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This report covers the period of July 1st to Scavengers - "Riddle of Steel" (single) September 30th, 2020. I inadvertently [hardcore metal ] Albany missed a few before that time period, which were brought to my attention by Scum Couch - "rvw lvnd todvy | John fans, bands & others. The missing is listed Mongonia" [doom ] Albany at the end, along with an End Note. Sinking - "Only Echoes" [alternative rock] Pittsfield MA Smiles - "Machiavellian" [ hardcore ] Albany

STATE CHAMPS - "Unplugged" (EP) [acoustic pop punk] Thank you to Nippertown.com for being a partner with Albany WEXT Radio in getting this report out to the people!

The Erotics - "Let's Kill Rock N Roll" [sleazy ] RECORDINGS Albany

Hard Rock / Metal / Punk The Mighty Atom - "Crashing Through My Beers After the Fall - "Resignation" [hardcore ] [Single]" (2-track) [ punk] North Adams MA Albany Wet Specimens - "Serpent Circle" (lathe cut 7-inch) Alex Roumanidakis - "Control" (single) [metal] Albany [punk hardcore] Albany

Banshee - "Events Occur in Real Time" (EP) [hardcore Rock / Pop metal] Schenectady Aaron Rhoades - "Going Somewhere" (single track) [alternative electronic synthpop] Albany Christopher Peifer - "Suicide Mission" [garage power pop ] Albany/NYC Alex Hitrick - "Ice Cream" (single) [electro dance pop] Schenectady Concrete - "Free Us From Existence" [hardcore ] Albany BVLCONY - "On Your Mind" (single) [alternative pop] Saratoga Springs FACED - "II COMING" [thrash metal] Albany Caramel Snow - "The Moderate Celebration" | " Girth Control - "Dumber for the Summer" (2-track) [ Sunday" (single tracks) [ dreampop] Delmar punk skate punk] Albany Cassandra Kubinski - "Stardust" (single) [pop] Saratoga Gozer - "Space Vikings" (single) [] Albany Springs

Ike's Wasted World - "Weaponize" | "Love, Freedom Dark Honey - "Rougher Stuff" [alt ] Troy and Pain" | "Tree Fox" | "Can You Make It" (single tracks) [hard rock] Albany Dominick Campana - "Back Pocket" [adult pop] Albany Immune Friction - "Earning the Debt of Others" [alternative noise punk rock] Bennington VT Emily Mitchell - "I'd Like to Believe" (single) [singer- power pop] Albany / Brooklyn Male Patterns/ Executors - "Male Patterns/ Executors SPLIT EP" [hardcore punk] Albany/Beachwood NJ free cake for every creature - "extras from 'the bluest star'" [indie ] Saratoga Springs/Philly PA Penny Knight - "You Bought The Lie" (single) [hard prog rock] Albany Grape Juice! - "Outer Spvce" (EP) [pop rock] Glens Falls

Reprise - "Reprise" (EP) [heavy metal] Saratoga Springs

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Jenny Marie - "7400 Beverly (feat. Annie Dressner - "Coffee At The Corner 970tis)" | "Super Mario World" (singles) Bar" | "Midnight Bus (feat. Matthew [smooth pop] Saratoga Springs Caws)" - "The Book Of Love" - "Pretend" (singles) [contemporary s/s folk pop] New Jes Hudack - "Prisoner" (single) [pop] York/Cambridge UK Saratoga Springs / LA Anthony Prezio - "Medley in the Key of D" Jocelyn & Chris Arndt - "One Night in (single track) [s/s piano guitar ] Troy November (Live )" [ rock pop] Fort Plain / Cambridge MA Art LaFleur - "" (single) [] Malta John Powhida International Airport - "Fernando 3X" (single track) [rock pop soul] MA/Albany Atelo - "Bunker Bitch" - "sick of talking." (single tracks) [s/s emo folk] Albany Matt Smith - "Being Human" [rock guitarman] Clifton Park/Austin TX Beth Zaje - "You Can't Take That From Me" (single) [country pop] Albany Mystery Blend - "Closed Till Further Notice" (single) [pop folk] Lee MA Bryan Edwards - "Dystopia" | "A Thousand Years" to "Tell Ten Tales" (single tracks) [s/s rock] Albany Nick Rossi - "Banking on Nothing" (single) [alt pop punk rock] Clifton Park Chris Cronin - "Toss Out Everything Old" - "Always Alone" - "Mirror" - "Bad Man's " (single tracks) [s/s P Grace - "Warm Water" (single) [synth pop soul] world folk pop] Glens Falls Boston/Albany Doug Berggren - "Church Dumpster" (single track) [folk] Ride The Movies - "B-Sides and Rarities, Vol. 1-EP" [alt Ballston Spa pop rock] Albany Drew Jacobs - "In The Year 2020" (single) [comedy Rough n Real Band - "Insanity" (single) [hard rock] prequel year2525] Albany Mayfield Drew Jacobs & Swingbatter - "Don't Take Me Out To The Ballgame" (single) [baseball comedy] Albany Ryan Robby - "Where the Heart Is" (single) [pop] Saratoga Springs Hamilton Craig - "Pillar of Smoke" [new folk] Shushan

Sandy McKnight with Fernando Perdomo - "FAKE" Heather Richards - "You're The One Who Rocks Me" (single) [power pop rock] Lee MA (single) [country pop] Tupper Lake

