Tough Old Bird, a folk music and indie rock band based out of Buffalo, NY, released their newest single Tall Summer Clouds on October 7. The band’s fifth single and final single of 2026 tells a story of love, loss and nostalgia. Written by Nathan Corrigan, the lead singer of the group, a few weeks […]
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Tri-Cities Opera is opening its 2026-27 season on October 16th with Hansel and Gretel at the Tri-Cities Opera Center. This performance marks the start of a season focused on resilient women charting their own paths through stories spanning genres and generations. Sung entirely in English, the production follows two siblings who get lost in an […]
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Educational nonprofit TeachRock is bringing back its Help on the Way concert to two venues: The Cutting Room in New York City on November 4 and Fairfield Theatre Company in Connecticut November 7. Both concerts will open with the Help on the Way House Band, which features rock and jam-band musicians vocalist Corey Glover of […]
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All You Need Is John, a musical celebration of John Lennon, is set to kick off its North American tour in 2027 and will include several stops in New York. From the team that created, produced, and toured All You Need Is George (2026) and All You Need Is Love (2024-25), the show brings together […]
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There are some artists you go to see perform, and then there are artists who somehow make you feel like you ve known them your entire life. Ashley McBryde falls firmly into the latter category. On Friday, October 9, McBryde brought her Into the Wild Tour to Rochester s Kodak Center, delivering on a night filled with […]
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Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, a non-profit organization that works to protect the Hudson River from pollution, has donated a collection of historic hand-painted signs to the New York State Museum. These signs come from four decades of the Great Hudson River Revival, a music and environmental festival founded by Pete Seeger. Pete Seeger founded the […]
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On the next episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, Tom Needham speaks with legendary musician Paquito D Rivera about the new documentary, Paquito D Rivera: From Carne y Frijol to Carnegie Hall. The film, directed by Juan Mandelbaum, recently received the Roots and Rhythm Award at the Long Island Music and […]
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British rock icons Def Leppard have announced a 2027 North American tour alongside the Goo Goo Dolls. With a total of 45 shows, the tour will include a stop at Manhattan s Madison Square Garden. The tour will also feature special guests The Struts supporting the two headlining bands. The tour will begin on Mar. 2, […]
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A very unique residency will take place in August 2027 when John Medeski of Medeski Martin Wood fame teams up with Jon Fishman of Phish where the pair will explore the music of Sun Ra and Sun Ra’s legendary The Book of Information. The residency will feature a variety of very special guests each night. […]
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Legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy celebrated his 90th birthday on July 30. A star-studded array of musicians gathered to honor this milestone event at Radio City Music Hall on October 1 with a three-hour-plus tribute concert entitled Buddy’s Got the Blues: A 90th Birthday Concert Celebration. The one-night-only event celebrated Guy s legacy through performances, once-in-a-lifetime […]
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