The twang of bluegrass emanated from South Pearl Street on Wednesday, November 12, with Billy Strings bringing his Fall Tour through the Capital Region for his first headlining gig in Albany. Following a thunderous Veteran s Day in Rochester, MVP Arena was alive and packed with a wide array of music fans coming together from across […]
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Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco is releasing a new book, The Spirit of Ani, written with cultural anthropologist Lauren Coyle Rosen, coming out March 3, 2026. The Spirit of Ani features conversations between DiFranco and Rosen about creativity, spirituality, and DiFranco’s experiences as a musician and activist. A limited number of preorders come with a signed book […]
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Northlands Music and Arts Festival has announced its musical lineup for its return to Swanzey, NH in 2026. Headliners include Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Dirty Heads and The Disco Biscuits with the festival set to take place from June 19 to 21. The fifth year of this fan favorite Independent Festival continues to earn praise […]
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Buffalo RiverWorks hosted one of the stronger metal bills of the year on Tuesday night as Trivium s Ascend Above the Ashes tour stopped in town with Jinjer and Heriot. The lineup brought a mix of new energy, technical musicianship, and seasoned live experience that kept the crowd engaged from start to finish. Heriot opened the […]
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Legendary radio personality Darren DeVivo will soon be joining the Hudson Valley-based radio station WKZE in a move that strengthens independent radio in a growing regional market. DeVivo has logged more than four decades of air-time as a DJ with another notable local radio outlet, the Bronx-based WFUV. He is taking over Friday nights at […]
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GRAMMY Award-winning pop rock band Train have just announced their Drops of Jupiter: 25 Years in The Atmosphere Tour, which will tour North America in summer 2026, coming to 2 venues in New York. Train, which consists of frontman Pat Monahan, bassist Hector Maldonado, keyboardist Jerry Becker, drummer Matt Musty, and (new addition) guitarist Butch […]
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Tuesday night is bluegrass night in Rochester. The Angry Goat, possibly the smallest venue for live music in town, has a great long running bluegrass jam hosted by various local artists. But on Tuesday, November 11, bluegrass night in Rochester was taken to a whole other level. Billy Strings was back in town, almost three […]
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NYC’s anti-folk outfit The Moldy Peaches have announced their return to Carnegie Hall for a special one-night-only acoustic show on June 26, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. The Moldy Peaches have quite a history. After forming as a duo in 1994, Kimya Dawson and Adam Green released their first self-titled album as The Moldy Peaches with […]
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On a blustery night in Albany, when the veil between worlds still hung thin from Halloween s passing, two bands conjured a spectacle of sound and spirit that could wake even the sleepiest mortal soul. Such was the case on November 6th, 2025, when Guthrie/Bell Productions brought an evening of avant-garde rock, accordions, eyeliner, and ecstatic […]
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Hayley Williams of Paramore has announced a long-anticipated tour, with scheduled stops at major American cities as well as a handful of European cities, including two nights in New York. The tour, spanning from March 28 to June 29, has two consecutive dates in New York City, with the Hammerstein Ballroom hosting Hayley Williams on […]
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