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Goose Returns to SPAC for 2 Nights, Announce Full Summer Tour

NYS Music Staff Jan 26, 2026

Goose will return to Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) this summer, bringing veteran jam bands along for a pair of shows over Fourth of July weekend. Goose will kick off its 2026 live schedule with a top-billed performance at…

News Desk

The Afghan Whigs 40th Anniversary Tour with Mercury Rev Stops in Woodstock, Manhattan

NYS Music Staff Jan 21, 2026

2026 marks the 40th anniversary of The Afghan Whigs, who will celebrate the occasion with a 21 date headline tour in North America with Mercury Rev supporting on all dates. The tour kicks off in Woodstock at Bearsville Theater on April 25…

News Desk

Robert Redford Film Festival Announced for Indian Lake Theater

NYS Music Staff Jan 19, 2026

Indian Lake Theater has announced a Robert Redford Film Festival taking place Thursday, January 29 through Sunday, February 1. The festival celebrates the career of one of America’s most enduring and influential actors, directors, and…

Upcoming Shows

Ballet Hispánico New York Announces Spring 2026 Tour Schedule

NYS Music Staff Jan 12, 2026

Ballet Hispánico New York steps into its 2026 Spring Tour across the United States as one of the essential storytellers of American Dance. Throughout the spring, Ballet Hispánico’s dancers will travel to stages across the United States to…

News Desk

Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York offers Violin Master Class at LIMEHOF

NYS Music Staff Jan 11, 2026

LIMEHOF will host a Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York (MYO) Violin Master Class with world renowned violinist and Stony Brook University professor Dr. Joanna Kaczorowska on Wednesday, February 11 in Stony Brook. Dr. Joanna…

Tour Announcements

David Lee Roth Announces 30-date US/Canada Tour, 3 NY Stops

NYS Music Staff Jan 6, 2026

Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth will embark on a 30-date US and Canada tour this spring and summer, with three shows slated for the Empire State in Schenectady, Port Chester and Huntington. Roth's 2025 tour marked the end of a…

Upcoming Shows

SSSO and Judy Collins at Proctors: Wildflowers in Concert

NYS Music Staff Dec 28, 2025

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Judy Collins will take a rare look back on her landmark 1967 album, Wildflowers with a series of exclusive shows, bringing to full bloom her chamber-folk masterwork supported by an orchestra. The…

Festival News

PS21 “The Dark” – A Winter Festival of Live Performance Across Columbia County

NYS Music Staff Dec 27, 2025

The Dark, a new annual festival from PS21 Center for Contemporary Performance in Chatham, will celebrate and elevate the depths of winter from February 16 to 22, 2026. PS21 The festival will unfold at PS21 and across Columbia…

Festival News

NYC Winter Jazzfest 2026 – Venues, Schedules, Artists

NYS Music Staff Dec 25, 2025

The 22nd edition of NYC Winter Jazzfest will be held January 8-13, 2026, at numerous venues in New York City. This year's Winter Jazzfest reaffirms a commitment to nurturing community and free expression through live music. The theme…

News Desk

Barry Manilow Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Reschedules Tour Dates

NYS Music Staff Dec 23, 2025

Barry Manilow announced on social media on Monday that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer, and as a result will be postponing his January concerts. “As many of you know I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by…

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