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The (and ) 2020 Quarter 1 Report

Report covers the time period of January 1st Hour Of Lead - "Hour Of Lead" [ to March 31st, 2020. I inadvertently missed a sludge punk] Albany few before that time period, which were brought to my attention by fans, bands & I Recant - "Hollow" (single) [alt metal] Troy others. The missing is listed at the end, along with an End Note… Ike's Wasted World - "Key of Satan" (single track) [] Albany RECORDINGS JJ - "Hate On Me" (single) [hard rock] Albany Hard Rock / Metal / Punk BattleaXXX - "highNtight" | "Aquarobics" | "booboo" | Joe Mansman and The Midnight Revival - "3 "Top Shelf" | "Sex Bot Apocalypse" (single tracks) [post- " (3-track) | "Sellout" (single) [alt-rock americana punk hard rock] Albany metal] Glens Falls

Bendt - "Brightness in the Barrens" [alternative modern Lemon of Choice - "Lime of Decision" | "Sea Creatures" hard rock] Albany (single) [garage punk and roll] Albany

Black Electric - "Candy Store" (single) [heavy stoner No More Death Stars - "Before the World Ends" (single) rock] Voorheesville [pop ] Glens Falls

Captain - "Arson" (single) [alternative Prize - "Beat In A Fair Contest" [metalcore post-punk] metalcore emo post-] Albany Albany

Contact Kiss - "Complete Kissography (2008-2019)" Scum Couch - "Righteous Climb" (3-) [doom [hardcore noise punk] Saratoga Springs hardcore punk] Albany

DayBreaker - "So Hollow" (single) [metalcore] Albany Senior Living - "Dominick (Demo)" (single track) [alternative rock ] Albany Dead-Lift - "Liar's Chair" | "Fear in You" | "Not My Time" | "Resolution" | "M-80" (single tracks) [metal The Frozen Heads - "Synesthesiac" [alternative hard rock fusion] Schenectady ] Albany

Dominated Swine - "Songs of the Dominated Swine" (3- The Hauntings - "Too High For Horror" | "Love Is Like A track) [punk darkwave ] Troy Homicide" | "Bad " (single tracks) [punk rock] Glens Falls Downswing - "Good Intentions" [hardcore metal] Albany Young Culture - "Holiday In Vegas" (single) [pop punk] Albany Dunce Cap - "Every Step Seems Too Small" (EP) [punk fuzz rock] Albany Rock / Pop Annie Scherer - "'s A Cancer" (single) [pop Fine Grain - "Cold Dead Eyes" (EP) | "First Course rock] Voorheesville Deluxe Re-Master" [shoegaze basement punk] Albany Bird Streets - "Ghosts" (EP) [power ] Flamuel - "Psychosomatic" | "Wilted" (singles) [hard Albany/LA/NYC rock] Albany Caramel Snow - "Another Year" - "If You Don't Even Gozer - "Zeke" (single) [stoner hard rock] Albany Know Where You Already Are" (single tracks) [shoegaze dreampop] Delmar

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Carmen Lookshire - "For Love" (EP) [pop Ryan Robby - "Never (Benefit for standards] Albany Flannelfriday.Org)" (single) | "Ryan Robby" (EP) [pop] Saratoga Springs Dark Honey - "Why Don't Drive" (single) [alt pop rock] Troy Son of a Gun - "Son of a Gun" [rock] Albany

Deb Cavanaugh & Dandelion Wine - "Finest Man" Talia Denis - "Home" (single) [modern pop] Albany (single) [ & roll] Delmar Tori - "Hand Full of Red" (single) [alt modern pop] DeoWorldWide - "Time Flies" (single) [alt modern pop] Hopewell Junction/Albany Albany Americana / Folk / Country / Bluegrass / Singer- Emily DiPace - "Different" | "11:11" (singles) [pop] / Traditional Albany Adam Brockway - "New Town (w/ Dan Johnson)" (single track) [country folk cover] || "Too Far From Gordon St. - "Quentin" (single) [rock] Scotia Home (To Be This Stoned)" | "Six Feet Apart" | "Quarantine" (single tracks) [country folk] Cossayuna Half Waif - "The Caretaker" [electronic synth mood pop] Williamstown MA / NYC Alexandra Higgins - "Martha" (single track) [ blues] Mayfield Jesse Sample - "Rusted Cities" (single) [psychedelic ] Colonie Anthony Prezio - "One More Chance" - "Six Feet Away" (single tracks) [s/s acoustic ] Troy Jocelyn & Chris Arndt - "Live Set" [rock ] Fort Plain/Cambridge MA Betsi Krisniski - "061806" (single track) [acoustic folk pop singer-songwriter] Hudson Julia Gargano - "Tell Me Why" | "Sun" (singles) [rock pop] Staten Island / College of St. Rose Brule County Bad Boys - "Still Nothing EP" (2-song) [cosmic country folk honky tonk outlaw] Troy Maloy - "This Feeling" (single) [alt pop rock] Valatie Bryan Edwards - "Wave" | "Flim Flam" | "Mange Wolf Millington - "Misery" (single) [ punk rock] Niskayuna 88" (singles) || "Drive For Miles" [s/s rock] Albany

MNNX - "Too Bad" (single) [alt modern pop] Canvas - "Southern Coast" (2-song) [alternative acoustic Schenectady ] Albany

Nick Rossi - "Once Again" (single) [alt pop punk rock] Chris Cronin - "Backwards" [s/s world folk pop] Glens Clifton Park Falls

