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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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“Weird Al” Yankovic To Make Mandatory Stop At The Capitol Theatre July 30

Steve Malinski Jul 14, 2015

"Weird Al" Yankovic's "The Mandatory World Tour" will be making a mandatory stop at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY July 30. If that's not mandatory enough, there will be a plethora of Mandatory Fun to go along with his Port Chester…

Show Reviews

YYZ to NYC: Rush Travels Backward Down The Number Line At Back-to-Back NJ and NYC Shows On R40 Tour

Steve Malinski Jul 13, 2015

Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rush has been at it for 41 years now since their 1974 self-titled release. Well, 41+ years including their earlier years playing local bars, high school dances, and their first 45 with A/B side …

News

2015 Global Citizen Festival Welcomes Pearl Jam, Ed Sheeran, Beyonce and Coldplay

Steve Malinski Jul 10, 2015

Great music is good; great music for a cause is even greater. Just announced, Pearl Jam, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and Beyoncé will play the 2015 Global Citizen Festival taking place on the Great Lawn of Central Park in the heart of Manhattan…

Show Reviews

An Evening of Duos At The Capitol Theatre: Rodrigo y Gabriela With Guests Madisen Ward And The Mama…

Steve Malinski Jul 8, 2015

There was not one opportunity to let a yawn escape at the end of the work week for those at The Capitol Theatre on June 19. The evening saw (and heard) a complimentary match of sounds between neo-folk/soul newcomers Madisen Ward and the…

Rock

Local Limelight: Peekskill’s Joe Duraes and The Skills

Steve Malinski Jun 20, 2015

Everybody needs to have some fun with proper dosage of Hudson Valley rock. That's what Joe Duraes & The Skills are all about. Rooted in the lower Hudson Valley of NY (Peekskill, to be precise), JD&TS strips down the heavily…

News

WEXT Benefit Concert In Albany June 20 To Highlight Local Music

Steve Malinski Jun 17, 2015

On the eve of summer, three Capital District bands will come together to bring in the change of the seasons a benefit concert WEXT - Exit 97.7 FM. The show, with doors opening at 7 pm, will feature Accents, SubSlab, and Stockade Kids.…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Sean Rowe ‘Her Songs’ EP

Steve Malinski Jun 3, 2015

Upstate NY / Troy native Sean Rowe recently released a very well received full-length album, Madman in 2014 which showcased his songwriting ability. This year he tried something a little different, going for an EP of his acoustic…

Jam/Progressive

NYSMuse: A Conversational Review of Dear Jerry

Steve Malinski May 20, 2015

A few of us from NYS Music made it to the Dear Jerry show at Merriweather Post Pavilion on May 14, mostly for the fun of attending an outdoor show early in the season and celebrate the music of the Grateful Dead. Afterward we couldn't help…

News

Initial Lineup Announced for PhanArt Presents: ‘In All Good Company’ Chicago July Fourth…

Steve Malinski May 20, 2015

Whether or not you have a ticket for one of the Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well shows at Soldier Field -Chicago will be the place to be 4th of July weekend. The windy city will host dozens of after shows and one very special art event. Part…

Jam/Progressive

Hearing Aide: The McLovins ‘Beautiful Lights’ and ‘Funk No. Uno EP’

Steve Malinski May 12, 2015

New lineup, expanded sound, refined digs. 2014 was a big year for Hartford-based jam band The McLovins, releasing their fourth full length studio album Beautiful Lights earlier in the year, with a CD release party at Garcia’s shortly after.…

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