Bring the whole family – both the two and four-legged kind – for one of the Capital Region s favorite outdoor festivals, Woofstock Music Festival! Prepare for a day filled with music, laughter, and tail-wagging fun, all to support the animals of the Animal Protective Foundation. Taking place at Lions Pavilion in Collins Park in the […]
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Global superstar Shakira will return to the New York area this summer with a newly announced stop on her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, performing at UBS Arena on July 23. The Belmont Park date is part of a limited U.S. arena run, offering fans a rare chance to experience one of the highest-grossing tours of all time in […]
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There was a buzz on the streets around Warsaw in Greenpoint on Friday night. The sun was setting on a day of blue skies and balmy weather. Blossoms had appeared in the nearby McCarren Park, lending it a warm pinkish aspect. The air was filled with the summer-redolent smells of rotting trash and dogshit. It […]
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Marty Stuart and the Fantastic Superlatives and Molly Tuttle and her fantastic self finally made it to Geneva for their double bill show at the Smith Opera House on April 2. The show was originally scheduled for February 12. But Winter got in the way. A horrible ice storm hit their hometown of Nashville. Stuart […]
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NYC natives snailosaur unleash the distorted emotions of growing up with their release of Soccer Ball Song. Consisting of Paul and Dean Criscitiello alongside a cast of collaborators, snailosaur channels feelings of displacement. At its core, the song reflects on identity as something performed, shifting between versions of the self. Whether through clothing, identity, or […]
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Clem Burke played drums in Blondie for 50 years. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, he joined the New York City-based band shortly after its formation in 1975, during the first wave of punk rock, He remained in the band until his death from cancer on April 6, 2025. He was 70 years old. During those 50 years, […]
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Director Cindy Meehl joins Sounds of Film to discuss her latest documentary Jimmy & The Demons, an intimate and visually rich portrait of celebrated artist James Grashow. Known for her deeply human storytelling style, Meehl brings audiences inside both the creative process and emotional world of her subject, capturing a once-in-a-lifetime artistic journey with honesty, […]
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The Skaneateles Festival has announced its 2026 summer season, running Thursday, July 30 through Saturday, Aug. 22 in Skaneateles with 13 main-series concerts, two KidsFest performances, a free lecture series and several free community outreach events. Highlights include jazz vocalist C cile McLorin Salvant, the Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, piano virtuoso Garrick Ohlsson, Grammy-winning fiddlers […]
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The Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance returns to the Trumansburg Fairgrounds in Trumansburg, NY for its 34th annual edition July 16 through 19, 2026, with a lineup headlined by Rhiannon Giddens, Taj Mahal and the Del McCoury Band. The festival spreads across four days and four stages with world, national, regional and […]
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On a rainy Tuesday night in Syracuse, fans gathered at The Song and Dance for vaultboy s in your city tour, with support from dreamfone, regardless of flood warnings. Fans came from all over – even Binghamton and Watertown – just for a chance to see vaultboy s alternative pop/ electronic music live. Opener dreamfone emerged in 2021 […]
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