This one is definitely for all my animal activists out there.

A special Halloween concert will be taking place from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 29 at Kenny’s Castaways in New York City to benefit Farm Sanctuary, an organization devoted to ending cruelty to farm animals.

On the bill are the musical acts HERE, Athena Reich, and Debra from [...]

I know this sounds extreme, but as I sit here listening to the music of the late Justin Veatch, a 17-year-old Yorktown boy who died of an accidental drug overdose last year, I absolutely am covered with goosebumps and am fighting back the tears.

As you could imagine, a lot of CDs grace my desk here [...]

Corey J. Feldman, founder of the NYC-based band Mercury Landing, is in the process of creating a rock opera. Kindly, he has agreed to share a new piece of it each week with us here in the Listening Room.

“The Green Emerald,” as the opera has been named, is almost three years in the making. An illustrated [...]

Corey J. Feldman, founder of the NYC-based band Mercury Landing, is in the process of creating a rock opera. Kindly, he has agreed to share a new piece of it each week with us here in the Listening Room.
“The Green Emerald,” as the opera has been named, is almost three years in the making. An illustrated [...]

Corey J. Feldman, founder of the NYC-based band Mercury Landing, is in the process of creating a rock opera. Kindly, he has agreed to share a new piece of it each week with us here in the Listening Room.
“The Green Emerald,” as the opera has been named, is almost three years in the making. An illustrated [...]

Corey J. Feldman, founder of the NYC-based band Mercury Landing, is in the process of creating a rock opera. Kindly, he has agreed to share a new piece of it each week with us here in the Listening Room.
“The Green Emerald,” as the opera has been named, is almost three years in the making. An illustrated [...]

The following is from contributing writer Jared Zeide.

A year ago this week music lost one of its great talents, Pink Floyd’s Richard Wright.

Like George Harrison, John Paul Jones, and Phil Lesh, Rick Wright is the unsung hero of his band. Because of this, one of rock’s greatest keyboardists, songwriters, and singers is not credited often [...]

Corey J. Feldman, founder of the NYC-based band Mercury Landing, is in the process of creating a rock opera. Kindly, he has agreed to share a new piece of it each week with us here in the Listening Room.
“The Green Emerald,” as the opera has been named, is almost three years in the making. An illustrated [...]

Corey J. Feldman, founder of the NYC-based band Mercury Landing, is in the process of creating a rock opera that (as a huge Tolkien fan) immediately grabbed my attention and had me thinking of ways to involve the Listening Room.

“The Green Emerald,” as the opera has been named, is almost three years in the making, [...]

Just saw that guitar pioneer Les Paul passed away today at the age of 94.

(Photo courtesy of Richard Drew/AP.)

The New York Times reports that Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital.

A pioneer of musical invention, Paul developed an electric guitar that gave rise to the next generation of rock and roll. Pete [...]

When asked on my college application about my ideal career, I’m not kidding when I say I wrote ‘Rock Star.’ Problem is, I don’t play any instruments very well and I can’t sing to save my life. Not good. Yet that hasn’t stopped me from at least living like a rock star — jet-setting from [...]

OK, so let me start off by saying I may be just a tad bit biased here. I live about 30 seconds from the Katonah Village Library and absolutely love the place. (In fact, the only thing I asked my husband to get me for Christmas last year was one of the cute little green [...]

UPDATE 7/29: The concert has been moved due to inclement weather to the Katonah Library, 26 Bedford Road, Katonah.

This is a performance not to be missed. I promise, if you dig funky jazz fusion (or even if you don’t think you do) be sure to make it to the Katonah Museum of Art’s Sculpture Garden [...]

The Battle of the Bands scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight has been postponed due to weather. It has been rescheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m. It’s still at Playland Park in Rye.

For more information go to www.RyePlayland.org or call (914) 813-7010.

It all started about two months ago, when Adam Yauch (aka MCA) felt a lump in his throat like a swollen gland. But it turns out the diagnosis was far more serious: cancer.

In a YouTube announcement, Yauch apologizes for having to cancel the band’s tour and postpone the release of a new album, Hot Sauce [...]