Shadowlight - "The Other Side of the Red Lights" (single Izzy Heltai - "Father" | "Songbird" | "The Stranger track) [alternative rock pop psychedelic] Albany You've Become" (singles) [singer/songwriter folk pop] North Adams/Northampton MA The Figgs - "Doing The Get Down" (single track) [power pop rock] Saratoga Springs Jacob Billings - "Barely Breathe" (single) [s/s folk pop] Schenectady/Buffalo The Reckless Few - "Sunshine and Love" (single) [pop] Troy Jesse O'Neill - "Short " [s/s blues ] Albany/NYC Americana / Folk / Country / Bluegrass / Singer- Songwriter / Traditional James Mullen & The Strangers - "The Acoustic Sessions" Alexandra Higgins - "Wait a While" | "Faded Dreams" | "If We Could Come Together" - "Small Town (With (single tracks) [country folk blues] Mayfield Nothing to Do)" - "Urban Sunsets" (single tracks) [singer-songwriter folk rock] Queensbury

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Joe Mansman and The Midnight Revival Jazz / Improvisation Band - "Fear in the Valley: Live from the Gluck, Sullivan, Latham Trio - "Offramp" - Den" [americana and roll] "Half Life of Absolution" (single tracks) Glens Falls [free piano jazz blues] Albany

Keanen Stark - "cripple creek 2" (single Bright Dog Red - "Somethin' Comes track) [lo-fi oldtime singer-songwriter Along" [experimental hip hop traditional folk] Whitehall jazz ] Albany Lucas Garrett - "Familiar Floors" (EP) [alternative folk rock] Queensbury International / Classical / World Roomful of Teeth - "Just Constellations" | "The Mr. Days - "Live at HMBC: The Poop Bag Sessions" [alt- Ascendant" [acapella new classical octet vocal] country rock] Albany Williamstown MA

Marc Clayton - "Beautiful Girl" to "City Street Sonata Instrumental / Electronic / EDM / Soundtrack (Featuring Tania Halko Susi)" (single tracks) [s-s folk Acid Reins - "Chipmunk Beehive" (single track) [fusion classic pop] Albany blues] Troy

Marcus Ruggiero and Side Show Gypsy - "Marcus Andrew Hassenger - "greensea" - "greensea (reprise)" Ruggiero and Side Show Gypsy" [americana ] (single tracks) [ambient improvisation pop Schenectady piano synth] Saratoga Springs meara - "old man" (cover) - "milk" (cover) (single tracks) apostrophebeats - "Upstate Daydream" [electronic hip- [s-s folk rock] Coeymans hop rock glitch hop lofi beats] Albany/NYC

Rhiannon's Lark - "We Walk in Her Power" (single) | Chris Bassett - "Golden Sunshine" [experimental "Festival of the Living Rooms September 2020" [comedy ambient drone industrial lo-fi noise] Troy folk geek pagan singer-songwriter] Troy DComposeuЯ - "SUBSTITUTE" to "DRUM TRIP" (single Rob Roark - "The Challenger" (single) [country] tracks) [electronic deconstruction assemblages] STEAL Albany/Nashville CITY / EAST SIDE, PUEBLO, CO

Ryan Clark - "Trust Me With Your Love" (single) [modern Half Moon's Mast - "Yet Another Skybeam" (single country pop] Queensbury / Nashville track) | "Roanoke" | "A New Communion" [alternative chamber folk pop rock] Albany Sean Rowe - "Foundations" (EP) [s/s folk soul blues rock] Troy Hand Habits - "Aquarium Drunkard’s Lagniappe Sessions" [ambient atmospheric folk indie acoustic Sirenne - "Roswell's Shanty" (single track) [darkwave guitar] Albany/LA gothic folk] Albany Joe Kraemer - "ESCAPE TO – Original Stephen Clair - "The Small Hours" [americana Soundtracks from the Audio Adventures of DOCTOR pop] Beacon WHO: LIMITED EDITION" [radio drama soundtrack] Albany The Insolent Willies - "Mostly Harmless Acoustic Mayhem" [alt-americana country folk rock] Johnstown John Malmborg - "Shape: The EP" [electronic ambient ] Albany The Sea The Sea - "Stumbling Home" [folk pop s/s] Troy Joseph Beaty - "The View From Here" [alternative gothic Watch Reggie Run - "Chickens Lay Eggs" (single) rock grunge industrial shoegaze] Glens Falls [children’s americana punk folk rock] Albany

