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Bands
and Artists
This
is by no means a list of every musician and band in the Capital
Region. It is, however, based on submissions from the performers,
making it more or less a comprehensive list of those musicians
who can fill out a simple form. If you’re not on the list,
you either don’t play music or didn’t fill out the form. Some
entries have been edited for length and/or content. You can’t
all be the greatest band ever.
2
Broads With Alotta Sound
A
duo of unequaled variety, dimension and spirit.
Wedding/party, covers, some originals
Booking: Diane Geddes and Quency Rene
489-7652, alottasound@hotmail.com
2broadsmusic.com
28N
A
gruesome rock & roll twosome.
Rock
Booking: Nate
321-3722, info@band28n.com
band28n.com
Tom
Abbott
A
mix of light jazz, easy listening and R&B on guitar.
Wedding/party
Booking: Tom Abbott
237-8360, tabbott1@nycap.rr.com
Acousticology
Guitar
and bass duo; a variety of styles for most occasions.
Acoustic
Booking: Bart Little
956-4882
Acoustic
Circus
Log
Bay Day founders; unique jam trio with guitar, congas and
sax.
Acoustic
Booking: James Looby
587-9880, jameslooby@gmail.com
logbay.net
Acoustic
Trauma
Violin/mandolin/acoustic
guitar supported by powerful bass/drum rhythm section!
Rock
Booking: Paul Nunzio Maceli
465-7260, acoustict@aol.com
acoustictrauma.com
Donna
Adams-Profeta, Heavenly Harp
Original
and traditional music on Celtic harp, specializing in wedding
ceremonies and cocktail hours; certified musical practitioner
for bedside therapy.
Wedding/party, originals
Booking: Donna Adams-Profeta
383-3524, heavenlyharp1@aol.com
donnaharp.com
Joy
Adler
An
accomplished singer-songwriter, putting the heart into contemporary
indie-folk.
Pop-rock
Booking: Earth Dream Management
346-2363, goldenvoice2@verizon.net
joyadler.com, myspace.com/joyadler
After
the Fall
Melodic
hardcore from Albany since 2000.
Hardcore/punk
Booking: Mike Moak
929-4300, theycamefromthesky@yahoo.com
myspace.com/afterthefall518
Aged
in the Hills
A
Capital Region institution for more than two decades, fusing
American roots music with a unique blend of country, Cajun,
bluegrass, country swing, and early rock & roll.
Country
Booking: George Schacher
885-7743, cgschach@nycap.rr.com
Alex
Torres & the Latin Kings
Twelve-piece
award-winning Latin band.
Latin, tropical, Afro-Caribbean
Booking: Alex Torres, Nick Lue
843-8153, 221-6425, alex@alextorres.com
alextorres.com
Alta
Mira
Music
for time travel.
Indie rock
Booking: Tommy Krebs
469-2618, info@altamiralive.com
altamiralive.com, myspace.com/altamiralive
Amalgama
Four-piece
old-school heavy-metal band with progressive elements, intense
drumming and punishing riffs.
Metal
Booking: John S.
amalgama.albany@gmail.com
myspace.com/amalgamamusic
Aspect
Ratio
Crowd-pleasing
arrangements of authentic music; available for house parties
and special events.
Other
Booking: Jim Gross
269-0807, justinalbany@gmail.com
james-gross.org/aspect-ratio/index.html
Astronauts
Rock.
Prog
Booking: Simon
235-4772, astronautsrock@gmail.com
Atomic
Johnson
Five-piece,
high-energy rock band looking to bring their exciting performance
to your venue or private event.
Booking: Jim Regan
632-4279, booking@atomicj.com
atomicj.com
The
Back 40 Band
Contemporary
country and originals.
Country
Booking: Frank Valenti
293-3381, back40@nycap.rr.com
back40band.com
Backdraft
Five-piece
classic rock, blues, R&B and more.
Classic rock
Booking: Glen Peterson
346-6023, gpeters6@nycap.rr.com
Bad
Karma
Rock
& Roll to the max.
Rock
Booking: Michael Craig
322-7426, mike@badkarmaonline.com
badkarmaonline.com
Mikki
Bakken/Brian Gibney Duo
Acoustic
rock, blues, roots.
Acoustic
Booking: Mikki
mikki@mikkibakken.com
myspace.com/mikkibakkenmusic
The
Band, Elwood
Four
God-like men playing your favorite classic and alternative
hits.
Covers
Booking: Larry Ross
330-8529, bandelwood@yahoo.com
myspace.com/thebandelwoodrock
Band
of Gold
More
than just an oldies band.
Oldies
Booking: Tony Schettino
859-5439, tonyschettino@yahoo.com
bogmusic.us
The
Barefoot Boys
Rollicking
renditions of regional folk songs, square-dance tunes, and
instrumental melodies.
Folk
Booking: Rich Bala
(845) 227-7293, balladeer@aol.com
richbala.com
Bates
and Barr
Bluegrass,
country and much more. Spectacular duet harmonies, versatile
multi-instrumentalists.
Bluegrass
Booking: Nick Barr
489-2369, nebgrass@verizon.net
batesandbarr.com
Beat
Shot Productions
Soulful
and gritty hip-hop production and vinyl spinning plus event
and artist photography.
Hip-hop
Booking: Jody “Lobo”Cowan
229-2168, beatshotmusic@mac.com
myspace.com/beatshotmusic
The
Bell County Silence
Alternative/indie-rock
quartet from Columbia County.
Indie rock
Booking: Kevin Williams, Sean McNamara
thebellcountysilence@yahoo.com
myspace.com/thebellcountysilence
Michael
Benedict Jazz Vibes
Vibraphone-led
jazz combo; bossa novas and straight-ahead jazz.
Jazz
Booking: Michael Benedict
797-3433, mbjazzvibes@gmail.com
mbjazzvibes.com
Dan
Berggren
Fresh,
acoustic folk rooted in mountain tradition and enviro-awareness.
Folk
Booking: Dan Berggren
490-1809, dan@berggrenfolk.com
berggrenfolk.com
Beware!
the Other Head of Science
To
quote one Metroland staffer: “electro-rock freakout.”
Rock
Booking: Matt Ferguson
928-6792, savethisrocketship@hotmail.com
myspace.com/bewaretheotherheadofscience
Big
Frank and the Bargain Bingers
Roots
rock, hellbilly tunes, white trash R&B.
Rock
Booking: Frank Novko
330-4659, fnovko4@gmail.com
myspace.com/bigfrankandthebargainbingers
Big
Johnson Blues Band
The
people’s choice.
Blues, covers.
Booking: Paul Cooke
235-7233, deadcooke@yahoo.com
bigjohnsonbluesband.com
Big
Nixon
Original
straight-up rock!
Rock
Booking: Andrew Elder
514-8890, bignixonband@gmail.com
myspace.com/bignixonband
Big
Soul Ensemble
Big
Band music with a twist or two
Jazz
Booking: Keith Pray
(917) 667-2446, keithpray1@gmail.com
keithpray.com
Bipolar
Tight
hard-rock band with memorable melodies, catchy hooks, and
heartfelt vocals.
Rock
contact@bipolarmusic.com
bipolarmusic.com
Bishop
Long-standing
champions of rock.
Rock
Booking: Vinny Padula
265-7582, vinny@bishopmusic.com
bishopmusic.com
Blackcat
Elliot
Dirty,
guitar-driven garage rock.
Garage
Booking: Gus
588-3916, kostarra@yahoo.com
blackcatelliot.com
The
Black Fuel
Homemade
boogie power blues.
Rock
Booking: Albie
326-8315, theblackfuel@gmail.com
myspace.com/theblackfuelmusic
The
Black Hand
Rock-The
way it should be played.
Rock/Covers
Booking: Vinny Padula
265-7582,
info@blackhandmusic.com
myspace.com/blackhandalbany.com
Black
Iron Prison
Post-metal;
current/ex-Gunther Weezul, Lore, 1000 Yard Stare, That’s Life,
Handsome Rodney.
Metal
Booking: Brian Slattery
222-9723, gravityhr@yahoo.com
myspace.com/blackironprison
Blasé
DeBris
The
finest vaudevillian punk-gothic metal band this side of Romania!
Punk
Booking: Duane Beer
info@blasedebris.com
blasedebris.com
The
Blisterz
High-energy
rock band; melodic originals with influences from the Beatles
to Social Distortion.
Rock
Booking: Dave Graham
339-2758, theblisterz@yahoo.com
myspace.com/theblisterz
Kate
Blain
Mellow,
acoustic folk.
