The Wallflowers Sell Out Night 2 at Center For The Arts in Homer

Photos by Chris Besaw Review by Kelly Besaw Editor’s note: This article was edited to change the names of the touring musicians. It is a Monday evening in Homer, New York. You are probably wondering what was going on that is notable to write about. One of folk-rock’s finest, The Wallflowers, were playing the second […]

The 315 Interview: Chris Wood of The Wood Brothers

The Wood Brothers play Beak And Skiff Orchards with support from Valerie June on August 13.  For summer and fall tour dates and to find their music follow these links respectively, Wood Brothers, Valerie June. 315 Music recently sat down with Chris Wood of The Wood Brothers in advance of their upcoming Beak & Skiff […]

Apple Valley Announces Billy Strings for Two July Dates

Creative Concerts has announced another pair of shows for its summer concert series. Billy Strings will be performing at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette on Thursday, July 29 and Friday, July 30. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 21 at 12:00 p.m. at applevalleypark.com As with all previously announced events in […]

Umphrey’s McGee to Play Two Dates at Apple Valley

Creative Concerts is excited to announce Umphrey’s McGee will be performing at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette, NY on Friday, June 25 and Saturday, June 26. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 21 at 12:00 p.m. at applevalleypark.com. The Chicago-based progressive jamband last made an appearance in Central New York in […]

Get the Led Out to Perform at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette

Creative Concerts has announced Get the Led Out will be performing at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette on Friday, June 18. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 14th at 10:00 a.m. at applevalleypark.com Like previous events announced in this outdoor series, events will be socially distanced, with fans being able to […]

Apple Valley Adds Blackberry Smoke to Summer Concert Series.

Creative Concerts has announced another summer series show at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette. Blackberry Smoke with special guests Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves will be performing at Apple Valley Park on Tuesday, June 29. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, April 30 at 10 a.m. at applevalleypark.com As with […]

Twiddle & Friends Announce LaFayette Shows

Creative Concerts has announced that Twiddle will be performing at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette for four consecutive nights, May 27- 30. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, April 2 at 10 a.m. at the Apple Valley Park website here. Twiddle will be joined by Dopapod on the 27th and 28th, and […]

Ani DiFranco Drops Timely New Single

It’s almost as if she planned it this way. The day after the most bizarre presidential debate in memory, Buffalo-born Ani DiFranco dropped her first new music since 2017’s Binary, the single “Do or Die.” The song is a rallying cry with a message many will carry through the election and beyond. Many DiFranco fans […]

Porchfest Takes to the Airwaves

Since its inception in Ithaca in 2007, Porchfest has been a community concert on porches with the audience congregating in the streets. Cortland started its own Porchfest in 2016 and the program has gotten stronger every year. But gathering a large number of people together in the middle of a pandemic is not the best […]

Chris Merkley Launches New Live Event and Livestream Production Company

Chris Merkley Launches New Live Event and Livestream Production Company

American Vintage Productions (AVP) is a newly-formed, live event/livestream concert production company headquartered in Cortland. The company was formed by local musician and event organizer Chris Merkley. American Vintage Productions (AVP) will be launching its weekly livestream concerts called American Vintage Live (AV Live) presented by ONCO Fermentation on May 13 at 7:00 p.m. AV […]