bob. An Interpretation of Dylan Hits Funk this Thursday

Meet bob. If the stylization of the name looks familiar, it’s because the driving forces behind this relatively new tribute project are Al Schnier and Vinnie Amico of jamband vets moe. Schnier and Amico have joined forces with Charley Orlando (Ruha, Pearly Baker’s Best, Dexter Grove), Brian Lauri (Ruha, Pearly Baker’s Best, Root Shock), and […]
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 […]
Benefit for Charley Orlando to Take Place Sunday at Syracuse’s Westcott Theater

Charley Orlando may be best known to the jamband world as the former frontman for psychedelic ’90s road dogs Dexter Grove, who toured incessantly for the better part of ten years. The Syracuse area knows Orlando as not just a musician but also one of the area’s biggest music ambassadors. This Sunday, Dec. 22 the […]
KMase Productions Announces Storytellers Mini-Tour

Three of Central New York’s most talented singer/songwriters are teaming up for a mini-tour in April. This first ever mini-tour, presented by KMase Productions out of Syracuse, includes Mike Powell, Chris Merkley and Charley Orlando. Orlando is the talent buyer for Funk n’ Waffles. He helped create a regular Saturday/Sunday Storytellers session at the Downtown […]