Packed with hundreds of concerts at dozens of regional venues, plus 20 locally favorite festivals, this is your cue to get out, tune in, and enjoy some great music in one of the Valley’s finest seasons. From lively bluegrass jams and relaxing chamber music performances to foot-stomping, soul-filling rock ‘n roll blow-outs, join us as we borrow a page from Lionel Richie’s songbook and let the music take control.
Irish Music Festival
Rockland GAA, Orangeburg
June 7
The award-winning Bergen Irish Pipe Band kicks off its summer competition season with a day full of live music, food, and drink. Special guests Shilelagh Law, Cousins Moran, and The Narrowbacks will take the stage. For more information check out Eventbrite.
American Music Festival: Water Music
EMPAC, Troy
June 7
The Albany Symphony presents the world premiere of the composition Water Music at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s EMPAC. A clarinet concerto, an arrangement for percussion, clarinet, and orchestra, and What do flowers do at night? will follow.
Sleepy Hollow Music Festival
Kingsland Point Park, Sleepy Hollow
June 7
After a booming inaugural fest in 2024, this all-day concert returns to Westchester’s waterfront park. Alternative rock group Band of Horses will headline, supported by sets from Jade Bird, Living Colour, School of Rock Briarcliff, and more.
Mountain Jam
Belleayre Mountain, Highmount
June 20–22
Returning for the first time since 2019, Radio Woodstock’s Mountain Jam will take over the grounds of the ski resort for three days of music and camping. Indie and alternative rock groups Khruangbin, Mt. Joy, and Goose are headliners, with supporting artists Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Trampled by Turtles, and Moe. Both single-day and three-day tickets are available.
Old Songs Festival
Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont
June 27–29
Traditional Celtic, Americana, Quebecois, and Appalachian songs and dances will make up a full weekend of music at this family-friendly festival. Audience participation is encouraged so expect a variety of jam sessions and daily workshops—bring your own instrument or buy one from the on-site vendors.
SummerScape 2025
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
June 27–August 17
Join Bard for its annual celebration that brings eight weeks of theater, dance, music, and more to campus. Look forward to: Pastoral, a dance inspired by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6; Dalibor, a new opera sung in Czech; and live music under the colorful Spiegeltent. SummerScape concludes with the 35th Bard Music Festival, a two-week examination of the composer Bohuslav Martinů and his cultural impact.
Make Music Troy
Troy
June 21
On the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, a variety of free, family-friendly public music events will take place around the riverfront city, as part of the Make Music Around the World celebration happening simultaneously in over 1,000 cities across 120 countries.
Follow the Arrow
Griffin House, Palenville
June 28
Rock and jazz pianist Marco Benevento will perform at his yearly music fest, along with soulful, psychedelic group Say She She, Brazilian jazz-funk trio Azymuth, and more.
American Roots Music Festival
Caramoor, Katonah
June 28
A collaboration with City Winery, Caramoor presents a full day of blues, Americana, and folk artists—such as The Rumble, Oh He Dead, and The Barefoot Movement—at the campus’s four outdoor venues (Spanish Courtyard, Venetian Theater, Friends Field, and the Sunken Garden).
Saratoga Jazz Festival
SPAC, Saratoga Springs
June 28-29
Spanning two days at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the annual jazz festival features performances from 22 funk, blues, and pop artists. Between sets from acts such as Gary Clark Jr. and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, enjoy craft beer, local food trucks, and browse the on-site fine arts and crafts fair.
Pleasantville Music Festival
Parkway Field, Pleasantville
July 12
For the 19th year in a row, this backyard jam will be packed with world-class artists, including Melbourne-based boogie band Sweet Talk. Bring blankets and lawn chairs, and enjoy the beer and wine garden and family activities in harmony with the music.
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Walsh Farm, Oak Hill
July 16-20
Thousands of music lovers flock to this five-day bluegrass event every year. Camp out on the farm for the full festival or purchase a one-day pass and jam out to I’m With Her, Dry Branch Fire Squad, artist-in-residence Woody Platt, and many others.
Rosendale Street Festival
Rosendale
July 19-20
Every July, the Village of Rosendale’s Main Street attracts thousands to this two-day fest where dozens of local artists perform across six stages (full line-up available online). Admission is free for all, but donations to support music programs in area schools are encouraged.
Jazz Festival
Caramoor, Katonah
July 26
Caramoor comes alive with the smooth sounds of jazz. Presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, the arts campus will feature afternoon performances from the Dabin Ryu Trio and Imani Rousselle Quartet. Come nightfall, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra will take the stage at the Venetian Theater.
