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Lineup Announced for Cortland’s Seedstock Festival 2017

This year’s Seedstock Fest lineup is stacked with some of Central Region’s best musical talent over the span of three days from August 4-6, 2017, the festival will feature performances by 27 acts, including Sophistafunk, Digger Jones, Floodwood, and Root Shock.

Now in it’s 9th year, Seedstock Festival brings together a crowd of 1000 music enthusiasts to Reed’s Farm in Cortland. While day passes are available, many attendees take advantage of the camping on the picturesque site. This family-friendly festival also includes activities for kids.

Friday, August 4: Sophistafunk, Root Shock, Mosaic Foundation, Quona Hudson, Next to Kin, Horizon Wireless and Red Brunette.

Saturday, August 5: Digger Jones, The Unknown Woodsmen, and Molly and the Badly Bent Bluegrass Boys, The Blind Spots, Chris Eves and the New Normal, The New Daze, Dapper Dan, Tanksley, and Adam Ate the Apple. The late-night silent disco will feature sets by DJ Tech and Weasel Dust.

Sunday, August 6: Floodwood, Analogue Sons, Milkweed, The Local Farmer’s Union, Bea, Austin MacRae and Rachel Beverly.

Tickets are available at the Seedstock website.Follow Seedstock Festival on Facebook for updates.

July 18, 2017
The Other Brothers Tour NY This Spring

New Paltz area jazz, funk, and soul band, the Other Brothers, will hit the road for a spring tour around New York State, stopping in nine different cities from April through June, in some of the bands favorites venues to perform. The Other Brothers will also make a stop at the Pacific Standard Tavern in New Haven, CT. The tour kicked off at the Spinning Room in Tannersville, and will close on June 21 at the Angry Orchard in Walden.

The tour will mark the first time The Other Brothers have performed in the cities of Nyack, New Haven, and Syracuse. Several acts will join The Other Brothers as support on select shows including Gang Of Thieves, Space Carnival, Formula 5, Theo Katzman, Eggy, Goose, and The New Daze.

The Other Brothers are slated to perform at this years Disc Jam Music Festival in Stephentown, NY on June 8-11. The band’s sound and style have drawn comparisons to the likes of Stevie Wonder and D’Angelo. The band is currently recording their debut album titled Jones. The album will be released sometime during the fall of 2017.

The Other Brothers consist of Chris Owens (vocals), John Morrison (guitar), Jordan Mendelson (bass guitar), Brandon Bera (drums), Gabe Marquez (keys), and Jared Nelson (percussion).

The Other Brothers 2017 Tour Dates:

April 8 – BSP Kingston – Kingston, NY!
April 14 – Olive’s – Nyack, NY@
April 15 – Putnam Den – Saratoga Springs, NY#
April 19 – Garcia’s – Port Chester, NY$
April 21 – Pacific Standard Tavern – New Haven, CT%
April 29 – Snug Harbor Bar and Grill – New Paltz, NY^
May 6 – Funk ‘n Waffles – Syracuse, NY*
May 8-11 – Disc Jam Music Festival – Stephentown, NY
June 21 – Angry Orchard – Walden, NY

!Gang Of Thieves
@Space Carnival
#Formula 5
$Theo Katzman and Joe Dart of Vulfpeck
%Eggy
^Goose
*The New Daze

April 2, 2017
Round 3 of NYS Music’s 2017 March Madness

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 are those 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.

Funktional Flow (funk n jam) vs Sly Fox & the Hustlers (rock)
The New Daze (psychedelic jam rock) vs Raibred (Progadelic)
Intrepid Travelers (improv/jam) vs Space Carnival (psych groove rock)
Annie in the Water (acoustic rock) vs Ampevene (prog rock)

Root Shock (reggae) vs Last Daze (black country rock)
Barroom Philosophers (reggae rock) vs Chris James and Mama G (Ameribeat)
Boogie Low (acid rock) vs Kimono Dragons (surf rock)
Big Mean Sound Machine (funk) vs Formula 5 (jam rock)

Round 3 voting begins at 12noon on Monday, March 20 and closes at midnight on Wednesday, March 22. Round 4 voting begins on Thursday, March 23 at noon. Vote now for your favorites and discover some of the great up and coming music that New York State has to offer!

March 20, 2017
Round 2 of NYS Music’s March Madness 2017

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 field of 64 bands are those 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.

Second round matchups in Nietzsche’s Buffalo region and Castle Studio region include these 8 matchups:

Mister F (jam/prog) vs Funktional Flow (funk n jam)
Folkfaces (bluegrass) vs Sly Fox & the Hustlers (rock)
The Other Brothers (jam) vs The New Daze (psychedelic jam rock)
Raibred (Progadelic) vs Lord Electro (jamtronica)
Teddy Midnight (electro jam) vs Intrepid Travelers (improv/jam)
Space Carnival (psych groove rock) vs Let’s Be Leonard (jazz/jam fusion)
Talking Underwater (indie rock) vs Annie in the Water (acoustic rock)
Candy Ambulance (grunge rock) vs Ampevene (prog rock)

The Hollow Bar and Kitchen region and The Downtown Barn region feature these 8 matchups:

The Medicinals (reggae) vs Root Shock (reggae)
North and South Dakotas (y’allternative) vs Last Daze (black country rock)
Unknown Woodsmen (funklove) vs Barroom Philosophers (reggae rock)
Chris James and Mama G (Ameribeat) vs Ocular Panther (prog/electro)
Boogie Low (acid rock) vs Cousin Earth (folk rock fusion)
Dead Superstars (metal) vs Kimono Dragons (surf rock)
LoveDeep (jam/blues/rock) vs Big Mean Sound Machine (funk)
Space Bacon (jamtronica) vs Formula 5 (jam rock)

Second Round voting begins at 10AM EST on Thursday, March 16, and closes at midnight on Saturday, March 18. Sweet Sixteen voting begins at 10AM EST on Monday, March 20. Vote now for your favorites and discover some of the great up and coming music that New York State has to offer!

March 16, 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