Show Preview: Legendary King Crimson Brings Their “Music Is Our Friend” Tour to CMAC
Coming up this August 26, the multi-faceted, talented progressive rock giants, King Crimson, bring their “Music Is Our Friend” tour to the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center located in the scenic Canandaigua area of upstate New York. Formed in London, England in 1968 by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, and Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and […]
Dierks Bentley – “Beers On Me” Tour – July 22, 2021 – CMAC
Dierks Bentley opened his 2021 “Beers On Me” tour on Thursday July 22 at CMAC in Canandaigua. Kicking off his first full fledged tour in nearly two years, it was clear from the first notes of “Gone ” that Bentley was excited to be back. He opened with his most current number one single and […]
PREVIEW: Dierks Bentley “Beers on Me” Tour – July 22 at CMAC
This coming Thursday, July 22, Multi-Platinum, Grammy-nominated country music superstar Dierks Bentley brings his “Beers on Me” tour to CMAC in Canandaigua. Bentley recently celebrated his twentieth number-one single for his smash hit “Gone.” Last week, the Grand Ole Opry member released a live EP Live from Telluride, which is available online, on all digital […]
Trombone Shorty and Govt Mule Team Up at MLK, Jr. Park in Rochester
Organizers of the Rochester Lilac Festival and Party in the Park return with another Live at MLK! concert date set for Saturday, Sept. 4. Two major headliners will share this amazing night of music; Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Gov’t Mule.“To get both of these groups on stage is going to be a night full […]
Summer Concerts Venues Ramping Up for the Return of Music to Central and Western New York
As Covid guidelines begin to loosen and the state opens back up, we see more and more event venues announcing shows. Bands that booked in 2020 have either rescheduled for 2021/2022 or sadly canceled altogether. As shows and local festivals restart, it gives way to a semblance of normalcy, giving hope to attendees. Music feeds […]
Flashback Interview: Annie in the Water
Editor’s Note: This interview originally ran on Feb. 4, 2020. Annie in the Water will be performing at Stowe Cider in Stowe, VT on Sept. 26. For more information, visit the event page on Facebook here. Annie in the Water has just completed the most successful year in their career and is now embarking on […]
Bandcamp Friday Continues to Help Independent Artists
Independent music platform Bandcamp began Bandcamp Friday in March to help independent musicians impacted by the pandemic. On the first Friday of each month, the service waives all artist fees on music and merchandise sold through their site. Since the first Bandcamp Friday in March, over $75 million in music and merchandise has been sold, […]
Allman Betts Band Announces Auburn Drive-In Show
The Fingerlakes Drive-In in Auburn and Creative Concerts have teamed up to bring the second drive-in show of the summer to the Central New York venue. The Allman Betts Band visits the drive-in for a socially distant show on Friday, September 18. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. Tickets […]
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Bringing Live Show to Auburn Drive-In
“It’s Time To Drive In” in Auburn with rising jamband Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. This American funk, jamband from Baltimore has been at it for 11 years and this Aug. 15 and 16 is bringing two nights of live music to the Fingerlakes Drive-In, brought to you by Creative Concerts. Tickets for this socially distanced went on […]
CMAC Cancels Summer Concert Series
With summer approaching and uncertainty still on the horizon, venues and tours have had to make the very difficult decision about the safety of their fans and staff. In a recent news release, CMAC announced to ticket holders that they “would see them under the stars in 2021.” Thanking them for their “friendship, patience and […]