The Avett Brothers will play CMAC in Canadaigua, this Friday, July 26th. Opening for them will be Grace Potter & The Nocturnals. The show starts at 7:30PM and tickets can be purchased at the venue box office.
“Always remember there was nothing worth sharing like the love that let us share our name”, these words play over and over in my head every time I look into my children’s eyes, words from a song titled, “Murder in the City”, with lyrics that pull at your heart strings and bring forth deep emotions of love and devotion to those closet to us, our families. The Avett Brothers music isn’t just something to be enjoyed – they do what music is meant to do – tell stories that we can all relate to, with heavy emotions of love, hate, joy, pain, loss, forgiveness; The Avett Brothers are true musical story tellers.
Photo By: Photographer Jim Gilbert
The Avett Brothers combine bluegrass, country, punk, pop melodies, folk, rock and roll, honky tonk, and ragtime to produce a sound described by the San Francisco Chronicle as having the “heavy sadness of Townes Van Zandt, the light pop concision of Buddy Holly, the tuneful jangle of the Beatles, the raw energy of the Ramones.”
Photo By: Photographer Jim Gilbert
The band has been together since the early 90’s and have grown in popularity with appearances at this year’s Mountain Jam and Govenor’s Ball. The Avett Borthers are – Brothers Scott Avett (banjo) and Seth Avett (guitar)—as well as Bob Crawford (double bass). Joe Kwon, (cello) and Mike Marsh (drums).
Up Chitt Creek Music Festival is this Saturday, July 20th at Stones Marina and Kayak Club in Bridgeport, NY. The one day festival will donate proceeds to Camp Sunshine. Tickets are $20 and you can camp for an additional $10/person. Kayak rentals will be available, Middle Ages Brewery will be on-site for beverage vending and in addition to food vendors. No outside alcohol will be permitted in the festival – please be kind and support your local vendors!
Nectar’s Presents recently announced that The Messenger, Luciano will bring his brand of roots reggae to Putnam Den on July 19th. Known for his electrifying epic live performances, he will be backed by the famed seven‐piece i-KRONICK band for his much anticipated first tour of North America in years. The evening will also feature selections by DJ TRUMASTR and knomad.
With the release of his landmark album Where There Is Life in 1995, Luciano emerged as one of the most important reggae singers in decades and the greatest hope for roots reggae’s survival in the digital dancehall era. Since then, Luciano has released over 45 albums and has been consistently praised for imparting conscious sentiments of spiritual salvation, Rastafarian edification and African repatriation. Born in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica, he has influenced countless artists from Stevie Wonder to the “The Crown Prince of Reggae” the late great Dennis Brown.
i-Kronik represents the future of the ‘classic’ reggae band. Coming from the lineage of the Gumption Band, they are redefining roots reggae with years of experience playing on the world’s largest stages backing legends such as Beres Hammond, Luciano, Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Barrington Levy, Ken Boothe and countless others.
Show Details: Nectar’s Presents Reggae Legend LUCIANO “The Messenger” Backed by the Seven-‐Piece Band: i-‐KRONIK July 19, 2013 Putnam Den Downtown Saratoga Springs, NY (63 Putnam Street) (Across from library and behind Uncommon Ground Coffee)
Bluegrass all-stars, Yonder Mountain String Band and Railroad Earth will bring their respective signature bluegrass/jamgrass sounds to fans in both Buffalo and Utica this August. With both bands performing at nearly all the major summer festivals this year, the intimate settings in which these two shows will bring is something to look forward to.
The summer of 2008 with Yonder Mountain in Lafayette Square is one of legends, if you were there you remember the funky, sweaty, down right dirty dance party we all were in! Jeff Austin began the night with a thank you to Buffalo for the kickstart to their summer tour, while Ben Kaufman took time to thank the great people of the Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital for allowing him to still feel his fingers and toes after an ‘accident’ having fun in the ocean.
