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The Saloon Sessions are back for a whole new year of music to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation at Hurley's Bar in Manhattan. Featuring Broadway ensembles and Tony Award winners, the monthly jams help fund research into a cure…

The second day of We Belong Here, Central Park on October 11th, started with a rainstorm, threatening audiences for the day to come. Thankfully, clearer skies blew in and a stacked lineup drew crowds out to Central Park for another day of…

Back for its second year, We Belong Here kicked off Friday, October 10th, for three days of EDM at the vaunted Wolman Rink in Central Park. Photo Credit: Aidan Lukomnik Featuring a dozen artists from across the electronic music…

Celebrating and lamenting being single - yup. Defining and declaring love for the first time - and in front of 1,500 people - that happened. Screaming your head off at your ex - check! Figuring out you’re queer late in life and struggling…

If you wanted music that put you in your feelings, then September 16th’s SummerStage concert featuring Hurray for the Riff Raff and Soccer Mommy was the place for you. It was a night of music filled with anguish, tension, and…

“This Time Machine back to 2005 is going really well!” Rilo Kiley’s lead guitarist, Blake Sennett, joked with the audience during September 8th's Summerstage set. After 17 years away from New York, the indie band was finally back with a…

Lincoln Center isn’t the first place you would think for a self-described “ratchet” rapper to headline a major music festival - but that’s exactly what happened at Ruidosa Fest on Saturday, August 9.  Photo Credit: Aidan Lukomnik …

This is it - the last day of 2025’s Osheaga is upon us. After a surprise storm, pause and then restart of sets last night, the festival grounds were a bit muddy but ready to go! So let’s do it! First up was Ruby Waters. This is Ruby’s…

Saturday, August 2nd, featured the second day of Osheaga 2025. First on my radar was Nooriya. The DJ, born in Saudi Arabia, raised in Japan, and based in the UK, takes global music to a whole new level. As she says, she "champion sounds of…

A little after 1pm on Friday, August 1st, the crowd was ready, security was set, and Osheaga’s 18th music festival kicked off!