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The Music (and More) 2019 Quarter 4 Report

Report covers the time period of October 1st Seaspan - "Seaspan" [prog death metal] to December 31st, 2019. I inadvertently Albany missed a few before that time period, which were brought to my attention by fans, bands Scotchka - "Keys to Congress" (single track) & others. The missing is listed at the end, along with an [emo pop punk] Albany End Note… Smiles - "LEFT4DEAD2 (Live at Convocation)" (single RECORDINGS: track) [metal hardcore] Albany

Hard Rock / Metal / Punk State Champs - "Real World" (single track – Hot Topic After the Fall/Brutal Youth (split 7") - “Sick Of Myself” / 'Songs That Saved My Life Vol. 2') [pop punk] Albany “Thin Skinned” [melodic punk rock] Albany The Northway - "Skateboard Pedalboard" (single) [math Asa Morris - "four songs (2019)" [lo-fi noise rock] Glens rock ska punk] Scotia Falls/FLA/TX Totally Gnarly - "Tales From the Ripped" [hardcore Between Now and Forever - "No Mercy" (single) punk] Gloversville [melodic metal rock] Albany Ugly Muppets - "Committee of Public Safety" [proto- Blackcat Elliot - "There Is No Good In Us" [hard garage post-punk psychedelic garage rock] Saratoga Springs rock] Albany Rock / Pop Blood Blood Blood - "Midnite Calls" [darkwave horror Ace Parkhurst and Chuck D’Aloia - "Out of Nowhere" | synthpunk] Troy Ace Parkhurst - "From Inside" [classic rock pop soul country] Saratoga Springs Contact Kiss - "Living The Lie" (single) [hardcore noise punk] Saratoga Springs Caramel Snow - "Now Or Never" - "I Always Wait 'Til The Heart Is Broken" (single tracks) [shoegaze David Tyo - "Never Ebb, but Flow" (single) [hard rock] dreampop] Delmar Saratoga Springs Cassandra Kubinski - "DREAMS (feat. Tony Daniels)" Downswing - "Despair (feat. Aidan Ellaz)" | "Sever" [folk pop rock] NYC/Saratoga Springs (singles) [hardcore metal] Albany Hand Habits and friends - "wildfire covers" (EP) [pop Fromwithin - "Electric City Hardcore EP" [hardcore rock] Albany/LA metal] Schenectady John Powhida International Airport - "THE BAD PILOT" Galactic Static - "Worry Lines" (EP) [alt pop punk] [rock pop soul] Boston MA/AlbaNY Brooklyn/Albany Leah Woods - "Safety Second" (single) [electro pop soul] Girth Control - "Zombies Stole My 40" (2-track) [ska Saratoga Springs/World skate punk] Albany Lee Reh - "Delorean" | "Trust Issues" | "Real Love" Nine Votes Short - "NVS: 12/24/2019" [punk rock] (singles) [r&b pop] Albany Albany Luxtides - "Flickered (Stripped)" (single) [electronic pop] No More Death Stars - "The Scene's Not Dying, You Are" Clifton Park/NJ (2-track) [pop punk rock] Glens Falls Maddy Hicks - "The Bliss You Missed" [s/s pop] Burnt Postage - "Flexi EP 2" [pop punk] Albany Hills

Millington - "University (8-bit Version)" Hunter Havens Band - "Give It To You" | (single track) [ska punk rock] Niskayuna "Dancin Shoes" | "Make A Rock Star" (single tracks) [roots blues rock] Gloversville Phantogram - "In a Spiral" (single) [electro pop] Greenwich Luciano Ferrara and the Ensuing Disaster - "The Hidebehind" (EP) [acoustic indie neo-folk rock] Albany Peeking Through The Noise - "A Tone" (EP) [electronic duo goth indie lo-fi pop] Queensbury/Toronto Michael DeAngelis - "Songs from the Shelter" [country pop] Delmar/Chatham MA Ride The Movies - "Atomic Shakedown" [alt pop rock] Albany Mirinda James - "Where Are You Tonight" (single track) [modern country pop rock] Selkirk / Nashville TN Ryan Robby - "Just Fine" (single) [pop] Saratoga Springs Patrick Sharrow - "If I Needed You (Acoustic Mix)" - Sandy McKnight with Fernando Perdomo - "San "Here To Stay" (singles) | "Closing Arguments" (EP) [alt Fernando Valet" (EP) [power pop rock] Lee MA country pop] Albany

