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The Felice Brothers

by The Staff May 24, 2012

It’s pretty weird to hear an Americana band set down the guitars after a beer-soaked shout-along and proceed to sing the next tune over a preset electronic drum beat. But the Felice Brothers make it ...

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Rough Mix

by Josh Potter May 24, 2012

Upstate Pride “There’s nothing celestial about Clifton Park,” says Ted Etoll, owner of Step Up Presents and marketing director and talent buyer at the recently rebranded Upstate Concert Hall, describing one of a few reasons it ...

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Swamp Baby

by Josh Potter May 24, 2012

In the few short years I’ve lived in the area and reviewed local music, I can’t think of a season in which more top-shelf albums have been released in such quick succession than this spring. ...

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Jack White

by Elyse Beaudoin May 24, 2012

Jack White has finally oficially gone solo, and the timing couldn’t have been more perfect. With his divorce from Karen Elson and the White Stripes splitting in 2011, it was wise for White to find ...

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Loudon Wainwright III

by B.A. Nilsson May 24, 2012

On his 1978 album Final Exam, Loudon Wainwright III exhorted his fans to “Watch me rock, I’m over 30,” an age he’d earlier insisted he’d never reach. 1995’s Grown Man kicks off with the song ...

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Santigold

by Josh Potter May 16, 2012

A couple weeks ago, two of last year’s most acclaimed musicians, St. Vincent’s Annie Clark and tUnE-yArDs’ Merril Garbus, marveled in a video for Vice TV about how critics continue to act surprised when a ...

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Gladys Knight

by Shawn Stone May 16, 2012

At 67, Gladys Knight doesn’t have anything left to prove. But at her recent, almost-sold-out show on the mainstage at Proctors, the soul diva proved a few interesting things anyway. Knight can still sing. Whether it ...

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Living Museum

by Josh Potter May 16, 2012

Eric Krans is down in the streambed outside his Altamont home, tossing rocks from the middle up onto the banks. “It’s only recently that we realized how important this is,” he says. The stream has ...

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Fun.

by The Staff May 10, 2012

Never was the philosophy of rock & roll music more succinctly stated. And never has a single felt more like a Jeopardy response to a band’s name: What is “We Are Young,” Alex? Thanks to ...

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Frankie Rose

by Taylor Morris May 10, 2012

DIIV (formerly Dive, the change coming just over a week ago) are a young, Brooklyn-bred four-piece making good, if not particularly original, music. It’s not an awful thing, their lack of originality. They’re still building ...

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Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby

by David Greenberger May 10, 2012

The 20 or so attendees at Valentine’s the Saturday before last already know, so this message is for everyone else: The next time Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby play in town, be one of those ...

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Michael Benedict and Bopitude

by Jeff Nania May 10, 2012

Michael Benedict and Bopitude’s sophomore release comes less than a year after their debut on Planet Arts Records, and yet another serious NYC jazz cat has been added to the mix. In addition to the ...

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Lee Feldman

by David Greenberger May 10, 2012

Some 40 years ago, John Simon, largely on the strength of his successful work as a producer, was signed to Warner Bros. records and made two albums for them. The beautifully written songs were coupled ...

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Charles Curtis

by B.A. Nilsson May 10, 2012

Is it a gimmick? Of course it is. So was Switched-On Bach. So is Fazil Say’s rambunctious reworking of Mozart’s “Ronda alla Turca.” Do they grab the listener? They certainly do. I doubt that Charles Curtis’ ...

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Salt of the Earth

by Elyse Beaudoin May 10, 2012

Brisk air and cold spattering rain envelopes the porch of Joe Michon-Huneau’s apartment. The lead singer of the post-pop indie rock band Alta Mira is nestled inside the papasan chair in his living room. Meanwhile, ...

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Hallowed Ground

by Ann Morrow May 3, 2012

Among music aficionados, there are few thrills more memorable than seeing bands who deserve to be big, that you somehow know are going to be big, and being there just before they become big. A ...

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Passion Pit

by The Staff April 26, 2012

Sure, “Sleepyhead” was bound to get the biggest crowd response of the night, but four years after penning that monster hit, Passion Pit are working the stage hard to prove it won’t be their one-and-only. ...

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Avett Brothers

by Kirsten Ferguson April 26, 2012

The Avett Brothers played at the Palace Theatre just three days after Woodstock drummer Levon Helm died, a reminder that they are one of several young, exceedingly popular current bands who owe a huge debt ...

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Disappears, Lotus Plaza

by Taylor Morris April 26, 2012

In Valentine’s tight, intimate, and oddly charming upstairs, Lockett Pundt’s Lotus Plaza continued a night started by experimental locals Location Ensemble. Pundt—known particularly for his work as Lieutenant to Bradford Cox’s General in much-loved indie ...

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Graham Parker and the Figgs

by Paul Rapp April 26, 2012

Oh, how I wish I didn’t have to write this one up. Graham Parker and the Figgs, back together for one of their occasional dalliances, which have over the years yielded a number of CDs, ...

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Of Monsters and Men

by The Staff April 19, 2012

For further proof that humanity is approaching the 2012 singularity, take Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men (and the growing number of similar bands), who somehow tripped the cultural hyperdrive and jumped from international-unknown to ...

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Bruce Springsteen

by Kirsten Ferguson April 19, 2012

“We are alive,” sang Bruce Springsteen at the Times Union Center on Monday night, by himself in the spotlight during a new song about how the spirit and voices of the dead live on in ...

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Shabazz Palaces

by Raurri Jennings April 19, 2012

If there is one group in hip-hop who are innovating at every stage of their game, it is Shabazz Palaces. Formed by producer and MC Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler of Digable Planets (aka Palaceer Lazaro) and ...

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Rough Mix

by Josh Potter April 19, 2012

On the MOVE If you’re reading this page, you’ve likely had this conversation. Maybe it was late-night at Valentine’s, raving over a killer, yet poorly attended, set by local band X. Or maybe it was half-drunk ...

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Tommy Stinson

by Kirsten Ferguson April 12, 2012

“Thanks for all coming out and supporting this little school in Haiti I fell in love with,” said Tommy Stinson at the start of his rock benefit on Tuesday night at Club Helsinki to raise ...

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