Tag: musician
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Drummer Boy Hits the Road
Touring is an emotional roller coaster of highs and lows. See how a young musician faces the challenges of the road while fully embracing his craft. Macky (Mckinley) Spider Bowman, 20, is the drummer for The Bobby Lees, an up-and-coming band born right here in the Hudson Valley that has reached international audiences with their…
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People of New Paltz: Barefoot Musician Kevin Kinsella
Kevin Kinsella wandered around the town of New Paltz with a cowboy hat, no shoes, strumming along on his acoustic guitar and warmly greeting everyone who walked by. The few who stopped to return his welcoming words discovered more than just a stranger behind that shaggy, gray beard and disheveled exterior. What brings you to…
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Student Musician Brings Rock Back to New Paltz
By Jennifer Hussein As I walked down the rickety basement stairs of the house, I could hear the screams of guitars, clashing of drums, and the Jim Morrison-esque vocal styles of Steve Milanesi, vocalist and guitarist of the local band, Meercat. Milanesi, a 20-year-old third-year student at SUNY New Paltz studying Digital Media Production, is…