CRUMBS Cafe

27 Oct 2014 : Dust Bowl Faeries is an ethereal electro-acoustic quartet led by inter-disciplinary artist, musician and performer Ryder Cooley. Accordion, lap steel guitar, singing saw, ukulele, keyboards and three part vocal harmonies combine to create their unique, other-worldly sound. Sara Ayers and Karen Cole are the other musical faeries in this all-lady band. Hazel, a taxidermy sheep, joins the Dust Bowl Fairies as mascot spirit animal and occasional go-go dancer.

21 Oct 2014: Immaculate Heart is an Albany quartet with the intent of expression. Playing music at the cutting edge is our purpose and we want to share our music with as many people as possible. The music of Immaculate Heart is a blend of New Age Folk and Experimental Indie. They are constantly developing their sound to be on the forefront of the musical spectrum. They play with passion and intensity, putting all their efforts into the expression that is at the core of their music.

09 Oct 2014: CRUMBS Cafe launched on January 20, 2007. The radio show features local bands and musicians who stop by the CRUMBS Cafe Studio for an interview and often perform a (mostly) acoustic set of original songs. CRUMBS Cafe is broadcasted every Friday night on Exit 97.7 WEXT-FM and is available on iTunes. As of this 200th episode, CRUMBS Cafe featured165 local bands. This episode looks back at the best of the past 50 episodes and features Zan Strumfeld, Stellar Young, Ray Murray and the Bomb Squad, The Rattling Baddies, Ashley Sofia, and The Jay Lindsey Graham Band.

18 Feb 2014: Campese appeared on the Jason Becker tribute CD 'Warmth In The Wilderness', which has been released internationally on the Lion Music record label and his music was featured in a Lions Gate movie, 'Vampire Assassins'. Mike has been featured in national magazines such as Guitar One, Guitar World and Guitar Player and is a Columnist for these publications Mike also writes many online guitar columns on sites such as Guitar Nine, Premier Guitar and Shred Academy Mike has released 8 solo CDs under his name, his second album 'Full Circle' was featured on National Public Radio (NPR) stations across the country and was on regular rotation.

28 Jan 2014: James Frederick is an indie folk rock singer/songwriter from the Capital District area of New York State. Having played at various open mics, cafes, and random streets in the area, James quietly crept on to the local music scene with nothing more than a guitar and a humble collection of likable songs. His indie folk rock Style is derived from a love of contemporary songwriters like Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Glen Hansard (The Swell Season), and The Decemberists. James is one of five rotating open mic hosts at the famous Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs.

14 Jan 2014: At a concert for Canajoharies Music on Main Street, Dave Michaels of WEXT heard Jocelyns powerful voice (she was then 13) and said he would play them on the air if they ever did any originals. So, they wrote some songs. A little while later, at a parade in Springfield Center, the kids were again noticed, this time by an insurance promoter who commissioned them to write a jingle for a national insurance campaign. With this money (and some from a follow up jingle) their band, 'The Dependents' produced their critically acclaimed album, 'Dry Cereal'. True to his word, Dave Michaels immediately put the title track in rotation on the radio. The Dependents continued to make progress, dominating online music sites like Number One Music with 2 number one hits and five top 10s out of over 100,000 songs and on IAC Music where they had hit after hit. Alternative stations as far away as Cairns, Australia were spinning their songs. The kids were then asked to play the Fonda Fair in summer of 2012. This ended up being their break out show, as producer David Bourgeois of White Lake Music and post had heard them online and decided to go the show to see if the voice and song writing hed heard were actually for real. They were. Jocelyn and Christian entered negotiations for a development contract soon afterwards, and are now constantly in the studio laying down new and ever better songs for their new label. Jocelyn, always the serious student, is attending Harvard College but continues to record, mostly when she isnt studying. Christian has applications out and has been solicited by some great schools as well. In the next few months things should sort themselves out for him. In the mean time the siblings continue to write and have completed vocals for their first album (and part of a second) for Bridge Road Entertainment, the performance arm of White Lake Music and Post. The goal of these young musicians is to bring their music to a national level. Judging by songs like 'Nevermind' and 'Two Left Feet', they might just make it.

07 Jan 2014: Sinking ships, outlaws, mall cops, and wildfires: a brief sampling of the subjects one will find rubbing elbows with the pounding drums, frenetic guitars, and haunting harmonies in Scharlings eclectic catalog of songs. Featured in Guitar Hero and on FunnyOrDie.com, Scharlings blend of rock, funk, alt-folk, and punk has helped them gain recognition and accolade in an unstable music industry.

26 Dec 2013: Emma displays an intense love of music and song from a very early age. Classically trained in piano and voice, Emma also studies and plays organ, guitar, violin, and flute. She performed in various local theater and school productions throughout her earlier years.