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Ken Powis - "four-string forward" Zovi - "立秋 feat.ちょこ - び (Zovi's [experimental genre-blending progressive sBEEdcore BEEtleg BEEmix!)" (single bass] Albany track) [industrial cybergrind noise ] Troy/NYC lunchboxbrain - "Hambone" [electronic synth funk hip-hop pop] Rensselaer Blues / R&B / Soul / Funk Barryy - "Wildin'" - "Tougher Times" Madeline Darby - "CHORDLESS DELUX" (singles) [alternative r&b soul ] (single track) [electronic experimental Albany glitch minimal noise] Troy Brother Hemlock - "All My Friends" Midnight Bob - "Summer of Evil" [electronic drum&bass (single) [funk soul blues] Albany hip-hop r&b soul] Albany Buggy Jive - "Ain't Going Anywhere" [alternative black Moon Risk 7 - "I Feel Pretty Ugly" (single track) rock hip-hop -soul singer-songwriter] Albany [electronic ambient drone] Albany Dr. Bleezus - "Voicemail" (single) | "A La Cart" (EP) MostlyEverything - "Infinity Pool" (EP) [hip-hop rap [blues hip-hop rap soul] Albany / PA beats] Albany Joy Adler - "Fare Thee Well Baby" (Ma Rainey cover) Pinkamena Party Crew - "FLUTTERSHY’S [folk blues] Troy PARADOXICALLY SOFT HARDCORE TEA PARTY" [break/hard/speed-core industrial metal] Troy Kiessence - "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" - "Love Cycle ft. Lee Reh" (singles) [r&b soul rap] Albany Rhakim Ali - "Less Is More" [hip-hop rap instrumentals] Albany Lee Reh - "Two Fools in Love (ft. KayleighFound" - "Trust Issues" - "Real Love" - "Quarantine Life" (single tracks) Signal Earth - "Scenes & Soundtracks" [electronica [r&b soul pop] Albany world] Scotia Mads Wrld - "Hush" - "Witty" - "Empty" (singles) [s/s alt Sirenne - "The Hope" (EP) [electronic ambient darkwave r&b pop] Saratoga Springs gothic industrial world] Albany Mark Tolstrup & Jill Burnham - "Mark & Jill Sing the Spiral Wave Nomads - "Ten Color Ritual" (3-tracks) Blues" [traditional american blues] Saratoga Springs [experimental drone improv ] Albany Pink Nois - "Silver Sabre" | "Prelude" (3-tracks) Still.Floating - "Grandma's House" | "Tropical. RMX" | [electronic hip-hop/rap soul ] Albany "Headrush" [old-school sample-based hip hop instrumentals] Albany Souly Had - "LEAP!" (single) [r&b soul pop rap] Albany

The Distractions - "The Sleeping Gypsy" (single) [alt Hip-Hop / Rap americana blues rock] Glens Falls Ab The Audicrat & Xkwisit - "AX To " [hip-hop rap] Albany The Mountain Carol - "Brother Bloom EP" [casio electro jam synthpop] Saranac Airline Jay & Dev McCray - "The Mission" (single track) [hip-hop rap] Albany The Rough Shapes - "Lost Stations" (EP) [underground cinematic surf spy early ambient Bezzolay - "All or Nothing" - "Come Get It" (singles) [hip- post-rock ] Saugerties hop rap] Albany

Underwater Cartographers - "Cruisin' Chikuma" (single Camtron5000 - "Vibez Freestyle" to "Savage Freestyle" track) [alternative experimental smooth funk pop jazz] (single tracks) [hip-hop rap] Albany Albany

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Cole King - "Touch The Sky (ft Don Marko Touchmoney Cease - "Surgery (feat. Telly & Zander)" (single track) [hip-hop rap Zelly" (single) [hip-hop rap] Schenectady pop] Saratoga Springs Vumbino Productions - " & - Emcee Graffiti- "Diamond in the Rain" Rule" (single track) [underground rock (single) [hip-hop rap] Albany hip-hop rap] Troy

Freedom Stratton - "VIBES feat (Bllue Wavy Cunningham - "Club Wavy" | Wavy Cheeze)" (single track) [hip-hop rap] Cunningham & DJ Mercy - "Fight Back" Albany [hip-hop rap] Albany

Giant Gorilla Dog Thing - "Baths with Geese" [hip-hop Gospel / Christian / Spiritual rap] Albany Agape Blues Company - "Strength & Honor- Live" (single track) [Christian ] Schenectady Isaac LaRue - "HELLMANNS [CONWAYFLIP]" (single track) [lo-fi hip-hop beattape] Albany Revealer - "Don't Dance To The Dragon" (single track) [alternative pop] Catskill Jayy Greene - "Hoops" - "Twenty-One" - "Make Sense" (singles) [hip-hop rap] Queensbury Robert J. LaCosta - "Love Goes Viral" (single track) [inspirational country pop] Albany Johnny 2 Phones - "Into The Sun" (single) [hip-hop rap pop] Albany SaviorSongs - "Beautiful World" (single) [eclectic spiritual rock] Albany Katy Ashe - "Mother's Isolation" [electronic industrial hip-hop r&b rap] North Creek Alternative / Indie / Jam / Other Architrave - "Blissed Out" - "Humble and Good" (singles) MADDS - "F**ked Up (With You)" (single track) [hip-hop [alternative new wave synthwave rock] Ballston Spa rap] Schenectady Asa Morris - "Tape Delay 2" | "God Has Entered My MostlyEverything - "Smiling" - "Understand" (singles) Body. A Perfect Body, My Same Size" (EP) [lo-fi alt rock] [hip-hop rap] Albany Glens Falls/Burlington VT Asa Morris / Tim Goodspeed - "Split" [lo-fi alt folk rock] Nbhd Nick - " My Way" - "Go Hard or Go Home" Glens Falls/Burlington VT (singles) [hip-hop rap] Albany Brent Gorton - "quiet time" [indie emo pop rock] Albany Oz Alone - "DISTANCE." [indie experimental hip-hop rap] Saratoga Springs Brown Cuts Neighbors - "Squeeze Out Another Twinkle" (orig 1995) [alternative lo-fi low-fi rock] Queen Barz - "BLACK LIVES MATTER" to "LIKE I WANT Schenectady YOU" (single tracks) [hip-hop rap] Albany Brunch Kid - "Msg From the Future" (EP) [alt electro Rhakim Ali - "You Should Be Sorry" [hip-hop rap] Albany ] Troy/TX

