New York State Music News

On the next LIMEHOF Podcast, Tom Needham speaks with filmmaker Archie Snowden, director of The Long Island Underground Legends of Hip-Hop, an important new documentary exploring the artists, DJs, MCs and performers who helped establish Long Island as a significant force in the development of hip-hop. Snowden discusses the process of bringing this largely untold […]

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On September 10, Breaking Benjamin brought their fall tour to Darien Lake Performing Arts Center with an impressive lineup featuring Chevelle, Starset, and Kami Kehoe. It was a beautiful evening at Darien Lake as fans steadily filed into the venue, ready for a night filled with some of rock’s biggest songs. Kami Kehoe Kicking off […]

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Houston heavy rockers King s X described by bassist/vocalist Dug Pinnick in a recent nysmusic.com interview as somewhere between the Beatles and Black Sabbath and anything else you can imagine in between, with some kind of gospel vocals have a long history of New York State shows stretching back to 1987 at the Cat […]

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Oteil Burbridge and LaMP are set to perform together at the Wish Benefit Tour at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs on October 6 and Brooklyn Bowl on October 7. Presented by Fiddlehead Brewing Company, these performances are part of a four show run that will benefit Make-A-Wish Vermont & Northeast New York and Make-A-Wish […]

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For one night in the Southern Tier, it felt a little like the calendar had been turned back 20 years. Nelly brought more than two decades of hits to Tag’s Summer Stage on Friday, September 11, filling the outdoor venue with the songs that helped make him one of the most recognizable voices of early […]

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The Hudson Jazz Festival returns to Hudson Valley for its ninth year, with performances starting September 26 and ending with the Hudson Jazz Festival October 2 4. Started in 2018 as a part of Hudson Hall s season, the festival returns with free performances at Hudson Hall, Hudson Amtrak Station, Pocket Park outside Mel the Bakery and […]

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Wu-Tang Clan brought Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber tour to PNC Bank Arts Center on September 11, delivering a night that celebrated more than three decades of the legendary Staten Island group’s music. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony opened the night with four of the group’s five members Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-N-Bone […]

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Brooklyn alternative-rock band Echo Bloom returns with Parousia, released September 11, a live companion album to this year’s Anabasis. Where Anabasis traced the restless, searching, and deliberately constructed ascent, Parousia captures what happens when these songs get to exist in real time. Williamsburg-based Echo Bloom is comprised of Kyle Evans (Guitar/Vocals/Keyboards), Cody Rahn (Drums), Justin […]

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BareRoots Music Festival will return to Syracuse s Thornden Park on Sept. 19. This free event will bring together musicians, artists, and community members for a shared creative experience. The inaugural BareRoots Festival, which took place last year, set off what is now becoming an annual tradition. Now in its second year, BareRoots remains committed to […]

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Brooklyn’s Whisper Doll released dreamy new single “Sunsigns” and companion music video on September 8. This single, along with three others earlier this year, are released ahead of Whisper Doll’s first full-band record Lucky Clover, arriving October 2 via Take Care Records. Whisper Doll’s bandleader and singer Fiona Tagami credits a deep inspiration from 90s […]

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