Ithaca natives, X Ambassadors, have released their new music video for the single “Ahead Of Myself,” which was released this past July. In what’s sure to be another hit for the band, the video was filmed near Rochester. Frontman Sam Harris put in an amazing vocal performance, singing the song live for the shoot instead […]
Festival News
Brooklyn Comes Alive Announces Supergroup Pairings and Daily Lineups
This past July, Brooklyn Comes Alive produced a list of over 100 artist that will appear at the third annual Brooklyn Comes Alive event to end summer. Artist will join forces to form several, one-of-a-kind supergroups, tribute sets, and once in a lifetime collaborations throughout the weekend of Sept. 23-24. Fans attending the festival will […]
Kettlefest to Feature Homegrown Music
The lineup for this year’s KettleFest includes Anastazja, Some Ska Band, Ruckus Juice Jug Stompers and String Chickens. The one day celebration of sustainable farming takes place in on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Kettle Ridge Farm in Victor, NY. In addition to music, there will be workshops, children’s events, crafts from local artisans, and a […]
Twiddle, Pink Talking Fish Headline Adirondack Music Festival in Lake George this Weekend
This Saturday and Sunday, the resort town of Lake George will be invaded by the second iteration of the Adirondack Independence Music Festival. Saturday, September 2, and Sunday, September 3 at Charles R. Wood Commons will feature bands like Twiddle, Pink Talking Fish, Kung Fu and the Ryan Montbleau Band for a two-day romp that […]
LOCKN’ Day 3: Music Unites in Tumultuous Times
A gentle breeze wafted across the festival grounds to keep festival goers cool on Saturday for the third day of LOCKN’. Nashville group Los Colognes helped start off the day at the Relix stage a bit before noon, with a few enthusiastic dancers already in the mood to move. One older gentleman with a silver […]
Kings and Queens of Rock Reign at Lockn’ on Day 2
As the Friday morning migration of early risers dispersed to acquire their first fix of caffeine, the fairly priced $3 cups were a welcome relief from the $9 beers that drained wallets the night before. Local rock group Sun-Dried Opossum, aided by the climbing heat of the mid-morning sun, beckoned attendees out of their tents […]
One Final Trip To The Pines: A Sterling Stage Last Daze Festival Preview
Three festival weekends each summer, Sterling Stage Kampitheater (‘The Pines’) returns to Sterling, NY for four days and nights of music, dancing and art. This year’s Sterling Stage Folkfest and Sterling Stage Ameribeat have passed us by, however, Sterling Stage Last Daze of Summer 2017 is just around the corner. This summer’s annual Sterling Stage […]
Let’s Go to LOCKN’! 2017 Festival Preview
Nestled just beyond the Eastern reach of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Central Virginia, Infinity Downs Farm will once again play host to one of the summer’s most anticipated jam-centric music festivals. LOCKN‘, in it’s fifth installment, will unite roughly 20,000 humans to revel in the spirit and evolution of jam music. Though pioneered by […]
Chenango Blues Fest to Celebrate Twenty-fifth Anniversary
The Chenango Blues Festival will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary on Aug. 18 and 19 at the Chenango County Fairgrounds in Norwich, New York headlined by the North Mississippi Allstars with John Medeski. The event kicks off with a free show on Friday night beginning at 6:00 p.m., with stylish showman Reverend Shawn Amos. Following Amos […]
Mountain Jamming: 2017 Peach Music Festival Preview
It is not unusual in this day and age for a band to have it’s own festival. It is however, unusual, for a band’s festival to outlast the band itself. The Peach Music Festival, this year running August 10-13, was started by the Allman Brothers Band back in 2012. The band broke up for good […]