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It was a perfect summer night on July 18th when Dave Matthews Band took the stage at SPAC in Saratoga Springs. The crowd was ready—fans old and new filled every corner of the venue, making it clear this wasn’t just another tour stop. For…

It was a balmy night on July 17 when "Weird Al" Yankovic melted the faces off a full house of fans at SPAC. His die-hard fans were in full effect: mustaches, curly hair, and Hawaiian shirts were everywhere you looked. They were not…

LaMP is super fun. How much fun? Well, the trio from Vermont is so fun that NYS Music sent a trio of photographers to Putnam Place to capture an evening with LaMP on Thursday, May 8. Ray Paczkowski of LaMP at Putnam Place in Saratoga…

Willie Nelson brought his Outlaw Music Festival to Saratoga for a late-summer jam session. With a tour that celebrates Willie's lifelong musical genius and his legacy of hits, this tour seems extra special as Willie turned a remarkable 90…

This year's annual end-of-the-summer celebration of music in Lake George at the Adirondack Independence Music Festival saw two evenings with moe. and a one evening with Dark Star Orchestra. The three-day festival held over Labor Day…

Ziggy Marley is currently hitting 19 dates around the country with the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Reggae listeners know and love Ziggy, this listener included. His music was somewhat lost on the crowd at SPAC that evening. There were only…

The Tedeschi Trucks band, featuring Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, brought their gutsy, blues-oriented rock-n-roll to Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The crowd was eager to gobble up the throaty singing of Susan Tedeschi and the equally…

The Wailers from Jamaica brought classic roots reggae to The Strand Theater in Hudson Falls on Saturday, April 22. Playing to a packed theater, the band got the crowd to their feet for a night of reggae dancing after much enticing and…

Tim Reynolds brought his rock trio TR3 to the historic Strand Theater in Hudson Falls in December. The merry crowd was treated to a blend of acoustic-rock and jazz-fusion instrumentals, with a couple of classic covers thrown in for good…