Niksen - "Bee Free" (single) [blues rock] Gloversville Corry Loveday - "Wandering Man" [s/s pop r&b folk jazz] Saratoga Springs paradisa - "Can't Get Enough" (single) [alt pop] Troy Dan DeVita - "The Shape of the Great Design" (single) Party Nails - "Beer Lust" | "Brother Forever" | [s/s acoustic rock] Argyle "Valentine" (single tracks) [alternative electronic pop] Chatham / LACA Danny Whitecotton - "Fever Daydream" - "Great Big World" (single tracks) | "Couldn't Be More Happy" Phantogram - "Ceremony" [electro pop] Greenwich [acoustic alt-country folk] Wilmington DE/Scotia/TX

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Doctor Baker - "Apocalyptic Love Songs, Part Ryan Clark - "Nothing But Everything" (single) One" [acoustic rock] Albany [modern country pop] Queensbury / Nashville

Dust Bowl Faeries - "Demon Spell (Single Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter - "The Sun's Mix)" | "Ketermaya (the FK )" [ethereal Comin' Over the Hill" (single) [alt-country] Beacon dark-carnival gypsy folk pop] Hudson Sara Milonovich - "No Sweat Helene" - "Willie Taylor" - "Here Comes The Flood" - "The Lake Arthur Stomp" Eastbound Jesus - "Full Moon Over Salem" [alt-country (single tracks) [alt-country] Beacon americana northern rock] Greenwich Sean Rowe - "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You George Krakat - "Truth & Dreams" [s/s alt folk] Albany ()" (single track) [s/s folk soul rock] Troy

Jennifee - "Farmhouse Walls" (single) [s/s pop] Albany Terra Naomi - "1984" (single) [s/s folk pop] Saratoga Springs/LACA John H Doan - "Shenandoah" (single track) [acoustic traditional] Lake Placid The Lower Oaks - "Good Bye for Later" (single) [s/s lofi folk] Glens Falls Joy Adler - "Eagle That Flies" (single) [contemporary world folk pop] Troy The Men o' War Balladeers - "Low Lie the Fields" [world celtic traditional folk] Cambridge Julia Alsarraf - "Hold Me" (single) [contemporary folk pop singer-songwriter] Troy Three Quarter North - "Some Rivers" (single track) [americana folk bluegrass] Delmar Julianna Sweeney - "Chase the Bitter with Lime" (single track) [s/s folk pop] Stewartsville NJ/Albany Tristan Bouchard - "John My Beloved (iPhone Demo) - Cover" to "The Night We Met (Lord Justin Friello - "Turtle" (single) [acoustic chamber folk Huron Cover)" (single tracks) [s/s piano] rock] Schenectady Menands/ MA

Katie Haverly - "Matter" [folk rock jazz singer- Turnover Mule - "Year of The Mule" (EP) [folk rock] Troy songwriter] Albany / Tucson AZ Wes Buckley - "192020" | "Dancing the Bliss" [s/s folk- Keanen Stark - "pastures of plenty ( billy] Pittsfield MA cover)" | "Cripple Creek" (single tracks) [lo-fi oldtime singer-songwriter traditional folk] Whitehall Jazz Bob Gluck - "Bob Gluck & Christopher Dean Sullivan play Luciano Ferrara and the Ensuing Disaster - "ALT-MED" Music by Pat Metheny 2020" [jazz] -- (3-tracks) [acoustic indie -folk rock] Albany Bob Gluck with Andrea Wolper, Kinan Azmeh, Ken Filiano, Tani Tabbal - "Tzur Mishelo/Los Bilbilicos" Matt Krahula - "River Queen" (single) [s/s folk pop] (single track) [free piano jazz blues] Albany Colonie//Hawaii International / Classical / World Megan Moran - "Red Flags" (single) [s/s alt pop] Albany Sophia and Sam - "in the middle of things" [ambient piano poem spoken word] Troy Mike Grutka - "Do You " (single) [folk rock singer- songwriter] Guilderland Sophia Subbayya Vastek - "Lili" (EP) [classical solo piano] Troy Rhiannon's Lark - "Festival of the Living Rooms" [comedy folk geek pagan singer-songwriter] Troy

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Instrumental / Electronic / EDM / Madeline Darby - "Modern Dance" (2-tracks) | "Car Songs" | "balance" (single track) 100 Psychic Dreams - "Tales Not to Sleep [electronic experimental glitch minimal noise] (2020)" [electronic lofi post-punk Troy sounds collage] Troy Mitochi - "49" - "39" (single tracks) [ rap beats] Ab The Audicrat - "Lord Of The Flys ()" [ hip-hop beats] Albany Optimus Chad - "WTF Figure of the Weak" (single track) Andy Iorio - " Live 03.24.20 [ thrash] Albany (Bandcamp Exclusive)" [neo-classical solo piano] Albany Pinkamena Party Crew - "Pony Do Me" [electronic drum apostrophebeats - "apostrophebeats" [electronic hip- & bass acid hardcore ] Troy hop rock glitch hop lofi beats] Albany PS/FS - "Dayblind Dreamstate" [electronic ambient Colorful Tones - "Bathtub bubbles" - "Cutoff" (single lofi trip-hop] Troy tracks) [electronic] Glens Falls Raisi K. (The Raisin Man) - "A Sign of the Times." | "Ego elsphinx - "Sumerian Garbage Pollution" - "chimera Testatum" [hip-hop/rap instrumental beats] Albany obedience training" (single tracks) [hip hop rap beats] Albany Rambutan - "the temple of echo 4" [experimental drone improvisation noise synth] Albany Emily A. Sprague - "Hill, Flower, Fog" (EP) [minimal ambient atmospheric soundtrack] Albany/Brooklyn/LA Rawhead the Wreckloose - "Dust & Percussion" (single track) [hip hop rap beats] Glens Falls Godzilla Fragment - "A Strange Turn Of Events" | "Twirp" (2-tracks) [experimental post-punk rock Rawthreat - "The Rona Files #1" (single track) [hip hop ] Charlton beats] Albany

