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The annual Governors Ball has released its After Dark lineup for this year's festival. After Dark shows take place all around the New York Metro Area in the nights leading up to, during, and after Governors Ball. The After Dark…

On Monday night in Brooklyn, at the newly reopened Brooklyn Paramount, Canadian pop-punk sensation Sum 41 took the stage for their farewell performance in New York City. Earlier this year the band announced it was calling it quits after 27…

Buffalo Central Terminal has announced the release of their calendar of free events for the 2024 season. The community events take place from May to October at the Buffalo Central Terminal Lawn. The festival includes a large variety…

The Decemberists kicked off their “A Peaceable Kingdom” North American 2024 tour at UPAC on Tuesday, April 30th.

The annual Scarsdale Music Festival is returning for its fourth year June 1-12 to 6pm in Scarsdale Village. The six-hour music festival sees a hearty lineup of amazing talent from all over. The festival is hosted by the Scarsdale…

Dan Navarro brought his decades of finely crafted songs and well-honed performance skills to a standing-room only house at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs on Friday, May 3. Dan Navarro at Caffe Lena …

No stranger to Western NY, Tim McGraw brought his energy back to Buffalo on May 4, rocking the KeyBank Center. Playing in the area for the first time in 5 years, McGraw's Standing Room Only Tour '24 tour featured Carly Pearce and rising…

The funky dubstep artist Boogie T made a stop in Buffalo on May 2. This multi-faceted producer left Town Ballroom with another EDM show for the books on his 140 Warriors Tour. Boogie T, Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty It wouldn’t be…

The Next Festival of Emerging Artists, a trailblazing arts immersion program for early-career string musicians, composers, and choreographers, is launching its expansive 12th season from June 1–14, 2024. The Next Festival of…

Billie Eilish has announced two album listening parties in support of her highly-anticipated third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, set for release on May 17. The free events presented by American Express, and…