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NYS Music’s 10-year anniversary is swiftly approaching, and with that, the most coveted musical competition of the year - NYS Music March Madness 2025, Presented by Upstate Canna! Since 2015, this program has given platforms to…

Amid a 15-show tour that started in the Northeast and concludes in the mid-west with three shows in Chicago, Elvis Costello and his long-time musical compatriot Steve Nieve brought their duo tour to Ithaca’s State theatre. After a…

Brooklyn-based artist, poet, and producer Reed Turchi announced his new album, World On Fire, along with a new single, Get Back Train. The album is set to be released on May 30th, and he will host a single-release show on Thursday, March…

On February 24th, the New York City Opera Orchestra presented Music of Survival: Works by Weinberg, Korngold, and Rovner at Carnegie Hall. This powerful program, conducted by Maestro Constantine Orbelian and featuring cellist Kristina…

Impact Concerts bring Kingston newest live performance venue, Assembly.  Photo by Anthony Mulcahy From event promoters Drew Frankel and Peter Himberger, Assembly takes on the former site of St. Joseph’s Catholic School to a newly…

Eleanora Fagan was born on April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia. As a child, she started going by Billie Holiday, Billie from Billie Dove and Holiday from her dad. She began listening to records by Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith. Her mother…

Bonnaroo has unveiled its inaugural lineup for this year’s “The Infinity Stage,” a brand-new, one-of-a-kind venue boasting spatial sound, synchronized lights, and an unprecedented three-dome, open-air design to create the world’s largest,…

Looking for a wild night? A show where performers and the crowd are constantly feeding off each other's energy? What about melodies that expand on today’s indie-rock revival? Well, Sid Simons made sure to bring that to the table on…

New York-based songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Skinny Atlas has announced his debut EP, Nowhere Kid, out Feb. 28 on Nettwerk.  Official cover art for "Nowhere Kid" Nowhere Kid gains inspiration from folk artists like…

Folk singer-songwriter Dean Friedman will be performing at The Colony Woodstock on March 9 featuring special guest Vance Gilbert, The New York City Triad Theatre on March 22, and at the NY Our Time Coffee House in Long Island on April 4…