NYS Music 20​13

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  • Yonder Mountain String Band and Railroad Earth Make Tracks Through Upstate NY

    Yonder Mountain String Band Railroad EarthBluegrass 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 all their tour dates please visit Yonder Mountain String Band and Railroad Earth online.

  • Pitchfork Music Festival 2013 Starts Tomorrow

    pitchforkPitchfork Media will hold it’s eighth annual music festival this weekend, July 19-21, 2013 in Chicago’s Union Park. While 3-day passes for the festival sold out in early June and single-day tickets for Sunday are no longer available as of Wednesday, some Sunday tickets will be up for purchase at the festival’s gates to prevent higher-priced re-sales, and tickets for Friday and Saturday are still available online for a limited time.

    Along with a lineup consisting of headliners Björk, Belle and Sebastian, and R. Kelly, Pitchfork will feature a record fair sponsored by  Chirp Radio, the Flatstock Poster Show presented by the American Poster Institute, the Coterie Craft Fair, and the second annual Book Fort featuring various vendors and panels of authors and journalists.

    ’s full Pitchfrok 2013 preview coverage can be found here. Follow @ and @QuinnDonnell on Twitter for live coverage of the festival.


    Set times and stage locations are provided below.

    Friday, July 19

    8:30 Björk (Green Stage)

    7:20 Joanna Newsom (Red Stage)

    6:25 Wire (Green Stage)

    6:15 Mikal Cronin (Blue Stage)

    5:30 Woods (Red)

    5:15 Angel Olsen (Blue)

    4:35 Mac Demarco (Green)

    4:15 Trash Talk (Blue)

    3:30 Daughn Gibson (Red)

    3:20 Frankie Rose (Blue)

    Saturday, July 20

    8:45 Rustie (Blue)

    8:30 Belle & Sebastian (Green)

    7:45 Andy Scott (Blue)

    7:25 Solange (Red)

    6:45 Low (Blue)

    6:15 The Breeders play Last Splash (Green)

    5:45 Ryan Hemsworth (Blue)

    5:15 Swans (Red)

    4:45 Metz (Blue)

    4:15 Savages (Green)

    3:45 Merchandise (Blue)

    3:20 …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead (Red)

    2:50 Parquet Courts (Blue)

    2:30 Phosphorescent (Green)

    1:55 Julia Holter (Blue)

    1:45 Pissed Jeans (Red)

    1:00 KEN mode (Blue)

    1:00 White Lung (Green)

    Sunday, July 21

    8:45 TNGHT (Blue)

    8:30 R. Kelly (Green)

    7:45 Glass Candy (Glass Candy)

    7:25 M.I.A. (Red)

    6:45 Evian Christ (Blue)

    6:15 Toro Y Moi (Green)

    5:45 Chairlift (Blue)

    5:15 Lil B (Red)

    4:45 Sky Ferreira (Blue)

    4:15 Yo La Tengo (Green)

    3:45 Waxahatchee (Blue)

    3:20 El-P (Red)

    2:50 Blood Orange (Blue)

    2:30 Killer Mike (Green)

    1:55 Autre Ne Veut (Blue)

    1:45 Foxygen (Red)

    1:00 DJ Rashad (Blue)

    1:00 Tree (Green)

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  • Mayhem is coming to SPAC this Saturday 7/20

    The sixth-year lineup for Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival was officially announced during a press conference at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood back in May. Headliners ROB ZOMBIE and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH answered questions during the event.  Since Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced the show, Upstate Metal has been revved up for the festival.  Rob Zombie played Glens Falls in the fall and it has been almost two years since 5FDP has played the region.  Hot weather won’t scare away true fans.  Come to SPAC and join Upstate Metal with horns up high as this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival will feature the following acts:

    Main stage:

    ROB ZOMBIE
    FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
    MASTODON
    AMON AMARTH

    Jägermeister Stage:

    MACHINE HEAD
    JOB FOR A COWBOY
    BUTCHER BABIES
    BATTLECROSS
    HUNTRESS

    Musicians Institute Stage:

    CHILDREN OF BODOM
    BEHEMOTH
    EMMURE
    BORN OF OSIRIS
    MOTIONLESS IN WHITE
    THROWN INTO EXILE

    Sumerian Records / Headbang For The Highway Concourse Stage:

    CITY IN THE SEA
    + local acts

    In addition to catching their favorite bands live, fans can take part in a number of festival activities, including playing the newest video games, perusing vendors, attending autograph-signing sessions and a slew of various interactive activities that will only add to the festival experience.

