Sophistafunk shares a good Real Vibration at Funk N Waffles Downtown

I never saw a Sophistafunk set where people weren’t up, out, flying about in the middle of a great time. The new album from Real Vibration the Syracuse funk and hip-hop stewmeisters keeps that vibe flowing. Jack Brown, Adam Gold and Emmanuel Washington will come together to celebrate the release of the seven-cut album recorded…

Pop goes the memories, says Gary Frenay, and it is good

Gary Frenay, File Under Pop Vocal Northside Records Syracuse music fans know what a cool cat Gary Frenay can be. He’s got nine band lives, too. Well, that number’s a bit of a stretch, but the singer and guitarist has made the Syracuse Area Music Hall of Fame twice with the power pop of the…

The Guise lays down a familiar and comforting sound

The Guise, “Forthcoming,” Sound Ideas Music I popped “Forthcoming” into my car CD player and said to myself, “yup,” as soon as the first notes of “You Never Know” hit my ears. No way had I heard this song written and being played by The Guise before. But I knew it was going to make…

Christiane Page’ mixes folk, Quebecois for all that jazz

Christiane Page’, “The Road” Hondo Mesa Records Christiane Page’ splits time between New York and New Mexico, according to the liner notes to her debut CD just released by the Hondo Mesa label of Syracuse, N.Y. A bit of research reveals that Page’ was a scholar and educator at Syracuse University, a natural discovery considering…