Summer Hoot
Ashokan Center, Olivebridge
August 22–24
This eclectic outdoor fete will resonate with live roots music and an emphasis on spending restorative time in nature. Performances by local rock, folk, and funk bands will be in rhythm with plenty of other activities to keep the whole family entertained.
Big Lawn Music Festival
Plan Bee Farm Brewery, Poughkeepsie
August 23
Hudson Valley bands and NYC-based artists are at the heart of this festival, which will present 10 acts—performing indie, rock, and rap songs—for a day of live music. For the second year, look forward to the Writer’s Round, a series of 10-minute workshops in which songwriters provide feedback on each other’s works; sign-ups open in July.
Hudson Valley Wine & Music Festival
People’s Park, Newburgh
August 30
Set against the backdrop of the Newburgh waterfront, enjoy pours from regional wineries, food from local purveyors, an array of merchandise from unique vendors, and, of course, jazz, R&B, reggae, and funk. More info on Eventbrite.
Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival
Jennings Landing Amphitheatre, Albany
September 6
The 22nd annual fest features riverside performances from up-and-coming jazz artists, along with vendors and local food and drink. Admission is free; line-up is available online.
Meadowlark
Stone Ridge Orchard, Stone Ridge
September 12–14
At this outdoor festival, artists and groups from several genres gather to make music and raise money for Hudson Valley farms and farmers. In addition to the tunes, check out the art fair, food trucks, farmers’ market, and more.
Pearlpalooza
Albany
September 13
Presented by the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District and WEQX radio, this annual all-ages festival takes over North Pearl Street for a day of free programming. Both locally loved and internationally acclaimed acts are set to take the stage (and it will be hard to miss the crowd that gathers for YogaPalooza), backed up by local food, beverage, and gift vendors.
The Set List
Mark your calendars for these summer concerts happening in our backyard.
June
6/4- Dean Wareham | Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock
6/4- California Guitar Trio | Daryl’s House, Pawling
6/5- The Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show | Daryl’s House, Pawling
6/5- Chris Botti | Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown
6/5- Mourning [A] Blkstar | Tubby’s, Kingston
6/6- Cornelia Murr | Tubby’s, Kingston
6/6- A Brother’s Revival and Classic Skynyrd Live | Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, Peekskill
6/6- Almost Queen: A tribute to QUEEN | The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester
6/6- Nefish Mountain | Colony, Woodstock
6/6- The Lemon Twigs | Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock
6/6- Willie Nile Band | Towne Crier Café, Beacon
6/6- Fleeting Inventions | Stissing Center, Pine Plains
6/6-7- Zoso: Led Zeppelin Experience | Daryl’s House, Pawling
6/7- Hillbilly Parade | Stissing Center, Pine Plains
6/7- Linda Smith | Tubby’s, Kingston
6/7- Translinear Light | The Egg, Albany
6/8- Rock this Town Trio | Daryl’s House, Pawling
6/8- Japanese Folk Jazz: Emi Makabe | The Local, Saugerties
6/8- Heart Attack Man | Empire Live Albany, Albany
6/9- Gipsy Kings feat. Tonino Baliardo | The Egg, Albany
6/10- Houndmouth | Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock
6/12- Gaelic Storm | Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, Peekskill
6/12- Thomas Rhett | SPAC, Saratoga
6/13- Moondance | Daryl’s House, Pawling
6/13- Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp | Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown
6/13- An Evening with Dar Williams | The Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck
6/13- The Big Takeover & Sundub | Assembly, Kingston
6/13-14- Jorma Kaukonen | Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock
6/14- The Weeklings | Towne Crier Café, Beacon
6/14- Brothers and Friends | Daryl’s House, Pawling
6/14- The Rascals | Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, Peekskill
6/14- The Fab Faux | The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester
6/14- The Ed Palermo Big Band | The Falcon, Marlboro
6/15- Low Cut Connie | Daryl’s House, Pawling
6/15- Clutch | Empire Live Albany, Albany
6/15- Celebrating Juneteenth: The Legendary Ingramettes | Caramoor, Katonah
6/15- The Rock & Roll Playhouse plays Music of Grateful Dead + more for kids | Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock
