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Follow The Light virtual music festival was announced by We Banjo 3 in celebration of Irish traditions. The festival will take place on August 29, 2020 at 5PM EST. Festival Tickets, Artist Meet & Greets and Exclusive Festival…

With one of the more iconic hooks in hip-hop history, “C.R.E.A.M” (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) is by far Wu-Tang Clan’s most popular record, making them household names. The single was on their debut LP Enter the Wu-Tang (36…

Just as music fans the world over are clamoring to get their fix, so, too, are musicians longing to get out in front of actual crowds and ply their trade. No live stream can replicate the energy of a live concert, where musical notes serve…

Not too long after parts of the nation started reopening, did many individuals start to ignore the CDC's recommendations to help stop the spread of COVID-19. A picture of the secret rave held under Kosciuszko Bridge. Footage of a…

Did the Talking Heads sonically symbolize COVID-19 almost 40 years ago?

The Palace Theatre along with the City of Albany and Mirth Films have announced that Saratoga Springs natives Wild Adriatic will be featured on the next edition of "The Palace Sessions". Taking place on August 19 at 7p.m. in a undisclosed…

Hawkins has released their debut single, “Lights Off,” having arrived on the local music scene in New Haven, CT in May 2019. Hawkins is known for balancing energetic rock 'n' roll mixed with infectious hooky pop sophistication. The band…

Incarcerated rapper Bobby Shmurda celebrates his 26th birthday today, with hopes of it being his last behind bars. On the heels of  the anniversary of his breakout record, the Brooklyn-born drill rapper may have even more good news to look…

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek thinks that it's the artist's own fault they aren’t making enough money because they aren’t putting out enough music. It’s been widely known that the popularity of streaming services instead of buying music from the…

When COVID-19 hit New York City in March, the music, as Jim Morrison crooned, was over. But one place it never stopped was at Soapbox Gallery, one of Brooklyn’s most unique and eclectic performance venues. Soapbox Gallery is…