315 Music Interview With X Ambassadors on Re-Release of VHS(X) & New Fall Tour
We sat down with Samuel Harris of X Ambassadors to talk about the 10-year anniversary re-release of VHS(X), songwriting, self-kindness, and life in Ithaca. Ahead of their hometown shows at the State Theatre in Ithaca on September 19th and 20th, here’s what he had to say. 315 Music: Congratulations on the new record and the […]
Stellar SAMMY Nominated Album, Whitney Road’s “Home” Resonates With Beauty & Love
315 Music spoke with Doug O’Connor after listening to his and his partner Ann’s band Whitney Road’s new record, Home. It was nominated for a Syracuse Area Music Award, mixed and mastered beautifully, and contains a message of togetherness and collaboration that lets the music shine with the talent of many partnerships pitching in. Home […]
Lake Street Dive’s Akie Bermiss Talks Tour, New Album & The Community Of Music
Acclaimed band Lake Street Dive is about to embark on a North American tour in support of its new album Good Together. The band will be playing at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards in Lafayette on July 7. 315 Music spoke with keyboardist Akie Bermiss who joined LSD in 2017, as he sets out on the band’s biggest tour yet. 315 Music: […]
Joanne Shaw Taylor Discusses New Album, Upcoming Tour, Balance and Creativity
Blues legend Joanne Shaw Taylor sat down for an interview recently with 315 Music as she prepares for her new tour with a beautiful brand new album, with a stop at Center for The Arts of Homer. Tickets are available now and you can pre-order the new record “Heavy Soul.” 315 Music: After such a […]
LIVE: Amanda Rogers Makes Stunning Debut at Copper City; Discusses Musical Comeback
Amanda Rogers played the beautiful Copper City Brewing Company on a chilly Thursday on November 9. The evening was warmed by the great brews on tap, the fun food truck serving farm-to-table burgers and sandwiches and a delightful delivery from Rogers’s vast array of original songs, unreleased new tunes and a few wonderful covers from […]
The 315 Interview: Elephant Back
In 218 BC Carthaginian general Hannibal and his army descended the Alps upon the backs of elephants en route to Rome during the Second Punic War. On Saturday, the Vernon, NY-based band Elephant Back will embark on their attempt to conquer Rome, although in a less imperial but slightly similar manner. (We’ll address that probably […]
Adam Brooks Band New Double Album ‘Ain’t All About You’ Gets Live Release Party at Ray Brothers BBQ
Adam Brooks first stepped into Ray Brothers BBQ — where he will be promoting his new 22-song double album Ain’t All About You this Saturday — on September 14th, 2015. It was here where he witnessed a community of singer/songwriters and fantastic players on the famed RBQ Blues Night and played with many of them, […]
INTERVIEW: 315 Music Sits Down with 10-Time Grammy-Nominated Brandy Clark
We spoke to ten-time Grammy nominee Brandy Clark, who is bringing The Art of the Storyteller Tour to the Center for the Arts Homer on Monday, June 20. It will be an intimate night of music and stories including new unreleased music as she is currently working on her next record. Every songwriter has a story to […]
INTERVIEW: The Woods Brothers’ Jano Rix Talks to 315 Music About the Band’s New Album and More. Tour Hits Beak & Skiff’s Stage Sunday
315 Music chatted with Jano Rix, the backbeat, and everything in between for The Wood Brothers, who play Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards on Sunday, June 12. Sean Nevison (315 Music): Jano could you speak to your history with music before joining The Wood Brothers? Jano Rix: I grew up sitting behind my father’s (Luther […]
REVIEW: Whitney Road’s New Album Rolls With A Rocking Message of Love and Kindness
Whitney Road’s third and latest studio album just dropped with an incredible list of guest performers, a beautiful message and arrangements that are tightly mixed while allowing the incredible performers to make space for each other. This album radiates with love and Doug O’Connor and Ann Whitney’s family project shines on Lean In. The first […]