Storm King Art Center’s Summer Concerts returns to New Windsor in the Hudson Valley, featuring outdoor live performances for the community. The performances are throughout June, July, and August, giving music fans the chance to experience the shows surrounded by the museum’s massive sculpture-filled field. The series is diverse with genres from experimental rock and […]
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The four-day music festival Bonnaroo returned to Manchester, Tennessee over June 11-13, 2026, bringing fans from across the country and around the world to the farm. As the final weeks of anticipation concluded, Bonnaroovians prepared for a powerhouse lineup, unexpected, moments, and community. Thursday, June 11 Driving on Interstate 24, you passed by campers and […]
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While the public celebrates Juneteenth in what is now the halfway point of a roller coaster year, it is important to note the true history behind why we celebrate. The significance of the day is not to recognize the end of slavery; rather, June 19, 1865 is the day that federal orders for the emancipation […]
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Music on the Green returns to downtown Saranac Lake this summer, bringing eight weeks of free live music to Riverside Park Bandshell every Wednesday from 7pm-9pm, starting July 1 through August 19. This event is held in collaboration with ROOST and the North Country Sports Council and features a range of artists which include local, […]
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The New York State Blues Festival took place at the fairgrounds in Syracuse on June 11, 12, and 13. The festival, which was founded in 1992 and has become an annual summer staple in Central New York, featured 18 different musical acts over three days. Festival headliner Gary Clark Jr. closed out the weekend on […]
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Free live music will once again fill the serene Catskills waterfront this season with two summer concert series. Beginning June 18, Music in the Park will return to Dutchman s Landing on Thursday nights. Meanwhile, the Athens Summer Concert Series will take the stage at Athens Riverfront Park on Friday nights July 17, featuring blues, rock, […]
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This year marks the 10th anniversary of 10 years of the Girls & Guitars Songwriting Course at Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario, a unique program that supports women in developing their songwriting skills through mentorship, creative collaboration and live performance opportunities. To celebrate the milestone, this year’s eight participants will be hitting the Lake Stage […]
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This Fall, Alicia Villarreal, known for being an icon and influential figure in Regional Mexican music, prepares to embark on her highly anticipated Bendita Locura Tour across the United States, coming to The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester on November 8. Villarreal is known in her community as La G erita Consentida and is revered in […]
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The New York Philharmonic Orchestra recently launched an overhaul of its Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Archives to make more of its rich history available to the general public. Initiated in 2011 as the first archive ever created on the Internet dedicated to the musical and cultural history of America, the Digital Archives have […]
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Luzerne Music Center is preparing for a summer filled with performances and musical instruction with the return of the Luzerne Chamber Music Festival for its Summer 2026 year, offering guest artists, faculty concerts, student performances, and a new group of talented musicians. Luzerne Music Center is an institution founded in 1980 by the Philadelphia Orchestra […]
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