The Dave Matthews Band played their first of two back-to-back shows at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) on Friday, July 17. Playing at SPAC nearly every year since 1994 has created a summer tradition for local crowds, who showed up in high numbers to support the band. Opening with “Louisiana Bayou” had people on […]
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Few artists can claim a career spanning more than five decades. Even fewer can say they’re still performing at such a high level. Billy Idol, however, is one of those rare exceptions. In recent months, Idol and longtime guitarist Steve Stevens were inducted into the Guitar Center RockWalk in Hollywood, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award […]
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311 and Dirty Heads brought their co-headlining So Glad You Made It Tour to Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh on July 16, delivering a night that blended reggae, rock, alternative and hip-hop. ROME opened the show, followed by Australian band Ocean Alley, setting the stage for the night’s two co-headliners. ROME kicked off […]
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The Song of HIAWATHA: The Life and Times of the First Black Hippie is getting a special screening in U.S. film festivals. The documentary focuses on the life and music of underground icon Hiawatha Bailey, the first Black hippie. Most people from Ann Arbor, Michigan know about Hiawatha Bailey from the underground punk scene and […]
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Due to shrinking congregations and finances, many abandoned church buildings in New York s Hudson Valley have been reused for other purposes. Some are now apartments or condominiums, fraternity houses, museums, historical societies, businesses and vibrant art venues and community centers. These can be especially beautiful, with their preserved architecture and stained-glass windows. Protecting and re-using these buildings for events […]
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Currently, life isn t all peace, love and rock n roll in Woodstock, NY. The small town (most famously known as the namesake for the revolutionary Woodstock Festival in 1969) is now abuzz over the fate of a historic music studio and performance center in the heart of its rolling green hills. The dispute centers around […]
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TalkPeck SoundSystem will perform at Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday, July 23, bringing together a wide-ranging lineup of musicians from the jam, funk and live music world for a tribute to Talking Heads, Vulfpeck and LCD Soundsystem. The date lands in between nights 1 and 2 of Phish‘s 5-night run at Madison Square Garden. The show […]
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Punk rock legends Black Flag have announced a massive 45-city U.S. tour to mark the band’s 50th anniversary, kicking off this September 3. The tour will make two stops in New York, including Buffalo on Sept. 24 and Saratoga Springs on Sept. 25. The band also announced a series of shows scheduled also for 2027. Following the lineup’s introduction […]
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There wasn’t a cloud on the horizon for the eighth annual Rock The Dock Music Festival on July 11, and by the time the first notes echoed across Lake George, it was already clear this ship had sailed into uncharted waters. Growing bigger with every tide, the beloved one-day celebration of live music reached a […]
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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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