Second Sundays with Stephen Douglas Wolfe – October Edition
Join Stephen Douglas Wolfe on the second Sunday of every month as he invites some of the area’s most talented songwriters to the stage for music and conversation. Dig a little deeper into the composers’ minds and hear original works in their purest form. Our October edition of Second Sundays features Rhiannon Payne, Jason Bean...
The Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers Band CD Release Party
Come celebrate the release of Live and Listening—recorded on one special night in May, right here at the 443, by John Lennon Songwriting Contest winner Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers and his band. Live and Listening is the long-awaited follow-up to Almost There, Sammy winner for Best Americana, and introduces seven unreleased songs as well as capturing...
Donna Colton & Sam Patterelli
Gritty, buttery and soul-piercing have all been used to describe the vocals of Donna Colton. A seasoned veteran of the local music scene, her songwriting and CD’s have garnered national and international attention. Solo showcases at the legendary Bitter End and Spiral Club in New York City and at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville led...
The Cadleys
The Cadleys are one of the most popular acoustic bands in the Northeast. Following in the tradition of great male-female duets like George Jones and Tammy Wynette, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings and Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons. John and Cathy show how two voices blended in seamless harmony can produce one very powerful sound....
Jeffrey Foucault with special guest Tim Burns
BLOOD BROTHERS, the much-anticipated follow-up to Jeffrey Foucault’s critically acclaimed 2015 album Salt As Wolves (“Immaculately tailored… Sometimes his songs run right up to the edge of the grandiose and hold still, and that's when he's best… Close to perfection” - New York Times; “Pure Songwriter, simple and powerful” - Morning Edition, NPR) is a collection of reveries,...
Nate Gross
There are so many great guitar players out there today. We have the world at our fingertips and have access to every learning resource we can imagine but what is skill without soul? Nate Gross is an old soul. At 35 years old, he has accomplished great success in the industry playing the styles that...
Max Eyle & Colin Aberdeen
Max Eyle and Colin Aberdeen draw on the great wealth of early American roots music, with a blend of material that ranges from country blues and jazz to R&B and soul. Photo Credit: Sandy Roe Colin Aberdeen is a multiple SAMMY award-winning artist who has toured nationally and recorded with Grammy award-winning musicians. The two...
Cup of Joe
A veteran of the CNY music scene, Joe Altier’s song catalog is DEEP, and he effortlessly jumps from genre to genre and decade to decade. The Cup of Joe monthly series at the Listening Room at 443 features “Just Joe” digging deep into his repertoire with a different theme each month. Joe will share the...
Mike Powell
With a vintage voice and a chest full of hauntingly heartfelt songs, prolific storyteller Mike Powell is the underground messenger of blue-collar soul. Each night the lights go up, this pioneering poet lets his guard down and allows the fervently fearless stories to come to life. His comfort behind a microphone and unique brand of atomic...
Erin Harpe & The Messers
Erin Harpe has been called “one of the most dynamic, talented and exciting roots-rocking blues women on the scene” by Living Blues Magazine. Recent winner of the 2018 Boston Blues Challenge, she was also nominated for “Blues Artist of the Year” last year by the Boston Music Awards! Brought up on delta and Piedmont blues...
Pickin’ & Poppin’ – Delta Blues Guitar with Erin Harpe
In this workshop, Erin teaches delta blues finger-style songs that highlight what she calls “Pickin’ and Poppin’”. Students will learn to add some percussiveness to their playing by learning the “Poppin’” thumb technique, snapping the lower strings to give an extra pop, while “Pickin’” out the melodic lines. Erin will break songs down and help...
Kate Lee & Forrest O’Connor
Americana duo Kate Lee & Forrest O’Connor have earned national recognition as co-lead singers and primary songwriters of the O’Connor Band, a bluegrass group they co-founded along with O’Connor’s father, seven-time CMA Award-winning violinist Mark O’Connor. They wrote the majority of the band’s debut album, Coming Home, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Albums Chart and won a...
An Evening with Chris Trapper
CHRIS TRAPPER is a storyteller. With his soulful, honeyed tenor, sly humor and an uncanny knack for melody, Chris has traveled the world over, performing to a dedicated and ever-growing fan base with nothing but his guitar and his songs. Raised on Prine and Kristofferson, Trapper's first foray in the music industry was as frontman...
60 Years (and 2 days) – a Birthday Concert and Party for Dana “Short Order” Cooke
Join us for “60 Years (and 2 Days)” - A birthday concert and party for Dana “Short Order” Cooke, with the Stantons and other special guests. Photo credit: Larry Hoyt Dana is a Central NY singer-songwriter in a folk acoustic style. His quirky, often wry, and always unusual songs delivered in a relaxed and unassuming manner has...
