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Construction Begins on Shepard Park Amphitheater in Lake George

NYS Music Staff Oct 10, 2025

The Lake George Arts Project announced on Thursday that construction has begun on the new Shepard Park Amphitheater. The bandstand burned down in June 2024, with temporary roofs utilized for performances since. Photo via Lake George…

Upcoming Shows

Rochester Set to Host Avant Gard A Clue II

NYS Music Staff Oct 9, 2025

More than 300 musical acts from around the world will be descending upon Rochester from October 20 to October 26 for the Avant Gard A Clue II festival. 75 Stutson St will be the setting for a variety of performers over the seven day…

Upcoming Shows

Big Shrimp Bring Annual Halloween Extravaganza to Syracuse

NYS Music Staff Oct 9, 2025

Progressive rock band Big Shrimp will bring their highly anticipated Halloween Extravaganza to Syracuse for the very first time, arriving at Funk n Waffles on Saturday, October 25. Now in its 8th consecutive year, the Halloween…

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Spafford Announces Release of New Live Album

NYS Music Staff Oct 8, 2025

Spafford has announced the release of its latest album, a compilation of live tracks culled from their recent summer tour. Simply titled Live, Vol. 5, it opens with a monstrous "Pursuit of Trance" and a much extended take of "Windmill,"…

Jam/Progressive

Phish’s Page McConnell Releases New Solo Album ‘Something Will Land’

NYS Music Staff Oct 4, 2025

Page McConnell has just released a new solo album entitled Something Will Land which is now available digitally and on audiophile-grade black vinyl via his own Keyed Records. The new album – which features a striking cover image by…

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Proctors Announces Two-Day Soles of Duende Residency

NYS Music Staff Sep 30, 2025

Proctors and Union College have announced a two-day residency by Soles of Duende which is set to take place from October 16-17. It will include a participatory workshop, lecture/demonstration, and both educational…

Blues/Jazz

Jazz at the Lodge: Thursday Night Jazz in Ossining

NYS Music Staff Sep 29, 2025

Thursday nights in Ossining get a little groovier this fall, thanks to Organ Groove Events series "Jazz at the Lodge, with performances announced through early December. Taking place at Elks Lodge #1486 in Ossining, the series began in…

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Jimmy Kimmel Live Arrives in Brooklyn for Week of Shows

NYS Music Staff Sep 29, 2025

Brooklyn-born Jimmy Kimmel will return to his hometown this week with a series of shows filmed live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House. This week of shows, starting Monday, September 29, marks the seventh…

Rock

Mihalidaze 2025 Dates Announced

NYS Music Staff Sep 25, 2025

The details for the 2025 edition of Mihalidaze have been announced with 13 shows scheduled across the Northeast and Midwest. The holiday celebration begins with a show in Worcester, MA on November 20 and wraps up just over a month…

News

New York Philharmonic to Celebrate Centennial of Pierre Boulez

NYS Music Staff Sep 24, 2025

The New York Philharmonic has announced additional plans to celebrate the centennial of Pierre Boulez (1925–2016). Boulez was a composer, conductor, innovator, educator, and the Orchestra’s Music Director from 1971–77. Back-to-back…

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