The 2014 summer tour from Phish continues to be an ever-unravelling adventure in setlist construction and jam sequences. The show at Canandaigua Tuesday was no exception. Launching into the rarity “Buried Alive” right out of the gates, the foursome then segued into an oddly placed but adventurous first-set “Twist”, clocking in just over 8 minutes. From there, […]
Phish returns to CMAC after four year wait
Just before Phish sinks their toes into the ground and sets a different course for the Midwestern leg of their 2014 Summer Tour, The Vermont quartet will leave the Big Apple for greener pastures for one more Upstate stop in the Finger Lakes. Their pit-stop into Canandaigua Performing Arts Center Tuesday, July 15th will mark […]
Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance Announces 2014 Lineup – Dickie Betts, Anders Osborne, Donna The Buffalo and Many More!
One of the longest running annual music festivals in the country announced the artist lineup for their 2014 installment Thursday and lucky for NYS Music readers; that festival is centrally nestled in Upstate New York. Celebrating their 24th festival this year, Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance unveiled the artists who will be gracing the […]
Still Crazy After All These Years: Phish kicks off the first of four nights at Madison Square Garden
An uncharacteristically warm New York City late-December day with sunny weather greeted the Phish faithful on Friday, December 28th as they collectively made their final tour treks to the Big Apple after a stellar 2013 year of music from Phish. In addition to numerous architectural and logistical changes accompanying the Madison Square Garden experience, fans were […]
Hearing Aide: Jimkata’s Live Album ’10 More Songs’
Upstate’s own Jimkata continues to buzzsaw through genres and expected timetables for success. They have been diligent in the studio over the years and have worked even harder touring, which is why their newest live release 10 More Songs fittingly celebrates the latter. A 14-song commemoration of the embodiment of both Jimkata and their Upstate NY […]
The 23rd Annual Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance: Staying Different by Remaining the Same
In this day and age where music festivals are popping up like a game of Whack-A-Mole, it’s nice to know there’s an oasis of musical and arts gatherings right in our own backyard, one that is celebrating its 23rd consecutive year. That festival is Grassroots and that backyard is Trumansburg, NY. “The uniqueness of Grassroots […]
Will Phish return to Watkins Glen this summer?
Johnny Goff – Hey Michael, It’s been two years since we chatted pre-Super Ball to discuss Phish rumors at Watkins Glen. Here we are, two years later and I’m curious what you think the legacy is of having the Phish SuperBall 9 festival at Watkins Glen International? Michael Printup, Watkins Glen International Track President – […]
Phish at Madison Square Garden, December 31st
A New Years Eve Garden Party concludes an “Iron Man” year for Phish 3.0 A review of Phish’s 4th of 4 night run @ Madison Square Garden, NYC. .The New Years Eve show Of the 220 different songs Phish played in 2012, #218 –Ricky Nelson’s “Garden Party”, played on New Years Eve at the World’s […]
“We Have a Committment to Everywhere”: An Interview with Jeff Lloyd, Guitarist and Singer for The Heavy Pets
Of the many acts to come out of Central New York, The Heavy Pets have risen to headlining acts at festivals nationwide amid a consistent touring schedule. Rising from Syracuse University a decade ago and taking their talents to Miami, the quartet has regularly returned to the Northeast with a great response from fans. Johnny […]
Live Free But Die Digital : An Interview with Jimkata’s Frontman Evan Friedell
Nearly exactly four and half years ago, I drove up to Ithaca to interview four young musicians making local waves as an up and coming college band called Jimkata. They had barely released a 5-track LP and were playing Friday nights in Ithaca and Oneonta. Fast forward to today, that same foursome has caught the […]