Ballston Spa’s Architrave release synesthesia-inspired album and video collection – Upstate Beat UPSTATE BEAT – The latest video from the highly creative local synth-rock group Architrave juxtaposes vivid neon colors with vintage… Read more »
Fishbone returns to area to headline Albany’s PearlPalooza – Upstate Beat Just over 10 years ago, the Los Angeles ska-funk band Fishbone made my top-10 list for one of the best… Read more »
Music Haven series in Schenectady to conclude with a zydeco flourish on Sunday – Upstate Beat In its 33 years, the Music Haven concert series in Schenectady’s Central Park has hosted bands from nearly every continent… Read more »
Upstate Beat: Hip-hop lives — an Albany exhibit looks back Fifty years ago this Friday, DJ Kool Herc threw a back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx —… Read more »
Upstate Beat: A reunion for indie-rock band knotworking brings old friends together again When the folk-rock outfit known as knotworking was a fixture of the Capital Region music scene over 20 years ago,… Read more »