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Steve Malinski

Steve is an engineer by day formerly from the Capitol District, now from the lower Hudson Valley. He has a Bachelor of Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Engineering from Cornell University in Civil Engineering. Aside from analyzing and solving technical problems over several cups of coffee, Steve has a profound interest in music. He has been an active DJ since 2004 and (more recently) the local music director on WRPI in Troy and hosts a weekly Grateful Dead program on WVBR-FM in Ithaca.

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Jefferson Starship’s San Francisco Sound Returns to the Hudson Valley

Steve Malinski Oct 17, 2018

Jefferson Starship returned to the tri-state area with a performance at Paramount Hudson Valley on Sept. 14. It was one of the band’s first shows back in the area following the 2016 loss of Paul Kantner, the driving force behind the…

Alternative/Indie

Success Through Independence: An Interview With NYC’s VHS Collection

Steve Malinski Aug 30, 2018

VHS Collection is a band formed in New York City by three longtime friends - Nils Vanderlip (keys), Conor Cook (guitar), and James Bohannon (vocals). They boast a big, modern electronic rock sound with an occasional retro synth aesthetic in…

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Yes Celebrates 50 Years at Paramount Hudson Valley

Steve Malinski Aug 7, 2018

Fifty years after they began, Yes celebrated their half-century anniversary with a sold out show at Paramount Hudson Valley on July 17. Some band politics within Yes had led to two touring bands (and two bands currently touring to…

Features

Celtic Double-Bill: Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys Rock Forest Hills Stadium

Steve Malinski Aug 6, 2018

Two of the biggest names in celtic punk/rock, Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys recently stopped by Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. Flogging Molly gave Forest Hills several mainstays from their library but also played two new…

Folk/Americana

Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival Returns with Sunshine Along the River

Steve Malinski Jul 24, 2018

Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival returned to the shores of the Hudson River in Croton-on-Hudson June 16-17 for another sunny (and warm) weekend of music and environmental activism. Taking place during Father’s Day weekend as it…

Genres

Benefit Show for Albany’s Sirsy at The Bitter End in NYC July 18

Steve Malinski Jul 17, 2018

Albany's powerful indie-rock duo Sirsy (Melanie Krahmer/Rich Libutti) has been a workhorse of the local music scene since the early 2000s, bringing their music on tour nation-wide. This Wednesday, July 19, The Bitter End in downtown…

Hudson Valley

Max Weinberg’s Jukebox Brings Rock and Roll Party to Paramount Hudson Valley

Steve Malinski Jul 13, 2018

One of rock and roll’s steadiest drummers from Springsteen’s E Street Band and former Late Night and Tonight Show bandleader brought a unique show to the Paramount in Peekskill on June 8, with the tour being billed as Max Weinberg’s…

Festival News

Clearwater Festival Returns This Weekend With Tradition, Big Names, and Familiar Faces

Steve Malinski Jun 11, 2018

The Clearwater Festival, more formally known as Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival, is returning this weekend on June 16 and 17 to Croton Point Park in the lower Hudson Valley with beautiful weather on the horizon. Started…

Finger Lakes

Grateful Dead to be Celebrated by The Cornell Chimes May 8

Steve Malinski May 7, 2018

May 8, 1977 is a date most Deadheads are familiar with and many adore for the show performed that day at Barton Hall at Cornell University. Last year marked the 40th anniversary of that show with an official mastered release of the Betty…

Genres

Larry Kirwan and Friends to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Boulton Center

Steve Malinski Mar 16, 2018

Since the retirement of Black 47 in 2014, former bandleader Larry Kirwan has been keeping the songs of the band alive through solo gigs and an annual St. Patrick's Day celebration. This Saturday he returns with a full band to mark the…

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