About a year ago, Pat Tiernan started getting the itch to play in a band. The singer and guitarist, who had been haunting open mike nights at places like the Bayou Cafe in Albany with an impressive list of cover tunes, began sitting in with local jam band School Bus Yellow for a few songs. And the crowds would eat it up. Now, Tiernan and that band have combined to form Odus Budd.

Courtney Biondo is bored with the solo singer-songwriter routine. She has been playing solo at such venues since the age of 13. So rather than stop, she took a different approach and joined Albany rock band Big Nixon

John Mulrooney has always had a passion for doing comedy — whether on television and radio, or through stand-up and writing.

Hannah Imbesi’s musical endeavors will always be tied back in with the Moon & River Café, even as she attempts to kick-start her career in Boston.

Of all the many instruments that Steve Fry plays for local acoustic quartet Annie and the Hedonists, you won’t find an accordion among them — at least not anymore.

At heart, J. T. Maple is a songwriter — and he wants his audience to listen up.

For roughly five years now, The Ill Funk Ensemble has straddled the line between two worlds on the Capital Region’s music scene.

Recording a debut album has been a bit of an adventure for Albany-based rock quartet Alta Mira.

For most bands, the death of its founding member spells the death of the group. Not so with Vermont’s Woods Tea Company.