Members of the B3nson Recording Company have been kicking around copies of The Monitor since… well, since we should have. But, given how promising their last record was (2008′s The Airing of Grievances) we couldn’t help ourselves. The Monitor is full of sprawling, unapologetic, alcohol-fueled anthems and greatly expands on the bands huge-drums-and-guitar-noise sound by adding additional instrumentation at the most epic moments. That being said: go buy the album and listen to it a hundred times between now and July 12th. Then go sing along with us at Valentine’s …

Albany bid a sad “farewell” to local songster Barrow Burrow (AKA Jack Rosenberger) as he has decided to up and leave to capital region in favor of Ohio. You may have heard of Ohio, as it is the state that claims to be the “Birthplace of Aviation”. We’re not too sure what he is thinking, but we do know that he will be missed and we wish him the best!
To mark the occasion Jack performed a set of Barrow Burrow songs with his band-mates in Sea of Trees. It was …

Who: Matthew Carefully with members of Swamp Baby
What: ARTSFEST
When: Saturday, June 12th at 8pm
Where: Arts Center Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, NY
How (much?): $5
Close B3nson relatives Matthew Carefully and Swamp Baby will be joining forces to improvise music to locally produced/submitted silent films as part of Saratoga’s ARTSFEST. This one-time only performance should be very interesting and awesome!
Visit saratogaartsfest.org/ for more info and to purchase tickets.
Also, both bands are riding high on the release of excellent new records. You should probably head over to collarcityrecords.com to pick them up.