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Help those in need at Jam for Tots Shows throughout NYS this Holiday Season

NYS Music along with Positive Mental Trip present 13 Jam for Tots shows throughout New York State (and one in Connecticut) to help those most in need this holiday season. Fans who attend any of these shows are encouraged to bring an unwrapped gift for a child age 2-12.

Eight bands are part of the Jam for Tots lineup this year, a charitable effort that brings live music and holiday season charity. Luke Weiler (Positive Mental Trip) has brought this series of shows to venues around Northeast, and has been expanded this year to span across New York State and includes 87/90 artists Intrepid Travelers, Cousin Earth, Formula 5, Space Carnival, Gowanus and Let’s Be Leonard, as well as Funkworthy and Chinatown Lights.

Bring an unwrapped gift for a 2-12 year old and the gifts will be gathered by USMC representatives. Give back to those most in need this holiday season and enjoy a great show at the same time!

November 16, 2017
NYS Music Launches 87/90

Every band was a local band once. Today, we launch NYS Music 87/90, reflecting the highways artists travel upon to reach markets across The Empire State. 87/90 brings together 8 New York State born and raised bands that have strong potential to make it big. We will bring news and coverage of these bands to you on a regular basis, highlighting what we see as the next wave of bands to come out of New York State. These are just the first wave of bands that we will be bringing to your attention – there are plenty more artists in every corner of the state from all genres. As we discover them, we’ll bring them to you and beyond.

The 8 artists we launch with include: Space Carnival, Cousin Earth, Formula 5, Folkfaces, Boogie Low, Intrepid Travelers, Let’s Be Leonard and Gowanus. These artists were selected for potential, work ethic and appeal to a wider audience. They include jam bands, bluegrass/folk, psychedelic rock, electronic and a mix of everything. We will expand in the future with bands that we see strong potential in – this is a select group we launch with and we will keep it reserved only for bands that pass muster.

The bands we are reaching out to as founding artists are bands that we have highlighted on our pages in recent years, see a strong future in and have shown that they are committed to making a name for themselves well outside of New York State. This is not an open invite – the initial roster includes only bands that are on the rise and have developed a following through their music.

Every band was once local.

May 8, 2017
We’re hEAR For You, NYS Music, HEAROS and Nimbleslick Entertainment Join Forces for Hearing Protection Campaign

An often overlooked aspect of seeing live music is hearing protection – we want to hear it loud and don’t want to let anything come between us and hearing our favorite band’s unfettered sound. And rightly so! Live music fans are ardent supporters of bands and artists and want to see them every chance they can! But your ears aren’t invincible and can be harmed if you listen to music too loud for too long a time.

NYS Music is proud to announce a partnership with We’re hEAR For You, HEAROS Ear Plugs and Nimbleslick Entertainment to bring ear protection direct to fans across the country. The campaign kicks off with 10 artists: Cousin Earth, Earphorik, Mister F, Electric Love Machine, McLovins, Eminence Ensemble, Gowanus, Greener Grounds, Let’s Be Leonard and Space Carnival who will have HEAROS earplugs available for free at their shows at the merch table in a bin with the campaign’s logo on it.

Our goal is to have earplugs available to fans at all shows across the country, promoting hearing protection and bringing to light an overlooked issue in the enjoyment of live music, ensuring years of future listeners. This is just the start of a campaign that will grow and expand over the next few months and years.

In the near future, artists will be featured in a video detailing reasons why wearing ear protection at concerts is important to them and should be a priority for their fans.

Hearing protection is something that should concern all live music fans – if you can’t hear properly, you can’t enjoy music to its fullest! Check out We’re hEAR For You, a 501(c)(3) charity and support their efforts to bring earplugs to shows nationwide! If you want to support this campaign through a donation, visit this link and help get earplugs in the hands (and ears) of live music fans across the country!