Half Moon's Mast - "Aurelia and the Crystal Seed" Rrarebear - "Time Away" to "" (single tracks) [chill [alternative chiptune soundtrack] Albany electronic beats] Albany

Hand - "at home" (3-track) [ambient atmospheric Soo Do Koo - "AESOP ROCK- GETAWAY CAR" to "here's folk indie jazz rock guitar] Albany/LA another since im stuck here we'll call it "glue"" (single tracks) [psychedelic hip hop rap] Albany Isaac LaRue - "RAPFLIPS VOL. 6" | "SPACE LOOPS" | "Growing Pains" | "Tunnel Vision" | "ROSEMARY" (EP) | State Champs - "Sleeping Proof (Sparrow Sleeps)" "RAPFLIPS Vol. 5" [lo-fi hip hop beattape] Albany [lullaby] Albany

Jessica Jenks – "Back Seat Sleeping" to " That Steve Moore - "Unconquered Sun" (single track) | "VFW Got Away" (single tracks) [electronic atmospheric] (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" | "Bliss (Original Greenwich Motion Picture Soundtrack)" [motion picture film soundtrack] Albany Joe Kraemer - "Kindred Spirits" [soundtrack] Albany The Jagaloons - "Knock You Up!" [surf punk rock] Albany Joshua F. Marre - "Rollcage" (EP) [guitar instru] Albany The Static Dive - "Feb 17, 3 A.M." | "airplane music" | Lorne Montague - "Flower Wars" (EP) [cinematic "Leap Day" (singles) [electronic psychedelic ] Greenwich rock] Queensbury

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Blues / R&B / Soul / Cole King - "Dear Marie Rap Vs" (single track) Albert Cummings - "Believe" [blues guitar] [hip hop rap pop] Saratoga Springs Williamstown MA Dev McCray - "LAX - WhoIsMaurico" (single AMJ - "Goosebumps (ft. ReyLovesU)" (single) [ track) [hip hop rap] Albany r&b pop] Ballston Spa DJ Cold Cut & DJ Dragon Smasher - "Run the DMC" [hip Amy Ryan Band - "FOLB" (single track) [blues rock] hop rap history] Albany Chatham Eraserheadz - "Dusted Deluxe (2020)" [electronic Buggy Jive - "One Hundred Voices" [alternative black hip-hop lofi post-] Troy rock hip-hop neo-soul singer-songwriter] Albany FNS.Philly - "Ice Cream" (single track) [rap] Albany Charles O'More - "Rivers In Desolate Heights" [avant soul pop funk] Troy Jake Strain - "Passing Me By" (single track) [hip hop rap] Glenville Jezza - "TWELVE SECOND ST." [hip hop r&b soul pop] Albany Jay Ayeves - "Aretha" (single) [hip hop rap r&b] Albany / Buffalo Joe Roy Jackson - "Brothers" (EP) [blues] Schenectady Jayy Greene - "Lifeboat" | "Free V2" (singles) [hip hop Misty Blues Band - "No More To Give" (single) [groove rap] Queensbury jazz blues] Williamstown MA losrbrain - "losrbrain" [hip hop rap] Albany - "Return" [acoustic guitar blues] New Baltimore mac moön - "here we go again" | "everyday(demo)" | "i could never be ur savior" (singles) [hip hop rap soul Tiff HollyHood - "After Dark" (EP) [r&b soul hip hop rap] pop] Albany Troy MADDS - "No More" | "21 Savage - Immortal" (single Hip-Hop / Rap tracks) [hip hop rap] Schenectady 100 Psychic Dreams - "Muerto (featuring Elsphinx)" (single track) [lo-fi beats rap] Albany McFeely & 100 Psychic Dreams - "Oblivitude (2020)" [alternative electronic art rock lofi post-punk] Troy Ab The Audicrat - "Sands of Time" (3-tracks) [underground hip-hop rap] Albany Mic Lanny - "Salt for Sugar Wounds" (EP) [hip hop rap] Albany Airline Jay - "Never Been To Calabasas" (single track) [hip hop rap] Albany Mik3y the Rapper ft. Katie Louise - "Socially Awkward" (single) [hip hop rap] Albany Akil Hamilton - "Determined" | "I Still Got It" (singles) [ rap] Albany MiKEY SANZ - "Wheatly" (single track) [hip hop rap] Albany / NYC B. Chaps & Big O - "Parking Violations" (EP) [hip hop rap] Albany/London Money Montage - "CAESAR" [hip hop rap] Albany

Carter - "Spaz-Carter" | "Could Be Worse" (single tracks) Nbhd Nick - "Going Global" | "Go Mode" | "Good Vibes [hip hop rap] Averill Park Only" - "On " (singles) [hip hop rap] Albany

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Ohzhe - "Winter Bluez II" (single) [hip hop El Modernist - "New One Now" | "Play Nice" rap] Albany (singles) [modern hip-hop alt rock] Albany

P.A. Soul - "Only One" (single) [hip hop rap] Electric Turtle - "road to quixote" | "Winter's Saratoga Springs Edge" (single) [surf rock n roll] Troy

