Mac Saturn at Rec Room | June 15, 2026
Mac Saturn performs at Rec Room on June 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM. Get tickets and details for this upcoming Upstate New York concert.
Ashanti & Trey Songz Co-Headline MVP Arena in Albany | June 6, 2026
R&B stars Ashanti and Trey Songz co-headline MVP Arena in Albany on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM, with Pleasure P and J. Holiday. Tickets on sale April 21.
The Sensational Soul Cruisers at Daryl’s House | September 18, 2026
The Sensational Soul Cruisers bring Destination Soultown to Daryl’s House in Pawling on September 18 — a full-production Motown revue with the horns and harmonies to back it up. Tickets from $34.
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers at Buffalo Iron Works | May 17, 2026
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers bring their joyful, soul-rooted sound from Los Angeles to Buffalo Iron Works on Sunday, May 17, with Part Time Genius opening. A Sunday night revival for Western New York.
The Skycoasters at del Lago Resort & Casino | June 12, 2026
Newly inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame as inaugural Local Legends, The Skycoasters bring their nine-piece soul, funk, and R&B show to The Vine Showroom at del Lago Resort & Casino in Waterloo on Friday, June 12.
Soul Spectrum at Buffalo Iron Works | April 25, 2026
Soul Spectrum brings a full night of soul and R&B to Buffalo Iron Works on April 25. One of Western NY’s best rooms, one of music’s most satisfying genres — get there early.
Daryl Hall
Daryl Franklin Hohl was born on October 11, 1946, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, but his Upstate New York connection runs deep. As Daryl Hall — one half of Hall & Oates, the best-selling musical duo in American history — he chose the Hudson Valley hamlet of Pawling, New York, as the home for both his celebrated […]
Van Morrison
Van Morrison’s Woodstock period is one of the most creatively fertile stretches in modern music. The Belfast-born singer-songwriter settled in Woodstock, New York, around 1969, joining the constellation of artists drawn to the Catskills by Albert Grossman’s gravitational pull. What Morrison produced during his years in Upstate New York — including the album many consider […]
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight was born on June 5, 1969, in Buffalo, New York, into a family where music was inescapable. His grandfather’s church choir provided his first vocal training, and by his teenage years McKnight had taught himself to play multiple instruments, compose arrangements, and lead a band through local performances. By 18, he had secured […]
Rick James
Rick James invented punk funk in Buffalo, New York, and the sound he created there still reverberates through every beat that borrows from his catalog. Born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. on February 1, 1948, in Buffalo, he was the third of eight children. His mother was a former dancer, his father an autoworker, and his […]