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At NYS Music we love a mystery. Goose delivered a mystery in cryptic droves over the past couple of weeks. They dropped messages with zero context, dropped a video of a music executive rant filled with industry jargon, and showed up at an…

With a packed house at Putnam Place, Reprise performed the June 26, 1995 SPAC show on Saturday, March 7, bringing the original show in all its glory, with the crowd hanging on each note from the Summer of '95 show. Formed to…

Providence, RI. December 12th and 13th, 2025: The jam band scene is purposefully filled with surprises. The bands want to audience to feel something new. Goosemas 2025 was no different. Goose revealed a theme of a lost boy named Barnaby…

Judas Priest and Alice Cooper brought their North American Tour to Saratoga Springs for an epic night of new and old music on Saturday, September 27. Judas Priest blended a mix of old and new, opening their long set with a tribute to Ozzy…

It was a perfect summer night on July 18th when Dave Matthews Band took the stage at SPAC in Saratoga Springs. The crowd was ready—fans old and new filled every corner of the venue, making it clear this wasn’t just another tour stop. For…

It was a balmy night on July 17 when "Weird Al" Yankovic melted the faces off a full house of fans at SPAC. His die-hard fans were in full effect: mustaches, curly hair, and Hawaiian shirts were everywhere you looked. They were not…

LaMP is super fun. How much fun? Well, the trio from Vermont is so fun that NYS Music sent a trio of photographers to Putnam Place to capture an evening with LaMP on Thursday, May 8. Ray Paczkowski of LaMP at Putnam Place in Saratoga…

Willie Nelson brought his Outlaw Music Festival to Saratoga for a late-summer jam session. With a tour that celebrates Willie's lifelong musical genius and his legacy of hits, this tour seems extra special as Willie turned a remarkable 90…

This year's annual end-of-the-summer celebration of music in Lake George at the Adirondack Independence Music Festival saw two evenings with moe. and a one evening with Dark Star Orchestra. The three-day festival held over Labor Day…