Folk
Booking: Kate Blain
899-6504, kate@kateblain.com
kateblain.com
Blue
Factory
Like
a Kentucky waterfall—a little business in the front-and a
party in the back.
Rock
Booking: Joe Crawley
461-2521, joe@screenitltd.com
bluefactoryband.com
Blue
Hand Luke
High-energy
party band, ’60s and ’70s covers; clubs, weddings, corporate
events
Wedding/party
Booking: Luke McNamee
271-9733, bluehandluke@yahoo.com
bluehandluke.com
Bone
Parade
Psychedelic
dirges, ritual, invocation.
Booking: Bone Parade
boneparade@gmail.com
myspace.com/boneparade
Laura
Boggs
Whiskey
and springtime, murder ballads and lies.
Folk
Booking: Laura Boggs
368-8006, elvisbeane@gmail.com
myspace.com/lauraboggs
The
Boothill Band
New
and classic country.
Country
Booking: Tom Behan
437-1551, boothillband@nycap.rr.com
boothillband.net
The
Breakers
Timeless
rock & roll for clubs and parties.
Classic rock
Booking: Mitch
439-0710, auramac@aol.com
Brick
by Brick
Troy-core.
Metal
Booking: Mike Valente
myspace.com/brickbybrick
Jonathan
Bright
Original
acoustic rock in the spirit of Phil Ochs, Billy Bragg and
Neil Young
Acoustic
Booking: Jonathan Bright
598-3472, jonathan@jbright.com
jbright.com
British
Steel
Judas
Priest cover band.
Metal
Booking: Mike Smith
475-1372, drum1966@aol.com
british-steel.net
Broadcast
Live
A
blend of hip-hop, spoken word, rock and funk.
Hip-hop, originals.
Booking: Victorio Reyes
322-6849, victorio@rebelarmymedia.com
broadcastlive.org
Kev
Brock
All-original
acoustic progressive-rock songwriter from Greenwich.
Acoustic
Booking: Kev Brock
692-3320, rockystallone6@gmail.com
kevbrockmusic.com
John
Brodeur
Yes,
that one.
Pop-rock
Booking: John Brodeur
229-9251, tigerpop1@yahoo.com
johnbrodeur.com
Broken
Glass and Cigarettes
From
the ashes of local punk band Manos, Jonathan M. Heller and
Cody Bingham unleash their new art sleaze/death pop/industrial
rock project. For fans of Bowie, Deadsy, or Iggy.
Industrial
Booking: Jordan Gabrels
649-0039, firstandlastandalways@fastmail.fm
myspace.com/brokenglassandcigarettes
Broken
String Band
Longest-running
Irish band in the Capital Region; traditional, Irish and Irish
folk—dance tunes, ballads, pub songs on uilleann bagpipes,
accordion, banjo, concertina, more.
Folk
Booking: Ray Wall
279-0720, rayloco@aol.com
Brother
T
“Extremely
funny” comedy-rock.
Acoustic
Booking: Brother T
505-4091, brothert@mail.com
myspace.com/brothert4u
Bulletproof
Messenger
Indie-rock
originals.
Indie rock
Booking: Nick Lee
myspace.com/bulletproofmessenger
Ernie
Burnell
Acoustic
rock.
Acoustic
Booking: Tedi Toca
356-2019, gimmeshelter11@aol.com
Byrds
of Prey
Modern
pop-rock infused with classic rock and blues, subtle acoustic
rhythms, dual lead guitars and rich vocal harmony.
rock, originals
Booking: Art LaFleur, Steve Lamb
727-5286, 878-1466; art@byrdsofprey.com, steve@byrdsofprey.com
byrdsofprey.com
Byrne
and Barrett
Acoustic
duo playing traditional Irish and Scottish music on guitar,
tin whistle, bagpipes and harmonica with vocals
Irish/Celtic
Booking: Glenn Weiser
767-9595, banjoandguitar100@yahoo.com
celticguitarmusic.com
Mike
Campese
Guitarist
and session artist, extending across a full range of musical
styles, infusing rock with blues, jazz and classical.
Rock
Booking: Mike Campese
mike@mikecampese.com
mikecampese.com
Michael
Campion
Musician/DJ/producer.
info@metroforest.com
metroforest.com
Captain
Squeeze and the Zydeco Moshers
Bringing
you nouveau zydeco since Mardi Gras ‘96.
Cajun/Zydeco.
Booking: Greg Speck
797-5139, 11gspeck@gmail.com
www.captainsqueeze.com
Johnny
Cassera and the Route 66 Band
Capital
Region’s premiere oldies and doo-wop band.
Oldies
Booking: Johnny Cassera
822-9832, yodoowop@gmail.com
jcroute66.com
The
Cast Before the Break
An
ambient rock quintet said to be “one of the best bands you
can almost guarantee none of your friends will know.” (strangeglue.com)
Indie Rock
Booking: TJ Foster
(860) 798-6976, booking.thecastbefore thebreak@gmail.com
myspace.com/thecastbeforethebreak
Catfish
Don and the River Band
Country
and bluegrass covers.
Country
Booking: Don Schweizer
370-1767
Chaos
con Queso
Electro-metal
band including a cello player.
Experimental
Booking: David Jones
857-9908, dave.dsj@gmail.com
myspace.com/chaosconqueso
The
Charlie Watts Riots
The
Beatles meet Nirvana, only bigger and more important.
Rock
Booking: Joe Putrock
229-5323, charliewattsriots@gmail.com
myspace.com/thecharliewattsriots
Charmboy
Dramatically
charged sonic blaze.
Rock, originals
Booking: Eric Halder
859-6030, info@charmboy.net
charmboy.net
Complicated
Shirt
Having
fortuitously made a bunch of PC crybabies squeal like Ned
Beatty in Deliverance, Complicated Shirt intends to
further pander unsuccessfully to the octogenarian demographic.
Alternative/punk
complicatedshirt@complicatedshirt.com
complicatedshirt.com
The
Conspicuous Study-Hall Boners
Rock
with blood flow.
Rock
Booking: the Goat
330-8701, ferdbot@hotmail.com
Evan
Conway
Alternative
acoustic blues, multi-instrumental.
Alternative.
Booking: Kathy Conway
843-0431, conwayK14@nycap.rr.com
Cool
Groove Music
Adventures
in original music.
Classic rock.
Booking: coolgroovemusic@aol.com
Coyle
Melodic
modern metal.
Metal
Booking: Rob Hood
369-0989
myspace.com/coylemusic
Ron
Cremisio and friends
Music
from the 1940s up to current music by famous artists.
Wedding/party
Booking: Ron Cremisio
237-6423, rcqband@msn.com
roncremisioandfriends.com
Cryin’
Out Loud
There’s
a party in our pants and you’re invited.
Wedding/party, covers.
Booking: Gregg
cryinout@hotmail.com
myspace.com/cryinoutloudlive
Denise
Culhane
Acoustic
pop/rock/folk.
Acoustic
Booking: Denise Culhane
477-7808, d_culhane@yahoo.com
myspace.com/deniseculhane
Dancing
Bear
Acoustic
guitar/string bass duo playing the folk, blues and bluegrass
side of the Grateful Dead.
acoustic
Booking: Glenn Weiser
767-9595, banjoandguitar100@yahoo.com
celticmusic.com
Stu
Daniels
Original
acoustic rock and ballads.
Acoustic
Booking: Matt Mangione
852-6167, daniels.stu@gmail.com
soundclick.com/studaniels
Dead
and Dying
Troy
style hardcore.
Hardcore
Booking: Aaron Gorman
326-3749, danowar101@hotmail.com
myspace.com/deadanddyingtcf
Dead-Lift
Original
hard-rock and metal band. Has performed with many national
acts, including Korn, Deftones and Filter.
Metal
Booking: Scott Thomson
727-3362, deadliftmusic@hotmail.com
dead-lift.com
The
Decadent Royals
HORDE
festival veterans.
Rock
Booking: the Decadent Royals
438-4213, thedecadentroyals@mac.com
Deep
Blue Storm
Interactive,
high-energy mix of blues, rock and R&B; finalist in the
2006 Colossal Contenders contest.
Blues
Booking: James Brown III
986-1868, jamesondrums@yahoo.com
deepbluestorm.com
Deja
Blue
Versatile
band doing Chicago blues, Motown soul, swing, contemporary
jazz and classic rock & roll.
Blues/jazz/R&B covers
Booking: Vincent Spero
798-0427, leftguitar@aol.com
dejablueband.net
Karen
DePaul
Acoustic
pop-rock songs, performed with guitarist Josh Okun.
Pop
Booking: Karen DePaul
859-3378, karendepaul@gmail.com
myspace.com/karendepaul
Desperately
Obvious
Electric
City folk-rock.
