Long Island

NYC and surrounding areas have been forced to postpone various shows due to Hurricane Henri. Concerts and events have been cancelled and postponed in Hudson Valley, NYC, and Long Island. Hurricane Henri Hurricane Henri…

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHoF) is proud to announce the winners of its fifth annual High School Music Department Recognition Program. For the first time, video entries were accepted that showcased the amazing music that…

Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island has announced the return of the “Music for a Sunday Afternoon“ Summer Concert Series, starting this Sunday, July 11. The series features “Artist-in-Residence” cellist Suzanne Mueller, who will present…

The final dates for Elton John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour have been announced. This final tour for Elton John will take him around Europe, America and New Zealand, with dates into 2023. Elton John released a statement…

Wondering where and how you can get your 2021 Pride on throughout New York this summer? With COVID-19 ever looming in the background, NYS Music has you covered. Between in person events and virtual celebrations, celebrating Pride with live…

Amityville Music Hall and Long Island Emo have teamed up to release The AMH Compilation: Volume Two, following Volume One’s release in February. Artwork by Sarah Waxberg The AMH Comp: Volume Two features 34 songs from several…

The Great South Bay Music Festival has announced that they will be postponing their event this year. Instead, this Long Island festival is rescheduled to July 7-10, 2022. With the loss of both the 2020 and 2021 festivals to the pandemic,…

Two words succinctly sum up the driving force behind the first ever Phish show at Nassau Coliseum: Island Tour. It's the impromptu run of shows that are now viewed as essential elements of Phish lore. As the legend goes, the band was…

Long Island’s Versa the Band, releases their politically reflective first single of the year entitled “ROLL (Homies Love Democracy)." Credit: Derlis Chavarria and CK Productions The band started in 2019 with a mission to create music…

Long Island pop-punk band Card Reader won first place at the Interstate Music Awards, an underground artist competition created by the CEO of Interstate Music, Jeff Peterson. Long Island Pop-Punk Band Card Reader Card Reader, won…