Links

Artist Links

Albany Links

Music Retailers

Synth and Keyboard Resources

Music Classifieds

Artist Links:

Allan Holdsworth - Official Site of world-renowned guitarist/composer Allan Holdsworth

BECK.COM - Beck's official site.

BETTY - Edgy pop rock band starring three very cool women from NYC.

Blue Man Group - Outstanding show featuring 3 bald blue silent men, several neon glow-in-the-dark musicians, and Twinkies. My Brother Jordan is currently playing drumset/percussion in the Las Vegas show.

bowienet v2.0 - Bowie's official site.

Brian Eno links - Eno! If you aren't familiar with Brian Eno, do yourself a favor and find out about the man who has produced the likes of the Talking Heads, U2 and more. One of the major figures in the evolution of rock music.

HighTone Records - Home of honky tonk master Carl Sonny Leland and other lesser known artists in the blues, rockabilly and rock genres.

James Carney - Modern jazz pianist/composer who won the L.A. Weekly "Best Jazz Artist" award in 2002.

Jason Moran - Young up and coming modern jazz pianist based in NYC. Jason has played extensively with saxophonist Greg Osby, among others.

Jerseyband - Amazing and hillarious. You've never heard anything like this. Virtuosic musicianship, great stage banter, and Physical Education all rolled into one. Check out their High Art videos on the website!

Kurt Vonnegut - Official Site of author Kurt Vonnegut

Mad Happy - Rock Star Mike Ill's world of traintracks, tenaments, diary posts, and social consciousness

The Malarkies - Great indie-pop band from NYC

Marc Ribot - Longstanding collaborator with Tom Waits, John Zorn and several others involved in the downtown NYC music scene.

Mark Levine - Jazz pianist and renowned educator Mark Levine's site. You can order his outstanding books "Jazz Piano" and "Jazz Harmony" here.

Mishima - Great pop duo from Boston.

Peter Gabriel - Ex-genesis frontman and multimedia pioneer.

Pharaoh's Daughter - Adventerous and emotional Judeo-Arabic music straight from Queens NY!

Piano - Yahoo's listing of Jazz pianists.

PJ Harvey online - The very talented Ms. harvey's official site.

Radiohead - A great band with a great anti-site.

Ralph Alessi - Jazz trumpeter/composer who has worked with Don Byron, David Gilmore, Drew Gress, Nasheet Waits, and several other world class jazz musicians

Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem - Excellent fiddler, singer, songwriter and newgrass personality Rani Arbo's site.

Richard Buckner - Poet/songwriter Buckner's site featuring full length versions of his songs, tour dates and more.

Ron Sunshine - NYC king of all things swing

Rusty Scott - Great jazz pianist from Boston, Mass. Check out his Quartet, the Rusty Scott Quartet featuring Tim Mayer on tenor sax. We Hear Rusty is also starting up a jazz organ trio, so be sure to look for info on the site. You can see Rusty every week at the Wonderbar in Allston, Mass.

School For The Dead - Henning Ohlenbusch's band from Northampton, Mass.

Shara Worden and AwRy - Classically trained singer/composer Shara Worden's amazing world of music. Simply some of the best contemporary original music out there. Her group AwRy is a fantastic live band!

St. Marta Trio - Great trio from NYC featuring Eric Kurimski on guitar, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz on Acoustic Bass, and Kevin Zubek on Drums. These guys have a decidedly ethnic sound within the context of a jazz trio.

Urbanmuse NYC - Home to some of NYC's finest up and coming female singer/songwriters. Brief bio's of performers with links to individual home pages

27 - Hushed and intense modern rock trio hailing from Boston, Mass.

art links list - list of arts links

Albany Links:

AlbanyJazz.Com - Slick and Entertaining guide to Capital Region jazz artists, venues, and events.

ARC - If U2 and Cheap Trick had a baby... Jack Neimer and crew playing rock solid rock and roll.

CRUMBS - Capital Region Unofficial Musicians and Bands Site

spelrod - Soulful and inventive guitarist Mitch Elrod's site including audio, lyrics and more. Home of his band the Hick Engine Ears.

blueskyrecording - One of the Capital Region's finest teaching facilities, a full service, professional recording studio, and a brand new music store all in one!

BoneOil - Tom Burre's wild-ass band. Visit the land of the psycho-nova.

the weasels - Sometimes offensive and often brilliant lyrics, obsessive rants, and all you ever wanted to know about the rarely-seen-in-it's-natural-habitat weasels.

the hidden city - A good idea...

Bryan Thomas - Albany musician/webmaster Thomas's self-designed site. Lots of fun to check out! Read his latest installment about recording with Collider and producer Tommy Ramone...


Alex Torres y los Reyes Latinos - The capital region's kick-ass latin big band, which is gaining serious momentum on the national latin charts.

Brian Patneaude - Excellent local saxophonist/bandleader. Check out the BPQuartet every sunday at Justin's in Albany.

Brown Cuts Neighbors/Jason Martin - Jason is one of many artists currently involved in efforts to establish a vital arts & music scene in Troy, N.Y. Find out about his concerts, projects, parties, and cronies as well as the doings of The Dept. Of Experimental Services...

