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Djo Brings Frenzy to Forest Hills
Meet Djo
Djo is the musical project of actor, producer, and songwriter Joe Keery, whose approach to indie rock…
Pond Rock Forest Hills
Meet Pond, a Australian psychedelic rock band from Perth.
Pond has spent more than a decade carving out their…
The Belle Curves: Built For Change
Technically speaking, The Belle Curves began as a creative reset.
After Delaney Hafener’s previous band fizzled…
Aila Chiar Is Ready to Speak Her Truth to The Masses
Aila Chiar is a jack of all trades. She writes her own music, creates her own beats, and it all comes straight…
Berry Duane Oakley Carries Two Legacies with Live Dead & Brothers
As Live Dead & Brothers continue their summer tour, bassist Berry Duane Oakley reflects on family, legacy and…
Local Limelight: Rochester Musician Ryan Johnson
NYS Music’s feature series Local Limelight is a special and integral collection of interviews that shine a…
Tyjhier: a Musical Journey From Syracuse to NYC
Before the SAMMY Awards, Tyjhier Goodman, artistically known as Tyjhier, was a kid in Syracuse sitting in…
Senior At Fayetteville-Manlius Wins Skaneateles’s 2026 Robinson Award
The Skaneateles Festival has announced Hudson Brenner, a graduating senior from Fayetteville-Manlius High School,…
Muck Duck Studios Set To Open Second Location in Rochester
In Rochester, NY, creativity is bursting at the seams within Muck Duck studios. Founded by Casey Arthur, Muck Duck…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…