As Live Dead & Brothers continue their summer tour, bassist Berry Duane Oakley reflects on family, legacy and carrying forward the music of the Allman Brothers Band and Grateful Dead for a new generation. “There are a million Allman Brothers bands and a million Dead bands… nobody was really blending both worlds together.” Live Dead […]
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Bethpage s very own Sal The Voice Valentinetti is making his solo debut with his new traditional pop single, Still On My Way. Although he has been making music for a decade, the single marks his debut of original material. Valentinetti was never any stranger to music. He had experience working in playing instruments such as […]
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Trey Anastasio, frontman and guitarist of Phish, just wrapped up his solo acoustic tour with two amazing shows at the Capitol Theatre. Both shows featured Phish classics, deep cuts, and beloved Trey banter which can best be referred to as “story time.” On the second night of the Capitol Theatre show Trey opened up with […]
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The Saratoga Springs Summer Concert Series is returning to Congress Park. Set to kick off on July 5, this year s lineup will have free performances from local artists of all genres. Bring a friend, a chair, and settle in for some good tunes this summer. Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center is responsible for the […]
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Jack Johnson is the King of Laid Back, and while Jimmy Buffett and others might come close, Johnson gets the title; casual dress, easy smile, fluid musical style, unapologetic forgetting of lyrics, spontaneity, solo playing of requests and just plain appearing to have fun were on display at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) on Wednesday, […]
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Pink Talking Fish, the fusion genre tribute band that blends the musical greatness of legendary bands Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, and Phish, has officially announced their Fall Tour, setting the tone for a year of unforgettable performances across the U.S., from beachside festivals to the end-of-tour New Year s Eve performance, including three shows in NY. […]
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June 20, 2026 or if you are American and prefer numerical dates, 6/20/2026. A lovely pattern by any means. It also happened to be my sister s birthday, so my morning was quite full in celebration of all things her. Just before noon, I received the email. You know, the email that said I was approved […]
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney joins Tom Needham on this episode of Sounds of Film to discuss his powerful new documentary, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie. Widely regarded as one of the most important documentary filmmakers of his generation, Gibney has earned acclaim for such films as Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: […]
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Tuesday, June 23 in Paris, Ang lique Kidjo s Bando featuring Pharrell Williams and Quavo closed Louis Vuitton s Spring-Summer 2027 Men s Show, presented live at Cit Internationale Universitaire de Paris. The show featured new original music unveiled by Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton s Men s Creative Director, as part of a cross-genre runway soundscape bringing together fashion, orchestral music, […]
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The Grateful Dead played SPAC only four times in their career and today marks the anniversary of the third show which, for better or worse, may be the most memorable one of them all. Unfortunately, the show is remembered more for being responsible for getting the Dead banned from SPAC for the next three years. […]
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