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  • Yard Amphitheater to features Keller and the Keels, SunSquabi, Mihali and many more

    In an area of New York where the Mohawk Valley meets Central New York, you’ll find Bouckville, best known for Ray Brothers Barbeque and The Yard Amphitheater. The pairing of some of the best BBQ in New York State with a stellar summer lineup of shows makes the small town of Bouckville a must stop for locals and travelers across the Empire State this summer.

    yard amphitheater

    When establishing Ray Brothers Barbeque with his brother Tucker in 2014, Colin Ray embarked on another dream of his: to build an outdoor music venue. The Yard Amphitheater started with a simple stage of plywood screwed to pallets set in the backyard, and over the years has transformed into the robust community gathering space it is today.

    yard amphitheater

    The Yard Amphitheater holds up to 1,500 attendees and has featured acts including Keller Williams, Zach Deputy, Turkuaz, Ryan Montbleau, Montgomery Gentry, JJ Grey & Mofro, Hayley Jane and the Primates, The North Mississippi Allstars, Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People, Martin Sexton, Cassidy Lynn, and many more.

    yard amphitheater

    Attending a show at The Yard is like being in your own backyard for a concert, only this backyard has a fully stocked outdoor bar, delicious BBQ, and nationally touring acts.

    When you’re headed to Bouckville this summer, be sure to grab a chair or blanket, a bite to eat at the restaurant, a cold beer, and get ready to dance. This year’s lineup will have you on your feet in no time.

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    Yard Amphitheater 2022 Lineup

    May 30th: Annual Backyard BBQ featuring Annie in the Water, The Reflexions, and Feed the Fire

    June 4th: Keller & The Keels with The Old Main

    June 25th: Dogs In A Pile with Adam Brooks

    July 2nd: Cassidy Lynn with Jason Wicks

    July 16th: Root Shock with Chris Eves and the New Normal

    July 23rd: Blue Star Radiation

    August 6th: Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry with Blaine Holcomb

    August 12th: Mihali of Twiddle with Mike Powell

    August 13th: Ryan Montbleau with Giovanina Bucci

    August 20th: SunSquabi with Vaporeyes

    September 4th: Annual Hop Harvest Smoke Out featuring Mo Lowda & The Humble with additional acts TBA.

    Stay up-to-date on Facebook and Instagram. Purchase tickets here.

  • Alive at Five Lineup Features State Champs, Spafford, Lita Ford, Talib Kweli and more

    Albany’s Alive at Five Summer Concert Series has announced the 2022 summer lineup, with a wide variety of musicians playing at Jennings Landing.

    Alive At Five

    Alive at Five is Albany’s signature free concert series, with eight weeks showcasing various artists, from big names to up-and-coming acts, and artists from the area. The summer concert series started in 1990 with a performance by legendary folk artist Richie Havens and has since grown into a staple of the Capital Region. The shows will be every Thursday from 4:30-8 P.M.

    Alive at Five Lineup

    June 9- State Champs w/ Young Culture

    State Champs is an American Rock band from Albany, New York. Young Culture is also from Albany and is a three-piece alternative rock band. State Champs have been a band since 2010, and have released three EPs and four full-length albums. They have been nominated for many awards at the Alternative Press Music Awards. Young Culture is friends with State Champs and has toured together and worked on music together as well.

    Alive At Five


    State Champs
    Alive At Five
    Young Culture

    June 16- Spafford w/ Annie in the Water

    Spafford is a four-piece act from Phoenix, Arizona, and their sound can be described as electrofunk therapy, which combines deep sonic exploration and jam-heavy improvisation. Their songs range from 10-30 minutes, taking an interesting view of funk-dance music. Annie in the Water’s music is a groovy combination of Reggae, Funk, Rock, Blues, and Jamstyle. The band is a six-piece and was created out of chance as founding members Michael Lashomb and Bradley Hester met at Hobart College in Geneva in 2007.

    Spafford
    Annie in the Water

    June 23- Lita Ford w/ Candy Ambulance

    Known as heavy metal’s original blonde rocker, Lita Ford is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s and had a successful glam metal solo career in the 80s. Her 1989 single “Close My Eyes Forever” with Ozzy Osbourne is her most successful song, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard 100 charts. Candy Ambulance is an Albany-based grunge-punk trio who are known for its poppy melodies and dynamic vocal changes.

