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A$AP Rocky

by Taylor Morris March 13, 2013

There are two extreme views of A$AP Rocky: One, he’s rap’s prince, rightful inheritor of sounds and styles, a meld of past trends into one, the heir apparent; two, a naive amalgamation of sounds perfected ...

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Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola, Vinny Raniolo

by Jeff Nania March 13, 2013

“What do you wanna play, Bucky? Let's have a union meeting,” Frank Vignola joked. “Nuages,” he replied as he started off solo on the Django Reinhardt classic. Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola, and Vinny Raniolo were all ...

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Listeners Welcome Here

by Stephen Leon March 6, 2013

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A song ends, and a familiar voice enters the radio airspace. In dulcet tones and a mellow, deliberate cadence, Katie Gorham recites the names and performers of the last several songs her listeners heard, occasionally ...

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Rough Mix

by Josh Potter March 6, 2013

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North Albany Rising News trickled through local online media this week of two new ventures by Chris Pratt and Alessio Depoli, owners of the Barrel Saloon and the Pearl Street Pub. The first will be a ...

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The Major Lift

by David King March 6, 2013

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British indie darlings Alt-J have no soul. Like David, the android from Prometheus, and Superman before him, Alt-J’s problem is that they do everything and they do it well. Don’t think I’m saying the band ...

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Josh Ritter

by Metroland Staff February 28, 2013

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In nearly a decade and a half of recording, Josh Ritter has established himself as the kind of artist who can fill out dry spells in his output with a live record here and there. ...

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Tegan and Sara

by David King February 28, 2013

Tegan and Sara just want to be loved. It is embedded in the core of all of their songs: “Why don’t you love me?” “When will I forget you loved me?” “When will I find ...

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The Wood Brothers

by Jeff Nania February 28, 2013

“I played in the big Egg a few times,” Chris Wood mentioned after a few opening tunes with the Wood Brothers, his project away from Medeski, Martin and Wood. “This is like . . . ...

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Atoms for Peace

by Josh Potter February 21, 2013

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Radiohead have never made much sense to me as a rock band. This may sound strange, given the decade and a half they’ve spent in that critically untouchable Bardo realm reserved for guitar-weilding titans, just ...

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Titanics

by Josh Potter February 21, 2013

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Despite the resurgence of synthesizer-based bands in recent years, Albany has largely missed the blissed-out genre “chillwave” altogether. Which is ironic, given that what many New York City progenitors of the sound are attempting to ...

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Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

by Metroland Staff February 14, 2013

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Never underestimate the power of a girl and her Flying V. Tickets for Grace Potter and the Nocturnals’ Feb. 6 show at the Egg sold out just about as quickly as they went on sale. ...

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Passion Pit

by Metroland Staff February 14, 2013

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For a while there, it seemed like Passion Pit were destined for blog-buzz one-hit-wonder status, after their 2008 breakout single “Sleepyhead.” Last year’s sophomore record Gossamer quieted the naysayers, though, with a couple inescapable hits, ...

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Get on a Good Book

by Raurri Jennings February 7, 2013

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Gathered around a wooden card table in the kitchen of Red Square, the Chronicles are in repose in a few folding chairs. The backdrop of metal countertops and lack of bystanders brings to mind a ...

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Big N Tasty

by Josh Potter February 7, 2013

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The San Francisco 49ers may have lost the Super Bowl, but it’s still been a big week for Joe Montana, better known in these parts as DeeJay Element, who spins Friday and Saturday nights at ...

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Packing the House

by Josh Potter February 7, 2013

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Rock history is full of famous (and infamous) shows on college campuses. The Who’s performance at Leeds University in 1970 became arguably the best live record of all time. And the Grateful Dead are said ...

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Trey Anastasio

by Metroland Staff February 7, 2013

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Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio has come a long way since his infamous house arrest in Saratoga County on drug charges. His main gig will celebrate their 30th anniversary this year, but on Jan. 26, Anastasio ...

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Loudon Wainwright III

by B.A. Nilsson February 7, 2013

“I know you’re out there,” said Loudon Wainwright III, peering from the stage into the gloom of the well-filled house at the Egg’s Swyer Theater. “My demographic.” The 66-year-old singer-songwriter has long presented material so ...

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Heart

by Shawn Stone February 7, 2013

The boomers were out in force last week at Proctors. Hardly an empty seat could be seen as the Wilson sisters and the rest of the current six-piece edition of Heart took the Mainstage to ...

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Hot Club of Detroit

by Jeff Nania February 7, 2013

“If anyone needs any papers typed just ask Julien—he does like 300 words per minute,” joked Hot Club Of Detroit's lead guitarist and front man Evan Perri after a blazing solo from their accordionist Julien ...

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Everything in its Right Place

by Josh Potter January 31, 2013

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Drummer Curt Mulick is eager to recount the episode, as he was the only band member present in the audience for singer John Glenn’s first foray into stand-up comedy. “‘Being a musician and a substitute teacher,’” ...

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Joe Lovano Us Five

by Jeff Nania January 24, 2013

Anything goes with these five. Us Five, that is—Joe Lovano’s newest supergroup that leveled the Egg this past weekend. This group explore the outer limits of creative improvisation in a postmodern rhythmic soundscape where dueling ...

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Bobby Previte Trio

by Josh Potter January 24, 2013

It’s conventional wisdom that bands perform best when there’s a packed room of adoring fans. With jazz, though—especially the freaky, noise-cult variety—the opposite might be true. Unencumbered by potentially judgemental ears and the stiff formalities ...

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Billy Martin/Wil Blades Duo

by Josh Potter January 24, 2013

“We have vinyl for sale if you’re interested in that,” drummer Billy Martin announced near the end of the set, “but we’ve got a couple more of the real thing for you first.” Any band dealing ...

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Foxygen

by Josh Potter January 17, 2013

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Year-end lists can be a clusterfuck of critical gloating, parasitical echo-chambering, and self-congradulatory back-patting, but before even that could begin (as early as November for some plucky publications that gambled on a flop from Big ...

A$AP Rocky

by Dan LaFave January 17, 2013

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A$AP Rocky’s debut mixtape in 2011 displayed such explosive promise that RCA records signed him to a $3 million recording contract. They didn’t overreact. A$AP’s first major-label effort, Long. Live. A$AP, is stacked with his ...