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The Local 518 Music (and More) Report 2017 – Quarter 4

This report covers the time period of October 1st to Scum Couch - "Ignorant Bore" (3-track) [post punk drum December 31st, 2017. We inadvertently missed a few distort] Albany before that time period, which were brought to our attention by fans, bands & others. The missing is listed Step Back Eleven - "The Lies We Collect" [melodic hard at the end. rock] Clifton Park

RECORDINGS: Stretch Heart - "Stretch Heart" [progressive metal] Albany / Metal / Punk Adhara - "This Exists Somewhere Else" [progressive Sun Voyager - "Caves Of Steel" (single track) [heavy lofi ] Albany ] Albany/Brooklyn

Candy Ambulance - "Weekday" (single) [alt grrl The Backseat Bullets - "Suede" (single) [alt punk] rock] Saratoga Springs Albany

Capitle - "Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & Melodies of Capitle" The Northway - "The Deep End" (single) [pop punk] [] Albany Scotia

Crafter - "More Than an Echo" (single) [emo hardcore The Spirit of Violence - "Romantic/Misanthropic" [hard punk] Pittsfield, MA rock] Albany

Drug Church - "Weed Pin" (single) [alt hard rock] Albany The Way Back When - "Kenai" (EP) [pop punk] Lake George Frank Palangi - "Set Me Free" (EP) [hard rock] Queensbury Trigger Pig - "Sands of Time (Feat. Tim "Ripper Owens)" (single) [heavy metal] Hudson Falls Frozen Sun - "Sea of Madness" [heavy metal] Albany Rock / Pop Girth Control - "Shorter Faster Dumber" [comic American Runaways - "Home For A Week" [alt punk] Albany americana rock] Albany

Hard Soul - "This Will Hurt" (EP) [alt rock] Albany Brad Whiting and The Cadillac Souls - "Elevator Down" | "Twelve Days Out" (single tracks) [new ] Kardia - "Antidote" (single track) [melodic hard rock] Glenmont Pittsfield, MA Caramel Snow - "1982" | "Dicentra" | "No Thanks I Have Mystery Girl - "Nicholas Carroll Scholarship Tracks" (2- Plans" to "The Sign Of The Cross" (single tracks) tracks) [punk ] Albany [ dreampop] Delmar

Perfect Score - "It's Only In Your Head" (EP) [pop punk] David Tyo - "It's So Easy To Love You" (single) [acoustic Albany pop] Saratoga Springs

Prince Daddy & The Hyena - "Now That's What I Call Don Ferlazzo - "Ghost Beside Me" (single track) [pop] Music Vol. 420" (EP) [party garage punk] Albany Albany

Restless Streets - "Control" (single) [melodic hard emo Erin Harkes - "Overit Sessions" (EP) [] Valatie rock] Albany

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Good Fiction - "Like I'm Your Man (For Real)" (single) Colin Moran - "Dear Mom, I'm Screwed." (EP) [acoustic [alt rock] Saratoga Springs punk folk] Adams MA

Julia Gargano - "Spaceman" (single track) [pop] Staten Cosby Gibson - "Into Mid-Air" [folk] Fultonville Island/Albany Dan Berggren - "Junkyard Express" | "Winter Solstice Luxtides - "Flickered" (single) [electro pop] Poem & Song" (single tracks) [folk s/s] Ballston Spa Brooklyn/Clifton Park Dan Johnson - "Here For A Short Time" to "Even Keel" Quincy - "Penny Tray" (single) [alt rock] N. Adams MA (single tracks) [folk s/s] Burlington VT

Ryan Clark - "Take A Chance" (EP) [pop rock] Lake deVer - "Mercy" [alt folk world] Fultonville George Dust Bowl Faeries - "Vampire Tango" (single) [ethereal Sandy McKnight's Pop-Clique - "Right For Each Other" dark-carnival gypsy folk] Hudson (single track) [alt pop rock] Lee MA Honey Suckle Vine - "One More Shot" (EP) [country Sly Fox and the Hustlers - "Live at The Egg" [blues soul blues rock] Ballston Spa rock] Albany Jay Maloney - "Cold Cold World" to "Stillness In Parallel" Young Culture - "Blue" (EP) [pop rock] Albany (single tracks) [country bluegrass & electronic] Albany

