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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.

Twitter: @PhanArt Email: Pete@NYSMusic.com

Show Reviews

Beck Brings ‘Sea Change’, ‘Morning Phase’ and More to Tanglewood

Pete Mason Jul 25, 2024

Beck's deep decades-long catalog was on full display to a packed Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood on Tuesday, July 23. With Edwin Outwater conducting another installment of Tanglewood's Popular Artist Series, the Rock and Roll…

Flashback

30 Years Later: Phish at Big Birch Concert Pavilion, July 13, 1994

Pete Mason Jul 13, 2024

On July 13, 1994, while the Grateful Dead drew a reported 60,000 fans to northern Vermont, Phish performed five hours south at Big Birch Ski Area in Patterson, NY to a much smaller crowd who were treated to the musical risk-taking and on…

Manhattan

Biscoland Triumphs Through the Heat at Wonderland

Pete Mason Jul 11, 2024

More than two decades of Disco Biscuits music festival memories converged in Central New York over July 4-6. Combining the rocky terrain of Skye Top Festival Grounds in Van Etten, the hills of Hunter Mountain, the prime rural location of…

Show Reviews

Watch Trey Anastasio and the Boston Pops Unite at Tanglewood

Pete Mason Jul 3, 2024

On a long anticipated day for musicians and fans alike, Trey Anastasio performed for the first time at Tanglewood Music Center, joined by the Boston Pops, conducted by Edwin Outwater. photo by Hilary Scott Initially scheduled to…

Electronic

Biscoland Returns to Wonderland this Weekend

Pete Mason Jul 3, 2024

Over July 4-6, Biscoland will return to Wonderland Forest in Central New York, for three nights of electronic music and jam bands, hosted by trance-fusion pioneers Disco Biscuits. Official Biscoland poster by Vinny Naro Wonderland…

Flashback

20 Years Later: Phish’s 2004 SPAC Run

Pete Mason Jun 19, 2024

In June 2004, the "end" was nigh for Phish as a band. The thought-to-be career-ending Coventry festival was slated for mid-August and all indications at this time was that there was no turning back and to savor every last performance.…

Show Reviews

Don’t Miss Beetlejuice: The Musical, Now Through June 23 at Proctors

Pete Mason Jun 19, 2024

Beetlejuice The Musical The Musical The Musical opened at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady on Tuesday, June 18, bringing in a packed audience who laughed and sang along to the beloved film, now in musical form. Photo by Matthew Murphy …

News Desk

Dopapod Announce Indefinite Hiatus

Pete Mason Jun 19, 2024

On the heels of a performance in Saranac Lake this weekend, jam band stalwarts since 2008, Dopapod, have announced an indefinite hiatus, beginning at the end of 2024. The group also announced ‘Best Friends 2024’ Fall Tour dates, with…

Show Reviews

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams Make a Perfect Pair at Caffe Lena

Pete Mason Jun 16, 2024

At Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, a captivated audience was on hand for the June 9 performance from Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams. The second of two nights for the Woodstock couple at the historic venue, each night was opened by…

Rock

Watch MSG Legends Billy Joel and Trey Anastasio Perform Together for the First Time

Pete Mason Jun 9, 2024

Music legends united for the first time on Saturday, June 8, as Billy Joel welcomed Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio during his 149th lifetime show at Madison Square Garden. Photo Credit - Myrna Suarez For two guys who have performed…

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