Folk
Booking: Richard Nolan
notanothergeek@hotmail.com
myspace.com/awesomeband
Bill
Dexter Quartet
High-quality
variety and standards for dancing and listening.
Wedding/party
Booking: Bill Dexter
281-2062, 674-2446, wdexter@nycap.rr.com
Dirt
Road Molly
Two
fiddles, banjo and guitar playing traditional American Appalachian
and old-time acoustic dance music.
TraditionalBooking: Sue Mead
384-3275, fiddlefysh@jnsmead.com
Dirty
Stayouts
Influenced
by the raw punk music that started a revolution, this three-piece
features former members of Trauma School Dropouts and Blasé
Debris. Fun for the not-so-wholesome family!
Punk
Booking: Rob Marcello II
605-8076, throb111@hotmail.com
myspace.com/dirtystayoutsny
Diz
Acoustic-one-man-jam-band:
Guitar, vocals, hand-percussion and a killer National Steel
guitar, with live looping for a full-band effect.
Acoustic
Booking: Diz
785-3453, diz@dizmusic.com
dizmusic.com
DJ
Guesswork
Downtempo/ambient,
a la DJ Shadow and Brian Eno.
Techno/electronic
Booking: the Uptown Sinclair Group
528-5163, djgueswork@yahoo.com
myspace.com/djguesswork
Doc
Scanlon
Smooth
lead and harmony vocals on swinging jazz, raging rock, and
motivating Motown.
Swing/big band
Booking: Don Dworkin, DDE Music
782-0577, dsrb@ddemusic.com
docscanlon.com
Doomsday
Virus
With
a new lineup and new material on the way, you still can’t
stop the virus.
Industrial
Booking: N. Dru
449-3434, info@dvmailbag.com
doomsdayvirus.com
Dr.
Jah and the Love Prophets
Reggae
jam band; the kings of surreggae and skadelic provide a one-of-a-kind
power party experience.
Reggae
Booking: Dave Geoghegan
756-9203
jahworld.com
Chris
Dukes
Strong
vocals, catchy hooks, tight live delivery.
Indie rock.
Booking: Chris Dukes
935-4132, contactchrisdukes@gmail.com
dukesmusic.com
Dusty
Souls
Male/male
duo; guitar/mandolin/singer-songwriters
Acoustic
Booking: Brad Peak
869-6218, peaksounds@nycap.rr.com
Dyer
Switch Band
Traditional,
original, and unique bluegrass and acoustic music.
Bluegrass
Booking: Tom Thorpe
765-3392, tthorpe@msn.com
dyerswitch.com
Michael
Eck
Older
than Brodeur, younger than Elrod.
Acoustic, originals
Booking: Mr. Eck
432-6634, mandhand@aol.com
michaeleck.com
E.B.
Jeb
Dynamic
eight-piece Southern rock band, featuring music of the Allman
and Doobie Brothers, Marshall Tucker Band and .38 Special.
Classic rock
Booking: Mike Miranda
664-1539, booking@ebjeb.com
ebjeb.com
Electric
City Horns
Rock
band with horns covering rock, R&B, soul and swing hits,
as well as original material.
Rock
Booking: Don Duncan
475-1695, electriccityhorns@yahoo.com
electriccityhorns.com
Elf
Project
New
CD Wavelength out now.
Prog
Booking: Carl Schultz
765-2520, elfproject1@yahoo.com
Mitch
Elrod and CountrySoulHouse
Rock
& roll improv country jazz rock acoustic electric requisites.
Rock
Booking: Mitch Elrod
426-8101, mitchy@mitchelrod.com
mitchelrod.com
endswell
Endswell
writes acoustic pop songs filled with words, melody and other
good stuff.
Pop
Booking: Andrew Gregory
endswellband@gmail.com
myspace.com/endswellband
Evolution
Progressive
metal.
Prog
Booking: Flood Productions
366-6717, asixstring@yahoo.com
evolutionrocks.com
Falling
to Fate
Metalcore.
Hardcore
Booking: Eric Nisch
275-2469, enisch@albanycounty.com
Sam
Farkas
Great
jazz guitar, both classic and cutting edge, from the man hailed
as a “guitar hero” by the Albany Times Union. Available as
a solo artist or with an ensemble.
Jazz
Booking: Sam Farkas
458-7717, samfarkas@bigfoot.com
samfarkas.com
Fear
of Flying
Energetic
and richly layered progressive rock.
Prog rock.
Booking: Artist Management
378-9521, 899-6964
www.fearofflyingmusic.com
First
Things First
Male
and female vocals with great mix of music—jazz, standards,
pop, country, originals and more.
Pop
Booking: Nancy Spadaro
439-6106, rbielawa@nycap.rr.com
Five
Alpha Beatdown
Ours
are the greatest greatest hits.
Rock, Icelandic style
Booking: Georg Jorvic-Englarsson
229-9251, georgenglar@yahoo.com
myspace.com/5abd
The
Fizziks
Classic
and alternative rock without the quantum leap.
Classic rock
Booking: Chris DiBennedetto
605-0565, info@thefizziks.com
thefizziks.com
George
Fletcher’s Bourbon Renewal
Blues
so good, you gotta bring your own napkins!
Blues
Booking: George Fletcher
542-9985, hisnibs@georgefletcher.com
myspace.com/georgefletcher, myspace.com/georgeafletcher
Flood
Road
Original
mountain music with a New Age twist; as varied and unpredictable
as the Northeast seasons, and equally enjoyable.
Acoustic
Booking: J. Peter Yakel
810-5285, flood_road@yahoo.com
myspace.com/floodroad
Flynn
529
Celtic
and American folk tradition, along with some blues and ’60s-’70s
radio chestnuts; from pubs to private parties to festival
stages.
Irish/Celtic
Booking: Tom Flynn
265-5172, flynn529@verizon.net
flynn529.com
Folding
Sky
Bluesy-rock-jam
band with original songs that are about something.
Blues
Booking: Mark Emanatian
250-5740, memanatian1@aol.com
sonicbids.com/foldingsky
The
Fraidykats
Quartet
that plays blues, jazz and more.
Blues
Booking: K. Collins
339-3500, fraidykats@nycap.rr.com
myspace.com/fraidykats
Fresh
Squeezed
Accordion
ensemble; traditional folk, popular and classical.
Other
Booking: Peggy Hart
239-4706, peggyminore@yahoo.com
Fritz’s
Polka Band
Only
“Polka” band to be sponsored by Jägermeister.
Other
Booking: Fritz Scherz
(315) 363-3509, fpolkaband@aol.com
fritzspolkaband.com
Geo
and the Komrades
Classic
rock and pop in electric and acoustic versions.
Classic rock
Booking: Geo Doody
459-7562, geokomrades@excite.com
geomusicnow.com
George
Boone Blues Band
Voted
Metroland’s Best Blues Band three times; a mix of blues,
funk, R&B and a bit of jazz.
Blues
Booking: Mark McKay
482-6458, mmckay@nycap.rr.com
home.nycap.rr.com/georgeboone/
Mike
Germano
Eclectic,
thoughtful and diverse adult-contemporary music that includes
elements of jazz, rock and acoustic.
Acoustic
Booking: Mike Germano
booking@mikegermano.com
mikegermano.com
Ghetto
Mentality
This
is far from fast-food rap! We been in the underworld of hip-hop
and due to the hits we create the people want us to let the
world hear that authentic, raw hip-hop.
Hip-hop
Booking: Cary Grant
(917) 854-8626, carygrant20@gmail.com
engrmusic.com
Girl
Howdy
Honky-tonk
from the classic era of country music.
Country
Booking: Betsy Dawn Williams
ghowdymusic@yahoo.com
girlhowdyband.com
Good
for the Soul
An
energy-driven, fresh-sounding seven-piece show, flavored with
dynamic vocals, soulful horns and a rock-solid rhythm section.
Booking: Sue
577-6685, sue@goodforsoul.com
goodforsoul.com
Gordon
Street
Introspective
roots rock with a killer groove.
Rock
Booking: Ritch Harrigan
810-4570, gordonstmusic@gmail.com
myspace.com/gordonstmusic
The
Gospel Train
Historic
American spiritual music.
Acoustic
Booking: Michael Eck
432-6634, info@gospeltrainmusic
gospeltrainmusic.com
Gracie’s
Paris
Three-piece
original rock.
Rock
Booking: Carl Ferritto
graciesparis@yahoo.com
myspace.com/graciesparis
Grainbelt
What’s
that Lassie? Timmy fell down the well?