May 3, 2017
Round 1 of NYS Music 2017 March Madness

It’s March and it’s time for the 2017 NYS Music March Madness, Round 1! We bring together 64 up and coming bands from across New York State for a friendly tournament style competition throughout the month of March for readers to discover new artists who call New York home.

These are 64 bands you might not know about, but should. Recommended for inclusion in our field of 64 by NYS Music staff, contributors and readers, we hit every corner of New York State, from Long Island to Buffalo, The Catskills to the North Country and all points in between. NYS Music March Madness is a great way to discover a new and upcoming band in your area and show your support and love for bands you see often. We focus once again this year on the bands who are on the cusp of greatness. There was only room for 64 but we made some great choices and picked a wide array of genres to bring to you this year.

We’d like to thank our regional sponsors The Hollow Bar and Kitchen, Nietzsche’s Buffalo, The Downtown Barn and Castle Studio. These small businesses represent the best of what New York State has to offer and celebrate music while inviting local and touring bands to perform for growing local scenes across the state.

First round matchups in Nietzsche’s Buffalo region include:

Mister F (jam/prog) vs Subsoil (hip-hop)
Funktional Flow (funk n jam) vs Gowanus (jamtronica)
Folkfaces (bluegrass) vs Phineas and the Lonely Leaves (indie rock)
Sly Fox & the Hustlers (rock) vs King Buffalo (blues/stoner rock)
Lucky Jukebox Brigade (indie/pop/punk) vs The Other Brothers (jam)
The New Daze (psychedelic jam rock) vs Druse (post hardcore)
Ire Clad (metal) vs Raibred (Progadelic)
Tart Vandalay (indie) vs Lord Electro (jamtronica)

In the Castle Studio region we have these 8 matchups:

Teddy Midnight (electro jam) vs Vaporeyes (jam)
Super Killer Robots (stoner rock/metal) vs Intrepid Travelers (improv/jam)
Space Carnival (psych groove rock) vs Murder in Rue Morgue (Metalcore/groove metal)
Mike Powell (folk) vs Let’s Be Leonard (jazz/jam fusion)
Talking Underwater (indie rock) vs Let Go Daylight (hard rock)
Annie in the Water (acoustic rock) vs Hot Mayonnaise (rock n roll)
Candy Ambulance (grunge rock) vs Jeremiah’s Razor (heavy rock)
Red Shift (rock) vs Ampevene (prog rock)

The Hollow Bar and Kitchen region features:

St. Philip’s Escalator (rock) vs The Medicinals (reggae)
Root Shock (reggae) vs Schmave (indie)
Breakfast for the Boys (rock) vs North and South Dakotas (y’allternative)
Last Daze (black country rock) vs Oogie Wawa (alternative/reggae)
Castle Creek (blues rock) vs Unknown Woodsmen (funklove)
Humble Braggers (indie ambient) vs Barroom Philosophers (reggae rock)
Wavy Cunningham (soul) vs Chris James and Mama G (Ameribeat)
Ocular Panther (prog/electro) vs SchwizZ (prog funk rock)

The final 8 matchups are in The Downtown Barn region:

Frank Palangi (solo rock) vs Boogie Low (acid rock)
Skeptic (death metal) vs Cousin Earth (folk rock fusion)
Fall of Humanity (metal) vs Dead Superstars (metal)
Kimono Dragons (surf rock) vs Further Unsound (psych rock)
Love Deep (jam/blues/rock) vs The Demos (indie pop)
Big Mean Sound Machine (funk) vs Danielle Ponder & Tomorrow People (soul)
EVHO (rock) vs Space Bacon (jamtronica)
Stellar Young (indie punk rock) vs Formula 5 (jam rock)

First Round voting begins at 10AM EST on Monday, March 11, and closes at midnight on Wednesday, March 13. Second Round begins at 10AM EST on Thursday, March 14 with the remaining 32 teams. Vote now for your favorites and discover some of the great up and coming music that New York State has to offer!

March 13, 2017

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