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  • Scatter the Atoms That Remain, Louis Hayes, Javon Jackson and Sonido Solar will be in Poughkeepsie, New York Aug. 20 for this year’s Jazz in the Valley festival. “Under the leadership of the tenacious Ms. Greer Smith, Jazz in the Valley has a 23-year history of presenting historic performances by living legends,” says the event’s associate…

  • Bonnie Prince Billy, Bush Tetras, ONO and Codeine are among the headliners at a three-day event celebrating the fifth anniversary of Kingston, New York’s landmark bar Tubby’s. The first two days will be presented at Tubby’s itself. The final day is a block party that’ll be held nearby in a spot called Field Court. The…

  • Hamilton, Ontario will host the 10th annual Something Else! Festival this weekend. The event runs June 23 to 25 at St. Cuthbert’s. The Friday evening program features Earth Wind & Choir, Bob Wiseman and Hear in Now. On Saturday, we’re getting both an afternoon and evening show. Hope Cries for Justice, Dun Dun Band and…

  • Montreal-based saxophonist Colin Stetson has announced three Canadian dates this summer. These are in support of his May 12 album release When We Were That What Wept for the Sea. Stetson will be in Toronto on June 27, Ottawa on June 30 and Montreal on July 6. Each gig is part of a local jazz…

  • The Louth Contemporary Music Society Festival is hosting the Folks’ Music Festival in the County Louth, Ireland. The two-day event runs June 16-17. The line-up features both traditional and contemporary performers and composers, from Ireland, Spain, England, Italy, Canada and the U.S. Among its highlights is a performance of Terry Riley’s In C by Irish…

  • Australia’s Unsound Adelaide festival celebrates a decade of programming with a three-day schedule in July. Heinali, Sofie Birch and Antonina Nowacka are among the featured acts. Also featured: The event is part of Illuminate Adelaide, a multimedia, international arts festival that runs June 28 – July 30. Tickets are at illuminateadelaide.com.