The 315 Interview: Chris Wood of The Wood Brothers
The Wood Brothers play Beak And Skiff Orchards with support from Valerie June on August 13. For summer and fall tour dates and to find their music follow these links respectively, Wood Brothers, Valerie June. 315 Music recently sat down with Chris Wood of The Wood Brothers in advance of their upcoming Beak & Skiff […]
Blaine Holcomb Shows Maturity on Fun New EP
One thing about the pause that this global pandemic has brought is amazing new music and surprise albums. We are in luck as Hamilton-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Blaine Holcomb is set to drop his first single from his new EP on Friday in a series of several releases to come over the summer. His new self-titled EP, […]
Ray of Hope at Ray Brothers BBQ
Family Band Plays Benefit For Local Family and Concert Announcements Begin For The Yard Amphitheater Sunday evening Ray Brother’s BBQ hosted its first live music in their brand new, beautiful bar room. Though the audience was limited to the staff, the first-ever performance of the sibling band Wilt’d was streamed live as a fundraiser for […]
315 Reviews: Atkins Riot’s ‘Couch Potato’
Syracuse’s Atkins Riot has put an awful lot of rock into a short EP. The record is very well produced and each song flows seamlessly into the next, while the band experiments with different sounds. This tight band consists of Anthony Saturno, Rob Zaccaria, Sam Roux, and Byron Cage. The title track “Couch Potato” kicks […]
Upstate Legend Tommy Hoe releases new album “Eye of a Dream”
Upstate New York legend Tommy Hoe has been busy, secretly and safely recording a new record at Studio 1311 in Pennsylvania.The record “EYE OF A DREAM” was produced by Brian Kors and engineered by Gregory Brady. A slew of amazing musicians were tapped including Doug Gramo, Brian Kors, Cole Will, Alex Uskuraits, Keith Giosa, Bill […]
Bandcamp Fridays Continue to Support Independent Musicians Through the End of the Year
Since March, the music hosting site Bandcamp has been supporting working musicians by donating all proceeds every first Friday of the month. “Bandcamp Friday” allows one to peruse a diverse selection of music and give directly to the artists that have been hard hit during COVID-19. It’s a good reminder that Bandcamp Fridays are really an […]
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Bringing Live Show to Auburn Drive-In
“It’s Time To Drive In” in Auburn with rising jamband Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. This American funk, jamband from Baltimore has been at it for 11 years and this Aug. 15 and 16 is bringing two nights of live music to the Fingerlakes Drive-In, brought to you by Creative Concerts. Tickets for this socially distanced went on […]
Album Review: Maybe Sunday – ‘Above the Trees’
By Sean Nevison, Staff Writer Maybe Sunday declares themselves a “psychedelic, alternative, blues, pop, jelly” band. It’s easy to see why after listening to their new four song EP Above The Trees. Based in the Central New York regions of Rome and Syracuse, the band is composed of Bruce Flanders (guitar, vocals), Jim Grogan (drums, vocals), Julie Grogan (keys […]
The Felice Brothers Sell Out The Colony In Woodstock On New Year’s Run
It was a warm winter Friday night and the street lights and holiday decorations glowed through the mountain mist in sleepy Woodstock, NY. But just down the street, the foundation of The Colony was shaking as a capacity crowd danced the night away to home town heroes The Felice Brothers in the middle of their […]
The Historic Colgate Inn Sparks Interest With New Speakeasy Venue In Hamilton, NY
The staff at the Historic Colgate Inn in Hamilton, NY have been working extra hard this summer in preparation for their new music venue. “The Library” speakeasy will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday each weekend featuring music, special events and opportunities for private parties. The venue is set to open September 14 with Colgate […]