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Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck Carry Appalachian Wisdom Into a Disconnected Age
5x Grammy-winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck have unveiled “My…
The Last Dinner Party Ignites Hammerstein Ballroom In A Music Inferno
On Saturday, April 25, The Last Dinner Party sold out Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom for their first of two…
New York Series: The Strokes – “New York City Cops”
There is a version of Is This It that most Americans never heard. The international edition — the one sold in…
Little Feat’s Bill Payne Talks “The Last Farewell Tour,” Coming to Fairport May 30
Rock and Roll legends Little Feat are bringing “The Last Farewell Tour” to the Perinton Amphitheatre in Fairport…
Eraserheads’ Ely Buendia & Director Maria Diane Ventura Talk Movie on Sounds…
On this episode of The Sounds of Film, host Tom Needham speaks with director Maria Diane Ventura and Eraserheads…
From Full Collapse to No Devolución, Thursday Celebrates Milestone Anniversaries…
Post-hardcore veterans Thursday brought their Full City Devolución tour to Anthology in Rochester on Saturday,…
Bear Grass “Shake Me” – A Tense, Cinematic Unraveling From the Distance…
Bear Grass doesn’t ask for your attention on “Shake Me”—it corners you with it.
On the third release from her…
Sold-Out Syracuse Show Marks an Unforgettable West 22nd Performance
West 22nd brought their ‘To Be or Not to Be’ tour to The Song and Dance on April 25th for a sold-out show. This…
Music As Resistance
Music has always pushed back against power. From folk songs and Vietnam-era protests to punk’s raw defiance and…
Raven Bring Hell-Patrolling, Window-Picking, Tsunami-Surfing, Chain-Sawing,…
April 21, 2026 brought a roaring night of new and vintage heavy to Empire Underground in Albany. Headlining were…
Eliza McLamb Brings The Good Story Tour to Irving Plaza
On Friday, April 24, indie-rock musician Eliza McLamb played a packed show at Irving Plaza on The Good Story Tour.…
Good Kid and Inoha Light Up a Sold-Out Brooklyn Steel on the Can We Hang Out? Tour
On Saturday, April 18, Canadian indie rock band Good Kid took the stage at Brooklyn Steel in Williamsburg. It was…
“The Light We Carry Festival” Channels HB Studio Into the Future of Theater
HB Studio utilizes its rich history to transform decades of theater into something new, running May 30 through…
Caroline Kingsbury Shocks Manhattan on 2026 Tour
On Thursday, April 23, Caroline Kingsbury brought her Shock Treatment Tour to Racket in Manhattan. A rising force…
Echo Bloom Turn Grief Into Motion on Anabasis
There’s a moment early in Anabasis where everything feels like it might come apart, rhythm splintering, guitars…
Look Who’s Back: The Nude Party Come Full Circle in Bearsville Barn Burner
There’s a certain poetic symmetry when a band returns to the place where its story quietly began. For The Nude…
Hearing Aide: Mikaela Davis “Graceland Way”
The opening seconds of Mikaela Davis' new album, Graceland Way, aurally whooshes you through a wormhole to an…
Local Limelight: Joe Altier – Just Joe
Reviving NYS Music's feature series Local Limelight is Bethany Couture. A special and yet integral collection of…
Creepy Nuts Bring First-Ever NYC Show to Sold-Out Hammerstein Ballroom
On Monday, April 13, Japanese hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts made their New York City debut at the Manhattan Center’s…
Baklava Express “Sabába”, a Delightful Medley of Instrumental…
Led by front man Josh Kaye, Baklava Express is a Brooklyn based instrumental band delivering a thoughtful mixture…