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Interviews

Tough Guys: Caroline Jones is Unapologetically Here to Shine

NYS Music Staff Oct 13, 2018

Remember this name: Caroline Jones. The 28-year-old country singer and songwriter released her first album, Bare Feet, in March 2018, and has had an outstandingly remarkable concert season opening for country successes Tim McGraw, Jimmy…

Pop

Repetitive but Never Boring: Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band Cover Old Favorites

NYS Music Staff Sep 19, 2018

Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band brought a bit of nostalgia to Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Friday, September 14, covering 25 well known songs from the '80s and '90s. On a stage decked out with a large drape screen-printed with a…

Artist Profile

Listen to Orchard Lounge Camp Bisco VIP set with Allen Aucoin

NYS Music Staff 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…

Show Reviews

Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling – Orchestration and Ballet at a Rock Show

NYS Music Staff Jul 31, 2018

Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling shared the headline at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 28th, cutting through the humid and steamy night with ethereal vocals and punchy, athletic dancing. Juxtaposed with the ballet at SPAC…

Show Reviews

Aqueous Sets Sail at Riverboat Bar in Alex Bay

NYS Music Staff Jul 27, 2018

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. Most certainly the smallest…

Show Reviews

Charlie Puth Checks All the Boxes for Heartthrob at SPAC

NYS Music Staff Jul 26, 2018

Charlie Puth brought his tour “Voice Notes” to Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sunday, July 22nd, much to the delight of thousands of teen girls. After a longer set of familiar pop songs by Hailee Steinfeld, his opener, Puth took the…

Show Reviews

A Friend in the Berkshires: James Taylor Doesn’t Disappoint Fans in Timeless Concert

NYS Music Staff Jul 6, 2018

Berkshires resident and world-loved music legend James Taylor crooned to a sold-out crowd at Tanglewood July 3, the first night of his traditional two nights at the rural venue near his summer home. The crowd filled every inch of the…

Show Reviews

Music as the Last Real Magic: Imagine Dragons Cast a Spell on Saratoga

NYS Music Staff Jun 30, 2018

Imagine Dragons brought the sound, look, and energy of a big-time rock show to Saratoga Springs on Friday, June 29 on their EVOLVE Tour. With Grace Vanderwaal opening, the group rolled into town with high energy, showmanship, and a unifying…

Show Reviews

Mayer and Company Offer Their Weirs to a Packed SPAC

NYS Music Staff Jun 13, 2018

Saratoga Performing Arts Center hosted Dead & Company with John Mayer on Monday, June 11, bringing in over 17,000 head nodding, barefoot dancing, arms-in-the-air, grooving fans to SPAC. True confession: this was my first experience…

Upcoming Shows

Celebrate Gay Pride this month in Albany

NYS Music Staff Jun 6, 2018

This Sunday in Albany, the Pride Center of the Capital Region will celebrate and hold its annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Festival and Parade. The parade will step off at noon along Lark Street and the…

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