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The Genesee Valley Council of the Arts (GVCA) has announced a series of four fundraising events to be held this summer to combat arts funding cuts. As a nonprofit organization serving both Livingston and Monroe counties for over 50…

It’s only a broken world if you’re not in it. The Broken World Music Festival, a one-day benefit concert for suicide prevention, will return to Buffalo for its third year, now with a new name, a renewed mission, and the same loud heart…

On July 3rd, The Lumineers began the North American leg of their Automatic World Tour. This was a sold-out show at SPAC which holds 25,000, however the crowd was even larger as many fans watched from outside the gates. Joining The…

Taking place in Benjamin C. Butler Pavilion Park, Lake Luzerne’s Food Trucks and Music Extravaganza will be recurring every Wednesday from July 9 to August 13 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. The event will feature performances from local bands and…

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) has partnered with New York City Ballet (NYCB) to offer a series of free dance workshops for individuals of all ages and all abilities on Thursday, July 10 and Saturday, July 12. Held at…

The TOPOS Music Festival returns to Rensselaer from Aug. 28-30 with commissioned world premieres and rare productions set to take place. The festival will take place at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts…

30-year music industry veteran Anthony Casuccio from the Buffalo area is turning his passion for producing and mixing music into writing original pop rock and alternative music. Casuccio is coming to Syracuse on July 10 to perform at Funk…

Kingston-based Micro-indie label Dromedary Records announced the addition of Yo La Tengo to the lineup for Dromfest 2025. The third annual music festival returns to The Avalon Lounge in Catskill, NY from August 29 to 31. The band is set to…

Brooklyn's psychedelic, indie-funk band, PEAK, are back with Vanishing Skies, their third full-length album. They’re kicking things off with a hometown release show at The Sultan Room on July 11, followed by a run of Northeast dates…

Photos by Jamie Mohr For the 22nd time, downtown Rochester was transformed into Jazz City USA, New Orleans North, New York City’s little sister, and the Roaring Twenties’ Paris reborn. The Rochester International Jazz Festival, held…