2013 has been a great year. We have expanded our staff and coverage to bring more bands and live acts to the attention of fans and readers, and are looking forward to 2014 with great anticipation as we focus on the music coming out of all corners of New York State. The best of 2013 Music festivals, venues and incredible tours pepper the Upstate New York music calendar, giving broad musical choices for the 8 million New Yorkers who call Upstate their home.
Our staff writers and photographers were asked to look back at the full year of music in Upstate New York and beyond, and weigh in with their best of 2013. We looked at 10 categories – Best Upstate Show, Best Show, Best Upstate Album, Best Album, Best Upstate Festival, Best Festival, Best Upstate Venue, Best Venue, Best Band on the Rise and Jam of the Year – and came up with the best music we have seen and heard this year.
Here’s part 4 of 5, looking at the Best Venues of 2013
Best Small Venue
Town Ballroom, Buffalo
Putnam Den, Saratoga Springs
Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown
Nietzsche’s, Buffalo
The Purple Fiddle, Thomas, WV
Bowery Ballroom, NYC
Opus 40, Woodstock
Red Square, Albany
Club Helsinki, Hudson
Schubas, Chicago, IL
Massry Center at The College of Saint Rose, Albany
The Crooked I, Erie, PA
Fox Theater, Oakland, CA
Glasslands, Brooklyn
The Hollow Bar, Albany
The Westcott Theater, Syracuse
Best Medium Venue
Turning Stone’s Showroom, Verona
The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester
Brooklyn Bowl
Palace Theater, Albany
Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo
The Egg, Albany
The Landmark Theatre, Syracuse
Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ
Best Large Venue
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
Bethel Woods, Bethel, NY
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
Artpark in Lewiston, NY
Molson Amphitheater, Toronto, Ontario
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at EncorePark, Alpharetta, Georgia
Double J Ranch, Rothbury, Michigan
The Gorge, George, Washington
The Mann Music Center, Philadelphia
Got a favorite venue that we didn’t mention? Sound off in the comments!
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