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Albany’s Dana Park Hosts Free Summer Concerts on Mondays Beginning July 10

For the 8th summer in a row, Albany’s Dana Park will be filled with the sound of live music on Monday nights. The series kicks off on July 10 with The 7th Squeeze and Jessica Jenks, and continues weekly through the end of August with a variety of music by musicians from the Capital Region. Shows start at 5:30pm.

July 10 – The 7th Squeeze, Jessica Jenks, Eric Lewis

July 17 – Last Daze, Shane Guerrette ,Bendt

July 24 – Shoebox Dojo and Talia Denis

July 31 – The Further Unsound, Murma, Mark T Jones

Aug. 7 – Let Go Daylight with CK Flach and Two Guys

Aug. 14 – Noise Between Stations, Peter Annello, The Hard Luck Souls

Aug. 21 – Blind Crow, Maurizio Russomanno & more

Aug. 28 – Sly Fox & The Hustlers, Josh Casano, Margot Malia Lynch

Dana Park is located at the intersection of Madison and Deleware Avenues. In the event of inclement weather, shows will be moved indoors. For updates and more information, visit the Dana Park Concert Series Facebook page.

July 1, 2017
Fundraiser for Albany Icon Greg Nash set for Thursday

Greg Nash, a beloved Albany based drummer, recently suffered a massive stroke, and to help with medical expenses, a benefit will be held on Thursday, March 23 at the Hollow Bar and Grill on Pearl Street beginning at 5 p.m. The event is being advertised as “Love For Greg.”

A group of local and regional bands are coming together to help their brother and you can check them all out for just $10, of which all the proceeds will go to benefit Nash. Saratoga rockers Wild Adriatic, as well as Super 400 and Sean Rowe will headline the event, which runs until midnight. Sly Fox and the Hustlers, Let Go Daylight, Soul Sky, The Erotics, Blackcat Elliot, Toys in the Attic, Dashboard Anthem, Last Daze, Under the Den, Vatrano Road, Two Guys, Herb Carter, Erin Hawkes and Luke McNamme round out the bill.

Event organizers said they are making special t-shirts to be sold that will also help Greg Nash, drummer of local legends Ten Year Vamp.

March 21, 2017
Round 1 of NYS Music 2017 March Madness

It’s March and it’s time for the 2017 NYS Music March Madness, Round 1! We bring together 64 up and coming bands from across New York State for a friendly tournament style competition throughout the month of March for readers to discover new artists who call New York home.

These are 64 bands you might not know about, but should. Recommended for inclusion in our field of 64 by NYS Music staff, contributors and readers, we hit every corner of New York State, from Long Island to Buffalo, The Catskills to the North Country and all points in between. NYS Music March Madness is a great way to discover a new and upcoming band in your area and show your support and love for bands you see often. We focus once again this year on the bands who are on the cusp of greatness. There was only room for 64 but we made some great choices and picked a wide array of genres to bring to you this year.

We’d like to thank our regional sponsors The Hollow Bar and Kitchen, Nietzsche’s Buffalo, The Downtown Barn and Castle Studio. These small businesses represent the best of what New York State has to offer and celebrate music while inviting local and touring bands to perform for growing local scenes across the state.

First round matchups in Nietzsche’s Buffalo region include:

Mister F (jam/prog) vs Subsoil (hip-hop)
Funktional Flow (funk n jam) vs Gowanus (jamtronica)
Folkfaces (bluegrass) vs Phineas and the Lonely Leaves (indie rock)
Sly Fox & the Hustlers (rock) vs King Buffalo (blues/stoner rock)
Lucky Jukebox Brigade (indie/pop/punk) vs The Other Brothers (jam)
The New Daze (psychedelic jam rock) vs Druse (post hardcore)
Ire Clad (metal) vs Raibred (Progadelic)
Tart Vandalay (indie) vs Lord Electro (jamtronica)

In the Castle Studio region we have these 8 matchups:

Teddy Midnight (electro jam) vs Vaporeyes (jam)
Super Killer Robots (stoner rock/metal) vs Intrepid Travelers (improv/jam)
Space Carnival (psych groove rock) vs Murder in Rue Morgue (Metalcore/groove metal)
Mike Powell (folk) vs Let’s Be Leonard (jazz/jam fusion)
Talking Underwater (indie rock) vs Let Go Daylight (hard rock)
Annie in the Water (acoustic rock) vs Hot Mayonnaise (rock n roll)
Candy Ambulance (grunge rock) vs Jeremiah’s Razor (heavy rock)
Red Shift (rock) vs Ampevene (prog rock)

The Hollow Bar and Kitchen region features:

St. Philip’s Escalator (rock) vs The Medicinals (reggae)
Root Shock (reggae) vs Schmave (indie)
Breakfast for the Boys (rock) vs North and South Dakotas (y’allternative)
Last Daze (black country rock) vs Oogie Wawa (alternative/reggae)
Castle Creek (blues rock) vs Unknown Woodsmen (funklove)
Humble Braggers (indie ambient) vs Barroom Philosophers (reggae rock)
Wavy Cunningham (soul) vs Chris James and Mama G (Ameribeat)
Ocular Panther (prog/electro) vs SchwizZ (prog funk rock)

The final 8 matchups are in The Downtown Barn region:

Frank Palangi (solo rock) vs Boogie Low (acid rock)
Skeptic (death metal) vs Cousin Earth (folk rock fusion)
Fall of Humanity (metal) vs Dead Superstars (metal)
Kimono Dragons (surf rock) vs Further Unsound (psych rock)
Love Deep (jam/blues/rock) vs The Demos (indie pop)
Big Mean Sound Machine (funk) vs Danielle Ponder & Tomorrow People (soul)
EVHO (rock) vs Space Bacon (jamtronica)
Stellar Young (indie punk rock) vs Formula 5 (jam rock)

First Round voting begins at 10AM EST on Monday, March 11, and closes at midnight on Wednesday, March 13. Second Round begins at 10AM EST on Thursday, March 14 with the remaining 32 teams. Vote now for your favorites and discover some of the great up and coming music that New York State has to offer!

March 13, 2017

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