Root Shock

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…

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 by NYS…

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…

We kick off the week with Round 3 of the 2017 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 of 64 bands…

It's time for Round 2 of the 2017 NYS Music March Madness! We've brought together 64 of New York's up and coming bands for a friendly tournament style competition for readers to discover new artists who call New York home. The original…

It's been a long time coming for Syracuse roots soul reggae group Root Shock to finally lay down some tracks in the studio to produce the record fans have been lustfully longing for. Their self titled debut is an authentic embodiment…

We're deep into winter, or somewhere at the start of spring, depending on how you look at it. The weather however, if great at Funk n Waffles in Syracuse, and NYS Music is proud to present Thursday nights throughout February at the popular…

A cavalcade of vehicles armed with Bernie Sanders political stickers barricaded the streets surrounding the Palace Theater in Syracuse on Friday, January 8. Bernie supporters flocked to the 1920's era theater for a diverse assortment of…

The room was swarming with movement Saturday, August 29, at Funk ‘n Waffles downtown with Root SHOCK and Mosaic Foundation. The quintessential roots reggae mixture of djembe and melodica tones reverberated throughout the cozy, recently…