NYS Music 20​14

Author: Darren Kemp

  • Aqueous to Celebrate NYE in the Buff!

    AQ-NYE-2014Aqueous have announced plans for a NYE party at Buffalo’s Iron Works with regional funk superstars Funktional Flow. This will be the band’s second show at one of the Nickel City’s newest venues following a near sell-out at their CD release show October 25th. The Iron Works is located in the harbor district across the street from the home of the Buffalo Sabres – The First Niagara Center – and features an “always open” kitchen, killer draft lineup, and top notch sound lights and stage. Sabres fans should take note, as attendees to the NYE home game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning can get $5 off at the door with their ticket stub.

    Non-hockey fans can net a pre-sale ticket for $10 or take their chances at the door for $12. Don’t delay on those tickets –  it is extremely likely this event will sell-out –  Flow has a huge local crowd and Aqueous has not been in town for NYE since 2012. Given both bands last few NYE sets there should be lots of surprises in store. Check out last year’s Aqueous setlist below. Welcome back to the Buff AQ! (Shirts and shoes required)

    2013/12/31 Aqueous at The Crooked I, Erie PA

    SET I: The Median, Skyway > Eon Don, Complex Pt. II *, Coyote Run **, Africa ***

    SET II: Auld Lang Syne > Master of Puppets ^ > Origami, Dave’s Song > Kitty Chaser (Explosions), King For a Day > Willy is 40, All In, Mean Mr. Mustard ^^ > Polythene Pam ^^ > She Came in Through the Bathroom Window ^^ > Golden Slumbers ^^ > Carry that Weight ^^ > The End ^^

    ENCORE: Her Majesty ^^ > Warren in the Window

    NOTES:
    * First time played original
    ** with Eric Brewer on guitar
    *** First time played, Toto cover
    ^ First time played, Metallica cover
    ^^ First time played, The Beatles cover

  • Save Your Change, Nickelback is Coming to NY

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    Pic via wikipedia.org

    Upstate NY will get 15¢ worth of Nickelback next summer with three shows planned across the state  in August. After years of bludgeoning eardrums with gleeful disdain the ‘back has earned – to the chagrin of everyone else – a strong following in their Canadian homeland and across The States and have sold over 50,000,000 records. The tour will support the groups 8th studio release No Fixed Address which will dump onto the scene on November 17th.

    Thrill seekers can catch the boys for around the cost of 160 Timbits™ August 7 at Darien Lake Performing Art Center. Incidentally, those that choose the amusement park admission combo ticket can buy those Timbits in the park before the show. Two additional chances in August come August 11 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center and August 14 in Wantagh NY at Nikon Performing Arts Center at Jones Beach. Chances are the pickle won’t be in attendance. No refunds, eh?

    Check out the entire tour below.

