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Vans Warped Tour: Sunday on the Beach
The sun was hot, quickly rolling into sets, swimming and hanging at the beach with friends. The pressure of…
Time Warped: Saturday Storm Warning in Atlantic City
For those of us 25 or younger, Vans Warped Tour has spanned our entire existence - an accumulation of memories,…
Interview: Oliver Wood Returning To Upstate With Two New Albums
Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards is set to host The Wood Brothers and Lake Street Dive with an incredible night of…
Xanthe Alexis’ Mothership Residency: Mind, Body, Music and Soul
Dementia patients lose memory of their children, but can sing full songs. Music is deep in our bodies. We need to…
Exclusive: CashorTrade Rejuvenates Music Community at Face-Value
We have all been there; a concert you simply cannot refuse. A 220-dollar concert ticket followed by 100-dollars in…
Fever Dolls: Musical Populists Transcend As Visual Storytellers
Earlier this month, Fever Dolls released their third single, “Mrs. Carver.” Similar to their previous two…
When Worlds Collide: The Dee Brothers Invade Turning Stone
Turning Stone, an award-winning, destination resort in Upstate New York, works tirelessly to bring best in music…
For The Love of Ska: An Interview with Charles Benoit of Some Ska Band
Being a music writer is a lot of fun, and there’s no one I like to talk shop with more than Charles Benoit. He…
The DNA Of Cream: From Father to Son, Fifty Years In The Making.
If you haven’t heard of Cream before, you must live under a bloody rock. Although short-lived, the trio went on…
Head For The Hills’ Matt Loewen Talks New EP, Music Videos, And More
Colorado-based, three-piece stringband Head For The Hills released their newest studio work this past Friday, an…
Listen to Episode 12 of Empire State Music Podcast featuring Justin Reckamp from…
Mungion singer and guitarist, Justin Reckamp, joins host Andy Hogan in conversation about the bands origins, life…
Hearing Aide: Driftwood’s ‘Tree of Shade’
Driftwood is set to release their fifth studio album this coming spring. This folk-rock and Americana-influenced…
Interview: Athens, Georgia meets Seattle grunge: Lullwater.
With the tour winding down, the band was preparing for the release of their 3rd and most adventurous studio album,…
A Blues Legend: Interview with Joe Louis Walker
Glimpse into the life and career of a blues master, Joe Louis Walker and his close friendship with B.B. King, James…
JJ Grey & Mofro bring Florida Roots to the Rocky Mountains and head to the…
Frequently I am asked what genre of music JJ Grey & Mofro falls under. I always find myself fumbling for words…
Interview: Mike Robinson Talks Debut Album, Railroad Earth Tour and More
Last week, NYS Music covered staple jamgrass group Railroad Earth during the incredible northeast run of their…
The Elements of Aqueous: Part Two – Evan McPhaden
Night two of the five night Colorado run took place at a hip little venue in Avon, located in the Vail Valley. …
James Hayden Rodriguez on The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
With The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical making its way to Schenectady, NY on Friday February 22 and…
The Elements of Aqueous: Part One – David Loss
Animas City Theater in Durango, CO, a venue nestled in La Plata County, is where Buffalo's Aqueous kicked off their…