Tacos & Blancos
Can you think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than grooving to the rockin' rhythm and roots of Los Blancos? Mark your calendar...this is going to be epic. On Sunday November 10 The 443 welcomes Los Blancos to our stage for the very first time, so we're making it a PARTY....
Diana Jacobs Duo
The 443 is excited to welcome the retro-soul grooves of the Diana Jacobs Duo back on Wednesday November 13. $5 COVER
Soul Risin’
We had a blast with Bryan and Adam from soul-grass jam band SOUL RISIN' last time they visited The 443 and we're stoked to have them back on Friday November 15. $5 COVER
Frenay & Lenin
As well known as Arty & Gary are, after 40+ years in the CNY music scene, they rarely do all original shows anymore. They had such a blast at their spring performance at 443, they decided to come back for a fall date on November 16. These prolific songwriters have over 300 songs to...
Friendsgiving Karaoke Reunion
Everyone had such a blast at the Singo de Mayo Karaoke Reunion that we decided to do it again! Join us for the Ormond Entertainment Friendsgiving Karaoke Reunion on Sunday, November 17 at The Listening Room at 443. We'll get together with old friends, make new ones, sing and be silly...all for a good cause!...
The Kennedys
At well over a million miles of roadwork, including two stints as members of Nanci Griffith’s Blue Moon Orchestra, Pete and Maura Kennedy show no signs of slowing down either on tour or in the creative realm. Originally based in Austin, Texas, they spent a few years in the Washington DC area before moving to...
Ghost Town Ramblers
Hailing from the back roads and small towns of New York, songwriters Lou Kaplan and Kay Miracle found themselves at a crossroads where an outlaw and a troubadour collided in a storm of Southern Rock, Alt-Country, Blues and Folk. Combining their love of American roots music, Lou and Kay decided to take the road...
Cup of Joe
A veteran of the CNY music scene, Joe Altier’s song catalog is DEEP, and he effortlessly jumps from genre to genre and decade to decade. The Cup of Joe monthly series at the Listening Room at 443 features “Just Joe” digging deep into his repertoire with a different theme each month. Joe will share the...
Chuck Shiele’s Quatro
The Quatro is a brand-new sound that exists somewhere between the deserts of New Mexico and the rings of Saturn. It's exotic and unlikely yet familiar. It is beautiful yet haunting. Chuck Schiele writes songs about God, sex, politics and uses alternate-tunings to arrange them... rock, Americana, with an emphasis on whatever..... Add the...
The Simplelife Duo & Corey Paige
The 443 is excited to present a dynamic doubleheader on Friday November 29 - The Simplelife Duo (aka Mike Frisina and Ben Sumner) and Corey Paige. $5 COVER The 443 is an 18+ Venue
Hand Drumming Workshop with John Heard
Veteran musician John Heard has been a part of the musical community in Syracuse for over 35 years. Join John at The 443 on Saturday November 30 from 1-2:30pm for an intermediate hand drumming workshop. This class is intended for intermediate level drummers with some experience. Please bring your own djembe. Registration for the...
Donna Colton & Sam Patterelli
Gritty, buttery and soul-piercing have all been used to describe the vocals of Donna Colton. A seasoned veteran of the local music scene, her songwriting and CD’s have garnered national and international attention. Solo showcases at the legendary Bitter End and Spiral Club in New York City and at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville led...
Soundcheck 40th Anniversary Concert – SOLD OUT
Since 1979, legendary Syracuse DJ Dave Frisina has been showcasing local musicians on the radio every Sunday night with Soundcheck, an eclectic blend of the best original music in Central New York. On Sunday December 1, Dave is celebrating 40 years of supporting our vibrant local music scene with a LIVE broadcast at The 443...
Review Revue #2
REVUE REVIEW Installment #2 On December 4, 7pm, Chuck Shiele will be hosting a showcase at The 443 featuring the incredible talents of John Cadley, Mikal Serafim—both of whom you know as Syracuse music killers and—Introducing—Anna Troy who is a music friend of Chuck's from his San Diego days. She is now living in Brooklyn....
The Perennials
The Perennials are a trio of multi-instrumentalists joyously playing an eclectic variety of music including Celtic fiddle tunes, the Great American Songbook, folk rock, and their own creative originals. Harvey Nussbaum, Bob Elfenbein and Jacqui McCarthy share the vocal duties and three-part harmonies are a staple of the group. Stop in early and take...
Leo Crandall
Leo Crandall is a songwriter, musician, poet, filmmaker, and artist. He performs on requinto, cello, baritone guitar, mandocello, dutar, ukulele and guitar. He has toured Senegal, sponsored by the US Embassy and performed in Haiti. His songs get airplay in the US, throughout Europe, and Australia, where he has been nominated for the Bluestar Award, and charted #14 nationally...