Austin Meade, Dillan Dostal, Ride The Movies and The Grandstand Jockeys at Empire Underground 03/28/2023 -Recap By: Rob Smittix

March 28th in Albany, NY was a Tuesday night for music. Many people flocked to the Palace across the street to see Third Eye Blind belt out their hits from the late 90’s but there was another crowd downtown and they wanted to see and hear bands that were up and coming. This crowd found themselves at The Empire Underground.

My friends The Grand Stand Jockeys were the opening act and honestly they were the ones that reeled me in. I (Rob Smittix) have been working with RA Burris and his band The Grand Stand Jockeys to a small degree with their new recordings and I’m very excited for what they have in store for us in the very near future. I got to hear many of the new unfinished studio recordings and on Tuesday night the band played a few of these songs!

Ride The Movies was the second band to hit the stage and these guys brought their A game. I’ve never seen them live but I was hearing good things about them for a little while and now I know why. Then Dillan Dostal and his band came out and wow, they are the true definition of Rock N Roll even though they are young, they have an old soul about them. Honestly, I was really impressed by this Houston-based band and I’d recommend for anyone that love’s rock music to check them out.

Finally the anticipation had cleared and Austin Meade and his headlining band gracefully came to the stage and these guys are no joke. They all had this amazing flowing hair that a guy like me wishes he had. But it wasn’t only the look, Austin’s band are pros and when I mentioned up and coming bands in the beginning of this recap, they are well on their way. Their YouTube videos are racking up millions of views and now I know why.

So I don’t think there was anything better that anyone could have been doing with their time on Tuesday evening. Keep your eyes and ears open for more great shows like this at Empire Underground!