Allman Betts Band Announces Auburn Drive-In Show
The Fingerlakes Drive-In in Auburn and Creative Concerts have teamed up to bring the second drive-in show of the summer to the Central New York venue. The Allman Betts Band visits the drive-in for a socially distant show on Friday, September 18. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. Tickets […]
Porchfest Takes to the Airwaves
Since its inception in Ithaca in 2007, Porchfest has been a community concert on porches with the audience congregating in the streets. Cortland started its own Porchfest in 2016 and the program has gotten stronger every year. But gathering a large number of people together in the middle of a pandemic is not the best […]
The Westcott Theater Presents Live Billy Strings Stream
The Westcott Theater in Syracuse announced Tuesday that it will be part of a series of live streaming shows featuring bluegrass musician Billy Strings and his band performing from various crowd-less live venues in Nashville. The Westcott was chosen as one of nine independent venues around the country to host the live-streaming event in partnership […]
Levitt AMP Utica Music Series to Present Two-Hour TV Special, AMP the House
The Levitt AMP Utica Music Series announced Friday that it will be premiering a two-hour television show called “AMP the House” this month. The show was created to bring families and the community together to enjoy a diverse musical production and learn more about what goes on “beyond the music” at Levitt AMP Utica concerts. It […]
Chris Merkley Launches New Live Event and Livestream Production Company
American Vintage Productions (AVP) is a newly-formed, live event/livestream concert production company headquartered in Cortland. The company was formed by local musician and event organizer Chris Merkley. American Vintage Productions (AVP) will be launching its weekly livestream concerts called American Vintage Live (AV Live) presented by ONCO Fermentation on May 13 at 7:00 p.m. AV […]
Meet Your NYSMusic Staff: Writer Stephen Lewis
Stephen Lewis has been enamored with music and the written word since he began writing simple poetry and digging through his parents record collection as a young boy in Central New York. What started out as a formative relationship with the written work and sonic arts has developed over his lifetime into a deep analysis […]