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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

New York Singles

Listen to the latest single from Dopapod, “Grow”

Pete Mason Feb 22, 2022

After initially teasing their upcoming, self-titled seventh album with the single “Think,” Dopapod rides on an intergalactic groove on “Grow,” released on palindromic date of 2/20/22. With an intergalactic groove punctuated by a…

Photo Gallery

Ween Paints Port Chester Brown During Three Night Capitol Theatre Run

Pete Mason Feb 22, 2022

It had been four years since the last run of Ween shows at The Capitol Theatre, and the Rock Palace was indeed in need of a fresh coat of brown. Over a run spanning February 18-20, the genre-fluid band played over 100 songs, among them…

Pop

Paul McCartney to Play the Carrier Dome in June

Pete Mason Feb 18, 2022

Paul McCartney has announced a 13 show "Got Back" tour for 2022, making a stop in Syracuse at the Carrier Dome, his first stop in the Salt City since 2017. The tour marks McCartney’s first since "Freshen Up" tour in 2019, that…

Alternative/Indie

Greg Bell Celebrates 30 Years of Music Promotion with 3 Shows Spanning Career

Pete Mason Feb 18, 2022

In mid-March 1992, Greg Bell and Dale Metzger set up the first of many shows at Victory Café in downtown Albany with a band that would soon name themselves MotherJudge and the Urban Holiness Society. No one remembers the exact date of that…

Tour Announcements

Phish 2022 Summer Tour Includes Stops at Bethel Woods, Jones Beach

Pete Mason Feb 15, 2022

Phish will head out on a massive 34-date 2022 Spring and Summer Tour, kicking off Memorial Day Weekend in Alabama, and including their first four-night run at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Colorado over Labor Day. Phish will also play a…

Genres

SAMMY Awards and Hall of Fame Nominees Announced for 2022

Pete Mason Feb 12, 2022

Each year, hundreds of local musicians and members of the Syracuse music community attend the SAMMYS, an annual celebration of the Syracuse music scene, celebrated since 1993. This week, the nominations for the 2022 SAMMY Awards in a…

Audio

This Week’s EQXposure Features Thom Powers and Friends, Sly Fox & the Hustlers and more!

Pete Mason Feb 11, 2022

Each Sunday evening from 7-9pm you’ll find EQXposure on WEQX, featuring two hours of local music from up and coming artists. Tune into WEQX.com this Sunday night to hear new music from, Thom Powers and Friends, Sly Fox & the Hustlers,…

Jam/Progressive

Club d’Elf Announces shows with John Medeski, Release New Single “Dervish Dance”

Pete Mason Feb 7, 2022

Club d'Elf will release their third studio full-length album, You Never Know, on April 1. They'll team up with John Medeski that night at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock to celebrate the release of You Never Know, and perform with the…

Rock

The Who 2022 Tour will Arrive at MSG and Bethel Woods in May, UBS Arena in October

Pete Mason Feb 7, 2022

The Who, one of the greatest rock bands in music history, will embark on a 2022 North American Tour this spring and fall. The two final tour stops in May will be at Madison Square Garden and Bethel Woods, while the October leg of the tour…

New York Series

The Sounds of the 1980 Winter Olympics: Chuck Mangione’s “Give it All You Got” and…

Pete Mason Feb 5, 2022

As the XXIV Olympic Winter Games take place in Beijing, China, we look back 42 years to the XIII Olympic Winter Games held in Lake Placid from February 13, 1980 to February 24, 1980. Home of the Miracle on Ice and speedskater Eric Heiden…

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