New York/New Jersey-based artist Best Ex is set to release her sophomore album Good Girl on November 6. Though it s only her second album, the mind behind Best Ex, Mariel Loveland, is no stranger to the music scene. Originally of the Warped Tour-era band Candy Hearts, Loveland is venturing out to find her own voice, […]
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Saratoga County has scheduled a wide variety of entertainment for their New Year’s Eve festivities. With 2027 marking the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga, this is a particularly special year for the city. To celebrate, three Saratoga Springs venues will host free concerts for the public. The festivities on Dec. 31 will begin […]
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Your step-dad’s favorite band, Los Lobos, performed at The Egg in Albany on Friday, October 23. This evening there was no guitar or singing from Cesar Rosas, who missed his flight per bassist Conrad Lozano. So the band stepped up and played a setlist that featured more rock and improvisation than a typical Los Lobos […]
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BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT brought The Circus tour to Albany at Empire Underground on Monday, October 26. This marked the band s first time playing in Albany, but they made a lasting impression on the crowd with an energetic performance that left fans wanting more. Opening the night, No Love for the Middle Child set the tone […]
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New York City-based indie pop-rock musician and actress Rivkah Reyes dropped new single Ugly Cry, which will be featured on Reyes debut EP Fan Favorite, coming out Nov. 6. The track explores the confusing pull and push of a hot-and-heavy queer relationship, a theme Reyes will continue to explore on the upcoming EP. The emo-like […]
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Buffalo-based blues guitarist Tommy Z released new album Tommy Z is Live in Colombia Oct. 23. Believed to be the first blues album released in Colombia by an American artist, it captures the energy and live music from a performance at the Teatro Santander, or Santander Theater, in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The hour-long album flows through […]
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New York City-based Opera Praktikos, the nation s leading disability-affirmative opera company, has announced the world premiere of its newest work. This production reimagines Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani s celebrated 1831 work La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) by integrating the original Italian singing with American Sign Language. Opera Praktikos was founded in 2021 by Greg Moomjy and […]
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Folk singer/songwriter Hari Vasan released his second single, The Experiment, on Sept. 23. The song, a deeply personal reckoning with Vasan s identity as a second-generation American, draws from influences such as Jason Isbell and Hozier. Vasan s first release, a self-titled EP, came out in 2016. After a 10-year hiatus, he returned to releasing music with […]
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Why any band would willingly attempt to play 21 shows in 21 days is a question best left to the gods of rock n roll, a particularly persuasive booking agent, or perhaps a coven with an unusually demanding calendar. Whatever dark magic brought Nashville s All Them Witches to the midpoint of their ambitious 21 Shows […]
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Animal Collective celebrated more than 20 years since the release of their critically acclaimed album, Feels, with two sold out performances at Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens on October 21-22. It was the first time since 2022 that all four members of the group Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist and Deakin performed together […]
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