On the drive into Woodstock, just outside of town, a giant roadside billboard delivered an unintentionally perfect pre-show message. “It’s Tick Season. Check Yourself.” Sound advice under any circumstances, but catching Deer Tick live has always been its own kind of reality check. Their concerts remind you what genuine rock & roll feels like in […]
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On a picture-perfect summer night, thousands of faithful fans spent a fun filled evening with one of America s favorite troubadours, James Taylor, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) on June 28. Taylor ambled onto the stage wearing his signature smile and his beloved felt fedora hat. Launching into the first tune, Whenever You re Ready , […]
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Rome Streetz is hyping up the upcoming release of his album Sock It 2 My Pocket with the release of his newest single High Speed. Featured on Mass Appeal Records and produced by acclaimed producer 9th Wonder, High Speed gives Rome Streetz a new perspective while holding true to his style of witty lyricism and […]
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After 14 years of not headlining, The Cab is back on their Back From The Dead Tour. On Saturday the 27 they played Irving Plaza in Manhattan, even adding a second show on Sunday after selling out Saturday’s show, which also sold out. The band returned in 2025 with an EP, Road To Reign: A […]
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The 49th Saratoga Jazz Festival presented 22 artists on two stages more than 20 hours of music on Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28 at SPAC. I caught at least some of every single set, and was often hustling between the amphitheater stage and the Charles R. Wood Discovery Stage (my jazzercise […]
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Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame inductee Bob Buchmann joins Tom Needham on the LIMEHOF Podcast for a fascinating conversation about one of the most influential careers in American rock radio. From building a pirate radio station in his parents basement and creating a groundbreaking cable radio station in Commack, to helping transform […]
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Imagine boarding a free ferry to a small island in the East River. Away from the busyness of Manhattan and Brooklyn, but still with their iconic skyline views, the idyllic Governors Island is full of lush greenery. The volunteer-operated, ticket-less and free admission 13th Annual Porch Stomp took place in this idyllic setting on June […]
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As we approach America s 250th birthday, we recognize that traditional Americana music has been a significant bookmark in the country s cultural history. One strain of the nation s organic music is bluegrass, a genre of acoustic music that emerged in Appalachia in the 1940s. Rooted in folk, blues, and gospel, bluegrass is driven by acoustic instruments, […]
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Jazz pianist and composer Keith Chasin will be performing at Jazz on Main in Mount Kisco, NY on Friday, July 3, with a program Let Freedom Ring, which promises the audience a night of swinging jazz and patriotic American music before the Fourth of July weekend. This show will emphasize America s Art Form, with songs […]
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Few albums have been as misunderstood or unfairly dismissed as Billy Idol s 1993 release Cyberpunk. This isn t entirely surprising though. Rather than playing it safe, Idol created something bold, strange, and ambitious. In many ways, it was years ahead of its time. The record experiments heavily with rock fused with electronic and dance elements, thus […]
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