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Stella Blue’s Band Returns for Free Dead in the Park 2026
Stella Blue's Band will perform the seventh annual Free Dead in the Park concert Tuesday, May 12 at the Naumburg…
Waterhole Music Lounge Reveals Spring 2026 Lineup: Your Go-To Spot for Live Music…
Waterhole Music Lounge, the Adirondacks’ premier destination for live music, is ready for action with an exciting…
Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra Closes Season with “Poetic Echoes,” To…
The Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra will bring its 2025–26 season to a close with “Poetic Echoes,” a…
Ticketmaster Partners with CashorTrade to Confirm Face Value Cost of Tickets
Ticketmaster is integrating with CashorTrade, where tickets to be sold at face value or below. This partnership…
Hoochenanny Festival 2026 Music Lineup Announced
At a press conference on April 7, the Hoochenanny Festival 2026 music lineup was announced for Center Park West in…
Sing in the Streets Returns to Downtown Saratoga Springs on Sunday, Presented by…
The streets of downtown Saratoga Springs will once again come alive with the sound of music this spring…
Proctors and CapitalRep Celebrate a Century on Stage with 2026–27 Season
As the curtain rises on its centennial year, Proctors Collaborative that carries the immense spirit of a century…
Bonnaroo Announces 2026 Schedule and On-Site Additions
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, has announced the schedule for the 2026 festival…
Maverick Concerts Announces 2026 Season
Maverick Concerts has announced its 2026 season, adding to a long history of presenting a wide variety of talented…
Cry Baby: The Musical Opens at Cohoes Music Hall
Cry Baby: The Musical, by John Waters, is opening Friday, April 10th at Cohoes Music Hall. The performance is a…
Caffe Lena Celebrates Bob Dylan’s 85th Birthday with 518 All-Star Tribute Concert
On Sunday, May 24, Caffe Lena will celebrate the 85th birthday of Bob Dylan with a special evening of live music…
Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Moves Legendary NYC…
Grammy-winning pianist and composer Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra announced that their…
5th Annual Woofstock Music Festival Returns to Scotia in June
Bring the whole family - both the two and four-legged kind - for one of the Capital Region’s favorite outdoor…
Shakira Brings Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour to UBS Arena This July
Global superstar Shakira will return to the New York area this summer with a newly announced stop on…
Skaneateles Festival Announces 2026 Season
The Skaneateles Festival has announced its 2026 summer season, running Thursday, July 30 through Saturday, Aug. 22…
Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival Announces 34th Annual Lineup
The Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance returns to the Trumansburg Fairgrounds in Trumansburg, NY…
Albany Announces 78th Annual Tulip Festival
Albany has announced its 78th Annual Tulip Festival, highlighting the City’s rich Dutch heritage and featuring an…
Hudson River Music Festival Returns to Croton Point Park
The Hudson River Music Festival announced its return to Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson on Sunday, June 21,…
Miles Davis Makes Instrumentation a Language at National Sawdust
Miles Davis imagined how the trumpet can communicate beyond words, drawing audiences into The Voice of Miles: A…
Albany Symphony Brings Free Canalside Concerts to NY This Summer
The two-time Grammy Award-winning Albany Symphony will present three free outdoor concerts along the New York…