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Indigo Girls Back In Their Element at Beak & Skiff
Maybe it was the apple donuts. Or maybe the cooler temperatures, the earthy valley view from the top of a windy…
Syracuse University, Lou Reed’s Lonely Woman
While she was pregnant with me, my mom saw Lou Reed perform his Edgar Allan Poe concept album, The Raven. After…
Brandi Carlile at CMAC: “What a Stunningly Perfect Night …”
"What a stunningly perfect night this is," remarked Sarah Watkins midway through I'm With Her's opening set for…
Action Bronson Brings Planet Frog to Life at Mulcahy’s
Action Bronson brought Planet Frog to Mulcahy’s on Long Island Saturday night, mixing tracks from the project with…
Plush Puts Female Rock Front and Center at Sharkey’s
On Wednesday, August 19, Plush took on Sharkey's Event Center in Syracuse for their Mass Hysteria Tour. This tour…
Joyce Manor Brings Sold-Out Punk Show to Bearsville Theater
On Thursday, August 20, the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock became the unlikely home of a rowdy, sold-out punk…
RAYE Performs Hope-filled Hits at the Citi Concert Series
R&B-pop music sensation RAYE returned to the Citi Concert Series on Thursday, August 20. Currently supporting…
Local Limelight: Seasoned Rochester Drummer Rob Mount
Rochester drummer Rob Mount is the latest artist featured in NYS Music's Local Limelight series, discussing highs…
Woodstock’s Lost Treasure: Bert Sommer Gets A Biography
For all the careers Woodstock ‘69 launched into the stratosphere (Santana, Melanie, Joe Cocker, and Ten Years…
Walking Through Endless Fires: The FUNtographer Experience
Join the FUNtographer as she spends the weekend at the Endless Fires Festival at Sharkey’s in Liverpool. Where she…
Toadies and Local H Keep It Copacetic in Albany
There are certain albums that don’t just belong to a particular era, they become time machines. For me, Rubberneck…
Solid Copy Explores Connection on New Single “Low Tide”
Solid Copy, the Brooklyn indie rock duo, released their latest song, “Low Tide.” Released on August 14, the song…
In Focus: SoapGirls at Rochester’s Bug Jar
Editor's note: The SoapGirls current tour faces a wave of cancelations due to white-nationalist, pro-apartheid and…
New York Series: Samara Joy’s Shirley Chisholm-Inspired “Why I’m…
On Monday, November 18, the New York City Council passed a resolution designating every November 30 as "Shirley…
KATSEYE goes WILD for the Citi Concert Series
Pop sensation KATSEYE has had a busy week in New York. From a pop-up at Elsewhere in Brooklyn for a special ‘KLUB…
Chance the Rapper Brings ‘Coloring Book’ 10th Anniversary Celebration to NYC
Chance the Rapper celebrated 10 years of Coloring Book at Central Park SummerStage on Aug. 18, revisiting the…
Hoochenanny Festival 2026 Tasted MM, MMJ, Good!
In its third location in three years, the Hoochenanny Festival is still finding its footing among the vast…
Grandmaster Flash’s “The Message” Still Provides Accurate Social…
At some point in our lives, we have all heard the classic hip hop refrain from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious…
ALEXISONFIRE Celebrates 20th Anniversary of “Crisis” Album in Buffalo
Wednesday, August 12 was scattered with rain and sun all day, leaving the question, “will the show go on tonight,”…
A Look Back: Newport Folk Festival 2026 Portraits
The 2026 Newport Folk Festival brought a fantastic weekend of great music, calm vibes, and many introductions to…