6/17- Daryl Hall | The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester
6/18- Scarecrow | Daryl’s House, Pawling
6/19- Cassie & Maggie | Stissing Center, Pine Plains
6/19- SAVAK, Lupo Citta, and The Whimbrels | Avalon Lounge, Catskill
6/19- Carbon Leaf | City Winery Hudson Valley, Montgomery
6/20- Joe Pugg | Colony, Woodstock
6/20- Beginnings: A Celebration of the Music of Chicago | Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, Peekskill
6/20- Bailey Spinn | Empire Live Albany, Albany
6/20- Skerryvor | The Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck
6/20- Gin Wigmore | Empire Live Albany, Albany
6/20- Dionne Warwick | The Egg, Albany
6/20- Ben Folds | Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown
6/21- TUSK: The Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute | Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown
6/21- Waking the Cadaver | Empire Live Albany, Albany
6/21- Robin Trower | The Bardavon, Poughkeepsie
6/21- Orchestra of St. Luke’s: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 | Caramoor, Katonah
6/22- Molly Miller Trio | The Falcon, Marlboro
6/22- Terra String Quartet | Caramoor, Katonah
6/22- Hurray for the Riff Raff | Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock
6/22- Mister Wonderful | Daryl’s House, Pawling
6/22- Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis | Bethel Woods, Bethel
6/23- Murder by Death | Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock
6/24- Samantha Fish | Empire Live Albany, Albany
6/25- Glori Wilder & The Moonflowers | Daryl’s House, Pawling
6/25- Drone Rodeo feat. Luke Schneider and Pure Waves | Avalon Lounge, Catskill
6/25- Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog | The Egg, Albany
6/26- Jake Xerxes Fussell | Colony, Woodstock
6/26- Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway Pride! | Caramoor, Katonah
6/27- Daniil Trifonov, pian | Caramoor, Katonah
6/27- Allah-Las | Colony, Woodstock
6/27- Avril Lavigne with Simple Plan & We The King | Bethel Woods, Bethel
6/27- Allegra Krieger and Rose Stoller | Avalon Lounge, Catskill
6/28- Twin Flames | Stissing Center, Pine Plains
6/29- Telemann’s Pimpinone & Ino | Caramoor, Katonah
July
7/3- Endea Owens and The Cookout | Caramoor, Katonah
7/3- Damn the Torpedoes | Daryl’s House, Pawling
7/3- The Lumineers | SPAC, Saratoga
7/4- Pops, Patriots, & Fireworks | Caramoor, Katonah
7/5- Talla Rouge | Caramoor, Katonah
7/5- La Excelencia | Caramoor, Katonah
7/5-7- Rumors ATL | Daryl’s House, Pawling
7/6- Escher String Quartet & Alessio Bax, piano | Caramoor, Katonah
7/9- Cash Box Kings | Daryl’s House, Pawling
7/10- Caroline Shaw & So Percussion feat. Ringdown | Caramoor, Katonah
7/11- Ranky Tanky | Caramoor, Katonah
7/11-12- Richard Thompson | Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock
7/12- Ryan Adams | Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown
7/12- The Dave Matthews Tribute Band | Daryl’s House, Pawling
7/12- Alex Sopp, flute & Austin Wulliamn, violin | Caramoor, Katonah
7/12- Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea | Caramoor, Katonah
7/13- Orchestra of St. Luke’s & Stella Chen, violin | Caramoor, Katonah
7/13- Sirsy with Christine Havrilla | Towne Crier Café, Beacon
7/13- “Weird Al” Yankovic | Bethel Woods, Bethel
7/15- Rod Stewart | SPAC, Saratoga
7/16- White Denim | Assembly, Kingston
7/17- Mamma Mania! NYC’s Premier ABBA Tribute | The Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck
7/17- “Weird Al” Yankovic | SPAC, Saratoga
7/18- Rosanne Cash | Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown
7/18- Bad Moves and Theo Grizol | Avalon Lounge, Catskill
7/18- Chanticleer | Caramoor, Katonah
7/18-19- Dave Matthews Band | SPAC, Saratoga
7/19- Eaglemania: The World’s Greatest Tribute Band | Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown
7/19- Gabriel Cabezas, cello | Caramoor, Katonah
7/19- The Best of the ‘70s by Dizzy Fish & The Uptown Horns | Towne Crier Café, Beacon
7/19- George Li, piano | Caramoor, Katonah
7/19- Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway | Caramoor, Katonah
7/20- The Knights & Chris Thile | Caramoor, Katonah
7/20- Shania Twain | SPAC, Saratoga
7/20- Femi Kuti & The Positive Force | Assembly, Kingston
7/23-24- Rickie Lee Jones | Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock
7/24- Sandra Bernhard | Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock
7/24- Timo Andres, piano | Caramoor, Katonah
