Escaper

There is a festival where volunteer staff wear t-shirts that read “La Famiglia” and what better way to encapsulate a feeling of family. Many festivals claim to provide a feeling of family, but none better provides a sense of true…

Rule number one - turn off your shuffle. In today's society we are overstimulated and the idea of an album, top to bottom, is fleeting. As we break into day two, the soundscapes of song become more vibrant when articulated within the peaks…

Its that time of the year again. We have been blessed with so much great music throughout 2018 and it will be impossible to cover it all. Stay tuned throughout the next few days as we delve into some of the best bands, albums, festivals and…

Will Hanza, guitarist of Escaper has been enjoying the success of the group's sophomore release Edge Detection and still buzzing about meeting Jon Fishman. Hanza spoke to NYS Music about the songwriting style that encompasses their new…

It's time for Round 2 of NYS Music's 2018 March Madness! We have brought together 64 of New York State's up and coming bands for a friendly tournament-style competition throughout the month of March, and we are now down to 32. These…

It's March and that means it's time for NYS Music's 2018 March Madness! We have brought together 64 of New York State's up and coming bands for a friendly tournament-style competition throughout the month of March. Some of these bands you…

Space rockers Escaper, who perfectly blend funk, rock, jazz and fusion, today released their second album Edge Detection on Ropeadope Records. NYS Music is proud to premiere Edge Detection, recorded at The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn with …

Since last year, Brooklyn-based Escaper has been offering listeners a medium through which to contemplate the most practical methods for farming space worms. Or finally realizing that astronauts can create aliens by giving birth in space,…

Brooklyn-based band Escaper recently released their debut album, Skeleton Key. Escaper consists of Will Hanza on guitar and vocals, Johnny Butler on saxophone, Adam Ahuja on keys, Jay Giacomazzo on bass and Andrew Nesbitt on drums. This…

Brooklyn Bowl and Brookadelphia are proud to announce Twenty Years Later: A Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Phish’s Billy Breathes. The show will take place on Sunday, November 6, and features six New York-based bands, Jimkata,…