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2007
Valentine's
January 20, 2007
About
the Bands
Art-rock
has a home in Albany thanks to Aficionado. Calling
their music "prog with balls," the quintet cites
among its influences prog pioneers like Yes and King Crimson,
as well as latter-day metal heroes Converge and Every Time
I Die. www.myspace.com/aficionado
OR www.aficionadocult.com
Alta
Mira are a quartet from Clifton Park whose sound, according
to Greg Haymes of the Times Union, melds "the intricate
arrangements and musicianship of the classic '70s progressive
rock bands, the herky-jerky new wave rhythms of XTC and the
passionate vocals of Jeff Buckley." www.myspace.com/altamiralive
OR www.altamiralive.com
The
Clay People are one of Albany's most popular and longest-running
acts. Dan Neet's brainchild has evolved from its industrial-goth
infancy to become a nationally known, cutting-edge metal band.
Their new album, Waking the Dead, is due this winter. www.myspace.com/theclaypeople
OR www.claypeople.com
Pittsfield,
Mass.-based group Hector On Stilts have charisma, talent,
and smoldering good looks, all prerequisites for a fabulous
pop band. Their original alt-pop is intensely melodic and
utterly danceable, with a live show that's part rock, part
discotheque, and a touch '80s prom. www.myspace.com/hectoronstilts
OR www.hectoronstilts.com
Paddy
Kilrain and the Burger Band give the anti-folk movement
a shot in the arm, thanks to the pairing of Kilrain's emotionally
wrought, confessional songs with a churning rock & roll
rhythm section. Kilrain is prepping her as-yet-untitled fourth
album for release this spring. www.paddykilrain.com
Saratoga
County rockers The Loyalty combine the intensity and
dynamics of emo-pop with the more classically mod instincts
of bands like Green Day. They're an exciting young band with
a big future ahead of them. Look for their debut album in
2007. www.myspace.com/theloyalty
OR www.theloyalty.net
The
Luxury Flats are a Hudson-based group whose four members
each sing, play guitar and drums, and write songs. Metroland
named them Best Band in the 2006 Best of the Capital Region
issue, and calling their music "raw, intense, full of
promise, devoid of pretense." www.myspace.com/theluxuryflats
OR www.theluxuryflats.com
Public
Access
"create jittery, raw, ska-tinged punk-rock anthems that
keep listeners craving for more," says AbsolutePunk.net.
In other words, they're more Operation Ivy than Sublime, which
is a very good thing. www.myspace.com/publicaccess
Power
trio Super 400 have brought their classic style and
sound to the Capital Region for more than a decade. Their
live show has inspired devotional fervor among clubgoers;
evidence can be heard on the recent live CD, Live '05. www.myspace.com/super400
OR www.super400.com
Two
Gun Man
are a new band out of Columbia County. Their dusty Americana
sound is a mix of Johnny Cash, Gordon Lightfoot, and the Pogues.
www.myspace.com/twogunman
SEE THEM
ALL ON JANUARY 20th @ VALENTINES!!
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