2022 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.

Thousands of One is funk soul hip-hop with a message of love, hope and justice etched in deep grooves that make you move. This is space age gospel for the now.

A natural born storyteller with stage presence that's best described as "real".  His spontaneous nature and extreme comfort behind a microphone creates a vibe that engages audiences in a way that only authenticity can. His songs are filled with powerful imagery and thought provoking themes but a Powell performance is much more than just a concert - it's an exploration into the human heart.

Citrus Maxima is an upstate New York indie rock based in Albany.  With an infectiously groovy, lush, yet lo-fi modern sound that is as well written and is impossible to ignore, the band incorporates elements of psychedelic grooves and modern indie hooks.

Indie/art-rock group All Poets and Heroes serves as a reminder that we are all poets and heroes - doctors, police, sanitary workers, cooks, single mothers, the incarcerated - all of us can be the poets and heroes of our collective existence. 

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.

Led by the country blues belting vocals of Molly Reagan, Molly and the Ringwalds is a Cortland-based acoustic trio who stomps and claps their way between high-energy blues, country and Americana music.

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

Shimmering lyrics, deft finger-picking and soaring melodies. Ithaca’s Austin MacRae is a troubadour whose songwriting is characterized by poetic lyrics and poignant stories from rural upstate NY.

The Travis Knapp Trio brings banjo-based original folk music to the Finger Lakes, full of 3-part harmonies & soulful audience singalongs.  Travis is joined by Kiera Carman (bass/vocals) and Jonathan Keefner (percussion/vocals).

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.

In addition to his work with Grammy winners and international artists, Billy Golicki has been a career touring musician and recording artist for his entire adult life. In that time he shared the stage with greats like Toby Keith, Keith Urban,  Kenny Chesney and, for 16 years, shared the front man role for the US touring act Texas.

Joe Driscoll has gained fame over the last decade for his unique blend of folk, funk and hip-hop. He has toured extensively throughout the U.S., in Europe and in Africa. Now calling Syracuse, NY home once again, Joe Driscoll continues to bend genres on his signature foundation of beat-boxing and looping.