    Alive At Five
    Lita Ford
    Alive At Five
    Candy Ambulance

    July 7- Talib Kweli w/ DJ TGIF, DJ SIROC, and JB!! aka Dirty Moses

    Talib Kweli stands as one of the world’s most talented and most accomplished hip-hop artists after nearly 20 years of recordings and performances. He has worked with Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, and more. He will be joined by DJ TGIF, DJ SIROC, and JB!! aka Dirty Moses.

    Alive At Five

    July 14- Cassadee Pope w/ Sydney Worthley

    Cassadee Pope is a Grammy award-nominated pop-punk singer and a country artist, songwriter, & musician. She was the lead singer of the rock band Hey Monday before becoming the winner of the third season of The Voice and the first female winner. Sydney Worthley is an alternative artist from Albany, New York who became an independent artist at 17 and has released a few albums with regular air time on the radio.

    Cassadee Pope
    Sydney Worthley

    July 21- Ballyhoo! w/ Souly Had & The E-Block

    Ballyhoo! is an American reggae rock and punk band. The group has sold over 30,000 copies of its five albums and more than 200,000 digital tracks. Souly Had is an artist from Duanesburg, New York, who creates hip-hop and R&B music, with over one million streams on Spotify. The E-Block are an indie band from Albany, New York, named after the street they all grew up on.

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    Souly Had
    The E-Block

    July 28- Donavon Frankenreiter w/ Sean Rowe

    Donavon Frankenreiter is a musican and surfer, who for nearly four decades has been traveling the world as a surfer and musican. His sound is a unique blend of laid-back grooves, philosophical lyrics and soulful delivery. Sean Rowe is an alternative folk singer-songwriter and musician. He has a recognizable deep and husky voice that brings the sound of country and Americana together.

    Donavon Frankenreiter
    Sean Rowe

    August 4- Doug E. Fresh w/ Ohzhe & DJ TGIF and DJ Hollyw8d

    Doug E. Fresh is a Barbados-born American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer, also known as the “Human Beat Box”.  Fresh is able to accurately imitate drum machines and various special effects and is a pioneer of 20th-century American beatboxing. He will be joined by Ohzhe & DJ TGIF and DJ Hollyw8d.

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    Doug E. Fresh.

    All Alive at Five performances are free and begin at 4:30pm each Thursday this summer, beginning June 9

  • Opera Saratoga Announces New Details for 2022 Summer Festival

    Opera Saratoga announced Thursday their updated casting, and ticket information for their 2022 Summer Festival.

    The festival, which runs from May 26 to July 10, will host eight shows at venues spanning from Albany up to Lake George Village.

    Four different performers on the stage during a presentation of The Barber of Seville.
    The Barber of Seville will be performed on Proctors MainStage in Schenectady on July 8 & 10.

    Guest performers include artists Carolee Carmello, Craig Colclough, Siphokazi Molten, Daniel Mobbs, Phyllis Pancella, Sidney Outlaw, and Marietta Simpson.

    The festival will open up with Stars of Tomorrow, an annual concert at The Charles R. Wood Theater in Glens Falls.

    Headline performances of the festival include two Gioachino Rossini works, The Barber of Seville on Proctors MainStage in Schenectady and Petite Messe Solennelle at The Round Lake Auditorium on July 10. The Barber of Seville is the final scheduled concert of the festival.

    Also featured will be Sky on Swings by Lembit Beecher and Hannah Moscovitch at The Egg in Albany, and a performance of Stephen Sondheim’s famed Sweeney Todd on the Amphitheater Stage of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

    Other events include A Broadway Cabaret at The Mansion of Saratoga in Rock City Falls, A Juneteenth Celebration at Proctors’ GE Theater in Schenectady, and the 2020 Opera Gala: Opera Under the Stars at The Barn at French Mountain in Lake George Village.

    Opera Saratoga has been offering tickets for individual performances for the summer festival since March 21, and is also providing broader access through two different event passes.

    The “All Access Pass” offers 20% savings off tickets to Sweeney Todd, Sky on Swings, A Broadway Cabaret, and both Rossini operas, along with granting free tickets A Juneteenth Celebration and Stars of Tomorrow. The pass also provides holders a 20% discount off any additional tickets purchased.

