march madness

We are into Round 2 of NYS Music March Madness and our field is down to 32 bands from across New York State! This friendly tournament style competition throughout the month of March, bringing new bands you should know about to your…

It's March and that means March Madness at NYS Music! We bring together 64 bands from across New York State for a friendly tournament style competition throughout the month of March, bringing new bands to our audience's attention. These…

moe.! It was a close one, but moe. eeked out victory over Eastbound Jesus to take the 2015 NYS Music March Madness crown! How they got there: moe., the #1 seed from the Jam/Funk/Reggae region started in the first round beating out #16…

Welcome to the sixth and final round of NYS Music's March Madness! This is the finale of our tournament-style competition that pits jam titans moe. up against northern rockers Eastbound Jesus. This year's 4 brackets were based on genres of…

Welcome to Round 5 or better known as the "Final Four" of NYS Music's March Madness 2016! This tournament-style competition includes the remaining 4 bands and artists who call New York their home. This year's 4 brackets were based on…

Welcome to Round 4 or better known as the "Elite Eight" of NYS Music's March Madness 2016! This tournament-style competition includes the remaining 8 bands and artists who call New York their home. This year's 4 brackets are based on…

The Sweet Sixteen is complete! Pop on over to the Round of 8 to vote for your favorites! Welcome to Round 3 or better known as the "Sweet Sixteen" of NYS Music's March Madness! This tournament-style competition includes the remaining 16…

Welcome to Round 2 of NYS Music's March Madness 2016! This tournament-style competition includes the remaining 32 bands and artists who call Upstate New York their home. This year's 4 regions are based on genres of music - Funk/Jam/Reggae,…

ROUND one is complete! Congrats to all the winners and thanks to all bands for participating. ROUND two is now live, go vote for your favorites here. All the round one results can still be reviewed below.  Welcome to NYS Music's March…

Excitement continues to build as one of Upstate’s top music festivals, Backwoods Pondfest, is only a week away. The 8th annual 2 day festival will take place in Peru, NY on August 8 and 9 with live music, car camping, art and much more.…