Big Mean Sound Machine

NYS Music combed the state, across I-90 and I-87, up into the North Country and down into the Southern Tier, and has compiled a comprehensive list of all events coming up this New Year's Eve. Make your plans for New Years Eve 2017 and say…

Friday November 17 found Buffalo Iron Works welcoming the boundless, afrobeat grooves of Ithaca's Big Mean Sound Machine. Getting the night started was the gypsy punk stylings of Bella's Bartok.

It's back again and better than ever. Rochester Fringe Festival has announced an unbelievable lineup for 2017. Over the course of 10 days, more than 500 events will be held, including music, art, dance, comedy, and theater. The festivities…

The story behind this festival’s beginnings is truly heart-warming. It started off as a humble benefit concert to help raise funds for the fight against AIDS and it grew into a nationwide festival that hosts over 80 groups throughout its…

Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend bookend the festival season, meaning many northeasterners start and end their summers at Camp Kee-Wanee in Greenfield, Mass., for the 15th Strangecreek and Wormtown Campouts. Last week was the…

Rochester's Party in the Park announced the 2017 lineup for the summer concert series. The lineup includes many big names in music, including Los Lobos, Living Colour, Tim Reynolds and Blues Traveler. The series also features a number of…

Big Mean Sound Machine brought their Afro-beat funk sounds to Flour City Station on April 22, touring in support of their just released album Runnin' for the Ghost. After some dates down south they will be back in upstate New York…

The 9-Piece powerhouse brought their album-release tour to The Root Cellar in Greenfield, MA on Saturday, April 15. Big Mean Sound Machine played their hearts out for two incredible sets for a crowd of locals ready to dance. They're taking…

Big Mean Sound Machine is an instrumental funk group which has been evolving since the summer of 2009.  The adjectives in the band's name are normally used to describe a Godzilla-like monster and this 9-piece out of Ithaca, NY has a sound…

And then there were 8... Last Monday, we started with an field of 64 original bands from across New York State - some you've heard of, and some you might not know about. These bands were recommended for inclusion in our field of 64 by NYS…