R&B singer and songwriter Ashanti performed on the Suburban Park Stage at the Great New York State Fair on Monday, August 31. A light rain and mist fell over the fairgrounds as R&B sensation Ashanti took the stage a little after 8:30 p.m., but the weather did little to keep fans away. An estimated crowd […]
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The 24th annual Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival is returning to Jennings Landing September 5. The free day-long event will feature five live performances with a firework finale. The Riverfront Jazz Festival has brought artists from all over the country to Albany since 2002. The festival highlights all levels of jazz artistry, from all-time great musicians […]
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The Wavys, a nonprofit organization and music platform dedicated to bringing visibility to emerging independent artists, will return on Sep. 5 for their 6th annual award ceremony. This year’s ceremony will take place at Love’s Club in Bushwick, Brooklyn and will include over a dozen live performances from artists such as Boy Jr. and Ladibree. […]
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Caff Lena and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center are collaborating again this year for their popular free day-long concert “Caff Lena @ SPAC,” taking place Saturday, October 3 from noon to 5:30 pm on the Charles R. Wood Stage. Caff Lena is widely recognized as the longest continually running folk music venue in the US. […]
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In the late 1960s, New York bore the deep scars of urban neglect. There were no trendy coffee shops, boutique fitness studios and Citi Bike stations lining the sidewalks. In working-class neighborhoods like the South Bronx and the Lower East Side, it wasn’t uncommon to encounter abandoned buildings reduced to rubble, vacant lots, and boarded-up […]
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If you thought the New York State Fair couldn’t get any wilder, think again. Flo Rida rolled into Syracuse on Sunday, August 30, with his signature charisma, a stacked setlist, and enough energy to turn the fairgrounds into one massive party. From the moment Flo Rida hit the Suburban Park stage, there was little time […]
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Labor Day weekend, a noteable bootleg and a weird ramble about women’s rights. What connection do these three things have? They’re all elements of the one and only time Frank Zappa performed at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), on Saturday, September 1, 1984. Zappa’s lone performance at SPAC was the final show of the first […]
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On Sunday August 30, a pep rally of fans came to celebrate Gym Class Heroes with a homecoming concert at The Great New York State Fair. The crowd shouted words of admiration, and threw hand heart gestures into the air as the band sang their biggest hits. The rain held out but the air was […]
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Zakk Wylde brought Berzerkus to Long Island on Saturday, August 29, turning Northwell at Jones Beach Theater into an all-day celebration of heavy music. Following the festival s Friday stop at Montage Mountain in Pennsylvania, Berzerkus arrived at Jones Beach with Lamb of God, Black Label Society, Down, Suicidal Tendencies, Zakk Sabbath and Dark Chapel all […]
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American indie-rock band Goose performed a double-header at the infamous Red Rocks Amphitheater August 27 and August 28. Thursday night the group played hours worth of tunes under a lunar eclipse sky ,making it a historical show for both the band and fans alike. Goose is known for their genre-defying sound, adventurous live performances, and […]
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