SAMMYS People’s Choice Noms Begin Jan. 1
Nominations for the 2020 Syracuse Area Music Awards People’s Choice Awards open on Jan. 1. Each year, the SAMMYS provides a web-based competition in four categories. This year the live category has been changed to accommodate livestreams, which have become the live music platform of choice during the pandemic. Nominations are open to the public […]
SAMMYS Now Accepting Submissions for 2021 Awards
The Syracuse Area Music Awards is now accepting submissions for consideration in the 2021 SAMMY Awards. From now until Jan. 6 Syracuse area musicians are encouraged to submit recordings — commercially released albums or EPs released in the 2020 calendar year. A change in this year’s submissions is that all entries will be accepted online […]
SAMMYS Going Virtual for 2021 Ceremony
The date for the Syracuse Area Music Awards (SAMMYS) was announced Tuesday and the event will be going virtual for 2021. The March 5 ceremony, which normally takes place at the Palace Theater in Eastwood, will instead be live-streamed from SubCat Studios in Syracuse and will include performances by area musicians along with the award […]
Landmark Music Copyright Case to be Heard Before Supreme Court Thursday
As we go about our days listening to music on our favorite streaming platforms, the way in which it is delivered may change forever today as the Supreme Court will hear the case of Google v. Oracle and render a decision that will affect musicians and their copyrights forever. In 2015, I had the opportunity […]
Bandcamp Friday Continues to Help Independent Artists
Independent music platform Bandcamp began Bandcamp Friday in March to help independent musicians impacted by the pandemic. On the first Friday of each month, the service waives all artist fees on music and merchandise sold through their site. Since the first Bandcamp Friday in March, over $75 million in music and merchandise has been sold, […]
Uptown Theatre Named to National Register of Historic Places
Utica’s historic Uptown Theatre for Creative Arts (UTCA) was approved last week for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. This is a lengthy process, requiring submission, review, and approval at the state level first, before the state makes recommendations to the National Register. The New York State approval alone took more than a […]
Bandcamp Fridays Continue to Support Independent Musicians Through the End of the Year
Since March, the music hosting site Bandcamp has been supporting working musicians by donating all proceeds every first Friday of the month. “Bandcamp Friday” allows one to peruse a diverse selection of music and give directly to the artists that have been hard hit during COVID-19. It’s a good reminder that Bandcamp Fridays are really an […]
Governor Pulls Plug on moe. Vernon Show at the 11th Hour
Editor’s note: Story updated to include statement from Creative Concerts New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, incensed by the apparent lack of social distancing and masks at a Chainsmokers show in the Hamptons last weekend, apparently threatened to pull Vernon Downs Hotel Casino’s gaming license if it hosted the two-day concert by jamband moe. this coming […]
Save Our Stages Initiative Has Congressional Support
#SaveOurStages is a recently launched movement initiated by the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), whose mission is to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live music venues and promoters throughout the United States. Newly formed in the midst of the impact of the COVID pandemic, NIVA currently includes nearly two thousand venues in all […]
moe. to Play Drive-In Concert at Vernon Downs July 31
After hinting at a Vernon Downs Casino Hotel show on social media Wednesday, moe. and Creative Concerts announced Friday a drive-in concert to be held in Vernon on July 31. The show will take place on the grounds of the casino, hotel and harness racing track located in Central New York. Fanclub presale tickets will […]