New York City alternative pop project Laptop return with their single Xanadu, a track disguised as a love song that ponders the paradise the American Dream promises but fails to deliver. Frontman Jesse Hartman and Nevis vocalist Anna Hadeed perform the song as a duet. As its title suggests, Xanadu references an imagined perfect place […]
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GRAMMY Award-winning rapper and producer J. Cole has announced The Fall-Off Tour, a massive global arena run spanning more than 50 cities across North America, Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The highly anticipated tour includes a trio of major New York dates: Friday, July 31 at Barclays Center, Tuesday, August 4 […]
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Valentine’s Day at the Capitol Theatre – where the love is real, and will not fade away – hosted a heartfelt event headlined by Dogs in A Pile. Before they would take the main stage, Bushwick’s Dead provided a packed Garcia’s pre-party filled with spacey, funky Dead jams to get the people moving, while Boojum […]
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What began as a dream for Greenwich Village Hendrix fans is about to become reality. 8th Street, once home to Jimi Hendrix s Electric Lady Studios, is set to be officially co-named Jimi Hendrix Way on Feb. 24. In collaboration with musician Stevie Van Zandt s TeachRock, a nonprofit focused on educational attainment through rock n roll, […]
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Saratoga Performing Arts Center has announced its 2026 New York City Ballet residency with performances scheduled Tuesday, July 8 through Saturday, July 11 as part of SPAC’s 60th anniversary season. The residency will feature A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the first performance presented on the SPAC stage at the venue’s grand opening in July 1966. The […]
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Ohio folk-rock band Caamp announced a 2026 headlining tour with the 19-city run kicking off Tuesday, April 22 in Richmond, Virginia. The tour includes two New York shows: Monday, July 21 at CMAC (Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center) in Canandaigua and Wednesday, July 23 at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. Artist presale […]
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Staten Island roots run deep on the Silver Skylarks remix of Can You See Yourself With Me, as Paul Schalda taps fellow borough native Inspectah Deck of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan for a left-field reimagining, that few saw coming in 2026. The track, reworked from Schalda s album Lately, trades in the original s wide-eyed vulnerability for […]
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Dubbed the Coachella of podcasts, On Air Fest returns to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, from February 23 26 with a lineup that continues to blur the lines between journalism, comedy, music, politics, and culture. Organizers have just announced a fresh wave of high-profile additions, making one of New York City s most forward-thinking festivals even more compelling. Already stacked […]
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In the annals of musical mythology, Jelly Roll Morton is one of those oft elusive, yet larger-than-life legends. Morton is credited as the first true jazz composer.
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The Dropkick Murphys brought their For The People In The Pit St. Patrick’s Day Tour 2026 to The Capitol Theatre on Friday, February 13, 2026. This was stop number four of a twenty-seven-date run which concludes on St. Patrick s Day in Boston. As in past tours, Dropkick Murphys brought multiple supporting acts along with them. At The […]
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