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Returning this May for its 68th year is Albany's signature spring event, the Tulip Festival. And with the 2016 schedule of events is an impressive lineup of artists featuring Langhorne Slim and the Law and Tokyo Police Club and local acts…

The Times Union reports that the Palace Theatre in Albany has taken over management of the oft-maligned and forgotten Cohoes Music Hall. This effort is projected to bring in more 40,000 visitors to the historic venue built in the 1870s.…

Add Dope to the list of bands making a reunion run in 2016. The band plans to tour to more than 45 cities across North America inside of two months. The Die Mother Fucker Die reunion tour will consist of the classic Dope lineup that…

Announced this afternoon via Facebook, the Frank Zappa Tribute band Project/Object is postponing their April 2016 tour dates until further notice. The cancellation comes due to the ongoing health issues surrounding the group's production…

We are deep into March Madness and the counselors at Summer Camp have launched their own March SCampness. Fans of the Midwest festival on Memorial Day weekend are encouraged to vote for their favorite aspects of Summer Camp. Voting also…

The wait is over for Warped Tour crazies who have been waiting for months for a lineup. The Vans Warped Tour announced the bands taking part in this year's festival during a live webcast on VansWarpedTour.com. Some of the bands playing one…

It was a sad day in the hip-hop community this week. Founding member of A Tribe Called Quest and rapper Malik "Phife Dawg" Taylor died Tuesday at the age of 45. While the cause of death has yet to be officially released, Rolling Stone…

Breakout hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar may have created a culture shift at Kennedy Center. When it was announced last year that Lamar would perform at the storied national landmark, tickets sold swiftly. And while Lamar wasn't the first hip…

Strange Machines are embarking on their biggest tour to date this spring, traveling to lots of new places and sharing the stage with great bands such as Dopapod, Consider the Source, Broccoli Samurai, Formula 5 and more! The guys are fresh…

Albany's Palace Theatre recently spent $600,000 to buy properties that reside on North Pearl Street and along Wilson Street near the downtown venue, as reported in Biz Journals. According to a statement, "The Palace Theatre" acquired…