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Newly formed Capital Region bluegrass group, The Millstone Rounders, return to Caffe Lena on Friday, November 28. photo by Toni Nastasi The band is fronted by Louisville, KY, native James Gascoyne on mandolin and fiddler Oona Grady…

On Saturday, November 1, The Phantom of The Opera (1925) will be shown at the Crandell Theater in Chatham with a live score. This is in honor of the film's 100-year anniversary. This showing will enable the audience members to see the…

A symposium that revisits and reflects on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's (RPI) connection to the Erie Canal featuring a series of musical performances will be held on Friday, November 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the…

Florence + the Machine embark on The Everybody Scream Tour of North America in 2026, including a stop at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center. Rachel Chinouriri, SOFIA ISELLA, CMAT and Mannequin Pussy will support on select dates. …

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will close out its record-breaking exhibit Billy Joel: My Life – A Piano Man’s Journey with a final fan event worthy of the “Piano Man” himself. On Saturday, October 25 at 2…

On Thanksgiving Eve, the biggest party night of the year, "The Night B4 Thanksgiving" will take over the entirety of the 500 Pearl hotel & entertainment complex in Buffalo, playing host to a stellar event of art, music, and dance on…

The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast is thrilled to present an exclusive conversation with Sue Carpenter, the award-winning director of 40 Watts from Nowhere. Carpenter, who just received the First-Time…

Celebrated photographer Bob Minkin, best known for his decades documenting the Grateful Dead, has launched a new project called Bob Minkin "New York Rocked!", a deluxe photo book capturing New York’s explosive rock, punk, and blues scene…

On Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 7:30PM, the Chamber Music Society of Utica present GRAMMY® Award-nominated Neave Trio in the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s A Vast Palette. Neave Trio, praised for…

Bon Jovi has announced a series of global concert dates that mark the band’s much anticipated return to live touring, featuring six total shows at Madison Square Garden in July 2026, that will launch the tour. Shows in London, Dublin and…