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Every music fan has endured the online ticketing rush; when the clock strikes on-sale time, it's a frustrating game of repeatedly hitting refresh, chancing each click until that next one successfully  unfreezes the screen to show items in…

Becoming a highly successful jam band is not an easy task. Very few smart, thought-provoking, improvisational rooted groups have found themselves on the path to becoming a top-tier act in the music industry. In a musical world where bands…

Amidst a seemingly non-stop tour, Nashville 4-piece psych rockers All Them Witches make a stop at Rochester's Bug Jar on Saturday night. The band is touring in support of Dying Surfer Meets His Maker, released somewhat appropriately the day…

Back in July, two giant stadiums, one in Santa Clara, CA and the other in Chicago, IL, held five shows between them in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead.  When fans arrived for the Fare Thee Well shows, they were welcomed…

With more and more American rock festivals being announced left and right, this week also saw the announcement of Carolina Rebellion 2016. For the first time ever, Carolina Rebellion expands to three days starting on May 6, 7 and 8 at…

Former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver vocalist Scott Weiland was found dead on his tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota the night of Dec. 3. Subsequent investigation revealed small amounts of cocaine in the room where he was found…

PhanArt has announced their latest Phish-inspired art show, called Skyscraper is Grand, will be held on Jan. 2 in the Gold room at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. The show will feature a wide variety of artists selling merchandise…

Ampevene, a refreshing new band coming out of Albany, NY embarks on their inaugural Winter Tour, starting this Saturday, December 12 at Parish Public House in Albany. Ampevene has been making a name for themselves combining elements of…

Elise Testone brought her All Star Tribute to Led Zeppelin to The Spot Underground in Providence, Rhode Island on Friday, Dec. 4. Rhode Island band Sgt. Baker and the Clones opened for her, and Breakfast for the Boys from New Paltz closed…

While much of the country was figuring out how to dish up Thanksgiving leftover turkey, Leftover Salmon served up two steamy nights of tasty bluegrass licks at the Boulder Theater. The six-man band, celebrating 25 years of music, joined…