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Heading to the 2024 Great New York State Fair? There are plenty of attractions and rides, but don't sleep on two stages of free live music each day! The Great New York State Fair was founded in 1832 by a group of local farmers for…

Phish has kicked off their eleventh festival, Mondegreen, at The Woodlands in Dover, Delaware, welcoming 40,000 fans for a 4-day musical and visual odyssey. The modern day music festival landscape has evolved from Phish being the…

Opening day of the Great NYS Fair was full of nostaglia. Earlier in the day Chubby Checker took the stage and all the headliners from the I Love the 90's tour paid homage to him as they each left the stage, Young Hump of Digital…

Rising country music star Warren Zeiders performed on the Suburban Park Stage at the New York State Fair in Syracuse on Thursday, August 22. The Hershey, Pennsylvania native was celebrating the release of his second full length album,…

In 1969, Bert Sommer, an American folk singer and songwriter, was immersed in a moment when peace, love, and hippies flowed through Bethel, N.Y., at a three-day-event known as Woodstock. Performing music had been Sommer’s passion…

Benny The Butcher looks to make his mark on the summer, returning with Buffalo Butch Vol. 1 just two weeks after releasing Summertime Butch. The new 3-track EP features close collaborator 38 Spesh, along with guest spots from Fabolous and…

In 1978, Christina Crawford published Mommie Dearest, a stunning memoir/exposé about the hardship endured growing up with her cruel and unbalanced mother – screen legend Joan Crawford.  While there is no brandishing of coat hangers a la…

Dead & Co’s residency at the Sphere in Vegas may be over for now, but the music of the Grateful Dead most certainly hasn’t faded away from concert stages across the country as myriad tribute, cover, and legacy acts continue to perform…

Martin Bisi, the producer, instrumentalist, and songwriter behind legendary albums by Sonic Youth, Brian Eno, the Dresden Dolls, the Swans, Helmet, Lydia Lunch, and Herbie Hancock’s genre-busting “Rockit,” will be coming to Woodstock on…

Bushwick folk-indie artist Fox Indigo released her lyrical upbeat new single “Gravity” with Rexius Records. Indigo has a beautiful almost haunting voice. The instrumentation melts together with her vocals perfectly. Her single’s…