Fruition at Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground | August 6, 2026
Fruition brings the Something More Tour to Higher Ground’s Showcase Lounge in South Burlington, VT on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Doors at 7:30 PM, all ages — a pre-release show before the album drops August 28.
Shannon McNally at Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground | June 13, 2026
Shannon McNally brings her Grammy-nominated Americana sound to the intimate Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground in South Burlington, VT on Saturday, June 13, 2026. Doors 7:30 PM, show 8:00 PM. All ages.
Donna the Buffalo at Higher Ground | September 26, 2026
Donna the Buffalo — Trumansburg-born Americana institution with 30-plus years of near-constant touring — plays Higher Ground’s 750-capacity Ballroom in South Burlington, VT on Saturday, September 26. Doors 7:30 PM, show 8:00 PM, tickets $30–$35, all ages.
TopHouse at Higher Ground | September 25, 2026
Montana-raised, Nashville-based folk-rock five-piece TopHouse plays Higher Ground’s Ballroom in South Burlington, VT on Friday, September 25, 2026. Doors at 7:30 PM, show at 8:00 PM. All ages.
The Felice Brothers
The Felice Brothers came up the hard way — busking in New York City subway stations, recording in a chicken coop, learning their craft on sidewalks and stoops before anyone in the music business had heard their names. Two decades on, the band from Palenville, in the Catskills of Greene County, has become one of […]
Lena Spencer
Lena Spencer ran a 110-seat coffeehouse above a Saratoga Springs pizzeria. From that small room, she built one of the most important institutions in American folk music. Caffè Lena, which she opened with her husband Bill in 1960, is the oldest continuously operating folk coffeehouse in the United States. Bob Dylan played there as an […]
Donna the Buffalo
For nearly four decades, Donna the Buffalo has been the quiet center of Upstate New York’s roots music ecosystem. Formed in Trumansburg, near Ithaca in the Finger Lakes, the band has built one of the most devoted touring followings in American music while also creating the institution that defines their region: the Finger Lakes GrassRoots […]
A.J. Croce at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center | October 23, 2026
A.J. Croce brings the Croce Plays Croce 50th Anniversary Tour to Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington on October 23, blending Jim Croce classics with his own originals in a 90-minute show. Tickets start at $45; $15 for ages 30 and under.
The Felice Brothers at Rec Room | July 19, 2026
The Felice Brothers — Catskill-born folk-rock noir — play Rec Room in Buffalo on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM. Intimate 300-cap room, 16+ with ID.
Shakey Graves at Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater | July 22, 2026
Shakey Graves and Dope Lemon co-headline Artpark’s outdoor amphitheater above the Niagara Gorge on Wednesday, July 22, with opener Texino. The show lands just weeks after Graves releases his fifth studio album, Fondness, Etc.