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A lot of great shows and festivals took place around New York over the course of 2015, from big festivals to small club shows and everything in between. The team at NYS Music loves live music. You can always catch us out and about at live…

The past year has been a great year for music. In addition to the great albums released by New York artists, there have been some excellent albums released around the world. The NYS Music team picked their favorite albums of 2015. This is…

When you think of music and New York City, many big names come to mind. Depending on your age and musical tastes you may think of George Gershwin or Cole Porter, Lou Reed or The Ramones, Jay-Z or Alicia Keys. For sure all those names are…

The NYS Music team has voted and these are what we chose as the best albums released in 2015 by New York artists. Turkuaz's Digitonium, Lettuce's Crush and Consider the Source's World War Trio Parts II & III each received multiple votes…

The times they are a changin' for music festivals. Last month celebrated fest Gathering of the Vibes announced that after 20 years it would take a break in 2016, and the newest festival to join the group of events taking (at least) a year…

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Troy played host to a very special event this past Saturday for a band near and dear to the local music community. Nestled next to the Green Island Bridge on the riverfront, the famous barbecue joint's back end was…

Nashville's All Them Witches played an hour-long set at The Bug Jar in Rochester that got started with a couple songs off their latest release, Dying Surfer Meets His Maker. Lead vocalist Charles Michael Parks, Jr. played the opening…

Video of two unreleased Wild Adriatic songs were released today from Otis Live. The tracks, "The One" and "Cruel Lovin," are from Wild Adriatic's debut performance at Otis Mountain Get Down from this past September. Performed on September…

Nashville-based indie-pop trio Yankee Blood released their debut EP last month titled Honey. The Yankees, as they sometimes call themselves, are comprised of Kelly Ruth (singer/bassist), Adam Verone (drummer) and James Karp (guitarist). …

On Saturday, December 19, the historic Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY is hosting a holiday poster art show, presented by NYS Music and PhanArt. The poster art show will feature Woodstock based artists Mike DuBois and Erin Cadigan, who…