grassroots

From the moment you stepped foot into the Grassroots Festival grounds, you were transported to a world of creativity, community, and culinary delights. This year's festival, held in Trumansburg, NY, was a true testament to the power of…

The Historic Grassroots stage in Trumansburg, NY hosted Syracuse outfit Sophistafunk and Grammy Award winner Cory Henry and The Funk Apostles on Saturday, July 17. The rainy weather pushed the performance to the site's grandstands…

The Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance or more commonly known as just Grassroots announced the creation of the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Live!: a series of limited capacity one night concerts on the Infield Stage of the…

The annual four day Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance has been alive and kicking in Trumansburg since 1991. It's known for its for it’s multi-stage, multi-genre, multi-day fun but now it’s also getting known for its…

I had the humbling opportunity to sit down with James Searl of Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad for my podcast, The Rochester Groovecast.  The casual conversation was recorded live at the Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance.  …

Fans of the Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance had been eager to hear this year's lineup, and they were delighted at the May 2 announcement. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, Grassroots is a celebration of music and…

New York State is home to more music festivals than any other state in the country. Why? You can credit I-90 and I-87 criss-crossing this great state as well as the many locations available for festivals, from the North Country, to the Tug…

One of the longest running annual music festivals in the country announced the artist lineup for their 2014 installment Thursday and lucky for NYS Music readers; that festival is centrally nestled in Upstate New York. Celebrating their…

You know that feeling that is produced when your friends and family are around you?  The feeling of comfort and just pure positive vibes filling the room? This is how Donna The Buffalo, hailing from Trumansburg, NY, made the crowd feel on…