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blues

In Focus: Grace Potter at Xerox Rochester International Jazz Fest

Cathy Bechle Jul 18, 2016

Day one of the Xerox International Jazz Fest and Grace Potter gave an energized performance. Grace rocked the blues as the headlining act in the beautiful venue of Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The packed venue of seated fans were told…

Funk/Soul/R&B

Show Preview : Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People to Play Funk N Waffles

Chris Besaw Jul 6, 2016

Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People will be making a stop at the Downtown Syracuse Funk N Waffles on July 16. Ponder, a Rochester native, offers a transcendent mix of powerful groove and soul music with gospel roots. Ponder and the…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Husky Burnette “Ain’t Nothin’ But a Revival”

Eli Stein Mar 9, 2016

The blues aren't played. The blues aren't heard. The blues are felt. And on his latest album, Ain't Nothin' But a Revival, Husky Burnette is feeling it, and his audience surely will too. This isn't your back porch strumming blues. This…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: Sly Fox and The Hustlers “American Gypsy”

Greg Jackson Jan 21, 2016

Sly Fox and The Hustlers released their new, full-length CD, American Gypsy at The Hollow in Albany on January 9th. Well known in the Capital District and beyond, they’ve found a place opening for touring Nationals around the region and…

Celebrating the Kings of Blues with Joe Bonamassa

jg Aug 12, 2015

Joe Bonamassa has been playing guitar seemingly since the day he was born. In fact I first saw Joey B play when we were both prepubescent growing up in Upstate New York's Mohawk Valley. Even then he had a natural knack for the blues. There…

Show Reviews

Grace Potter Proves She’s “Got The Medicine That Everybody Wants” In Canandaigua

Chris Besaw Aug 4, 2015

After the very first verse of the very first song, there is no doubt that Grace Potter is the real deal. I have seen some female fronted bands where the incredibly pretty woman is scantily clad, she barely sings, she strums the same open…

Upstate’s Joe Bonamassa Gives Albany the Blues

NYS Music Staff Jan 23, 2015

Joe Bonamassa may have been born in Central New York, but his guitar prowess has taken him around the world many times over. In the blues community, Bonamassa built up a name for himself before it was legal for him to have a beer. On…

Show Reviews

Lake Street Dive Welcomed Warmly to the Westcott Theater

Brennan Fischer Jul 7, 2014

Lake Street Dive is a band on the upswing, and their Westcott Theater performance shows it. After more than ten years of playing music together, this little Boston four-piece has made a big splash and are progressively building a solid fan…

Show Reviews

May Day Throw Down with The Word & Kung Fu at The Cap

Susan Rice May 7, 2014

The historic Capitol Theatre hosted a night of funk and soul on May 1st thanks to supergroups Kung Fu and The Word. The small crowd of over 500 people left more than enough dance room on the wide open GA floor and prime seating in the…

Show Reviews

The Palace Welcomed the King of the Blues, B.B. King on the 17th

Susan Rice Apr 24, 2014

The Palace in Albany hosted the legendary B.B. King, one of the greatest guitarist of all time, and King of the Blues, on Thursday the 17th of April, to a crowd of all ages and backgrounds who all shared a love for the blues. The venue…

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