Side-B - "The Low Budget Romance" (EP) [alternative Rhiannon's Lark - "A little bit of Lark" | "Sugar and Spice modern rock] Colonie and Dinosaurs" [comedy folk geek pagan singer- songwriter] Troy Steve Candlen - "Magnolia's" (Beatles Reimagined) [classic pop rock] Saratoga Springs Rusticator - "You Are" (single track) [folk rock] Albany

Wild Adriatic - "Our Time" (EP) [rock soul groove] Glens Sawyer Fredericks - "Flowers for You" (single) [s/s new Falls country folk pop] Fultonville

Americana / Folk / Country / Bluegrass / Singer- Three Quarter North - "The One I'm With" - "Inside Songwriter / Traditional Walls" - "Summer Song" (single tracks) [americana folk Annie Dressner - "Out in the Cold" | "Nyack" (singles) bluegrass] Delmar [contemporary s/s folk pop] New York/Cambridge UK TJ Foster - "You Are the Future" (single) [s/s folk] Albany Asa Morris - "Found Recordings 2010-2019 (2019)" | "Where You Go (2019)" [acoustic lo-fi s/s folk] Glens Travins n' Tondreau - "Jesse Carpenter" | "I Wanna Be A Falls/FLA/TX Dog" (single tracks) [bluegrass country rock] Gloversville

Betsi Krisniski - "songs on spring" [acoustic folk pop Wes Buckley - "Dancing the Bliss" [s/s weird folk-billy] singer-songwriter] Hudson Pittsfield MA

Brain Medicine - "At The Factory" (single track) Jazz [americana bluegrass folk punkgrass] Glens Falls Bob Gluck & David Rothenberg - "Tzur Mishelo" - "Two Improvisations" (single tracks) [free piano jazz blues] Chris Gockley - "There's Valet Parking at the Plaza Albany Hotel" (single) [acoustic folk s/s] Albany International / Classical / World Dan Berggren - "Boogie Man" (single track) [folk] Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra - "Made In America" Ballston Spa [latin salsa] Amsterdam

Danny Whitecotton - "Dreadfully In Love" (single track) apostrophebeats - "NOSFERATU" [instrumental ambient [acoustic alt-country folk] Wilmington DE/Scotia contemporary classical soundtrack] Albany

Taína Asili & One Billion Rising - "We Are Optimus Chad - "Them Wrestling Guys" (2- Rising" (single) [Afro-Caribbean rock ] Albany track) [chiptune thrash] Albany

Instrumental / Electronic / EDM Rawhead the Wreckloose - "Driftwood" | Christopher Neuhaus - "Nosferatu" [live soundtrack] "Right On" | "See Suns Change" (single tracks) [hip hop Schenectady rap beats] Glens Falls

Copernicus Club - "Feeling Stranger" [experimental Rrarebear - "Rainy Thoughts" to "Soul Search" [chill rhythm solo soundscape] Albany electronic beats] Albany

Emily A. Sprague - "Mesa" (compilation - single track) Sime Gezus & 100 Psychic Dreams - "Backward Blessing [ambient atmospheric] Albany/Brooklyn/LA (2003-2009)" [electronic lofi post-punk sound collage hip-hop rap] Troy Figure Eighter - "people's last words are often insignificant" [ambient experimental loop noise] Sirenne - "Muse en Lystrala - Experimental: Adventures Philly/Albany in Video Game Music, Vol. I" [gothic darkwave ambient electronica] Albany Gold Records - "Beatstars Playlist 1" [instrumental hip hop beats] Albany Sophia and Sam - "June 10" (single track) [ambient acoustic piano] Troy Harry Pyle - "Project Overload Sample Disc 1" [electronic accordian rock] Schaghticoke Spykes & Parashi - "braille license plates for sullen nights" (7-inch) [experimental instrumental noise] Isaac LaRue - "Delirium" [lo-fi hip hop beattape] Albany Clifton Park

Jessica Jenks - "Flashing Lights" to "Cast Off To A The Mighty Atom - "Shockpoint [Single]" (3-track single) Deserted Island" (single tracks) [electronic atmospheric] [indie surf rock instrumental lo-fi power pop sci-fi] Greenwich North Adams MA

Ken Powis - "Sunburst Synergy" [experimental funk UnEvEn StEvEn - "Early Recordings: 2009-2015" genre-blending progressive rock bass] Albany [instrumental rock funk blues jazz groove] Albany