Studio C Addendum - "The Story of Fisher Hudson" [hip- Chris Kyle - "Deep Blue" to "Air" (single tracks) [avant- hop rap] Oneonta/Albany garde folk pop] Saratoga Springs/Brooklyn

Thurman Junior - "OMW (Feat. Tavia)" - "Second Coupons - "Up & Up" [alternative emo pop] Chances" - "Want The Most" - "South Colonie () Albany (Feat. Naé)" (single tracks) [hip-hop rap r&b] Colonie Evan Crawley - "Locked" (EP) [alternative lofi pop rock] Toshi - "Whole Lotta Dead" | "Fast" to "Morphine" Poestenkill (single tracks) [hip-hop rap pop] Amsterdam

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Jim Connelly - "Mabon - Autumnal Collections / Compilations Equinox" (EP) | "Lughnasa Start" (EP) | "Saga Of The Spaceways" - "Mabon Gets Buddie's Basement – On" (single tracks) [experimental acoustic "Buddies II: The Buddening" [various] folk jazz world] Schenectady Albany Live Performances from Buddies joetaurone - "justjoe vol. 1" [goofy garage Basement in dirty Albs NY 9/29/19- indie psychedelic rock n roll] Albany 12/4/19

Logan White - "Idaho" (EP) [alt pop rock] Come Home Soon Vol. 2 - Various Artists Clifton Park Everything remains real sucky for a whole lot of people right now. Pig Food Records released a Long Neck - "The Blow EP" [indie lo-fi rock pop] second volume of their 'Come Home Soon' compilation Hudson/Jersey City NJ series. All proceeds from this series will be going directly to the Wiggins family to help them out during a Los Elk - "Revival" (single) [indie dance rock] Saratoga difficult time. Springs/Boston MA David Greenberger & Tyson Rogers Next Station - "Edges" (single) [alternative rock] A huge spoken word collection can be found here, Albany/Dallas TX added to nearly daily, with Greenberger's monologues paired with Rogers music accompaniment. Pete Donnelly - "Palpitations" (single track) [indie jazz punk rock underground pop] Saratoga Springs/Katonah Gordon St - Live A few recorded live sets, July 1st up to September 30th. Slam Reed - "Wildwood" [alternative rock] Saratoga Springs Horse Apples Jhonn C continually adds to a collection of softly sung Struction - "Unreleased" [experimental electronic noise improvisational ambient synth pop tunes and world rock] Albany/Nyack sounds, slightly weird? Calming... and yet…

The Distractions - "My Ocean" (single) [alt americana Mark Shepard - "Life In Song" rock] Glens Falls Mark notes that since 1976 he's been obsessively and compulsively writing songs. Some of them are inspired The Olson Brothers Band - "Running For The Sun" by his own life; the attempts to understand love, life, (single) [alternative ] Bennington VT spirituality, peace and justice. You can hear many of his songs from the project at his website and on Bandcamp. The Pine Boys - "Monster" (single) [alternative rock hip- hop funk] Albany Matt Smith Matt Smith grew up in Clifton Park and lived in the Tiki Bats - "TIKI BATS COME BACK" (EP) | "Tiki Bats: Ten Capital District until leaving for NYC in 1994. Matt is songs to Teach You" [] Albany best known for being in Interstate, E.B. Jeb and the Matt Smith Band as well as hosting Tiger’s Pub weekly Triya Love - "D A R K N I G H T" (single track) [alternative Jam Session for many years. Matt's guitar (and musical) electronic experimental folk hip-hop jazz rap ] expertise has grown, and expanded as he has gone into Albany music production and studio recording with his world acclaimed 6 String Ranch, based in Austin, TX. 'Being Underwater Cartographers - "You Gentle Romans" | Human' is the flagship studio release for 2020 (listed "Benign Fascinations" | "Ｃｌａｉｒ Ｄｅ Ｌｏｏｎ" elsewhere in this report). But there has in fact been 8 (single track) [alternative experimental hip-hop beats new released at the same time, including 'Being chillhop lo-fi political] Albany Human.' (Take deep breath here...) 'Parlor' Witch Culture - "Demo" [alternative indie pop rock] 'Chop Shop – Live At Strange Brew' Queensbury

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'Matt Smith’s World – Live At The Saxon Bezzolay - "Come Get It" (Official video) Pub' 'Matt Smith 1988-2020 Vol. 1' (The Buggy Jive - "Ain't Going Anywhere" Upstate NY Years) Buggy Jive - "Swing Along" (Will Marion 'Matt Smith 1988-2020 Vol. 2' (The NYC Cook cover) Years) 'Matt Smith 1988-2020 Vol. 3' Caramel Snow - "The Love Witch (Official (NYC/Austin TX) Video)" 'Matt Smith 1988-2020 Vol. 4' (The Austin Caramel Snow - "Somebody With Her Years) Heart On Fire" Caramel Snow - "The Girl With Blue " In addition to the recordings listed above, 10 of Matt’s other albums will also be digitally re-released for the Cassandra Kubinski - "Stardust" first time in in the near future! Go to 6 String Ranch for what's available as of this report. Chris Cronin - "fllwwrvr"

