NYC project LAPTOP has released a new single, “Indie Hero,” a song that’s both a love letter to late 20th-century cool and a critique of toxic hero worship. Maintaining the band’s usual cinematic synths and bitter-dry humor, LAPTOP s frontman, Jessie Hartman, is sharing the spotlight with his son, Charlie Hartman. Their album On This Planet […]
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Ithaca three piece indie rock band, Porch Couch, channels the best of nineties alternative into new single Look No More. Blending the crunchy 1960s – 1970s British retro rock sound with the 1990 alternative feeling and aspirational lyrics resonates with today s youth, recalling bands like Ben Folds Five and the Violent Femmes with their catchy, […]
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Wicked Cool Records is stuffing stockings with It s A Wicked Cool Christmas, a holiday compilation that is all-killer, no-filler and guaranteed to supercharge the season. The album filled with the NYC label s finest rock n rollers, soul shakers, and power-pop firecrackers arrives on December 5, with every track polished and remastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering. Arriving this past […]
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The Park Theater in Glens Falls has announced their 2 upcoming shows this December, presented by the Park Theater Foundation – Jazz Night on December 18 and the New Year’s Eve Dinner & Holiday Show on December 31. December 18: Jazz Night On December 18 starting at 7:30 p.m., the Park Theater Foundation will host […]
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New York State Office of General Services (OGS) has announced the official schedule for the 2025-26 Winter at the Plaza season, including the opening of the ice rink at the Empire State Plaza in Albany and the annual tree lighting at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building in Harlem. Every holiday season, Team […]
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In the wake of 9/11, “New York, New York” became a symbol of courage and the power of music for both the city and the rest of the world. Ryan Adams describes the character of New Yorkers, heartbroken but hopeful or devastated but not disturbed. Ryan Adams has already proving himself as a thoughtful and sentimental songwriter before the […]
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With the holiday season here, the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes (OSFL) welcomes friends and family for a joyful and musical celebration of the season: The Magic of Holiday Traditions Together on Saturday, December 13 at 3:00 p.m. at the Clemens Center in Elmira. Come early and stay for the warmth, music and community-spirit […]
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Over the past decade, NYS Music has worked with artists and bands, promoters, events, festivals and organizations across New York State, to highlight the best music coming to towns and venues of all sizes. This year, our Giving Tuesday campaign is here, and we ask for your support in sharing with friends and family, this […]
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Schenectady County will soon be home to a state of the art Capital Region Youth Music Center. Thanks to the efforts of Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO), along with the New York State Council on the Arts, the support of the Office of the Governor and the State Legislature, Congressman Paul Tonko, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, and […]
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Photo City Music Hall in Rochester held their Thanksgiving-Eve show dedicating 3 entire sets to one band, Cut Me Up, Genny. Their name, a play on the Taking Back Sunday song Cut me up Jenny and the Genesee Brewing Company in Rochester, is only the beginning of these artists’ creativity. Formed in 2017, playing their first show at the Bug Jar in Rochester, came Emo […]
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