Americana / Folk / Country / 'grass / Singer- Marty Wendell - "Live at Lena's" [americana country Songwriter ] Round Lake Alex Smith - "Live from Caffe Lena" [s/s folk pop] Long Lake Matt Krahula & The Nightmare River Band - "Money From The Mattress" | "Burn This City" | "This Olde Anthony Prezio - "That's A Sure Sign" | "No Tears Here" Road" (singles) [americana] Colonie/Brooklyn (single tracks) [piano s/s] Troy Matthew Carefully (Matthew Loiacono & The Upstate Aurora LaFond (Philosophical Waffles) - "Makai" (single Kentucky Choir) - "Only Memory (live)" (single track) track) [folk] Voorheesville/Bar Harbor ME [bedroom acoustic folk pop] Albany

Barry Hyman - "The Death Of Queen Jane" (single track) Mike Grutka - "Painting the Silence, Vol. 1" [acoustic [celtic folk] Johnsonville ] Guilderland

Beartracks - "Landslide" | "Lay Down Sally" (singles) Peter Annello - "What Comes Around (Acoustic)" (single [bluegrass country americana] Saranac track) [folk blues] Albany

Belle-Skinner - "The Covers" (EP) [ pop] Sawyer Fredericks - "Hide Your Ghost: The Exclusive Albany/Brooklyn Tour Edition EP" (at shows or pre-order of "Hide Your Ghost" album) [new alt folk s/s] Fultonville Beyond Hope - "On My Way" [new alt folk] Wells Sean Madden - "Today or a Day Like This" [s/s folk] Brunch Kid - "The Hudson Will Always Be Beautiful to Albany Me" (EP) [alt folk s/s] Troy Sheen - "The Shadow Hills Sessions" (EP) [] Glens Falls

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Sorrow Estate - "The Happy" (EP) [indie s/s folk pop] Instrumental / Electronic / EDM Clifton Park Anthill Annihilator - "Ya Filthy Animal" [prog jazz metal fusion] Albany The Blind Owl Band - "Skeezy Patty" [acoustic bluegrass backwoods punk] Saranac Lake A World For You - "60 Seconds To Live" [psychedelic acoustic guitar] Saratoga Springs The Sea The Sea - "Let It Be Said" (single) [alt folk pop] Albany Chris Bassett - "CB Action" [ambient industrial lofi noise] Troy Vinny Michaels - "Crazy" (single) [] Christopher Neuhaus - "Spirits" (single track) [rock solo bass] Schenectady Will Foley - "Cold October" (single) [s/s pop] Clifton Park Confusician - "Fornature" [experimental ambient Jazz / International / Classical / World avantgarde conceptual musique concrete Albany Symphony Orchestra - KERNIS, Aaron Jay: Simple plunderphonics] Albany Songs / Valentines / Two Songs: Love and Spirit (Talise Trevigne - soprano, Aaron Jay Kernis - piano, Albany Corlaer - "Mr. Phelps" to "Circuit Circus" (single tracks) Symphony, D.A. Miller) - [contemporary concerto] [] Schenectady Albany DComposeuЯ - "ITTAKE2 - DCOMPOSED" to "OBSESSION Barry Hyman - "End Of Time" (single track) [world - DCOMPOSED" (single tracks) [electronic fusion] Johnsonville deconstruction assemblages] STEAL CITY

Bob Gluck and Tani Tabbal - "At This Time" [ Elsphinx - "Bulb Burner" (single track) [ beats] duet] Albany Albany

Bryan Brundige & His Piggly Wigglies - "Limehouse Emily A. Sprague - "Water Memory" [ambient minimal Blues" (single) | "Swangin'" [swing jazz] Albany natural synth] Palenville

Carmen Lookshire - "Halfbreed (East to West)" [r&b soul Joseph Beaty - "Broadcast" [indie electro industry rock] orient Caribbean] - "Lord Why" [piano inspirational] Glens Falls (single tracks) Albany Kazufro - "One" | "Sanpo" (single track) [hip-hop/rap Darryl Kniffen - "Blackness" to "Blackness- Sax Solo" instrumental beats] Troy (single tracks) [jazz blues rock] Saratoga Springs Kimono Dragons / Girth Control - "Godzilla Meets Dread Resistors - "Live at Harvest Brewing 9-23-17" Bongzilla" (2-track) [ surf smashup] [ world fusion] Johnsonville Albany

Roomful of Teeth - "How A Rose" (single track) [new Matt Weston - "Searchlight Swings" (2-song) classical acapella] MA/United States [experimental electronic] Albany

Scott Bassinson Quartet - "Loving Hearts, Smiling Faces" Mike Hotter - "Denver's Ghost" (single track) [soothing [piano jazz] Delmar guitar] Albany