    The “Festival Highlights Pass” gives priority seating and 20% off tickets to Sweeney Todd, Sky on Swings, and The Barber of Seville. Holders can also customize their pass by including additional tickets to concerts of choice from the Opera Saratoga 2022 Festival with a 10% discount for each purchased.

    Tickets for individual performances have been available online or by phone through the offices of SPAC (Sweeney Todd, Stars of Tomorrow, A Broadway Cabaret, Petite Messe Solennelle), Proctors (The Barber of Seville, A Juneteenth Celebration) and Egg Box (Sky on Swings). Other details can be found on Opera Saratoga’s website.

  • SNL Bids Farewell to Four Cast Members in Season 47 Finale

    Saturday Night Live closed the books on Season 47 on May 21, with host and native New Yorker Natasha Lyonne with musical guest Japanese Breakfast. The season finale of SNL also brought out a handful of cast departures, including Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson.

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    The cold open featured Kate McKinnon as recurring character Colleen Rafferty, recounting an alien abduction alongside Cecily Strong and Lyonne to Pentagon officials. McKinnon took this sketch as her swan song, bidding farewell as she boarded a spaceship, saying “Thanks for letting me stay awhile.”

    During Lyonne’s monologue, she mentioned her New York born and bred roots – raised in Great Neck, grew up on the Upper East Side – and mentioning how she has been working with SNL cast and alums for years, including Amy Poehler on Russian Doll. She was joined on stage briefly by SNL alums and friends Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph who did their impressions of Lyonne, who herself has a Rodney Dangerfield style of delivery.

    For Japanese Breakfast’s first song, Michelle Zauner went with the rhythmic single “Be Sweet” off her 2021 album Jubilee, as neon bulbs hung down from the ceiling.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKvj4vs7ftc

    Weekend Update featured a pair of farewells, with Aidy Bryant saying goodbye next to her frequent sketch and song partner, Bowen Yang, and Pete Davidson, who reflected on his career at SNL and thanked Lorne for giving him a chance. Unfortunately left out of the sendoff mix was Kyle Mooney, who created numerous digital shorts and memorable characters over his 9-year SNL career.

    Davidson was also featured in the cut for time sketch “Forgot About Lorne,” a parody of Dr. Dre’s “Forgot about Dre” with Eminem cutting the pre-recorded sketch short to tell Pete to stop these parodies and not do them again.

    “Paprika” was the second song from Japanese Breakfast, with Zauner wearing a multi-layered white dress while she struck a gong encircles with flowers. as yellow lightbulbs hung down from the ceiling.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3mHfQgQY1M

    Zauner also appeared in the final sketch of the night, joining McKinnon and Bryant for a singalong of Joni Mitchell’s “The Circle Game” in “Women’s Commercial”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnOGSFV7154

    The season finale of SNL was a night of send offs and put a bow on an average season of the NBC franchise. Look back on all our coverage of Saturday Night Live this season here and share your favorite musical guest and sketches in the comments below.

  • Bacon Brothers Announce New EP “Erato”, Summer Tour Dates

    The Bacon Brothers have announced bi-coastal tour dates for this summer in support of their new EP Erato, to be released July 8.

    The tour includes three performances in New York, with the band stopping in Rochester for the Rochester International Jazz Festival on June 24, New York City at City Winery on the 25th, and Caroga Lake at Sherman’s Park on July 30.

    Top of the image: Erato. A crude drawing of a nude but covered woman sitting on a rock playing a zither, a harp-like stringed instrument, which is plugged into a Fender amplifier. Bottom: The Bacon Brothers.
    Cover art for Erato by the Bacon Brothers.

    Erato, the five song EP, is slated to be the brothers’ 11th studio release. They call their sound “Forosoco – a blend of folk, rock, soul and country influences.” “We’re still exploring the sound we began making 25 years ago; we’ve just gotten a lot better at it,” says Michael Bacon, an Emmy-winning composer whose found success alongside his brother Kevin, an A-list Hollywood actor.

    For the EP’s lead single, “In Memory (Of When I Cared),” the brothers collaborated with Desmond Child, a Songwriters Hall of Fame member whose credits include Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer,” Aerosmith’s “Crazy,” and Joan Jett’s “I Hate Myself For Loving You.”

    The Bacon Brothers also found collaboration from Kevin’s son Travis, who produced the track “Karaoke Town.”

