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News Desk

Rockettes ‘Ring’ In Their Next Century With New Tap Number And Immersive Camera…

NYS Music Staff Sep 26, 2026

MSG Entertainment has announced details around the new elements in the 2026 Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes to ‘ring’ in the next century of the iconic dance company, including the brand-new Radio City Rockettes…

World/Reggae

SPAC Announces Week-Long Residency with Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana

NYS Music Staff Sep 26, 2026

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) has announced Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, one of the nation’s most prominent flamenco dance companies, will return to Saratoga Springs for a week-long residency October 11–15 as part of Flamenco…

Upcoming Shows

Tab Benoit, Taylor Simon King Tribute and Broadway Swing Announced at Universal Preservation Hall

NYS Music Staff Sep 25, 2026

Universal Preservation Hall is adding three performances to its upcoming lineup, bringing Grammy-nominated blues guitarist Tab Benoit to Saratoga Springs in December, followed by celebrations of some of America’s most influential…

News Desk

‘Miles Davis & John Coltrane – The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961’ To…

NYS Music Staff Sep 20, 2026

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, have announced the reissue of the landmark box set Miles Davis & John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961. The expansive…

News Desk

John Coltrane’s Centennial Met with Celebrations, Box Sets, Archival Releases, Tributes,…

NYS Music Staff Sep 18, 2026

More than fifty-eight years after his passing, John Coltrane remains one of the most vital and influential figures in modern culture. His music is probing, spiritual, endlessly exploratory, and continues to reach new listeners,…

Flashback

Yankee Doodle Dandy – The Dutch & Flemish Roots of an Early American Song

NYS Music Staff Sep 9, 2026

Yankee Doodle went to townA-riding on a pony,Stuck a feather in his capAnd called it macaroni. Macaroni Craze During the third quarter of the eighteenth century, Londoners saw the bizarre spectacle of the so-called “macaroni craze.”…

Artist Profile

Upcoming Debatably Stable Album Rewrites Screamo Script

NYS Music Staff Sep 5, 2026

The so-called sophomore slump is a depressingly common phenomenon in the music industry. Since screamo’s birth in the ’90s, countless bands have struggled to make it past their first full-length, with some of the genre’s most…

Broadway/Musicals

Playhouse Stage Announces Ambitious 39th Season at Cohoes Music Hall

NYS Music Staff Aug 25, 2026

Playhouse Stage Company has announced six productions that will make up its 39th Season of professional musical theatre at Cohoes Music Hall, under the season banner Spirits & Second Chances: Stories That Stay With Us. The lineup…

Upcoming Shows

Mike D 5D Tour Coming to Knockdown Center in September

NYS Music Staff Aug 25, 2026

Mike D 5D, featuring Beastie Boy Mike D and his sons Skyler and Davis Diamond, will be heading out on tour this fall, with a stop in Queens at Knockdown Center on September 9. Eddie Ruscha, Will Graefe and Milo Ruscha round out the lineup…

News Desk

Pendragon Theatre $11 Million Project in Saranac Lake Creates a Cultural and Community Anchor

NYS Music Staff Aug 9, 2026

Governor Kathy Hochul announced this week that the Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake will receive an additional $750,000 state investment to close the final funding gap for the venue. August 03, 2026- Saranac Lake, NY- Governor Hochul…

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