Other
Booking: Kathy Boyd
674-3782, kranepoop@aol.com
myspace.com/therealgrainbelt
Green
Hill Tribe
Fresh
and original, in a sort of retro-Brit-rock mold.
Alternative
Booking: Evan Conway
843-0431, conwayk14@excite.com
myspace.com/greenhilltribe
Eric
Griffin Band
The
world’s quietest wedding/party band, “until it’s party time.”
Wedding/party
Booking: The Dean
382-5814, griffinbrownie@aol.com
Groove
Syndicate
Seven-piece
party band.
Funk/groove
Booking: John Rosencrans
452-9411, mail@thegroovesyndicateband.com
thegroovesyndicateband.com
Mike
Grosshandler
Guitarist-singer,
voted Metroland’s Best Local Solo Musician 2009.
Indie, Rock, Acoustic.
Booking: Mike Grosshandler
448-6452, harvey@thevelmas.com
mikegrosshandler.com
Guiltless
Cult
Do
what you want and don’t feel bad about it.
Alternative/hard rock
Booking: Terry McClain
378-8303, terrymcclain@delvinshade publishing.com
guiltlesscult.com
Hair
of the Dog
World
class Celtic-rock band since 1993.
Celtic rock.
Booking: Rick Bedrosian
439-8713, rbedrosian@verizon.net
hair-of-the-dog.com
Hallertau
Bluesy
rock & roll, groovin’ funk experience, brewing up a sound
that always goes down smooth.
Rock
Booking: Steve
857-2567, zchem@juno.com
myspace.com/hallertau
Frieda
Hammond
Intense,
melodic rock covers with energy and musicianship.
Alternative
Booking: sMACproductions
2122103, smac@klink.net
myspace.com/friedahammondband
Happy
Balky and the Good Livin’
Eccentric,
high-energy bluegrass—we call it mountain pop.
Bluegrass
Booking: Zac Kissinger
885-1917, zackkissinger@aol.com
myspace.com/happybalkyandthegoodlivin
Linda
Hartman
Guitarist,
from flamenco to Beatles to blues; lessons available.
Acoustic
Booking: Kathy Peek
462-0713, rosemoon90@hotmail.com
Katie
Haverly
Singer-songwriter
inspired by Joni Mitchell, Liz Phair and Tom Waits.
Alternative
Booking: Katie Haverly
698-9952, katie.haverly@gmail.com
myspace.com/katiehaverlymusic.com
Headbomb
No
metal, no “Mustang Sally,” just driving modern guitar-based
rock covers that everyone knows.
Rock
Booking: Jeff Bovee
669-6504, headbombrock@hotmail.com
The
Heaters
Six-piece
dance/party band
wedding/party, covers
Booking: Bela Schuch
281-4603, heaters1@nycap.rr.com
theheatersband.com
The
Hi-Flyers
An
amalgam of swing, hot fiddle tunes, Cajun, western swing and
honky tonk.
Acoustic
Booking: Don Dworkin, DDE Music
782-0577, don@ddemusic.com
ddemusic.com
Mike
Hidinger
Guitarist
and vocalist.
Rock
Booking: Mike Hidinger
374-7541, mhidinger@nycap.rr.com
myspace.com/mikehidinger
Higher
Organix
A
heroic dose of improvised psychedelic dance music, via guitar,
bass, drums, samplers, laptops, and the dedication to blow
minds.
Booking: Jules Jenssen
(413) 429-6873, higherorganix@gmail.com
myspace.com/higherorganix
Hindsight
40-plus
band based on keeping the dream alive.
Classic rock
Booking: Larry Koniowka
371-5956, lkoniowka@yahoo.com
Honeycreeper
Punkadelic
funk rock.
Booking: Planet A Records
843-1046
honeycreeper.net
Hot
Cousin
Everything
you love and hate about rock & roll.
Rock
Booking: Charlie
441-6139, cmonroejr@hotmail.com
myspace.com/hotcousintheband
Hour
of Need
Melodic
alternative rock.
Alternative
Booking: Mike
605-4513, greenfog66@yahoo.com
hourofneed.net
House
of Funk
Funk-rock
jam band.
Funk/groove
Booking: Matt Veeder
225-7772, mattveeder@hotmail.com
myspace.com/houseoffunk07
House
of Vice
Dangerously
catchy, hard rock & roll.
Rock
Booking: Patrick Neary
pantry@verizon.net
houseofvice.net
Idette
and the Sunrunners
Female-fronted
folk-rock-jam band performing “stick-in-your-head” originals.
Rock
Booking: Idette
399-6370, bookings@idetteandthesunrunners.com
idetteandthesunrunners.com
Imagining
Lennon
A
tribute to the music of the late Beatle as performed by Lennon
impersonator Tom “Lennon” Raider; available as a five-piece
band or solo-acoustic act.
Other
Booking: Tom Raider
330-1136, jvinyl@msn.com
imagininglennon.com
IMI
High-energy
funk-rock-reggae band bringing Upstate New York flavor to
the entire East Coast.
Reggae/soul
Bookings: Justin Metz/Rockwell Productions
766-0078, mail@imitheband.com
imitheband.com, myspace.com/imitheband
Inky
Salad
An
eclectic selection of rock and classic rock, hence the salad!
Classic rock
Booking: Fred or Dianne
356-2377, inky@nycap.rr.com
inkysalad.com
JB
aka Dirty Moses
Progressive
hip-hop artist for the club, street, and conscious mind.
Hip-hop
Booking: Jack D. Gold
273-3851, 542-1537, jstbcz@hotmail.com
Jack’s
Wasted Life
Influences
include Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Days of the New.
Alternative
Booking: Jason LaMountain
jason@jackswastedlifeband.com
jackswastedlifeband.com
Drew
Jacobs
Acoustic
good humor for empty nesters.
Acoustic
Booking: Drew Jacobs
281-5910, djacobs7@nycap.rr.com
myspace.com/drewmjacobs
Jamcrackers
Acoustic
trio with tight harmonies and blazing, hammered dulcimer-driven
instrumentals.
Folk
Booking: Dan Berggren
490-1809, dan@berggrenfolk.com
berggrenfolk.com
Jeremy
James
A
singer-songwriter originally from Arkansas, his lyrics are
equal parts country and city.
Acoustic
Booking: Jeremy James
488-7810, jeremy@jeremyjamesmusic.com
jeremyjamesmusic.com
Jeanewight
Singer/songwriter/keyboardist.
Pop
Booking: Jeanewight
875-9953, jeanewight@mailcity.com
Jesse’s
Girl
Acoustic
duo playing new and old pop/rock covers.
Acoustic, covers
Booking: Jeremy James
632-1666, jessesgirl@jeremyjamesmusic.com
myspace.com/jessesgirltheband
Jocamo
N’awlins
soul, funk and R&B in a jugular vein.
Funk/groove
Booking: Big Dave Macks
272-5763, worf101@aol.com
heyjocamo.com
The
Joey Thomas Big Band
Specializing
in performing the classic arrangements as recorded by the
original hitmakers.
Big Band Swing is an American Heritage, and the JTBB is committed
to the perpetuation of this American treasure through all
manner of performances.
Swing/big band
Booking: Stephen Lebarron
210-6732, lebarrons@mac.com
joeythomasbigband.com
Michael
John
Singer-songwriter
that writes from a place of life experience; hybrid sound
of acoustic folk with classic-rock overtones.
Acoustic
Booking: Michael John
456-7618, michaeljohn_buonagura@yahoo.com
michaeljohnshouse.com
Junkhead
Upstate
New York’s premiere Trunge band; music that pushes boundaries
both emotionally and sonically.
Alt-metal
Booking: Junkhead
junkheadband@yahoo.com
myspace.com/junkhead07
Justice
Once
Alternative
violin rock combining folk, funk, classical, country and soul
into one unique style.
Alternative
Booking: Bear Campo
281-2620, magiccda@aol.com
myspace.com/justiceonce
Ben
Karis-Nix
Quirky,
anthemic indie rock spanning space exploration, matters of
the heart, and human evolution.
Indie
rock
Booking: James Cotton
ditbooking@gmail.com
benkn.net
Tom
Keller
Classical/acoustic/jazz-rock
guitarist and arranger; events, sessions, instructions.
Acoustic
Booking: Tom Keller
729-4395, tomkellermusic@yahoo.com
tomkellermusic.com
Russ
Kennedy
Singer,
guitarist, entertainer; contemporary rock and pop, classic
oldies, country.
Acoustic
Booking: Russ Kennedy
373-3400, rkennedy28@hotmail.com
Paddy
Kilrain
Thought
provoking lyrics with percussive melodies in a style best
described as muscular folk.