    Nickelback 2015 North American Tour

    2/15 — Allentown, Pa. — PPL Center
    2/16 — Manchester, N.H. — Verizon Wireless Arena
    2/18 — Montreal, Quebec — Bell Centre
    2/19 — Ottawa, Ontario — Canadian Tire Centre
    2/21 — London, Ontario — Budweiser Gardens
    2/22 — Toronto, Ontario — Air Canada Centre
    2/24 — Grand Rapids, Mich. — Van Andel Arena
    2/25 — Louisville, Ky. — KFC Yum! Center
    2/27 — Columbus, Ohio — Nationwide Arena
    2/28 — Moline, Ill. — iWireless Center
    3/2 — Kansas City, Mo. — Sprint Center
    3/3 — Sioux Falls, Iowa — Denny Sanford Premier Center
    3/5 — Omaha, Neb. —  CenturyLink Center
    3/6 — Minneapolis, Minn. — Target Center
    3/8 — Winnipeg, Manitoba — MTS Centre
    3/10 — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — Sasktel Centre
    3/12 — Calgary, Alberta — Scotiabank Saddledome
    3/13 — Edmonton, Alberta — Rexall Place
    3/15 — Vancouver, British Columbia — Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
    3/22 — Nashville, Tenn. — Bridgestone Arena
    3/24 — Charleston, S.C. — N. Charleston Coliseum
    3/25 — Jacksonville, Fla. — Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
    3/27 — Tampa, Fla. — MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
    3/28 — West Palm Beach, Fla. — Cruzan Amphitheatre
    4/1 — Houston, Texas — Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
    4/3 — Dallas, Texas — Gexa Energy Pavilion
    4/4 — Austin, Texas — Austin360 Amphitheater
    4/7 — Tulsa, Okla. — BOK Center
    6/19 — Portland, Ore. –Sleep Country Amphitheater
    6/20 — George, Wash. — The Gorge
    6/23 — Wheatland, Calif. — Sleep Train Amphitheatre
    6/24 — Mountain View, Calif. — Shoreline Amphitheatre
    6/26 — Irvine, Calif. — Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
    6/27 — San Diego, Calif. — Sleep Train Amphitheatre
    6/30 — Albuquerque, N.M. — Isleta Amphitheater
    7/1 — Phoenix, Ariz. — Ak-Chin Pavilion
    7/3 — Las Vegas, Nev. — Mandalay Bay Events Center
    7/5 — Salt Lake City, Utah — USANA Amphitheatre
    7/7 — Denver, Colo. — Red Rocks Amphitheatre
    7/10 — Tinley Park, Ill. — First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
    7/11 — Indianapolis, Ind. — Klipsch Music Center
    7/29 — St Louis, Mo. — Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
    7/31 — Cincinnati, Ohio — Riverbend Music Center
    8/1 — Clarkston, Mich. — DTE Energy Music Theatre
    8/4 — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — Blossom Music Center
    8/5 — Toronto, Ontario — Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
    8/7 — Darien Lake, N.Y. — Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
    8/8 — Hershey, Pa. — Hershey Park Stadium
    8/11 — Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — Saratoga Performing Arts Center
    8/12 — Burgettstown, Pa. —  First Niagara Pavilion
    8/14 — Wantagh, N.Y. — Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
    8/15 — Uncasville, Conn. — Mohegan Arena
    8/18 — Mansfield, Mass. — Xfinity Center
    8/19 — Bangor, Maine —  Waterfront Park
    8/21 — Holmdel, N.J. —  P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
    8/22 — Camden, N.J. — Susquehanna Bank Center
    8/25 — Bristow, Va. — Jiffy Lube Live
    8/26 — Virginia Beach, Va. — Farm Bureau Live
    8/28 — Charlotte, N.C. —  PNC Music Pavilion
    8/29 — Atlanta, Ga. —  Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood

  • Wayne Static Dead at 48

    Photo via wikipedia
    Photo via wikipedia

    Nineties industrial metal band Static-X’s front man, Wayne Static recently passed away in his sleep suddenly at the age of 48. Despite many reports to the contrary, a direct representative of the Static family yesterday said, that the death was not drug related and that Wayne and his wife have been drug free since 2009. Despite that, a specific cause of death has not yet been reported.

    | Read More: Wayne Static’s Death Not Drug-Related According to Statement |

    Static-X thrashed its way onto the scene in 1994 with the fan favorite Wisconsin Death Trip and has maintained an underground popularity since. Static-X took a three-year hiatus from 2009-2012 while Wayne worked on his solo effort Pighammer. In 2012 he restarted the band with all new members. In 2013 they hung it up for good and with Wayne’s passing any future reformation seems highly unlikely.   sends our condolences to his family, friends and fans.

  • Phish Announces LivePhish+ an all Inclusive Subscription Service

    LPBIGGERFollowing the lead of the always innovating Umphrey’s McGee – who announced a similar service earlier this year – Phish today revealed a new upgrade for their LivePhish app called LivePhish+. Fans will be able to sign up for a free ten-day trial which they can continue for $9.99 a month or $99.99 for a full year. Subscribers will get unlimited access to the entire LivePhish catalog including archived shows, new shows, studio albums and side projects.

    Along with the subscription offering the app has gotten several upgrades such as playlist creation, gap-less playback and the ability to rewind and fast forward tracks. Phans can sign up now at plus.livephish.com. Those that do not wish to sign up will still be able to stream their own collection the same as before along with the app upgrades.

  • Fundraiser Show for Slain RPD Officer Daryl Pierson Coming to Rochester Armory

    ARMORYIn the face of happenings in Ferguson, MO and a national media seemingly hellbent on sensationalizing every unfortunate interaction between a civilian and officer it’s easy to forget that most of these guys (and gals) selflessly put their lives on the lines every day to protect our liberties. That’s their job. And on the night of September 23, Rochester Police Department officer Daryl Pierson was doing nothing more than his job when he was murdered in the line of duty trying to apprehend a subject.

