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The Seattle music scene in the autumn of 1990 was still the Pacific-Northwest’s best-kept secret. At the time, it was better known for Starbucks than for music, and it would be another year before Nirvana’s "Nevermind" thrust the rainy town…

Sometimes as a photographer you are lucky enough to shoot a decent band or two.  As a concert photographer I have been lucky enough to photograph some of the best in the business.  On July 27th, I was able to shoot a whole shitload of great…

Widespread Panic has announced their Fall Tour plans for 2013. After performing at the inaugural Interlockin Festival Sept. 7th and 8th, Panic will embark on a 2 part tour, the first through the Southeast and Midwest Sept. 20th - Oct. 5th,…

Friday night of the 2nd Annual Fiddler's Picnic was jam-packed with great music from the Capital Region's own Eastbound Jesus, good ol' Adirondack boys The Blind Owl Band and Dangermuffin coming all the way from Folly Beach, South Carolina.…

Editors note: This is part 2 of our 3 part Upstate Spring Revival coverage that features the music from the weekend. Come back tomorrow for our final article, "The Skinny and The Setlists" The music started promptly at 7:30pm Thursday night…

For nearly 100 years, students of Syracuse University and members of the Syracuse community have flocked to The Westcott Theater for countless evenings of entertainment. Located just outside of SU’s campus, the Westcott can be found in a…

Greensky Bluegrass will play the Westcott Theatre, with their own brand of Newgrass band that has helped to re-invent this newer genre reminiscent of the old-timey bluegrass of Bill Monroe, but with a fresh jammy sound. The band has…

Syracuse multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Greg Pier and his vehicle, “Mandate of Heaven” have released their latest CD, “Mark Music” and are preparing for several shows in May and June. Pier could certainly be considered one of the…

Connecticut’s nu-funk quintet, Kung Fu, are returning to the Upstate region this spring with a huge festival season approaching with main stage and late night shows at Rock N’ Roll Resort, Mountain Jam, Gathering of the Vibes and The Big…

Sophistafunk, a three piece band from Syracuse, played at the Java Barn in Canton. Java is located on the campus of St. Lawrence University, where during the school semesters there are great bands at least once every week. Java is not…