    The Bacon Brothers Tourdates

    Jun 24—Rochester, NY—Rochester International Jazz Festival
    Jun 25—New York, NY—City Winery
    Jun 26—Atlantic City, NJ-–Sound Mind Music Festival
    July 14—Minneapolis, MN – Dakota Jazz
    July 30—Caroga Lake, NY – Sherman’s Park
    July 31—Waterville, ME – Waterville Opera House
    Aug 2—-Ocean City, NJ – Ocean City Music Pier
    Aug 5—-Plymouth, NH – The Flying Monkey (Rescheduled)
    Aug 6—-Brownfield, ME – Stone Mountain Arts Center (Rescheduled)
    Aug 7—-Beverly, MA – The Cabot (Rescheduled)
    Aug 24–San Juan Capistrano, CA – The Coach House
    Aug 25–Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
    Aug 26–Agoura Hills, CA – The Canyon
    Aug 27–Napa, CA – Blue Note Napa
    Aug 28–Napa, CA – Blue Note Napa
    Sep 9—-New Braunfels, TX – Gruene Hall
    Sep 10–The Woodlands – Dosey Doe
    Sep 11—Lubbock, TX – Cactus Theater

  • Ghost ‘Imperatour’ to Appear at Belmont Park’s UBS Arena

    Swedish rock band Ghost has announced dates for Imperatour, a trek across North America that features Atlanta metal band Mastodon as a special guest.

    The tour, which is in promotion of their fifth album released in March, Impera, begins August 26 in San Diego and finishes September 23 in Green Bay, WI. This includes a stop at Belmont Park’s UBS Arena in Elmont, NY on September 10.

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    Information regarding tour dates and tickets can be found on Ghost’s website.

    Produced by Klas Åhlund and mixed by Andy Wallace, Impera‘s subject matter focuses on the fall of empires. Upon release it swept album charts internationally, debuting at number one in five different countries including Sweden and coming in at number two in the U.S.

    Singles from the record also found commercial success, with “Call Me Little Sunshine” and “Hunter’s Moon” both hitting number one on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.

    Mastodon has had recent success of their own as well. Their ninth album Hushed and Grim, released in October 2021, debuted at number one on Billboard’s Hard Rock Albums chart and number 20 on the Billboard 200.

    Ghost Imperatour Tour Dates:

    Fri Aug 26 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena San Diego

    Sat Aug 27 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Convention Center Arena

    Tue Aug 30 – Austin, TX – Moody Center

    Wed Aug 31 – Corpus Christi, TX – American Bank Center Arena

    Fri Sep 2 – Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Center’s Propst Arena

    Sat Sep 3 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena

    Sun Sep 4 – Asheville, NC – ExploreAsheville.com Arena

    Tue Sep 6 – Tampa, FL – Yuengling Arena

    Thu Sep 8 – Danville, VA – BLUE RIDGE ROCK FEST*

    Fri Sep 9 – Trenton, NJ – CURE Insurance Arena

    Sat Sep 10 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena

    Mon Sep 12 – Providence, RI – Dunkin Donuts Center

    Tue Sep 13 – Bangor, ME – Cross Insurance Center

    Thu Sep 15 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre

    Fri Sep 16 – Laval, QC – Place Bell

    Sat Sep 17 – Toronto, ON – Coca Cola Coliseum

    Mon Sep 19 – Saginaw, MI – Dow Event Center

    Tue Sep 20 – Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre

    Wed Sep 21 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Arena

    Fri Sep 23 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center** 

    *Ghost and Spiritbox only **Ghost, Spiritbox and special guest Carcass 

  • Brewster Summer Music Series Announced

    The Brewster Summer Music Series in Brewster, NY has announced its lineup for the first annual festival, happening every Saturday night this summer from June 11-July 23.

    Brewster Summer Music venue
    The venue, photo by Jacque Roche.

    Brewster is a town in southeast Putnam County incorporated in 1894. It gets its name from Walter Brewster, who invited the New York and Harlem Railroad to build a depot on his property.

    Famous singer Laura Ann Branigan was born in Brewster. Her platinum-certified 1982 single “Gloria,” stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks. It also peaked at number 2, a record for a female artist, and number one in Australia and Canada.

    The free outdoor concert series will feature a lot of different acts. Fundraising to begin the festival started in 2021, and different community businesses helped with it. Those attending are told to bring lawn chairs, blankets, picnic dinners, cold beverages, etc. It will take place at the gazebo at the corner of Railroad and Morningthorpe Avenues in Brewster.

