Live: W A D E – King of Clubs Syracuse 7-16-21
Syracuse-based psychedelic rock band W A D E made its King of Clubs debut to a packed house Friday. While the band is new, the players are not. The foundation of the band is Mike Powell and John Hanus, formerly of The Black River. They’ve been joined by Adam Manion (Trampoline Jetstream) on drums, Jeff […]
Interview: Marco Benevento on His New Quarantine Record, His Love of Upstate NY & Gearing Up for the Road
Editor’s note: 315 Music sat down with Woodstock resident and multi-faceted musician, Marco Benevento on the eve of his latest release. Benevento is opening for moe. at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette on Aug. 8. Tickets for that show and moe.’s show the previous night are available here. Read Sean Nevison’s interview with Marco below. […]
Lomotif Announces Global Talent Search ‘You’ve Been Scouted’
The nine-week competition, beginning July 12, features Lomotif’s partnership with Grammy® Award-winning producer, singer and lyricist Teddy Riley who has worked with iconic artists such as Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Pharrell, and BTS. The grand prize matches up to its resounding scale, with the global winner, chosen by Lomotif users, receiving an exclusive record label […]
Live: Wade Debuts at Heritage Hill
Mike Powell’s latest project, Wade, made its public debut Thursday night at a sold-out Heritage Hill Brewhouse in Pompey. The new band came together during the pandemic and features Powell’s long-time collaborator, John Hanus on lead guitar, Zak Massoud of Big Mama’s Blues Band on bass, Adam Manion of Trampoline Jetstream and Copper Vein Clones […]
Live: Sophistafunk at The Yard Amphitheater
Ray Brothers BBQ in Bouckville has long hosted a summer series of bigger acts. This summer the shows at The Yard Amphitheater at Ray Brothers are back in full swing and Syracuse funk legends Sophistafunk brought the fire to the Yard on Saturday. The funk continues this Saturday with The Comb Down. For ticket information […]
Live: Annie in the Water at Ommegang
Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown continued its Fire Pit Fridays Concert Series last week with Annie in the Water performing their first big show in the area since last year’s Hayley in the Water show at the Jewish Community Center in Utica. The brewery’s free Friday series continues this Friday with blues act Wyld Blu 315 […]
Review: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at Beak and Skiff – Night Two
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong closed out their two-night run on Saturday night, June 19 at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards in wet and wild style. From atop of the hill that overlooks the valley, the skies gave off a beautiful orange, pink, and purple sunset in the distant horizon, as the storm clouds came in […]
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 […]
Levitt AMP Utica Music Series Returns for 2021
The Levitt AMP Utica Music Series announced its lineup of New York State-based artists who will perform at Kopernik Park in Downtown Utica this summer. Concerts will take place on Monday nights from 6-9 p.m, July 5 – Aug. 30 with a final tenth concert taking place on Friday, Sept. 3 to kick off Labor […]
Live: Vaporeyes and The Reflexions at Funk ‘n Waffles
Syracuse-based psychedelic prog band Vaporeyes performed the third show of their May residency at Funk ‘n Waffles Friday night, supporting their new album Cantrips. Opening the show was the newly formed Northeast jamband supergroup The Reflexions from Vermont. The show was billed as The Road to Woodsfest, a festival in its third year at Woods […]