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One of ’s top music festivals of last summer, Equifunk: The All-Inclusive Music Festival, brought a great two night run of official late night Phish after-parties.  The first night saw soon to breakout band The Main Squeeze play an…

On December 27, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (JRAD) closed The Capitol Theatre down for 2013 with their second-ever performance. Comprised of Russo, Marco Benevento, Scott Metzger, Dave Dreiwitz and Tom Hamilton, the quintet showed why they…

The Wooten Brothers are not your average family.  They have been playing music together for their entire lives and it shows in the way they perform on stage.  Victor, Joseph, Roy “Futureman,” and Regi play with each other with such ease…

Joe Russo's Almost Dead (JRAD) will be making their much anticipated return to live music at The Capitol Theatre on December 27. The group, consisting of Joe Russo (drums), Marco Benevento (keys), Scott Metzger (guitar), Dave Dreiwitz…

There are musicians that people see clearly pour their heart and soul into a performance. John Medeski did just that on December 7th at The Massry Center at The College of Saint Rose. His just over two hour set was mesmerizing and made you…

In very exciting news this week, Mike Gordon band will be releasing a new album, Overstep, on February 25 and supporting it with a tour that crosses the country.  The tour will start at the fabulous Westcott Theater in Syracuse, NY on…

In what is sure to end up being the beginning sign of a full-fledged tour, Mike Gordon will be bringing his band to the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA on April 5th, 2014.  It was announced on Wednesday via iberkshires that he would be playing a…

Rumors had been swirling ever since a press conference for a Billy Joel event at Madison Sqaure Garden was announced last week.  The speculation varied from playing a show once a month for just the year, to playing a different album for…

The Rascals pulled into The Palace Theatre on Sunday, November 24th with their beautifully orchestrated Broadway concert to an ecstatic crowd to end their four night run of Upstate New York cities.  Playing 31 songs over a span of over two…

Keyboardist Marco Benevento has been a creative force for quite some time.  From playing with Joe Russo in “The Duo” to playing with Mike Gordon, Trey Anastasio, and Russo in GRAB, and sitting in with many legends over the years, Marco is…