    Rockstar Energy Drink will be sampling their products and providing awesome surprises for all attendees.  Rockstar will also present the VIP/Contest winner area designated as The Rockstar Lounge and the festival area Party Like A Rockstar Tent where fans can sample ice-cold Rockstar and get autographs from their favorite bands.

    As an addition to the festival’s music and arts, Musicians Institute and the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival have partnered to create the Rockstar Mayhem Independent Artist Scholarship! This scholarship fully covers tuition and material fees for a two quarter IAP certificate (Room, Boarding and Travel are not included.) The application period runs from March 18 until June 1, 2013. Applicants must visit this location to enter.

    Tour dates are as follows:

    Jun. 29 – San Bernardino, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheater
    Jun. 30 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
    Jul. 02 – Boise, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheatre
    Jul. 03 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheater
    Jul. 05 – Phoenix, AZ @ Desert Sky Pavilion
    Jul. 06 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheatre
    Jul. 07 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
    Jul. 10 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
    Jul. 12 – Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
    Jul. 13 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
    Jul. 14 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake PAC
    Jul. 16 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
    Jul. 17 – Bangor, ME @ Bangor Waterfront
    Jul. 19 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
    Jul. 20 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ SPAC
    Jul. 21 – Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre
    Jul. 23 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
    Jul. 24 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
    Jul. 26 – Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
    Jul. 27 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
    Jul. 28 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
    Jul. 30 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
    Jul. 31 – Tampa, FL @ Live Nation Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds
    Aug. 02 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
    Aug. 03 – The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
    Aug. 04 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion

  • Hudson Valley Food Lovers’ Festival Announces Farm On!

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    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!

    Copake Country Club is located at 44 Golf Course Road, Craryville, NY 12521 overlooking Copake Lake (Columbia County) between Catskill and Berkshire Mountains.  For more information about the evens, directions and to purchase tickets, go to www.FriendsoftheFarmer.com or call 917-722-2438.

  • Backwoods Pondfest 2013 Announces Band Schedule

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

    To download a venue map or printable map with driving directions please visit the festival’s website www.backwoodspondfest.com/info.html

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  • Pearl Jam Fall Tour Will Bring Them to Buffalo

    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.

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    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.

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  • ‘Summer in Saratoga: A Rock Art Exhibition’ A Must See for Phans

    With the Fourth of July just around the corner, the good people of America are cleaning their grills and readying themselves for a relaxing day in the sun with friends, family, and fireworks – unless you’re a Phish fan!

    The long awaited summer tour is all but days away and Saratoga, NY will be busier than ever as truckloads of phans roll in to reclaim Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) for three nights of our four favorite men. Along side the first run of 2013 Summer tour will be a Rock Art Exhibition all but a stones throw from the Performing Arts Center.

    The show is developed and produced by a group of artists and fans called The Mothership Art Collective.  The show will include some of the best names in Phish inspired art including Lauren Domsky, Noah Phence, Dave Calarco, MYFE pins, Ant Pharm Pins and PerPINdicular Pins, AJ Masthay, Erin Cadigan, Isadora Bullock, Nate Duval, John Warner, Ryan Kerrigan, Branden Otto, Bruce Horan, Ed Wilson, TRiPP, Bill Pompeii, Drew Suto, 10 Minute Tube Designs, Party Time Pins, Page Side High and stuPINdous Creations.

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    Non-profits included in Summer in Saratoga: A Rock Art Exhibition are The Mocking Bird Foundation – which has donated over $700,000 in grants to music education over the past 15 years. Screens ‘n’ Suds – which combines craft beers and art to benefit the National MS Society and charities in Richmond, VA and Chicago, IL, raising over $75,000 since 2009. PhanArt – a book and website created as a way to showcase the art made by Phish fans – raising money for The Mockingbird Foundation through donations from artists and fans, totaling over $10,000 since 2009.

    Rock art exhibitions have been held since 2003 drawing phans from far and wide making this event a must-see during the Saratoga Phish weekend. “Summer in Saratoga:  a Rock Art Exhibition” is the first event of the year produced by the Mothership Art Collective.

    The art show will be held Saturday July 6th  at 10am- 3pm at the Saratoga Hilton featuring some of the best Phish inspired art and limited edition art made specifically for this show. Admission is free.

