Trey Anastasio and Billy Strings will play two shows together this November to benefit the Divided Sky Foundation. These shows will take place on Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA. In Oct. 2024, Phish played three Divided Sky benefit shows at MVP Arena in Albany. These 2024 […]
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The 2026 Great New York State Fair has come to an end, and with it a spectacular concert series at both Chevy Court and Suburban Park with a top-notch headliner to cap it all off, three-time Grammy winner, Wyclef Jean. The Haitian rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer took the Suburban Park stage on Monday, September […]
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Following a decade long hiatus, Fraternal Twin return to the New York indie-rock scene with dreamy yet tumultuous new album, Halo Fell Forever, exploring feelings of loss, melancholy, and personal transformation. Tom Christie, lead singer and frontman of Fraternal Twin, is joined by Marco Spodek (drums), Mariah Houston (guitar), and Forrest Philpot (bass). Halo Fell Forever […]
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For some listeners, Allie Sandt may still be familiar as the voice behind Leah, the song that helped propel her former band Seeing Double into the spotlight after going viral on TikTok. The track opened doors for the band, bringing millions of streams, new listeners and opportunities to tour beyond their New Jersey and Upstate […]
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Peter Hook, former bassist and co-founding member of Joy Division and New Order performed 29 songs across two hefty sets on Saturday, September 5, for his first New York City performance since Brooklyn Steel in 2024. The first set featured the entire 2001 New Order album, Get Ready, followed by a set of Joy Division […]
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Yankee Doodle went to townA-riding on a pony,Stuck a feather in his capAnd called it macaroni. Macaroni Craze During the third quarter of the eighteenth century, Londoners saw the bizarre spectacle of the so-called macaroni craze. Young aristocratic men who had returned home from their educational Grand Tour through Continental Europe to Italy, displayed a […]
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Legendary musician Stevie Wonder has announced that he will bring his Songs in the Key of Life Performances – 50th Anniversary Tour to Madison Square Garden on Nov. 19. This event, celebrating 50 years since the release of his iconic album Songs in the Key of Life, will feature Wonder’s performance of the album in […]
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The Fourteenth Summer Hoot was held at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, August 28-30. The Hoot, which started out as a fun idea by Ruthy Ungar and Mike Merenda (of the Mammals) to try their hand at putting on a festival, has matured into an annual event that goes beyond music to embrace the beauty […]
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Johnathon Kelly, a 50-year-old native of Kingston, Jamaica, created and funded Jamaica Music Atlas, a free, interactive public archive of Jamaican music and every place it has influenced globally. Users can find specific locations using the map feature, create their own mixes in the Riddim Lab and Mix Deck and explore different historical paths of […]
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Classic rock was alive and well as CMAC hosted their final concert of the season on September 5. John Fogerty and Steve Winwood would share the stage in what was an all out parade of beloved hits. The mortality of our musical heroes is as clear as ever. In just the past couple of weeks, […]
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