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The 2018 American Music Festival for the Lake returns to Lake George at Charles Wood Park June 30 and July 1 after being absent for a year. This year will feature a mainstream country headliner and an artist who shows a progressive…

The annual four day Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance has been alive and kicking in Trumansburg since 1991. It's known for its for it’s multi-stage, multi-genre, multi-day fun but now it’s also getting known for its…

Metal fans everywhere feel a dagger in their hearts, and a pit in their stomachs' with the recent news of legendary stick man Vinnie Paul Abbott being found dead in Las Vegas at the age of 54. No details about his death have been released.…

Rockin' on the River in Troy hosted Albany's Wurliday on June 20 for some lively funk and soul, with guest vocals by Tyrone Hartzog and Ilana Morris, and led by Justin Henricks on guitar. Super Doppler followed with their brand of country…

JAZZ IS PHSH is in the middle of their Northeast tour across New York, with stops in New Hampshire and Boston, bringing with them an incredible lineup of musicians who explore the music of Phish with a focus on improvisation of the group's…

It is nothing but awe inspiring seeing Paramore go from performing on a tiny pink bus on the Shiragirl side stage on Warped Tour in 2005, to seeing lead vocalist Hayley Williams having pink hair and wearing a pink jacket, performing in…

Sunday, June 17, was Albany's annual DadFest held in Washington Park. This year's event featured a custom and classic car show by Capital Car Shows, with cars parked all around the concert field. DadFest also featured food and art vendors,…

Trumpeter Augie Haas has released "Have You Met Miss Jones," the second single from his forthcoming album Have We Met, due to be released on July 20. Augie is one of the most in-demand trumpet players in New York, having worked with artists…

Brooklyn Comes Alive recently announced its return on September 29 to Brooklyn's beloved Williamsburg neighborhood for its fourth annual music marathon takeover at Brooklyn Bowl, Music Hall of Williamsburg, and the latest addition, Rough…

The album does not represent teenage angst, as so many other punk rock albums do, but rather a group of matured musicians thinking profoundly about what it’s all about.