Local rock stars share tips on making it in the biz during the last CRUMBS Nite Out mixer... where a certain soul rocker kicked a solo-acoustic set as the featured performer.

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Albany poet Mars Hill reads his poem "Rediscovery" written in honor of President-elect Barack Obama. (Paul Grondahl / Times Union)

Thanks to everyone who made CRUMBS Nite Out at the Linda so much fun.



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Photos by BT, Rob Jonas and Rich Krissel.

Why Can't I Be You?

Wondering what I covered Friday night at the "Why Can't I Be You" show?

"Immunity," by the great Katie Haverly.

Didn't get a recording of the actual set... maybe I'll post an MP3 of the rehearsal.

And to hit the Way Back Machine, here's a list of the artists and songs I've destroyed over the years:

1. (2001)
Rosanne Raneri "I Won't Show Me"

2. (2003)
Super 400 - "Cause"
Matthew Loiacono - "Mission"

3. (2005)
Dan Wilcox - "Baghdad/Albany" (poem)
MotherJudge - "Woman of Mystery"

4. (2006)
John Powhida/The Rudds - "F-sharp over C"
Troy Pohl/Kamikaze Hearts - "Tornadoes"

5. (2008)
Katie Haverly - "Immunity"

And here's the pretty photo documentation.

• Why Can't I Be You 4
• Why Can't I Be You 3
• Why Can't I Be You 2
• Why Can't I Be You 1

(Sorry... I gots nothing from Show #5.)

Cheers y'all,

B.

Here she is... all 1,369 lights of her.

Where the funk at?

Bryan Thomas, Ten 27 Push the Musical Envelope
"With 'One Three Six Nine Lights,' [Thomas] rocks harder than on any of his previous five albums, all of which are first-rate. With Prince as his primary musical touchstone, Thomas' uncompromising songs are specifically local, yet gloriously global. He writes smart, and he writes from the heart, balancing intellect, passion and politics." - Greg Haymes, Times Union

Bryan Thomas Knows Where the Funk Is
"We recently bounced a few questions Bryan's way (that would be toward Delmar). He emailed answers back about finding the funk at pre-school soccer games, why he name-checks local places in his songs so often, and what he thinks is the best-kept secret about the Capital Region." - AllOverAlbany.com

CRUMBS Nite Out at the Linda Rebooted into a Networking Radio Show
"The new format kicks off Thursday October 30th at 7pm with a performance by Bryan Thomas and a panel of the regions top music crtics David Malachowski (Times Union), Michael Eck (Times Union), Josh Potter (Metroland), John Brodeur (Metroland), Jeremy Goodwin (Berkshire Eagle), Seth Rogovoy (Berkshire Living)." - Mike Guzzo, CRUMBS.net

Local 518 Concert - date and artists announced!
"Support the music on WEXT and get a pair of tickets to a Local 518 concert. It's exclusive to members of the station who support the station now. (Click here to do so.) The date: January 30, 2009 The location: WMHT-TV studios (WEXT is inside the same building!), 4 Global View, Troy, NY. Who's announced? Sarah Pedinotti's band Railbird! And the one and only Bryan Thomas! We hope to announce more bands soon!"


P.S. The new album 1369 Lights drops TOMORROW...

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Le funk est ici.

Le funk est partout.



Thanks to the All Over Albany crew.

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