Mountain Jam announces 2020 Lineup
Mountain Jam Festival has detailed the lineup for their festival taking place from May 29th – 31st at Bethel Woods in Bethel, NY, the original site of Woodstock 1969. The location was originally held at Hunter Mountain in Hunter, NY but switched to the prolific location last year with its return to the summer festival circuit. […]
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 […]
Nick Piccininni Discusses Joining Yonder Mountain String Band as New Mandolinist
Yonder Mountain String Band announced a lineup change on Tuesday. Mandolinist Jacob Jolliff will be leaving the band at the end of this year. His final show will be Yonder Mountain’s New Year’s Eve show at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, CO. In a statement, the band wrote, “As of January 1, 2020, we […]
The Church of Levon: The Religious Experience of Visiting Levon Helm Studios
Music is a force, a force that triggers emotions, not unlike religion. This force can elicit elation. It can contribute to sorrow. As a social experiment, a concert reveals emotions across that spectrum. It is the rare occasion, however, that a venue can do the same. Enter, Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY. Affectionately known […]
In Focus: Kip Moore Brings Room to Spare Tour to Kodak Center
Kip Moore’s stop at the Kodak Center in Rochester, NY on October 25 was the second of two New York shows on the third leg of his Room to Spare Acoustic Tour. Moore is known for his energetic and electric shows. On this tour, he switched gears with an intimate and stripped-down set. For a […]
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 […]
Guest Contributor Exclusive: Mike Powell and Chris Merkley Explore Abandon Brewing Co. in Penn Yan
Editor’s Note: Mike Powell is a singer-songwriter from Central New York. In addition to his work as a solo artist, he also leads the soulful rock band The Black River. Powell and fellow CNY singer-songwriter Chris Merkley are embarking on a four-show mini-tour of microbreweries across the state searching for the connection between songwriting and […]
CNY Songwriters Mike Powell and Chris Merkley to Embark on Mini Brewery Tour
Central New York songwriters Mike Powell and Chris Merkley will celebrate the connection between craft beer and music this October with their first mini-tour of local breweries, fittingly in their home region, which at one time produced 90% of the hops in the U.S. Since the passing of the Craft New York Act in 2014, […]
Tag’s Closed Out Summer Concert Series In True Rock and Roll Style
On Saturday September 21, 2019 four veteran hard rock bands rolled into Tags Summer Stage in Big Flats, NY to close out the summer concert series with a bang. 80’s iconic rock bands RATT, Warrant, Firehouse and Kix shared the stage for a night of rock and roll, reminiscing with gritty guitars, thundering bass, pounding […]
Hearing Aide: Wallis Bird’s ‘Woman’ – A Journey in Self-Exploration
Wallis Bird‘s upcoming album, Woman, is both a rebellious act of self-advocacy and a call to action. Wallis Bird is an accomplished musician from Ireland with a unique sound. When she was young, Wallis was involved in an accident where she lost all of the fingers on her left hand. Fortunately, all but one were […]