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A brutal hit to music journalism. Corporations will suck the life out of everything wholesome, popular and beneficial. pitchfork.com/story/brookl...
BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs
Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation
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At Darien Lake, Everyone’s a Star with 5 Seconds of Summer On Monday, August 3, 5 Seconds of Summer brought their ‘EVERYONE’S A STAR” World Tour to Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, where a crowd...
At Darien Lake, Everyone’s a Star with 5 Seconds of Summer
On Monday, August 3, 5 Seconds of Summer brought their ‘EVERYONE’S A STAR” World Tour to Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, where a crowd decked out in stars, chains, and...
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Tori Amos is as Brilliant as Ever in Return to Syracuse Tori Amos made her long-awaited return to Central New York on Monday, August 3, with a sold-out performance at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse....
Tori Amos is as Brilliant as Ever in Return to Syracuse
Tori Amos made her long-awaited return to Central New York on Monday, August 3, with a sold-out performance at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse. Amos, who last performed in Syracuse...
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New York Series: Living Colour's "Who Shot Ya?" Political songs are not uncommon for Living Colour. In the presence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the all-black rock band did not shy away from making a song...
New York Series: Living Colour's "Who Shot Ya?"
Political songs are not uncommon for Living Colour. In the presence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the all-black rock band did not shy away from making a song about...
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Pearl Jam Returns to Ohana Festival, Celebrating Decade of Eddie Vedder’s Vision When Ohana Festival returns to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California, September 25–27, it will...
Pearl Jam Returns to Ohana Festival, Celebrating Decade of Eddie Vedder’s Vision
When Ohana Festival returns to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California, September 25–27, it will mark 10 years since Eddie Vedder founded an event unlike any other on the...
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Daniel Caesar Brings Son of Spergy to Barclays Center Daniel Caesar brought his “Son of Spergy” Tour to Barclays Center on July 30, giving Brooklyn its only New York stop on the run and turning the arena...
Daniel Caesar Brings Son of Spergy to Barclays Center
Daniel Caesar brought his “Son of Spergy” Tour to Barclays Center on July 30, giving Brooklyn its only New York stop on the run and turning the arena into a...
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Aziz Ansari Announces October Dates for Hypothetical Tour Stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari has announced 10 additional dates to his Hypothetical Tour. The fall leg begins on October 7 with 10 dates...
Aziz Ansari Announces October Dates for Hypothetical Tour
Stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari has announced 10 additional dates to his Hypothetical Tour. The fall leg begins on October 7 with 10 dates across the country. Ansari has four dates...
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Lora Mouna Gets Experimental on New Single "The Difference" Pop star Lora Mouna is back with her latest single, “The Difference.” The song is a bit different from her usual work, mixing dream pop and...
Lora Mouna Gets Experimental on New Single "The Difference"
Pop star Lora Mouna is back with her latest single, “The Difference.” The song is a bit different from her usual work, mixing dream pop and indie rock with other...
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Billy Strings' Historic Bethel Woods Debut Over two unforgettable nights on July 31 and August 1, Billy Strings made his long awaited debut at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, delivering two sold out performances....
Billy Strings' Historic Bethel Woods Debut
Over two unforgettable nights on July 31 and August 1, Billy Strings made his long awaited debut at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, delivering two sold out performances. His...
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Trueno, Milo j, and J Noa Ignite LAMC's SummerStage Finale in Central Park Trueno, Milo j, and J Noa closed out Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC)'s run at Central Park's...
Trueno, Milo j, and J Noa Ignite LAMC's SummerStage Finale in Central Park
Trueno, Milo j, and J Noa closed out Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC)'s run at Central Park's SummerStage, which is also celebrating it's 40th year, and the energy inside Rumsey...
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Brooklyn Bowl Announces 15th Annual Musical Rosh Hashanah Brooklyn Bowl has announced the 15 mmth annual Musical Rosh Hashanah event. Taking place on September 12, the service will be a musical...
Brooklyn Bowl Announces 15th Annual Musical Rosh Hashanah
Brooklyn Bowl has announced the 15 mmth annual Musical Rosh Hashanah event. Taking place on September 12, the service will be a musical celebration for the holiday, along with other...
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The Head and the Heart Celebrate Fifteen Years of Debut Album at Beak & Skiff The Head and the Heart brought their 15th anniversary celebration to Beak & Skiff on July 31,...
The Head and the Heart Celebrate Fifteen Years of Debut Album at Beak & Skiff
The Head and the Heart brought their 15th anniversary celebration to Beak & Skiff on July 31, drawing thousands of fans to the beautiful Central New York apple orchard. The...
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The Head and the Heart Celebrate Fifteen Years of Debut Album at Beak & Skiff The Head and the Heart brought their 15th anniversary celebration to Beak & Skiff on July 31,...
The Head and the Heart Celebrate Fifteen Years of Debut Album at Beak & Skiff
The Head and the Heart brought their 15th anniversary celebration to Beak & Skiff on July 31, drawing thousands of fans to the beautiful Central New York apple orchard. The...
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In Focus - Stanley Jordan at the Strand Theatre Guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan brought his Stanley Plays The Dead show to the intimate audience at the Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls on Friday, July 31. Jordan,...
In Focus - Stanley Jordan at the Strand Theatre
Guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan brought his Stanley Plays The Dead show to the intimate audience at the Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls on Friday, July 31. Jordan, who came to...
