With the last of the supposed “dark horse” weekday shows taking place on Wednesday, Phish has now completed 10 of its historic 13 show residency at Madison Square Garden. As the last mid-week show, Wednesday escalated the general malaise associated with the relatively mellow Tuesday show from the night before and served as a valid […]
Phish Night Two: The Strawberry Goo
As the first weekend of Phish’s Madison Square Garden residency rolls on, and with a memorable Friday night show already in the books, Saturday delivered another rousing two sets of music set to the tune of the next donut flavor of choice: Strawberry milkshake glaze. Once announced, speculation ran rampant as to what the band […]
moe.down 6-10: A Flash Back
NYS Music continues its review of the history of moe.down, one of the most established and successful summer festivals the state has to offer. We looked at the first 5 moe.downs last week, and here’s a look back at some of the more memorable moments in years 6 through 10, as moe.down set roots down […]
Breaking Biscuits in the Bowl
Brooklyn Bowl, the iconic music haven in the heart of Williamsburg, served up some delicious sounds last weekend, courtesy of a mashup of two giants in the jamtronica world. Breaking Biscuits is the name of this super group which is comprised of Aron Magner (keys) and Marc Brownstein (bass) of Disco Biscuits fame alongside renowned […]
Hearing Aide: String Cheese Incident ‘Believe’
Those crazy kids from Colorado are it again. String Cheese Incident, one of the true pioneers of the modern jamband scene, has just released a feature length LP entitled Believe, their seventh studio produced LP and second with famed Talking Heads producer Jerry Harrison playing a prominent role. Spawned from an intensive, full band writing […]
Back in the New York Groove: Three Nights of The Disco Biscuits at The Capitol Theatre
Philly jamtronica legends The Disco Biscuits took their act to The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY this past weekend for three nights of pulsating grooves that were accentuated by a breathtaking light show. This run featured some intensive freeform jams, the band’s customary creative song structuring and even a sit in from an old […]
We’ve Only Just Begun – A Phish Night One Recap
Phish opened their annual 4-night New Year’s run in grand fashion last night at Madison Square Garden. Perhaps picking up on the palpable political tension this year has brought us, an a capella rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” served as a somewhat fitting opener. With a raucous Garden crowd now energized, “Stealing Time From […]
Let It moe. – A Holiday Celebration
The holiday spirit was alive and well in Port Chester, NY last weekend as New York rock icons moe. treated The Capitol Theatre with its first ever “Famoe.ly Holiday Concert” that saw the band dust off some old holiday covers, debut a few new songs and deliver some good old improvisational rock as only moe. […]
Formula 5 Announces Kickstarter Campaign for Third Studio Album
Last week, the Upstate New York funk outfit Formula 5 announced a Kickstarter campaign in support of their forthcoming studio album, their third one, set to be released in Spring 2017. In less than four days, the crowd-funding effort netted more than 20% of their $12,000 goal, putting them on a pace that would easily […]
A Farewell to Summer and Minglewood
As another remarkable summer festival season draws to a close, the 2015 edition of Catskill Chill also marked the end of another magical era. Dubbed “A Farewell to Minglewood,” festival organizers announced the sixth annual Chill would be the last one at its present and only location to date. Camp Minglewood, an incredibly remote and scenic […]