Hearing Aide: The Drunken Hearts ‘Wheels of the City’
I can imagine it is sometimes difficult to be called an Americana band. I’ve heard a number of music fans hear that description and respond, “You mean they sound like Mumford and Sons, or The Avett Brothers?” That response is not only limiting, it’s unfair. Listening to The Drunken Hearts pending release, Wheels of the […]
Chenango Blues Festival Survives the Rain and Finds a Rainbow
To paraphrase the Downchild Blues Band, the 2019 Chenango Blues Festival had everything you need, almost. The lone exception was a few bouts of rain and lightning. Even then, the staff anticipated the weather, advised festival-goers, revised the schedule, kept things rolling with minimal interruptions, and were rewarded with a spectacular rainbow once the rain […]
In Focus: Woods Fest 2
Woods Fest Music Festival is quickly becoming a “can’t miss” event in Central New York, featuring many of the best emerging and established bands in the region and New England. The second annual event at Woods Valley Ski Area in Central New York boasted a lineup that included Annie in the Water, The Old Main, […]
Jeremy Wallace Trio Debuts New Songs at Intimate Kirkland Art Center
An unassuming man sporting a fedora and a National Resonator guitar took to the Kirkland Art Center stage sipping on a local brew, armed with self-deprecating humor and a notebook full of stories to tell an intimate crowd on Saturday, October 28. The Jeremy Wallace Trio (Wallace – guitar and vocals, Matt Gruenberg – bass […]
Grammy Nominations Filled With NY State Talent
On Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, the 59th annual Grammy awards commence. Some artists will be catapulted into stardom with their first Grammy win, while some artists will climb towards becoming music legend, and other artists will add another award or awards to their already growing legacies. With the Grammys right around the corner, NYS Music wanted to […]
24th Annual Chenango Blues Festival set for August 19-20 in Norwich, NY.
On January 29, Chenango Blues Festival organizers were presented with the “Keeping the Blues Alive” Award during this year’s International Blues Challenge. The award is in recognition of their twenty four years of all-volunteer festivals presented “by blues fans, for blues fans.” They have consistently presented both fan favorites and the very best new talent […]