed in classic indie rock grooves. They joined us at Serious interviews she conducted with women of color in Business Music in Brooklyn for this rare session. various parts of the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada Listen to the audio podcast for more music and over the course of several years. These stories, as interview. well as her own, are born at the intersection of survival and reclamation of love and liberation. The The Collaborative Magazine Resiliencia documentary series accompanies the A locally focused arts publication dedicated to album by the same name which contains the exploring, amplifying and empowering creative arts in compositions Taína Asili wrote to go along with the Capital Region. CollabCast episodes and other each of the women’s stories. videos such as Sound Bites expand on & explore other stories via collaborativemagazine.org

TODAY Show: CollabCasts: Sister-brother duo Jocelyn and Chris Arndt Ep. 7: Magazine Update perform "Outta My Head" Ep. 8: Local radio personality Jasmine Shea Sister-brother bandmates Jocelyn and Chris Arndt Ep. 9: Filmmaker Micah Khan are putting a millennial spin on classic rock, Ep. 10: Food writer Deanna Fox growing their music career while finding time to Ep. 11: Journalist and photographer Stan Horaczek graduate from Harvard University. The two Ep. 12: Actor-Director Patrick White perform “Outta My Head" on the third hour of Ep. 13: Pop Culture Provocateurs TODAY. Ep. 14: The Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards Ep. 15: Creative entrepreneur Jamel Mosely

Underwater Cartographers - "Berserk Episode 26 - ｄａｎｋｆｅｍｔｏ Sound Bites: Three songs with... " Chris Cool Peeples Follows the story of Goots, a wandering Blue Ranger swordsman with everything to prove. Set in the fictional world of Berzoyk, hank nemto is a true visionary masterpiece and a breath of fresh air into to the over populated lo-fi scene.

Daily Gazette – Articles: Saratoga Living - "8 Female Musicians From Saratoga Springs native Donnelly happily Upstate New York You Should Be Listening exploring new ‘Phases’ To Right Now" By Michael Hochanadel (Full article likely by Will Levith behind a paywall) Fire up your favorite streaming service and prepare to Write up prior to Pete Donnelly’s Caffe Lena show in be obsessed. January, in support of his new album 'Phases of the Moon'. Spotlight News – Articles: EXCLUSIVE: Preview El Modernist’s new single off Saratoga native releases new album under Lip Talk upcoming EP By Indiana Nash (Full article likely behind a paywall) By Kaitlin Lembo Sarah Pedinotti talks about her album 'D A Y S' and the Local indie rock / hip-hop band El Modernist previewed circuitous path of her music career. "Hero", a single track off their debut EP 'American' in March. GuitArthur He plays guitar, a lot. There’re over 100 songs, all over SUPER DARK Live Music the map in terms of style, at Reverbnation. Go give a Christopher Brown (Bad Culture Films), in association listen when you’ve a moment. with Super Dark Collective and Lofi Kabuki Records, presents live music in the upstate, New York (518) area joelpattersondotus - and beyond. A variety of sounds from local to touring Live performance videos of singers, musicians & artists. Mostly filmed in Albany, Saratoga Springs, and inspired virtuosos from & coming through the Albany the surrounding areas. area. Some recent uploads include s/s Maurizio. The NPR Tiny Desk Concert Contest - Local Entrants Madison Vandenburg: American Idol - Season 17 NPR Music has hosted hundreds of musicians at their The 16-year-old Cohoes native and Shaker High student Tiny Desk. This video contest was a way to find another blew away the judges with her cover of Dan & Shay's for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series. Winner (not "Speechless" during her audition, after which Katy Perry announced as of Q1 report) plays their very own Tiny said she could be the next Kelly Clarkson. As of this Desk concert, then tours to select spots in the U.S. with writing for the Q1 report, she’s made it through NPR and Blue Microphones. Hollywood Week which aired on March 25th. Watch her audition of Dan & Shay’s "Speechless" on piano. These were some of the local entries: Mark Manning - "Can't Give My Love To You" Melted Magazine Donnie - "I Remember Being Young" TAGABOW: "I AM LANCE ARMSTRONG" MUSIC VIDEO Tuomo-Kohrs - "He Don't Know" FEATURE + INTERVIEW Leah Woods - "Boy You Know" A piece featuring they are gutting a body of water C.K. & The Rising Tide - "Witness the Storm" (tagabow) in a free form interview and latest video. Sub Slab - "Level With Me" Belle-Skinner - "Siren Song” The Record Dick Solberg, the Sun Mountain Fiddler - "How Could "Local music students pay tribute to The Beatles" They Bust Willie Nelson" Music students from the Troy Music Academy paid Shane Guerrette - "No Easy Way To Go" tribute to The Beatles on Wednesday Jan. 30 for the Sydney Schizzano - "Pamela" 50th anniversary of the Beatle’s last show. They covered Scotchka - "Back on the Liquor" songs during a lunchtime concert in the Troy Atrium. Phil Henry - "Leanne" Owen Nied - "Jitter Club" Relix Magazine - At Work: The Gibson Brothers Article in the March 2019 issue of Relix discussing the making of the Gibson Brothers 'Mockingbird' album on Easy Eye Sound.

