New Book Documents The Hudson Valley Music Scene

New Book Documents The Hudson Valley Music Scene

The Music of the Hudson Valley: Volume 1

We are shedding a spotlight on Mercedes Barreto, owner and founder of Manual Magazines. Mercedes, alongside Hudson Valley Photographer Joe Mack, put together the new book, "The Music of the Hudson Valley: Volume 1." The book is comprised with Joe's photography and Mercedes's interviews with the bands. Mercedes and I also talk about the magazine publication that conceived this book in the first place, and what other books she has coming out in the near future.

The Music of the Hudson Valley: Volume 1

This photo book features several musicians from The Hudson Valley and their photos, which represent them and their artistic backgrounds as Hudson Valley musicians. Artists include the Carrie Zazz Band, Good Stuff, Jessi Rose, Willow Blue & Misfit Toys, Jessie Lee Montague, Libricide, IKO, and John Burton's Home From Here Podcast. You can purchase the book here on Amazon.

Manual Magazines

Manual Magazine is uniquely curated to showcase emerging talent and interesting news through custom interviews and articles. Their mission is to provide very affordable coverage for the creators, and free readership for you. Under the Manual Magazine umbrella, you can find:

  • The Talent Manual Magazine
  • The Happy Manual Magazine
  • The Emergency Motive Magazine
  • The Sports Manual Magazine

Manualmagazines.com is now accepting various genres of story submissions for publication. This includes the following genres, but is not limited to: Nonfiction, fiction, poetry, horror, science, photography, history, art, etc. As Mercedes and Manual Magazine say,

We just want to say, on behalf of our team and staff, on behalf of everyone who reads, writes in, and submits, and most certainly on behalf of those who we write of to tell their stories with meaning and so much more…

Thank you.

READ MORE: IN TOUCH

The party doesn’t end here! Mercedes is just one piece of the new book “The Music of the Hudson Valley: Volume 1!” Hop on over to our sister segment, In Touch, where we talk to the photographer of the book, Hudson Valley photographer and musician Joe Mack. You can listen to that episode wherever you listen to Townsquare Spotlight. 

Previous Townsquare Spotlight Interviews

Welcome to Townsquare Spotlight! Here, we get to shed a light on the incredible arts and entertainment that happens in and around the Hudson Valley. We speak with creatives, artists, leaders, and celebrities who are performing, starting programs, and living in the Hudson Valley!

Townsquare Spotlight is a spin-off of In Touch - Townsquare Media of the Hudson Valley's Award-Winning Public Affairs and Issues Program. You can also listen to Townsquare Spotlight wherever you listen to In Touch:

Gallery Credit: Conor Walsh

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