Regional Arts & Life

The third annual F.I.R.E. Festival will take place Sunday afternoon at the Center for the Arts of Homer. Organized by Syracuse singer-songwriter Jess Novak, the festival takes its name from an acronym, standing for “Females. Inspire. Rock. Empower.” And it’s taking place in March as part of an ongoing celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day.

Marking 50 years of honing their pioneering fusion of jazz, funk, and rock, the Headhunters will bring their anniversary tour to Deep Dive on Thursday night. The band’s last visit to Ithaca was in 2010 when it performed at Castaways – the same venue space that Deep Dive currently occupies.

Drive-By Truckers bring their "Welcome 2 Club XIII Tour" to Rochester Tuesday night, playing an 8 p.m. gig at the Water Street Music Hall.

Acclaimed singer Joan Osborne makes a return to Central New York to promote her new album, “Nobody Owns You.” Since she broke through in 1995 with the multi-platinum “Relish” and its mega-smash “One of Us,” the seven-time Grammy nominee has had a varied career that includes performing with the Funk Brothers in the “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” documentary, fronting the band Trigger Hippy, touring with Mavis Staples, and releasing a Bob Dylan tribute album – all while continuing to write, record, and produce her own music.

Two months after performing at Darien Lake as part of Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour, Gov’t Mule returns to Western New York to promote its latest album, “Peace…Like a River.”

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, September 18, 2023, we talk with RPO trumpeter Herb Smith about how music can break down barriers.

The state Education Department has named Zachary Arenz, a Rochester City School District music teacher as the 2024 New York State Teacher of the Year.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, our guests discuss the past, present, and future of the Gateways Music Festival.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Iris DeMent returns to Central New York on Sunday night to play a sold-out show at the Center for the Arts in Homer.

Rochester has hosted the Drum Corps Associates World Championships more than 20 times, but this one is expected to be the last.