    Since then the community of Rochester has come out in droves for the Pierson family and RPD with multiple benefits, donations,  and a simply breath-taking display of support at a massive service at the Blue Cross Arena attended by seemingly every officer and dignitary in a 100 mile radius. The love will continue this Dec. 6 at the Main Street Armory with a benefit night filled with some well-known and up and coming hard rocking entertainment.

    Headlining the event is life long Rochester native and songwriter Hall of Fame member Lou Gramm. Well known as the long time “Juke Box Hero” for classic rock heavy weight Foreigner, Lou has been fronting his own band since leaving Foreigner for good in 2003. With a set list heavily weighted with Foreigner classics and a mix of his own solo material Lou commanded a huge audience at this past years Xerox International Jazz Festival (Check out our gallery of XRIJF Lou Gramm unreleased photos below) and no doubt will bring a lot of fans to this charity event.

    Steve Augeri is best known for being the first “official” replacement singer for Steve Perry in everyone’s favorite sing-a-long group Journey. Now off with his own group, fans should expect to hear a ton of that former  bands repertoire which is back loaded with some of the most heartwarming songs of all time. I can’t imagine their will be a dry eye in the house during “Don’t Stop Believin’” or “Faithfully”.

    Two band’s demise became one bands journey – up and coming bands Abandoned Buildings Club and Velvet Elvis both bit the dust in 2013 and those that continued joined forces as King Buffalo. Featuring deep grooves with a heavy background overlaid with psychedelic vocals and a fantastic rhythm section, this band has gathered a ton of buzz and will make a lot of new fans for a great cause this night.

    Also joining the fun will be Download – Rochester’s favorite hard rock cover band – and Rainline, who gathered some new fans of their own playing their heavy hitting originals at the 2012 Lilac Festival. Tickets are 20$ and are available on Ticketfly, at the House of Guitars, or Aaron’s Alley. All proceeds will benefit the Pierson family. Come on out and pay tribute to one of Rochester’s hero’s, why wouldn’t you?

    Lou Gramm band LIVE at Xerox International Jazz festival

  • Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Album, Release Lead Single “Being Beige”

    SMASHPUMPNineties alt-rock stalwarts Smashing Pumpkins have announced a December 9 release date for their 8th studio effort Monuments to an Elegy. Produced by Howard Willing (from the Adore sessions), Elegy features the lineup of founding member Billy Corgan along with guitarist Jeff Schroeder – who joined in 2007 – and new drummer Tommy Lee. Yes, THE Tommy Lee of Motley Crue fame.

    The announcement also includes a first chance for fans to check out the single “Being Beige”, a melancholy song that will remind fans of sessions from the record bearing that name.

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    Regarding Mr Lee’s ubiquitous presence on the album, Billy had the following to say – “The songs, in demo form, had a strut, and so the suggestion was made that we ought to get someone who ‘plays like’ Tommy. Jeff Schroeder said, ‘why not get the real deal?’  Tommy brings the power and grace he’s known for, which gives the music a vibrancy that is both immediate and unmistakable.”

    Fan’s may pre-order the album now on iTunes. A second album – Day for Night – is already in the works. No touring plans were announced as of yet. Stay tuned!

    Monuments to an Elegy track listing:

    1. Tiberius
    2. Being Beige
    3. Anaise!
    4. One and All
    5. Run2me
    6. Drum + Fife
    7. Monuments
    8. Dorian
    9. Anti-Hero

  • Dopapod Soars to new Heights at Water Street Music Hall

    Kelli_Marsh_Dopapod-1017Dopapod axe-man Rob Compa motions towards the left side of Rochester’s Water Street Music Hall’s floor -“Right there! As a kid, I stood right there and watched Umphrey’s McGee play.”

    Rob’s hometown enthusiasm (Rob is from East Rochester) would carry through a blistering two set/multiple encore night that even Light/Sound man extraordinaire Luke Stratton proclaimed on Twitter as “Best show of the tour so far!” – and that dude sees every show. 2014 has been a rocket ship year for Dopapod – filled with top festival spots and packed shows – and their performance on a warm Fall night in ROC-city showed abundant proof why.

    Before the aforementioned Dopa-storm occurred, two other excellent performances would foreplay the crowd nicely. Stereo Nest – a one man looping experience project by multi-instrumentalist Collin Jones (also of Ocupanther and Haewa) – played an energetic set of organic jamtronica fusion as the floor filled up and got the people moving. Think Keller Williams gone EDM. Only a few shows deep into existence, Stereo Nest is proving to be a force to track.

