A new band from Saratoga Springs just released their debut album for free on bandcamp. The album is called, “The Mudwife” by a band called, Candy Ambulance. I gave it a listen myself and had to download the album for myself. I couldn’t stop listening to it. It’s an excellent album. It’s a three piece band and all three are great musicians. I listened to this album a couple of times and I think I’m already a big fan of this band.

This band plays original music but if you like 90’s alternative music and if you miss that genre, you would dig this album. This album will remind you of bands such as the Pixies, Sonic Youth and maybe some Nirvana as well.

The woman’s voice on this album is really good and I think she’s a great guitar player as well. I wanna try to go out and see this band live next time they play out. This band maybe pretty new but I think there is something special about them and they could be big in the future.

Check this band out and give them some love. They’re awesome! I was pretty impressed with the album and can’t stop listening to it. I hope this band stays together for a pretty long time.

http://candyambulance.bandcamp.com/album/the-mudwife

Kev

Bands like Metallica and Phish are two of the most hated bands on this planet. You know what? I’m sure both of these bands are 100% aware of their haters but they don’t give a fuck. That’s part of the reason why I respect both of these bands so much. Despite all the hate and disrespect that Metallica & Phish gets, they just keep going and keep doing what they do. They don’t care about drama. They don’t care about assholes & losers. The only thing they’re focused on is playing music for themselves and their fans. Bands who respond to negativity and drama are most likely to fail at music. Bands shouldn’t respond to negativity of any kind ’cause if they do, it’s career suicide.

The secret to being successful in music and playing music positively is ignoring all the bullshit. Just keep playing your music and ignore everybody.

This is the same attitude that you should have as a local musician. Don’t get yourself involved in any kind of drama and negativity. Yeah, there are gonna be a lot of assholes and all kinds of weird people. There are gonna be a lot of cliques in music for sure but you wanna stay out of that stuff.

I know, “Only caring about your music” may sound kind of selfish but it’s the right thing to do these days.

I’m proud of the music I make. I know I can be a great songwriter… not trying to sound like an egomaniac. If you like what you do musically, you gotta learn to stay above negativity and drama at all times. I guess the way it goes in music, that when you put yourself out there… it opens the doors for criticism so you gotta be ready for it all.

Just learn that not everybody is gonna like you. That’s just the way it is. I would appreciate if I would get more respect and be liked but that’s not what I play music for honestly. I pretty much play music for myself for the most part and I’m always flattered if people out there actually like my music. Whether or not people like me… I’m good either way.

Yeah, I kind of wanna get back out there playing live again ’cause I honestly do miss performing in front of an audience. I was just waiting to write a new batch of songs and learn some new covers to play out. Maybe I’ll hit some open mics first before booking actual gigs. Some people wonder why I do cover songs… well for one thing, I love cover songs. They’re fun to do and I enjoy ’em. I always thought it was important to do both covers and originals.

If I wanna get myself back out there, I gotta ignore all bullshit… online and off. I’m not gonna lie that this music scene is pretty crazy… yes in a bad way.

I am a supporter of other bands & musicians, though. Don’t get me wrong. I just can’t support everything so I just support the bands & artists that I like. The ones that grab my attention.

I gotta be like Metallica and Phish. Not giving a fuck about the haters and just do my thing. You should do the same. Just play music ’cause you enjoy it. It’s the right attitude to have as a musician. Not giving a fuck is what playing music is about, in my opinion.

I love what I do.

Once I get all that new music recording gear which I’m currently saving up for, I’ll get back into making new music again in 2015. I’ll write a lot more originals and learn new covers. I wanna play out again too ’cause I haven’t done that in a while.

On top of that, if you get a lot of haters that’s not necessarily a bad thing ’cause it actually helps your music. Just something to think about, right? All bands and musicians have haters. They all have ’em whether they want to admit it or not ’cause a lot of them will be too coward to admit it. I’m not afraid to admit it as you can see.

Just keep rockin’ and ignore everybody. That’s all there is to it!

Kev

There’s a lot of musicians out there who are “yes men”. There are too many that live under the delusion of supporting everything positively. Too many that agree withe everything and too many that says, “yes”, to everything. In my opinion, they just do it to be “nice”. As a way to be “polite” and have a “professional” attitude in music. They also do it just to try to be supportive of musicians and the local music scene. Sorry to say but you don’t need to be any of those things. Playing the “yes” man is probably the most unprofessional attitude I’ve ever seen. Being realistic and honest is what’s being a “professional” is all about, in my opinion. Of course, nobody knows what being realistic is anymore. Being realistic is probably the best way to be.