Madeline Darby (FOG [MACHINE]) - "FOG [MACHINE] Zovi - "The Castle of Celestial Fogs" [industrial LIVE AT DESPERATE ANNIE'S 12/05/19" [electronic cybergrind noise rave] Troy/NYC experimental glitch minimal noise] Troy Madeline Darby - "Phone Calls from the Devil" (single Blues / R&B / Soul / Funk track) | "This Album Was Recorded in Front of a Live Brother Hemlock - "Good Ol Days" (single) [funk soul Audience" (2-tracks) [electronic experimental glitch blues] Albany minimal noise] Troy Cole King - "Pretty Thing" (single) [r&b soul pop] Matt Weston - "I Can Dig It" (single track) [experimental Saratoga Springs contemporary classical musique concrete noise] Albany James Rock - "Fortress" (single) [r&b pop soul] Albany Muzzle Lords - "MUZZLE LORDS DJ YOUR PARTY" (2- track) [experimental noise] Troy Lexy - "How Dope I Really Am" - "Feeling Light" (single tracks) [r&b soul] Albany nickname: Rebel - "Live at Positively 4th Street" [experimental electronic post-industrial post noise] Nite Train - "Cat On A Mission" (single track) [blues r&b Albany/Cupertino CA rock] Albany

Reese Black Pieces - "How You Want It" Mic Lanny - "L|A|N|N|Y Bars" (EP) [hip hop (single track) [dancehall reggae hip hop] rap] Albany Albany MostlyEverything - "Today (feat. Selli Paper)" Souly Had - "Sunlight" - "Hills (Acoustic)" (singles) [r&b - "On the Rocks" (singles) [hip hop rap] Albany soul pop rap] Albany Mr. Hudcity - "Pain & Misery (Commish & SDot)" (single The Paul Michael Band - "Long Sufferin Sam" (single) track) [hip hop rap] Hudson [electric blues] Schenectady/Pottstown PA Nbhd Nick - "Get Paid" - "Scoring - "Hot Mess" (singles) Uncle Funker - "Amos Moses (Live) [Jerry Reed Cover]" [hip hop rap] Albany (single track) [country funk] Gloversville Ohzhe - "Titan Up" - "Satellites (feat. Ewtonio)" (singles) Hip-Hop / Rap [hip hop rap] Albany 100 Psychic Dreams - "Witchdoctors and Psychiatrists (2003-2015)" | "AMERICADE (featuring Elsphinx)" P.A. Soul - "The Game Goes (feat. Heavier Than a Gram (single track) [electronic art rock lofi post-punk hip-hop & Quiet Giant)" (single) [hip hop rap] Saratoga Springs rap] Troy Pink Nois - "VLAD" [r&b soul hip hop rap] Albany Akil Hamilton - "Good Vibes: Extended Edition" [Christian hip hop rap] Albany PURPDOGG - "Cashy - 'Can't Miss' to 'Respect'" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany Camtron5000 - "Kush Ups" - "Want Some More" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany QueenBarz - "Past Tense" (single track) [hip hop rap] Albany Cashlin - "Stranger Than Diction" [psychedelic noise hip hop rap] Hudson Falls Selli Paper - "ISBO (I Shoulda Been On)" [hip hop rap] Troy Clear Mind - "A Compilation of THROWAWAYS" | "What Did You Think Would Happen?" (EP) [hip hop rap] Sime Gezus & 100 Psychic Dreams - "Backward Blessing Albany (2003-2009)" [electronic lofi post-punk sound collage hip-hop rap] Troy Cole King - "Hand Me Down" (single) [hip hop rap] Saratoga Springs Tiff HollyHood - "Flex" (single) [hip hop rap] Troy

Johnny 2 Phones - "War Remix (ft Selli Paper)" (single Touchmoney Cease - "Times Have Changed" - "I Got A track) [hip hop rap soul pop] Troy Baddie Ft. Yuri Joness [Prod. By Jc808]" (singles) [hip hop rap] Schenectady Legacy T - "Stars ft. Twig" (single track) [hip hop rap] Lake Luzerne UNITEDCRATES - "OZ - TMP" - "OZ - Steamin' Demon" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] The Capital mac moön - "part of life" - "counting sheep" - "enemies" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany Wavy Cunningham & DJ Mercy - "Mezcal Memoirs" [hip hop rap] Albany MADDS - "Too Shy to Show" to "Leave Me, Pt. 2" (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Schenectady Xkwisit - "Vigilante" [hip hop rap] Albany

Mark Daniel 518 - "Delusional (Let Me Rhyme)" (single) Young Cobain - "Leave My Side" - "Medication" (singles) [hip hop rap] Schenectady/Green Island [hip hop rap rock] Albany

