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Last week, NYS Music covered staple jamgrass group Railroad Earth during the incredible northeast run of their 2019 winter tour. While all musicians put on a strong showing every night, one performer stood out in particular: Mike…

“Nothing but love songs, folks,” said Todd Scheaffer last night at Albany music theatre The Egg. Scheaffer and the rest of the formative jamgrass group Railroad Earth were having lots of fun at the capitol region venue, the first…

“Just so you know, we don’t read sheet music. For all those accusing us online of reading sheet music, how dare you!” So said bassist Marc Brownstein in good humor as he addressed The Capitol Theatre crowd on the second night of The…

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame, a non-profit organization, honors, in its own words, "a diverse array of performers, groups, and music industry leaders that have made significant contributions to Long Island’s rich music history," and…

The String Cheese Incident are finishing up an eastern stint of shows, with last night and tonight seeing them play at Worcester, MA’s Palladium Night Club. Earlier this week, the band spent Halloween in Philadelphia, performing two back to…

In a legendary place like The Capitol Theatre, the most memorable acts performing there today channel the ghosts of its musical past, like Frank Zappa, Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead. Acts that will be remembered, years from now,…

Premier progressive jamgrass band Greensky Bluegrass will return to perform at Port Chester, NY’s The Capitol Theatre this Saturday, on October 6. Opening up the night will be rock and roll bluegrass quintet The Lil’ Smokies. Tickets…

This weekend, on Friday Oct. 5 and Saturday, Oct. 6, NYC-based jam quartet Space Bacon will take over Manhattan music venue Mercury Lounge for a two-night event dubbed the “Space Invasion.” The run will consist of four full…

Governors Ball Music Festival returned to Randall's Island Park last weekend for its eighth year in a row, bringing a mainstream savvy lineup that spanned an array of genres as well as several decades in music. Nearly 150,000 people trekked…

On Friday June 1, guitarist Tom Hamilton and pianist Holly Bowling will bring their acoustic duo project to The Capitol Theatre for what is sure to be a magnificent set of Grateful Dead material. The show is billed as ‘Acoustic Exploration…