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Long Island

Long Island’s Steve Vai is Holding Vai Academy 5.0 in Glen Cove

Contributing Writer Feb 21, 2019

Guitar legend Steve Vai’s annual four-day-and-night guitar clinic returns to The Mansion at Glen Cove in Long Island July 29 – Aug. 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsWak6wNeRM Featuring Vai leading classes and workshops, the event will…

Album Reviews

Long Island and NYC’s Black Suit Youth release their fourth full length album ‘False…

Contributing Writer Jan 31, 2019

Black Suit Youth has played sold-out theaters with bands such as Story of the Year and Alien Ant Farm. Their newest CD was recorded in Atlanta by Peter Catalano, and listeners will immediately hear that “False South” is a terrific,…

87/90

Warm up at the Waterhole during Saranac Lake Winter Carnival

Contributing Writer Jan 18, 2019

Submitted by Derick Borst for NYS Music The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is a legendary two-week party in the middle of winter, in the most northern part of New York State. This year's edition, the 122nd, takes place from Feb. 1 - 10.…

Artist Profile

Listen to Orchard Lounge’s Camp Bisco VIP set with Allen Aucoin

Contributing Writer Aug 31, 2018

Formed in Chicago over eighteen years ago, the DJ collective known as Orchard Lounge is made up of Ben Silver, Spencer Lokken and Bethany Lokken. Looking back over an almost two-decade career we start to see some festivals and events that…

Jam/Progressive

Aqueous Sets Sail at Riverboat Bar in Alex Bay

Contributing Writer Jul 27, 2018

Words by Andy Cavallario When the doors to The Riverboat Bar in Alexandria Bay opened up a little over an hour before Aqueous was to take the stage on Friday July 20, there was a feeling of anticipation for what was about to transpire.…

Features

Photo Gallery: The Werks at Bearsville Theater

Contributing Writer Sep 13, 2017

The Werks arrived in Bearsville, NY fresh off a performance at Last Daze of Summer Music Festival in Sterling, NY. They capped off Labor Day weekend with their first ever show at Bearsville Theater, with an opening performance by Dharma…

Jam/Progressive

Phish is in the Midst of an Historic Residency at Madison Square Garden

Contributing Writer Aug 1, 2017

Phish is doing something unprecedented at Madison Square Garden. They’re in the midst of a 13 show residency that is more than your average run of shows. This isn’t just a residency: it's a historic Rock ‘n’ Roll experience that is falling…

Electronic

Top 5 Reasons to Attend Electric Zoo

Contributing Writer Jun 17, 2017

Festival season for 2017 has begun and is in full swing! There are more and more festivals popping up every year, but a solid returning fest worth mentioning is taking place over Labor Day weekend in NYC. Electric Zoo is in its ninth year…

NYSMusic Staff

Meet Your NYSMusic Staff: Chris and Kelly Besaw

Contributing Writer Nov 20, 2015

Chris Besaw is an IT professional by trade but a photographer, artist and intense music fan at heart. He has been involved in the music scene for as long as he can remember and went to his first concert at the age of five, seeing Loverboy,…

NYSMusic Staff

Meet Your NYSMusic Staff: Writer Mike Kohli

Contributing Writer Nov 13, 2015

Born into a musical family, it was only logical for Mike to venture into music writing as an adult. Raised on a steady diet of Hee Haw, Lawrence Welk and Irish music, Mike's first live music experiences happened on the back Bilco stairway…