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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.

Features

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 mark…

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 songs,…

Show Reviews

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…

Rock

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…

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 Grateful Dead show performed that day at Barton Hall at Cornell University. Last year marked the 40th anniversary of that show with an official mastered release…

Show Reviews

Dream Theater Marks 25th Anniversary of ‘Images and Words’ at Homecoming Beacon Theatre…

Steve Malinski Feb 9, 2018

Dream Theater returned to their hometown for a packed house at The Beacon Theatre on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on November 16. The evening with Dream Theater was a full show put on by themselves; no opening act was needed. Dream…

Brooklyn

Gary Numan Brings ‘The Savage North American Tour’ to Brooklyn Steel

Steve Malinski Feb 8, 2018

A relatively mild December evening and a quick walk from the L train brought us to another excellent show as part of Brooklyn Steel's inaugural year. Gary Numan, who first gained notoriety in the late 70's as a member of the band Tubeway…

Jam/Progressive

Dark Star Orchestra Continues 20th Anniversary Celebration at Paramount Hudson Valley

Steve Malinski Dec 2, 2017

On Nov. 12, Dark Star Orchestra traveled downstate from a show at the Palace Theater in Albany to Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill the next night to continue celebrating their 20th year of performing authentic Grateful Dead show…

Manhattan

The Other Brothers CD Release Party Meets Sold-Out Crowd in NYC

Steve Malinski Nov 10, 2017

New Paltz's The Other Brothers have been playing music for a few years now, but this fall have released their debut EP, Jones. With roots of rock and funk laced with a blend of soul, The Other Brothers rightfully claimed NYS Music's…

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