ZEO - "Eastside (acoustic)" - "Forget Me" Laveda - "If Only (You Said No)" (single) (single tracks) [hip hop rap soul pop] Saratoga [shoegaze dream pop] Albany Springs Leering - "hey" (EP) [emo rock] Albany Gospel / Christian / Spiritual 4ever1 - "Through Every Season" [contemporary Lost Drones - "A Hollow Ribcage" - "Star Frame" (single Christian rock] Albany tracks) [indie psychedelic rock] Albany

SaviorSongs - "Crazy Heart" (single) [eclectic spiritual Mike Hotter Vintage Heads - "Blue Heron Lake EP" rock] Albany [indie lo-fi pop] Albany

Alternative / Indie / Jam / Other Prison Escapee - "Jesus Set Me Free" - "Bring Me to Architrave - "Something About You" - "Come Through" - God" - "Love Beat" (single tracks) | "In Reverse" (EP) "Anonymous" (singles) [alternative moody synthwave [electronic emo indie rock lo-fi] Fort Hunter / LA rock] Ballston Spa Rh2 - "In My Head" - "What Would You Do Without Cab Kool & the Gypsy Band - "Have You Ever Seen a Me?" (singles) [pop] Ballston Spa/NJ/LA Broken Song" - "Power of Love" (single tracks) [pop rock] Albany Safety Meeting - "Mans Man" - "My Hodad" (singles) [psychedelic jazz jam shoegazerock] Saratoga Springs Drew Wardle - "dogs of this century" (EP) [s/s acoustic chamber folk pop] Saratoga Springs The Brown Cuts Neighbors - "Beltsander Girls" [lofi psychodelic basement garage rock noise] Schenectady E.R.I.E. - "Fire Away" (single) [indie folk rock] Albany The Tradition - "Without Wings" (single track) [acoustic El Modernist - "Modernist" (single) [modern alt rock] rock drone] Troy Albany they are gutting a body of water - "Destiny XL" [lo-fi acid Electric Turtle - "PiP Holiday Show 2019" | "Island of house bedroom pop cyberpunk nightcore shoegaze] Make Believe" (single) [surf rock n roll] Troy Philadelphia PA/Albany

Erin Powers - "baby u r my sunshine" (single track) This Strange Paradise - "Comfort" (single) [indie pop [alternative rock soul] Albany rock] Albany

Evan Crawley - "Stuck On You (Failure cover)" (single Tip - "Glo" - "Canadian Coins" (singles) [jam alt rock] track) [alt rock] Poestenkill Loudonville

Glass Pony - "Glass Pony" [psychedelic post-rock jam] Underwater Cartographers - "$ ᴏ ʏ ʙ ᴏ ʏ $ ᴇ $ $ ɪ ᴏ ɴ $" Albany [alternative experimental concept indie rock world marimba synthwave] | " " [alternative Jed Davis - "Rise And Shine: Day 2" | "Rise And Shine: experimental concept indie rock soul motown covers] 𝑭𝑭 𝒓𝒓 𝒊𝒊 𝒁𝒁 𝒁𝒁 Day 1" [all genre musical theater] Albany / Bristol CT Albany

Joan Kelsey's Silver Lining - "Big Blue" (single) [chamber Waitress - "Lonely" (single) [indie pop] Albany folk pop] Troy Y/N - "Skyboat" [avant-garde freak psychedelic folk] Landfill Band - "Pipes of Dry Heat" [experimental indie Albany folk rock] Albany

Holiday Sounds Harry Pyle - "Project Overload" A Judgmental Swarm Of Bees w/ NPK, A series of music videos, every day is a new Everybody That Loves You, Smiles, Bugz - song, performed as they would be live but in "Christmas in Crawlbany Volume Three: a studio setting. Holiday in the Hive" [alternative punk folk hardcore christmas hanukah covers] Albany Mark Shepard - "Life In Song" Since 1976 Mark's been obsessively and compulsively Almost Never Dead, Cool Right? - "Stocking Stuffers, writing songs. Some of them are inspired by his own Vol. 1" [hip hop jazz beats] Albany life; the attempts to understand love, life, spirituality, peace and justice. You can hear many of his songs here. Heather Richards - "Mistletoe" (single) [country christmas] Glens Falls Super Dark Collective Latest releases on the two independent record labels Jed Davis - "In The Presence Of Presents, Vol. 2" from the Saratoga Springs, NY based Super Dark [holiday & covers] Albany/Bristol CT Collective of artists and musicians. Go to Super Dark Records to take a look. Justin Friello - "Little Tree Vol. 10" [christmas chamber THE BEST OF SUPER DARK @ DESPERATE ANNIE'S (2019) pop] Schenectady by Various Artists Featuring Period BOMB, New Primals, Buck Gooter, Matt Maguire - "Christmas Time is Back" (single track) Andy Human and the Reptoids, Dressy Bessy, ZONES, [christmas pop] Waterford Douleur Fantome, Cindy Cane, Architrave, Gustaf, Motherhood, Evil Sword, Ghostflower, LIPTALK, Kudzu, Matt Young - "Waking the Wren, Volume 1" [celtic Material Girls, Eternal Crimes, Moribund, Natterers, The christmas holiday irish folk] Troy Abyssmals, Thinner Friends, Komrads, Mark Fredson

