Hornell-area musician plans fentanyl tribute
Hornell Alstom employee and Rushford native Nickalus Linza will release a fentanyl awareness song this week. The song, "Backwoods for Days," was inspired by Jayden Dillenbeck, a Rochester-area woman who died of fentanyl poisoning at ... more
Canandaigua singing bowl attempt falls short
Canandaigua fell short of a world record Saturday but drew 306 people for a downtown singing bowl ensemble. Participants played Himalayan singing bowls together for five minutes during the Canandaigua Rising in Unity event ... more
Ayers Brothers to perform Croce tribute in Phelps Aug. 15
The Ayers Brothers will perform the music of Jim Croce with special guest Tony Holiday during a concert Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Phelps Arts Center. The show is scheduled for 7:30 to 10 p.m ... more
Lima native keeps blues tradition alive for more than four decades
Blues music isn't supposed to survive on nostalgia. It's supposed to live, in neighborhood clubs, festival stages, late-night jam sessions, and in the hands of musicians willing to spend decades learning where the music came ... more
Ovid redevelopment benefit concert set for Aug. 1 in Lodi
The Seneca Summer Music Festival Orchestra will perform a free outdoor concert Aug. 1 at Boundary Breaks Vineyard in Lodi to support downtown Ovid redevelopment. The concert begins at 7 in the evening at the ... more
Keuka Lake suicide prevention walk kickoff set for July 29 in Penn Yan
Organizers of the Out of the Darkness Keuka Lake Walk will hold a kickoff event July 29 at Lake Life Brewery in Penn Yan. The gathering will run from 5 to 8 Wednesday evening and ... more
Death Cab plays CMAC Saturday
Death Cab for Cutie will perform Saturday at CMAC with special guest Japanese Breakfast. The July 18 show starts at 7:30 in the evening at the Finger Lakes Community College campus venue ... more
Newark Park Band marks America 250 with patriotic concert
The Newark Park Band celebrated America's 250th anniversary with a patriotic concert at the Central Park bandstand. Local musicians performed a program of familiar American favorites under the direction of conductor Bob Humphrey ... more
Newfield music series marks decade
Newfield's Mill Park Music Series has opened its 10th season with a summer lineup of free concerts. About 100 people attended the June 24 kickoff show at Mill Park ... more
Geneva native Travie McCoy to bring Gym Class Heroes to state fair
Geneva native Travie McCoy is set to return to the Great New York State Fair this summer with gymclassheroes. The alternative hip-hop group will perform at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at Chevy Court during ... more
Seneca Falls Canal Fest announces free music lineup
Seneca Falls Canal Fest will bring three days of free music to People's Park over Independence Day weekend, with performers ranging from classic rock and bluegrass to Latin jazz, funk, soul and country. The festival ... more
Music in the Park returns to People’s Park in Seneca Falls
Music in the Park will return to People's Park in downtown Seneca Falls beginning next week, bringing the free summer concert series back to its regular canal-side location after several performances at a temporary site ... more
Geneva Summerfest returns with music, fireworks and family fun July 17-18
Two days of live music, food, family activities and fireworks will return to Geneva next month as Summerfest 2026 takes over the Geneva Recreation Complex on July 17 and 18. Organizers say the annual festival ... more
Cayuga Sax to open summer music series in Willard
A saxophone quartet known for blending classical, jazz, pop and contemporary music will kick off the latest season of the Lake Country Hometown Music Series in Willard later this month. Cayuga Sax will perform a ... more
FLX WEEKLY: Music in the Park in Seneca Falls (podcast)
Andrew Olden, Executive Director of the Seneca Falls Museum and Tourism Center, joins Jim Sinicropi in-studio to talk about the 2026 Music in the Park Series. Find out what is changing for this summer and ... more
Rochester Oratorio Society festival to explore America’s evolving story through music and history
The Rochester Oratorio Society is inviting the public to a free three-day festival this June that will examine America’s 250-year journey through music, poetry, and conversations about freedom and equality. The Arts Connexions Festival, titled ... more
CONNECTIONS: How music is used for healing (podcast)
On a recent episode of WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson, guest host Mona Seghatoleslami explored how music and the arts are increasingly being used to support healing, mental health, and human connection. The discussion examined ... more
Why Independent Musicians Are Turning to Veo 4 to Direct Their Own Music Videos on a Shoestring Budget
The music video has always occupied a strange position in an independent musician's career. It's not optional — not really, not anymore. The platforms where music gets discovered and shared are increasingly visual, and a ... more
Canandaigua announces free summer concert and movie series at Outhouse Park
Summer nights in Canandaigua will once again come with live music, food trucks, and a movie under the stars as town officials roll out a slate of free community events at a popular lakeside park ... more
