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| From: Maria, a fan City: Cicero Live At Station 58 (& Others) It is the Fall of 2006 and all I can say is the Grind is back and better than ever. Grind is made up of Elove (vocals), Mike Ryan (bass), Joe Rehbein (drums) and Rick Snyder (guitar). All of these guys are excellent and experienced musicians in their own right and combined they form an explosion of talent in the local modern rock cover band scene. If you didn't catch their open mic at Station 58 in N.Syracuse this fall you missed an awesome band playing hard and playing well. They starting working together early September and wow they are tight. I recommend that the local music fans keep their eyes and ears open cause the Grind is back and really good. |
| From: Veronika City: Vienna, NY A JOURNEY BEGINS I recently listened to a CD of the newcomer band FRESH. On a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the best) I would say it is an 8. My best friend told me that FRESH uploaded parts of their album on http://fresh.nethotel.at/freshalbum.htm and you can download it for free. (That's why I'd give them 2 points less.) Hopefully, you will enjoy it as much as I do! All the Best, Veronika |
| From: Dario Navarro City: Barcelona, Spain Muckland Music: A long overlooked 315 musical traditionmall "Small Potato Town" (by the Muckland Crooners) An excerpt from a letter of endorsement to Rolling Stone magazine ... In the history of modern American music there has never been a musical event of such profound artistic and socio-political significance as the release of the new CD, "Small Potato Town," by the trend-regressing Muckland Crooners, a group that bills itself as "the garage band that refused to die!" The Muckland Crooners hails from the rich, pungent potato fields of Central New York and lay claim to one of the most inspiring and obscure musical traditions in America: muckland music. I have no personal connection to this group other than I, too, graduated with these guys from Port Byron Central High School before going on for degrees at Marquette (BA), Northwestern University Law School ( J.D.), Yale (LL.M.) and Princeton (M.P.A.), proving that it is indeed possible to escape from a "Small Potato Town," at least physically. But the emotional pull of the heartland of New York State muckland is inescapable and uniquely captured in the Muckland Crooners title song, "Small Potato Town." These guys are not only fun to listen to (a few songs excepted), they are just plain funny I am a US international lawyer, business school finance professor and financial consultant living and working in Barcelona, Spain, but I retain close ties, after several decades and across the sea, to my high school friends back in Port Byron, New York, which should indicate the depth of muckland emotionality, the same depth of feeling that powers their unforgettable melodies. I guarantee you that you will love "Small Potato Town" |
| From: P.J. Meara Matisyahu Movin the Entire Sceen "Live at Stubbs" It was immediate… A mere speck out of the corner of my eye, a slight sound of applause, a perfect pitch, and I was captured. A closer look at the MTVU video revealed Matisyahu, a Hasidic Jew; melodically sing the flow of the Hebrew intro to “King Without A Crown,” the first single off, “Live at Stubbs.” The album itself is a brilliant to start to what could be even more brilliant career. The sensation himself has an undefined power and presence, and along with a band of multiple talents and insatiable chemistry, Matisyahu is the hottest underground ticket this summer, more like this year. Check out the album/video at www.hasidicraggae.com and do yourself a favor and catch a live performance. Most people could only hope to experience a tenth of what a Matisyahu show has to offer. |
| Local band comes out with new album From: Phil Moore
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| From: bioluminescent_one@hotmail.com "Resurrection" Brian Vander Ark Resurrection is the best album I've bought in years. |
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Jamie Notarthomas Band is BACK
From: joe@twcny.rr.com Jamie Notarthomas Band Crazy Clam, Sylvan Beach
I suggest anyone that has a chance to see Jamie solo or with his new band catch the opporitunity. Its a chance to see some real and talented musicians playing great music in a positive setting. Visit www.jamienotarthomas.com |
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