With it’s high energy blend of rock, folk, country and bluegrass, has been one of the most enduringly popular musical groups in the northeastern United States. Recently inducted in the Eddies Hall of Fame, they have a sound that has consistently defied description but is “a product of the landscape as authentically upstate as any Hudson River School painting or sculpture by David Smith” and perform “a ferocious ensemble attack; like a runaway train!”.

“The Lustre Kings dig that true-hearted rockabilly has a country core, and their unfeigned love of the rebel music is infectious. The good-time sounds purveyed by Gretsch-slinger Mark Gamsjager and company swing, bop, and wheel in formidable fashion; so enthusiastically so that the world’s hardwood dance floors surely fear the Lustre Kings.” – No Depression

2004 Eddies Nominee for Best Cover Band, Vinyl Vault is a band dedicated to making great music and getting people out of their seats and onto the dance floor! Covering everything from Pat Benatar to Joan Jett, and touching on every genre, every show promises loads of fun!

A slick mash-up of hip-hop, neo-soul, R&B and rock that’s been compared to The Roots, THE ILL FUNK ENSEMBLE has been described as “soul for the masses” (Technorati.com), “airtight on all levels” (JamSphere Magazine), “brilliant” (The Signal Magazine) and “about to change the face of hip-hop music” (Indie Band Guru).  A fixture of the Albany, NY music scene for more than 17 years, ILL FUNK has racked up an impressive resume; winning awards for their original albums, collaborating with Quincy Jones (famed producer of Michael Jackson’s Thriller), and sharing stages with multiple Grammy winners like Naughty by Nature and members of the Wu Tang Clan.  

Jimmy Kelly & Tim Wechgelaer, Bands & Beans BFFs, will be bringing their own BFFs (all amazing musicians) to get this year’s party started! Every time Tim comes with his friends it’s a foot-stomping good time!

Based in Up State New York, Mark and Jill meld their vision and talent for a taste of New Orleans meets Austin. NY Blues Hall of Fame bluesman Mark Tolstrup and sultry Texas singer Jill Tolstrup come together where the Delta meets the Rio Grande. Over a haunting slide guitar their voices soar and blend in harmony. Mark and Jill bring a fresh original interpretation to the earliest roots of the blues. Their original songs deal with both the hard realties of life and the joys of being alive. 

Fine acoustic guitar and harmonies shine on across an array of soft rock, country, folk, and blues…popular covers and brilliant originals. 

Dirt Cheap plays every song with the expressive feel, punchy tone and “dead on” vocal harmony that you’ve come to expect from a professional rock band of this caliber, and they all sing. In fact, one of the qualities that separates Dirt Cheap from many other area bands is rich harmony on top of driving music with singers who can deliver the different styles necessary for a top-rate cover band. Their repertoire is as diverse as the band members are, playing everything from Bad Company, Eric Clapton and Foreigner to Journey, Styx, Tom Petty and Led Zeppelin, to name a few.