    After a fast 15 minute changeover NYC’s Consider the Source came out and immediately laid into an extended middle eastern infused spooky-as-hell jam that perfectly complemented October’s arrival. Everyone stared,  transfixed by the bands mind numbing instrumentation. Silence made an odd and welcome entrance throughout the crowd if only for a few fleeting minutes: People – in the rarest of occasions at a modern musical show – actually shut up and listened to the band. CTS is mental music at its absolute peak which can bring the listeners to the frayed edges of sanity. Much like an unexpected hostel tryst with a sexy debonair stranger – they might not always be exactly sure what’s going on, but they know they like it and they want it to keep going. Highlights of the set included a mash-up of “Miserlou” (popularly known as “that Pulp Fiction Song”) and the Beach boys “God Only Knows” along with a blazing outro jam replete with Star Wars teases. An apropos ending for three gentleman who have obviously attained Jedi powers.

    Kelli_Marsh_Dopapod-1009Set-break ensued while people happily refilled their beers and rested their limbs for the last time that night. Water Street had gone a long time without the fizzy stuff due to an ownership change and it was great to throw back some brews yet again at one of Rochester’s most historic of venues. Dopapod came out with the 2009 song “Roid Rage” – a song that starts off jazzy and unassuming before barreling into the fusion/prog/rock hodgepodge typical of ‘Pods genre-wildcard style. Dopapod is one of those crossover bands that should give those fans that are music lovers but have a natural disdain for bands labeled as “jam” a reason to consider. This band is no Phish, no Dead – this band is a culmination of influences across the spectrum. Imagine if all your favorite bands played at once and you get a sense of what ‘pod is all about. As the set continued the band visited several tracks off their upcoming release Never Odd or Even –  “Psycho Nature” “Hey Zeus” and perhaps one of the most epic songs ever – “FABA”. “FABA” – an instrumental which no one seems to want to reveal what the acronym stands for – typically exceeds the ten minute mark and is a dictionary level study in the science of musical contrast.  Filled with more goose bump inducing air guitar raging peaks then the Alps, this song grabs the mind heart and soul and does not let go. As if that wasn’t enough, the set ended with an exclamation mark – an absolutely mm/ rendition of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” with all three members of Consider the Source joining the fun on stage.

    At this point – being 12:30 AM on a weekday – sadly this reporter had to head to bed. The band continued with a full second set filled with some of the most revered songs according to the bands fan club – Dopafam – with enthusiastic reports on excellent versions of “Nuggy Jawson” “Onionhead” and “French Bowling” as well as a rare “Carolina” second encore that ended after 2 AM. When the ‘pod hits the area again, that next day is getting taken off.

    Dopapod Set List

    Set 1: Roid Rage, Trapper Keeper, Psycho Nature, Hey Zeus!, FABA, Grow, Vol. 3 #86, War Pigs*
    Set 2: Nuggy Jawson, Priorities->Off the Cuff->Priorities, Onionhead, French Bowling
    Encore: Nerds, Carolina

    * Black Sabbath, w/With Gabe, John, and Jeff from CTS[FinalTilesGallery id=’26’]

  • Who is 50? Who is coming to NY?

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    Photo via thewho.com

    Legendary classic rock and hall of fame act The Who will be celebrating 50 years of music with an extensive 2 leg tour through most of 2015. Windmilling guitarist Pete Townsend apparently has big plans for the tour: “Trying to stay young. Not wearing socks. Growing a great big woodcutter’s beard. Might even wear a check shirt on stage and get a tattoo of a Union Jack. Always a fashion victim. But under no illusions. We are what we are, and extremely good at it, but we’re lucky to be alive and still touring.”

    Will this be the last hurrah for the pinball wizards? According to Roger Daltry “This is the beginning of the long goodbye.” While that certainly leaves the true retirement date way up in the air, it’s probably advisable to get to one of these shows before the end is nigh. New Yorkers will have four chances to do so with dates in Uniondale (May 20) Brooklyn (May 26) Forest Hills (May 30) and a fall date at party central – Madison Square Garden (Oct 27). Tickets for leg one shows go on sale to the general public Oct 17th. Pre-sales are available via the bands fan club Oct 11, if you’re not currently a member you can sign up here.

