Music Archives – LI Press

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

Sangjaru

Sangjaru kicks off North American tour with electrifying performance at Stony Brook

By Nicole Formisano

The legendary Smokey Robinson is coming to Long Island. He will perform at The Paramount on March 6.

Music

Exclusive Q&A: Smokey Robinson to perform at The Paramount

By Barbara Anne Kirshner

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Mineola

Chaminade HS Chorus performs at St. Peter’s Basilica, across Italy in jubilee tour

By Isabella Gallo

Colin Whinnery, Wayne Nelson and Bruce Wallace of Little River Band

Westbury

Little River Band rocks 50th anniversary tour with stop at Flagstar Westbury Music Fair

By Barbara Anne Kirshner

Wayne Nelson (Courtesy Little River Band)

Music

Little River Band’s Wayne Nelson reflects on legacy ahead of Flagstar Westbury Music Fair show

By Barbara Anne Kirshner

Long Island produced more than a third of the musicians accepted into the elite All-State Winter Conference.

Manhasset

300 student musicians perform in elite All-State Winter Conference

By Nicole Formisano

Kristin Howell received the 2025 Music Educator of the Year award at the Syosset High School winter concert

Syosset

Kristin Howell recognized as 2025 Music Educator of the Year

By Hannah Devlin

Billy Joel singing at concert

AMNY

The ‘Piano Man’ and the Face: Billy Joel and Rod Stewart join forces for ‘One Night, One Stage’ at Yankee Stadium

New Found Glory is coming to New York! (L-R: Lead guitarist Chad Gilbert, bassist Ian Grushka, lead singer Jordan Pundik, and drummer Cyrus Bolooki.)

AMNY

New Found Glory heads to New York for tour celebrating 20th anniversary of ‘Catalyst’ album

The Eagles

AMNY

Eagles to bring their ‘Long Goodbye’ tour to New York in September

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‘A lot of it is fate’: Belinda Carlisle on her success, Go-Go goes solo at NYCB Theatre at Westbury

By Barbara Anne Kirshner

From Human Ashes to Cellphones, What’s Going on with Concert Fans Lately?

By Associated Press

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Outdoor Concerts on Long Island Summer 2023

By Evan Miller

AMNY

Dee Snider — Rocker, Actor, DJ and Now Writer — Draws on Long Island Childhood in 1st Novel ‘Frats’

the fat boys

Hip-hop Pioneers The Fat Boys Inducted Into Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame

By Sophia Ketterer

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