Michael Jerling - "Long Shadows" (single) [seasonal The Static Dive - 12Months12Songs acoustic folk] Saratoga Springs From prolific songwriter, producer, and multi- instrumentalist R.P. “Bob” Smith, comes a new single Nbhd Nick - "Saint Nick" (single) [holiday hip hop rap] (nearly) every month of 2019 in a self-imposed Albany #12Months12Songs challenge: "For Your Comprehension" pencildive - "Holidive" (single track - "There's Always Tomorrow") [holiday] Glens Falls We Are Albany NY - Currently with some 65+ songs, this Spotify playlist is Roan Yellowthorn - "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (single) dedicated to local musicians. If you are an Albany native - "River" (Joni Mitchell)" (single track) [holiday pop rock or alumni, submit your music to ElModernist at gmail folk] Morrisonville dot com or search El Modernist on Facebook for inclusion on the playlist shuffle. The Gibson Brothers - "Old Toy Trains" (single) [holiday] Ellenburg Depot VIDEOS:

The Nutkrakers - "Another Nutkraker's Christmas" Ace Parkhurst - "Gun Sense (Not One More)" [holiday funk] Troy Bird Streets - "Come On" (Alternate Version) Bird Streets - "Thanks For Calling" COLLECTIONS / COMPILATIONS Bird Streets - "Stop To Breathe" (Solo Acoustic)

Gordon St BLOTTOdotNET - “I Wanna Be A Lifeguard” (Blottomoji Recorded live sets, October 1st to December 31st. version)

Center Square Jazz Collective - "Strasbourg St. STEPTUNE! - "Whitmer's Magic Teapot" Denis (Roy Hargrove)" STEPTUNE! - "Arvida"

Downswing - "Sever" (Official Music Video) Taína Asili - "We Are Rising"

Fine Grain - "I'M NOT REAL" *OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO* The Sea The Sea - "I'll Be Loving You"

Galactic Static - "(I Used To Be A) Mad Scientist" they are gutting a body of water - "texas instruments"

Girth Control - "Zombies Stole My 40" Underwater Cartographers - " " ($ ᴏ ʏ ʙ ᴏ ʏ $ ᴇ $ $ ɪ ᴏ ɴ $) Immune Friction - "Futile Mentioning" (Official Video) 𝙸𝙸𝙸𝙸𝙸𝙸𝙸𝙸𝙸𝙸 𝙱𝙱𝙱𝙱𝙱𝙱𝙱𝙱 Holiday𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵𝙵 Sights Jay Maloney - “Light, Little Love Song” (Official Lyric Girl Blue - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Live Video) Session)

Joan Kelsey's Silver Lining - "Big Blue" Matt Krahula - "Christmas Time"

Joy Adler - "Eagle That Flies" Nhbd Nick - "Saint Nick" (Official Video)

Kaniel x Hank - "Die Young" (official music video) FILM / DOCUMENTARY / TV Luciano Ferrara & The Ensuing Disaster - "Lavender & Honey" - Official Music Video Ab The Audicrat - J57's "GoodWill Hunting Challenge" When J57 cooked up a private producer challenge in the Mark Daniel 518 - "Wanna Be Loved" (Prod by Louie fall of 2019, AtA jumped right on it. The parameters Stylez) were that those who took up the challenge had to go to a local GoodWill, buy 3 records, donate $10 and take Mark Shepard - "Flown Away" (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) footage of the beat making process. Obviously AtA had a ton of fun to making his piece, and enlisted some help Millington - "Ransom" (Lil Tecca Cover) from good pals Emcee Graffiti & OTSP.