Steve Hammond - "Small Songs" Coupons - "90's Kids" (Official Video) Many have tried, but this collection adds "A New Song Every Week in 2020!" A mix of experimental, folk, honky Don Warren - "1990 Something" tonk, noise, rock, pop, psychedelic. So far so good... 27. georgie bean Drew Jacobs & Swingbatter - "Don't Take Me Out To 28. the old man on the mountain The Ballgame" 29. dog rape whistle 30. 3 or 7 E.R.I.E. - "Fears Come Runnin'" 31. this old movie 32. prison highway: burnin' in the afterlife Erin Harkes & Melanie Krahmer (Sirsy) - "End of the 33. western world World" 34. my s and your p 35. water striders Fab The Duo - "Party For Two" (OFFICIAL ) 36. on the mainland 37. feelin' strange Glass Pony - "Hypnos" (1/11/20 Putnam Place Saratoga 38. return of the worms Springs, NY) 39. straight to number one 40. we should have died Hamilton Craig - "Skin Disease"

We Are 518 Albany NY Heather Richards - "Across The Great Divide" (cover) Currently with some 65+ songs, this Spotify playlist is Heather Richards - "I'm Wanting More" dedicated to local musicians. If you are an Albany native Heather Richards - "We're Still Here" or alumni, submit music to [email protected] or El Modernist on Facebook for inclusion on the playlist. Izzy Heltai - "Before You Go" Izzy Heltai - "Father"

VIDEOS J.Marco Johnson (feat. Adriana V) - "You Do You (I'll Do Me)" After the Fall - "No Resolve ft. Tim McIlrath" After the Fall - "Up and Down" Jay Maloney - "Saturn Brain Etch" After the Fall - "Absent Minded" Jenny Marie - "Super Mario World" Music Video Architrave - "Blissed Out" (Official Lyric Video) Architrave - "Humble and Good" Katie Louise - "Family (Official Music Video)"

Beth Zaje - "You Can't Take That From Me" Lee Reh - "Two Fools In Love" (ft. kayleighfound) [Official Video]

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Luxtides - "Salt" (Stripped) New videos were released every week with bonus features including interviews Marcus Ruggiero & Side Show Gypsy - with the composers and festive menu "Little Tornado" musings. Marcus Ruggiero & Side Show Gypsy - "Song For Wendy" 8/2: Alexis C. Lamb – “Look Through” 8/9: Carlos Bandera – “The Vast Hour” Matthew Jared Larkins w/ Nicole M. 8/16: Annika Socolofsky – “Light of a Clear Larkins-Hamilton - "Close To You Blue Morning” (Carpenters cover)" 8/23: Andre Myers – “Pulp Anthem: Reflected Glory” Moon Boot Lover - "Hope You Do Too" 8/30: Nina Shekhar – “DEAR ABBY” 9/6: Jack Frerer – “Getting Better” Next Station - "Edges" (Official Video) 9/13: Clarice Assad – “Se Tirar Nem Pôr (Give or Take)” 9/20: Gala Flagello – “Persist” Robert J. LaCosta - "Love Goes Viral" (Official Music 9/27: Paul Mortilla – “Transmuting Ether // Quarantine- Video) Dreams” 10/4: Derrick Spiva – “From Embers” Rusticator - "Dear Sam" Dynamite Pleasure Chair Ryan Clark - "Trust Me With Your Love" "Dr Mario"/ "A Doctor You Can Trust" "I Was Once A Power Ranger" Sean Rowe - "Got My Mojo Working" (Written by "Why Don't You Make Like A Tree And Get Outta Here!" Preston "Red" Foster) "Wally Bear And The No Gang" "Toxie" Side-B: "AJ’s Dad (TikTok Compilation)" "Zombies Ate My Neighbors (But I Still Hunger 4 U)" "BFG" Slam Reed - "Dinosaur Man" (Official Music Video) The Sea The Sea Souly Had - "LEAP!" "A Thousand Years" Lyric Video "Fall Before The Climb" (Official Video) The Figgs - "Reset Switch" [Official Video] "Broken - Live Video (OFFICIAL)" "Foreign Country - Live Video (Official)" The Matchstick Architects - "Starry Skies (Socially "A Thousand Years - OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO" Distanced Version)" Underwater Cartographers Under The Den - ""Let's Go To Paris..." (The World These, and the ones in between - " , . Ends)" , ." to "You Gentle Romans" 𝘿𝘿𝘿𝘿𝘿𝘿𝘿𝘿𝘿𝘿𝘿𝘿 𝙊𝙊𝙊𝙊 𝙉𝙉𝙉𝙉𝙉𝙉𝙉𝙉𝙉𝙉 Young Culture - "Better Off As Friends" (Official Music F𝙑𝙑ilm𝙑𝙑𝙑𝙑𝙑𝙑 /𝙑𝙑𝙑𝙑 Documentary𝙔𝙔𝙔𝙔𝙔𝙔 𝙎𝙎𝙎𝙎𝙎𝙎𝙎𝙎𝙎𝙎 / TV Video) Moving Image Studio - Storyboard Creators Reel Collections / Series Campers at Storyboard Creators Summer Media Camp More than a handful, but perhaps less than fifty. Click learned the art of storyboarding. Inspired by music, they the links to view the latest batch of original songs from created storyboards and turned those into fun music the following bands and artists: videos! This video begins with Taína Asili song "Who I Am" & concludes with Eiffel 65 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)." Dogs of Desire - "Hot, w/Mustard" Featuring a series of ten of America’s best composers, Taína Asili presenting new thrilling works that give voice to life "Beyond the Stars" [Documentary] during this pandemic. "Beyond the Stars" is a music video documentary by Taína Asili featuring sitarist Veena Chandra. Veena

