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Motion City Soundtrack have been on indefinite hiatus since 2016, but last summer the Minneapolis band began teasing something for New Years Eve. The surprise came in the form of a NYE show in Chicago at House of Blues followed by a…

The Waterhole Upstairs Music Lounge in Saranac Lake is once again home for live music performances for the 123rd Saranac Lake Winter Carnival taking place January 31 to February 9. Spanning over a period of nine nights, the venue will…

Neil Peart, the pioneering drummer and primary lyricist for Canadian progressive rock icons Rush died Tuesday, January 7 following a nearly three-year-long battle with brain cancer. He was 67 years old. The influential drummer joined…

Brooklyn Comes Alive announced it will be back for the fifth time on Saturday, March 21, 2020. The festival will take place at Avant Gardner, a multistage complex located at 140 Stewart Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237. The location is an 80,000…

Photos by Steve Malinski The Capitol Theatre has had a lot of impressive shows in recent times: a Neil Young pop up show, multi-night runs with legendary rockers Ween, the opening night of a three-night-only touring run for the…

Legendary trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis and his Uptown Jazz Orchestra will be playing songs off their upcoming album, Jazz Party tonight, Friday Jan. 10, in NYC. The album promises to deliver modernized twists on New Orleans traditions as…

review and photos by Robert Tellerman Gov't Mule wrapped up 2019 with two shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, with a fair amount of Beatles covers in the process. The band teased the possibility of some Beatles songs on their…

The work of iconic singer-songwriter and musician Carly Simon will be honored on a special night at NYC's Carnegie Hall. The event takes place on March 19, and all the proceeds will be donated to music education for underprivileged youth.…

It was a warm winter Friday night and the street lights and holiday decorations glowed through the mountain mist in sleepy Woodstock, NY. But just down the street, the foundation of The Colony was shaking as a capacity crowd danced the…

The 2020 Bonnaroo lineup was revealed Tuesday morning. The June 11-14 festival returns to Manchester, TN for its 19th year with headliners Tool, Lizzo and Tame Impala. Other acts slated to appear this year include the newly reformed…