  • Trombone Shorty Plays Final Day of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Fest

    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!

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    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.

  • Neko Case at the State Theatre of Ithaca, October 29th Tickets On Sale Today

    nekocase300There’s a special challenge to being an artist in this increasingly fractured cultural age; a delicate balancing act, between being of your time, and striving for timelessness. Few contemporary artists even try. Neko Case is an exception. Dan Smalls Presents brings Neko Case to the State Theatre of Ithaca in Ithaca, NY on October 29th.

    Case’s last album, 2006’s Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, brought her to that nexus where critical acclaim meets commercial success. But Case’s impact can’t be measured merely in chart placements. It’s her ability to connect – on an uncommonly deep and meaningful level – with her audience. She’s one those artists, you see: the kind whose songs linger in your head, your heart and soul long after the record has stopped spinning.

    This is an all ages show. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm. Tickets go on sale today, Friday at 9a.m. – pick up your tickets at the venue box office or online. BUY TICKETS HERE!

  • Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus Headlines Day 8 of the XRIJF

    The 12th Edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) continues today with headliner Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus featuring Robert Cray and Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles. Show starts at 7:30 PM. Tickets still available: $70-125 plus service fees. Pick up your tickets at rochesterjazz.com, Ticket Shop located at 100 East Ave & Gibbs St., by calling (585-454-2062), or at the door.

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    Also playing tonight – Ben Taylor, Youn Sun Nah, Hilario Duran, Gregory Porter, Carmen Souza, Cyrus Chestnut & more in the Clubs — James Hunter Six, Shemekia Copeland & Mingo Fishtrap on 3 Free Outdoor Stages!

    Today’s Concert Schedule

    6:00 pm

    Giacomo Gates & Friends The Rochester Club – Groove Nights Series  $20 or Club Pass

    Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers Montage  $20 or Club Pass

    ESM Jazz Honors Unit 3 – COLOSSUS City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation FREE

    Rochester Metro Jazz Orchestra Unity Health System Big Tent  $20 or Club Pass

    Gregory Porter Kilbourn Hall, ESM  $25 or Club Pass

    6:15 pm

    Hilario Duran Trio Max of Eastman Place  $20 or Club Pass

     6:30 pm

    Carmen Souza Xerox Auditorium at Xerox Plaza  $20 or Club Pass

    6:45 pm

    Phronesis Christ Church – Made In The UK Series  $20 or Club Pass

    7:00 pm

    Ben Taylor Little Theatre  $20 or Club Pass

    Shemekia Copeland City of Rochester East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage Presented by Rochester General FEEE

    7:30 pm

    Youn Sun Nah & Ulf Wakenius Nordic Jazz Now @ Lutheran Church Of The Reformation  $20 or Club Pass

    FRAMPTONS GUITAR CIRCUS Kodak Hall At Eastman Theatre Buy Tickets online or at the door.

    Mingo Fishtrap City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation FREE

    7:45 pm

    Cyrus Chestnut Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of Music  $20 or Club Pass

    Gas House Gorillas Abilene – Roots & Americana Stage  $20 or Club Pass

    8:30 pm

    Dirty Dozen Brass Band Unity Health System Big Tent  $20 or Club Pass

    8:45 pm

    Phronesis Christ Church – Made In The UK Series  $20 or Club Pass

    9:00 pm

    The James Hunter Six City of Rochester East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage Presented by Rochester General FREE

    Carmen Souza Xerox Auditorium at Xerox Plaza  $20 or Club Pass

    9:15 pm

    Ben Taylor Little Theatre  $20 or Club Pass

    9:30 pm

    Mingo Fishtrap City of Rochester Jazz Street Stage Presented by The Community Foundation  $20 or Club Pass

    Nordic Jazz Now @ Lutheran Church Of The Reformation  $20 or Club Pass

    9:45 pm

    Gas House Gorillas Abilene – Roots & Americana Stage  $20 or Club Pass

    10:00 pm

    Dirty Dozen Brass Band Unity Health System Big Tent  $20 or Club Pass

    Giacomo Gates & Friends The Rochester Club – Groove Nights Series  $20 or Club Pass

    Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers Montage  $20 or Club Pass

    Hilario Duran Trio Max of Eastman Place  $20 or Club Pass

    Gregory Porter Kilbourn Hall, ESM  $25 or Club Pass

    10:30 pm

    XRIJF Nightly Jazz Session with The Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel FREE