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Unusual And Sexy: Lauper and Stewart Take Saratoga By Storm

NYS Music Staff Jul 24, 2017

Rod Stewart is still sexy, if you were wondering. And he likes his job. A lot. He performed a high energy set to a sea of fans at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 22 surrounded by fantastic musicians, including a show…

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Showmanship and Vocals: How to Spend a Summer Night in Saratoga

NYS Music Staff Jul 21, 2017

If you were smiling in Saratoga on Wednesday night, you were probably at the Performing Arts Center singing along to Post Modern Jukebox and Straight No Chaser. PMJ took the stage to “All About That Bass,” performing the familiar tune in a…

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Poetry in Folk Rock: Moody Blues Reminds Saratoga that Rock Never Ages

NYS Music Staff Jul 18, 2017

On Sunday, July 16, a crowd at Saratoga Performing Arts Center was treated to folksy, trippy, and bluesy pop music on a cool summer night. The sky was filled with golden and blue light as The Moody Blues took to the stage washed in purples…

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Bringing Havana to Saratoga: Cuban Music Shakes Up Classical Scene

NYS Music Staff Jun 23, 2017

Ten minutes down the road from Saratoga Performing Art Center’s Dead and Company concert June 20th, the performing arts center was co-hosting with Skidmore a classical event “Mozart in Havana.” While stylistically different from the jam up…

Manhattan

Top 5 Reasons to Attend Electric Zoo

NYS Music Staff 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…

Sitting down with Matisyahu

NYS Music Staff Apr 1, 2017

Walking into the green room of the Bearsville Theater after the evening's performance, I couldn't tell who was more in a haze, myself or the room I was about to enter. A small group formed, celebrating the night's incredible performance…

Central NY

The Final Four of NYS Music’s March Madness 2017

NYS Music Staff Mar 27, 2017

And then there were 4.... Two weeks ago, we started with 64 artists from across New York State, now we're here. Four bands from Binghamton, Buffalo, and a pair from Syracuse remain representing genres of prog rock, jam, reggae and drum…

Capital Region

Round 4 of NYS Music’s 2017 March Madness

NYS Music Staff Mar 23, 2017

And then there were 8... Last Monday, we started with an field of 64 original bands from across New York State - some you've heard of, and some you might not know about. These bands were recommended for inclusion in our field of 64 by NYS…

87/90

Round 3 of NYS Music’s 2017 March Madness

NYS Music Staff Mar 20, 2017

We kick off the week with Round 3 of the 2017 NYS Music March Madness! We're down to 16 teams out of 64 in our friendly tournament style competition for readers to discover new artists who call New York home. The original field of 64 bands…

87/90

Round 2 of NYS Music’s March Madness 2017

NYS Music Staff Mar 16, 2017

It's time for Round 2 of the 2017 NYS Music March Madness! We've brought together 64 of New York's up and coming bands for a friendly tournament style competition for readers to discover new artists who call New York home. The original…

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