By contributing writer Adam Ogushwitz

Let’s face it – one of the appealing aspects of music is it’s uncanny ability to tap into the cerebral inner workings of our minds and churn our emotional butter. You break up with your significant other and despondently listen to “Total Eclipse of the Heart” twenty times in a row.   [...]

To say I’m excited about this would certainly be an understatement.

Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio will be teaming up with the New York Philharmonic for a night of what’s sure to be some fantastic music at Carnegie Hall on September 12 at 8 p.m.

Conducted by Asher Fisch, the evening will include orchestrations of classic Anastasio [...]

The sixth annual Battle of the Bands is set to rage at Playland Park in Rye starting at 7 p.m. July 21.

The bands, consisting of young people 15 to 20 years of age, were selected as the cream of the crop out of more than 20 entries. Judging will be done by a panel of [...]

By contributing writer Adam Ogushwitz

When Al Gore invented the internet, he probably had no idea what it would do for music.  With the onset of social networking sites and YouTube, Twitter and yes, even blogs, it has become increasingly easy to create the illusion of talent – a “buzz” as it is called.  Because of [...]

When Keller Williams takes the stage, it’s typically with an arsenal of guitars and a squad of looping pedals. He has no band to rely on for support; he has no frontman to turn to for solos.

Yet layer by layer, he creates rhythms that morph into one seemingly unthinkable groove, spreading an uplifting vibe [...]

Tune into Fuse at 9 p.m. tomorrow to watch performances by Bruce, Phish, Beastie Boys, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, Snoop Dogg and many more. Nice.

Cablevision channel 56. Time Warner channel 132. Comcast channel 148. Here’s the Fuse homepage.

107.1 The Peak’s NEXT Charity Concert Series returns to the Rack n Roll Cafe in Stamford tomorrow with

Derek James and Daria Musk performing. Proceeds go toward supporting Big Brothers, Big Sisters.

Click here to purchase tickets for only $5.

The Captain Lawrence Brewing Company (yep, best beer in town!) is also in on the action, with [...]

Organizers of the Pleasantville Music Festival  have announced that Big Head Todd and the Monsters will headline this year’s event, which is set to occur on Saturday, July 11, 2009.  This will be the fifth year of the popular Festival, which draws thousands of music fans to the village each July.

Big Head Todd and the [...]

The following is a press release from our friends over at Relix Magazine. The Listening Room wishes you well…

May 4, 2009 – New York, NY – Relix Media Group, LLC announced today that it has acquired Relix magazine, Relix.com, and Jambands.com from previous owner Zenbu Media. Relix Media Group is a newly formed team of [...]

Jam Cruise 8 will set sail from Fort Lauderdale January 3-8, visiting the tropical ports of Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and George Town, Cayman Islands.

This year’s artist lineup features a wide array of incredible musicians, including:
STS9, The Word feat. John Medeski, North Mississippi Allstars & Robert Randolph, Zappa plays Zappa, Galactic, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Maceo [...]

The next installment of the NEXT Charity Concert Series is going down tomorrow at the Rack n Roll Cafe in Stamford, Conn. Get advanced tickets now for only $5. Proceeds go to benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters.

Alan Semerdijian will be opening at 9 p.m. with headliner Neil Nathan going on at around 10 p.m. Here’s [...]

That’s what Travis Basso had to say when asked what compelled him to organize the 6th annual Delta Stock, which took over Concordia College this past weekend with a slew of live music — plus free barbecue, ice cream and tie-dyed t-shirts!

“Music is my life and I want to rock face every day of my [...]

I don’t really see how it could get any better than this…

Tickets are on sale today for the third installment of the music festival and Caribbean getaway known as “Caribbean Holidaze,” in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. The party will go down Dec. 10 to 14. All-inclusive packages range from $945 to $1,895.

Here’s all the details, courtesy [...]

Umphrey’s McGee played two nights at the Nokia Theatre this past weekend in Times Square, on Friday playing their new album “Mantis” in its entirety. It was the first time Umphrey’s tackled such a feat, and you can download the show either through UMLive or Archive.org.

“I think it went pretty well,” said keyboardist Joel [...]

These guys don’t really take too much very seriously — until they start playing music.

As soon as they start strumming that guitar, banging that conga, and shaking that tambourine, they go from ripping on one another to creating some good old heartfelt Americana music.