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Nanola is the place to be this weekend when Phish phans are looking for music to warm up or keep the party going late. A short drive down Rt. 9 will get you to the Phish After-Party hotspot. Located at 2639 Rt. 9 in Ballston Spa,…

Rochester jam band The Niche returned with Rob Compa to the stage for a three-day run to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of musical mayhem. “At their height, the Niche were filling clubs throughout the Northeast, packing sets with intense,…

Rob Compa has announced he is joining Rochester-based jam band The Niche, now that Dopapod is no longer touring and on indefinite hiatus.   Compa briefly substituted for Niche guitarist Erik Ward during his temporary leave from the band…

The highly creative collaboration from Paul McArdle and Zack Brinn has welcomed a refreshing form of new alternative rock music to New York State. The duo operate as Exit Atlas just releasing their new record The Unknown. The writing,…

The inaugural LonCon Music Festival took place over August 27-29, 2021 at the legendary Arrowhead Ranch and Retreat in Parksville, NY. Organized by Long Island up-and-comers Baked Shrimp, the two day event served as a tribute to the late…

Loose Leaf Talent Agency has announced the premiere of the first ever StreamFest via JamCast Network. The live-stream festival will start on Friday, May 29 and will run through Sunday, May 31. The festival included two stages. The…

Dopapod has released their latest single, "November," a brooding prog-rock number that builds to a heavy finish. The release follows days of speculation following the band posting the single artwork with only the caption "11.11." The…

Four years ago Matt Strong had an idea -- an idea that came to him as he admired a painting a friend of his had done. The idea was to put together a fall festival celebrating Mother Earth and female musicians. As the owner-operator of…

Rooted Entertainment and Woods Valley Ski Area are joining forces to celebrate Mother Earth with the inaugural Harvestfest at the ski area located just north of Rome on Oct. 19. The day-long, first-year festival is headlined by Hayley…

Some say that time is an illusion, a human construct, a shimmer in the otherwise bright light of life. The passage of time, however, is a certainty, leaving its trace strewn throughout the landscape and in between the years as they come…