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Steve is an engineer by day and photographer/writer/musician by night formerly from the Capital District, now based in the lower Hudson Valley. He is also the local music director for and guest host on WRPI in Troy, hosts the weekly Grateful Dead program "Shakedown Street" on WVBR-FM in Ithaca, and musician in the L Train Brass Band in Brooklyn.

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David Gilmour Enthralls New York City with 5 Nights of ‘Luck and Strange’

Steve Malinski Nov 24, 2024

It was a great week for Pink Floyd fans when David Gilmour enthralled the crowds at Madison Square Garden for five nights. The five city, 20+ performance tour in support of his latest album, Luck and Strange concluded with these five…

Interviews

Lawrence Gowan of Styx: Renegade of the Keys on the Current ‘Renegades and Jukebox…

Steve Malinski Jul 30, 2024

In the 25+ years since joining Styx in 1999, keyboardist Lawrence Gowan has found a home anchoring the stage with his bandmates on top of an already successful (and still ongoing) solo career. The band has embarked on an extensive…

Interviews

Interview: Joe Burcaw of Black 47 on New EP ‘Four On The Floor’ Featuring Living…

Steve Malinski Mar 25, 2024

It's approaching ten years since NYC Irish rock mainstay Black 47 took their final bow at the now-dark BB King's Blues Club in November 2014, and what an indelible performance that became. For long-time bassist Joe Burcaw, who earned the…

Flashback

Dead and Company Confirm Revisiting 1977 Cornell Barton Hall Concert

Steve Malinski Mar 1, 2023

Far above Cayuga's Waters stands Barton Hall, a fieldhouse on Cornell University's campus where the Grateful Dead performed one of their most revered concerts, one reared against the arch of heaven. Dead & Company has been keeping the…

Features

Patti Smith Celebrates 76th Birthday at Brooklyn Steel

Steve Malinski Jan 10, 2023

As 2022 was wrapping up its final week, Patti Smith returned to Brooklyn Steel for two nights on December 29 and 30 to celebrate her birthday (which coincided with the second evening). Brooklyn Steel was flooded with fans for the shows,…

Show Reviews

A Slice of Early Pink Floyd Returns to The Cap with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets

Steve Malinski Oct 5, 2022

Back in April of 2019 former Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason appeared at The Beacon Theatre in NYC with a saucerful of pre-Dark Side of the Moon songs from the Pink Floyd catalogue. That show (and the rest of that tour) proved the longevity…

Photo Gallery

Porcupine Tree Return to Radio City Music Hall Following Hiatus

Steve Malinski Oct 3, 2022

UK prog-rock band Porcupine Tree came to the historic Radio City Music Hall on Friday September 16, their first show back in NYC following the band's 12-year hiatus. In fact, it was almost twelve years since they last played the NYC area…

Bethel

Inaugural Backroads Blues Festival Showcases Generational Talent at Bethel Woods

Steve Malinski Aug 22, 2022

On the eve of the 53rd anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, blues/rock artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd brought with him living blues legend Buddy Guy and up-and-coming blues man Christone “Kingfish” Ingram to the Bethel Woods…

Features

Dead and Company’s Grand Slam Tour Finale Hits Citi Field

Steve Malinski Jul 20, 2022

A perfect summer night greeted Dead and Company as the group returned to Citi Field for their two-night tour closing run in Queens over July 15 & 16. After a quick introduction by Bravo Network’s Andy Cohen (also Anderson Cooper’s New…

Show Reviews

In Focus: Jazz Legend Ron Carter Celebrates 85th Birthday With Musical Showcase at Carnegie Hall

Steve Malinski Jun 7, 2022

Ron Carter received the perfect celebration for his 85th birthday at Carnegie Hall on May 10. The prolific Michigan-born jazz bassist is regarded as one of the most influential jazz musicians in the world, with a world record 2,221…

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