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Pete Mason is a teacher and writer living outside Albany. "Counting Down the Number Line" is his fourth children's book with illustrator Ryan Kerrigan. He is Publisher of NYS Music.

He promotes artists through PhanArt shows, highlighting music-inspired fan creations while supporting The Mockingbird Foundation and Groovesafe.

Pete@NYSMusic.com

Jam/Progressive

Nanola Hosts Hilltop for Pre/Post Phish Shows, Free Camping

Pete Mason Jul 22, 2025

With Phish closing out their 2025 Summer Tour at SPAC this coming weekend, phans looking for live music before and after the shows don't have to look far. Just a 10 minute drive (without concert traffic) down Route 9 to Nanola, Albany jam…

New York Series

New York Series: “Car 54, Where Are You?”

Pete Mason Jul 9, 2025

If you grew up in the early 1960s, or watched Nick at Nite in the late 1980s, you probably remember this theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5MkCAwupe0 An ear worm if there ever was one, the theme song to Car 54, Where Are…

Album Reviews

Get Down with Space Carnival’s Live Album “Slippery Disco: Live in Albany”

Pete Mason Jul 1, 2025

Fresh off their recent and highly anticipated reunion, Space Carnival returns with a fresh dose of their driven jam funk sound, with Slippery Disco: Live in Albany. Recorded on April 5, 2025 at Ophelia's (formerly Parish Public…

Saratoga Springs

Grateful Dead perform at SPAC on June 28, 1988, ending three year ban

Pete Mason Jun 28, 2025

After being banned from SPAC for three years, the Grateful Dead returned on Tuesday, June 28, 1988 for one final outing at the famed Saratoga Springs venue. This being their first show since the release of 1987's In the Dark and the Top 10…

Flashback

Phish Perform “The Line” on Late Show with David Letterman

Pete Mason Jun 23, 2025

Facing a moment of immense pressure under the public eye is the basis for Phish's "The Line." The origin of the song dates to 2005 Conference-USA basketball championship, and the stress that one real life player faced from the charity…

Festival News

Hudson River Music Festival in Croton to Feature Grahame Lesh and Friends, Pres. Hall Jazz Band,…

Pete Mason Jun 11, 2025

Inspired by Toshi and Pete Seeger's storied Clearwater Festival, Hudson River Music Festival arrives in Croton Point Park this Saturday, June 14, celebrating music, community and environmental action. The initial lineup features…

Jam/Progressive

Strangefolk Announce Return of Garden of Eden Festival at Jay Peak, Vermont

Pete Mason May 21, 2025

Beloved Burlington, Vermont jam band Strangefolk will revive the iconic Garden of Eden festival at Jay Peak Resort on August 22 and 23. This marks the first Garden of Eden event since 2019, instantly becoming a highly anticipated…

Video

Bad Bunny y Scarlett Johansson Cierran la Temporada 50 de SNL

Pete Mason May 18, 2025

Closing out Season 50 of Saturday Night Live, seven-time host Scarlet Johansson was joined by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. The end to SNL's 50th season was impressive from cold open to the goodnights, with one sketch delivered mostly in…

Video

25 Years Later: Phish Perform ‘Heavy Things” on Letterman – May 16, 2000

Pete Mason May 16, 2025

On Tuesday, May 16, 2000, Phish appeared on Late Show with David Letterman to perform "Heavy Things," the day Farmhouse was released. Design via PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish One of Phish's poppier tunes, "Heavy Things" was…

Show Reviews

bob. Wrap Up May Run at Putnam Place

Pete Mason May 14, 2025

bob. - an interpretation of Dylan, and a collection of Upstate New York's finest musicians - wrapped up a short Northeast run at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, May 10. With a full sound pulling from the deep catalog of…

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