Times Union - Articles INADVERTANTLY OVERLOOKED - "Meditations for Geeks" by Alyssa Yeager RECORDINGS: (Rhiannon's Lark) Meditations about common themes with Hard Rock / Metal / Punk uncommon storylines, taking you into the worlds of the Brookline - "Crossroads" (2-song) [alt rock] Greenwich Dark Crystal, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and more. Become the most mindful geek you can be with this Caribbean Crisis - "The Violence Age" (single) [punk unique collection of guided meditations based on sci-fi russian-folk] Albany and fantasy themes. Quiet Eyes - "Northwind" (single) [melodic post There's also a column by Amy Biancolli HERE hardcore] Troy

Souly Had signs six-figure deal with Island Records Rough-n-Real Band - "High Wire" (single) [classic hard rock] Mayfield Upst8MusicFanZone Posting videos of local bands that perform in the Capital Somewhere To Call Home - "Haunted" [nü metalcore] District, Upstate New York Area... a wide variety of Albany music... something for everyone. These are videos from the fan perspective, recorded on a number of devices. Rock / Pop Elrod + Motherjudge - "Cold Warrior" [blues r&b WEXT Radio - 518 Sessions country rock] Albany Live performances and conversations with Local 518 musicians. Each week highlights a different artist or Jazz / International / Classical / World band with a brief interview as an introduction. Airdates Bright Dog Red - "Means to the Ends" [psychedelic jazz are Thursdays 11:30pm & various other times. hip-hop electronica] Albany The latest includes Bob Bates and JoAnn Sifo of Dyer

Switch Band, Belle Skinner, Bird Streets (John Brodeur), Teresa Broadwell - "Just We" [swing jazz vocals] Albany Katie Louise, Kevin McKrell, and The Insolent Willies.

Instrumental / Electronic / EDM WEXT Radio - Listen: On Demand Carm Grasso - "Mixed Signals" [classical prog rock Catch new On Demand listening opportunities all guitar] Saratoga Springs gathered in one spot. 518 Sessions, along with Live at

EXT sessions and various interviews, will all land here as Stalek - "All of You (Taking Over)" to "The Basement" well as on their associated WEXT program pages. (single tracks) [dark electronic synthwave ambient] Troy Have a listen to the following from the Local 518:

Bob Bates and JoAnn Sifo / Dyer Switch Band | Tumo- Kohrs | Dan Berggren Turns 70 | Belle Skinner | R&B / Soul / Hip Hop / Rap / Funk Bird Streets / John Brodeur | Katie Louise Releases Band Name Loading... - "Clown College" [r&b funk rock "Unleash" | Mold. Broken. MotherJudge | Kevin McKrell pop] Albany | The Insolent Willies | Saffi | Sandy McKnight's Pop- Clique Emcee Graffiti - "Scuffed Timbs" (single) [hip hop rap] Albany WEXT Radio - Local 518 Show The Local 518 Show showcases original music from itsD3V - "Resurrection" (EP) [hip hop rap] bands and musicians based in, or have strong ties to, Albany/Brooklyn the Capital District. Each show features an Attic Classic - a song/band from generally a decade or more ago. It's Alternative / Indie / Other WEXT’s original half hour show dedicated to new and Greetings - "The Way Out//Mule" (2-track) [rock] significant music and honoring the roots of the Local Albany 518's diverse music scene.

Hilltop - "Sip This 8/25/18" [rock bluegrass funk jam jazz psychedelic] Amsterdam

The Ghost Pine - "The Ghost Pine" [alt rock hip hop] Albany

The Weasels - "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow" [smart jazz blues rock] Albany

VIDEOS

Brookline - "Two Thirds" [Official Music Video]

Hilltop - "Through the Night"

Danny P - "Tonight" they are gutting a body of water - "i am lance armstrong" | "salon" | "jadakiss"

FILM / DOCUMENTARY / TV

The Great Unknown Starring Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis & Desirée Matthews A woman turns to her grandmother as she endures a profound loss, finding transformation and rebirth of self in the midst of heartbreak. Directed by Anna Jones. Written & Executive Produced by Desirée Matthews. The trailer features music by The Parlor

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There's an amazing amount of original music recorded and videos produced by Capital Region musicians, bands, and artists every year. By no means is these listings all-inclusive. If you know of a release or video you loved but was inadvertently overlooked, let me know. You can reach me at apgregory65 at gmail dot com

If you or your band have an upcoming release planned, please visit The Local 518 Show for airplay submission guidelines.

Since 2012, it’s been an eye-opening experience putting these quarterly reports together for the fans, supporters, and most importantly the creators of original music in the Capital District (and just a bit beyond).