DS Photo Gallery and Show Review — Jake Albi/Lores/No Momentum/Alliteration — Balmville, NY 4/26/2025

The Balmville Grange is a small converted church tucked in the mountains that range across the Hudson Valley. Standing outside the brown-red wooden walls, you’re surrounded by emerald green trees and a stretching view of the hills. Its close, but not in the way many city venues are close–you aren’t held down by steel and cement, doused by the smells of the city. Instead, the wind carries pollen and pine needles. On April 26th that was where Alliteration, elders of the Hudson Valley scene, celebrated their ten-year anniversary. Their set included music from their first releases, working through their discography and ending with completely new, unreleased material. Their openers were all bands they’ve headlined with before, not necessarily in the same form as they beg...