On October 28th, the award winning country star will stop through Syracuse on a tour that will feature his new album Deep South. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster and range in price from $60 – $73 plus fees. Deep South is Turner’s sixth album and was highly favored according to Allmusic.com, receiving a 3.5/ 5 stars […]
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Woodhenge Music, Art and Sustainability Festival Announced
Off the grid sustainable community, Woodhenge, has announced its first Woodhenge Music, Art, and Sustainability Festival. Located in Adams Center near the Adirondacks, the community will host the festival on June 23-25. The three day event features a diverse mix of music genres including rock, jam, jazz, reggae, bluegrass, electronic, and funk, and features over 20 artist including […]
PA Line Folk-ed Up Buffalo Iron Works
PA Line is a five-piece band hailing from Buffalo, New York. Forming just two years ago, they are yet another band on the rise in the plump music scene in our beautiful Queen city. The band consists of Trevor Stribing (vocals, guitar, percussion), Pat Brown (banjo), Adam Nicpon (mandolin), Alyssa Wainwright (violin, vocals) and Lucas […]
The 5th Annual Susquehanna Breakdown: Affordable Scranton Bluegrass
What can you do with $50 in Scranton, PA this weekend? How about two days of incredible bluegrass, folk, and funk? The 5th Annual Susquehanna Breakdown begins Friday, May 19 with local act, The Dishonest Fiddlers taking the stage at 6:30pm followed by most Deadhead’s favorite one-man band, Keller Williams, at 8pm. Members of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s […]
Hearing Aide: Ned Luberecki “Take Five”
I’ll openly admit I don’t know that much about bluegrass music, other than the fact there’s more emphasis on the banjo than other kinds of folk music. And my experience hearing the genre is limited to going to places trying to replicate an authentic Americana theme. So given the chance to review a bluegrass album, […]
How Sweet It Is: Melvin Seals at The Westcott Theater
On Wednesday, March 8, Syracuse celebrated the spirit of Jerry Garcia in spectacular fashion with help from Melvin Seals & JGB. The intimate evening began with the Upstate NY native band, Los New Yorkers. The four-piece consisted of three middle aged men and one woman that hopped from one instrument to the next. The feel-good […]
Streamstock 2017, a Streaming Inauguration Day Music Fest, Scheduled for Friday
Musicians have joined forces to livestream a concert during Inauguration Day on Friday, Jan. 20, to protest the Inauguration of the 45th president of the U.S., Donald Trump. Streamstock 2017, an online music and arts festival that describes itself as, “by the people and for the people,” will begin at the same time as the […]
New Album from Valerie June Scheduled for Late January.
Valerie June’s critically acclaimed 2013 recording, Pushin’ Against a Stone, drew wide attention to the Tennessee native’s eclectic mix of blues, folk, bluegrass influences, world music rhythms, and her singer/songwriter abilities. She refers to it as “organic moonshine roots music.” The title of her latest work, The Order of Time, reflects June’s philosophy of recognizing […]
A Man, a Microphone, and a Dobro
Last Friday, December 2 was an absolute treat for everyone that went to The Warehouse in Fairfield, Connecticut. The night was even a pleasant surprise for renowned dobro player Jerry Douglas, saying he was “shocked people wanted to sit through an hour and a half of dobro music.” His hour and a half spread over […]
The Kitchen Dwellers Came, Saw and Conquered Buffalo Iron Works
Just as some of the first polls were closing on election night November 8th, the opening act hit the stage at Iron Works. Upstate Rubdown is a seven-piece band based out of New York’s Hudson Valley Region. They hit the stage overflowing with energy and the three lead singers sang beautifully together. Their harmonizing was […]