© 2020 Andrew Gregory Page 8 of 13 shares the unique path she has carved as Belle-Skinner – "Violets" | "Mon Cheri" | a woman in her field, including what her "Falling into the Earth" craft has meant to her life and how she Steve Candlen – "Long Train Home" | has balanced her professional career as a "Streets of the City" performer and educator with raising six Rob Beaulieu – "La Di Da" | "Autumn" children. It's also the story behind the song "Beyond the Stars," a collaboration Live / Concert (Virtual) between Veena and Taína, from the album 'Resiliencia.' The song was a Caffe Lena recipient of a New Music USA Award. With a several playlists available on their YouTube channel, there's a mix of "Beauty Manifested" [Documentary] national & local bands and artists showcased in live "Beauty Manifested" is a music video documentary video and audio recordings from the Caffè Lena short directed and produced by Taína Asili that shares listening room. For the most part they're free to watch, Sophia Smart’s journey to interrupt abusive patterns of but viewers are encouraged to visit and contribute to fat shaming passed down in her family and perpetuated support the artists and the Caffe. in her community, in order to heal ancestral trauma and reclaim self-love. Sophia shares the courage and Capital Region Curbside Concerts wisdom she has gathered as a fat, Black queer who is Guthrie/Bell Productions teamed up with Colorado- committed to justice, joy and the community based Curbside Concerts to get local artists on board for interconnection that gets us free. The song "Beauty a new way to connect with music fans while regular Manifested" is on the album 'Resiliencia.' shows are not an option. Curbside Concerts is a platform that allows fans to book small scale, socially Tiny Desk Contest Top Shelf distanced shows in their own driveways or front yards. Episode 5 It’s ideal for solo and duo performers, or those that can Tiny Desk Contest judge Tarik Moody of 88Nine Radio perform with a simpler acoustic or stripped-down set Milwaukee joined NPR Music's Bob Boilen to share his up. All are still welcome to sign up, just click on the link. favorites entries to the 2020 Tiny Desk Contest. Within the first 15 minutes was Woods "Fighting a Mind CoverBandTV Presents: That's Been Sold." Tarik and Bob discuss the videos & Covering bands LIVE in the Capital Region of Upstate artists on what made them stand out from the NY. View previous broadcasts or find upcoming shows. thousands of entries. Contact them if you want to use their services.

Episode 7 Freedom Park 2020 Quarantune Series Rita Houston of WFUV joined NPR Music's Bob Boilen to From the season that almost wasn't, comes a free live- share her favorites entries from the 2020 Tiny Desk stream concert series, thanks to an array of sponsors. Contest. Within the first 5 minutes was Laveda with The shows included: "Dream. Sleep." Hear about what made Houston’s July 1 - Carmen & Life’s Guilty Pleasures favorite videos stand out from the thousands of entries July 4 - The McKrells received this year. July 8 - Audiostars July 11 - Rusticator WMHT-TV AHA! A House for Arts July 15 - Erin Harkes AHA! features the stories of artists, makers, and July 18 - Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra creative institutions right here in our backyard. It's a July 22 - Get Up Jack celebration of all things creative. July 25 - The Legendary Characters These are the local musicians that recorded a few July 30 - Skeeter Creek songs: Caity Gallagher – “Hour Drive” | “All That's Left” August 1 - Heard Mike Grutka – “How the Story Ends” August 5 - Capital District Pipe Band Jim Gaudet – "Hold On, a Father's Lament" | "Goin Up August 8 - Raquel & The Wildflowers to Saratoga" August 12 - SIRSY TJ Foster – "The Background" | "Fire Away" August 15 - 2096 Unplugged

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August 19 - Given to Fly future scheduled 'Virtual Tour' shows can August 22 - Big Fez and the Surfmatics be found at Sirsy's YouTube HERE August 26 - Grand Central Station The Linda: Open for Take-Out Virtual Live at Five Concert Series With the long running Alive at Five A program series produced in Thursday night concert series canceled collaboration with video production for 2020, the Albany Office of Cultural company Chromoscope Pictures. The Affairs began hosting a live streaming virtual concerts take place Monday show via Facebook Live called... "Live at nights, usually at 8 pm. Five." Featuring hour-long performances by mainly local cover and original bands & artists, past The virtual concerts are ticketed events, and provide shows by those listed below can be found HERE. fans with a professionally produced concert delivered Last quarter saw performances by: directly to their homes via YouTube stream. Here's Sawyer Fredericks (rescheduled) | Justin Friello | what's happened so far this quarter: Hartleys Encore | El Modernist | Hanzolo | Conversing with Oceans MOTORBIKE | Girl Blue | The Age | NoLaNauts | NXNES and Pink Nois | Zan and The Winter Folk | Caity LIVE from the Strand Theatre Gallagher | Laveda | Glass Pony | Ryan Leddick The mission of Music Hall Productions is to create community through music and the related The Palace Sessions arts, accomplished through their venue the Strand The Palace Theatre, the City of Albany and Mirth Films Theatre. For upcoming events, visit the website. team up to present a monthly live music series sponsored by KeyBank featuring regional acts Past performances recorded by Upst8MusicFanZone performing in unique spaces within the historic include: performing arts center. Here’s what was presented this July – quarter: Kelly & Son | Meet The Mockers - A Tribute to 60's Brits Wurliday (7/15/20) | Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius and Heard | WailOn: A Eastbound Jesus (8/19/20) Tribute to Waylon Jennings and Outlaw | The Amico-Barady Quartet (9/16/20) Tumblin Dice: The Music of | The Newell's Unplugged | The Jazz Collective MISC / OTHER August – Robert Bates | Jam | The JB Project | The 518 Profiles Magazine Erotics | JAM - Jonathan, Alan and Marc | Songs From July, 2020 - Upstate Beat p.28 The Heart: Gisella Montenez-Case | Alan Dunham & "Super Dark Shines On" - By Kirsten Ferguson Winge | August, 2020 - Upstate Beat p.30 September – "Pandemic Rock" - Architrave's moody 'This Marty Wendell and His Band | Front Porch Storytelling Perfect Day' is a perfect encapsulation of the moment. presents The Garden Raid | Led Sabbath - A Tribute to By Kirsten Ferguson Led Zeppelin and | Respect: A Tribute to Women Who Rock September, 2020 - Upstate Beat p.30 "Music in the Time of Coronavirus" - Sequestered in the Rhiannon's Lark Midwest, Christopher Peifer blasts out of lockdown with Live performances and other videos created to highlight a bare-knuckle new album. By Kirsten Ferguson the music of Rhiannon's Lark. American Songwriter Sirsy Virtual Tour / Live Stream Concerts State Champs Leave Cares Behind on ‘Unplugged EP’ With live shows cancelled, Mel & Rich geared up to do Interview with Macie Bennett about their new 6-track some ‘germ free’ online shows to watch from home. EP, featuring four new songs and two revamped Some of them may even have a theme. Past shows &