The Burners U.K. - Albany's most popular Party Band. For the record, I've been out of the band since June 2001! There have been several personel changes lately so log on and find out who's new in BurnerTown...


Jonathan Cohen - My piano tuning, bass playing, chess freak brother's site. Please feel free to chastise him for his spelling.

Michael Eck - Maximum Solo Acoustic. Critic for the Times-Union and longtime local performer. It's either him and his guitar, the singer-songwriter

Hair Of The Dog - One of the region's most popular Irish groups.

Jocamo - Dave Macks and Co. providing one of the tightest, slow burning grooves around.

Paddy Kilrain - Raw, fiery, honest, and captivating, Paddy's a born performer with a big following in the Capital Region. Find out why here...

The Refrigerators - Yet another Albany Cover Band. Mustang Sally with 4 horns and a great vocalist.

Rosanne Raneri - One of the Northeast's truly great performers. Roseanne has a huge local following in the Capital Region, and is cultivating a whole new crowd in Boston, her new home base. I occasionally back her up on piano with Scott Apicelli on drums, and my brother Jonathan Cohen on electric bass.

Rocky Velvet - Rockabilly in grand style featuring Graham Tichy on guitar.

Super 400 - Another of albany's hidden treasures. Retro-rock with heart and a hard groove. These guys have toured in europe and Guitarist Kenny Hoeman even appeared on SNL playing guitar with Lenny Kravitz.

Wetwerks - Industrial-edgy-dark-pop.

the kamikaze hearts - Great lyrics, great songs, and great performers. Matt's hairdo alone is worth the price of admission.

A Place For Jazz - Home of what is arguably the best jazz concert series in the area, and the most complete listing of jazz events in and around the Capital Region.

Cary DiNigris - Fantastic local jazz guitarist, currently playing with world famous Chico Hamilton's band and the earthy, soulful singer Brenna Bavis.

Chris Decker - Excellent Capital Region expatriate singer/songwriter currently living in NYC.

Danny Whelchel - Drummer/Percussionist/Dinosaur Afficianado Whelchel is a highly skilled musician, but desperately needs a new wardrobe. You can make contributions here...

EMF - The Electronic Music Foundation run by electronic music pioneer Joel Chadabee.

David Greenberger/The Duplex Planet - Info about writer/journalist/performer Greenberger.

The Rogovoy Report - Very comprehensive arts listings for the Berkshires in Western Mass, and eastern NY state.

John Brodeur - Home of Albany indie-rocker John Brodeur. Listen to his song "Masterpiece", which lives up to it's name...

Jump Cannon - Dynamic and moody rock quartet from Albany NY.

Jupiter Circle - Home to Elizabeth Woodbury's outstanding new american classical/improvisational ensemble.

Knotworking - One of Albany's best alt-country/indie-rock bands, with social worker/late-night-super-hero Ed Gorch at the helm.

Mundo Nuevo - Albany's excellent traditional Cuban/Puerto Rican ensemble.

Uduboy - Website of Capital Region percussionist extrodinaire, Brian Melick.

Hector On Stilts - Cousins Jeb and Clayton Colwell's polished acoustic pop group hailing from Western Mass.

Music Retailers: Music Retailers:

LOCAL

Parkway Music - Consistently voted Best Music Store in Metroland Magazine. Parkway Music specializes in guitars, but they also have excellent drum and recording/live sound departments.

The Only Guitar Shop - Easily the best local place to check out keyboards and digital pianos. Great service and fair prices are what to expect at the Only Guitar Shop.

NATIONAL

Computers and Music - Retailer of computer related music hardware, software, accesories and publications.

zzounds - Online music store some of the lowest prices available anywhere and a huge selection of music products.

8th Street Music - Very good retailer out of Philadelphia with great prices and selection.

Sweetwater Sound Indiana retailer. - One of the best known in the country. Huge selection.

Full Compass Catalog - On-Line Selling lots of music gear, professional lighting equipment, and almost anything else you need in the world of professional entertainment gear.

Welcome to prosound.com - Yet another retailer...

Yahoo! Instruments and Equipment - Yahoo's comprehensive listing of music retailers, manufacturers, and related music sites.

Big S Music - New & Used instruments and accessories selling used and new gear. A little rough around the edges but very good for pedals, and accessories.

Wave Digital Systems - Selling complete computer music systems for Mac and IBM compatible. Great place to start for people just getting into music and keyboard resources.

Synth and Keyboard Resources:

Harmony Central® Main Menu - One of The Web's premier sites for all things music.

Musician Review-Keyboards & Synthesizers - Great site for keyboard related. information. user reviews and more.

SYNTH ZONE - MIDI, Synthesizer & Electronic Music Production Resource Guide Great site to learn all about keyboards past and present.

intermusic.com - Another huge resource for musicians.

Gearprice.com - Great site for finding out how much your used gear is worth.

keyboard magazine - Good resource for keyboardists of all styles.

Yahoo! Entertainment > Music - Yahoo's general music listing.

Music Classifieds:

eBay Listings: - Musical Instruments Looking for something used? Look no further, but beware of scoundrels!
Harmony Central®: Classified Ads: Forsale: - One of the best music classified sites on the web.
Electro gear - Musical Instruments classifieds Lesser known but it can't hurt to list here.