SPAC Battle of the Bands 2011, Review
Where else can you hear a mandolin, banjo, a singing drummer and trombone on one stage, in one night besides a Battle of the Bands?
Six thousand votes had been cast, narrowing down the lineup in the 2011 SPAC Battle of the Bands from 70 bands to 10. On [...]
Best 2011 Summer Music Festivals in Upstate NY & the Adirondacks
It’s that time of the year again. Time to pack up the tent and head out to hear your favorite bands (and some new favorites waiting to be discovered) at area music festivals. Nothing means summer to music fans more than spending [...]
Taste of Syracuse 2011: Food, Music & More
This weekend downtown Syracuse will be filled with the nonstop sounds and smells of pure local talent. The Taste of Syracuse festival, which takes place on June 3rd and 4th, 2011 is no doubt one of the most anticipated events of the summer. Free admittance and food samples [...]
SPAC Battle of the Bands
The finalists have been chosen and the celebrity judges picked. The second annual SPAC Battle of the Bands is set to commence on Friday, June 3rd at 6pm at the Spa Little Theatre where the Saratoga region’s best bands will duel riffs for the coveted grand prize: a professionally recorded EP [...]
2011 Washington County Summer Music Series
It’s a warm summer evening along the Champlain Canal in Whitehall; the sound of a brass band fills the air. Jazz melodies drift among the leaves in Mowery Park in Greenwich. Soulful ballads warm your heart at the gazebo in Salem. Toes are tapping’ and hips are swinging at [...]
If you’re unfamiliar with Caffè Lena, it’s much, much more than just a coffee-shop. While you can get a great cup of their signature organic blend and other light fare, Caffè Lena is a unique and historic fixture of Saratoga as well as an internationally renowned cultural center. It is the oldest, continuously run coffeehouse [...]
If you love both music and Christmas, but are looking for something other than the canned Christmas songs that are now playing everywhere from Walmart to your grandma’s house, head up to Lake Placid for the Tenth Annual Adirondack Christmas. On Saturday, December 18th at 7pm, the Lake Placid Center for the Arts invites audiences [...]
If you missed the SaratogaArtsFest in June, or saw it but were left wanting more, you’re in luck. On Sunday, October 24th, there will be a special encore presentation of excerpts from the Music and Motion performance that was given at this year’s festival. Premiering for the first time at SaratogaArtsFest 2010, the dance and [...]
With the amazing variety of events that take place in our area every summer, it’s hard to find anything lacking. But one thing that I always hear is that there are no major music festivals within driving distance. Although none of the major festivals have shown any sign of moving to upstate New York, the [...]
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