Pink Nois - "King Of The Hill (Stick)" | "Forest (Beautiful Ferriday - "Everywhere You Go" [alternative college Morning)" | "O4th" (single tracks) [r&b soul hip hop ] Albany rap] Albany geoff gordon - "" [trash pop rock] Rappin' Rootbeer - "In/Stability: The Ultimate Ending" Albany [hip hop rap] Schenectady Haley Moley - "Love From Afar" (single track) [electronic Selli Paper - " Know Who" (single track) new wave synth rock] Troy [hip hop rap] Troy Half Moon's Mast - "Bitter is the Storm" | "The Shared Toshi - "Robbery" | "Fatal" (single tracks) [hip hop rap Dream" [] Albany pop] Amsterdam In The Valley - "Closed Eyes" | "Rest" (singles) [s/s alt Touchmoney Cease - "Black Santa" | "" | folk pop] Clifton Park "Dabbed Out (ft. FlizzyBeatz)" | "Orange Soda Freestyle" | "Whats Poppin Freestyle Ft. PlayMilly" Jason Irwin - " December" (single) [acoustic (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Schenectady ] Glens Falls

Wavy Cunningham - "I'm Good (Prod. By hyukA)" (single Jed Davis - " All Right?" (single) [alternative track) [hip hop rap] Albany pop rock] Albany / CT

Wordthethirdeye - "The Oscars" | "I Saw A Tiger" (single Jeebus - "Jesus Christ's Supercar" [alt rock] NY/CT/MA tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany Jim Connelly - "Since" | "Full Moon & Drawing Down Xkwisit & Sime Gezus - "Shopping for Shotguns" (single The Moon" | "Million Dollar Blues" | "Dance All Night" | track) [hip hop rap] Albany " Kiss" | "Come To The Wedding" | " 1969" | "Hellhound" | "I See The Moon" | "There's ZEO - "In My Bag" (single track) [hip hop rap soul pop] More Strangers In The World" | "Star Of The Western Saratoga Springs Wind" | "Passing Through" | "My Ti Barque" | "Oestra" (single tracks) [acoustic folk jazz world] Schenectady Alternative / Indie / Jam / Other Chris Kyle - "Wandering Aisles" (single) [avant-garde folk Joan Kelsey's Silver Lining - "Friends and Family" pop] Saratoga Springs/Brooklyn [chamber folk pop] Troy

Chris Pellnat - "Rain" [indie underground singer- Laveda - "L" | "Ghost" (single tracks) [shoegaze dream songwriter folk rock] Hudson pop] Albany

Citrus Maxima - "Falling About" (single) [alt pop rock] Like Lions - "Modern Love" (single) [alt rock] Albany / Chatham Castleton-on-Hudson

E.R.I.. - "Don't Wanna Live, Don't Wanna Die" | "Fears Lip Talk - "Mind Games (cover)" (single track) Come Runnin'" (single) [indie folk rock] Albany [alternative experimental ] Saratoga Springs/Brooklyn

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Lost Drones - "The Rut" | "Dark Money" The Abyssmals - "Let's Forget" (single) (single track) [indie ] Albany [psychedelic grarage surf rock] Schenectady

Machine Revival - "Pulse Decay Time: The Brown Cuts Neighbors - "Two Heads Are Shutdown" [sentient machine soft pop] Troy Better Than Yours" (cassingle) [lofi psychodelic basement noise] Schenectady Mike Hotter - "Metal Head / Point Of No Return (Blotto and Mother Judge tribute)" (single track) [indie lo-fi The Cast Before the Break - "Lighthouse" (single) Albany pop] Albany w/ - "Lost on Xandu" (single) Mister Rajers' Neighborhood - "KnightRajer" (EP) [garage rock] Troy/NYC [psychedelic alt grunge rock] Troy The Garcia Project - "Spirit" [jam rock] Saratoga Springs Nick Nigro - "mainland" [garage swing rock] Albany The Pine Boys - "Cheese Vehicle" [alt rock hip hop] Nickopotamus - "Stone Chromozone" [alternative rock Albany fusion] Albany The Stable Gentlemen - "The Mother We Share not nothing - "1/11 jam" [slow psychedelic rock] Albany ( Cover)" (single track) [alternative post-rock] Glens Falls Phil Camp - "Run 21" (single track) [s/s pop rock] Queensbury The Static Dive - "Built For Better Days (Lockdown Mix)" - "Holy Ghost" (singles) | "Built For Better Days" (EP) Prison Escapee - "You Only Live " [lo-fi electronic [alternative psychedelic rock] Queensbury emo indie rock] Fort Hunter/LA CA The Tradition - "Murder Oil" - "Of Wind And Flame II" Raisinhead / Rob Beaulieu - "Pocket Change" [jam rock] - "Oh Say Can You Bleed" (singles) | "Of Wind And Albany Flame" (EP) [acoustic rock improv drone] Troy

Rose Room - "Look High Over The Mountain" (single) The Va Va Voodoos - "Zombies Of The Evening" (single) [indie downtempo r&b soul hip-hop] [garage rock] Albany Schenectady/Boulder CO The Villaineers - "Live" (3-song) [americana lofi rock alt- Russel the Leaf - "Stop!" (single track) [electronic pop folk] Albany rock] Troy Underwater Cartographers - "Morning Dove" (EP) Safety Meeting - "Coffee Social" | "Spliff4Lunch" [alternative Christian indie lofi political] Albany (singles) [psychedelic jazz jam shoegazerock] Saratoga Springs White Rose - "Sunshine" (single) [] Chestertown Sinkcharmer - "The Radio is Full of Ghosts" (single) [indie electronic pop] Ballston Spa Y/N - "Part I: It's Glass" | "Part II: It's Also Glass" [avant- garde freak ] Albany Steve Hammond: Honky Tonk Record Club #5: "Fever Dream / My Baby" [ folk honky tonk ] Troy Collections / Compilations sun is poison - "rodeo abandoned by god" [lo-fi indie Gordon St folk rock] Ballston Spa Recorded live sets, January 1st to March 31st.

