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Woodstock may be returning to Central New York at Vernon Downs for the 50 year anniversary of the iconic music and arts festival. Scheduled to be held Aug. 16-18, some of the previously announced headliners for the event include Jay-Z, The…

For the fifth consecutive year, the Riverboat Bar in Alexandria Bay (A-Bay) will host a summer series of live music running from mid-June through the end of September. In all, more than 30 bands will be gracing the newly renovated stage…

(Updated 10:00 p.m.) According to the Poughkeepsie Journal, despite the loss of Watkins Glen as the venue for Woodstock 50, organizers are still pressing on. The paper quotes Woodstock official Gregory Peck in a statement issued Monday…

The Kirkland Art Center in Clinton was recently the scene for Kat Wright's return to her upstate roots. The Rochester-born chanteuse and her band performed a soulful, sometimes funky, 22-song set to a sold out audience at this small venue…

By Maddi Annunziata, Contributing Writer New York seven-piece band, The Big Takeover, perfectly fuses big band Motown with Jamaican pop roots, making it nearly impossible not to dance along. In their new single “Shy.” they offer an…

Syracuse classic rock radio station 105.9 The Rebel (WXTL) recently had it's frequency bought by the non-profit Educational Media Foundation, which operates the Christian music networks Air1 and KLOVE. In February, Cumulus Media sold…

The City of Utica has been awarded a Levitt AMP concert series for the fourth consecutive year. The ten week free concert series will take place in Kopernik Park in Oneida Square on Monday nights beginning June 24 and continuing through…

Update (2:52pm): Michael Lang sent out an email with the following statement: Dear Woodstock Friends It seems in a way that history is repeating itself. In July of 1969 we lost our site in Walkill and with only a month to go we…

Billboard is reporting that Woodstock 50, scheduled to take place Aug. 16-18 at the Watkins Glen International Speedway has been cancelled. According to a statement released by the Dentsu Aegis Network, who was funding the event, "We…

Updated 4:15: Bloomberg quotes promoter Michael Lang saying weekend passes for Woodstock 50 will cost "around $450." Lang is also exploring expanding the festival to an annual event, taking place at locations around the world. …