Woodstock 50 to Land at Vernon Downs in Central NY?
Woodstock may be returning to Central New York for the 50th anniversary of the iconic music and arts festival. Scheduled to be held Aug. 16-18, some of the previously announced headliners for the event include Jay-Z, The Raconteurs, The Killers, Miley Cyrus, John Fogerty and Dead & Company. The festival would still be held on […]
Newly Renovated Riverboat Bar Announces Live Summer Series in A-Bay
For the fifth consecutive year, the Riverboat Bar in Alexandria Bay will host a summer series of live music running from mid-June through the end of September. In all, more than 30 bands will be gracing the newly renovated stage over the course of the summer. The series opens this weekend with Pennsylvania funk-reggae band, […]
Updated: Watkins Glen International Terminates Site License for Woodstock 50
(Updated 10:00 p.m.) According to the Poughkeepsie Journal, despite the loss of Watkins Glen as the venue for Woodstock 50, organizers are still pressing on. The paper quotes Woodstock official Gregory Peck in a statement issued Monday evening, “We are in discussions with another venue to host Woodstock 50 on Aug. 16-18 and look forward […]
Disc Jam adds Dopapod, announces Daily Lineups and more
Disc Jam Music Festival has announced Dopapod as the final addition the festival’s lineup. This marks Dopapod’s 8th appearance in nine years at Disc Jam. Fresh off their one-year plus hiatus-ending show at The Capitol Theatre on April 27, Dopapod will perform just their second show since taking a break following their New Years Eve […]
Promoter Michael Lang Insists Woodstock 50 Still On
Update (2:52pm): Michael Lang sent out an email with the following statement: Dear Woodstock Friends It seems in a way that history is repeating itself. In July of 1969 we lost our site in Walkill and with only a month to go we managed to move to Bethel. Woodstock was going to happen no matter […]
Update: Woodstock 50 Capped at 75,000? Permitting Cited as Hold-Up for Ticket Sales
Updated 4:15: Bloomberg quotes promoter Michael Lang saying weekend passes for Woodstock 50 will cost “around $450.” Lang is also exploring expanding the festival to an annual event, taking place at locations around the world. Tickets for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair were supposed to have gone on sale […]
NYS Music Exclusive Premiere: Bridge Under Fire, ‘Self-Unemployed’
Syracuse punk band Bridge Under Fire is doing the unorthodox. They are releasing four new songs from their new EP through four different record labels. NYS Music is premiering the L.R.S. Records single, “Self-Unemployed.” Check it out below. Bridge Under Fire is a Syracuse-based punk/hardcore band with a discography that includes two full-length albums, two […]
Syracuse label, L.R.S. set to release album by Baldwinsville HS pep band
Plan Bee, the Baldwinsville High School Pep Band, is celebrating its 10th anniversary Saturday Jan. 19 at the Palace Theater in Syracuse with a performance and release of its first full-length LP, Bee Sides.The album is being released by Syracuse label L.R.S. Records. Record sales and the performance, which also includes appearances by ’90s tribute […]
Macca to Live Stream a Secret NYC Show Friday
Sir Paul McCartney revealed Thursday that he will be performing a secret show in New York City that will be live streamed on his YouTube channel on Friday Sept. 7. The YouTube Original live stream is in celebration of his latest release, Egypt Station, which is available Friday as well. While the venue for this […]
Slayer’s Farewell Tour Pays Syracuse a Curtain Call.
News of Slayer’s farewell tour hit many in the metal community hard, but in a year of farewell tours, it’s not surprising that this Huntington Park, CA band, created in 1981, would call it a day. Joining Slayer on this final trek across North America were fellow thrash metal veterans Anthrax and Testament, current thrash […]