315 Throwback Thursday: moe. Returns Home for New Year’s Run at the Stanley
Editor’s note: This originally appeared at NYS Music on January 3, 2020. moe. performed a two night run at Utica’s Stanley Theatre for New Year last year. moe. has played dozens of area shows through the years at moe.down in both nearby Turin and at Beardslee Castle in Little Falls, as well as at Saranac […]
Uptown Theatre Named to National Register of Historic Places
Utica’s historic Uptown Theatre for Creative Arts (UTCA) was approved last week for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. This is a lengthy process, requiring submission, review, and approval at the state level first, before the state makes recommendations to the National Register. The New York State approval alone took more than a […]
The Art Behind the Artists
For decades, music fans have enjoyed not only the sounds of their favorite bands, but the album art, event posters, and t-shirts associated with those bands. This article looks at a current artist involved in creating “the art behind the artists.” She is Reina Salt, a Seattle area resident whose multi-faceted skills and interests influence […]
Save Our Stages Initiative Has Congressional Support
#SaveOurStages is a recently launched movement initiated by the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), whose mission is to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live music venues and promoters throughout the United States. Newly formed in the midst of the impact of the COVID pandemic, NIVA currently includes nearly two thousand venues in all […]
Southern Rock and Country Music Legend Charlie Daniels Dies
Southern rock icon Charlie Daniels passed away July 6, 2020, in Hermitage, TN, as the result of a stroke. Daniels was 83. He was born October 28, 1936, in Wilmington, NC, and was exposed to music through Pentecostal gospel, regional bluegrass bands, and the R&B and country music booming from Nashville’s 50,000-watt AM radio stations […]
Curbside Concerts Presents Live Music in Hamilton, New York
This evening brings the first in a series of three initial Curbside Concerts dates, each of the next three Wednesdays in the Hamilton area with the help of Arts at the Palace and the Hamilton Movie Theater. The series is an effort to resume live music in a controlled manner, with each performer playing multiple […]
Stanley Center for the Arts Announces Online Stage Contest
The Stanley Center for the Arts has created a virtual opportunity for area musicians and songwriters. Oneida and Herkimer County musicians are eligible to enter performance videos and win cash prizes up to $1,000. The first-place winner will also get the opportunity to cut a single at Big Blue North Recording Studio in Utica, New […]
Hearing Aide – Roomful of Blues, In A Roomful Of Blues
Roomful of Blues, in over five decades of playing, have established themselves as one of the most accomplished blues bands in existence. Their latest release, In A Roomful Of Blues, released March 13, is their sixth recording on the iconic Alligator Records label and is available here. Roomful is an apt word to describe the […]
Robert Cray Proves He’s Still A Strong Persuader
A nearly full house greeted Robert Cray and his band on Sunday, March 8, in the Turning Stone Casino Showroom in Verona. Pre-show conversations indicated that many were long-time fans who had seen Cray multiple times, as the venue has become a regular stop on his tour itineraries. Touring in support of his twenty-fourth album, […]
Galactic/Southern Avenue Please Fans at The Westcott Theater
The unmistakable charisma of Tierinii Jackson supplemented by the guitar and keyboard prowess of Ori Nafataly and Jeremy Powell, with background vocals and a steady beat from Tikyra Jackson, make this a great young band with a bright future. “With Keep On, Southern Avenue reaches out to a new generation of soulsters while preserving the […]