New York City-based Opera Praktikos, the nation s leading disability-affirmative opera company, has announced the world premiere of its newest work. This production reimagines Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani s celebrated 1831 work La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) by integrating the original Italian singing with American Sign Language. Opera Praktikos was founded in 2021 by Greg Moomjy and […]
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Folk singer/songwriter Hari Vasan released his second single, The Experiment, on Sept. 23. The song, a deeply personal reckoning with Vasan s identity as a second-generation American, draws from influences such as Jason Isbell and Hozier. Vasan s first release, a self-titled EP, came out in 2016. After a 10-year hiatus, he returned to releasing music with […]
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Why any band would willingly attempt to play 21 shows in 21 days is a question best left to the gods of rock n roll, a particularly persuasive booking agent, or perhaps a coven with an unusually demanding calendar. Whatever dark magic brought Nashville s All Them Witches to the midpoint of their ambitious 21 Shows […]
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Animal Collective celebrated more than 20 years since the release of their critically acclaimed album, Feels, with two sold out performances at Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens on October 21-22. It was the first time since 2022 that all four members of the group Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist and Deakin performed together […]
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Two years ago this October, Jeff Tweedy made his Bearsville Theater debut for a three-show weekend residency. In those solo shows, Tweedy unveiled a number of then-unreleased songs from what would become the robust, three-disc, 2025 album, Twilight Overdrive. He also delighted the crowd with classic tracks from his long career leading Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, […]
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The Flaming Lips usher in a new era with the announcement of The Teardrop Throbs, their first album in more than six years and their label debut with Third Man Records. Arriving January 22, 2027, the record marks the 17th studio album for the three-time Grammy Award winning band. The Flaming Lips pair this announcement […]
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FLX Music, a music streaming and live events platform centering on the Finger Lakes region, has announced the launch of their new Band Bonus. This monthly cash prize will be awarded to a local band based on fan votes. To vote, fans just need to like, share, or stream their favorite songs. The only bands […]
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Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House announced the successful completion of its Rise Up! campaign, officially retiring its $3M debt. The campaign began in 2021, and, with the help of the Reinhart Foundation, the opera house was able to reduce the debt to under $1M. This year, in a full-circle moment, the Reinhart […]
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Republican candidate for the open NY-21 seat in Congress, Anthony Constantino, released his first ever album in a new genre – ‘presidential album’ – back in January. The founder and CEO of Sticker Mule, based in Amsterdam, made headlines earlier this year with the release of Thank You President Trump, the first for a candidate […]
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The City of New York dedicated the street outside of Baby’s All Right as Billy Jones Way, honoring the rock club’s deceased co-founder, on October 18. Baby s All Right CEO Tom Moore, Councilwoman Jennifer Guti rrez and others, including members of Jones family, paid tribute to William Billy Wesley Jones during the ceremony. Blood Orange, Porches, […]
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