It was 1996, 4 older guys started assembling beat up equipment on the floor of a VFW in Huntington. They were the 2nd band to go on, and I had a feeling they were not going to sound like any of the other bands on the bill. At the time LIHC was full of novice [...]
Judd, Dan & I had just started Wake Up Punk and were looking for venues. Concrete was a new organization on the SUNY campus and they had access to this giant room for shows. So we booked a KYI show with Concrete only to find out they never got the room. So after some begging [...]
After a few years of doing the web version of Bystander I began interviewing more local bands to make up for the loss of scenester online. End of a Year was only a few months old, but was quickly gaining recognition by playing a style of music drastically different from thier Albany peers. Their [...]
Without a doubt settled in the new place. I Finally got a Firewire cable for my camera so I have started the video zine. The paper zine is 90 percent done. I busted out all my old zines, and it really has helped.