Reggae history isn t something you usually get to experience live in 2026, but The Wailers aren t your typical legacy act. On May 10, they return to Brooklyn Bowl with a show that s less about nostalgia and more about keeping one of the most influential sounds in music alive and breathing. Few groups carry the weight […]
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New York City s cultural calendar gets a major highlight this spring as the ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair returns for its 66th edition at the Park Avenue Armory from April 30 through May 3, 2026. Produced by Sanford L. Smith + Associates and sanctioned by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America and International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, the fair once again brings […]
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New York City s alt-pop underground continues to evolve, and emerging artist Kiki Kramer is quickly carving out her place within it. Set to release her latest single, dionysus, on April 24, Kramer leans into a grungy, dark-pop sound that feels equally theatrical and sharply contemporary. The track, the third single from her forthcoming EP, offers […]
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Subtext, along with Rolling Stone Films, has announced the domestic theatrical release of Greg Allman: The Music of My Soul. The release is scheduled for Wednesday, June 17th, and will include a week of exciting events in Los Angeles and New York, with exclusive screenings nationwide. Greg Allman: The Music of My Soul is a […]
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There s a moment early in Anabasis where everything feels like it might come apart, rhythm splintering, guitars grinding against the beat, tension stretching to a near-breaking point. And then it locks in. Not comfortably, not cleanly, but with purpose. That push and pull defines the latest from Echo Bloom, a record that trades polish for something far more […]
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Grammy Award-winning producer and DJ Zedd announced that Zedd In The Park will make its East Coast debut at Randall’s Island in New York City on Friday, Aug. 14 and Saturday, Aug. 15. The fifth edition of the festival marks the first time the Los Angeles staple has expanded to New York. Zedd headlines both […]
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There s a certain poetic symmetry when a band returns to the place where its story quietly began. For The Nude Party, their long-overdue debut at Bearsville Theater on April 20, 2026 felt like a homecoming with unfinished business. Eight years removed from cutting their self-titled debut at Dreamland Recording Studios, the band finally circled back […]
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The opening seconds of Mikaela Davis’ new album, Graceland Way, aurally whooshes you through a wormhole to an alternate universe. A universe where the harp is a country instrument. A universe where a woman from Western New York wears a cowboy hat and fuses the sounds of the Southern California valleys with the Tennessee hills. […]
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The 46th Annual Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music and Dance has announced its return to Altamont, NY, for a 3-day festival June 26, 27, and 28. The festival is a family-friendly event celebrating folk, traditional, Celtic, and world music and dance. Old Songs Festival offers performances on three different main stages as well as […]
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Reviving NYS Music’s feature series Local Limelight is Bethany Couture. A special and yet integral collection of interviews that shine a spotlight on New York State’s music community. Today s Local Limelight a very special one starring Joe Altier a.k.a. Just Joe. In this conversational Youtube podcast interview, Bethany Couture sits down with Joe in his […]
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