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The Queens of the Stone Age’s Catacombs Tour is a study in reinvention – a darkly theatrical journey that blurs the line between concert and ceremony. The tour supports the band’s live album and film, Alive in the Catacombs (2025),…

NYC based alt-pop artist Rachael Sage will perform alongside her band, The Sequins at the Towne Crier in Beacon, NY on Aug 11. Anyone with a dinner reservation can hear Sage perform songs off her latest record Another Side.…

Stephen Clair released his newest album, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, on November 17. A one-man recording production, the record showcases 11 songs with complete performances, meaning no edits or post-production re-dos. …

The Beacon Bonfire Music and Art Festival announced its return to the Hudson Valley region this fall, taking place on November 4 and 5 in Beacon. The festival emerged as a community gathering during the pandemic, and evolved into a…

Rich harmonies, moving melodies and distinctive arrangements are abound in Healing, the new record released by Hudson Valley-based folk and soul sextet, Upstate. Produced by Wood Brothers' percussionist, Jano Rix, with engineering helmed…

Albany's Young Culture is hitting the road following the release of their latest EP, Blue. The five-piece pop punk outfit will complete a northeast run before heading across the country and back. The fun begins with a release show on…

On June 14, 2009, I drove to Beacon, NY for the annual Strawberry Festival, an annual community event on the shores of the Hudson River. I attended at the suggestion of Pete Seeger, so that we might chat and conduct an interview regarding…