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Kathy Stockbridge is a Professional Photographer from the Central NY area with more than a decade experience specializing in event/music photography. For the past several years, Kathy has had the opportunity to expand and grow in the music business both a photojournalist and photography editor. Working along side the remarkable NYS Music Staff, Kathy has been able to establish relationships with venues, festivals, publicity groups, and label executives putting NYS Music on the map as one of the foremost publications in the NY State and northeast area. Kathy strives to bring readers a variety of musical highlights, insights, and news while fulfilling her dreams surrounding the music she loves.
It doesn’t matter if you were a child of the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, or the new millennium, you will be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t know who the Eagles are. There are only a handful of rock songs that I catalog as classic rock…
The Script – The Band That Started It All for Me
The Script is a band that will be timeless to me forever. We all have one. Perhaps because they were our first live show, perhaps they were our first crush, or perhaps they made music that moved us when we needed it most. Whatever the…
Billy Lord: Up and Coming Artist
For the last few years I have had the unique opportunity to cover music of many genres, at many venues, with both up and coming artists, and those national acts that are hitting the billboards. The one thing I notice about all the artists I…
Never a Gamble to See Kenny Rogers With Special Guest Linda Davis at the Turning Stone Event Center
If a person was to go to research country music over the last 60 years, the one name that would continuously pop up as a pioneer in country music would be Kenny Rogers. Kenny’s unique raspy voice, his charming good looks, his witty…
SAMMYs Announce Nominees, Inductees, and Lifetime Achievement Recipient, Jon Fishman for 2015
This morning at The Palace Theater in Syracuse, NY, the much anticipated Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMYs) Nominees, Hall of Fame Inductees, Music Educator of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement Recipient were announced for 2015. With…
Taste of Country Festival 2015 Announces Final Lineup
It’s here – it’s finally happened; the lineup has been announced for The Taste of Country 2015 Music Festival. Last year the crowd on Day Three were treated to a preview of the first headliner announcement of Tim McGraw. Ever since that…
Jana Kramer Shows Love to Syracuse Fans At Toby Keith’s
Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill is one of Upstate New York's premier venues and hosts some of the biggest names in country music today. Offering patrons the opportunity to get up close and personal with these artists, is what sets…
Country Music Top Tours Making Stops at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center This Summer
The 2015 summer tour announcements continue to flood the airwaves with two more huge country music artists announcing that they will be making their way through the New York area. Luke Bryan announced his 2015 Kick Up The Dust tour, while …
Dierks Bentley Riser Tour Brings Crowd To Their Feet and Music To The Utica Auditorium Once Again
When the announcement was made in August that the Dierks Bentley's Riser Tour would make a stop in Utica at the Aud, it only took a matter of a few hours to sell out the arena, once again welcoming back music to the Aud. For the first time…
Lee Brice Chats With NYSMusic About Music and Life
One of the most anticipated country music shows of the year for Central New York is this week's headliners Lee Brice and Chris Young, as they come to the Syracuse, OnCenter War Memorial. As Lee and Chris kick off their nationwide tour that…