{"id":861,"date":"2017-12-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2017\/2017\/12\/21\/best-of-nys-state-music-2017-bands-on-the-rise-and-artists-you-should-know\/"},"modified":"2017-12-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T00:00:00","slug":"best-of-nys-state-music-2017-bands-on-the-rise-and-artists-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2017\/2017\/12\/21\/best-of-nys-state-music-2017-bands-on-the-rise-and-artists-you-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of NYS Music 2017: Bands on the Rise and Artists You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we continue our look at the best of and the brightest in music in 2017, we shift our focus to up and coming bands that are ready to burst on to the national stage.\u00a0 While our staff picks may mirror those of last year, NYS Music readers have voted for a new act that’s ready to join the ranks of other popular New York bands with bight futures.<\/p>\n

And if you’ve missed any of our previous voting results from earlier this week, check out our winners for Best Venues<\/a>, Best Albums<\/a>\u00a0and Best Festivals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bands on the Rise<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Staff Pick<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aqueous<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

For the second year in a row, our staff has selected Aqueous as a band on the rise as the Buffalo, NY quartet continues their steady progression towards national relevancy.\u00a0 Playing bigger festivals, opening for acts like The Disco Biscuits, and collaborating with members of moe., fellow Upstate New Yorkers, in addition to a steady touring schedule have all contributed to this band’s surge in popularity.\u00a0 This should come as no surprise to Buffalo area music fans who have been singing the group’s praises for years now.\u00a0 They’ll get to enjoy Aqueous back in their hometown as they ring in the new year at Town Ballroom.\u00a0 Tickets are still available and can be purchased here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Readers Pick<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Other Brothers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

At least the readers of NYS Music have offered up a new taste this year for their Band on the Rise selection as they’ve chosen The Other Brothers.\u00a0 Fresh off the heels of their recently released EP Jones<\/em>, this band has seen a steady rise in prominence in 2017 thanks to increased exposure this summer at local festivals like Disc Jam and strong word of mouth.\u00a0 They hang their hat on being able to mix delicate ballad-like songs with focused and heavy jamming in the live setting.<\/p>\n

Artists You Should Know<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We’re always looking for new music, especially bands from New York State, and this year we stepped up our game and found bands from all corners of the state playing our local bars and clubs, just getting started.<\/p>\n

We checked in with our readers, and they overwhelmingly suggested three New York artists: The Backseat Bullets (for fans of shoegaze and a 90s grunge influence), Aqueous (jam stalwarts of Buffalo), and Hartley’s Encore, the new funk powerhouse in Albany.<\/p>\n

The Backseat Bullets<\/a><\/p>\n