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Several MSG employees have been terminated following an investigation that revealed scalping - taking tickets to events and reselling them for profit. According to the New York Post, about a half dozen sales executives were caught…

Lock'n festival alum The Southern Belles are starting out the year with a new drummer, and a slew of touring dates that span the Northeast. Their new pick for drummer is Aaron Zarrow of Philadelphia's The Royal Noise. “I think this is…

Blackstar has come to be regarded as a parting gift from David Bowie gift after it became widely known that he wrote the album in full knowledge of his own mortality. As a perpetuation of Bowie's gift, the artwork for Blackstar has been…

For the first time in 58 years, the Recording Industry Association of America has altered its award system. As of Feb. 1, 2016, RIAA will count the number of streams received toward gold and platinum album certifications. The industry's…

Yet another Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has passed. Maurice White, founding member of soul legends Earth, Wind and Fire passed away in his sleep last night, according to a post by his brother and bandmate Verdine White on the band's…

In early March, the new venue in the East End of Rochester, Anthology, will host a two-day celebration of roots and Americana music called Rochester Revival 2016. Pennsylvania's emergent jam-grass heroes Cabinet will return to Rochester to…

Jefferson Airplane's first female vocalist, Signe Anderson Ettlin, passed away a week ago at her home in Beaverton, Oregon. Ettlin had been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was recently entered into hospice care. In…

In what will surely cause a ripple effect across the Upstate New York and Northeast music scene, longtime North Country act Lucid will take a touring hiatus in the coming months. “We’re certainly not breaking up — that’s something we…

Despite many fans with hopes to the contrary, no, moe.down will not be revived this year. When the band announced that there wouldn't be a moe.down in 2015, the first time in 15 years, fans were devastated. .rons started to have hope for…

Widespread Panic drummer Todd Nance is back from his time away. He was seen behind the drum kit during yesterday's soundcheck at their Panic en la Playa destination music festival in Mexico.   Widespread Panic had announced that Nance…