This list is generated on the fly based on readers' votes on your favorite local (capital district) bands, so every time someone joins, edits their profile, or unsubscribes, this list changes. The top twenty voted acts get listed on every Rkstar page in "The Local Twenty" in the top left corner. If you're a local band who would like to be added to the list, please visit this link. If you're just visiting to see who the most popular bands are, be sure to take into account the fact that new bands start at the bottom and it takes an average of 2 months to average out. You can read through recent news posts to see who has been added lately.
| Place | Band Name | Styles | Votes |
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| 1) | Monkey Gone Mad | Ska, Punk, Funk | 1077
| | 2) | Sirsy | Female-Fronted, Alternative, Pop Rock | 1038
| | 3) | Paddy Kilrain | Anti-Folk, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter | 731
| | 4) | Jupiter Sunrise | Power Pop, Punk Pop | 624
| | 5) | The Velmas | Alternative, Modern Rock, Pop Rock | 554
| | 6) | Public Access | Punk, Ska, Hardcore | 500
| | 7) | Brian Kaplan Band | Modern Rock | 425
| | 8) | Bryan Thomas | Soul, Singer/Songwriter | 399
| | 9) | Sean Rowe | Anti-Folk, Funk, Soul | 384
| | 10) | Venomentality | Indie, Female-Fronted, Modern Rock | 350
| | 11) | The Wait | Alternative, Pop Rock | 303
| | 12) | Acoustic Trauma | Alternative, Progressive | 291
| | 13) | See Girl Run | Female-Fronted, Folk Rock | 286
| | 14) | Wetwerks | Modern Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative | 283
| | 15) | Mathematicians | Indie, Dance, Electronic | 281
| | 16) | Honeycreeper | Ska, Funk, Punk | 268
| | 17) | Jonathan Bright | Acoustic, Singer/Songwriter | 260
| | 18) | Mike Grosshandler | Acoustic, Alternative, Modern Rock | 259
| | 19) | Jes Hudak | Piano, Singer/Songwriter, Pop Rock | 234
| | 20) | Knotworking | Indie, Americana | 234
| | 21) | Rocket Vs. Robot | Pop Rock, Punk, Electronic | 230
| | 22) | The Suggestions | Power Pop | 211
| | 23) | Five Til Midnight | Alternative, Indie | 192
| | 24) | The Renowned Army | Alternative, Punk, Indie | 188
| | 25) | Rob Skane | Folk | 186
| | 26) | Arc | Americana, Pop Rock | 165
| | 27) | Ten Year Vamp | Modern Rock, Pop Rock, Alternative | 161
| | 28) | Great Day For Up | Alternative, Hard Rock | 157
| | 29) | Pocket Protector | Indie, Funk, Acoustic | 154
| | 30) | Steve Moss | Pop Rock, Power Pop, Indie | 152
| | 31) | The Late Night Show | Ska, Funk, Reggae | 148
| | 32) | Stickmen Play | Funk, Jam Band | 145
| | 33) | Amazing Plaid | Experimental, Indie | 144
| | 34) | Maurizio | Folk Rock, Indie, Singer/Songwriter | 142
| | 35) | Dave Strumfeld Group | Acoustic, Jazz, Folk Rock | 135
| | 36) | Blake & The Family Dog | Folk Rock, Americana, Singer/Songwriter | 131
| | 37) | Phillips Head | Punk Pop, Modern Rock, Alternative | 120
| | 38) | Marlow | Emo, Jam Band | 119
| | 39) | Candice Jarrett | Singer/Songwriter, Acoustic | 116
| | 40) | Geno K | Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Alternative | 114
| | 41) | Alycia Ercums | Singer/Songwriter, Piano | 113
| | 42) | Blackcat Elliot | Alternative, Indie, Modern Rock | 113
| | 43) | Joe Nacco | Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Pop | 110
| | 44) | Brian Bassett | Indie, Pop Rock, Alternative | 103
| | 45) | Casey Chapman | Acoustic, Female-Fronted, Anti-Folk | 102
| | 46) | Brothers Of Intention | Jam Band, Funk, Progressive | 89
| | 47) | Steve Scarlata | Folk, Acoustic, Singer/Songwriter | 77
| | 48) | Hector On Stilts | Power Pop, Pop Rock, Dance | 73
| | 49) | Panache | Female-Fronted, Alternative | 70
| | 50) | Parwana | Experimental, Indie, Punk | 68
| | 51) | Mother Necessity | Modern Rock, Hard Rock, Jam Band | 68
| | 52) | The Realside | Acoustic, Electronic, Pop Rock | 63
| | 53) | Broadcast Live | Spoken Word, Hip-hop, Jam Band | 62
| | 54) | The Decadent Royals | Modern Rock, Jam Band | 61
| | 55) | Kelly Maguire | Acoustic, Pop, Country | 54
| | 56) | Mike Germano | Singer/Songwriter, Acoustic, Jazz | 52
| | 57) | Melodrome | Modern Rock, Pop Rock, Blues | 46
| | 58) | The Frank Boscoes | Indie, Pop | 41
| | 59) | Aspect Ratio | Singer/Songwriter, Folk Rock, Americana | 40
| | 60) | Carlene Godfrey | Folk Rock, Acoustic, Pop Rock | 39
| | 61) | Moloko Canes | Indie | 38
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