Root Shock

Roots reggae is alive and well in upstate NY, a fact that was made clear on Thursday, October 12 as Rochester's The Medicinals along with Syracuse's Root Shock brought the punky reggae party to Buffalo Iron Works.

Three festival weekends each summer, Sterling Stage Kampitheater (‘The Pines’) returns to Sterling, NY for four days and nights of music, dancing and art. This year’s Sterling Stage Folkfest and Sterling Stage Ameribeat have passed us by,…

This year's Seedstock Fest lineup is stacked with some of Central Region's best musical talent. Over the span of three days from Aug. 4-6, the festival will feature performances by 27 acts, including Sophistafunk, Digger Jones,…

Off the grid sustainable community, Woodhenge, has announced its first Woodhenge Music, Art, and Sustainability Festival. Located in Adams Center near the Adirondacks, the community will host the festival on June 23-25. The three…

Root SHOCK takes the crown as the winner of NYS Music's 2017 March Madness. Over 6 rounds, Root SHOCK brought their fanbase together to propel them to the top, holding off Buffalo's Intrepid Travelers in the finals. Catch Root Shock on…

We have made it to the finals of NYS Music's March Madness! From our Final Four, two bands, Intrepid Travelers from Buffalo and Root SHOCK from Syracuse have reached the finals in our month long friendly competition between bands. A brief…

And then there were 4.... Two weeks ago, we started with 64 artists from across New York State, now we're here. Four bands from Binghamton, Buffalo, and a pair from Syracuse remain representing genres of prog rock, jam, reggae and drum…

In the wake of some chilling Syracuse winter weather, local reggae renegades Root Shock provided some relief with the soul warming release of their first official music video for "Sunlight" on March 21. The tune is off their debut…

And then there were 8... Last Monday, we started with an field of 64 original bands from across New York State - some you've heard of, and some you might not know about. These bands were recommended for inclusion in our field of 64…

We kick off the week with Round 3 of the Fourth Annual NYS Music March Madness! We're down to 16 teams out of 64 in our friendly tournament style competition for readers to discover new artists who call New York home. The original field…