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The Fab Faux, accompanied by the Crème Tangerine Strings and Hogshead Horns will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the arrival of The Beatles in New York with a concert at The Egg on Saturday, February 15th at 7:30 PM. Unlike Beatles…

Upstate New York only gets a few doses of Umphrey's McGee in the cold of winter, but they sure heat things up at every stop. Kicking off their three nights in Upstate was a stand-out performance at Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park. The…

Oneida Nation Native Irv Lyons Jr. has just released his debut album, I Love the Night. Lyons’ three-man band hailing from Camillus, New York has a vintage Rock & Roll sound crossed with Americana love songs. The trio consisting of…

Willie Nelson & Family and Alison Krauss and Union Station with Jerry Douglas have announced a co-headlining  tour that will pass through Upstate New York this June.  With 35 shows happening this summer on the tour, New York is very…

Looking for something to do on Valentine's Day in Woodstock? Whether you're single or not, Bearsville Theater is the place to be as Robert Randolph and the Family Band bring their signature pedal steel dance party to town. Fresh off his…

Last December, Upstate Metal's Steve Strader took the opportunity to speak with Jeremy Miller, lead vocalist of Syracuse's One Last Shot. Last week, One Last Shot was named among two Syracuse metal bands that are up for a 2014 Sammy Award.…

The Garcia Project, based in Saratoga Springs, is a faithful conduit for the music of Jerry Garcia Band, conveying emotional resonance through the music that Jerry Garcia fans have known for decades. The Garcia Project includes Mik Bondy on…

Fans of all music genres convened at The Town Ballroom on Wednesday, February 5 for Greensky Bluegrass. It was a heck of a storm all day  long in the Buffalo area, however, it didn't keep the die hard music lovers away. Tumbleweed…

There are gems in the Adirondacks, hidden places for music, speakeasies of the forest, places where they appear to be normal businesses by day and then at night transform into underground music venues. Superhip shows occur, spread by word…

In over 30 years of live music at Nietzsche’s Buffalo, no band has ever been granted a residency, until Wednesday February 5th, 2014 when Aqueous secured a month long gig at Nietzsche’s where they will play themed shows every single…