The Upstate Youth Movement is on stage at The Radio Room this weekend. Newer and younger artists are breaking onto the scene, diligently honing their skills and drumming up followings of their very own.

Being a music journalist was not a job I ever applied for but, rather, something I essentially fell into.

As summer stubbornly gives way to fall and I have finally felt a long-awaited nip in the air, I want to do one thing – listen to music outdoors.