OK, I’ll talk about music in the middle of all the authors

The program was titled Music and Literature Fest. I saw no musicians signed up, but plenty of authors. What the heck. I will be available to talk about the days I wrote about musicians and reviewed concerts for the big daily, from noon to 2 p.m. today in the Liverpool Public Library’s Carman Community Room.…

Sammys Hall of Fame class proves to be a hard act to follow

Today we enter the department of ask-and-ye-shall-receive. After reading yesterday’s post about the upcoming Syracuse Area Music Awards event, Chuck commented that he liked the idea and all, but wished there had been more about the Hall of Fame induction Thursday night at Upstairs at the Dinosaur. My intention for the piece was to provide…

Time to celebrate how much good music we have in Syracuse

It’s Sammys week. Friday night at the Palace Theatre in Syracuse, awards will be given to honor great work in the Central New York music scene. The night before that at Upstairs and the Dinosaur, inductions will be made into the hall of fame. A quick primer for those of you who’ve never been to…