On Thursday, February 26, singer-songwriter Peter McPoland brought his Big Lucky Tour to Brooklyn Steel. The alternative rock performer played a fifteen-song set alongside his backup band, composed of members Landon Laney (bass), Joe Curtin (drums), and Josh Suarez (keyboard and guitar). A previous resident of Bushwick, McPoland is a loyal lover of New York […]
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Legendary bassist Billy Sheehan s newest effort is with the supergroup, The Fell. The band features Sheehan, multi-platinum producer Mike (K.) Krompass, Australian vocal powerhouse Toby Rand and drummer Nick Chiarore. The band released their debut EP, Killswitch, on Oct. 24, 2025 and a new single, Footprints, on Nov. 28, 2025. Before the debut of The […]
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The Albany Symphony returns on Saturday, March 14, at 7:30 pm and Sunday, March 15, at 3:00 pm at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. Led by Music Director David Alan Miller and featuring 16-year-old pianist Anwen Deng, the concert pairs Ludwig van Beethoven s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the world premiere of Ritual by Francisco del Pino, and concludes with Anton Bruckner s Symphony […]
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Filmmaker Kerry Mondragon is the featured guest on an upcoming episode of the Sounds of Film podcast, hosted by Tom Needham. Mondragon s work is marked by a fearless blend of cultural insight and cinematic daring, and his latest film Wetiko tells the story of a young Maya man drawn into the shadowy currents of a […]
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The Alexis P Suter Band is a six piece group that moves easily between blues, soul, and rock, first breaking out through regular performances at Levon Helm s Midnight Rambles in Woodstock and building a following that has stuck with them for more than two decades. A three time Blues Music Award nominee, Suter grew up […]
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New York City singer-songwriter Craig Greenberg encapsulates how the landscape of modern dating is a unique form of heartbreak where connections can disappear without explanation. In his new single First Date Ghosted, out Feb. 27, Greenberg presents ghosting not as a subtle rejection but as an absence of courtesy. Greenberg, a New Yorker and piano […]
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On a bitterly cold winter night in Albany, the kind that tests your devotion to live music, those who bundled up and made their way to Lark Hall were richly rewarded with something rare. What awaited inside the warmly lit, wood-floored sanctuary was not just a concert, but a masterclass in songwriting, friendship, and a […]
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Brooklyn indie rock trio My Wonderful Boyfriend released “My Love, My Darling,” a lovelorn track spanning Alpine heights to cemetery twilight. The band plays Union Pool in Williamsburg on Thursday, March 6 at 9 p.m. with Beck Zegans and Like A Doll. The song has a mellow, catchy beat with lyrics pleading don’t leave me […]
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Rochester college student composer Joey Stempien looks to the atmosphere for inspiration on his debut live big band record Wind Vane, arriving March 6. Recorded live at Bop Shop Records, Wind Vane stays firmly tied to its New York origins. Stempien, a University of Rochester student completing degrees in Music and Environmental Science, leads a […]
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On her latest release, Responsible Friend, Elizabeth Ziman turns inward to explore what it really means to show up for the people we love. The album, released under her long-running project Elizabeth and The Catapult, is a meditation on caregiving, grief, restraint, and the quiet strength it takes to stand beside someone without trying to save them. Responsible Friend […]
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