06/12/08 (Thu) Thursday at the Square @ Lafayette Square – Buffalo, NY
Set 1: Crow Black Chicken, Sometimes I’ve Won, Get Me Outta This City, This Train Is Bound For Glory, Ten, Town, Yes She Do (No She Don’t), Loved You Enough, On The Run, Up On The Hill Where They Do The Boogie, Keep On Going > Fine Excuses > Keep On Going
Set 2: Peace Of Mind, Just The Same, Long Time, Southbound, River, Night Is Left Behind, If You’re Ever In Oklahoma > Sidewalk Stars, 8 Cylinders, Redbird, How ‘Bout You?, New Horizons > Mother’s Only Son > New Horizons, E: Crazy, Bloody Mary Morning
This year Yonder Mountain returns and they’re bringing their equally admired and talented friends – Railroad Earth! The first show for the two nights they will be traveling through New York State is at The Canalside venue in Buffalo, NY on August 1st (Jerry Garcia’s Birthday). The show starts at 5:00PM and ends at 9:30PM. The concert is Free to the public and you can expect to have access to food and beer at the show. For directions to the venue please visit Canalside Buffalo.
Next up, both bands will play the Saranac Brewery in Utica, NY on August 3rd. The show starts at 7:00PM and tickets are $25.00. Grab your tickets online HERE to save yourself $5 off the price for ‘day of’ tickets.
For the third consecutive year, “Farm On! Friends of the Farmer Festival” is organizing two fundraising events at Columbia County’s Copake country Club via Hudson Valley Food Lovers’ Festival. The first, is the July 19th’s ‘Hootenanny! with host chef Zak Pelaccio (who’s newly opened Fish & Game is committed to serving local and foraged ingredients) who will carve a lamb spit-roast, in addition a local farmer and his wife being seated at each table, giving guests a first hand experience meeting the people who make their food. The “Hootenanny’ will be held lakeside at Copake Club Golf from 6-11pm, which will include the Hudson Valley cheese course, golf cart drive-in movie sponsored by Whole Foods.
The charitable event will also host live music for the second event, ‘Friends of the Farmer Festival’ – being held July 20th, 11:00AM-6:00PM. The music and stage will be sponsored by John Varvatos, who will be joining us at the festival and feature a performance by Lukas Nelson & P.O.T.R. – The festival is designed to engage the community with experiences in local food, meet your farmer opportunities, a farmer’s market and vendors with local libations. There will also be a wide range of kid-friendly activities including a baby petting zoo, pony rides and more. In addition to an “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere Barn to Belly – Meet your Farmer Mixer, that kicks off a Q+A celebrating the farmer as the real food celebrity under the summer sun, lakeside at the Copake Country Club in Columbia County – the heartland of agriculture.
The music starts off at 2:00PM with opening band, Pocatello and headliner, Lukas Nelson & P.O.T.R. from 3:30PM-6:00PM. To purchase tickets online please visit www.friendsofthefarmer.com. Prices vary and it’s a good idea to get yours early so that you don’t miss out!
On August 2-3, 2013 at Twin Ponds Campsite in Peru, New York the 7th Annual Backwoods Pondfest will take place, with a weekend slate of live music, camping, art and fun. The festival includes several face-melting bands from throughout the Upstate Region featured on two stages. Performers include Dopapod, Jennifer Hartswick Band, Twiddle, The Garcia Project, Jimkata, Sophistafunk, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Blind Owl Band, Capital Zen and Buffalo’s own Aqueous.
Backwoods Pondfest 2013 offers some things the larger festivals don’t like car-camping, campfires, and reasonably priced Saturday Only tickets ($50) for those who can’t make it both days. Fire spinners, food vendors, craft & novelty vendors and many more will be on hand throughout the weekend.
The cost for a weekend pass is $65 in advance or $80 at the gate. Tickets can be purchased through the Backwoods Pondfest website.
In additional to the art and entertainment, Strangers Helping Strangers will also be hosting a food drive at Backwoods Pondfest. Strangers Helping Strangers is a nonprofit organization that provides organization, support and resources to care for those less fortunate by setting up food drives at concerts and festivals. After the event they deliver the supplies to local food banks, pantries and shelters.
East Coast Pearl Jam fans got some exciting news today – the band has announced their Fall 2013 tour dates and Buffalo, NY is on the list! The tour will travel through the North East for the first leg, starting in Pittsburgh on October 11th and then onto Buffalo October 12th at the First Niagara Center. With stops in major cities all over the country, the band’s hometown of Seattle will get their dose of Pearl Jam on December 6th for the final stop on the tour. Follow the latest news and updates with #PearlJam2013.