Folk
Booking: Dan Goodspeed
253-2758, dan@rkstar.com
Kingscastle
Hard
rock with experimental two-guitar technique and pop sensibilities.
Rock
Booking: Bill Hart
225-7144, booya7718@hotmail.com
kingscastle.us
Kuttmasta
Supreme
Turntablist/multi-media
artist
Hip-hop
Booking: Kareem Warley
308-6929, kuttmastasupreme7@yahoo.com
myspace.com/kuttmastasupreme7
Las
Manos
Latin/jazz
trio.
Jazz
Booking: John Shipley
381-6979, jaljshipley@earthlink.net
albanyjazz.com
Last
Call
A
hardcore, heavy metal, rock n’ roll explosion; the last of
the Troy hardcore revolutionary bands!
Hardcore
Booking: Ralph Renna
528-1967, lastcall518@yahoo.com
lastcallny.com
The
Last Conspirators
Psychedelic
punk.
Rock
Booking: TL Stone
929-4935, info@lastconspirators.com
lastconspirators.com
Let
’Er Rip
Female-fronted
four-piece band playing a variety of your favorite blues,
classic-rock and rock covers.
Classic rock
Booking: Marty McTague
424-0705, leterriprocks@yahoo.com
myspace.com/leterriprocks
Linda
Lee and the Fox Creek Band
Specializing
in classic country with some modern country, and ’50s and
’60s for good measure; round and square dances.
Country
Booking: Ron Bender
872-0636, rons_taxidermy@yahoo.com
Lick
Morgan
’80s,
’90s and today’s rock party band.
Classic rock
Booking: Joe
461-3016, lickmorganrocks@yahoo.com
myspace.com/lickmorgan
Life
Among the Trees
An
electric, infectious, vibrant sound, immersed in warmth.
Experimental
Booking: Stan Francios
(845) 699-5186
Lifeamongthetrees.com, myspace.com/ lifeamongthetrees
Lifeline
Not
your average classic-rock trio.
Classic rock
Booking: Donna
366-3608, lifelineband@aol.com
Locust
Park
Classic
and modern rock covers.
Rock
Booking: John Molinaro
698-9522, locustpark@gmail.com
myspace.com/thelocustpark
Prof.
James G. Looby
Smooth
and classic jazz saxophone.
Jazz
Booking: James Looby
587-9880, jameslooby@gmail.com
logbay.net
Lock
and Load
Four-piece
female-fronted classic-rock party band playing all of your
favorites.
Rock
Booking: Marty
424-0705
lockandloadrocks@yahoo.com
myspace.com/lockandloadrocks
Loose
Cannon
The
No. 1 rockin’ country band in the state.
Country
Booking: Gregg
265-4252, loosecannonlive@hotmail.com
facebook.com/loosecannonlive
Louie
Reckless
Sounds
like Guns n’ Roses, Aerosmith, and the Killers
Indie rock, originals
Booking: Louie Reckless
louiereckless@hotmail.com
louiereckless.com
Love
and Destruction
Original
progressive metal band.
Metal
Booking: Dan Conti
(914) 409-3708, ldmetroland@contidesign.com
myspace.com/bandloveanddestruction
The
Lustre Kings
Specializing
in weddings and parties with a mix of covers and originals.
Rockabilly
Booking: Mark Gamsjager
966-5572, mgams@verizon.net
lustrekings.com
M-16
The
ultimate rock & roll weapon, reunited after 18 years.
Rock
Booking: Lenny Thomas
229-7464, lennythomas@aol.com
m16rocks.com
Kelly
Maguire
Covers/originals/open
mic host/booking.
Acoustic
Booking: Kelly Maguire
663-0004, kelcar@earthlink.net
sonicbids.com/kellymaguire
Mariaville
Cattle Company Band
Top
10 finalists in the Next Gretsch Greats 125th Anniversary
Unsigned Artist Competition.
Country
Booking: Bob Chandler
355-2055, cattleband1@gmail.com
cattleband.com
Maurizio
Folkafied,
refried, renegade folk.
Folk
Booking: Maurizio
369-2150, Maurizio@thezo.com
thezo.com
Dennis
McCafferty
Solo
vibraphone; dinner music, standards.
Jazz
Booking: Dennis McCafferty
372-3529
dennismccafferty.com
Mike
McMann Band
The
baddest pickin’ and a grinnin’ you ain’t see nowhere.
Bluegrass
Booking: Mike McMann
733-9514, mikemcmann@taconic.net
mikemcmann.com
Valerie
Medeiros
Lead
singer; blues, jazz and funk for clubs and special events.
Blues
Valerie Medeiros
210-5534, va1erie@nycap.rr.com
myspace.com/vmedeiros
Melodrome
U2
and the Rolling Stones hang out at Beck’s house.
Pop
Booking: Robby
melodrome.com
Nate
Mills Band
Blues
Booking: Marty Maloney
221-6965
The
Mitch Kessler Jazz Quartet
A
style characterized by highly interactive improvisation.
Jazz
Booking: Mitch Kellser
235-6312, msklaw@capital.net
Dana
Monteith
Truck
stop love ballads.
Acoustic
Booking: Dana Monteith
797-5233, danamonteith@gmail.com
danamonteith.com
Mooncat
Roots-driven
acoustic that’s socially and spiritually mindful.
Acoustic, covers and originals
Booking: Tom Mercoglan
281-9225, tomvoice@iglide.net
mooncatmusic.com
The
John Morse Band
Roadhouse,
boozy classic rock covers and originals; book us to make your
club or party rock!
Classic rock
Booking: John Morse
237-4799, jmorse7@nycap.rr.com
johnmorseband.com
Steve
Moss
Vintage-style
pop-rock.
Power pop
Booking: Steve Moss
928-7216,steve@glorifieddemos.com
glorifieddemos.com
Moxie
We
are a fun rock cover/original band. Plus the sound does have
Moxie too.
Rock
Booking: Chris Dukes
330-8367, contactchrisdukes@gmail.com
myspace.com/wegotmoxie
Nephin
Traditional
Irish music
Irish/Celtic
Booking: Jennifer Stafford
210-7060, tri-city-trad-ny@hotmail.com
myspace.com/nephinband
New
York Jazz Trio featuring Earl Belcher
Jazz
trio with saxophone, acoustic bass and drums.
Jazz
Booking; Earl V. Belcher, Jr.
426-8318, earlslb@aol.com
Nisky
Dixie Cats
An
eight-piece band covering old time jazz in Dixieland style,
for your listening or dancing enjoyment.
Booking: Randy
374-2621, dixiecats@aol.com
niskydixiecats.com
Nite
Train Band with the High Voltage Horns
Blues
with horns.
blues
Booking: Ken Briggs
nitetrainband.com
Nitro
Jive
Modern
swing band
Swing/big band
Booking: Bill Deuel
785-8699, billydeuel@gmail.com
nitrojiveband.com
No
Q
Variety
of covers from Springsteen to Foo Fighters, Eagles and Train.
Rock, covers.
Booking: Tom Papura
368-7436, trpapura@yahoo.com
myspace.com/noqband
Nobody’s
Fools
Acoustic
duo covers ’60s to modern rock.
Acoustic, covers
Booking: Rick Gamache
233-0742
nobodysfools.com
The
Nomads
Wedding/party
quintet covering jazz, rock and everything in between.
Oldies
Booking: Frank Palmeri Sr.
872-2573, Happyii@aol.com
October
Circle
Rock,
rhythm and jams.
Rock
Booking: David Jenkins
702-4013, octobercircle@hotmail.com
myspace.com/theoctobercircle
Oddy
Gato
Imagine
Big Pun rhyming at a party thrown by the Gym Class Heroes
in the South Bronx with N.E.R.D. as the house band.
Hip-hop
Booking: Jesse Gato
932-1991, jessegt@gmail.com
myspace.com/oddygato, beatshotmusic.com
Off
the Hook
High-energy
rock band covering the hits of the ’80s, ’90s and today.
Rock
Bookings: James Ferris
281-1224, offthehookband@gmail.com
bookthehook.com
.
. . of Keeping Secrets
Acoustic
duo with Courtney Biondo and Kyle Bensen.
Acoustic
Booking: Courtney Biondo
698-6079, cabiondo@gmail.com
myspace.com/ofkeepingsecrets
One
Over Chaplin
Four
talented musicians/singers/songwriters with a strong following.
Indie Rock
Booking: Tony Todisco
(845) 901-7044, aftodisco@aol.com
myspace.com/oneoverchaplin
Ophelia
Smiles
Female-fronted
foursome bringing their own brand of edgy alternative rock.
