Live: W A D E – King of Clubs Syracuse 7-16-21
Syracuse-based psychedelic rock band W A D E made its King of Clubs debut to a packed house Friday. While the band is new, the players are not. The foundation of the band is Mike Powell and John Hanus, formerly of The Black River. They’ve been joined by Adam Manion (Trampoline Jetstream) on drums, Jeff […]
Interview: Marco Benevento on His New Quarantine Record, His Love of Upstate NY & Gearing Up for the Road
Editor’s note: 315 Music sat down with Woodstock resident and multi-faceted musician, Marco Benevento on the eve of his latest release. Benevento is opening for moe. at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette on Aug. 8. Tickets for that show and moe.’s show the previous night are available here. Read Sean Nevison’s interview with Marco below. […]
Trombone Shorty and Govt Mule Team Up at MLK, Jr. Park in Rochester
Organizers of the Rochester Lilac Festival and Party in the Park return with another Live at MLK! concert date set for Saturday, Sept. 4. Two major headliners will share this amazing night of music; Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Gov’t Mule.“To get both of these groups on stage is going to be a night full […]
Live: Annie in the Water at Ommegang
Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown continued its Fire Pit Fridays Concert Series last week with Annie in the Water performing their first big show in the area since last year’s Hayley in the Water show at the Jewish Community Center in Utica. The brewery’s free Friday series continues this Friday with blues act Wyld Blu 315 […]
Review: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at Beak and Skiff – Night Two
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong closed out their two-night run on Saturday night, June 19 at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards in wet and wild style. From atop of the hill that overlooks the valley, the skies gave off a beautiful orange, pink, and purple sunset in the distant horizon, as the storm clouds came in […]
Summer Concerts Venues Ramping Up for the Return of Music to Central and Western New York
As Covid guidelines begin to loosen and the state opens back up, we see more and more event venues announcing shows. Bands that booked in 2020 have either rescheduled for 2021/2022 or sadly canceled altogether. As shows and local festivals restart, it gives way to a semblance of normalcy, giving hope to attendees. Music feeds […]
Dark Star Orchestra at Apple Valley Park for Two Nights
Creative Concerts has announced Dark Star Orchestra will be playing Apple Valley Park in Lafayette, NY on Saturday, July 31st, and Sunday, August 1st. Tickets are on sale now at applevalleypark.com, with each night being sold individually. Dark Star Orchestra most often plays their shows based on a full setlist from the Grateful Dead’s 30 years […]
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Bringing Two-Night Run To Beak and Skiff
DSP Shows is bringing another great weekend of rocking jams with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong taking over the Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards stage for two nights. The run will be Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19. Tickets are still available for each night, in 2 and 4-person POD options. Single-person tickets are also […]
Levitt AMP Utica Music Series Returns for 2021
The Levitt AMP Utica Music Series announced its lineup of New York State-based artists who will perform at Kopernik Park in Downtown Utica this summer. Concerts will take place on Monday nights from 6-9 p.m, July 5 – Aug. 30 with a final tenth concert taking place on Friday, Sept. 3 to kick off Labor […]
Live: Vaporeyes and The Reflexions at Funk ‘n Waffles
Syracuse-based psychedelic prog band Vaporeyes performed the third show of their May residency at Funk ‘n Waffles Friday night, supporting their new album Cantrips. Opening the show was the newly formed Northeast jamband supergroup The Reflexions from Vermont. The show was billed as The Road to Woodsfest, a festival in its third year at Woods […]