© 2020 Andrew Gregory Page 10 of 13 releases from previous albums. Among record stores around the world. An NY other insights, Tyler Szalkowski expat is among a collection from an early explains that "We wanted to make an EP R&B vocalist, a reissue of a Fleetwood that was with variety." Mac classic, and a new gem. Annie Dressner: 'Coffee at the Corner Bar' Atwood Magazine (self-released) Breaking the Record with Roan Yellowthorn Pitchfork - Features Roan Yellowthorn (aka Jackie McLean) "Florist’s Emily Sprague Is on a Never- has been writing a column nearly every Ending Search for Life’s Biggest Thursday since February 6th to Mysteries" document, step by step, the process of making their by Jenn Pelly - Contributing Editor new album & other topics. The folk, indie-pop, and ambient artist talks about the bike accident that changed her perspective and having BAD TRANSFER her music featured in Beyoncé’s 'Homecoming' film in Male Patterns Interview this Rising interview. A short interview conducted by Matt Average with ’s singer Brendan, who talks about the new split SUPER DARK Live Music record with Executors out of NJ, the in Albany and Live music presented in the upstate (518) other stuff. area and beyond. A variety of sounds from local to touring artists. Mostly filmed in Albany, Saratoga "Kid69" (audio version) by Sandy McKnight Springs, and the surrounding areas. "A memoir of a teenage adult and a miracle year" Read along to the print version! TRAX: TRAX is a local music tv/video program, aired on Mark Shepard Music Videos - "Life In Song" LOOKtv, dedicated to musicians in the Saratoga Springs Since 1976 Mark's been obsessively and compulsively area. Trax showcases artists in all disciplines of music writing songs. Some of them are on video. From playing original compositions. During this time of horrible slide show "music videos" from a decade ago to COVID-19, LookTV asked artists to participate by ones created on new and challenging video and editing submitting songs from their homes. equipment. Find them here. Recent episodes have featured: Metal Nation * NYC Ballet/Philadelphia Orchestra/Chamber Music MORIAH FORMICA Interview: The Voice of a New Society of Lincoln Center, György Ligeti Generation * NYC Ballet/Philadelphia Orchestra/Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center out this video interview with Rustyn Rose of * Architrave, Corry Loveday with Angelina Valente, Joel Metal Nation. As of July, hear about her music journey Brown, Haley Moley, Rich Ortiz, Arx Duo, Bob Warren and future plans (and announcements that were held * The Switch, Jon Bowers & Gordon Grey, Ria Curley off). * Nicole Zuraitis & Dan Pugach * Frederick Johnson & Michael Ross Monticello Real Estate Small Biz 518 * Dan Tepfer Alexander Monticello talked with members 2 members * Sarah Elizabeth Charles and Jarrett Cherner of Eastbound Jesus, Adam Brockway and Carl Anderson, about the band's origins and their newest album WEXT Radio - 518 Sessions release: "Full Moon Over Salem." Interview conducted Live performances and conversations with Local 518 at The Cohoes Music Hall before album release show in musicians. Each week highlights a different artist or February. band with a brief interview as an introduction. Airdates are Thursdays 11:30pm & various other times. Paste Record Time: New & Notable Vinyl Releases (September 2020) The latest includes Christopher Shaw, Dominick The magazine's monthly column that looks into the Campana At Home, AHA Session with Belle-Skinner, wide array of new vinyl releases making their way to

