Deer Tick will be coming to the Capital Region this Friday, March 7th to The Hollow. Hailing from Providence, Rhode Island, their music is made up of a mixture of rock, country, blues, rock, and folk. Their many influences include Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, The Replacements and Nirvana, whom they all have covered in concert. On special occasions they have played as Deervana, paying tribute to Nirvana by only playing their music throughout the evening. They are touring behind their latest album Negativity that came out last fall that has garnered rave reviews around the country. Their live show is full of energy and the crowd on Friday should be ready for an intimate evening. Deer Tick has been on the rise so this could be the last chance to see the band in such a small space.
Author: Bryan Lasky
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Primus Announces New York Dates for June 2014
Les Claypool may be focusing on his project Duo de Twang at the moment, but come June he will return to the road with Primus. The five date tour sees two stops in New York in June, with the first night being an “evening with” show that takes place at The Capitol Theatre in Portchester on June 24, 2014.
Then on June 27th, Primus will be joined by The Dean Ween Group at The Summer State at Tags in Big Flats. Les and Dean recently started their own reality show that is based around fishing, so it’s no surprise that the two are joining up to tour together.
The Capitol Theatre show goes on sale Friday March 7th at Noon, while The Summer State at Tags show goes on sale Friday March 7th at 10 AM. Both shows are on presale right now through Primus. -
Forecastle Festival Announces 2014 Lineup
Coming out of Louisville, KY today was the announcement of this year’s diverse lineup for the 2014 Forecastle Festival. This years headliners are Outkast, Jack White, and Beck. The under card for the festival is one of the strongest of the season so far. The recently reunited Replacements, Spoon, Band of Horses, Dwight Yoakam and Gary Clark Jr. are on the bill. A couple of female fronted New York bands – Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings and Lucius, are going to be at the festival in mid-July as well.
Other bands playing Forecastle Festival 2014 include JJ Grey and Mofro, Nickle Creek, Slint, The Black Lips, Local Natives, Reignwolf, and Sharon Von Etten. Last year’s festival got rave reviews from all over the country and this year’s line up looks like it will produce more of the same. Festival tickets go on sale Friday March 7th at Noon, with single day and late night shows happening closer to the festival. Stay tuned as we will update you when both of those are announced.
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The Head and The Heart Celebrating Memorial Day at Upstate Concert Hall
The Head and The Heart are coming to Albany’s Upstate Concert Hall on May 26th to celebrate Memorial Day. The band released their second album Let’s Be Still last fall and have been touring behind it since last fall. Their folk-rock music can soothe whatever is ailing you with wonderful harmonies and beautiful instrumentation. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 AM, be sure to grab some.
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Rod Stewart and Santana Team-Up for Summer Tour
Rod Stewart and Santana are teaming up for an early summer tour that is going to hit two cities in Upstate New York – Rod Stewart and Santana: The Voice, The Guitar, The Songs. The tour opener will be at Albany’s Times Union Center on May 23rd. May 31st the pair will hit Buffalo’s First Niagara Center.
Both of these men have been a huge influence for generations and this is sure to be a very special show. Expectations are high for hearing a lot of hits played in each of their sets as their respective catalogs have been on the charts for over 40 years.
Tickets go on sale Friday March 7 at 10 AM, with an American Express pre-sale happening on Tuesday March 4th at 10 AM. This show is going to be a great way for New Yorker’s to kick off their summer.
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Action Bronson Coming to Albany’s Upstate Concert Hall This March
Action Bronson will be bringing his next tour to the Albany area on March 29th at Upstate Concert Hall. Bronson is known as one of the best rappers around today. He has been compared to, and collaborated with, Ghostface Killah, which is an honor for any rapper. Bronson has yet to release an album, but has put out many mixtapes with his latest being Blue Chips 2. Bronson is also known to throw a rowdy show and this being the tour closer should be one for the books. Tickets are on sale on Monday February 24th at 10 AM.
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Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, and The Steep Canyon Rangers Coming to The Palace Theater
Albany’s Palace Theater is going to have a night of music and comedy for everyone to enjoy on June 20th. Steve Martin, along with Edie Brickell and The Steep Canyon Rangers are going to be playing a great night of bluegrass music at the venue. Steve Martin, best known for his comedy, has been an accomplished banjo player for most of his life and has focused on touring and playing in the last few years. Tickets are on sale now.
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Bonnaroo Unveils Massive 2014 Lineup
Bonnaroo has finally announced their eclectic 2014 lineup. In what could be seen as one of the most diverse festivals of the year, Bonnaroo has outdone themselves once again. For many years now Bonnaroo has made sure that their lineup has a little bit of everything for any music fan out there and has brought rock, hip hop, EDM, blues, country, and jam down to the farm. The headliners this year are made up of Elton John, Kanye West, Jack White, and Lionel Richie. Other major names playing in Tennessee this year are Vampire Weekend, The Avett Brothers, Phoenix, Skrillex, Arctic Monkeys, Frank Ocean, The Flaming Lips, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Ms. Lauryn Hill.