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Emily DiPace THE 11:11 EXPERIENCE Emily's sharing 11 original songs, to be released over a period of 11 days for the next A World for a Son of a Gun - "Volta" 11 months. Series started January 11, 2020. 11:11 Experience Part I AWAR - "Day One" Official 11:11 Experience Part II 11:11 Experience Part III B. Chaps x Big O - "Parking Tickets" (Official Visualizer)

Horse Apples Bendt - "Symptoms" A continually added to collection of softly sung synth pop tunes, slightly weird? Calming... Brookline - "Dive In" (Official )

Mark Shepard - "Life In Song" C.K. & The Rising Tide - "Witness The Storm (LIVE)" Obsessively and compulsively writing songs for decades, | "Trigger Happy (LIVE)" | "Hi-Fives & Hand Grenades some of them are inspired by his own life; the attempts (LIVE)" to understand love, life, spirituality, peace and justice. Listen to them at his website and on Bandcamp. Cassandra Kubinski - "Stuck With You - the Coronavirus Cohabitation Song" Steve Hammond - "Small Songs" Many have tried, but this collection adds "A New Song Charles O'more - "Take Over" (Official Video) Every Week in 2020!" A mix of experimental, folk, honky tonk, noise, rock, pop, psychedelic. So far so good... Corry Loveday - "Wandering Man" 1. goodbye mr daylight 2. cat skin Dan DeVita - "The Shape of the Great Design" 3. the burning room 4. messin round Daniel Conley - "Come See What We've Done" | "Still 5. lite blue attitude Dreaming America" 6. the burning of the mittie stephens 7. let the world dissolve Dave Maswick and Joel Brown - "The Same Mistake" 8. just a pretty fool 9. hunt the night Downswing - "Breaking Point" (Official Music Video) 10. summer camp 11. i don't wanna go back home Drew Jacobs - "Your Body is My Hobby" 12. escaping hell 13. cool yer jets Dryer - "March"

Super Dark Collective Dust Bowl Faeries - "Demon Spell (Single Mix)" Latest releases on the two independent record labels Dust Bowl Faeries Quarantine Sessions - from the Saratoga Springs, NY based Super Dark "Deer Gigantus" Collective of artists and musicians. Go to Super Dark Records to take a look. El Modernist - "Modernist" (Official Video) Super Dark Radio Misc - Nemesister - "Radio Bump"/Bone Parade - "Der Erlkonig" Fine Grain - "I'M NOT REAL" *OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO*

We Are 518 Albany NY Girl Blue - "idk" (Live Session) Currently with some 60+ songs, this playlist is dedicated to local musicians. If you are an Albany native Glass Pony: 11/2/19 Parish Public House Albany NY or alumni, submit your music to "Too Close To The Sun" | "Portraits" | "Stardust" | [email protected] or El Modernist on Facebook "Daydream" for inclusion on the playlist shuffle.

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Groovestick - "Bliss" Souly Had - "Sunlight (Live)" | "Sunlight"

Haley Moley - "Love From Afar" The Age - "On and On" | "All About You"

Honey Slider - "Want More" The Figgs - "A Little Sip" [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Ike's Wasted World - "Death is Certain, Life is Not" The Hard Luck Souls - "In My Head" | "Get Back" Ike's Wasted World - "Mountains on Mars" The Sea The Sea - "Stumbling Home (Live)" Jason Irwin - "My Favorite December" The Sea The Sea - "The Fall, The Climb (Best of Me) - (LIVE)" Joan Kelsey's Silver Lining - "Animals" Tiff HollyHood - "#AFFECTIONs" Joe Mansman and The Midnight Revival Band - "Sellout" Verbatim - "A T T E N T I O N" Joel Brown - "Everyone’s Gone Home" Vince Palmeri - "Complicated" (Official Music Video) Joy Adler - "There's Light" Xkwisit - "The Runaround" | "WiFi" JJ Savage - "Hate on Me" Young Culture - "Holiday In Vegas" Katie Louise - "You" (Sirsy Cover) Zan & The Winter Folk - "Alone" (Official Music Video) Madison VanDenburg - "What I'm Looking For"

MALOY - "This Feeling" (Official Video) Film / Documentary / TV

Matt Cosgrove w/ J Loren (HURT) - "Forever" American Idol The singing competition returns for an 18th edition in Megan Moran - "Shark Bait" 2020. Julia Gargano, not strictly from the area (she's from Staten Island) but a student at the College of St. Mista Pigz - "Coolin Out" (Official Music Video) Rose, has already made waves in the show. Right off the bat, after performing her own "Growing Pains" on the Moriah Formica - "Champion" (Making Of) second night of auditions, she gets a hug from . See HERE As of April 5th, Julia has made paradisa - "Can't Get Enough" it through the Hawaii Showcase and the Final Judgements to earn a spot in the Top Twenty (One). Rich Ortiz - "Me and You" | Mirth Films Studio Sessions What happens(ed) next?

