The 315 Interview: Sydney Irving
The Central New York music scene has a fresh face on the scene in the form of singer-songwriter Sydney Irving. When your influences range from Taylor Swift to Tom Petty to the Doors to AC/DC, you’re going to be tough to pigeonhole. And that’s just the way Irving likes it. The 17-year-old musician based out […]
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 […]
Third Annual Syracuse Irish Festival Trad Fest – The Show Will Go On Virtually
Beginning March 10 the Syracuse Irish Festival in conjunction with Kitty Hoynes will present the third annual Trad Fest. For five nights viewers can watch some of their favorite Celtic musicians play live online for free. Join the stream this week by clicking on the Syracuse Irish Festival Facebook page. Some of Central New York’s […]
315 Reviews: Atkins Riot’s ‘Couch Potato’
Syracuse’s Atkins Riot has put an awful lot of rock into a short EP. The record is very well produced and each song flows seamlessly into the next, while the band experiments with different sounds. This tight band consists of Anthony Saturno, Rob Zaccaria, Sam Roux, and Byron Cage. The title track “Couch Potato” kicks […]
Cuomo to Allow Large Stadiums and Arenas to Reopen
Large stadiums and arenas with capacity of 10,000 people or more can reopen starting Feb. 23, New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday. Venues must be preapproved by the state health department and limit attendance to 10% of capacity and attendees must present proof of a negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of the […]
Westcott Community Center Announces Van Fundraiser
The Vantastic Fundraiser, an online event hosted by the Westcott Community Center and Syracuse musician and city councilor Joe Driscoll, will take place Thursday, Feb. 11 from 7-9 p.m. The event, an effort to raise money for a new van for the community center, will be simultaneously live-streamed on the Westcott Community Center’s and Joe […]
2021 SAMMY Nominees Announced
This year’s Syracuse Area Music Award nominees were announced in 14 categories via livestream Wednesday morning with 95X’s Scott Dixon hosting. Despite a global pandemic that saw the entire live entertainment industry shuttered for the majority of 2020, Central New York musicians proved prolific during this time. A record number of 166 recordings released during […]
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 […]
315 Release Friday: Just Joe’s Introspective Work, ‘Breakdown’
Black Friday is a big day for new releases. For this Black Friday, one of the 315’s favorite balladeers Joe Altier (stage name Just Joe) has released his most personal effort to date, ‘Breakdown.’ You can find it on all the streaming platforms and copies of the physical CD can be found at his website. […]