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 | 1075
| | 2) | Sirsy | Female-Fronted, Alternative, Pop Rock | 1039
| | 3) | Paddy Kilrain | Anti-Folk, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter | 736
| | 4) | Jupiter Sunrise | Power Pop, Punk Pop | 620
| | 5) | The Velmas | Alternative, Modern Rock, Pop Rock | 555
| | 6) | Public Access | Punk, Ska, Hardcore | 494
| | 7) | Sean Rowe | Anti-Folk, Funk, Soul | 433
| | 8) | Brian Kaplan Band | Modern Rock | 400
| | 9) | Bryan Thomas | Soul, Singer/Songwriter | 394
| | 10) | Mathematicians | Indie, Dance, Electronic | 330
| | 11) | Venomentality | Indie, Female-Fronted, Modern Rock | 325
| | 12) | Acoustic Trauma | Alternative, Progressive | 292
| | 13) | Mike Grosshandler | Acoustic, Alternative, Modern Rock | 283
| | 14) | See Girl Run | Female-Fronted, Folk Rock | 281
| | 15) | The Wait | Alternative, Pop Rock | 276
| | 16) | Wetwerks | Modern Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative | 270
| | 17) | Honeycreeper | Ska, Funk, Punk | 248
| | 18) | Jonathan Bright | Acoustic, Singer/Songwriter | 243
| | 19) | Knotworking | Indie, Americana | 231
| | 20) | Rocket Vs. Robot | Pop Rock, Punk, Electronic | 226
| | 21) | Jes Hudak | Piano, Singer/Songwriter, Pop Rock | 224
| | 22) | Rob Skane | Folk | 207
| | 23) | The Suggestions | Power Pop | 199
| | 24) | The Renowned Army | Alternative, Punk, Indie | 190
| | 25) | Ten Year Vamp | Modern Rock, Pop Rock, Alternative | 164
| | 26) | Five Til Midnight | Alternative, Indie | 160
| | 27) | Maurizio | Folk Rock, Indie, Singer/Songwriter | 156
| | 28) | Arc | Americana, Pop Rock | 155
| | 29) | Pocket Protector | Indie, Funk, Acoustic | 153
| | 30) | The Late Night Show | Ska, Funk, Reggae | 152
| | 31) | Steve Moss | Pop Rock, Power Pop, Indie | 150
| | 32) | Dave Strumfeld Group | Acoustic, Jazz, Folk Rock | 147
| | 33) | Amazing Plaid | Experimental, Indie | 143
| | 34) | Great Day For Up | Alternative, Hard Rock | 141
| | 35) | Stickmen Play | Funk, Jam Band | 140
| | 36) | Phillips Head | Punk Pop, Modern Rock, Alternative | 128
| | 37) | Geno K | Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Alternative | 124
| | 38) | Candice Jarrett | Singer/Songwriter, Acoustic | 119
| | 39) | Blackcat Elliot | Alternative, Indie, Modern Rock | 119
| | 40) | Joe Nacco | Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Pop | 117
| | 41) | Blake & The Family Dog | Folk Rock, Americana, Singer/Songwriter | 116
| | 42) | Alycia Ercums | Singer/Songwriter, Piano | 116
| | 43) | Casey Chapman | Acoustic, Female-Fronted, Anti-Folk | 113
| | 44) | Marlow | Emo, Jam Band | 111
| | 45) | Brian Bassett | Indie, Pop Rock, Alternative | 99
| | 46) | Hector On Stilts | Power Pop, Pop Rock, Dance | 88
| | 47) | Steve Scarlata | Folk, Acoustic, Singer/Songwriter | 75
| | 48) | Parwana | Experimental, Indie, Punk | 73
| | 49) | The Realside | Acoustic, Electronic, Pop Rock | 73
| | 50) | Panache | Female-Fronted, Alternative | 70
| | 51) | Brothers Of Intention | Jam Band, Funk, Progressive | 69
| | 52) | The Decadent Royals | Modern Rock, Jam Band | 67
| | 53) | Broadcast Live | Spoken Word, Hip-hop, Jam Band | 65
| | 54) | Mother Necessity | Modern Rock, Hard Rock, Jam Band | 61
| | 55) | Mike Germano | Singer/Songwriter, Acoustic, Jazz | 55
| | 56) | Kelly Maguire | Acoustic, Pop, Country | 50
| | 57) | Melodrome | Modern Rock, Pop Rock, Blues | 46
| | 58) | The Frank Boscoes | Indie, Pop | 43
| | 59) | Aspect Ratio | Singer/Songwriter, Folk Rock, Americana | 40
| | 60) | Carlene Godfrey | Folk Rock, Acoustic, Pop Rock | 40
| | 61) | Moloko Canes | Indie | 38
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Dan Goodspeed
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