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An Interview with Saliyah Itoka, Queens-born Trinidadian and West African…
Saliyah Itoka is a singer and a songwriter and a model, and if you watch her perform, you’ll realize she does have…
Sean Rowe On Combining Nature And Music
When someone refers to a musician as multi-faceted, they often mean one who would best be described as a…
An Interview with Kilashandra, a Celtic-inspired Jam Band
One music that never fails to soothe me is Celtic music. I can just feel the stress and the tension of the day…
An Interview with Doc Horton of the Jay Street Band
Sometimes you just need a six-piece band jamming out “Brick House” by the Commodores and a little James Brown.…
An Interview with John McEuen, founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,…
John McEuen, founder of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, will make his way across New York this week, stopping at…
The Ryan Matter Band: Southern Rock in Upstate New York
The Ryan Matter Band, a Texas-blues power trio originating in Texas and now rocking New York State, got its start…
Chris Ristau, Director of The Park Theater Foundation in Glens Falls, Discusses…
Glens Falls’ The Park Theater Foundation has announced the launch of their first education initiative, Music &…
An Interview with Baritone Saxophonist Gary Smulyan
Baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan from Bethpage, New York is a gifted multi-instrumentalist whose music career…
An Interview with Reese Fulmer and the Carraige House Band
Unity is a great thing in music. Having one person with all the spotlight supported by shadow people makes for…
The Gibson Brothers Inspire with Darkest Hour
The Gibson Brothers have had wonderful success in the world of bluegrass, and there's no stopping them now.
An Interview with David Harrington of Kronos Quartet, performing at UPH on Jan. 29
Kronos Quartet, a San Francisco treat who have been reinventing the string quartet since 1973, will arrive at…
Elliott Murphy’s Amazing European Journey Enlightens Us with Prose and Song
He's the Best Dylan since 1968
An Interview with Ani DiFranco
Ani Difranco, a legend in the indie music scene since the early 90s, hails from Buffalo and got her start playing…
Mary Lamont Queen Of Long Island Country Music
China was fantastic, the whole musical tour was like our one “Hard Day’s Night”!
Sam Woolf, American Idol at the Crossroads
I just kind of had to muster up the courage and just be like, I gotta do this
Mad Meg Wants To Know “Who Deserves Balloons and Medals?”
NYS Music interviews Mad Meg. a punk crooner noir band made up of Eastern European musicians who live and perform…
Joe Barna: The Man in Front of the Troy Jazz Scene
Capital District drummer/composer Joe Barna hails from Troy and has become the face of the Collar City Jazz scene…
State Champs Return Home to Albany, talk Authenticity, Capital District Roots and…
Albany’s State Champs spent their Thanksgiving in Las Vegas, holding a family dinner with their crew. The day off…
Capital Region Timekeepers with Al Kash
In the early 80’s, I was an underaged aspiring musician, desperately trying to break out of my high school music…
Conductor David Alan Miller Discusses ASO Holiday Performances in Albany and Troy
Two fan favorite festive orchestral performances arrive in the Capital Region in the coming weeks. The Albany…
