NYSMusic STAFF

The Clifton Park performance on Sunday, March 5 for the Rest in Space Tour may have left fans covered in pizza and Doritos, but smiles were stretched across their faces. Pierce The Veil acted as kings for a day performing at the sold out…

It wasn't at the famed Chicago Paradise Theatre that the legendary classic-rock band Styx performed. This time it was the stunning and fairly modern American Music Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on a warm summer night, August 15, 2016.…

Ally Dean deeply believes in the magic of unicorns and fairies. She also believes music's confluence of sound soothes and satisfies the soul in ways no other remedy could muster. Born and bred in Rochester and moving to Syracuse to attend…

Stephen Olker is a social worker by day, photographer by night. Currently living in Jersey City, NJ, he spends a fair amount of time in the Empire State. Musically, his roots are deeply cemented in the Phish scene, having been to more than…

Jim Houle was raised in Oneida, New York, a small town along I-90, between Syracuse and Utica. Being very active as a child had him competing in several contact and recreational sports like baseball, football, skateboarding, snowboarding,…

Meredith Snow raised in Buffalo, NY for most of her life. She was brought up on rock n roll music and the local music scene as a young child. Her uncle would bring her to shows as he worked the sound and light for bands at various music…

That's Neil Benjamin Jr., newly tasked NYS Music Associate Editor, in a nutshell. He will tell you some of the worst "jokes" you'll ever hear, then laugh maniacally even when everyone else sighs. A sports enthusiast who hates the Red Sox…

Carly Knaszak joined NYS Music in early 2014. She is studying Journalism and English at SUNY Fredonia and will be graduating in 2016. She loves going to every rock concert that hits town. Some of the highlight shows that Carly has covered…

Jay Saint G was born in Syracuse, NY, and his first taste of working in music was taking the radio program at SUNY Onondaga where he wound up launching the first all metal college radio show "Monday Night Massacre" which ultimately landed…

Julia Wolfe joined the NYS Music bandwagon in the fall of 2014, entering her senior year of college. Now graduating from Syracuse University in May, she hopes to continue her career in writing her own music as well as live show reviews.…