Pearl Jam will play the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY on October 12th, the show starts at 7:30PM. Tickets go on sale Saturday, July 27th at 10AM (EST) and can be purchased online at Tickets.com or by calling 888-223-6000. A special ticket pre-sale drawing for current Pearl Jam Ten Club members is being offered – for more information and com[plete details please sign into your account.
Pearl Jam’s North American tour dates are in addition to the band’s previously announced sold out concerts in London, Ontario and Chicago, IL as well as the band’s headlining performance at Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans (November 1-3) A full list of dates is available at www.pearljam.com/tour.
The roads were treacherous, the mud was deep, the sun was out and the sounds of bluegrass filled the warm summer air. The 2nd annual Fiddlers Picnic in Marion, NY brought us securely into full blown festy season. With a lineup that impressed bluegrass lovers young and old, this intimate festival nestled in the woods was of all things one hell of a family ho’down!
Friday: Ahhh, the first day of the fest; always a wild card in my book. It can go two ways really, calm and chill and hanging with friends – gearing up for a late Saturday … OR it’s the night that we all get crazy and dance barefoot in the mud with a jar of pineapple moonshine in our hands till the sun comes up.
Highlights from Friday included Eastbound Jesus with the sounds to bring people from setting up their camp to dancing in the hay covered mud. The Blind Owl Band who set the bar high for the two remaining bands that night, played their hearts out while a barrage of friends graced the stage.
The night got better as it progressed with South Carolina’s Dangermuffin keeping the energy high! The straw dance floor atop the mud only added an old-timey feel to the family ho’down this festival had become. It was clear that this weekend was going to be filled with sit-ins and campfires, despite the weather just a few short days before. Late-night Friday belonged to Hogmaw from Pennsylvania who rightfully refer to themselves as ‘bringing a distinct abstract sound to string band music that can only be best described as THUNDERGRASS!’
Hogmaw
Saturday: The day began with The North and South Dakotas, a great sting band with a drummer and amplified instruments. It was quite relaxing and a beautiful way to start the day – sunshine in your face sitting on the grassy hill, enjoying the people watching , and girls with hula-hoops and a jug o’ shine to set their dancing mood.
Clinton’s Ditch
Saturday Afternoon brought us to the 3rd stage for the Aaron Austin Band which slowed things down a bit more than the previous act. For a lovely cover of “Tangled Up In Blue” we sat in the hammock and enjoyed the coolness of the shade. Late afternoon developed into a gathering of close friends and families; children in rain boots and hay strewn across the ground to make a dance floor above the muddy earth. Festival goers were also treated to sets by Still Hand String Band, Boots n’ Shorts and Rochester natives, Clinton’s Ditch.
Boots n’ Shorts
Black Mountain Symphony on Saturday was another first timer for this gal and of course another delightful choice of bands, which has been the theme for the fest so far. Black Mountain Symphony features Annie Campo, a soulful singer/violinist with talent far beyond her years. Drummer Bill Palinski shared the duties of vocals and artistic drumming that kept the beat like a locomotive barreling down the tracks. Bear Campo on keyboards also brought an intense sound to this performance. This band will be a welcome addition to any festival – their sound is all encompassing with strings, keys, guitar and drums.
Black Mountain Symphony
The real treat Saturday was the surprise first time live performance of Ms. Haley Rose (age 12) with her breathtaking rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” and a captivating “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”, which brought festival goers to a stand still on the hill as she sang her heart out to the ears of fans and family alike. Natural talent runs in her family and it’s worth noting that Haley’s singing talents were equally impressive to that of her younger brother, Brayden Vaughn, whom MC’d the entire festival with the experience of a seasoned announcer.
Also on the bill for Saturday was Boots n’ Shorts, Jatoba, Floodwood, the Rumpke Mountain Boys and a late-night jam with Free Grass Union. Saturday night’s Jatoba set gave us a fast-ass-jam-grass version of Phish’s “Rift” that had phans hootin and a’ hollerin for this Vermont-based festival favorite.
