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monarch's If You Ask Me is unapologetically raw, with a refreshing theme of self-ownership. The clear-cut language adds intensity to the song’s powerful message- stressing the resistance to give in to outside influence or control. …

CNY Jazz will bring the 2024 Black History Month Cabaret to Syracuse on February 25, featuring Endea Owens. The celebration will include performances from emerging jazz artist Endea Owens who will perform with The Cookout, her…

Multi-platinum pop-rock band X Ambassadors have announced they will embark on a headlining tour across North America this spring, stopping in Manhattan, plus a hometown show in Ithaca. Photo by Graham Fielder The group will make its…

Wednesday, January 24, intimate Brooklyn venue Baby's All Right turned into a wild, fun, vibrant showcase of rap, R&B and Jersey club music. Serving as the first New York stop of her Sexploration Tour, Baby Tate pulled out all the…

GRAMMY award-winning rock band Dave Matthews Band has announced their 2024 US Summer headline tour. The band will stop in Saratoga Springs for a show at SPAC's Broadview Stage. Along with this, the band plans to stop in Long Island at the…

JazzBuffalo has revealed the results of its 9th Annual Readers Poll. More than 1700 ballots were submitted across 36 categories, giving Western New York's jazz enthusiasts, audiences, and readers a chance to show support for their favorite…

On January 23, 2024, the famous 92nd Street Y (92Y) was buzzing with excitement as Annette Insdorf led a lively talk with legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese. The main focus of the event was a close look at Scorsese's latest film, "Killers…

Four-time GRAMMY award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, The Doobie Brothers have announced a 2024 Tour this summer. The rock legends will make their way to 38 cities across the nation, including two stops in New York. They…

“All of them will encompass the idea of revolutionary joy,” Michael Farrow tells me when describing Farrow, and their vision of where their music’s been and where their music’s going. It shows and it shines of course, since Farrow has been…

The Green River Festival has announced the full lineup for this year’s festival, taking place at Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield on June 21, 22, and 23 for its 38th year. The Festival will be headlined by Cake, Fleet Foxes,…