Over the summer, NYS Music began to take a look at the state of New York music venues. In June, July, and August we saw venues closed for the foreseeable future, support for Black Lives Matter, and some venues beginning to offer performances with social distancing in place.
September kicked off with Red Alert RESTART, and venues across the country (and world) going red to encourage action to save independent music venues. With hope for passage of relief bills in Congress limited, and only ‘incidental music’ currently allowed, venues remain mostly closed for live music, in quiet anticipation of the day crowds can return.
Working with a dozen photographers to document more than 40 venues in 12 cities across New York State, NYS Music presents the fourth edition of our monthly series that looks at the current state of our beloved venues.
Immense thanks goes out to all photographers and venues who are taking part in this monthly series. We’ll start the fall off in the Hudson Valley with Mickey Deneher’s look at the historic venues that pepper the towns along the Hudson River. Visit NIVA to find out how you can help venues across New York, and the country. We need to #saveourstages and preserve live music for when this is over.
The Hudson Valley – photos by Mickey Deneher
Saranac Lake – photo by Pete Mason
Long Island – photos by Rob Tellerman
Brooklyn – photos by Amanda Siedner
Plattsburgh – photos by Jerry Cadieux
Utica – photos courtesy of The Stanley Theatre
Manhattan – photos by Joseph Buscarello
Rochester – photos by Corinne Cummings
Port Chester – photos by Chad Anderson
Tupper Lake – photos by Pete Mason
Ithaca – photos by Casey Martin
Peekskill and Tarrytown – photos by Steve Malinski
Brooklyn – photos by Joseph Buscarello
Albany – photos by Zach Culver
Buffalo – photos by Zachary Todtenhagen
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