Woodstock News

Singer Amy Helm , daughter of music legend Levon Helm , has launched a series of concerts at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY called "Amy Helm Presents Friday Nights at Levon's Barn."

MUSIC : Ramblin Jug Stompers @ McGeary's Pub , Albany. Cousin Clyde, Bowtie, Mister Eck and Wild Bill serve up a dose of vintage back-porch Americana.

A retrospective of work by Russian-born American artist Nahum Tschacbasov will close today, June 16. Curated by Marina Kovalyov, the exhibition includes over fifty paintings and will be on view June 1-16, 2013 at the National Arts Club, as part of the 11th Annual Russian Heritage Month, a celebration of events and exhibits highlighting Russian ... (more)

Jun. 14, 2013 - BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Fiona Dourif will be a featured guest on The Jimmy Star Show live radio show hosted by King of Cool, Jimmy Star along with Cool Man About Town Ron Russell to discuss her new movie Precious Mettle, her career and the industry at large.

Forty-four years ago, a farm in upstate New York was transformed into the backdrop of one of the most significant concerts in rock history.

A retrospective of work by Russian-born American artist Nahum Tschacbasov will close on June 16. Curated by Marina Kovalyov, the exhibition includes over fifty paintings and will be on view June 1-16, 2013 at the National Arts Club, as part of the 11th Annual Russian Heritage Month, a celebration of events and exhibits highlighting Russian culture.

The Isle of Wight festival will be looking to bounce back with a hugely successful event in 2013 after the washout that spoiled last year's festival.

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne visited Levon Helm Studios back in December 2011 as a guest of Dawes and had a chance to participate in one of the Woodstock, NY studio/venue's Midnight Rambles while Levon was still around.

Along with a penchant for glow-in-the-dark anything, Free Energy lead singer Paul Sprangers is also a big fan of the word "totally."

The utility reports that 1,230 customers are out in the Hurley area, nearly half of the total service to that area.

Celebrities with strong connections to the Catskills and environmental advocacy are coming out in force for Barnfest on June 22 at Andy Lee Field in Woodstock.

MUSIC : Scott Reynolds @ Valentine's Music Hall , Albany. The former lead vocalist of All headlines Punk Rock Monday.

After getting off to a soggy start, thousands of festival-goers at Mountain Jam are ready for day three -- and some better weather.

Bert Wilson, a jazz saxophonist sought out for lessons by players from all over the world, died Thursday in Olympia.

There also will be cooking, crafting and other do-it-yourself demonstrations along with local food for sale.

MUSIC : Chris Stamey @ the Bearsville Theater , Woodstock. In support of his new album, Lovesick Blues , the alum of the dBs and the later incarnation of Big Star offers a special chamber-pop concert with his band featuring Jane Scarpantoni, Lydia Kavanagh and guests.

The Lumineers, The Avett Brothers, Gov't Mule, Primus and Widespread Panic are among some 50 bands heading to Hunter Mountain's four stages for the ninth annual Mountain Jam music festival, to be held today through Sunday.

"We couldn't trust the tobacco industry to tell us that tobacco is safe, and neither can we trust the power companies and their emissaries to tell us that smart meters are safe," declared Woodstock resident Stephen Romine.

In a 1994 interview with Rolling Stone , Trent Reznor said the reason he agreed to perform at Woodstock '94 was simple: "The money.

As Mountain Jam co-founder Gary H. Chetkof looks back over the past nine years, the term "grown organically" immediately pops into his mind.