In the next episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, listeners are treated to a rare, previously recorded interview with filmmaker Dori Berinstein, director of the PBS documentary Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love. The film offers an affectionate and comprehensive look at the life and career of Marvin […]
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Woodstock welcomed Bertha: Grateful Drag to the Bearsville Theater this past Wednesday, March 25, for a night full of the Dead and drag. The show also raised funds for the local LGBTQ+ organization, Queerly Inc. Formed in 2023 as a direct response to Tennessee s drag ban, Bertha: Grateful Drag has quickly built a reputation as […]
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There are nights when a room knows exactly what it s in for and then there are nights like March 20th at Olive s, where the unsuspecting crowd got swept into something far bigger than anticipated. Playing Nyack in Rockland County for the first time, Glass Pony arrived with their signature psychedelic groove circus sound and delivered […]
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When it comes to music, no one is more closely linked to the town of Woodstock than Bob Dylan. As his fame and the religious fervor of fans chasing him through Greenwich Village grew, he headed straight for this quiet hamlet under the guidance of his manager, Albert Goldman. After a few visits starting in […]
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Acclaimed bassist Oteil Burbridge has announced an expanded run of Oteil & Friends shows for summer 2026, adding six new club dates this August to an already busy touring schedule. Known for his work with Dead & Company and The Allman Brothers Band, Burbridge continues to bring together an all-star rotating lineup for a series of intimate performances across the Northeast. Following […]
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For 1000 fans, getting soaked with fake blood is not the bug, but the feature. On March 21st the intergalactic war aliens known as Gwar defended planet earth at Empire Live in Albany. The audience cheered, moshed and crowd surfed as it rained blood across the entire music hall. The immersive, satirical and yet campy, […]
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The Glimmerglass Festival has announced full details and casting for its upcoming touring production of Happy End, a jazz-infused musical satire by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, and Elisabeth Hauptmann, set to travel across New York and Western Massachusetts this spring. The production will make a Capital Region stop at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on […]
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In the middle of Tedeschi Trucks Band s run of ten sold-out shows at the Beacon Theatre, TTB vocalist Mike Mattison and his band, Trash Magic, performed for a smaller but no less appreciative crowd at Brooklyn Bowl on Tuesday, March 24. Several members of TTB joined him on stage, while others looked on from the […]
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Dark Star Orchestra has announced the first leg of their 2026 Summer Tour, and New York State fans have five chances to catch the band between June and July. The run includes stops at Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards in LaFayette, Buffalo Outer Harbor, ESL Ballpark in Rochester and Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. […]
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On Monday, March 23, Corbyn Besson performed his first solo show in ten years at The Gramercy Theatre in NYC. The (Head) First Tour s two-date mini run rings in a new journey for the former boy band member, marking the live debut of his new EP, HEAD FIRST, and the start of a successful solo […]
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