Moriah Formica - "I Hate" Buddies Basement Planned for every other Sunday, the BUDDIE SESSIONS NBHD NICK - "Get Paid" (Official Music Video) is a bi-weekly YouTube series featuring live videos of NBHD NICK - "Hot Mess" (Official Music Video) various bands & artists that play the space. What's up this past quarter: Peeking Through The Noise - "Monuments" Crooked Spine - "Five Grand In The Hole" - Buddie Session #1 Penny Knight Band - "You Bought The Lie" A Million Dollars - "Saw" - Buddie Session #2 Blue Ranger - "Friend Of Mine": A Very Special Prince Daddy & The Hyena - "Fuckin' A" (Official Video) Budsgiving Special Soo Do Koo - "Cherish My Love" - Buddie Session #3 Ride the Movies - "Rock 'N Roll" Caffe Lena Sasha Orlosky - "Gloversville Nat'l Anthem" TrueSongs: Lyrics of Life (Documentary) On July 20th, 2019, 5 local songwriters came together at SDot - "1 Life 2 Live Feat.Stina" Caffe Lena, each sharing a single song that they created with the help of 5 people from the Saratoga Springs Senior Living - "Heathers" [Music Video] community. Each person had volunteered as a

Page 7 of 11 © 2019 Andrew Gregory The Music (and More) 2019 Quarter 4 Report storyteller after Caffe Lena reached out to a The Summit 2019 Recap | Presented By Wild number of local non-profits to find stories Adriatic | Mirth Films from people who had been impacted by the Video recap of 'The Summit 2019' presented work those organizations do every day in the by Wild Adriatic held at the The Queensbury community. Hotel in Glens Falls, NY on November 8-9, 2019. The idea behind TrueSongs was to offer the Caffe Lena stage as a platform to showcase the incredible work PODCASTS: that often goes unnoticed by local non-profits, the moving stories that arise out of that work, and the Quinn & Cantara power of music to capture those stories and share their THE SCENE 518 MUSIC DOC message with the world. PYX106's Quinn & Cantara interview with WMHT Media In this documentary, LookTV and Caffe Lena spoke with producer, Zeke Kubisch, on his film THE SCENE that the songwriters about what it was like to get inside the takes a look at the 60s & 70s Capital Region rock music life story of a complete stranger and create a true song scene. THE SCENE premiered Sunday Oct 20 at 7pm. about their experience. With Michael Jerling, Angelina PS - Dr. John Cooper stated, when asked if there were Valente, Bob Warren, MaryLeigh Roohan, Judy Kass. info to contribute, he had nothing that would further add to the documentary. Chateau Shows Lemon of Choice - Live @ Chateau 9-14-2019 MISC / OTHER: Hand Habits - "Save Me a Place) (Fleetwood Mac) The Church in Troy, NY April 8th, 2019 Bandcamp Daily - ALBUM OF THE DAY DEC 9 2019 Hand Habits and Friends, "Wildfire Covers" Eastbound Throwdown 2019 - Sept 6-8 - Salem, NY When Meg Duffy, the L.A.-based N.Y.-sourced musician Check out the picture & video recap for the 2019 who records as Hand Habits, was writing songs for their Eastbound Throwdown. sophomore album 'placeholder', record-breaking wildfires were ripping across California. Octave Music Studio - Smittix Deep Cuts Hudson Valley recording studio, offering music lessons, This triggered an effort by them to do something for the instrument & amp repairs, and rehearsal space. environment. In search of some helping hands, Duffy Featuring performances of various acts on their enlisted fellow musicians like Angel Olsen, Kacey YouTube page. Johansing, and Tara Jane O’Neil to put their own spins on the simmering Americana title track and has The SCENE – WMHT Specials partnered with Bandcamp and Saddle Creek, with all Premiered on Sunday, October 20th at 7pm on WMHT- proceeds from the EP going to the Amazon TV – Stream HERE Conservation Organization. Fifty years ago, there was a surge of culture, change, political awareness and expression in the United States. CAPITAL LOSS! Music helped provide an outlet and became a center Started in March of 2019, with the seminal Albany band point in communities for gathering, learning and Capitle no less, the blog opener states it digs into sharing. The same was happening right here in the "…Ghosts of Albany past. Collected chronicles of punk, Capital Region and the rest of upstate New York. hardcore, and other bands of the New York Capital District who are no longer with us." THE SCENE takes a look at what was happening in the music world in the 60's and 70's. From the Aerodrome Colin Betor has been digging through the local punk/ to J.B. Scott's, it takes a look at the music scene with hardcore archives of the Capital Region to resurrect and some help from the people that were there living it; re-appreciate some of our area's punk rock past. There's from performers to club owners, to music lovers of bios, stories, his take on the music and bands, and tons every genre. of free downloads (demos, EP's, LP's). Check out and follow the continually expanding back catalog of local punk rock.