MithrilNova - "Shade" (single track) [electronic pop] Troy

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Optimus Chad - "The 3rd Kind" | "Portable Punk" | Cole King - "Rocky Racoon" to "Osmosis ft Don Marko" "Sydney Prescott" (single tracks) [8-bit (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Saratoga Springs ] Cybertron/Clifton Park Craft - "The Lot Rent is Due 2" [hip hop rap] Albany Pinkamena Party - "A STICKY SITUATION AT FLANKSGIVING DINNER" [electronic hardcore Darkstar - "Yugo SKS" (single track) [hip hop rap] noise] Troy Schenectady

Rambutan - "Volume 1" | "The Temple of Echo 2" Dezmatic - "The Future Is Horny" | "Ten Cent Beer [electronic experimental ambient drone improv Night" | "Garbage Plate (feat. Moses Rockwell)" noise] Albany (singles) [hip hop rap] Albany

Rrarebear - "Sun Days" to "Back On" (single tracks) [chill Greez Da Beast - "Broke and Broken" to "Gucci Gang" electronic beats] Albany (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Troy

Sirenne - "The Shadow of Avalon" [darkwave ambient Hank518 - "Substance" [hip hop rap] Troy ] Albany JB aka Dirty Moses - "Black Sun" [hip hop rap] Albany Still.Floating - "Hypnotic." [sample hip hop instrumentals] Albany JOAT SLNM - "Needlejuice" (Deluxe Edition) [hip hop rap] Albany Super Awkward - "colossal concert" | "detective" (single tracks) [electro pop groove] Albany MiKEY SANZ - "No Flockin Freestyle" to "Pennyroyal Remix" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany The Creepy Club - "Full Set & Live: Solstice at Tsuga Shop 12-21-2017" [ambient noise] Troy Morocco Joe - "Devil On My Shoulder" (single track) [hip hop rap] Troy The Jagaloons - "All Surfed Up" (2-track) [surf rock] Albany Oz Alone - "Almost Always" [hip hop rap] Saratoga Springs The Va Va Voodoos - "Spookhouse" (single track) [ instrumental] Albany Phil Derrico - "It Doesn't Matter" | "Do You Get Me Now" | "Do Them Dirty" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Zovi - "Bluelight Mixtape #10 - Asleep Side Preview - Albany First Three Minutes of Sleep" to "This Ain't a Scene, It's a SPEEDCORE" (single tracks) [industrial pc noise ] p i n k n o i s - "faux grave (PROD. blank body)" to Troy "riding to williamsburg (Valerie Barbosa Remix)" (single tracks) [r&b soul hip hop rap] Albany R&B / Soul / Hip-Hop / Rap / Funk Abs01ute & Shyste - "Lord Of The Flys" [hip hop rap] Pony Boy 518 - "1:48:45" [hip hop rap] Troy Albany Sime Gezus - "Darkside Sluggah" [hip hop rap Airline Jay - "Black Denim" [hip hop rap] Albany instrumental] Saratoga Springs

Bryan Thomas - "The Tiny Black Album" [r&b soul pop] Tony Louie - "Alive" to "Strangers" (single tracks) | Albany "Play'd" [hip hop rap] Albany

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Vern - "Wannabe." (single track) [hip hop ] Leah Woods - "Fork Island" (single) [acoustic ] Albany Saratoga Springs

Wavy Cunningham - "Vacation Plug" [hip hop rap] Let’s Be Leonard - "Live at Nectar's St. Patty's Day" | Albany "Live At Nectar's 6-16-17" [jazzy jam rock] Saratoga Springs Blues / Gospel / Christian Albert Cummings - "Live at the ’62 Center" [blues] Los Elk - "Deja Voodoo" (single track) [indie dance rock] Williamstown MA Saratoga Springs/ MA

Amy Ryan Band - "Crossroads" to "Want Me Some poppyfields. - "Peacoat" (single track) [lo-fi emo pop Love" (single tracks) [blues rock] Chatham rock] Saratoga Springs

Alternative / Indie / Other Reliant Tom - "Poor You" (single) [electronic pop] Asa Morris and the Mess - "in Charge" (single) | "LORD." Hudson [heavy garage lo-fi post-folk rock] Glens Falls Russel the Leaf - "Call It Cute & Photograph (Def basement vacation - "making the best of it (demo)" to Leppard)" (2 tracks) [indie pop] Scotia/Philly "piano solo" (single tracks) [alt folk s/s] Glens Falls Sam Gleason - "Eleven" (single track) [] Bell’s Roar - "We Carry Us" (single track) [queer Albany electronic pop soul] Albany Scientific Maps - "Dig It Up (Part 2)" | "The Mounting Better Pills - "Call the Local Cops" [rock] Albany Sighs Of Yesterday" to "A-List Kids" (single tracks) [post indie pop rock] Albany Bruiser and Bicycle - "You're All Invited" (EP) [emo psych post rock] Albany Sinkcharmer - "Sit Up Straight" | "Brightest Minute in the Darkest Hour" (single track) [indie electronic pop] Caramel Snow - "Kate Moss / Lip Lust" | "1982" | Ballston Spa "Dicentra" | "No Thanks I Have Plans" to "The Sign Of The Cross" (single tracks) [shoegaze dreampop] Delmar The Firs - "In The Front Room With a Light On" [emo folk pop] Albany/Brooklyn Emma Larson - "Before and After You" (EP) [indie soul pop folk] Saratoga Springs The National Physical Fitness Award - "Always Walking Backwards b/w Stop Caring" (2-tracks) [indie Ferriday - "All Roads" [alt rock] Albany punk] Albany

