Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa, blues guitarist from Utica, New York

Joe Bonamassa picked up a guitar at age four in Utica, New York, and never looked back. By 12, he was opening for B.B. King. By his twenties, he was being called the best blues guitarist of his generation. Today, Bonamassa holds the record for the most No. 1 albums on the Billboard Blues chart […]

Marcus King Band at Canalside | June 14, 2026

Marcus King Band

Marcus King Band plays Canalside in Buffalo on June 14. The blues-rock guitar phenom from Greenville, SC brings his full band to the Western NY waterfront for a summer night to remember.

Black Bear Music Fest

Live performance at the Black Bear Music Fest in Harwinton, Connecticut

Black Bear Music Fest brings three days of rock, blues, folk, and Americana to Harwinton, CT August 14-16, 2026. Camping festival at the Fairgrounds, accessible from the Hudson Valley.

Crawfish Fest

Michael Arnones Crawfish Fest at Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta NJ

Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest returns to Augusta, NJ May 29-31, 2026 — three days of blues, Cajun, zydeco, and 10,000 pounds of Louisiana crawfish at the Sussex County Fairgrounds.

Rhythm & Roots

Performance at Rhythm and Roots Festival in Charlestown Rhode Island

Rhythm & Roots returns to Ninigret Park in Charlestown, RI September 4-6, 2026 — three days of Cajun, zydeco, and roots music with camping near the Rhode Island coast.