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On December 15th, the indie-pop luminary mxmtoon/Maia wrapped up her "plum blossom (revisited) tour" in style at the cozy Roulette venue in Brooklyn, her adopted home. Despite her Bay Area origins, the artist warmly acknowledged the show…

Legendary guitarist Bobby Weir of the Grateful Dead has wrapped up holdng a 5-night run at The Capitol Theatre with the Wolf Bros, featuring The Wolfpack. The Wolfpack is made up of the Wolf Bros Don Was and Jay Lane, and Jeff…

Lifestyle and fashion brand Runaway New York celebrated their five year anniversary at Public Records on December 11 with Balu Brigada and Carlo Redl. Runaway New York is a fashion and lifestyle brand owned by Jagger Walk, an…

To close out 2023 and ring in 2024 in Saranac Lake, the annual New Year’s Eve Bash at the Waterhole Music Lounge will feature not one but two bands - both with sets of brothers who have a history of rowdy and raucous performances in the…

For the 50th edition of Dave's Picks, a special show has been chosen from one of the best Grateful Dead tours, with Palladium NYC from May 3, 1977 taking the honors. Spring Tour 1977 had many incredible shows, not including this…

Fresh off a lengthy world tour, Interpol made their way back to New York for two hometown shows at Beacon Theatre on December 13 and 14. The band spent much of 2023 on the road, trekking across North America, Europe, and Australia before…

After having a successful year in the movie Barbie as the "weird Barbie," former SNL cast member Kate McKinnon hosts this year's holiday episode, with pop icon Billie Eilish as the musical guest. In true SNL fashion, the cold open…

The infamous Gospel voices of Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Jonathan McReynolds, Erica Campbell, Israel Houghton, and Jekalyn Carr, have announced their 2024 One Hallelujah tour, with a stop at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn. Hailed as the Top…

During a famous MTV Unplugged performance, Kurt Cobain once sarcastically asked, “What are they tuning, a harp?” His tone somewhat mocking of the instrument, as if it had no place in his rock n’ roll world. For a long while, I may have…

Irish Arts Center (IAC) has announced it will be renamed to JL Greene Theatre at Irish Arts Center, to be dedicated in April 2024, following a $3 million gift from the Jerome L Greene Foundation.  Irish Arts Center. Photo by Albert…