If July 4 is in the rearview mirror, then it’s time to get ready for another celebration – the Pleasantville Music Festival. The most highly anticipated day of the year for the village and for music fans throughout the region
Read MoreEight years ago, when Aston Barrett Jr.’s father retired after decades of recording, touring and performing, he had a decision to make. Does he continue the iconic reggae band The Wailers that was founded by the legendary Bob Marley or
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By Jordan Goodman Hudson Valley musicians bring diverse musical genres to audiences, ranging from varied styles of rock and alternative music while catering to different demographics. This year’s Pleasantville Music Festival lineup is no different. As has been customary, the
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Just because Dr. Gizelka David-West decided to go to medical school didn’t mean she had to give up her love of music or ending her days on stage in front of an audience. David-West was from an artistic family and
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Having the founder of a band describe their songs as “happy sounding pop music about sad sounding things” might be something that many musicians would be shy to admit. Not David Wimbish. Wimbish is the frontman for the North Carolina-based
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For those attending this Saturday’s 17th Pleasantville Music Festival, if Main Stage performer The Allman Betts Band conjures up memories of 1970s rock for some, that wouldn’t be off base. One of the most anticipated acts at this year’s festival,
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In his music career and in life, Pete Francis has been faced with obstacles, but each time has seemed to emerge stronger from the experience. A founding member of the groundbreaking indie band Dispatch, which formed at Vermont’s Middlebury College
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By Lily Spinda One of Westchester’s biggest music festivals allows families and friends to jam out to original music. It also gives three Westchester-based bands the opportunity to perform in front of thousands of new people. The 17th annual Pleasantville
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The northern Westchester-based indie soul/funk band Smooch has played in all types of venues throughout the county, from bars and breweries, to farms and street fairs. It took a bit of a fortuitous break for them to land a spot
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It’s no wonder that many of Greg Jacquin’s folk rock songs are about life in Westchester and its people. The Hudson Valley native recorded several albums in the 1990s, took a hiatus and returned to release his 2018 work “Hudson
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