LIVE: Jocelyn & Chris Sell Out The 443

Editor’s Note: This article was revised to correct some inaccuracies. Volume… Loud. Hair… Long. Apologies… None. The above is from sister-brother blues-rock duo Jocelyn and Chris’s bio. That short and sweet description is perfectly befitting of this outfit. Though on Friday night at the sold-out 443 Social Club and Lounge in Syracuse, they toned it […]

Guest Opinion: The ‘No-Show’ Epidemic Crushing Live Music Venues

By Julie Leone, Co-Owner of The 443 Social Club in Syracuse It’s no secret that the live music industry has been all but decimated by the COVID-19 roller coaster of the last two years. It’s tough to keep a business running when your existence depends on gathering large groups of people together – and that […]

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 […]