Alternative
Booking: Roseanna Grimaldi
opheliasmiles@gmail.com
myspace.com/opheliasmiles
Otto’s
Jacket
Four-piece
original rock band that sounds like a cross between Wilco
and the Beatles.
Rock
Booking: Michael J. Blair
334-2946, ottosjacker@yahoo.com
myspace.com/otto39sjacket
Outlaw
Mystic
Cosmic
rock for the New World Rebellion.
Rock
Booking: Brian McGarvey
937-6921, outlawmystic@gmail.com
myspace.com/outlawmystic
The
Outta Hand Band
Four-piece
high-energy rock & roll cover band that jams out the tunes
that will tickle everyone’s special spot.
Rock
Booking: Joe Montepare Jr.
785-0601, joeofouttahand@yahoo.com
theouttahandband.com
Overture
Classic
Southern rock group
Classic rock
Booking: Ginger Miller
489-7883, gmdmstar@aol.com
overtureband.com
Palatypus
Sweet
and soulful harmony layered over steady rhythm and woven melody.
Folk
Booking: Michael Poulopoulos
533-6762, (800) 249-0161, booking@palatypus.com
palatypus.com
Skip
Parsons’ Jazz Bands
Early
style jazz, Dixieland and swing.
Jazz
Booking: Skip Parsons
768-2231, skip@skipparsons.com
skipparsons.com
Peter
Pashoukos
Half
of the Tequila Mockingbirds, guitarist for Bourbon Renewal,
host of Gaffney’s open mic.
Blues
Booking: Peter Pashoukos
542-9985
thetequilamockingbirds.com
Patman
Ole
fat guy got game over here.
Acoustic
Booking: Patman
393-5906, patmancloser@hotmail.com
Brian
Patneaude Quartet
An
organic blend of modern jazz styles, featuring accessible
melodies and harmonic textures that appeal to the casual listener
and jazz aficionado alike.
Jazz
Booking: Brian Patneaude
434-6756, brianpatneaude@mac.com
brianpatneaude.com
Brad
Peak
Guitar/singer,songwriter
Acoustic
Booking: Brad Peak
869-6218, peaksounds@nycap.rr.com
Phillips
Head
Post-punk
power-pop high-energy original rock
Rock
Booking: Jason Irwin
744-5987, jirwin@logical.net
phillips-head.com, myspace.com/phillipshead
Pinkriverdolphin
Psychedelic,
improvisational electronic music ranging from ambient to dance
to noise.
Experimental
Booking: Jamie Felitte
482-2018, jamiefelitte@gmail.com
myspace.com/pinkriverdolphin
The
Pipekings
Boomer
music, oldies, R&B
Booking: Gary
356-2916
thepipekings.com
Plan
9
Four
guys guaranteed to rock you with a high-energy show of the
songs you love to sing and dance to!
Rock
Booking: Andy
364-2692, andy@plan9rocks.com
plan9rocks.com
Plastic
Jesus
Chuck
Berry fighting back to back with the Ramones in a crowded
bar, throwing fists and swinging.
PunkBooking: Josh Welf
275-7815
plastic-jesus.com
Playin’
With Fire
A
band of volunteer firefighters and EMS.
Classic Rock, covers
Booking: Dan Sutherland, Jim Regan
469-7393, psychman@nycap.rr.com
playinwithfire.com
Positive
Mental Trip
Albany
area acoustic jam-rock band.
Funk/groove
Booking: Luke
929-6578, pmtjam@gmail.com
positivementaltrip.com
Presence
Led
Zeppelin tribute band.
Rock
Booking: Chris
618-6869, ckonow@mhcable.com
Properly
Chilled
Downtempo,
electronic music, broken beat, nu jazz, world fusion, dubstep,
dub, reggae, triphop, indie hip-hop, deep house, funky breaks,
micro house.
Techno/electronic
Booking: Scooby
424-6237, info@properlychilled.com
properlychilled.com
Psychobilly
Jam-infused,
high-energy rock drawing from many influences. Expect the
unexpected.
Classic rock, covers.
Booking: Roger Amadio Jr.
369-4154, iamrog2003@yahoo.com
myspace.com/psychobillyalbany
Psychoneedles
Rock
band with Americana, R&B, and trip-hop influences.
Rock
Booking: Stephen Trombley
935-3297, Stephen@stephentrombley productions.com
myspace.com/psychoneedles
Quasar
Abode
Bi-polar
basement rock, but lost in a field.
Indie rock
myspace.com/quasarabode
lonelygrimoire.bigcartel.com
Johnny
Rabb and the Jailhouse Rockers
Playing
straight-ahead rock & roll in the tradition of the great
American ’50s sound for more than 30 years; also fronted in
the U.S. and Europe with the Neandethals.
Other
Booking: Johnny Rabb
237-8454, nroberts@yahoo.com
myspace.com/johnnyrabbny, theneanderthals.com
Raisinhead
Jam
band with Americana overtones performing diverse originals
and covers with a signature twist.
Rock
Booking: Rob Beaulieu
573-2432, loadergroove@aol.com
raisinhead.com
Ramblin
Jug Stompers
Acoustic
quartet playing 78 RPM music for the 21st century.
Aoustic
Booking: Mr. Eck
432-6634, livemusic@jugstompers.com
jugstompers.com
Lucas
Rathke
No
covers. No originals. All robotapocalypso improv.
Experimental
Booking: Lucas
487-8919, lucas.rathke@gmail.com
monodecco.com
reaLation
What
is wrong with you? Have you ever wondered? Let the area’s
premier psychoanalytical rock band enlighten you a bit.
Prog, covers and originals
Booking: Mike Esposito
(888) 250-4811 ext. 703, bookings@ realation.com
realation.com
Red
Haired Strangers
Country,
blues and roots music—part juke joint, part honkytonk
Country
Booking: Ryan Dunham
765-5655, wileydobbs@aol.com
redhairedstrangers.com
The
Red Roos Band
Seasoned
trio playing rock & roll from yesteryear.
Covers
Booking: Ray Holub
587-4911, linedancinliz@netzero.net
The
RedSlacks
Jazz,
covers and blues, tailored by request.
Wedding/party, covers and originals.
Booking: Jason Staie
312-6313, staiebomb@aol.com
myspace.com/RedSlacks
Reggie’s
Red Hot Feetwarmers
The
best of traditional New Orleans Dixieland jazz.
Jazz
Booking: Don Dworkin, DDE Music
782-0577, don@ddemusic.com
ddemusic.com
Reinfecta
Rock,
metal, hardcore; like Black Flag meets Black Sabbath.
Rock
Booking: Dennis
542-7629, info@reinfecta.com
myspace.com/reinfecta
The
Remainders
Female-fronted
rock & roll party band.
Rock covers
Booking: Dillon Moran
584-5058, dillon.moran@verizon.net
myspace.com/theremaindersny
The
Reminisants
Five-man
a capella street-corner doo-wop.
Oldies
Booking: Brad Peak
869-6218, peaksounds@nycap.rr.com
Retroactive
Playing
music from the ’60s British invasion with a harder edge.
Classic rock
Booking: Bob Walton
872-0159, pixelcutter@yahoo.com
The
Reverberators
Classic
rock inspired originals, great vocal harmony
classic rock, covers and originals
Booking: Marty McDermott
281-1391, thereverberators@aol.com
thereverberators.com
Rhyme
& Reason Racket
Semi-conscious.
Hip-hop/R&B
Booking: Royal Smith
(607) 343-4493, rhymereasonracket@gmail.com
myspace.com/rhymereasonracket
Riffamortis
Metroland’s
Best High-School Metal Band 2007.
Metal
Booking: Jake Hill
372-7285, riffamortis@yahoo.com
myspace.com/riffamortis
Right
Coast Soul
Rock
& roll with a right-coast soul!
Classic rock
Booking: booking@rightcoastsoul.com
rightcoastsoul.com
Riverview
Ramblers
Primarily
a cover band that blends rock, folk, newgrass with strong
harmonies and driving uptempo guitar and banjo. Guaranteed
to keep your toes tapping.
Bluegrass
Booking: Bill Flanagan
ramblers@riverviewramblers.com
riverviewramblers.com
Robanic
Charming
calypso to riveting reggae and ska.
Reggae/ska, covers and originals
Booking: Aston Ellis (Robot)
581-0392, robotny@nycap.rr.com
robanicreggaeband.com
The
Rogues
We
are one of the longest-playing bands in the area. Our first
gig was in Aug. 1965. Need we say more?
