Birds of a Feather are Flocking Outside – Live Venues in NYS Eying Spring and Summer Dates
Special thanks to Anthony “Zee” Donaldson of The Disruption Network for sharing. Many of us who have loved live music for most of our lives have never really taken the specialness, or the togetherness, that occurs at shows for granted. Well, maybe sometimes, sure. After all, we’re human. But most of the time we knew the greatness […]
THE BIZ: COMMON PRODUCTION ISSUES DURING CONCERTS
The common production issue musicians encounter during concerts and why it’s a travesty. Stage Monitor Mixes Before we get started here I want to clarify that I am using the terms “production crew” and “engineer” interchangeably. Some venues offer a single engineer who runs all details of production for the show. Other venues and events […]
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 […]
315 Flashback: ‘The Last Waltz’ Looks Great at 40
Photos by Jim Gilbert from Nippertown/JTG Photo The impetus was a one-off tribute to The Last Waltz during last spring’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Warren Haynes and Don Was put together an all-star cast of musicians to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Band’s all-star farewell concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving Night, […]
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 […]
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 […]
315 Release Friday: Just Joe’s Introspective Work, ‘Breakdown’
Black Friday is a big day for new releases. For this Black Friday, one of the 315’s favorite balladeers Joe Altier (stage name Just Joe) has released his most personal effort to date, ‘Breakdown.’ You can find it on all the streaming platforms and copies of the physical CD can be found at his website. […]
315 Throwback: 2016 Salt City Waltz – Stream the 2018 Edition Thanksgiving Night
Editors note: The biennial Salt City Waltz, a Central New York tribute to the music of The Band was set to take place this year but, like most events in the year of COVID, it didn’t happen. In its stead, organizers of the event have chosen to stream an encore of the 2018 edition of […]
Remembering Tragically Hip Frontman Gord Downie on the Third Anniversary of his Death
Editor’s note: Gord Downie, lead vocalist for the Tragically Hip succumbed to glioblastoma on this day in 2017. The following is an editorial dedicated to the life and legacy of the Canadian icon which originally appeared at NYS Music on Oct. 19, 2017. When your nation’s leader gives a tearful press conference lamenting that they […]
An Irish Goodbye: Saying Farewell to Our Celtic Friend
I believe we can all agree that 2020 has not been the year we anticipated. In fact, it’s been pretty bad so far, and the punches keep coming. The Central New York Celtic music community received a heartfelt loss when we lost a dear friend, Steve Phillips, a member of Celtic rock band The Elders. […]