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JazzBuffalo and Kleinhans Music Hall have announced the creation of "Jazz at Kleinhans," a bold new program with an aim to establish Buffalo’s historic concert hall as a premier center for jazz performance and celebration in Western New…

From the first notes of a childhood erhu to the founding of a bold new arts platform in New York, Tingwei Lin has always pursued one thing: creating performances that connect on a deeply human level. His path weaves together tradition and…

The details for the 2025 edition of Mihalidaze have been announced with 13 shows scheduled across the Northeast and Midwest. The holiday celebration begins with a show in Worcester, MA on November 20 and wraps up just over a month…

It’s not often I am afforded the opportunity to present an honest review of a new album release. Reviewing another artist's creation can be a sensitive process, as not all music resonates with those in a position to construct a…

Rachael Sage isn’t playing it safe. On her new single “Belong To You,” the New York folk-pop veteran cranks intimacy up to eleven and delivers a song that feels both massive and personal. It’s gospel, it’s pop and it’s all heart. It is the…

There’s a soft-spoken urgency to Compass & Moon’s self-titled debut that makes it impossible to treat as background music. From Upstate New York, Jason Pariseau and Joel Boyer craft a folkgrass/indie folk sound that recalls the…

More than forty years after penning one of the most unforgettable choruses in pop history with Tommy Tutone’s “867-5309/Jenny.” Jim Keller is still writing music that sticks with you, though these days, his hooks cut deeper than a phone…

The New York Philharmonic has announced additional plans to celebrate the centennial of Pierre Boulez (1925–2016). Boulez was a composer, conductor, innovator, educator, and the Orchestra’s Music Director from 1971–77. Back-to-back…

The creative team who brought the Bacchanalia Arts & Music Festival (BAMF) has begun their newest initiative "Powered by BAMF," which aims to establish downtown Troy as the Capital Region's cultural hub for music and the arts. …

SPAC has announced Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, one of the nation’s most prominent flamenco dance companies, will return to Saratoga Springs for a week-long residency October 12–16, 2025, as part of Flamenco Certamen USA — the only…