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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.
On April 6, 2016, the country music world lost one of the truly great trail blazing musicians of our generation. Born exactly 79 years previously to the date, Haggard was raised by a his widowed mother in a small town outside of…
Barry Manilow Packs The Turning Stone Event Center ‘Even Now’
'Even Now', some forty years later, Barry Manilow can still sell out a venue. As patrons filed in to the Turning Stone Event Center last Friday evening, the diverse mix of attendees demonstrated his reach musically. Whether it was the…
A Conversation About Music In The Schools: From Rome Free Academy to Motown and Manilow
When thinking of music in schools, one would assume it's only an extracurricular activity. Rome Free Academy (RFA) believes differently. To them, it's a career path and the students who participate in the music programs are nurtured and…
Fall Out Boy Fills The Oncenter War Memorial to Capacity
With lines wrapped around the block like a coiled hose, fans waited patiently to get to their seats to see Fall Out Boy at The Oncenter in Syracuse on Sunday night. This diverse crowd filed in with no issues other than the few expected…
SAMMYS 2016 Induction Ceremony and Awards Event
The music world is a family, and no where more so than in Syracuse. Each year Syracuse area musicians and music lovers come together to celebrate their own. Submissions of new music for consideration inundate the committee each year, and…
Not Your Momma’s Country – Brantley Gilbert’s Blackout Tour Doesn’t…
As Brantley Gilbert's Blackout Tour rolled into the Turning Stone Casino this past week, Central New Yorkers came out in droves to see the hard core country rocker perform.
Starting promptly at 7pm, the Event Center at The Turning Stone…
Anders Osborne Beams at The Westcott Theater
On a night capping off a daylong deluge in Upstate New York, it was all rays of sunshine inside the Westcott Theater when Anders Osborne and Tom Hamilton's American Babies took the stage. The two guitarists are both at the top of their game…
The Country Music Community Mourns One of Their Most Beloved As Joey Feek Passes
It is with a heavy heart that NYS Music reports Joey Feek has passed away today from cervical cancer. In her husband Rory's personal blog dedicated to his wife and their life, he shares with family, friends, and fans, that "My wife’s…
Is The Gig at Exit 33 The People’s Favorite Venue?
Only a week away, the Syracuse Area Music Awards are gearing up to be another amazing celebration honoring those musicians from the Central New York area.
Each year recipients in several categories are recognized for outstanding…
Country Music Says Goodbye to the Legendary ‘Southern Gentleman’, Sonny James
Country music bid a sad farewell to the one they called 'The Southern Gentleman," Sonny James (James Hugh Loden).
Coined "The Southern Gentleman" due to his polite mannerisms, this country legend was raised in a musical family in…