Fish Herders - "Meteor Shower" (single track) [indie Underwater Cartographers - "Box Seats To Oblivion" progressive stoner rock] Albany [indie concept pop rock] Albany geoff gordon - "bad love" [trash pop] Albany Won Ton Death - "I forgot the Spell" (2-track) [] Williamstown MA Ignis. - "Could It Be" (single) [rock] Albany Holiday Sounds Inch - "Exits" [depressed alt acoustic rock] Albany A Judgmental Swarm of Bees and The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - "Christmas in Crawlbany" (EP) [holiday] Izzy Heltai - "Anyone to Anybody" (single) [emo folk Albany rock] North Adams, MA

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Andrew James Mirabile - "Another Lonely Christmas" Gordon St - Live recorded sets (single track) [holiday] Albany Mister F Eastbound Jesus - "All I Want For Christmas Is Coal" Live recordings of 's funky proggy shows. For (single track) [holiday] Greenwich this report, we include the one's recorded from October 1st up to December 31st. Grassroots Rebels - "Better Christmas Day" | "Layaway Holiday" (single tracks) [holiday] Albany VIDEOS:

Justin Friello - "Little Tree Vol. 8" [holiday] Schenectady All the Pretty People - "After the Rain" | "We'll Find Our Way" Oakes & Smith - "Walking in the Air" (single track) [folk acoustic holiday] Tyringham MA Bell's Roar - "Celebrate"

Penny Knight - "Merry Christmas, Baby" (single track) Beyond Hope - "On My Way" (Official) [holiday] Albany Cole King - "Insinuate" Phil Camp - "Jingle Bell Rock" (single track) [holiday] Queensbury Concrete - "Slave to None"

Raymond Pashoukos - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Cosby Gibson - "Into Mid-Air" Christmas" (single track) [holiday] Amsterdam Dark Honey - "Stinging Nettle" (Official Acoustic Video) Stephen Clair & The PushBacks - "It's Only Christmas" (single track) [holiday rock] Albany/Beacon Dust Bowl Faeries - "Dark Ride"

Talia Denis - "Deck the Halls / Up on the Housetop" Fortysvn - "Right Girl / Wrong Time" (Official Music (single) [holiday pop] Albany Video)

The Lesser Parts - "...Of Christmas" (EP) [holiday Girl Blue - "Dreams" (Fleetwood Mac Cover) acoustic rock] Glens Falls Jeff Sohn - "Make It Right" The Va Va Voodoos - "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" (single track) [holiday garage rock] Albany Jocelyn & Chris Arndt - "Red Stops Traffic" (Official Music Video) COLLECTIONS / COMPILATIONS Kyle Albano - "Moonbeam" ¡Viva ! Benefit Album An online benefit album for grassroots hurricane relief Larry Quinn - "Good Ole What's Her Name" efforts in Puerto Rico, compiled by Albany NY musician and activist, Taina Asili. Proceeds go to MariaFund.org Leah Woods - "Going My Own Way" to support immediate relief, recovery, and equitable rebuilding in Puerto Rico for the communities hit Matt Jared - "Good Love" (Lyric Video) hardest by the storm. Matt Krahula & The Nightmare River Band - "Money Formula 5 From the Mattress" | "This Olde Road" Live recordings from the soundboard, for this report from October 1st up to December 31st. Reliant Tom - "Poor You"

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Restless Streets - "Control" | "Dreamers" (Official Music Local 518 Show - Exit 97.7 WEXT Videos) The Local 518 Show showcases original music from bands and musicians based in, or have strong ties to, Scum Couch - "Baby Bird" the Capital District. Each show features a classic song/band from generally a decade or more ago. It's Shyste and Abs01ute - "Nobody's Home" (ft. Xkwisit) WEXT’s original half hour show dedicated to new and significant music from the Local 518's diverse music Sly Fox and the Hustlers - "Smooth" (Official Video) scene.

