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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Primus Tributes Prog-Rock Legends at The Cap

Steve Malinski May 26, 2022

It's been almost seven long years since Rush played what would become their final NY Metro area shows at Prudential Center in NJ and Madison Square Garden in NYC as part of their 40th anniversary tour. The talent of the trio - Geddy Lee,…

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In Focus: Queensrÿche Bring Heavy Metal Back to Peekskill’s Paramount Hudson Valley

Steve Malinski Apr 11, 2022

Heavy metal rockers Queensrÿche brought an extended show to Paramount Hudson Valley on April 3 in a one-off headlining set in between shows supporting Judas Priest's North American tour. The night was packed full with opening sets from…

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Bob Weir and Wolf Bros Mark 50 Years of ‘Ace’ at Radio City

Steve Malinski Apr 7, 2022

Another Saturday night brought Bob Weir back to Radio City Music Hall along with the Wolf Bros and special guests to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of his first solo studio album, Ace. Special guests for the show…

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