Bands these days are creating side projects for themselves that seem to be crossing the genres in which they have been known in – Floodwood is no exception to this trending concept in music. moe. band members Vinny Amico and Al Schnier are credited for face melting jam-rock while also belonging to a down right kick ass bluegrass ensemble. Floodwood followed suit with the rest of the weekend and brought the roof down with their original brand of newgrass.
After a set with Floodwood, the energy was high and the mud was deep – the Rumpke Mountain Boys, from Ohio, brought the music hungry crowd to the second stage for what turned out to be one of my favorite jams from the weekend. The band has molded their own style of bluegrass/jamgrass into what they call ‘trashgrass.’
Unfortunately because of the severe weather warnings for Sunday, Fiddlers Picnic had to cancel the music for Sunday – when campers woke to down pouring rain early Sunday morning, we were sad about missing the music for that day but relieved that we got the warning early enough to pack-up. Gear loaded onto the back of a sleeping-bag, we embraced the mudslide down the side of the hill we were perched upon so happily the two previous days of the festival.
This festival had a stellar line-up from morning till late-nights, the family-friendly vibe, and beautiful camping spots. Fiddlers Picnic should be on the radar of any bluegrass lover. Cheers!
The 12th Edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) wraps up today with free shows on 4 outdoor stages featuring Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue back for his fourth appearance. Plus, a full night of shows in the clubs, all followed by the final jam session at the Rochester Plaza. This year’s festival has been a showcase of “known” and “unknown” musicians – tonight will be a party in the streets that should not be missed!
The latest album from Trombone Shorty and the Orleans Avenue, For True, offers substantive proof of their explosive growth, further refining the signature sound Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews has dubbed “Supafunkrock.”
Andrews hails from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans’ 6th Ward, getting his nickname at four years old when he was observed by his older brother James marching in a street parade wielding a trombone twice as long as the kid was high. He got his start early, learning how to play drums and the trumpet at the age of three. By the time he reached six, this prodigy was playing trumpet and trombone in a jazz band led by his older brother James.
The band – Mike Ballard on bass, Pete Murano on guitar, Joey Peebles on drums, Dan Oestreicher on baritone sax and Tim McFatter on tenor sax – stirs together old-school jazz, funk and soul, laced with hard-rock power chords and hip-hop beats, and they’ve added some tangy new ingredients on For True as they keep pushing the envelope, exploring new musical territory.
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue will be at the East Ave. & Alexander St. Stage, tonight at 9:00PM – this is a FREE show.
The Pines Inn ‘Songs at Mirror Lake Music Series’ presented by Adirondack “By Owner” has announced the second performance in the seven week series, scheduled for Tuesday, July 9th, as World Rock Night with Rusted Root in Lake Placid. The Mirror Lake Music Series is held at 7:00PM on seven Tuesdays throughout the summer at Mid’s Park on Main Street.
These weekly performances, running from July 2 through August 13, feature local, regional and national acts in the scenic and historic setting of Mid’s Park on Main Street, Lake Placid. The series features local and regional emerging artists in a variety of musical genres and provides valuable exposure to these up and coming acts. The music series is also an opportunity to introduce residents and visitors to a diverse range of musical genres in a scenic and relaxing setting.
Rusted Root’s latest album – “The Movement” is a tribute to their fans. “The title itself is a testament to the community surrounding our music,” says vocalist and percussionist Liz Berlin. Rusted Root created the Fortunate Freaks Unite! We Are Rusted Root campaign, a fan-funding campaign where fans contributed to the making of the album, while receiving some cool opportunities with the band.
Admission to the music series is free, so grab your blanket and head on down to Mid’s Park on Tuesday’s for a fabulous time. Parking is available at St. Agnes Church which is a short walk to Mid’s Park. Should there be inclement weather for the performances the rain site is around the corner at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid. If you would like to volunteer to assist with the concerts please contact Bill at bill@sonsgsatmirrorlake.org.
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These weekly performances, running from July 2 through August 13, feature local, regional and national acts in the scenic and historic setting of Mid’s Park on Main Street,
Admission to the music series is free, so grab your blanket and head on down to Mid’s Park on Tuesday’s for a fabulous time. Parking is available at St. Agnes Church which is a short walk to Mid’s Park. Should there be inclement weather for the performances the rain site is around the corner at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid. If you would like to volunteer to assist with the concerts please contact Bill at