Phish rolled in to Fenway Park in Boston, MA after a historic run at Madison Square Garden on July 31. The sun was shining and spirits were high marking their first return to the legendary ballpark since 2019. The Phish from Vermont still had plenty on the table and on night 1, with a focus […]
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Extreme may be the opening act for Motley Crue s Return of The Carnival of Sins Tour but they are hole heartedly a stand alone band. As iconic as Motley Crue was, their show leans heavily on stage props and barely legal half naked dancers. Extreme on the other hand, forgoes the extra distractions and focuses […]
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The Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) brought its signature summer concert back to SummerStage in Central Park, pairing Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas with Venezuelan pop star Lasso for a night that drew fans from across the city. Long before the first song played, Rumsey Playfield was already packed with people eager to claim a spot […]
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The 65th Annual Newport Folk Festival brought clear skies, big smiles, and open hearts to Rhode Island for three days of folk festivities from Friday, July 24 to Sunday, July 26. Held at Fort Adams State Park every year, all of Newport embraces the folk mindset. Taking to bikes in the mid-morning, a large quantity […]
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Grammy Award-winning artist Oteil Burbridge will be performing with the Vermont band LaMP which comprises of Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, and Ray Paczkowski for the first time on the Wish Benefit Tour 2026, which is a four-day tour supporting Make-A-Wish chapters in the Northeast region. Organized by the Fiddlehead Brewing Company, the tour is set […]
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On July 26, Five Finger Death Punch brought their 20th Anniversary Tour to Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse, delivering an explosive night of hard rock and metal alongside Cody Jinks and Eva Under Fire. It was a beautiful summer evening, with distant thunder rumbling across the horizon. While the weather looked threatening at […]
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What do you get when you mix a flared mini-skirt with head-banging rock and bagpipe? Answer: Ally the Piper! And that s what the audience at Albany s The Egg got Wednesday, July 29: a weird amalgam of heavy metal and traditional Scottish instrumentation, led by a lassie in a black leather Celtic dance skirt. It s not […]
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Five local bands are performing at Rockij’ for Ronald in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities and Krantz Cottage in Lake George on Friday, July 31 and Saturday August 1. Super 400, a rock trio from Troy that has toured across the United States and Europe during their 25-year-long career, will perform on Friday. This […]
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Irish Arts Center has announced its 2026-27 season, bringing some of Ireland’s leading musicians, dancers, actors and visual artists to New York City from September 2026 through June 2027. Among the music highlights are Villagers’ first New York performances in a decade, Irish fiddler Martin Hayes’ second St. Patrick’s Eve celebration at Carnegie Hall and […]
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Even with a smoky start, a tornado warning and a few scattered heavy rainstorms, the 34th Annual Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival once again transformed the Trumansburg Fairgrounds into one of the most colorful and vibrant weekends of the summer. Despite the weather – more than 12,000 festival attendees filled the grounds for four days of […]
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