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The Return of JVC Force on the LIMEHOF Podcast

The newest episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast features audio from a talk by AJ Rok Woodson, founding member of the pioneering Hip-Hop group JVC Force. The program was recorded during a special event held on February 28 at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in […]

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Foxy Shazam: Glam-Rocking into Syracuse

As you walked in the door to The Song and Dance in Syracuse on Wednesday, March 4th, you are greeted with turns and stairs and a sense of, Is this a music venue or an apartment building? But as you follow the signs downstairs you begin to see the venue, looking like an indoor greenhouse […]

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Flushing Town Hall Announces Miles Davis Tribute

Flushing Town Hall, an historic Queens music venue, has announced that it will be hosting a NEA Jazz Masters concert, A Tribute to Miles Davis, on March 20th. The concert and tribute will honor the Jazz icon, Miles Davis, who would have turned 100 this year, and is led by Jimmy Owens, a legendary musician. […]

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Hoochenanny Festival Announces 2026 Dates, New Location in Perinton

Organizers of the Hoochenanny Festival have announced the event will return for its third year from August 14 16, moving to a new home at Center Park West in the Town of Perinton, New York. Previously known as the Hoochenanny Whiskey & Music Festival, the event has been rebranded as the Hoochenanny Festival as organizers expand the weekend s focus beyond spirits to […]

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Wilco Announces Summer Tour With Three New York Stops

Chicago rock veterans Wilco have announced a new run of U.S. tour dates for summer 2026, including three performances across New York this June as part of their ongoing An Evening With Wilco tour. Most dates on the tour will feature the band performing two full sets with an intermission, giving fans an extended evening that spans […]

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Warren Haynes Band Brings Winter of Warren Tour to The Capitol Theatre

The Warren Haynes Band brought the Winter of Warren 2026 tour to the Capitol Theatre on March 6. Haynes was joined by Terence Higgins on drums, Kevin Scott on bass, and Matt Slocum on keyboards, with the group moving comfortably between soulful songs, bluesy grooves, and moments of improvisation throughout the night. The evening opened […]

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Reprise Perform SPAC 95 Show at Putnam Place

With a packed house at Putnam Place, Reprise performed the June 26, 1995 SPAC show on Saturday, March 7, bringing the original show in all its glory, with the crowd hanging on each note from the Summer of ’95 show. Formed to *reprise* the Phish experience, Reprise is Cal Kehoe, longtime frontman for Pink Talking […]

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New Hollow and The Band Light Make Buffalo Debut at Iron Works

New Hollow and The Band Light co-headlined at Buffalo Iron Works on Friday, March 7th. This was both bands’ first time visiting The Queen City, and it was evident that it meant an exciting night not just for the bands but for fans as well. New Hollow, formed in 2009 in New Albany, Ohio, though […]

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Spaghetti Eastern Turn Political on Disinformation Blues

Spaghetti Eastern Music, the solo project of genre-bending Hudson Valley guitarist (and our book reviewer) Sal Cataldi, returns with a searing Chicago blues-style jaunt, full of old-school protest lyrics reflecting these troubled political times, “Disinformation Blues.” Spaghetti Eastern traverses three distinct musical genres: acid-jazz-fueled electric guitar instrumentals, lush ambient soundscapes, and bare-bones acoustic vocal balladry straight […]

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The Problem with Saying Support Local Music

An Xperience Column by Jason Irwin. There s a sign I ve seen in a lot of rooms over the years. Sometimes it s taped crookedly behind the bar, or printed on a flyer near the door. You ve seen the graphic online. It usually says the same thing: Support local music. I got reminded of what that really means […]

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