Examples of musicians playing the “yes man”. Bands & musicians saying “yes” to every gig that’s thrown at them. Agreeing with everything they see when there’s some type of discussion going on. Supporting all of the musicians and bands “positively” even if their music is crap. Supporting every big event like festivals, competitions, award shows, etc.

I never liked being the “yes man” type. That’s never been me. I like being the real and honest type. If I get asked a gig and didn’t agree with it, I would have no problem turning it down. If I don’t like a band’s music, it’s my choice to ignore them and voice my opinion that they suck. If I don’t like how bands run their shows, I would have no problem voicing it out publicly. If I don’t like a musicians attitude and think they’re an asshole & a dickhead, don’t be afraid to voice it out. Don’t be supportive of them if they do have a horrible attitude. I think you get the idea now, right?

It’s about being realistic and honest with me. When you want to be realistic and honest, people will try to paint you as a jealous and hateful troll or a bully but that’s okay, let ’em. In my eyes, there’s nothing wrong with being this way at all. It’s just who you are. You’re just being you and there’s nothing wrong with it. Be who you wanna be. That’s the kind of attitude to have as a musician. Be real with yourself and don’t take yourself serious, people will respect you a lot more. You’re not gonna make a lot of friends with a realistic and honest attitude but the right “friends” will come along and enjoy what you do. They will give you the utmost respect for being “real”. That’s probably part of why I have a lot of subscribers and why people are supportive and why people follow everything I do online.

I like being “real” instead of being the positive and happy and lovable type. Don’t get me wrong. I can be the positive, happy and lovable type but I’m not afraid to be honest and real also.

I am not a “local music” hater. I am actually pretty supportive of local musicians and bands. I can’t support all music out there ’cause there is so much music out there and that’s why I only support the music that I like and ignore the stuff I don’t like. I do support local music, I just feel the need to be realistic which so many people are afraid to do these days. I know I’m gonna make a lot of enemies with my honesty but that’s okay. As long as people are talking, it lets me know I’m saying the right things and getting my points across. From my understanding when people get mad, they just don’t like the truth being told.

Being the “yes man” is being a fake person and I don’t wanna be that. I prefer to be honest and real with things. Makes life better and easier that way.

Kev

Predictably, they’re like late for the nominees or the final ballots??? They were supposed to be posted like today. It’s almost 10:00 p.m. Not up on the site yet.

See, same bullshit like last year. They were late for everything last year… late for the nominees list and late for the winners list. They’ll get posted tomorrow or later this week.

If they really cared for the music community and doing something “positive” for the scene, they would stay committed with the promotion with this garbage show and be responsible but nope… the final ballots haven’t been posted all day.

Either that or they got out of their delusions of grandeur and finally realized that no one cares. I’m sure they’ll get posted at some point, though but when it gets posted, I’ll make fun of it and bash it. It’ll be fun.

http://capitalareamusicawards.com/awards-show/

Kev

Kristen Capolino is a young guitar virtuoso from upstate NY and she’s got her debut full length album coming out next week, Tues. Dec. 16th. I’ve been a fan of her stuff for a while. Check out her live performances in youtube.

I was pretty impressed with this song in the video below. I really liked it so I think I’m gonna get her album.

Kristen is awesome. Check her out.

Kev

NOTE: Posted the wrong video, the correct video is above. Check it out. Her song, “Butterfly” is worth a listen!

I may have posted about this woman named Kelly Zullo in the past before but I came across another one of her live performances which was pretty phenomenal.

Guitar World magazine just gave her a shout-out (congrats to her, btw) and they just posted this video on GW’s facebook page. She’s getting a lot of criticism. People saying negative things about her playing, claiming that she’s playing too many notes and over-playing. If they truly believe that, then why don’t say that to Al Di Meola?

This is pretty impressive playing on this video. Is Kelly over-playing and playing too many notes? If so, who cares. Guitar players play what they want to play. They play from the heart and play whatever makes them happy. If they want to play fast notes and shred the guitar to death, more power to ’em. I like that kind of guitar playing on the acoustic and it takes guts to play like that.

There are so many acoustic players out there playing basic rhythm and do nothing but finger picking. A lot of acoustic players don’t wanna play with feeling and play with melody.

I remember Kelly used to play around the Capital District area in Albany quite a lot but it looks like she moved to NYC and she’s playing everywhere now which is good for her. I’ve been a fan of her music for a while.

She’s gonna be something special in the music business. How come this woman isn’t signed to a label yet when she should be???

This is pretty sick playing. To be able to play guitar like that and sing at the same time, wow. I wish I could play guitar like she does. I’m a pretty decent acoustic guitarist but I’m not even close the way she plays. Kelly’s gonna be on the cover of all the guitar magazines, someday.

Kev