7/25- Takacs Quartet | Caramoor, Katonah
7/25- Cyndi Lauper | Bethel Woods, Bethel
7/25- Pompeii Floyd | The Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck
7/25- Barbez and The Lonesome Organist | Avalon Lounge, Catskill
7/25-27- Phish | SPAC, Saratoga
7/26- Joe List | Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock
7/26- Little Wings | Tubby’s, Kingston
7/26- Drive-By Truckers and Deer Tick | Arrowood Farms, Accord
7/27- Guster and The Mountain Goats | Arrowood Farms, Accord
7/27- The Henry Girls | Towne Crier Café, Beacon
7/27- Bang on a Can Festival Ensemble plays Terry Riley’s In C | Caramoor, Katonah
7/28- Pantera | SPAC, Saratoga
7/30- Emanuel Ax, piano, Leonidas Kavakos, violin, and Yo-Yo Ma, cello | Caramoor, Katonah
7/30- Goo Goo Dolls | SPAC, Saratoga
7/31- Little Lies: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac | The Emelin Theatre, Mamaroneck
August
8/1- The Garifuna Collective | Caramoor, Katonah
8/1- Kidz Bop Live | SPAC, Saratoga
8/1- The Offspring | Bethel Woods, Bethel
8/2- Claire Bourg, violin and Jinhee Park, piano | Caramoor, Katonah
8/2- Lyle Lovett and His Large Band | Caramoor, Katonah
8/3- Bret Michaels | Bethel Woods, Bethel
8/3- Big Time Rush | SPAC, Saratoga
8/9- Mary Chapin Carpenter | The Bardavon, Poughkeepsie
8/9- Laufey with the Philadelphia Orchestra | SPAC, Saratoga
8/10- Dave Mason’s Let it Flow 2025 Tour | Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown
8/13- Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff & Still | SPAC, Saratoga
8/14- Verdi’s Requiem | SPAC, Saratoga
8/15- Renee Fleming | SPAC, Saratoga
8/15- Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince in Concert | SPAC, Saratoga
8/16- Dierks Bentley | Bethel Woods, Bethel
8/16- Manticore: The tribute to Emerson Lake & Palmer | Towne Crier Café, Beacon
8/17- Billy Idol with Joan Jett | SPAC, Saratoga
8/18- The Doobie Brothers | SPAC, Saratoga
8/19- Brit Floyd | SPAC, Saratoga
8/20- Beethoven’s Fifth | SPAC, Saratoga
8/20- Bonnie Raitt | The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester
8/21- Copland & Bates | SPAC, Saratoga
8/22- An Evening with Cynthia Erivo | SPAC, Saratoga
8/22- Bonnie Raitt | Bethel Woods, Bethel
8/23- Donna the Buffalo | Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock
8/24- Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts | Bethel Woods, Bethel
8/28- Ani DiFranco with Hurray for the Riff Raff | Arrowood Farms, Accord
8/29- Duane Betts | Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock
8/29- Jake Shimabukro | Towne Crier Café, Beacon
A New Spin
Whether you’re a vinyl aficionado with a taste for the rare and unusual or a music lover open to letting the sounds find you, you’re bound to discover something special at Freakout Spot, a newly opened record store in Accord. Packed with thousands of albums sourced from around the world, the shop’s eclectic selection focuses on jazz, punk rock, psychedelic, funk, and international genres, and a listening station allows you to preview the tunes before you buy. Beyond vinyl, peruse the stash of vintage audio gear, cassette tapes, instruments, books, and unique screen-printed tees. Select records are also available for purchase online. – Rima Martirosyan
Local Listening
The Hudson Valley has long been an inspiration to many artists. Here are 15 tunes that hit close to home.
- I Woke Up in a Car by Something Corporate
“Caught a train to Poughkeepsie…” - My Dirty Stream by Pete Seeger
“My Hudson River will once again run clear…” - Poughkeepsie by The Lemonheads
“Goes on in Poughkeepsie…” - Salina by The Avett Brothers
“Poughkeepsie, hang up the telephone…” - Looking for America by Lana Del Rey
“Missed that Hudson River line…” - Woodstock by Joni Mitchell
“By the time we got to Woodstock…” - Kingston by Faye Webster
“I don’t know that much about Kingston…” - So Typically Now by U.S. Girls
“Brooklyn’s dead, and Kingston’s booming…” - Soul Man by Sam & Dave
“I was educated at Woodstock” - A-Punk by Vampire Weekend
“The Hudson River all filled with snow…” - The Hudson by Dar Williams
“And the Hudson, holds the life…” - Katonah by Rufus Wainwright
“I once took the Taconic…down to Katonah…” - The Sha-la Bandit by The Supremes
“Girls, beware of the bandit from Westchester County…” - If You Knew Susie by Dean Martin
“Back from Yonkers, I’m the one that had to walk…” - My Old School by Steely Dan
“When you put me on the Wolverine up to Annandale…”
– Madison Jasso
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