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With 'The Commuter,' Jenna Nicholls Delivers Her Own Great American Songbook
The singer-songwriter from western Pennsylvania has made a new home in New York's Hudson Valley, where she draws inspiration from surroundings that have…
Sep 19, 2025
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Bearsville Theater: Little Feat Rocks, Rolls and Rules Woodstock
The iconic rock ensemble delivered a performance that could only be described as exponentially explosive—and there are two more nights to go at the…
Aug 31, 2025
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The Lumineers, Citi Field, SPAC and Bearsville: Irreversible Auditory Propulsion
The Lumineers are conquering the world on their "Automatic" tour, but they're taking Bearsville, Woodstock, Ulster County and New York State's Hudson…
Jul 11, 2025
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Peter Shapiro, the Bearsville Theater and (Re)-Opening Night: There WAS Plenty Shakin' on Shakedown Street
Jun 2, 2024
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So long, Brother: A Kingston Farewell to 'Uncle' Willy Guldy
Jul 5, 2024
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Woodstock Film Festival: Larry Mullen Jr. of U2 makes surprise appearance to talk dyslexia and new doc, 'Left Behind'
Oct 19, 2024
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'A Complete Unkown'—Dylan Plays Us All Like A Fiddle, Yet Again
Jan 12, 2025
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Phil Lesh: From Woodstock to Landover to the Frost to The Cap—We Will (Somehow) Get By, We Will (Somehow) Survive
Oct 25, 2024
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Sea.Hear.Now: Bruce, Patti and the E Street Band turned Asbury Park into OUR Hometown
Oct 6, 2024
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Goose Soars, Mountain Jam Roars: A Photo Gallery
The Goose closed the Mountain Jam festival on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Belleyare Ski Center, and pushed this musical gathering into its next chapter…
Jun 23, 2025
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Music in the Catskills: Mountain Jam Returns with a Roar
After a pandemic hiatus, the Mountain Jam music festival returned this weekend to the Catskills in New York's Hudson Valley, with a new home at…
Jun 23, 2025
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Band Leader, Bass Player and Vocalist Sam Grisman is a Very Happy Guy
The Sam Grisman Project—Sam is center—played Park City Music Hall, in Bridgeport, Conn., on March 9.
Mar 15, 2025
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Bearsville Theater: God Street Wine Brings Enduring Musical Triumph to Woodstock
A founding member of the explosive jamband scene, God Street Wine will reveal its relentless fury by way of a nuanced approach to performance.
Mar 13, 2025
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Colony Woodstock: Brian Mitchell to Preview New Songs
The former piano, organ, keyboard and accordion player for the Levon Helm Band will preview songs from two upcoming record releases.
Feb 19, 2025
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The Lumineers: Hudson Valley Love is on 'Automatic'
The Lumineers can't get enough of New York's Hudson Valley, Town of Woodstock and hamlet of Bearsville. And the bucolic region can't get enough of The…
Jan 15, 2025
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'A Complete Unkown'—Dylan Plays Us All Like A Fiddle, Yet Again
This movie is a figment of Dylan’s imagination, a fabrication, a fraud—just like Dylan himself.
Jan 12, 2025
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