Classic rock
Booking: Russ Moskal
399-4591
therogues.freeservers.com
Route
66
Tenor
sax, vocals and harmonica.
Covers
Booking: Dominic DeCelle
590-0948, 701-9690
Tom
Ross
Global
jazz songs; guitar and voice.
Jazz
Booking: Tom Ross
372-2611, tom@mijazi.com
mijazi.com
Sean
Rowe
Anti-folk
acoustic soul/funk.
Acoustic
Booking: Sean Rowe
542-3261, sean@seanrowe.net
seanrowe.net
Ruddy
and Me
Eileen
sings and plays harmonica and hand-held percussion; Patrick
plays guitar and sings.
Acoustic
Booking: Eileen Marthy
Ising2dou@yahoo.com
The
Ruddys
Acoustic
guitar, bass, harmonica, covering everything from Beatles
to Sheryl Crow, blues and rockabilly.
Acoustic, covers
Booking: Scott Ruddy
783-0283, cutamin@aol.com
Rude
Awakening
Classic,
modern and original hard rock.
Rock
Booking: Gary Cellucci
272-3097, gcellucci@nycap.rr.com
myspace.com/gcellucci
Rumdummies
Swampy
blues roots combined with melodic rock & roll.
Rock
Booking: Todd Nelson
861-7434, todd@rumdummies.com
Run
for Cover
A
tribute to Rush; CD available.
Prog
Booking: Carl Schultz
765-2520, elfproject1@yahoo.com
eclipserecords.com
Running
the River
Classic
rock, traditional country, Irish folk, even a fiddle.
Covers
Booking: Neil Yetwin
381-6306, nyetwin@aol.com
Sally
Mac Band
Four-piece
harmony-driven acoustic rock.
Classic rock
Booking: Terry Baxter
452-2127, tlbtide@aol.com
sallymacband.net
Sauce
Bluesy
rock band out of Greenwich.
Blues, covers and originals
Booking: Adam Brockway, Dylan Robinson
232-0022, 588-7866, barred4life23@yahoo.com
myspace.com/dna4life
Scattered
Flurries
A
powerful four-piece band with exceptional harmonies. Perfect
for parties, guaranteed to get the joint jumpin’.
Covers
Booking: Leon Gibson
(607) 372-9751, mrposse@yahoo.com
Dave
Schachne aka Daddy Dave Hackett
Albany
guitarist since 1981; songwriter, composer, guitarist, vocalist
and bandleader.
Various
Booking: Dave Schachne
436-9414, dave schachne@yahoo.com
myspace.com/daveschachne
The
Schmooze
Playing
all the songs that made a lot of people really famous!
Rock covers
Booking: David Brennan
505-6237, 427-7304, dave@theschmooze.com
theschmooze.com
Scientific
Maps
Lo-fi,
sci-fi, indie-pop
Indie rock, originals
Booking: Aaron Smith
getoffthemoon@yahoo.com
myspace.com/scientificmaps
Scotty
Mac and the Gold Tops
Roots-rock
at its finest.
Rockabilly, originals
Booking: Scotty Mac
458-1263, scttymc@yahoo.com
Second
Hand Smoke
Kegger-in-the-woods
classic rock and metal.
Classic rock
Booking: Bill Ketzer
229-3443, shsbooking@yahoo.com
2hsmoke.com
Sensemaya
Latin-jazz
fusion band dedicated to performing jazz interpretations of
popular music from Cuba, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and
Brazil.
Latin, originals
Booking: David Gleason
273-6577, gleasondavid@hotmail.com
sensemaya.net
The
Sense Offenders
Rock
with balls. Big ones.
Rock, originals
Booking: Tom McWatters
322-5564, therealsenseoffenders@gmail.com
senseoffenders.com
Sev
Statik
Underground,
new school, conscious hip-hop; one of the truest voices in
indie hip-hop music today.
Hip-hop
Booking: Sev Statik
542-9422, sevstatik@gmail.com
sevstatik.com
Seven
Minutes Left
Classic
to modern covers
Rock, covers
Booking: Peter Schmeer
665-0471, pschmeer@netzero.com
Sgt.
Dunbar and the Hobo Banned
A
magical musical circus with accordion, saw, exuberance and
wit.
Folk
Booking: Alex Muro
(845) 594-2539, am3081@gmail.com
sgtdunbar.com
Dan
Sherwin
An
original, innovative interpreter of modern pop and rock.
Acoustic
Booking: Dan Sherwin
505-1724, danielsherwin@hotmail.com
dansherwin.com
Shine
An
acoustic band that plays a blend of Contemporary Christian
music and secular covers; church and religious events, coffehouses.
Acoustic
Booking: Ed
shineband@nycap.rr.com
myspace.com/shinebandny
Short
Circuit Band
Eclectic,
female-fronted four-piece band playing music from classic
Heart to modern Carrie Underwood.
Classic Rock
Booking: Doug
762-2282, shortcircuitband@yahoo.com
shortcircuitband.com
Side
Effects
Four-piece
band featuring acoustic rhythm, electric guitars and conga
percussion.
Classic rock
Booking: Mike Ardman
283-4905, sideeffectsalbany@yahoo.com
sideeffectsalbany.com
The
Sidewinders
Where
country and rock meet the road.
Rockabilly
Booking: George Lipscomb
331-7261, rmorse2@nycap.rr.com
Sirsy
Fiery,
sultry and soulful indie pop that rocks.
Pop, originals
Booking: Melanie
785-9394, mail@sirsy.com
sirsy.com
Rob
Skane
garage.folk.rocknroll.
Acoustic
Booking: Rob Skane
810-6378, robskane@yahoo.com
robskane.net
Skeletons
in the Piano
Dark,
haunting, heavy psychedelic rock with a hint of blues, metal
and apocalypse.
Rock
Booking: Elijah Hargrave
932-7407, eshhargrave@yahoo.com
myspace.com/thingshanging
Slick
Fitty
Twangy,
hot-rodded, greasy, ’50s inspired American rock & roll.
Rockabilly
Booking: Scotty Mac, Bryce Johnson
458-1263, 438-9983, slickfitty1954@yahoo.com
Small
Axe
Garage
rock.
Garage, originals
Booking: D.J. Miller
792-1159
smallaxerock.com
Carl
Smith
Acoustic
Booking: Carl Smith
436-0215, preyingfield@hotmail.com
Smittix
Funky
blend of rock and ska. Warning: this music will make you dance.
Rock
Booking: James Tougher
449-2182, mcole272003@yahoo.com
myspace.com/smittix
Solid
Smoke
Major-league
R&B, Motown, and funk—right in your own backyard.
R&B/soul
Booking: Dave Flood
462-1617
myspace.com/solidsmokefunk
Sonny
& Perley
Jazz,
great American songbook standards, Brazilian.
Jazz
Booking: Sonny Daye
238-1331, sonnyperley@yahoo.com
sonnyandperley.com
Soul
Jazz Revival
Instrumental
groove music
Funk/groove
Booking: Keith Pray
(917) 667-2446, keithpray1@gmail.com
keithpray.com
Soul
Session featuring Garland Nelson
High-energy
and emotive, playing classics like Marvin Gaye, Al Green,
Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley and more
soul, covers and originals
Booking: Garland Nelson
583-8102, mail@soulsession.com
Sounds
of Sinatra
Musical
tribute to Sinatra, Dean Martin and more, with seven-piece
band and outstanding vocalist.
Swing/big band
Booking: Vinnie Brandi
(413) 684-3257, galaxyent@verizon.net
galaxyentertainmentco.com
StarStruck
Classic
rock/metal in the vein of Thin Lizzy.
Classic rock
Booking: John Morse
237-4799, jmorse7@nycap.rr.com
myspace.com/starstruckalbany
The
Static Port
Groove-oriented
quartet whose sound blends elements of funk, progressive rock,
and trance with jazz from outer-space improvisation; featuring
not one, but two bass players.
Experimental
Booking: Franesa Pyle
852-1591, band@thestaticport.com
thestaticport.com
The
Staynz
’60s
garage-rock/surf trio.
Garage
Booking: Buck Malen
432-6910, thestaynz@yahoo.com
thestaynz.com
Jesse
Stewart
Country
singer-songwriter
Country
Booking: Jesse Stewart
373-2813, musicbyjessestewart@yahoo.com
jessestewartmusic.com
Stonecutters
Local
classic and metal covers; large amount of homegrown rock
Rock
Booking: Andrew Dibell
Grandroyal16@yahoo.com
myspace.com/stonecutters1
Stuck
on Stupid
Intense,
melodic rock trio with high-energy performances; featured
on CBS’ Early Show in Dec. 2006 and July 2007.
