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Festival News

Green River Festival 2026 Announces First Acts

NYS Music Staff Nov 15, 2025

Green River Festival has announced the first installment of its 2026 lineup, with headliners Charley Crockett, Spoon, and Geese joined by The Beths, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Wednesday, Lucius, and many more. The festival returns to…

Jam/Progressive

Northlands Music Festival Announces 2026 Lineup, Tickets Now On Sale

NYS Music Staff Nov 13, 2025

Northlands Music and Arts Festival has announced its musical lineup for its return to Swanzey, NH in 2026. Headliners include Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Dirty Heads and The Disco Biscuits with the festival set to take place from June 19 to…

News Desk

Darren DeVivo Makes the Move from WFUV to WKZE

NYS Music Staff Nov 13, 2025

Legendary radio personality Darren DeVivo will soon be joining the Hudson Valley-based radio station WKZE in a move that strengthens independent radio in a growing regional market. DeVivo has logged more than four decades of air-time…

News Desk

Magic of Lights Drive-Through Experience – Bigger and Brighter Presentation Opens on Nov. 21…

NYS Music Staff Nov 12, 2025

The most wonderful time of the year is about to get even brighter with the triumphant return of Magic of Lights. Jones Beach State Park and PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ, will once again be transformed into a breathtaking winter…

Pop

Rod Stewart Bringing “One Last Time” Tour to Jones Beach in 2026

NYS Music Staff Nov 10, 2025

Two-time Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame icon Rod Stewart has announced an extension of his highly successful “One Last Time” tour well into 2026. The newly added dates include a stop at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh on Friday,…

Reviews

SAINt JHN, Yola & more at WhyHunger Pop-Up Dinner

NYS Music Staff Nov 9, 2025

WhyHunger and GRAMMY Award-winning Guyanese-American artist SAINt JHN hosted a pop-up dinner at New York City’s Phoenix Palace in support of the global nonprofit’s Hungerthon, with guests Yola, Bloody Osiris, Ilfenesh Hadera, Emory Jones,…

Jam/Progressive

Lotus Announces 2026 Tour With Two NY Dates

NYS Music Staff Nov 7, 2025

Lotus has announced an extensive U.S. tour covering more than 25 dates in support of their upcoming studio album, Rise of the Anglerfish, which is due out in early 2026. The tour is slated to start in January in Colorado and includes two…

Classical

Ian Maksin Gives Japanese Classic “Toryanse” A Meditative Spin – 3 NY Shows in December

NYS Music Staff Nov 6, 2025

Internationally acclaimed cellist and multilingual vocalist Ian Maksin has released "Toryanse", a deeply emotive song rooted in centuries of Japanese tradition, with a December tour stopping 3 times in New York State and venues ideal for…

Music Festivals

Bric JazzFest 2025 – Celebrating Global Jazz Innovation and Activism

NYS Music Staff Nov 4, 2025

BRIC JazzFest 2025 concluded its 11th annual edition over October 17-19 at BRIC House in Downtown Brooklyn, drawing sold-out crowds for Saturday night's performances and delivering a powerful program that connected jazz…

Obituaries

Grateful Dead Vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay Dies at 78

NYS Music Staff Nov 3, 2025

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, best known as the female vocalist of The Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78. She passed away on Sunday, November 2 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Her…

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