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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.

Albany

Bastille’s Wild, Wild World Stops by The Palace

Steve Malinski Sep 24, 2017

While weeknight shows are sometimes a little bit more difficult to make it to, they are just as worth a show on the weekend. On Sept. 12, Bastille made their second Upstate NY appearance along with some help from FRENSHIP at the Palace…

Rock

Two More Days of 1969: Woodstock 48th Anniversary Feat. Arlo Guthrie, Billy Cox, Leslie West, and…

Steve Malinski Aug 14, 2017

Every August there are a variety of Woodstock 1969 tribute events, the last major one being the Heroes of Woodstock tour with many of the original festival performers in 2009 for the 40th anniversary. This Friday and Saturday Aug. 18 and…

Show Reviews

Dead and Company Play Perfect Sets During Return to Citi Field in New York City

Steve Malinski Jul 3, 2017

Dead and Company’s third tour made its way to Citi Field on June 24 while the Mets were away in San Fransisco, defeating the Giants by a score of 5 – 2. The summer evening weather made for a spectacular night of music with a packed stadium.…

Folk/Americana

Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival Returns This Weekend Following 2016 Hiatus

Steve Malinski Jun 15, 2017

The Clearwater Festival, more formally known as Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival, is returning this weekend on June 17 and 18 to Croton Point Park in the lower Hudson Valley. Founded by the late Pete Seeger, the festival took a…

Show Reviews

Metallica Hits Nassau Coliseum for the Only Hardwired Tour Arena Show

Steve Malinski Jun 10, 2017

Metallica brought their Hardwired World Tour for the second of two stops in the New York Metro area on May 17 at the newly renovated Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. Volbeat kicked the night off with several of their new songs from Seal The…

Jam/Progressive

Cornell ’77 Revisited: Holy Grail of Grateful Dead Shows Makes Debut at The Cap; Larry…

Steve Malinski May 23, 2017

5/8/77 – Grateful Dead’s most talked about and traded show from Barton Hall at Cornell University, has been mastered from the Betty Board tapes and commercially released along with other May 1977 Dead shows. The hype, excitement, and…

Show Reviews

Melissa Etheridge Returns to Paramount Hudson Valley with a Big Sound

Steve Malinski May 10, 2017

In less than a year since making an impressive solo performance at Paramount Hudson Valley, Melissa Etheridge returned on April 29 with her full band for another appearance at the historic theater. It was a night filled with some of her…

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Trey Anastasio Band Opens ‘Paper Wheels’ Tour At The Cap

Steve Malinski Apr 16, 2017

On Friday, April 14, the hallowed halls of The Capitol Theatre welcomed a sold-out crowd for the first of two nights there for the start of Trey Anastasio's Paper Wheels tour. The magnificent sound and history of The Cap made it the perfect…

Show Reviews

A New York City St. Patrick’s Day with Larry Kirwan and Friends

Steve Malinski Apr 1, 2017

Every St. Patrick's Day, the New York City streets and subways flood with green from onlookers of the 5th Avenue parade and thirsty pub-goers. With many options for a good St. Pat's show or party from uptown to down and across to Brooklyn,…

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Al Di Meola Celebrates New and Old Songs at Paramount Hudson Valley

Steve Malinski Mar 15, 2017

A steady crowd gathered for a musical treat as guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola brought his tour to a close on its last stop at Paramount Hudson Valley on Feb. 26. His stop at the historic Peekskill theater in support of his latest release…

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