Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Fran Cosmo

Fran Cosmo, Boston vocalist from Utica, New York

Francis Cosmo Migliaccio was born on October 17, 1956, in Utica, New York — a factory town in the Mohawk Valley that would seem an unlikely incubator for one of arena rock’s most powerful voices. But Fran Cosmo, as he became known, possessed a sky-high tenor that would eventually fill stadiums alongside one of the […]

Wendy O. Williams

Wendy O. Williams, Plasmatics vocalist from Rochester, New York

Wendy Orlean Williams was born on May 28, 1949, in Webster, a suburb of Rochester, New York. The daughter of a chemist at Eastman Kodak, Williams grew up in the kind of quiet Rochester suburb that could not have been further from the explosive, confrontational career that awaited her. Rochester Roots At age six, Williams […]

The Figgs

The Figgs, power pop band from Saratoga Springs, New York

For more than 35 years, The Figgs have been Saratoga Springs’ most durable rock and roll institution — a power pop trio whose output, consistency, and sheer refusal to quit have earned them a reputation as one of the most respected underground bands in the Northeast. They are Saratoga’s answer to a simple question: what […]

Daryl Hall

Daryl Hall, Hall and Oates, Daryl's House venue owner from Pawling, New York

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 […]

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