Jeremy Wallace Trio Debuts New Songs at Intimate Kirkland Art Center

An unassuming man sporting a fedora and a National Resonator guitar took to the Kirkland Art Center stage sipping on a local brew, armed with self-deprecating humor and a notebook full of stories to tell an intimate crowd on Saturday, October 28. The Jeremy Wallace Trio (Wallace – guitar and vocals, Matt Gruenberg – bass […]

Celtic Woman Voices of Angels Tour Lifts Central New York To a New High

Voices of Angels was a fitting title for the Celtic Woman tour that recently stopped in Syracuse at the Oncenter on June 21.   The three angelic vocalists on the tour were Susan McFadden, Mairéad Carlin, and Eabha McMahon, and together with the multi talented newcomer Tara McNeill on violin and harp, they melodically painted […]

The Final Four of NYS Music’s March Madness

And then there were 4…. Two weeks ago, we started with 64 artists from across New York State, now we’re here. Four bands from Binghamton, Buffalo, and a pair from Syracuse remain representing genres of prog rock, jam, reggae and drum fusion, bringing us into the home stretch of friendly competition with these rising bands […]

Central New Yorker Ryan Quinn has “The Voice” to Win it All

Ryan Quinn, a Clinton High and SUNY Oneonta graduate, was the only contestant to turn all four chairs during the blind audition portion of NBC’s The Voice last week.  Quinn’s performance of Blind Faith’s “Can’t Find My Way Home” blew away the judges and rocketed to number two on the iTunes rock charts following the broadcast. […]

The SAMMY’S 2016 Induction Ceremony and Awards Event

The music world is a family, and no where more so than in Syracuse, New York.  Each year Syracuse area musicians and music lovers come together to celebrate their own.  Submissions of new music for consideration inundate the committee each year, and through a painful process of choosing just four nominees, awards in all musical […]

Time To Reflect Back On The 2015 Great NY State Fair

As the dust settles and we begin to experience a last surge of heat for the season during this balmy November, it seems like the perfect time to reflect back and savor the amazing week of events, shows, and spectacular activities and eats offered this year at the 2015 Great New York State Fair.  After all, […]

From Stagecoach to Toby Keith’s – Central NY Welcomes Parmalee

On Thursday, May 14, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill will be welcoming one of country music’s hottest new groups, Parmalee, to their Syracuse location. Just off of the stage at 2015’s Stagecoach Festival, Parmalee will return to upstate New York to bring the rocking country music party to Central New York. Touring […]

Lee Brice Chats With NYSMusic About Music and Life

One of the most anticipated country music shows of the year for Central New York is this week’s headliners Lee Brice and Chris Young, as they come to the Syracuse, OnCenter War Memorial.  As Lee and Chris kick off their nationwide tour that will take them across America and the Pacific Ocean from Syracuse, NY to […]

The Great NY State Fair Starts With a Bang

DAY ONE – Rain or Shine, The Show Must Go On Starting The Great NY State Fair off with a bang, and some lightning, Kellie Pickler took the stage at Chevy Court to a packed crowd holding umbrellas and wearing ponchos.  These hardcore country fans were in for a treat at the Fair’s first free […]