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Beatles legend Paul McCartney will come to Buffalo this fall on his "Got Back" 2025 tour. The "Got Back" tour is set to kick off September 19 through November 25, with shows spanning several cities throughout Canada and the United…

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) is launching its inaugural festival, LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival, this summer. LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival will be held August 8-10 at LIMEHOF's…

The Glove Theatre's Summer Arts program wraps up this weekend with four performances of Jungle Book KIDS, running July 11 through 13 in downtown Gloversville.  The production features students in grades one through twelve who spent…

The Hope Rocks Music Festival is coming to Albany this summer, sparking awareness for mental health and celebrating addiction. This event is a free, two-day arts and healing festival that features speakers, artists, counselors, crafters,…

Jingle legend Ritz Carlton is reviving cassettes with a new tape titled, Ritz Carlton Plays the Hits — Indian Ladder Farms Greatest Jingles. Known across the region for his offbeat and infectious jingles, this latest release contains a…

Inspiring performances and community-focused music experiences come to Lake Placid as the Lake Placid Sinfonietta returns for its 2025 summer series, running from July 9 to August 17. Under the direction of Music Director Stuart…

Up in Bolton Landing, The Sembrich continues to spotlight New York’s place in music history with Riding the Rails, a studio talk and lakeside tea. Happening Thursday, July 10 at 2 PM, the event revisits soprano Marcella Sembrich’s 1909…

If you grew up in the early 1960s, or watched Nick at Nite in the late 1980s, you probably remember this theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5MkCAwupe0 An ear worm if there ever was one, the theme song to Car 54, Where Are…

The Stories with Music concert series returns this summer, bringing free educational shows to local libraries. Presented by The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes (OSFL), Stories with Music concerts will take place at several county…

On a hot July 5th night in Hudson, The Park Theater became more than a venue, it became a vessel. What unfolded was a night of raw introspection, musical brilliance and emotional connection. It was all courtesy of rising soul-pop…