New York State Music News

After an unexpected postponement last year, The Residents are once again preparing to bring one of the most elusive works in experimental music history to the stage. This fall, the anonymous avant-garde collective will launch the long-awaited Eskimo Live! Tour, marking the first time in their five-decade career that they have performed their landmark 1979 album Eskimo live in its […]

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The group chats are lit. Campsite checklists are filling up. Someone’s already making the playlist for the drive, and somewhere, a pile of pashminas, hydration packs, and festival outfits is slowly taking over a bedroom floor. Elements is back and here is everything you need to know before heading to one of the East Coast’s […]

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On July 14, 2026, for the first time since 1970, The Guess Who performed at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC). The co-founders of The Guess Who, Canadian musicians Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings, had faced an extended legal battle for the rights to their own band name, which was finally settled earlier this year. Suffice […]

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If your Friday night plans are still up in the air, downtown Cortland has you covered. Main Street Live continues its return this week with a free outdoor concert featuring Syracuse funk favorites Sophistafunk and local jam band Dead & Friends on Friday, July 17, from 6-9 p.m. at the Marketplace Mall lot (64-76 Main […]

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Delaware guitarist Vinnie Moore has been releasing records and blowing minds with some amazing guitar playing for over 40 years. His first appearance on vinyl was actually more than 40 years ago, as a member of underground metal band Vicious Rumors on their debut LP Soldiers of the Night (Shrapnel Records 1985), but his name […]

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The Pitney Meadows Community Farm will present two free musical events this summer and fall featuring live music, community involvement, and the scenery of the farm in Saratoga Springs for all ages. The festival kicks off with Community Farm Bluegrass Jam on Friday, July 17 at 6:00 p.m. featuring local artists Tim Wechgelaer and Chris […]

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The Park Theater Foundation has announced a new one-day festival, Bands & Brews, which will take place on Saturday, July 25, from 4 to 9 P.M. at Dancing Grain Farm Brewery in Gansevoort, NY. This event promises an afternoon of live music, farm-to-glass craft beer, and locally sourced food, all set against the rustic charm of […]

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The Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy (MHLC) will host its second annual Trail Tunes free event on Aug. 16 at Bender Melon Farm Preserve in New Scotland, NY. From 1 to 4 p.m., visitors can follow the preserve s scenic trails to four performance stations featuring live music and family-friendly activities. The event expands on last year s […]

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The third and final night of JAY-Z’s historic run at Yankee Stadium didn’t begin the way anyone expected. As tens of thousands of fans packed the Bronx on Sunday night, a security issue outside the stadium delayed the start of the show, leaving fans waiting well past the scheduled start time. Once the issue was […]

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The Rochester Fringe Festival will return for its 15th season, September 15-26 in downtown Rochester. Over 12 action-packed days of music, comedy, dance, theater, circus arts and film planned across the city. The festival, New York state’s largest multidisciplinary performing arts event, will feature 715 performances across 45 venues. The Circus Is In Town Among […]

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