The Morning Sound - "Drive" (acoustic) Lost Radio Rounders The acoustic American roots duo of Tom Lindsay and The Sea The Sea - " (LIVE)" | "Good For Michael Eck play classic historic American music, and Something (LIVE)" are sometimes joined by various locals.

Young Culture - "Bloom" Modern Vinyl - "Made From Scratch #03: Bacon-Backed Sundae" Holiday Videos Recipes inspired by songwriters & locations. Lauren and Drew Jacobs - "The 12 Pervs of Creepiness" TJ Foster are a husband-and-wife songwriting duo, making up half of indie-folk group Darling Valley. They Justin Friello - "Twelve Songs Of Christmas" (A series for spend most of their free time cooking, listening to Christmas 2017) records and watching "Chopped" together. All that, plus an undying love for the brilliant "Bob's Burgers," led to Olivia Quillio - "Blue Christmas" (cover) the creation of "Made From Scratch."

Stephen Clair & the Pushbacks - "It’s Only Christmas" INADVERTANTLY OVERLOOKED: RECORDINGS: MISC / OTHER: Hard Rock / Metal / Punk 518 Sessions - Exit 97.7 WEXT Megan the Runt - "Shoot" | "Self Care" (single tracks) Live performances and conversations with Local 518 [alt grunge] Albany musicians. Each week highlights a different Local 518 artist or band with a brief interview as an introduction. Subtleties - "It's Always Winter Here" (EP) [post Airdates are Thursday 11:30pm, same session airs again hardcore emo alt rock] Albany Saturday at 6:30pm. Americana / Folk / Country / 'grass / Singer- GuitArthur Songwriter He plays guitar, a lot. There’s over 100 songs, all over Beartracks - "Wagon Wheel" | "If You're Gonna Play in the map in terms of style, at Reverbnation. Go give a Texas" | "Down at the Twist and Shout" (singles) listen when you’ve a moment. [bluegrass country americana] Saranac joelpattersondotus Sheen - "The Shadow Hills Sessions" (EP) [roots rock] Live performance videos of singers, musicians & Glens Falls inspired virtuosos from and coming through the Albany area. Some recent uploads include videos from Triskele - "The Collar City Uprising" [traditional Musicians of Ma'alwyck. Irish/Celtic] Albany

Instrumental / Electronic / EDM Casual Decay - "Ambient Diary" [ambient] Troy

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Confusician - "_nü-concrète" [experimental ambient Mike Campese - "Kilauea" avantgarde conceptual musique concrete plunderphonics] Albany Pony in the Pancake - "Cabin by the Lake" | "Waiting for Love" Louis Leggieri - "Between a Dream and a Nightmare" (single track) [metal solo guitar] Clifton Park/Nashville Robert Capowski - "Sometimes You Stumble" TN Scum Couch - "Film" R&B / Soul / Hip Hop / Rap / Funk Fortysvn - "Destiny Drive" [hip hop rap] Clifton Park Shyste Chronkyte - "Vicious"

Mista Pigz - "Bumrush - Borntown" | "Bumrush - The Shyste and Abs01ute - "Anthrax" Ultimate" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany The Gibson Brothers - "Remember Who You Are" Alternative / Indie / Other Goldsplash - "Space Invaders" (2-track) [synth wave Vern ft. Speech-X - "Dope Fiend" (official music video) ] Saratoga Springs Won Ton Death - "Bedridden" (Music Video) lone phone booth - "Wednesday" to "2004 Chevy Malibu" (single tracks) [emo lofi bedroom pop] Albany # # #

Nicole Maher - "I Am With You, Always. Until The End There's an amazing amount of original music recorded Of The World." (EP) [alt pop] Albany and videos produced by Capital Region musicians, bands, and artists every year. queer choir - "friction gives traction" [bedroom emo folk] Saratoga Springs By no means is these listings all-inclusive. If you know of a release or video you loved but was inadvertently UTAH - "Field Rec" | "Daisy Days" [low freq bedroom overlooked, leave a comment on the CRUMBS blog. country] Troy If you or your band have an upcoming release planned, Won Ton Death - "Iridescent Shred" (EP) [electronic please visit The Local 518 Show for airplay submission noise rock] Williamstown MA guidelines. You can also reach me at apgregory65 at gmail dot com VIDEOS

All the Pretty People - "The Song In My Soul"

Caramel Snow - "Lush and Loveless"

Cole King - "Get It For Two" (Lyric Video) | "Breathin" (Official Video)

Dark Honey - "Stinging Nettle" (Official Music Video)

Frank Palangi - "Set Me Free"

Kirsti Blow - "Free"

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