Dan Dobek: Music From On High GuitArthur "An Audience of One" He plays guitar a lot. There’s over 100 songs, Join a man who has walked with the Lord for all over the map in terms of style, at almost 50 years, as he shares his quiet times Reverbnation. Llisten when you’ve a moment. and musical expression in praise and worship to Jesus Christ. The music shared in these videos comes from joelpattersondotus - The Throne of God and directly inspired by the Holy Live performance videos of singers, musicians & Spirit, who is the Audience of One. inspired virtuosos from and coming through the Albany Begin at Session 1 - then follow the continuing links. area. Some recent uploads include videos with Deb Cavanaugh & Dandelion Wine. Glenn Weiser - "Early Blues, Ancient Ballads, and Classic Folk Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar" SUPER DARK Live Music (Centerstream) Christopher Brown (Bad Culture Films), in association A collection of twenty-five solo fingerstyle guitar with Super Dark Collective and Lofi Kabuki Records, arrangements of famous early blues, centuries-old presents live music in the upstate, New York (518) area ballads, and traditional folk songs. If you want to learn and beyond. A variety of sounds from local to touring how to play a melodic fingerstyle solo break between artists. Mostly filmed in Albany, Saratoga Springs, and the verses of a song, then these arrangements are a the surrounding areas. great way to start. All songs include standard notation with fingering indications, tablature, guitar chords, Tom Atkins - "Foundations of Rock Guitar" book lyrics, and online audio. Songs include: Barbara Allen * Foundations of Rock Guitar outlines a new approach to Frankie and Johnny * The House of the Rising Sun * learning how to play guitar. Starting with music history John Henry * Loch Lomond * Scarborough Fair * and and its relationship to the guitar, students gain an more. Audio is accessed online using the unique code appreciation of the instrument and how to develop the inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. skills required to master the guitar. Learning the importance of developing the ear to recognize pitches No Echo - New Artist Focus: Spell Runner and intervals, music theory and the ability to read music An LA CA based website covering hardcore, metal + charts and scores are all taught in the context of everything in between. Interview with guitarist Jason Ex developing a positive and iterative practice routine. The and bassist Richard Keefer to learn more on upcoming overall focus of the book is enjoying the process of music and other projects, plus Albany. learning, and has content applicable to multiple skill levels on the instrument. The Collaborative Magazine A locally focused arts publication dedicated to Upst8MusicFanZone exploring, amplifying and empowering creative arts in Posting videos of local bands that perform in the Capital the Capital Region. CollabCast episodes and other District, Upstate New York Area... a wide variety of videos such as Sound Bites expand on & explore other music... something for everyone. These are videos from stories via collaborativemagazine.org the fan perspective, recorded on a number of devices.

CollabCasts: WEXT Radio - 518 Sessions Ep. 38: Patrick Harris of Collectiveffort Live performances and conversations with Local 518 Ep. 39: Maureen Sager of the Upstate Alliance for the musicians. Each week highlights a different artist or Creative Economy band with a brief interview as an introduction. Airdates Ep. 40: The Cast of 'Whitewashed' are Thursdays 11:30pm & various other times. Ep. 41: Drank the Gold Ep. 42: Photographer Kiki Vassilakis The latest includes Drank the Gold; Keanen Stark & Ep. 43: musician Pink Nois Orion Kribs; Sten & Maria Z.; Bob Warren; Sawyer Ep. 44: Albany Center Gallery's Tony Iadicicco Fredericks; The Wynotte Sisters (Wish You Merry Ep. 45: Joe Gietl and Mu-Shaka Benson of "A Void" Christmas); and The Gigglers Return.