    BREWSTER SUMMER MUSIC SERIES LINEUP

    June 11 – Light Warriors (Global Rock, Funk, Reggae)

    June 18 – Fat City Rockers (Rockabilly, Surf, Oldies) 

    June 25 – Plåsm (Explorative Progressive, Funk, Improvisation)

    July 2 – Real Stormin Norman (Latin, New Orleans Jazz, Boogie Woogie, Blues) 

    July 9 – 1/3 of Sophie (Sweet, Funky, Spacey Arrangements)

    July 16 – La Pompe Attack (Gypsy, Jazz, Hot Swing Sound)

    July 23 – Way Behind the Sun (Traditional & Original Country Music)

  • Everclear Announces 30th Anniversary Tour, Five Concerts in NYS

    Rock band Everclear has announced tour dates in commemoration of their 30th anniversary as a group.

    The tour is preceded by several cross-country shows, and will be accompanied by the release of their 1993 debut album World of Noise on streaming services, with a deluxe edition of the record dropping on June 10. It features Texas band Fastball and Oklahoma group The Nixons as guests, beginning on June 9 in Emmet, ID with the last show taking place on September 3 in Henderson, NV.

    The members of Everclear standing from left to right: Bassist Freddy Herrera, Vocalist and Guitarist Art Alexakis, Guitarist Davey French, and Drummer Brian Nolan
    Band members left to right: Freddy Herrera (bass), Art Alexakis (vocals, guitar), Davey French (guitar), Brian Nolan (drums)

    Everclear’s last show before the 30th anniversary run will take place in Syracuse on June 4 at Taste of Syracuse.

    The tour will stop in New York for a four-show stretch in July, with concerts at Schenectady’s Frog Alley Brewing Co. on the 15th, Hammondsport’s Pavillion at Point of the Bluff Vineyards on the 16th, Patchogue’s Patchogue Theatre on the 22nd, and Palladium Times Square in New York City on the 23rd.

    Everclear has had a 30-year run as a group and it has been a successful one, including 11 studio releases, four of which have been certified either Gold or Platinum. They’ve sold over six million records and have accrued 12 Top 40 hit singles on Mainstream Rock, Alternative, and Adult radio charts. Everclear’s most recent record was 2015’s Black Is the New Black.

    Everclear "World of Noise" 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Remastered with Bonus Tracks. A lady walking on the street ducks and puts her hands over her ears in visible discomfort.
    The deluxe edition of “World of Noise,” due June 10, will include several bonus tracks and will be availability in vinyl form later this year.

    EVERCLEAR TOUR DATES:

    Saturday, May 28
    Sunday, May 29 
    Saturday, June 4     		Everett, WA @ Downtown Everett Association 
    Deadwood, SD @ Outlaw Square
    Syracuse, NY @ Taste of Syracuse 
    30th Anniversary Tour w/ Fastball and The Nixons
    Thursday, June 9 
    Friday, June 10 
    Saturday, June 11 
    Sunday, June 12 
    Tuesday, June 14 
    Thursday, June 16 
    Friday, June 17 
    Saturday, June 18 
    Sunday, June 19 
    Tuesday, June 21 
    Thursday, June 23 
    Friday, June 24 
    Saturday, June 25 
    Thursday, June 30 
    Friday, July 1 
    Saturday, July 2
    Sunday, July 3 
    Wednesday, July 6 
    Thursday, July 7 
    Friday, July 8 
    Saturday, July 9 
    Tuesday, July 12
    Wednesday, July 13 
    Thursday, July 14 
    Friday, July 15 
    Saturday, July 16   
    Thursday, July 21
    Friday, July 22
    Saturday, July 23
    Saturday, August 6 
    Saturday, August 13   
    Friday, August 19
    Saturday, August 20
    Saturday, August 27   
    Saturday, September 3     		Emmett, ID @ Stoney’s Road House 
    Grand Junction, CO @ Los Colonias Amphitheater
    Colorado Springs, CO @ Sunshine Studios 
    Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre 
    Odessa, TX @ The Ector Theatre 
    Waco, TX @ The Backyard 
    Lubbock, TX @ Cook’s Garage 
    Norman, OK @ Riverwind Casino ^ 
    Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall 
    Virginia Beach, VA @ Beachfront Concert Series + 
    Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre 
    Washington, PA @ Hollywood Casino at The Meadows
    Princeton, WV @ Food Truck Frenzy 
    Charleston, WV @ Haddad Riverfront Park + 
    Greenville, SC @ Cowboy Up Nightlife 
    Jacksonville, NC @ Limelight
    Baltimore, MD @ Hammerjacks 
    Nashville, TN @ Sky Deck 
    Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall 
    Franklin, OH @ JD Legends 
    Streator, IL @ Streator’s 4th of July Celebration + 
    Mentor, OH @ Mentor Civic Amphitheater +
    Millville, NJ @ Levoy Theatre 
    Jim Thorpe, PA @ Penn’s Peak 
    Schenectady, NY @ Frog Alley Brewing Co. 
    Hammondsport, NY @ Pavilion at Point of the Bluff Vineyards 
    Patchogue, NY @ Patchogue Theatre
    New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square
    Salisbury, MA @ Blue Ocean Music Hall
    Kannapolis, NC @ Village Park Amphitheater + 
    San Pedro, CA @ Flannel Nation Festival at Port of Los Angeles^ 
    Marietta, OH @ The Aldelphia Music Hall ^
    Sunbury, PA @ Spyglass Ridge Winery ^
    Niagara Falls, ON @ The Avalon Ballroom Theatre at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort ^ 
    Henderson, NV @ M Resort and Casino

