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 […]
F.I.R.E. Festival Founder Jess Novak Speaks on Supporting Women Musicians, Motherhood, Balance & Event at Center for the Arts of Homer
315Music sat with Jess Novak, founder of F.I.R.E. Festival for an enlightening interview. The next F.I.R.E. Festival is scheduled for Center for the Arts of Homer on March 10. The performer list and more information can be found here Tickets here. 315Music: What inspired this idea for an all-women’s festival? Jess Novak: It really hit […]
Colgate Live Music Collective Ushers In Another Stunning Spring Lineup
The Colgate Live Music Collective is back and kicking off the new year in style with four fantastic shows from Feb. 4 through March 21. Below is an interview with one of the creators of the program, Josh Finnell, and a current student volunteer Jacob Steinberg. 315 Music: When did the Live Music Collective start? […]
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 […]
315 Music Premiere: The Dirty Pennies Single, “Waste Away”
Cover photo: Krit Upra This is the soundtrack to your apocalyptic dance party — socially-distanced, of course. The pandemic hasn’t slowed down Rochester’s The Dirty Pennies. Today marks their third release of 2020 with the single “Waste Away.” Gritty garage rock is the trio’s forte and it comes in spades with this new song. Straight […]
Flashback Interview: Annie in the Water
Editor’s Note: This interview originally ran on Feb. 4, 2020. Annie in the Water will be performing at Stowe Cider in Stowe, VT on Sept. 26. For more information, visit the event page on Facebook here. Annie in the Water has just completed the most successful year in their career and is now embarking on […]
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 […]
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, […]