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ZZ Top played their fist show since the death of Dusty Hill, taking the stage Friday (July 30) for a performance in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The concert came just two days after the founding bassist passed away in his sleep. Though Hill’s death was unexpected, he had been dealing with several ailments in recent weeks, including leg and shoulder injuries.

ZZ Top are continuing to tour following the death of Dusty Hill, an order that came directly from the bassist prior to his passing. And, as luck would have it, the man taking his place just happens to have a classic ZZ Top-style beard. Elwood Francis, the band’s long-tenured guitar...

Paul Reubens, who has played the part of Pee-Wee Herman for decades, got his start in a small town in New York. According to Wikipedia, Reubens was born in Peekskill, NY, and spent much of his childhood in Oneonta, NY before moving with his family to Sarasota, FL. While Paul Reubens lived in Oneonta, he attended Bugbee School (now part of SUNY Oneonta) and was involved in theater including a role in a play called "The Legend of Lelewala" according to the Times Union.

In New York, maple syrup is a huge thing during the autumn time. The trees that produced the sweet sticky syrup are being attacked by an outside invader. With an abundance of maple trees in Central New York, it is worth keeping an eye out for the Asian Longhorned Beetle. This little bug is fairly distinct with its size and color pattern. It is a 2-inch bug that has black and white coloring on their antennas. They also have white spots on their shells.

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, who died on Tuesday at the age of 72, rocked triumphantly until the very end. The bearded four-stringer, who formed the Texas blues-rock trio with singer/guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard in 1969, played his last show with the band on July 18 at the Iroquois Amphitheater in Louisville, Ky. Hill leaned against part of his bass rig during the performance — evidence of a “hip issue” that sidelined him a few days later — but otherwise he was in fine form, anchoring the band’s swampy low end and delivering spirited vocals during a show-closing rendition of one of the band's signature hits, "Tush."

Stevie Nicks marked the recent 40th anniversary of her debut solo LP, Bella Donna, by sharing an intimate excerpt from her journal on Instagram. "It did not break up Fleetwood Mac," she said of the record. "If anything, it kept us together." The singer-songwriter opened the note by detailing her...

Journey made their return to the stage last night after more than a year away, performing at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom with a new lineup that included former drummer Deen Castronovo and bassist Marco Mendoza. You can see footage from the performance below. The Aragon show marked Journey’s first concert since...

It's a call no parent ever wants to receive but Rock icons Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo got that very scary call, learning that their youngest daughter Hana had been in an accident late last Monday night. Her car was totaled after a hit and run driver struck her vehicle. See the Facebook post below from the couple posted on July 28...

David Crosby has been on an astonishingly prolific streak. While it seems increasingly likely he'll never record with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young again, he's remained busy by putting out five albums since reemerging as a solo artist with 2014's Croz. His latest, titled For Free, arrived on July 23,...

Each Saturday, our community affairs radio program "This Week in Central New York" provides three interviews with guests from Chenango, Delaware, and Otsego Counties. This show airs on this Townsquare Media station in the tri-county area from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. This Saturday’s featured guests include:. Anthony Eardley of...

Following the news of Dusty Hill's death at age 72, many fans have been mourning through music: looking back at his finest moments as bassist and occasional singer in ZZ Top. But Hill was quite a character even away from their songs, generating headlines both hilarious and fascinating. For the...

This is an amazing list of celebrities that were born in Upstate New York. We feel like we know or knew each and every one of them. And the list is so varied! "The Queen of Comedy," Alice from the Brady Bunch, one of the most prolific western stars of all time, our favorite Mouseketeer, the "gatekeeper of the Twilight Zone," one of America's legendary journalists, several Oscar winners and much, much more!

Journey guitarist Neal Schon has confirmed on social media that former drummer Deen Castronovo has rejoined the band. Schon confirmed Castronovo's return in a series of Facebook comments below a San Francisco Chronicle story about Journey, which he shared on Wednesday. One fan commented on the post, "So is Deen Castronovo back in the band full time now?" to which Schon responded simply, "Yes."

There's good news and bad news about belly fat. The bad news is that, according to a recent government estimate, no fewer than 88 percent of the population has signs of insulin resistance, which often shows up on the body as belly fat. The good news is there is something you can do about it, according to a doctor who treats people with metabolic conditions, including obesity, diabetes, and insulin resistance.

Rush will screen a director's cut of their 2019 concert film, Cinema Strangiato, for a one-night-only event on Sept. 9. The movie — which documents the band's final tour, 2015's R40 Live — features interviews with musician fans (including Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello), along with previously unseen backstage and soundcheck footage. The new cut will offer an adjusted set list, including previously unseen versions of "One Little Victory," "Red Barchetta" and "Cygnus X-1" / "The Story So Far," the latter presenting the final recorded drum solo of late drummer Neil Peart.

Walt Disney World and Disneyland will once again require face masks in certain areas of the parks as COVID-19 cases continue to increase throughout the country. According to Orlando Sentinel, Orange County, Florida is averaging 1,000 new coronavirus cases daily. Local hospital AdventHealth's ICU is full due to the rise in cases. Meanwhile, in California, the Delta Variant has become the state's dominant strain.

On July 29, 1966, the personal and professional trajectories of three of rock's most notable names shifted — some for the worse, some for the better. The day spelled misfortune for two of them: Bob Dylan, who crashed his motorcycle just outside Woodstock, N.Y., and subsequently disappeared from the public eye for several months, and John Lennon, whose "more popular than Jesus" comment landed in the U.S. Both proved to be events that inevitably altered the course of the artists' careers.

Anyone that cares for pets or even livestock knows that animals occasionally escape for a variety of reasons: a door gets left open and your dog slips out sneakily, the pig slips through an opening in a fence or a horse jumps the fence. We don't know how a horse in the Town of Laurens got out (pictured above) but it was discovered fortunately by an area resident who contacted New York State Police. Good news: the equine was reunited with its owner.

Funds - $2.1 billion!. Excluded Worker - New Yorkers throughout the state that have suffered income loss during the pandemic and were left out of unemployment benefits, pandemic benefits and various other federal relief programs. Conservative estimates show 300,000 excluded workers in New York. WorkplaceFairness.org identifies an undocumented worker as...

Do you like hot wings or any wings at all? I'm a fan and like all kinds of wings. It's really a mood thing for me but if really pressed to reveal my favorite kind, the best wings I have ever had were at Jay's Place in Oneonta, NY and they were crispy wings with a garlic and herb blend which is lip smackin' DELICIOUS! On the Jay's Place current menu, they list "Cajun Garlic" chicken wings but also say that any of their chicken wings are currently unavailable. I wonder if that is related to the chicken wing shortage we reported back in April? Perhaps it's still going on?