The Woodstock Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday, October 14, with the debut screening of Lunatic Dreamers: The Felice Brothers at Assembly Hall in Kingston. The documentary, directed by Tiller Russell, premiered before a sold-out audience and also featured a Q&A with the band, as well as a live performance. Your favorite band s favorite band […]
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The O+ (O Positive) Festival celebrated its sixteenth anniversary this year. Held October 9 11, 2026, the three-day festival continues to grow from its debut dating back to 2010. The festival incorporates a vast collection of creatives while embracing the historical landscape of the first capital of N.Y., Kingston, to provide a vehicle striving […]
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Ulster Dance Company announced their 2026 Production of “A Christmas Carol.” For nearly three decades, Ulster Dance Company’s A Christmas Carol has brought Dickens’ timeless story to the stage through ballet, music, and theatrical storytelling. Presented at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston, the production has become a signature part of the Hudson Valley holiday […]
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Catskills-based composer and sound artist Matthew O’Neill released his new album Through to Us on October 16 via Panther Mountain. This ten-track album offers an exploration of nature through immersive compositions that blur the boundaries between ambient soundscapes, experimental sound, and musical improvisation. O’Neill wouldn’t describe his work on Through to Us as simply incorporating […]
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The two-time Grammy Award-winning Albany Symphony, led by music director David Alan Miller, will perform alongside cellist Sterling Eliott and the world premiere of composer Sam Wu in their Passion & Power: Brahms & Elgar program. The Symphony will perform two shows in Troy on Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Saratoga […]
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Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles was announced as the headliner for Proctor’s Centennial Celebration Gala on March 4th with a special MainStage performance. Bareilles is an acclaimed two-time Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter. She is best known for hits such as “Love Song,” “Brave,” and “King of Anything.” Along with her Grammy achievements, she is a three-time […]
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Banjo luminary B la Fleck has released his latest album, Live Heart: My Bluegrass Heart at the Ryman, a triple-vinyl set documenting a historic night in music. Catch Fleck performing My Bluegrass Heart later this year at Carnegie Hall on December 3), featuring Ren e Fleming and Aoife O Donovan, and in Ithaca at State Theater of Ithaca […]
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Manhattan-born producer and musician SYNACURE delves into the resilience and restorative powers of community in his latest single Brooklyn Healing, released Oct. 16. The song draws strength from the people and places of Brooklyn, a very different part of the city than SYNACURE s lifelong home of Manhattan, the artist said. I Luv NYC was originally […]
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The 23rd edition of the NYC Winter Jazzfest is coming to stages in Manhattan and Brooklyn from Jan. 12 through 19, 2027. This edition s theme of Collective Radiance highlights the community nurtured by musicians and listeners as a collective experience. The Winter Jazzfest began in 2005 at the Knitting Factory. Beyond the overarching goal of […]
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Sometimes, when I listen to a piece of music, I like to think about what someone from a different time would have made of it. What would a 17th century peasant, arms sore from kneading dough, make of Yung Lean? What would her husband, back twisted over a field of cabbage, make of field John […]
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