Sammys Hall of Fame

Meet this year’s class on Thursday at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Qu

A Celebration of Local Music

Sammys begins its third decade recognizing the best

Bands and artists submit recorded material, which is evaluated by an independent panel of judges. Winners are chosen in categories spanning pop, country, jazz, hip-hop, rock, blues, rhythm 'n' blues, metal, Americana, alternative, modern rock and other.

Blond on Blond

Pop idol Aaron Carter’s new tour includes a Sunday stop at the Westcott Theater

 There will always be a flavor-of-the-month child performer whose popularity peaks sometime after puberty. That’s just the cruel nature of show business, where talented kids fall by the ways

Drill Pickle

Local musicians unite against hydraulic fracturing during Sunday’s “What the Frack?!” event in Auburn

Activists and artists have long operated within similar territory: outspoken expressionists in search of open ears, eyes and minds. When members from each community collaborate, the resulting ex

Oberlin Collage

Karen Oberlin’s homecoming concert features love songs to coincide with Valentine’s Day

Back in Action

Ex-Neutral Milk Hotel leader Jeff Mangum’s return to musicmaking includes two upcoming concert dates

A Jazzin’ July 4

Pencil Independence Day weekend for this year’s Syracuse M&T Jazz Fest

It’s not too soon to be dreaming about summertime plans, especially when the July 4 holiday falls this year on a Thursday, which means that most people (and their sympathetic employers) will

Farewell, for Now

Our music editor plans on taking the long and winding road cross-country and then back to Syracuse

I’ve taken a stab at this wrap-up at least six times. It’s funny, in school, kids always worry about filling up the word count. As a journalist, you always worry about being concise. At

Bluegrass Bliss

The four-piece unit Driftwood visits Upstairs at the Dino on Friday

Since they started popping up in the Syracuse scene two years back, Driftwood has risen from a little bluegrass band to a local favorite with a fanatical following. The band, now a quartet, starte

Santa’s Groove Bag

Here’s a gift guide of books, discs and more for music nerds of all ages

Another year means another load of books, DVDs, CDs, vinyl and other irresistible money-suckers for music fans who simply can’t resist another addition to their collection. Luckily, 2012 was