march madness

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.…

Lucid! The North Country's finest barreled through the competition with strong support from their fans, knocking off the top seeded Ominous Seapods on their way to the championship against Big Leg Emma. It was a true Cinderella story, a #16…

After close matchups throughout the Sweet Sixteen, we have our Elite Eight bands! Big Leg Emma and Funktional Flow come from the 716/585 West Region, each winning by a vote of 51%-48%. Close matchups were found, with some as close as 5%,…

The second round of March Madness on the basketball court led to a slew of upsets, including a #1, two #2s and three #3s among others. The same can be said about Upstate March Madness, where all the #1 seeds are now gone, as well as a…

After an intense voting period (that rocked our servers pretty well) we have 32 bands and artists moving on to Round 2 of Upstate March Madness. Voting will be tight in these battles, so choose wisely - only 1 vote per IP address! 18 East…