Rock
Booking: Tony Damore
857-5076, adamore1@nycap.rr.com
myspace.com/stuckonstupidrocks
Studmonkey
Straight-up
jazz, radio pop and classic tunes, jam band selections and
everything in between.
Wedding/party
Booking: Dennis
309-4861, bookings@studmonkeys.com
studmonkeys.com
SubZero
Female-fronted
rock cover band.
Rock
Booking: Paul Hubel
248-9979, subzerorocks@yahoo.com
subzerorocks.com
Sumac
Troy-based
indie-rock band that has been compared to the Hold Steady
and Green On Red.
Indie rock, originals
Booking: Jeff Burger
271-1941, thegsj@gmail.com, jburger6@ hotmail.com
myspace.com/sumaccollective
Superband
If
you love to dance and love great music, you will love Superband.
Oldies
Booking: the Dean
382-5814, griffinbrownie@aol.com
Swamp
Baby
Beautiful/strange
psych-folk with a sense of humor—think Sam Beam hooking up
with Terry Gilliam at the Zeppelin reunion.
Alternative
Booking: Mike Hotter
209-4722, mhotter@earthlink.net
myspace.com/swampbabymusic
Tabs
for Timmy
Rock
and alternative cover band.
Booking: TMo Productions.
727-2596, tabsfortimmy@yahoo.com
Ten
Year Vamp
Female-fronted
high-energy original rock.
Rock
Booking: Mark Rose
369-8510, booking@tenyearvamp.com
tenyearvamp.com
The
Tequila Mockingbirds
High
falutin’ acoustic blues, jazz, classic rock and originals;
“The world’s largest trio.”
Acoustic
Bookings: George Fletcher
542-9985, hisnibs@georgefletcher.com
myspace.com/peteandgeorge
These
Are The Hits
The
name says it all.
Classic rock
Booking: Albie
326-8315, theblackfuel@gmail.com
Mike
Thomas
One-man
soul-rock band.
Acoustic
Booking: Mike Thomas
698-0629, mikesongmusic@gmail.com
mikesong.com
Three
of a Kind
Music
from yesterday and today.
Classic rock
Booking: George Sykala
374-0281, gpsy374@aol.com
Three
Quarters North
Five
guys with dangerous instruments.
Folk
Booking: David Rhodes
439-7749, lrhodes001@nycap.rr.com
Tobiaz
Singer-songwriter
who plays a different style of piano and keyboard.
Pop
Booking: Tobiaz
321-5289, awesomemente@yahoo.com
myspace.com/iazmusic
Mark
Tolstrup
Driving
delta blues and ragtime; bottleneck national steel guitar,
vocals and fingerpicking guitar in the style of Son House,
Robert Johnson and Blind Blake.
Acoustic blues
Booking: Mark Tolstrup
583-9315, taichi@capital.net
A
Touch of Woodwinds
Trio/quartet
for parties, assemblies, weddings and special events.
classical
Booking: Tom Gerbino
372-2129, jtgerbino@yahoo.com
atouchofwoodwinds.com
Triangle
Paradise
“A
mix of Eric Clapton, Black Sabbath and the Rolling Stones.”
Rock
Booking: Mike Carrothers
428-5311, info@triangleparadise.com
triangleparadise.com
Two
Gun Man
Hudson-based
four-piece roots-based rock & roll band with clever lyrics,
colorful melodies, and a raucous sound.
Rock
Booking: Kirin Buckley
828-0422, twogunman@gmail.com
myspace.com/twogunman
Ben
Tyler
Indie-rock
with heavy piano melodies; Ben Folds meets Howie Day.
Indie rock, originals
Booking: LA Management
(908) 475-3487, (908) 763-1409, ba6811@albany.edu
Una
Noche Band
Cuban,
Puerto Rican, and Dominican music for all occasions.
Booking: Jose E. Cruz
466-9990
conga2@verizon.net
Uncle
Sam Chorus
Patriotic
a cappella men’s chorus, available for parades, concerts and
special events.
Choral, covers
Booking: Neil Kennedy
885-4517, neilsingslead@aol.com
Untaymed
Original
melodic metal band playing a few select covers. Formed in
1992.
Metal
Booking: Mike Bushey
(201) 704-6396, bcrich1975@aim.com
myspace.com/untaymed1
Upon
Arrival
Original,
female-fronted rock band based in Albany.
Rock
Booking: Andy Fleming/Cellout Productions
488-7095, uponarrival22@yahoo.com
myspace.com/uponarrivalny
The
Velmas
High-energy
rock band.
Rock
Booking: Mike Grosshandler
448-6452, thevelmas@thevelmas.com
thevelmas.com
Venomentality
Energetic
hard-rock foursome out of Bethlehem.
Rock
Booking: Valerie Webb
valerie@venomentality.com
venomentality.com
Vesper
Beatlesque
harmonies cut through with a Led Zeppelin edge; dissonant
guitars, intricate drum fills and melodic bass lines intertwine
in a web of romantic rock.
Rock
Booking: Aaron Lewis
(917) 648-9007, info@vespermusic.net
vespermusic.net
The
Vinylcologist
Hip-hop
DJ and producer.
Hip-hop, original.
Booking: The Vinylcologist
Vinylcologist@gmail.com
Jacknvinylcologist.blogspot.com
Vivid
Saratoga-based,
female-fronted variety/party band.
Pop
Booking: Aaron
321-6350, thetropolispage@yahoo.com
vividrocks.com
Wa-Lee
Soulful,
powerful tenor a-la Donny Hathaway.
R&B/soul
Booking: Whiley McCloud
426-1197
Frank
Wakefield Band
Mandolin
and bluegrass great Frank Wakefield and his outstanding band
put on a high-energy show that includes both traditional bluegrass
songs and beautiful, innovative original tunes.
Bluegrass
Booking: Marsha Sprintz
584-1298, frankwakefield@nycap.rr.com
frankwakefield.net
Kevin
Wayne
Blending
comedy drawn from the news and everyday life in an entertaining
acoustic musical format.
Acoustic, singer-songwriter
382-9438, kevinwayne63@verizon.net
myspace.com/kevinwayne63
Valerie
Webb
High-energy
electric, mellow acoustic, and everything in between.
Rock
Booking: Pilley Bianchi for Mamapublooza Publishing (917)
847-1633, valsfansrock@aol.com
myspace.com/valeriewebb
Wetwerks
Supersonic
guitar-laden beat-slamming bass-pounding window-rattling speaker-trashing
hard-rock music.
Hard rock
Booking: Stu Pidasso
369-5514, management@wetwerks.com
wetwerks.com
Mike
White
National
hip-hop artist, performing in clubs, high schools and concerts;
also a school motivational speaker.
Hip-hop
Booking: Todd Drowlette
339-3035, mikewhitebooking@gmail.com
mikewhiteonline.com
Who’s
Your Paddy?
Traditional
Irish folk with some bluegrass, rock, and pop mixed in.
Irish/Celtic
Booking: Steve Gray
674-0998, sgharp@hotmail.com
www.whos-your-paddy.com
Willie
the Moak
Light
folk-pop acoustic tunes with occasional story-telling tunes.
Acoustic
Booking: Willie
766-4588, williethemoak@aol.com
Wincester
and Young
Playing
melodic oldies from ’50s to ’80s; sounds of Simon & Garfunkel,
Everly Brothers, Kingston Trio, Elvis, Beatles, and more.
Oldies
Booking: Van Young
273-6368, wwinche1@nycap.rr.com
Ricky
Winn
Specializing
in Southern/country rock, plays lead and pedal steel guitars
with vocals.
Classic rock
Booking: Rick Winn
432-8380
Without
Reason
Acoustic
guitar-vocal duo, performing classic rock/blues to light jazz
and neo-classical.
Acoustic
Booking: Tom Keller
729-4395
Working
Class
Hard-driving
classics and originals.
Classic rock.
Booking: Mark Kenific
452-3742, mkenific@nycap.rr.com
Dan
Wos Project
Wide
selection of rock from the ’70s-’00s—metal, hair band, disco
and rock. Everything from “Funkytown” to Godsmack. The ultimate
rock & roll party.
Rock, originals/covers
Booking: Iron Cat Records
884-0675
dwprocks.com
Wylder
The
rock & roll party band. Featuring vocalist Kimberly Wilder.
Rock, covers
Booking: Mike Frank
Mikecf2@hotmail.com
wylderrocks.com
Maria
Zemantauski
Flamenco,
classical & fusion guitarist and composer.
Other, covers and originals
Booking: Maria Zemantauski
221-7226, maria@mariazemantauski.com
mariazemantauski.com
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