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Halestorm’s Arejay Hale Talks to Upstate Metal
Upstate Metal’s Kate Drexel had the lucky opportunity to do a phone interview with Grammy-winning band, Halestorm’s…
INTERVIEW: Before I Had Wings
My first introduction to this beast of a band came in late February of this year at the second-annual Upstate Black…
Meet Your NYS Music Staff: Writer Tabitha Clancy
Tabitha Clancy sometimes obsesses over one song and sometimes she obsesses over a band (she listened only to Pearl…
Review: ALL HAIL THE YETI Crushes The Fillmore
The excited mixed chatter from the concertgoers died down as soon as the overhead lights dimmed, hinting it was All…
Review: 3 PILL MORNING Suits Up at The Fillmore
The crowd was still hyped from the performance that All Hail the Yeti put on for them but they were in for a treat…
Zen and ART OF DYING
“The Art of Dying comes from a longer sentence: ‘the art of dying is my life to live’,” explains Jonny…
Profile: HALF8N
Spotlight on this small metal band from Central California who gives off a certain indescribable vibe to their…
Meet Your NYS Music Staff: Writer Jenni Wilson
Jenni Wilson joined the team in the Fall of 2012, writing about shows in and around the Capital Region,…
Meet your NYS Music Staff: Photographer Darren Kemp
Darren Kemp has lived in Upstate, NY his entire life. Despite being born in Binghamton in 1973, he spent most of…
MINDSET EVOLUTION Debut Performance at ROTR
The crowd of eager fellow concert junkies and music lovers formed before the Jäger Stage of ROTR, waiting for the…
Meet your NYS Music Staff: Writer Lindsay Jones
Lindsay Jones joined the team in 2012, reviewing shows in the Central New York area, where she was born and…
DOOMSDAY DEVICE, Raw Local Hardcore Act with Promise
A fairly young hardcore act, Doomsday Device are some fresh new faces bringing their own style to the local…
The Westcott Theater: Syracuse’s Local Music Venue
For nearly 100 years, students of Syracuse University and members of the Syracuse community have flocked to The…
Interview: OTHERWISE
Otherwise, meaning other than supposed, different if you will. That is the best way to describe this incredible…
Valentine’s: The Beer is Cold and the Sound is Good
Every music lover remembers certain nights of great music with great friends: the gems that you reminisce about…
Spotlight: ACIDIC
Spotlight on a small killer band from Southern California by the name of Acidic. They’ve toured with major bands…
Interview: YOUNG BLOOD
The lights begin to dim and the mixed chatter amongst the crowd turned into screams and cheers of excitement. A…
AURA Music and Arts Festival kicks off ‘s 2013 Festival Season
For most festival goers to AURA Music and Arts Festival, the event is a three day affair. For , it was more like a…
An Interview with Dopapod’s Neal Evans and Rob Compa
I first became aware of Dopapod when I downloaded a show of a band with the funny palindrome name. They had a good…
Interview with singer-songwriter Jamie Kent, playing The Westcott Theater on…
It’s a Sunday afternoon and while every other touring artist may take the seventh day off to catch some forty…