    ^ Everclear only; no Fastball or The Nixons

    + indicates free show

  • Beacon Sloop Club Strawberry Festival Returns on June 12th

    An annual Hudson Valley tradition, the Beacon Sloop Club’s legendary Strawberry Festival will take place on Sunday, June 12th at Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park in Beacon. The all ages event, held rain or shine, lasts from 12-5pm and is found on the Riverside of the Metro North Beacon Station.

    Beacon Strawberry Festival

    At the BSC Strawberry Festival, you’ll find the best shortcake you have ever imagined, made with local strawberries and homemade biscuits topped with real whipped cream, all while surrounded by the glorious Hudson River. There are more treats available, including strawberry smoothies, freshly made chocolate covered strawberries and other great foods to enjoy. Local vendors will also be on hand selling food and crafts.

    There will also be free sailing on the Sloop Woody Guthrie. Located right in Beacon Harbor, attendees can sign up at the Beacon Sloop Club booth for a free afternoon sail as you experience the beauty, power and grandeur of the Hudson River. 

    Beacon Strawberry Festival

    Two solar powered music stages are featured during the BSC Strawberry Festival, with a main stage and one dedicated for young folks and children to enjoy. There are also many other free activities great for children, as well as displays of local Hudson River history and the environment for all to enjoy. 

    As hosts of Strawberry Festival, The Beacon Sloop Club is an all-volunteer non-profit organization. The BSC Strawberry Festival raises money for the public sailing program on the Woody Guthrie and other environmental education programs. As such, there is never a charge for sailing aboard “The Woody.” The BSC meets the first Friday of each month at the clubhouse in Beacon, right on the river near the Metro-North train station, for a potluck dinner, business meeting and music. Everyone is always welcome.

    Musicians performing throughout the Strawberry Festival include Arm of The Sea Theater, Judith Tulloch Band, Lost Ryders of the Waywayanda, Beacon Songsmiths, Eric Person, Lydia Adams Davis, Roger The Jester, Spook Handy, Jonathan Kruk, Bindlestick Bill and The Last Minute Soulmates.

    Admission to the Strawberry Festival is free. For more information, visit beaconsloopclub.org

    See below for pictures from past BSC Strawberry Festivals below, courtesy of Beacon Sloop Club.

  • This Week’s EQXposure Features Shane Guerrette, That Girl w/One Free Don

    Each Sunday evening from 7-9pm you’ll find EQXposure on WEQX, featuring two hours of local music from up and coming artists. Tune into WEQX.com this Sunday night to hear new music from, Shane Guerrette, That Girl w/One Free Don and many more.

    WEQX has long been the preeminent independent station in the Capital Region of New York, broadcasting from Southern VT to an ever-expanding listening audience. NYS Music brings you a preview of artists to discover each week, just a taste of the talent waiting to be discovered by fans like you.

    That Girl featuring One Free Don – “Cherish”

    Shane Guerrette – “Here’s Hoping” & “How was I to know”