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J. Cole Delivers a Career-Defining Homecoming on Night One of The Fall-Off Tour at Barclays Center J. Cole performing during The Fall Off Tour at the Barclays...
J. Cole Delivers a Career-Defining Homecoming on Night One of The Fall-Off Tour at Barclays Center
J. Cole performing during The Fall Off Tour at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Photographed by Karl Jean Baptiste There are concerts that entertain, and then there are concerts...
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Bar Italia fans dance in the rain at The Ruins With rock music this good, not even torrential rain can cause it to halt. Around the corner of Knockdown Center in Queens, lies the Ruins. An old Glass Factory...
Bar Italia fans dance in the rain at The Ruins
With rock music this good, not even torrential rain can cause it to halt. Around the corner of Knockdown Center in Queens, lies the Ruins. An old Glass Factory that...
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3rd Annual Sleepy Hollow Music Festival October 3 rd Annual Sleepy Hollow Music Festival, which kicks off the Village’s...
3rd Annual Sleepy Hollow Music Festival October 3
rd Annual Sleepy Hollow Music Festival, which kicks off the Village’s world-famous Halloween Season this year on October 3rd, 2026. The festival features eleven bands across two stages at Sleepy...
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Phish Swing For The Fences on Night 1 at Fenway 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...
Phish Swing For The Fences on Night 1 at Fenway
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...
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Extreme is Still “Hole Hearted"-ly Amazing 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...
Extreme is Still “Hole Hearted"-ly Amazing
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...
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LAMC Sets Central Park’s SummerStage Ablaze with Julieta Venegas, Lasso, and Micro TDH The Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) brought its signature summer concert...
LAMC Sets Central Park’s SummerStage Ablaze with Julieta Venegas, Lasso, and Micro TDH
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...
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Finger Lakes Grassroots 2026 Festival Recap: Music, Haze, Mud, and Community Even with a smoky start, a tornado warning and a few scattered heavy rainstorms, the 34th Annual Finger...
Finger Lakes Grassroots 2026 Festival Recap: Music, Haze, Mud, and Community
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...
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My thoughts on the three Phish in 5 shows played and the two left to come. Plus photos from Kait Dugan!
NYS Music@nystatemusic.bsky.social · last wk.Phish in 5: Reinventing the Residency at MSG The Phish band from Vermont (a.k.a. Phish) are off and running with 'Phish in 5' at Madison Square Garden - five unique shows calling back to their 1990s era....
Interview: Landyn Zane on Coming Attractions and The Art of Doing It Yourself Landyn Zane is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter, producer, mix engineer, designer, photographer, and...
Interview: Landyn Zane on Coming Attractions and The Art of Doing It Yourself
Landyn Zane is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter, producer, mix engineer, designer, photographer, and everything else that comes along with being ‘your favorite Iowan popstar’. With his most recent project, Coming Attractions,...
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Great South Bay Music Festival Closes Out Four-Day Run with Little Feat, My Morning Jacket and a Celebration of Bob...
Great South Bay Music Festival Closes Out Four-Day Run with Little Feat, My Morning Jacket...
The 2026 Great South Bay Music Festival came to a close Sunday at Shorefront Park in Patchogue, wrapping up four days of music with a lineup that celebrated classic rock,...
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Caamp Deliver Captivating CMAC Show After a weekend of unpredictable antics from Mother Nature, music fans were eager to head to Caamp. Tornado warnings, heavy rains, and looming thunderstorms...
Caamp Deliver Captivating CMAC Show
After a weekend of unpredictable antics from Mother Nature, music fans were eager to head to Caamp. Tornado warnings, heavy rains, and looming thunderstorms didn’t stop the local and it...
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Phish in 5: Reinventing the Residency at MSG The Phish band from Vermont (a.k.a. Phish) are off and running with 'Phish in 5' at Madison Square Garden - five unique shows calling back to their 1990s era....
Phish in 5: Reinventing the Residency at MSG
The Phish band from Vermont (a.k.a. Phish) are off and running with 'Phish in 5' at Madison Square Garden - five unique shows calling back to their 1990s era. With...
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The Summer Hoot Returns: Three Days of Roots Music, Dancing, Camping, and Nature Activities. Now in its fourteenth year, the Summer Hoot music festival will be held...
The Summer Hoot Returns: Three Days of Roots Music, Dancing, Camping, and Nature Activities.
Now in its fourteenth year, the Summer Hoot music festival will be held Friday, August 28 through Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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HOT 97 Summer Jam 2026: Hip-Hop's Biggest Night Still Belongs to New York From the moment fans flooded the streets surrounding Newark's Prudential Center Friday evening, it was clear...
HOT 97 Summer Jam 2026: Hip-Hop's Biggest Night Still Belongs to New York
From the moment fans flooded the streets surrounding Newark's Prudential Center Friday evening, it was clear that HOT 97 Summer Jam remains more than just another concert, it's a cultural...
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Allison Krauss Reigns over the Bluegrass World There are few voices around that can leave you speechless song after song for 40 years. On July 25, Allison Krauss & Union Station did just that, as they...
Allison Krauss Reigns over the Bluegrass World
There are few voices around that can leave you speechless song after song for 40 years. On July 25, Allison Krauss & Union Station did just that, as they performed...
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