Jeff Tortora, Blue Man Group member and 2010 Syracuse New Times Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys) Hall of Fame inductee, is taking a break from playing with his Las Vegas-based group to come home and make more music with his home-based band, The Whatafuocos.

Young rockers take their first steps during the Redhouse’s summertime music camps.

Local teen Josh Burke achieves a rock’n’roll goal with national act Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Square to Be Hip

Everything from funk to gospel music turned up during Clinton Square’s Northeast Jazz and Wine Festival

With Brand New Sin, Joe Altier embraced the rock lifestyle; now he’s content to be Just Joe.

By Jessica Novak

Michael Davis Photos

Noah Kellman speaks softly and laughs often, cracking quick jokes as he talks about his love for the band The Bird and The Bee and taking 27 credits in one semester at SUNY Purchase, which he currently attends.

This weekend at downtown’s Clinton Square, bounded by East Water, South Franklin, South Salina and West Genesee streets, three stages will be filled with free jazz, blues, world and rhythm’n’blues programming, complemented by wine-tasting events.

Now married for three years, drummer Collin Brushell and singer Heather Brushell originally met nearly a decade ago at Believers Chapel in Canastota, where Collin’s father, Doug Brushell is pastor. Doug is a longtime Syracuse musician himself and manager of his son’s band.

Back in Time

Returning after a year’s hiatus, the New York State Blues Festival offered a great weekend of music.