2023 BANDS

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The Unknown Jones is the Seedstock super group collaboration of Digger Jones and The Unknown Woodsmen. Drawing from their collective influences, The Unknown Jones has covered a host of themes that has paid tribute to the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band, and Top 10 Billboard Chart toppers. 

With a sound larger than most five-piece bands, Digger Jones is a blues rock trio out of CNY influenced by blues from throughout the past century and rock 'n roll artists of the 60's, 70's and present. They have built their reputation on a foundation of high-energy shows that give a nod to tradition while staying relevant for modern audiences. 

The Unknown Woodsmen draw from the classic sounds of rock to create their own blues-reggae flavor of infectious grooves.  Since its inception in 2011, the band has spent countless hours honing their signature sound and tirelessly refining crafty hooks, old-school grooves, and captivating lyrics.

Ithaca’s favorite powerhouse brass band! FCBB fuses the sound of New Orleans street music with funk, jazz, pop, and rock-and-roll. Voted best local band in the 2020 Ithaca Times Readers Poll, FCBB performs original tunes, New Orleans classics, and brassy arrangements of your favorite pop songs.  With a sizable collective of trumpets, trombones, saxes, drums, and a big green sousaphone, the Fall Creek Brass Band always attracts a crowd and gets everybody’s feet moving.

A natural born storyteller with stage presence that's best described as "real", Mike Powell's  spontaneous nature and extreme comfort behind a microphone creates a vibe that engages audiences in a way that only authenticity can. Powell's brand new 5-piece group the Echosound is a five-headed sonic creature from Syracuse, NY playing original Americana/Rock music.

When most people think of defiant music, they think of punk rock or outlaw country. But defying genres while transcending eras and resisting clichés is hard to pin down when it comes to artistry—unless you’re talking about Nashville-based artist Miss Tess. Swinging for the fences and from the branches of jazz, country, blues and old school rock and roll, she has employed all of her influences and talents on a tour-de-force, while cleverly taking standard perspectives and ideas, like the definition of a love song, to task. 

A fusion of rock, reggae, funk, jam, pop, and psychedelic, Metasequoia grows their own experiences with nature, love the human mind, space and the "unknown". Be filled with positive vibrations through positive messages.

The Rollin' Rust is an indie/folk group from the foothills of Central New York. Led by singer-songwriter James VanDeuson, The Rollin' Rust celebrates the distinguished writing style of a vagabond folk artist.

People People is an original rock band based in Cortland, NY mixing styles of blues, jazz, reggae, funk, and psychedelic rock.

Brad Allen is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and music producer from Central New York. Casey Widger is an upright bassist originally from McGraw, NY now based in the Syracuse area. Their love for both live performance and recording is evident in their songs, crafted from triumph, tragedy, and everything in between.

Raedwald (rad-wold) Howland-Bolton is a conduit of both Piedmont and Delta styles of blues. His instrument of choice is a round neck resonator, keeping a special and profound musical genre alive.

Corey Paige is a SAMMY Award winning singer-songwriter from Syracuse, NY. His influences include Elliott Smith, Radiohead, Elvis Costello, and Soul Coughing.