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The Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center, known as “The Egg,” and the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) announce a transformative capital improvement project to modernize and exchange the venue.…

The shortest month of the year is stocked top to bottom with great live music options in Rochester. Less days just means we'll have to get out there supporting the scene more often right? Here are five shows in Rochester at the top of our…

From June 24 to June 27, a Catskills music vacation experience awaits fans of The Beatles: Magical Mystery Camp will take place at Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY. A presentation of Music Masters Collective, The Fab Faux, and RPM…

Toronto-based rock and roll band Propter Hawk is set to release their latest single, “Time Won’t Wait,” on January 31. Drawing lyrical inspiration from the chaos of today’s political world and the instrumentation of the glory days of…

Country music superstar Luke Bryan will kick off a brand-new 30+ city tour this summer, the “Country Song Came On Tour.” The five-time entertainer of the year will kick off the tour at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on May 29 and…

If there was any doubt about jazz’s relevance today, Donna Trunzo's performance at the Lark Street Tavern in Albany on Tuesday, January 28th put it to rest. This wasn’t your typical “jazz is for the old guard” moment. It proved that…

Married duo Molly Venter and Eben Pariser of Goodnight Moonshine will perform at Caffe Lena on Friday, February 7. Goodnight Moonshine is a guitar and vocal duet and a musical marriage in all senses. The duo combines the evocative…

Brooklyn’s leading arts and media institution BRIC has announced its first BRIC Film Festival to be held at the BRIC House on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The film festival, themed “Bold, Beautiful, Brooklyn,” celebrates the…

Katy Perry has announced the U.S. leg of The Lifetimes Tour. She will be making stops at Madison Square Garden in NYC on August 11. The Lifetimes Tour is supporting Katy’s new album, 143, and she will perform all her hits, drawing from her…

Mountain Jam has announced the lineup for their 2025 run after a six-year hiatus, including a variety of local New York acts, as well as Joe Russo's Almost Dead, moe., Karina Rykman, Mikaela Davis, and frequent Mountain Jam headliner,…