Music Archives – LI Press

Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan

Concerts & Music

Billy Corgan marking milestones on current tour

By Dave Gil de Rubio

Here's your complete guide to outdoor concerts on Long Island this summer 2025.

Nassau

Outdoor concerts on Long Island: Complete summer 2025 guide to music, dates & locations

By Reed Ounjian

Looney Tunes, named Best Record Store on Long Island 2025, is here to help people find love in physical media like CDs, vinyls, cassette tapes and more.

Babylon

Looney Tunes: Inside the 2025 Best Record Store on Long Island

By Abby Gibson

Karen Murphy and Joe Strobbel perform at the Sands Point Preserve with the Northwinds Symphonic Band.

Port Washington

Northwinds Symphonic Band returns to Sands Point Preserve

By Long Island Press

Simple Minds is bringing their '80s hits to Long Island on June 13.

Concerts & Music

Exclusive interview: Simple Minds are still alive & kicking

By Dave Gil de Rubio

LV Music 5 (1)

Oyster Bay, Locust Valley schools named best for music education

By Hannah Devlin

Mineola HS NYSSMA solo performances copy

Mineola

Mineola music students high marks on solo performances

By Long Island Press

Here are the best music pros on Long Island.

You voted, they won: Top music pros on Long Island

By Long Island Press

Cena081 plans being reviewed by Westbury mayor.

Westbury

Westbury board approves Cena081 cabaret permit after months-long debate

By Isabella Gallo

Elementary students from Curtains Up performed songs from "Descendants: The Musical," at PortFest

Port Washington

HEARTS’ annual PortFest draws hundreds to see local performers

By Hannah Devlin

music

Westbury

State music association picks long time music educator David Brown as new executive director

By Isabella Gallo

Westbury

Exclusive Q&A: Zebra frontman Randy Jackson roars into Westbury

By Barbara Anne Kirshner

The KISS founding member is currently out fronting The Gene Simmons Band.

Huntington

Gene Simmons to take The Paramount stage on May 9

By Dave Gil de Rubio

Mose Allison

Smithtown

Mose Allison: The raw blues king

By Annie Wilkinson

Wynton Marsalis leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. He is coming to the Tilles Center this week.

Oyster Bay

Jazz torchbearer Wynton Marsalis hits Tilles

By Dave Gil de Rubio

Westbury friends standing next to each other in a house.

Westbury

It all started in a high school band 53 years ago in Westbury

By Isabella Gallo

Melissa Etheridge lit up Long Island when she stopped at The Paramount for her Spring Tour 2025.

Concerts & Music

Melissa Etheridge rocks her Spring Tour 2025

By Barbara Anne Kirshner

Long Island New Years Eve Events 2024

Concerts & Music

Billy Joel documentary ‘And So It Goes’ hits screens this summer

By Nicole Formisano

Melissa Etheridge will electrify The Paramount in Huntington on April 8 with her Spring Tour 2025.

Music

Exclusive Q&A: Melissa Etheridge to electrify LI at The Paramount

By Barbara Anne Kirshner

Mayhem Long Island, a band composed of neurodivergent musicians, and their crew show people that neurodiverse artists belong on the main stage.

Concerts & Music

Mayhem Long Island rocks the stage for Autism Awareness Month

By Antonio Schoenhardt

BobbyD

“I sing because I don’t want the music to go away”: Bobby D keeps the past alive

By Isabella Gallo

The Julie Lyon Quintet, including Larry Hutter, Julie Lyon, Jack DeSalvo, Tom Cabrera and Chris Forbes.

Westbury

Westbury Arts presents ‘Jazz in the Gallery’ with the Julie Lyon Quintet

By Long Island Press

Director of Fine and Performing Arts Brent Chiarello, left, Hailey Hartmann, owner of Babylon CrossFit Trish Evangelista and Bethpage High School music teacher, Kristen Warnokowski, right

Bethpage

Bethpage High School senior Hailey Hartmann receives Deborah Stehlik Memorial Music Scholarship

By Long Island Press Staff

Justin Gusmano

Merrick

Teen musician Justin Gusmano releases debut jazz fusion album

By Christy Hinko

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