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Stuyvesant Casino: The East Village home for Jewish Gangsters and Dixieland Jazz
The East Village of Manhattan has been home to immigrants, the working class, Beatniks, hippies and artists over…
Prog Guitar Monster Jan Akkerman Returns with New Live Disc
He is the Dutch master best known for the rock anthem that might have unknowingly ignited the guitar shred…
When We Weren’t So Far – Luke Mock Finds Clarity in Emotional Distance
There’s something uniquely disarming about a project that doesn’t try to overwhelm you. Instead, it invites you in…
Jelly Roll Morton: The Musician Who Cried Wolf
In the annals of musical mythology, Jelly Roll Morton is one of those oft elusive, yet larger-than-life legends.…
Inside the Grit-Hearted Songs of Laura Leigh
There’s a certain kind of honesty that doesn’t knock politely; it just shows up, boots muddy, heart on its sleeve,…
Full Circle Commons: Gardiner’s Third Place for Music and Community
In Gardiner, New York – the heart of the Hudson Valley – Mike and Christina Benevento have begun to conduct an…
Embracing the Magic in Simple Living: Dirthog Newton
There are two things guitar/banjo duo Dirthog Newton is rooted in: homegrown, and… groundhog. What is Dirthog…
Exploring NY State’s Remaining Strand Theaters
At some point in your life, you’ve probably come across a Strand Theater. If you’ve been around the block a few…
A Composer And His Cabin: How Béla Bartók Came To Saranac Lake
Béla Bartók story is like something out of a movie. Forced to flee Hungary during the rise of fascism in the…
Up and Coming Sister Band The Wolff Sisters Performing at Caffe Lena February 6th
If you love raw harmonies and heartfelt Americana, The Wolff Sisters are a band you don't want to miss. Gritty and…
Fab Dupont on Bad Bunny’s ‘WELTiTA,’ Famed Flux Studios
Shakira’s global hit “Waka Waka.” 2004 GRAMMY-winning reggae album, Toots and the Maytals’ True Love. Album of the…
Greg Bell, By the Numbers – A Look Back with the Legendary Promoter on a…
There's Santa Claus - who brings joy to children all across the world one night a year, and then there's another…
Albany Artists Prepare for Greg Bell’s Retirement Party and Halliday Ball
Albany - really, the Capital Region as a whole - has become a hub for live music over the past four decades,…
In Focus: Dead & Friends Are Taking Over CNY
Central New York has spoken — Dead & Friends are officially turning into the jam-cover band everyone wants to…
OSFL Joins New Initiative Honoring Women & Nonbinary Composers
The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes (OSFL) has announced they have been selected as one of 16 orchestras…
Meet Akira Galaxy: The Seattle-Born Artist Redefining Dream-Pop
At this year’s Ohana Festival—Eddie Vedder’s seaside celebration of rock legends and rising artists—one of the…
An Inside Look at Studio 54 Before It Was Ever Famous
Before it was ever called Studio 54, the building served as everything from an opera house to a movie theater and…
Beyond Boundaries: The Artistic Journey of Tingwei
From the first notes of a childhood erhu to the founding of a bold new arts platform in New York, Tingwei Lin has…
In Focus: Gabby Allong at The Delancey
The Cycling Songbird, Gabby Allong, soared to new heights with her performance at The Delancey on Saturday,…
Runway City: New York’s Ballroom Revolution
Before Madonna vogued, before RuPaul was a household name, before Beyoncé built a Renaissance, there were queens…