Rootbeer - "These Things Happen (518 Remix)" ft Jake Bee Side Fest: The Movie - Strain, JB!!, Emcee , Xkwisit & Dephyant In October 2018, Bee Side Cassettes hosted the first Bee Side Fest in Albany NY. It was filmed on tape. The Movie Ryan Clark - "Nothing but Everything" just got too darn long and they had to cut a few acts from the final movie, slated for release sometime in Sandy McKnight w/Fernando Perdomo - "FACING THE 2020. END OF THE WORLD" Bread Boy Deleted Blue Ranger Solo Deleted Scene Scum Couch - "Killer In The Woods" | "Righteous Climb"

Son of a Gun Band - "Winds Of Change"

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The Machine That Wouldn't Die - Swordpaw Side Show Gypsy Band Session Jim Gaudet Final show for The Machine That Wouldn't The Lustre Kings Die, recorded in the Main Hall 10/19/2019 at Swordpaw HQ in Troy NY. Listen to tales of a different LIVE Sessions: kind of dystopia where the machines take over. STEPTUNE! out their Bandcamp at: https://tmtwd.bandcamp.com Reese, Carolyn Shapiro, Angelina Valente, Corry Also check out the post TMTWD band "Machine Loveday, & Rambler's Home Revival" Schroon River String Band with Keanan & Orion Set List: Challenger | The Machine That Wouldn't Die | Izzy Heltai Reactions | Tascam Portastatic | Driverless Car | Dylan Perrillo & Thor Jensen Sputnik | Lobotomy | Missle Command | Recovery Mode | War Machine | Mother of All Bombs | Robot Happy Hour with Erin Harkes Dog | Taser | Commodore Your happiness may vary, but Erin's there with music and some funny stuff too. The Story: Don Fury Studio - Binge Playlist Happy Hour | Happy Hour | Sunday Funday! Don Fury Studio marked the 10 year anniversary of DFS Troy in 2018. But it's not where his story starts. Told in Rhiannon's Lark Live multiple Chapters throughout 2019, starting on January Live performances and other videos created to highlight 4 2019 with " to The Bowery". Each chapter the music of Rhiannon's Lark. runs 5-15 minutes, with new chapters posted every two weeks. Sponsored in various parts by Revelation, Equal Sean Rowe Quarantined: Vision, and WreckAge Records. Virtual Live-Stream House Beginning Sunday March 29, and every Sunday at WMHT-TV AHA! a house for arts 1:00pm EST there after, Sean plays a live set from his AHA features the stories of artists, makers, and creative house. There are no tickets to buy, these are "pay if you institutions in our backyard. It's a celebration can" shows. During, there's a donation button & you'll of all things creative. These are the local musicians that be able to send messages in real time during the show. recorded a few songs for AHA and WEXT Radio: Buggy Jive AHA/WEXT Session Sirsy Virtual Tour / Live Stream Concerts Julia Alsarraf AHA/WEXT Session With live shows cancelled, Mel & Rich geared up to do Girl Blue AHA/WEXT Session some ‘germ free’ online shows to watch from home, with love & cyber hugs. Some of them may even have a Live / Concert (Virtual) theme. Past shows & future scheduled 'Virtual Tour' shows can be found at Sirsy's YouTube HERE Caffe Lena Stay Home Sessions Coming Into Frame LIVE 'Virtual Tour' Streamed live right on their YouTube channel, it's been Revolution LIVE 'Virtual Tour' a mix of national & local bands and artists. There are Acoustic On The Couch 'Virtual Tour' two flavors - Live Viewing Parties are shows from the Virtual Show-Utah Festival "Love in the Time of the private Caffe Lena archive, and LIVE Sessions are live Corona Virus" shows in the listening room without an audience Boy Wonder's Digital Get Down present. Free to watch, but viewers are encouraged to visit and contribute to support the artists and the Caffe.

Live Viewing Parties: The Hard Times Kevin McKrell St. Patrick's Day Celebration Patrick Kindlon (, ) was a Warden & Co long discussion, and perhaps the episode that resulted "A Joyful Noise!" Gospel with Garland Nelson & The in the most listeners reaching out, gets deep into some Joyful Noise Choir cultural discussions. Mark Tolstrup & Friends

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On The Upbeat Ep. 19 - Millington (w/ Cody Okonski) Create & Cultivate 100: Music: Sarah Barthel A chat about the history of , Sarah Barthel of Phantogram shares her recording, and there’s a clip from a new song musical journey, how she collaborates with too. friend and Phantogram’s other half Josh Carter, and some major career advice for emerging musicians. Pony in the Pancake's Music Podcast A free mix of music and stories and guests... GuitArthur Podcast 8. (Super Dark Radio #2) He plays guitar a lot. There’s over 100 songs, all over the map in terms of style, at Reverbnation. Llisten when you’ve a moment. MISC / OTHER Guitarist Chris Arndt joins Breedlove as inaugural Atwood Magazine: Breaking the Record with Roan Organic Collection Featured Artist Yellowthorn Chris Arndt is the featured artist for January with Roan Yellowthorn (aka Jackie McLean) has been writing Breedlove Guitars and the inaugural Organic Collection a column nearly every Thursday since February 6th to artist, helping to introduce the pioneering, affordable document, step by step, the process of making their line—all featuring Natural Sound electronics—to new . First installment was an introduction, with younger players. “Consumption is an ethical choice,” columns going deep into April. says Chris Arndt. With roots in rural , Arndt is as attracted to the sustainable Audio Addiction Media - Interview with Young Culture! philosophy behind his recently acquired Breedlove Interview with Troy (g/), Gabe (g), and Alex (v) talking Signature Concert Copper CE as he is to its modern high about when they met at a music camp and how the gloss look, trademark easy playability and bold “aged” band formed, musical influences, people they'd like to sound. collaborate with. Includes a shout-out to The Hollow as a favorite place to play. And more! IMD - Indie Music Discovery Interview with Novus Cantus CAPITAL LOSS! In this interview spotlight, Joshua of IMD chats with The digs into "…Ghosts of Albany past. Collected Alex & Christian of Novus Cantus about their music, chronicles of punk, hardcore, and other bands of the challenges, technology and more. At the link is the full New York Capital District who are no longer with us." Q&A along with links and music.

