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Liverpool youth pays tribute to late mother on debut album
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Dylan Michael Spadaro with his parents, Becky Baldwin and Mike Spadaro. Dylan’s debut album is dedicated to Becky, who died suddenly in 2021. By Ashley M. Casey Associate Editor Dylan Michael Spadaro isn’t quite 13 years old, but he is already shredding on stages across the Syracuse area. The son of local musician Mike Spadaro, Dylan is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer. The Liverpool youth released his first album, “Dead on Arrival,” on Aug. 28. While Dylan displays talent far beyond his years, he’s had to grow up fast. He lost his mother, Becky Baldwin, to complications of diabetic ketoacidosis on Nov. 27, 2021. She was 44. “Tearing Up,” the final song on his debut record, is dedicated to his mom. “She was a very kind person. She loved anybody she ever met, whether you knew her for a day a week or a minute,” Dylan said of his mother. “At the funeral, the line was out the door through different rooms of the building. It was so many people who came to say their
last goodbyes.” Dylan released a video for the song on the one-year anniversary of Becky’s death. “This was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with in my life, and I’m in advanced math,” Dylan wrote in a Facebook post accompanying the video. “Waking up every day and remembering time and time again that she isn’t there to say, ‘good morning’ or ‘I love you,’ or pick me up after school and talk about how our days were makes me feel so empty inside.” Despite his broken heart, Dylan had to pick up the pieces and move forward. After all, his mother’s motto was, “Everything is figure-out-able.” He spent much of the last year writing, rehearsing, recording and performing. “I would like to shout out to my dad, Mike Spadaro, for helping me do all the things that I was able to do these past 365 days,” Dylan wrote on Facebook. “Seeing me every day
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Dylan Michael and his father, Mike Spadaro, performed at Funk ‘n Waffles in Syracuse on Nov. 20. and reminding him of her must be heart-wrenching.” Mike, bassist for the Frank White Experience, said he sees a lot of Becky in their son. “She was a beautiful soul as evidenced with what she left behind here: this boy,” Mike said. “Tearing Up” is the only song Dylan intentionally wrote with his mother in mind, but her presence can be felt throughout her son’s metal album. Becky’s other son, Jacob Harrington, noticed the themes throughout. “Most of the songs were about words that just sounded cool to my ear, if I was in my
English class and a word stuck out to me,” Dylan said. “My brother pointed out to me that most of them are about my mom.” Dylan began playing guitar about six years ago, studying with Baldwinsville musician Chris Eves. Among his inspirations are Guns N’ Roses and Metallica, who have been cutting tracks since before Dylan was born. “My dad’s a musician and I used to go to all of his rehearsals,” Dylan said. “It just seemed like a really fun thing to do — to be able to play something for people.” After learning the guitar,
Dylan branched out into bass, keyboards and drums. He recorded each instrument on “Dead on Arrival” himself. “It was kind of time-crunching. We only had a month to record the album,” Dylan said. “We booked the date before we had actually [finalized] anything.” Dylan had written two or three songs by the time he hit the studio, and the rest of the album came together along the way. “We took it an instrument at a time,” Dylan said. If a section didn’t sound exactly right, dad-turned-proMusician l Page 2
The Honky Tonk Hindooz play free concert Sunday at library
By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer
The Honky Tonk Hindooz will perform a free concert of rock’n’roll and country at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 at Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip St. The Auburn-based trio plays an eclectic blend of psychedelic garage rock, twangy country and “weirdo” rock’n’roll oldies. “We pretty much run the gamut from the 1940s right up through
the 1980s,” said guitarist Terry Quill. The band – which also features accordionist Theresa Walsh and bassist Taylor Price – specializes in original countrified arrangements of popular songs by artists as diverse as Johnny Cash, The Kinks, Buddy Holly and The Clash. “And we do them all with a jangly, kind of swaggerly attitude,” Quill commented. The Hindooz bring an unabashed sense of hu-
Correction: Garry’s Auto Repair is open
A story in the Nov. 16 edition of the Star-Review stated incorrectly that Garry’s Auto Repair is closing. Garry Buchanan told the Star-Review that his business remains open. We apologize for the error.
mor to the stage. They don’t take themselves too seriously. To promote a recent gig in the Prison City, Quill promised, “The Honky Tonk Hindooz return with our mediocre musicianship, stale setlist, boring banter and insubstantial instruments. You’re sure to walk out within the first 10 minutes! Or...the exact opposite could possibly be true!” Some of the more familiar songs covered by the Hindooz include Hank Williams’s “I Saw the Light,” Patsy Cline’s “Walkin’ After Midnight,” Elvis Presley’s “Devil in Disguise” and The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.” Concert l Page 11
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The Honky Tonk Hindooz – guitarist Terry Quill, accordionist Theresa Walsh and upright bassist Taylor Price – will perform a mesmerizing mix of country tearjerkers and obscure rock’n’roll oldies at a free concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip St. in Liverpool.
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