Al Schnier

For more than three and a half decades, moe. has thrived on chemistry, patience, and a genuine love for making music together. In this conversation, guitarist Al Schnier reflects on what it takes to keep a band together for 35 years, from…

bob. - an interpretation of Dylan, and a collection of Upstate New York's finest musicians - wrapped up a short Northeast run at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, May 10. With a full sound pulling from the deep catalog of…

Today marks the anniversary of the heralded moe. Tsunami Benefit show at Roseland Ballroom in New York City, which gathered a host of notable to musicians to raise money for a good cause. A terrible earthquake and a resulting tsunami…

Everyone Orchestra and conductor Matt Butler are celebrating 20 years of improvisation with a three show run in February, including a stop at Brooklyn Bowl Williamsburg. Three Everyone Orchestra shows are on tap for the weekend run,…

NYS Music would like to wish a healthy and happy birthday to guitarist Al Schnier who turns 53 years old today. Al, a husband and father of two, first sat in with a band named moe. in 1991 and hasn't looked back since. A true New…

Everyone Orchestra is all-star pure improvisation. With conductor Matt Butler leading a rotating cast of big name musicians, these shows thrive on in-the-moment improvisations, twists and turns that can only be found among talented…

At moe.'s final show of their February tour, the city of Albany had something special on tap to honor the group who called Albany a second home during the 1990s. Mayor Kathy Sheehan was welcomed to the stage by promoter Greg Bell where she…

After a two year hiatus, moe.down returned to its birthplace at Snow Ridge for the Fourth of July weekend. The highly anticipated return of the festival featured many sit-ins and covers along with rarely played moe. classics and seven full…

This week we begin a three-part series looking at the history of moe.down, one of the longest running music festivals in New York State history. The first part of the series looks at moe.downs 1 through 5. moe. is New York's jam band, plain…

On Saturday, April 1, at The Paramount, Buffalo-based moe. took April Fools’ Day to the next level by sonically messing with the minds of everyone in attendance.  The die-hard moe.rons in the crowd knew that an inevitable prank was coming…