The local punk/ hardcore archives of the Capital Region joelpattersondotus - gets aired out so we can appreciate some of our area's Live performance videos of singers, musicians & punk rock past. There's bios, stories, opinions on the inspired virtuosos from and coming through the Albany music and bands, and tons of free downloads. Check it area. Some recent uploads include videos with Deb out and follow the continually expanding back catalog Cavanaugh, and Joel himself. of local punk rock. Mark Shepard Music Videos - "Life In Song" Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Hall of Fame Since 1976 Mark's been obsessively and compulsively Ceremony - March 9, 2020 writing songs. Some of them are on video. From Held in the Great Hall of the newly renovated Universal horrible slide show "music videos" from a decade ago to Preservation Hall, the Capital Region Thomas Edison ones created on new and challenging video and editing (The Eddies) Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was the equipment. Find them here. first of what will be an annual celebration of the region’s musical legacy. The six 2020 inductees to The Basics for Beginners - Caffe Lena Eddies Hall of Fame to join Kevin McKrell and Ruth The whole playlist of 14 short educational videos, from Pelham were The Accents, Blotto, The Fidelitys, Hal Caffe Lena's series of artist development workshops, Ketchum, Lena Spencer and John Sykes. provided free of charge to a group of local musicians in

Page 11 of 14 © 2020 Andrew Gregory The Music (and More) 2020 Quarter 1 Report the Winter of 2019-20. The workshops cover The Flipside - DJ Interviews: Novus Cantus a broad foundation of professional skills DJ Dizzy Storms, whom seeks out unsigned intended to help emerging artists take the and unknown bands to expose, interviews next step, build a team, and book a successful Alex & Christian. tour - pro's can find some useful tips too. The NPR Music 2020 Tiny Desk Contest - Local Entrants Paste Studio Session - : Drug Church NPR Music has hosted hundreds of musicians at their While on tour with and mewithoutYou, Albany Tiny Desk. This video contest was a way to find another heavy punk rockers Drug Church stopped by the Paste for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series. Studio in Atlanta to perform a handful of songs from their third full-length, 'Cheer'. The contest deadline was extended from March 30th to April 27th, with the Grand Prize Winner to be publicly Punk Globe (March2020) announced on or about June 3, 2020. Winner will Let's Talk Punk with Totally Gnarly eventually play their very own Tiny Desk concert at Interview By: Lisa/PunkrPrincess NPR's D.C. headquarters (when it's safe to do so), and A deep dive into , what, when, where, why, and gets the opportunity to play some virtual NPR Music live how the band is still Gnarly, Totally. events in lieu of at venues in select cities in the . Saratoga Living - "10 More Women Musicians From The Capital Region That You Should Be Listening To These were some of the local entries: Right Now" Architrave - "Elevation" by Will Levith Deb Cavanaugh - "Finest Man" Features Jocelyn & Chris Arndt, Emily Mitchell, Campo, Devan Tracy - "Imagine One Day" Sophia Subbayya Vastek, Half Waif, Ashley Bathgate, Joel Patterson - "Lisa" Ashley Sofia, Angelina Valente, Maddy Hicks, and Laveda - "Dream. Sleep." Laveda. This is a followup to the original article Novus Cantus - "Sophia" (go read it if you haven't already: "8 Female Musicians Rhiannon's Lark - "El Muro" From Upstate New York You Should Be Listening To Sasha Orlosky with Uncle Funker - "Gloversville Nat'l Right Now") which featured Girl Blue, Belle-Skinner, Anthem" Maryleigh Roohan, Candy Ambulance, Julia Alsarraf, Zan Sarah Kohrs - "Well Enough Alone" & The Winter Folk, Taylor Wing, and The Sea The Sea. Scotchka - "You're Boyfriend Doesn't Skate?" Sub Slab - "Secrets and Lies" The Collaborative Magazine A locally focused arts publication dedicated to The Profile EP 105 – exploring, amplifying and empowering creative arts in Al Kash chats with Gary Dunn the Capital Region. CollabCast episodes and other The Profile, produced by ProCopy, features Western videos such as Sound Bites expand on & explore other Australian musicians and industry people. This episode stories via collaborativemagazine.org features interviewer Gary Dunn chatting with drummer Al Kash about his career in Australia and in the USA. CollabCasts: Ep. 46: Film's year in review with Micah Khan SUPER DARK Live Music Ep. 47: Jean-Remy Monnay of Black Theatre Troupe of Live music presented in the upstate New York (518) Upstate NY area and beyond. A variety of sounds from local to Ep. 48: Patrick White on "Ben Butler" touring artists. Mostly filmed in Albany, Saratoga Ep. 49: Aaron Moore on new theatre works Springs, and the surrounding areas. Ep. 51: Cast of "The Mountaintop" Upst8MusicFanZone Sound Bites: Three songs with... Posting videos of local bands that perform in the Capital Joan Kelsey's Silver Lining District, Upstate New York Area... a wide variety of

