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New Year’s Eve is around the corner and while some will be heading south for warmer celebrations, others will be sticking closer to home. From moe. in Albany to Aqueous in Buffalo and down to JRAD in Port Chester, there’s no shortage of…

Syracuse natives Jeff Jones, Brian Coyne and Jeff Tripoli, collectively known as The Pale Green Stars, celebrate the release of their album The Honky Tonk Years this week. The album mixes strains of blues, rock and full-bodied vocals to…

The Purple Pig Festival, a quietly publicized festival hidden away in the Finger Lakes, proved a force to be reckoned with over the last weekend in September. Under the full Harvest Moon, traffic lined the corn fields in Naples, NY, waiting…

The Great Blue Heron, more widely known for their annual festival over the Fourth of July weekend, played host to the third annual Night Lights Music Festival September 13th and 14th. The sprawling acreage nestled in the Amish countryside…

The 2013 Night Lights Festival returns  September 13th and 14th to Sherman, NY.  The festival, in its third year, is held at the Great Blue Heron festival grounds. A component of a larger effort, Night Lights at the Heron, the two day music…

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals brought out young and old alike Thursday night in Cooperstown as part of Brewery Ommegang Summer Concert series. Parking lots filled up quickly and tents were set up, taking advantage of the onsite camping…

Brewery Ommegang welcomes Grace Potter and the Nocturnals today, Thursday July 25th. The Vermont-based band released The Lion, the Beast, The Beat last summer and has toured steadily since in support of their 4th studio album.  The bands …

I first experienced Lucid about a year ago at a sushi restaurant after one of the Phish shows at SPAC. They had been on my radar for several years, as they regularly toured Upstate NY, but I had never had the pleasure until that night. I…

After seeing the StrangeCreek music festival lineup, I knew that this was a weekend that I couldn’t miss. Many of my favorite bands were making appearances and the word of mouth that surrounded this festival was outstanding. The weather…

Memorial Day, a weekend traditionally known as the opening of summer kicks off 2013 Festival season in the Northeast with StrangeCreek Campout Music and Arts Festival in Greenfield, Massachusetts, nestled in the Berkshire Mountains. The…