Copper City Quarantine Virtual Concert to Benefit Rome’s Capitol Arts Complex

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 […]

Stanley Center for the Arts Announces Online Stage Contest

The Stanley Center for the Arts has created a virtual opportunity for area musicians and songwriters. Oneida and Herkimer County musicians are eligible to enter performance videos and win cash prizes up to $1,000. The first-place winner will also get the opportunity to cut a single at Big Blue North Recording Studio in Utica, New […]

Saranac Cancels Thursday Night and Concert Series

One of Central New York’s rites of summer has been canceled thanks to the novel coronavirus. In a statement issued through social media, the Saranac Brewery announced the cancellation of it’s annual Saranac Thursday series as well as its successful concert series through at least July 15. At this point, the only announced show affected […]

The CNY Music Community Mourns John Prine

It has been two weeks since the world lost iconic singer-songwriter, John Prine. But his loss is still being felt around the music world. He was diagnosed with the coronavirus in mid-March and lost his battle on April 7. He was 73 years old. Following his death, musicians across the spectrum have expressed their sorrow […]

Looking Back on Leap Day 2020: Dustin Lynch at Turning Stone

Looking back on Leap Day 2020 at the Turning Stone Casino, we were lucky to have Dustin Lynch give Verona “one hell of a night” of country music. Dustin made the extra day of 2020 that much more special for all of those in attendance that night. Opening the show was county newcomer Travis Denning. […]

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 […]

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, […]