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Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales Cap Off ‘Hooteroll’ Tour in Buffalo:…
Today marks the anniversary of the final show of one of the earliest Grateful Dead side projects. Lead guitarist…
Flashback: Trey Anastasio Joins Medeski Martin and Wood at Albany’s Palace…
There was already magic in the air when Medeski, Martin and Wood took the stage on December 1, 2000 at The Palace…
20 Years Later: Phish’s 20th Anniversary Run
Phish kicked off their 20th anniversary run on November 28, 2003, with the first of four shows held at Nassau…
Grand Funk Railroad in New York: Mark Farner Remembers
When I was growing up in the early 70’s, a hazy time captured in Richard Linklater’s movie Dazed &…
NYStalgia: Revisit the last time Phish Played Buffalo, October 19, 1996
In April of 1994 Phish appeared at the Alumni Arena on SUNY Buffalo's campus. Trey fell through a hole in the…
Zora Neale Hurston and the Harlem Renaissance
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" is a book that I will never forget. The heart-wrenching narrative…
Flashback: Lollapalooza at Saratoga Performing Arts Center August 4th, 1992
It was the best of times. The early 1990s was a great time to come of age. The Reagan era creaked to an…
Flashback: Phish pitches Camp Oswego, July 17-18, 1999
In the summer of 1999, amid an extensive tour, Phish held a two-day festival in the small town of Volney, NY at the…
Flashback: Crosby, Stills and Nash open for the Grateful Dead at Rich Stadium,…
It was hot and muggy in Western New York on July 16, 1990. Crosby, Stills and Nash were opening up for the…
Flashback: David Bowie “Sound+Vision” Tour at SPAC – July 7,…
Saratoga Springs welcomes dozens of bands each summer, with the biggest names making it to the stage of Saratoga…
Flashback: The Who warm up for Reunion Tour at Glens Falls Civic Center –…
The Who had bid farewell to fans in 1982 after nearly 20 years together as a band, and after seven years had…
Grateful Dead May 9, 1977 show at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium stands toe to toe…
Fresh on the heels of the much loved Barton Hall show, the Grateful Dead followed up that evening with a show at…
The Grateful Dead Show That Time (Almost) Forgot: March 17, 1970
For a band with such a rich and vast musical archive like the one belonging to The Grateful Dead, when a search…
Dead and Company Confirm Revisiting 1977 Cornell Barton Hall Concert
Far above Cayuga's Waters stands Barton Hall, a fieldhouse on Cornell University's campus where the Grateful Dead…
20 Years Later: Phish perform on Saturday Night Live
On December 14, 2002, Phish made their first - and to date - only appearance as the musical guest on NBC's…
The Who Play The Carrier Dome on their First Farewell Tour – December 10,…
40 years ago tonight, on Friday, December 10, 1982, legendary rockers The Who brought their first farewell tour to…
Duke Ellington Visits Buffalo During Wartime – November 27, 1943
On Saturday, November 27, 1943, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performed in Buffalo at the Trico Products…
Flashback: Peter Frampton Comes Alive At SUNY Plattsburgh in 1975 Performance
Since the very beginning of Rock and Roll way back in the 1950s, every decade seems to have an iconic album that…
Watch The Grateful Dead Haunt Radio City for Three Sets: October 31, 1980
In September and October 1980, the Grateful Dead did a brief concert tour of shows with three sets each, one…
The Dead Unveil New Material In Rochester: September 27, 1976
While the year 1977 typically, and justifiably, gets a lot of the attention in Grateful Dead lore, the previous…