Copper City Quarantine Virtual Concert to Benefit Rome’s Capitol Arts Complex
Copper City Brewing Company in Rome has partnered with Entertainment Services, RickELewis.com, The Beer Next Door and 315 Music to curate a virtual concert dubbed the Copper City Quarantine Concert to benefit the Capitol Arts Complex. Organizers recorded each musician individually at the brewery over the course of several nights and will be streaming the […]
315 Live Streams for the Week of April 13 – Two Tributes to Eli Harris, Jr.
As the coronavirus continues its crawl across America, musicians are increasingly turning to social media to get their music out to the masses. 315 Music has been compiling events shared by Central New York musicians to include in this weekly shopping list. If you’re a CNY musician and would like your live streaming event listed […]
315 Live Streams for the Week of April 6

315 Music has compiled a surely incomplete list of musicians scheduled to perform live during the week of April 6 – 10.
Hearing Aide – Roomful of Blues, In A Roomful Of Blues
Roomful of Blues, in over five decades of playing, have established themselves as one of the most accomplished blues bands in existence. Their latest release, In A Roomful Of Blues, released March 13, is their sixth recording on the iconic Alligator Records label and is available here. Roomful is an apt word to describe the […]
Robert Cray Proves He’s Still A Strong Persuader

A nearly full house greeted Robert Cray and his band on Sunday, March 8, in the Turning Stone Casino Showroom in Verona. Pre-show conversations indicated that many were long-time fans who had seen Cray multiple times, as the venue has become a regular stop on his tour itineraries. Touring in support of his twenty-fourth album, […]
Bonnaroo Lineup Announced – Tool, Lizzo, Tame Impala Named as Headliners
The 2020 Bonnaroo lineup was revealed Tuesday morning. The June 11-14 festival returns to Manchester, TN for its 19th year with headliners Tool, Lizzo and Tame Impala. Other acts slated to appear this year include the newly reformed Oysterhead (featuring Trey Anastasio of Phish, Stewart Copeland of the Police and Les Claypool of Primus — […]
Free Music at Troy Music Hall 2nd Tuesdays at Noon
Since 1988, on the second Tuesday of each month, the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall’s free Music @ Noon concert series has presented exceptional musicians with a diverse mix of musical styles. This season, a phenomenal array of regional talent will grace our stage. The Hall opens at 11 am, and patrons are encouraged to bring a bag […]
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, […]
Irv Lyons, Jr., Joanne Shenandoah, The Ripcords, Nick Lone receive Native American Music Award nods
The 19th Annual Native American Music Awards will take place at Seneca Niagara Hotel and Casino in Niagara Falls on Nov. 2. Among this year’s nominees are four New York-based acts. Public voting is now open through the NAMA website. Syracuse’s Irv Lyons, Jr., Joanne Shenandoah, and the Ripcords were each nominated as well as […]