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AHA Session with Steve Candlen, AHA Shadowlight - "Meteor Shower Girl" Session with Rob Beaulieu. (single track) [alternative rock pop psychedelic] Albany WEXT Radio - Listen: On Demand Catch new On Demand listening Americana / Folk / Country / opportunities all gathered in one spot. Bluegrass / Singer-Songwriter / 518 Sessions, along with Live@EXT and At Traditional Home sessions and various interviews, Art LaFleur - "Reset" (single) [country will all land here as well as on their rock] Malta associated WEXT program pages. Caity Gallagher - "Spring" (single) [alt pop Have a listen to the following from the Local 518: folk] Albany Conor Walsh | Dominick Campana At Home |AHA Session with Jim Gaudet | AHA Session with Belle- Hamilton Craig - "No Blame" - "Fly in Low" - "No Skinner| E.R.I.E. At Home Session | SIRSY, Quarantine Kidding" - "The Frozen North" - "Little Iodine" - "pick it and New Music! | AHA Session with Steve Candlen | up" - "i took a chance" - "somebody i saw in a dream" AHA Session with Rob Beaulieu (single tracks) [new folk] Shushan

WEXT Radio - Local 518 Show James Mullen & The Strangers - "Free Love (Plus Tax)" The Local 518 Show showcases original music from (single track) [singer-songwriter folk rock] Queensbury bands and musicians based in, or have strong ties to, the Capital District. Each show features an Attic Classic - Jockimo Brown - "Love Whatever Way" [indie folk] a song/band from generally a decade or more ago. It's Saratoga Springs WEXT’s original half hour show dedicated to new and significant music and honoring the roots of the Local Matt Krahula - "Hold Me Closer" (single) [s/s folk pop] 518's diverse music scene. Colonie/Brooklyn/Hawaii

INADVERTANTLY OVERLOOKED - Robinsong - "Around The Bend" [acoustic instrumental RECORDINGS folk] | "The Water is Wide" - "Wild Home in the Helderbergs" [acoustic environment folk] | "Tico My Hard Rock / Metal / Punk Little Bird" - "Look Who's Coming My Way" - "Little Psychomanteum - "Future Factions" (single track) One" - "The Thacher Park Monster" [acoustic children’s [thrash prog metal industrial] Albany folk] | "John and Rachel" [acoustic historical folk] (all single tracks) Albany The Sugar Hold - "reef break EP" [garage punk surf rock] Schenectady Tom Staudle - "Is This a Dream We All Dream???(Setting up Your Personnel Data)" (single) [acoustic country folk] Watch Reggie Run - "Water Bottle Wild Man" (single) Fultonville [children’s pop punk rock] Albany Jazz / Improvisation Rock / Pop Dylan Canterbury - "Going Places" [modern postbop Cassandra Kubinski - "Back to the Earth" (single) bebop jazz] Saratoga Springs [alternative folk pop] Saratoga Springs Instrumental / Electronic / EDM / Soundtrack Jenny Marie - "Antidote" - "Back in My Feelings" Midnight Bob - "Nothing is Random" [electronic (singles) [ pop] Saratoga Springs drum&bass hip-hop r&b soul] Albany

Roan Yellowthorn - "Rediscovered" [indie pop rock folk] Triya Love // Madeline Darby - "Read Me Like a Morrisonville Teleprompter" (single track) [alternative electronic experimental folk hip hop jazz] Albany Russel the Leaf - "Landlocked" | " (On the Bayou)" (single track) [s/s pop covers] Troy

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Blues / R&B / Soul / Funk Collections / Series Kiessence - "In Yo Feelings" - "Hotline" More than a handful, but perhaps less (singles) [r&b soul rap] Albany than fifty. Click the links to view the latest batch of original songs from the following Hip-Hop / Rap bands and artists: Thurman Junior - "Going Legit" [hip-hop r&b] Colonie Buddie's Basement "Welcome 2 Buddies" [various] Albany Alternative / Indie / Jam / Other Buddie's Basement Live Recordings from Adam Tinkle // Marc Woodworth - "Town 06/08/19 to 08/27/19 Cryer // Weird Flex" [alt folk rock pop] Saratoga Springs Live / Concert (Virtual)

Charlotte Reilly - "Hide Away" (single) [alternative s/s LIVE from the Strand Theatre r&b soul] Niskayuna The mission of Hudson River Music Hall Productions is to create community through music and the related Eric Rothstein - "Trivial Conversations" - "Is It Real?" - arts, accomplished through their venue the Strand "Not Like Any Other" (single tracks) [acoustic Theatre. For upcoming events, visit the website. alternative] Glens Falls Past performances recorded by Upst8MusicFanZone Next Station - "Introspection" (single) [alt rock] include: Albany/Dallas TX June – Across The Pond | Kelly & Son | The Dirty Harri's Nickopotamus - "Stone Chromozone" [alternative rock funk fusion] Albany # # #

The Olson Brothers Band - "Candle in a Storm" - "Listen End Note Close" (singles) [alternative classic rock] Bennington VT There's an amazing amount of original music recorded and videos produced by Capital Region musicians, Under The Den - "All That Talk" (EP) [indie funk pop bands, and artists every year. By no means is these rock] Albany 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 VIDEO com

Dynamite Pleasure Chair – If you or your band have an upcoming release planned, "Cowborg" | "OBJECTION!!!!" | "Hop On Pop" please visit The Local 518 Show for airplay submission guidelines. Jenny Marie - "Antidote" Since 2012, it’s been an eye-opening experience putting Kiessence - "In Yo Feelings" these quarterly reports together for the fans, supporters, and most importantly the creators of Next Station - "Introspection" (Official Video) original music in the Capital District (and just a bit beyond). The Abyssmals - "Let's Forget"

The Olson Brothers Band - "Candle in a Storm" (Official Lyric Video)

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