Strange Heavy plays original moody folk and sultry rock. Based in Ithaca, NY, they broke onto the scene in late 2018 as the duo of songwriter McKenzie Lauren Jones (vocals, cello) and Galen Chamberlain Morley (guitar, banjo), their lineup expanding in 2021 when Tony DiVivo (drums) and Corbin Boisvert (bass) joined to round out their gothic Americana rock band. They released their second album, Too Poor To Pray, in 2024.
https://www.strangeheavy.com/

Freight is an original Alt Country / Rural Rock / Americana band based out of Ithaca, NY. The band is comprised of veteran musicians who individually have shared stages with the likes of Eileen Jewell, John Prine, The Mavericks, Leon Russell, James McMurtry and many other roots music heavyweights. Founded by midwest transplant JP Payton in early 2020, Freight has risen to the fore of the region's growing Americana landscape. Drawing comparisons to the art rock of Wilco, the psychedelia of The Grateful Dead and the songcraft of Jason Isbell, Freight is both traditionally familiar and sonically adventurous. Freight's debut album, Hard Worker, released in October 2022 on Switchyard Records, has been met with critical acclaim. With a new album titled Old Bones due in the coming year, Freight is on a steep upward trajectory in the region and beyond. Featuring 11 new original songs, recorded at Sunwood Studios in Trumansburg, NY by Jaime Gartelos, Freight is well positioned to expand their exposure in 2025.
www.freightmusic.com