Page 12 of 14 © 2020 Andrew Gregory The Music (and More) 2020 Quarter 1 Report music... something for everyone. These are Rock / Pop videos from the fan perspective, recorded on Dark Honey - "Collar " | "Gloria's a number of devices. Halloween" (singles) [s/s pop] Troy

WEXT Radio - 518 Sessions Americana / Folk / Country / Bluegrass / Singer- Live performances and conversations with Local 518 Songwriter / Traditional musicians. Each week highlights a different artist or King Pine - "None Use Swear Words" (EP) [americana band with a brief interview as an introduction. Airdates folk rock] Craryville are Thursdays 11:30pm & various other times. Stephen Babcock - "Willow Tree" | "Devil" | "Fight I includes Julia Alsarraf; Buggy Jive; Bob Bates; Need" (singles) [americana s/s] Upstate Carmen Lookshire; Michael Eck; STEPTUNE!; and Bendt. Tyler+Julianna - "Philosophy Club (Stripped)" (single) WEXT Radio - Listen: On Demand [s/s folk pop] Ballston Spa/Albany Catch new On Demand listening opportunities all gathered in one spot. 518 Sessions, along with International / Classical / World Live@EXT and At Home sessions and various interviews, Ashley Bathgate - "Ash" [modern classical cello] will all land here as well as on their associated WEXT Saratoga Springs / New York program pages. Tilted Arc - "June 10" (single track) [ambient electronic Have a listen to the following from the Local 518: piano synth] Troy Frank Palangi | Dan DeVita | Bob Bates | E.R.I.E. | Carmen Lookshire | Michael Eck (of Tin Can Instrumental / Electronic / EDM / Soundtrack Alley) | STEPTUNE! | Bendt | Sandy McKnight | Wes Godzilla Fragment - "Radioactive Footprints" Buckley [experimental post-punk rock soundscape] Charlton

WEXT Radio - Local 518 Show Joe Kraemer - "The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The The Local 518 Show showcases original music from Bigfoot" [movie soundtrack] Albany bands and musicians based in, or have strong ties to, Joe Kraemer - "Pandora: Season One" [movie the Capital District. Each show features an Attic Classic - soundtrack] Albany a song/band from generally a decade or more ago. It's

WEXT’s original half hour show dedicated to new and Raisi K. (The Raisin Man) - "Disrespectful" [hip-hop/rap significant music and honoring of the Local instrumental beats] Albany 518's diverse music scene.

Steve Moore - "Beloved Exile" [electronic ambient

drone synth ] Albany INADVERTANTLY OVERLOOKED - RECORDINGS Hip-Hop / Rap Emcee Graffiti - "Gazintas [Hope Mix]" | "Gazintas Hard Rock / Metal / Punk [Cope Mix]" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany Dead-Lift - "Without You" | "As the World Burns" (singles) [metal hard rock fusion] Schenectady P.A. Soul - "Grown Ups" (EP) [hip hop rap] Saratoga Springs Flamuel - "No Blood No Forgiveness" (EP) [hard rock] Albany Gospel / Christian / Spiritual Scott Francisco - "All That You've Done" (single track) Moriah Formica - "Champion" (single) [hard rock] [christian gospel pop] Scotia Albany

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Alternative / Indie / Jam / Other MISC / OTHER Campo - "Campo" [indie jazz pop rock] Saratoga Springs The Collaborative Magazine A locally focused arts publication dedicated to Half Moon's Mast - "Dragon Curves" [alternative exploring, amplifying and empowering creative arts in folk rock] Albany the Capital Region. CollabCast episodes and other videos such as Sound Bites expand on & explore other Ignis. - "Back to You" [alt ambient grunge rock] Albany stories via collaborativemagazine.org

Sky Furrows - "Alyosha" (single track) [psychedelic rock Article: "Niskayuna native Marc skates to top spoken word poetry] Albany of the chart with Dirty Honey" by David Howard King Steve Hammond - "Talkin' With My Mouth" [classic Niskayuna native Marc Labelle is living the country folk honky tonk noise rock] Troy dream, having a that topped the with Dirty Honey Band out of . The Garcia Project - "Throw out the Lifeline" (single) [jam rock] Saratoga Springs # # #

The Hasbens - "Coof." (EP) | "Million Slinkies" [jam rock] End Note Saranac Lake There's an amazing amount of original music recorded and videos produced by Capital Region musicians, Two Planets Away - "The Thinnest Slice" [alt jam pop bands, and artists every year. By no means is these rock] Queensbury listings all-inclusive. If you know of a release or video you loved but was inadvertently overlooked, let me Wild Weeeds - "Grass Planet Holiday EP" | "Let it know. You can reach me at apgregory65 at gmail dot Bleeed" | " Rock EP" [garage surf psych rock] com Copake If you or your band have an upcoming release planned, please visit The Local 518 Show for submission VIDEO guidelines.

Broken Field Runner - "Live in Twin Peaks Proper - Twin Since 2012, it’s been an eye-opening experience putting Peaks Sessions" these quarterly reports together for the fans, supporters, and most importantly the creators of Dead-Lift - "Without You {Official Video}" original music in the Capital District (and just a bit beyond). Frank Palangi - "Boohoo" (Suny Adirondack Rockband Showcase)

Honey Slider - "Ghostlighting" (Official Music Video)

Rootbeer - "These Things Happen" (Official Music Video)

Two Planets Away - "Late, If At All"

Vince Palmeri - "Infatuation" (Official Music Video)

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