In the past couple of years the festival has shied away from its jam band roots, but this year boasts many bands that could fall under that category with The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Umphrey’s McGee, Yonder Mountain String Band, and The John Butler Trio all slated to perform. Other jam bands on the schedule include The Wood Brothers, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Greensky Bluegrass, and Break Science. There are also three Superjams occurring this year with one remaining unannounced at the moment, Skrillex and friends holding down an EDM one, and Ed Helms hosting The Bluegrass Situation.Some other noteworthy acts include Janelle Monae, Cake, Ice Cube, Fitz and the Tantrums, Cage the Elephant, Dr. Dog, Mastodon, White Denim, Polica, and Damon Albarn. Over on Relix there is a great interview with Rick Farman about how they put the festival together this year. He talks about everything from getting Elton John at his first US festival ever to acts that continuously come back and grow with Bonnaroo to why they booked Kanye West again after the debacle of 2008.
Tickets go on sale over at Bonnaroo’s site on Saturday at Noon. Get your tickets and get ready to head down to the farm.
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The Fab Faux Celebrate 50 Years of The Beatles at The Egg
In terms of music we know today, there is no band more important in history than The Beatles. When these four young Englishmen came to New York in February of 1964, they changed the world as we know it. Since the beginning of the month of February, there have been numerous celebrations, shows, exhibits, talks, and performances dedicated to the boys from Liverpool, England. On Saturday, February 15, Albany ended their own week of celebration dedicated to the Beatles with a beautiful performance by The Fab Faux at The Egg.
The Fab Faux is comprised of skilled musicians who have worked with a who’s who of the music industry. The main five men are Will Lee, Jimmy Vivino, Rich Pagano, Frank Anello, and Jack Petruzzelli. On some nights, like Saturday, they bring out the four-piece Hogshead Horns, and the two-piece Crème Tangerine Strings. The first set this evening focused on the more acoustic side of The Beatles catalog. A rambunctious “Two of Us” kicked things off with a bang. “Norwegian Wood” saw Vivino bust out his sitar skills, while he let loose on his guitar during “Paperback Writer”. The Hogshead Horns added beautiful textures to “Penny Lane” and “Got to Get You into My Life.” A perfect rendition of “I Am the Walrus” including the Creme Tangerine Strings closed out the set.
In the second set, the band took it to another level. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was outstanding, and had the contribution of the late George Harrison, via soundboard, help out with the ending of the song. At the end of Vivino’s blistering guitar solo, he thanked George and Eric Clapton for the inspiration to a standing ovation. Will bounced around on stage all night like a little kid on Christmas Day, stating how he couldn’t be happier playing this music right now. For “Get Back” he climbed through the audience, never stopping his playing, and getting the crowd up and moving. Rich and Frank’s vocals were amazing all night. Jack took over the stage for “Oh! Darling” and wowed the crowd with a tremendous take on the classic Abbey Road song. The show ended with the ending medley from that album before a one-two punch of an encore of “Twist and Shout” and “Hey Jude.”
The band was in great spirits all night, joking between songs and showing nothing but smiles. The same thing can be said for the audience. There is something about the music of The Beatles, when played right, that there is nothing else to do but surrender yourself to the music and dance to it. Here’s to another 50 years of their music!
Set 1: Two of Us, I’ve Just Seen a Face, ‘Till There Was You, Nowegian Wood, Blackbird, And I Love Her, You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away^, Mother Nature’s Son^, Things We Said, Nowhere Man, Tell Me Why, Run For Your Life, Paperback Writer, Penny Lane^, Got to Get You into My Life^, I Am the Walrus^*
Set 2: And Your Bird Can Sing, She’s a Woman, I Feel Fine, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, You Won’t See Me, Lady Madonna^, Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da^, Baby It’s You, Ticket to Ride, Eleanor Rigby*, Get Back, Strawberry Fields^*, Oh! Darling, Revolution, Golden Slumbers^*>Carry That Weight*^>The End*^>Her Majesty
Encore: Twish and Shout, Hey Jude
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Morrissey Announces Two New York Summer Appearances
Morrissey announced today that he will be touring the United States this summer and will be stopping in New York for two shows near the end of the tour. On June 16th, he will be bringing his great body of work to the Artpark Main Stage Theater in Lewiston, NY. Five days later on the 21st, he will be closing the tour out at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY with special guest Sir Cliff Richard, Kristeen Young will be opening at both shows.
This tour is in support of an as of now yet unreleased new album that should be out by the time the tour starts. Morrissey has had trouble recently with tours being cancelled part way through, so here is hoping that this tour goes off without any problems. Ticketing information will be released soon.