WEXT Radio - Listen: On Demand Ryan Rosmarin - "See It Through" (EP) Catch new On Demand listening [country pop rock] Saratoga Springs opportunities all gathered in one spot. 518 Sessions, along with Live at EXT sessions and The Gigglers / A. E. Diver Memorial Library - various interviews, will all land here as well as on their "Let's Make A Song" [children songs] Schaghticoke associated WEXT program pages. Warden and Co. - "Songs for Everyone" [acoustic folk Have a listen to the following from the Local 518: rock pop] Saratoga Springs Plan-T Music | Galen Passen of Folk Song | The Gibson Brothers | Corry Loveday | Vince Palmeri Jazz Hetko, Syracuse & Siegel - "When You Were There" [chamber piano jazz] Albany WEXT Radio - Local 518 Show The Local 518 Show showcases original music from Instrumental / Electronic / EDM bands and musicians based in, or have strong ties to, Darksquare Bishop - "Phonehenge" [dark folk fiddle the Capital District. Each show features an Attic Classic - soundscapes traditional] Troy a song/band from generally a decade or more ago. It's WEXT’s original half hour show dedicated to new and Fossergrim - "Below" (one-track) | "Volume One" significant music and honoring the roots of the Local [ambient dungeon synth neo-medieval fantasy] 518's diverse music scene. Adirondacks

Sophia and Sam - "Tabula Rasa" (single track) [ambient INADVERTANTLY OVERLOOKED - acoustic piano] Troy RECORDINGS: Blues / R&B / Soul / Funk Hard Rock / Metal / Punk Rose Room - "Fighting Feeling" (single) [downtempo Downswing - "Frequency" - "Selfish" (singles) [hardcore r&b soul hip-hop] Schenectady/Boulder CO/LA metal] Albany Hip-Hop / Rap Glass Skeleton Death March - "Marauder" [progressive Mark Daniel 518 - "Wanna Be Loved" (single) [hip hop thrash metal] Albany rap] Schenectady/Green Island

NECK - "The Bright Side of the Sun" [humor punk rock] MiKEY SANZ - "Quarter Down" - "Deep State Snooze" Albany (single tracks) [hip hop rap] Albany / NYC

Thinner Friends - "KILLSTREET" (single track) [electro Nbhd Nick - "Top Speed" (single) [hip hop rap] Albany synth art punk] Troy Xkwisit - "Xkwisit" (EP) [hip hop rap] Albany Rock / Pop Ryan Robby - "Already Rich" - "Gonna Make It" (singles) Gospel / Christian / Spiritual [pop] Saratoga Springs Rhett Tyler - "Old World" - "The Coming Kingdom" [Christian blues guitar instrumental] Hudson Americana / Folk / Country / Bluegrass / Singer- Songwriter Traditional SaviorSongs - "My Sweet Woman" (single) [eclectic Jim Gaudet - "Real Stories and Other Tall Tales" [s/s spiritual rock] Albany alternative folk] Albany Alternative / Indie / Jam / Other Kirsti Blow - "Free" (single) |"Dust" (EP) [s/s pop] Glens Drew Wardle - "Dressed in Red" (single track) [s/s Falls/Burlington VT acoustic chamber folk pop] Saratoga Springs

Electric Turtle - "Electric Turtle (live at End Note Paulie's 09.24.2019)" [surf rock n roll] Troy There's an amazing amount of original music recorded and videos produced by Capital Evan Crawley - "The Magician (Andy Shauf Region musicians, bands, and artists every cover)" (single track) [alt rock] Poestenkill year. By no means is these listings all-inclusive. If you know of a release or video you loved but was MOTORBIKE - "victory lap" [alt pop rock] Saratoga inadvertently overlooked, let me know. You can reach Springs me at apgregory65 at gmail dot com mountain kids - "Acid Free" [psychedelic alt rock] If you or your band have an upcoming release planned, Greenfield please visit The Local 518 Show for airplay submission guidelines. Holiday Sounds Millington - "Jingle Bells (Millingbells)" (single) [holiday] Since 2012, it’s been an eye-opening experience putting Albany these quarterly reports together for the fans, supporters, and most importantly the creators of COLLECTIONS / COMPILATIONS original music in the Capital District (and just a bit beyond). Bennington Music Exchange - Volume 1 Recorded at Akin Studios, Hoosick Falls, NY. This compilation is the culmination of a six weeks long workshop-style class wherein BMEX students wrote, refined, produced and engineered each other’s original material.

The project was designed in collaboration with the Vermont Arts Exchange (Bennington, VT) and funded by Opportunity Fund for Southshire Youth at the Vermont Community Foundation.

All songs are original as written and recorded by BMEX students.

VIDEOS

Dust Bowl Faeries - "Vampire Tango"

NBHD NICK - "Top Speed" (Official Music Video)

STEPTUNE! - "Blackbirds & Thrushes" STEPTUNE! - "Queen of the Blackbirds" STEPTUNE! - "The Irish Import"

The Clay People - "Strange Day"

Xkwisit - "WiFi"

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