Pete Mason

Troy power-trio Super 400 will celebrate 30 years together this winter, along with the release of their new album Spirit in the Sound, at Cohoes Music Hall on February 28. The venue is a room the group love to play, making it the perfect venue to host a rollicking rock and roll show for the hometown...

Bad Bunny's Halftime show at Super Bowl LX is already a legendary performance, bringing in more than 128 million viewers, per Variety. The set - filled with six songs off Bad Bunny's sixth solo album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, released just over a year ago - may have not been readily familiar to non-Spanish speaking...

Whaling was a key industry for Long Island, and aided in the development of the trade in the Americas. The Long Island History Project explores a unique aspect of whaling - the Whalemen's songs that sailors would croon while working on boats. Prior to these whalers were Native Americans who would share their knowledge with...

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier will perform at Spencertown Academy Arts Center on Sunday, July 12. The Grammy winner will be joined by Jaimee Ha

Phish will release a new digital box set on June 26 celebrating last summer's incredible three-night run at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC). Phish: Live In Saratoga Springs 2025 is a 55-song compilation of all three shows at the Broadview Stage at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, which closed out their 2025 Summer Tour. Cover art by...

On June 27, 2000, Phish returned to NBC Television Studios for a second appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. via phanart.net Having just started their Summer 2000 tour - which would be their last full fledged Summer Tour until 2003 - the band visited Studio 6A ahead of two nights in Holmdel, NJ. The Vermont...

On the cusp of the 250th anniversary of America's independence from England, the mood in these United States isn't as patriotic as you'd expect for such a milestone event. Take your pick for why there's a lack of enthusiasm for the semiquincentennial - the state of the economy, the resident of The White House, generally...

On Saturday July 6, 1974, Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, NY held the first ever concert in its history. Eric Clapton and his band would serve as headliners, with The Band serving as a warm up for Slowhand. Tickets for the show were $8.50 each ($46 in 2021 dollars) and caught one of rock’s biggest...

I had never seen Goose at SPAC until this past weekend. Stars just didn't align yet - their first show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center was my wedding day (Happy Anniversary babe!) and the next time I was away at a friend's wedding, so with two shows a week after summer vacation started for me,...

On July 14, 2026, for the first time since 1970, The Guess Who performed at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC). The co-founders of The Guess Who, Canadian musicians Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings, had faced an extended legal battle for the rights to their own band name, which was finally settled earlier this year. Suffice...