We here at B3nson have a tendency to focus on what is currently happening in the capital region music scene and sometimes we even focus on what is going to be happening in the capital region music scene. This is for good reason: there’s a lot of awesome stuff going on out there and there’s always a lot of awesome stuff just over the horizon. But, sometime’s, it’s good to take a step back from all of that and take a look at some things that have already happened. Maybe they happened before you were here, maybe they happened and you missed them. Maybe you were there and need a little trip down Memory Lane. That’s what this column is all about. We’ve had some great talents here in Albany, and sometimes they get overlooked or sometimes they go on to do other things. But with so many good stories to tell and so many great songs floating around it seems like a shame not to share them with people.
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Celebrations, friends! Here’s the second of the hot new b3nson video series. This time we’ve lured Roadhouse down to the basement with the promise of piggy back rides from Richard Nolan. What ensued was a great session and a stunning performance. Enjoy your celebrations!
B3 Basement Two – Littlefoot from David Mark on Vimeo.
Members of the B3nson community have decided to challenge themselves with the task of releasing at least 1 new song for every week of 2012. Home recordings, demos, live stuff, remixes, collaborations… anything goes! This weeks entry is from Buckaroo Holiday with a song called “It’s An Illusion Michael, A Trick Is Something A Whore Does For Money”.
This Saturday January 14th Cuddle Magic, return to the UAG where they played back in October with Rosary Beard and Raibird to great effect. This time the B3nson skiffle group, the Neighborhood of Make Believe will be opening the show.
The Details:
Saturday Jan 14th – 8pm – $6
247 Lark StreetCuddle Magic
w/The Neighborhood of Make Believe
“On paper, Cuddle Magic look a bit like a Northeast version of Broken Social Scene … is at once immediately accessible and affecting, but also cavernous enough that some exploration is required.”-(Metroland, J Potter)
(http://www.facebook.com/cuddlemagic)
(http://www.cuddle-magic.com/)
The Neighborhood of Make Believe …
B3nson staple and book-enthusiast, Littlefoot (real name Road House), has finished releasing his newest work, This Will Never Happen Again, completely online and 100% free. If you’ve been foolish enough to miss out thus far, then you need to kick your butt in gear, and check it out.
Check out some more at Little Foot Roars
Three, two, one… BLAST OFF. This man makes me feel like a rocket ship. Don’t read too much into that. He is rocket fuel, one of B3nson’s most inspirational song writers. Tim voices Dunbar, the Hoborchestra and beats his gong for the Man Scouts. He is currently busy organizing the next label compilation ‘B3nson does B3nson’ and is doing one heck of a job.
Don’t just read this post, participate! Email rnolan1983 at gmail dot com and suggest the next person to run the gauntlet of the 321.
B3: What is the …
Karen Russell has been a big deal in American letters since she released her short story collection St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. She’s garnered praise from critics, other writers, readers; everyone loves her. Her new book, Swamplandia!, is popping up on year ending best-of lists everywhere for good reason. Russell is one of the most inventive and talented voices in American literature. The fact that she’s only 30 makes such a fact even more impressive.
Swamplandia! follows the lives of the Bigtree tribe, who live on and operate an island theme park …
The Slaughterhouse Chorus – S/T
April 2010
I’m a bit late to this party, just like I was a bit late to see these guys play last Saturday. NBD, I was able to get a copy of their self titled and a koozie. If you want to be remotely as cool as me you will need to head over to http://theslaughterhousechorus.com/ and have a listen for yourself.
The first track off of The Slaughterhouse Chorus’s self titled album, ‘Guns and Cattle’, pays homage to the Long Island ska/rock/whatever act ‘The Fad’. Twang and …
Members of the B3nson community have decided to challenge themselves with the task of releasing at least 1 new song for every week of 2012. Home recordings, demos, live stuff, remixes, collaborations… anything goes! This week we have a song by Muddskipper called “Drink the Kool-Aid”.