    The Who 2015 Tour

    LEG ONE

    Wed, April 15 Tampa, FL at Amalie Arena

    Fri, April 17 Miami, FL at American Airlines Arena

    Sun, April 19 Jacksonville, FL in Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

    Tue, April 21 Raleigh, NC in PNC Arena

    Thu, April 23 Duluth, GA at The Arena at Gwinnett Center

    Mon, April 27 Austin, TX in Frank Erwin Center

    Wed, April 29 Houston, TX in Toyota Center

    Sat, May 2 Dallas, TX in American Airlines Center

    Tue, May 5 Kansas City, MO in Sprint Center

    Thu, May 7 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center

    Sat, May 9 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Arena

    Mon, May 11 Nashville, TN in Bridgestone Arena

    Wed, May 13 Chicago, IL in Allstate Arena

    Fri, May 15 Columbus, OH in Nationwide Arena

    Sun, May 17 Philadelphia, PA in Wells Fargo Center

    Wed, May 20 Uniondale, NY in Nassau Coliseum

    Fri, May 22 Atlantic City, NJ in Boardwalk Hall

    Sun, May 24 Uncasville, CT in Mohegan Sun Arena

    Tue, May 26 Brooklyn, NY in Barclays Center

    Sat, May 30 Forest Hills, NY in Forest Hills Stadium

    2015 TOUR DATES – LEG TWO

    Mon, September 14 San Diego, CA in Valley View Casino Center

    Wed, September 16 Anaheim, CA in Honda Center

    Sat, September 19 Las Vegas, NV in Colosseum at Caesars Palace

    Mon, September 21 Los Angeles, CA in STAPLES Center

    Wed, September 23 Oakland, CA in Oracle Arena

    Fri, September 25 Portland, ORModa Center

    Sun, September 27 Seattle, WA in KeyArena

    Tue, September 29 Vancouver, BC in Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

    Thu, October 1 Calgary, AB in Scotiabank Saddledome

    Sat, October 3 Edmonton, AB in Rexall Place

    Tue, October 6 Saskatoon, SK in SaskTel Centre

    Thu, October 8 Winnipeg, MBMTS Centre

    Sat, October 10 Minneapolis, MN in Target Center

    Tue, October 13 Milwaukee, WI in BMO Harris Bradley Center

    Thu, October 15 Chicago, IL in United Center

    Sat, October 17 Detroit, MI in Joe Louis Arena

    Mon, October 19 Toronto, ON in Air Canada Centre

    Wed, October 21 Toronto, ON in Air Canada Centre

    Fri, October 23 Pittsburgh, PA in CONSOL Energy Center

    Sun, October 25 Newark, NJ in Prudential Center

    Tue, October 27 New York, NY in Madison Square Garden

    Thu, October 29 Boston, MA in TD Garden

    Sun, November 1 Washington, DC in Verizon Center

    Wed, November 4 Philadelphia, PA in Wells Fargo Center

  • Fleetwood Mac Expands Reunion Tour – Adds 3 NY Dates

    FM-TOURThe Fleetwood Mac reunion tour has just begun and already has been expanded well into 2015. The shows will feature the return of long time member Christine McVie whom – sans a quick two show stint in 2013 – has not been active in the band since 1998. The North America centered tour will run at least into April of next year with dates all across the US and Canada.

    Upstate fans can look forward to a triple dose of Mac and McVie with dates in New York City (Jan 22 Madison Square Garden) Uniondale (Jan 25 Nassau Coliseum) and Buffalo (Jan 31 First Niagara Center). Tickets to all these shows are bound to sell out, so if you want to catch this rare reunion of one of classic rocks greats, do not delay.

    Fleetwood Mac 2014-2015 Tour

    10/10 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
    10/11 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
    10/14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center
    10/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
    10/18 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
    10/19 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
    10/21 – Indianapolis, IN @ Bankers Life Fieldhouse
    10/22 – Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
    10/26 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Center
    10/31 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
    11/01 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center
    11/10 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
    11/12 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
    11/14 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
    11/15 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
    11/18 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
    11/20 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
    11/22 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
    11/24 – Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Arena
    11/25 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
    11/28 – Inglewood, CA @ The Forum
    11/29 – Inglewood, CA @ The Forum
    12/02 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
    12/03 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
    12/10 – Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
    12/12 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
    12/14 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
    12/15 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
    12/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
    12/19 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Center
    12/20 – Tampa, FL @ Tampa Bay Times Forum
    01/16 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
    01/17 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
    01/20 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
    01/22 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
    01/24 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
    01/25 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
    01/28 – Providence, RI @ Dunkin’ Donuts Center
    01/31 – Buffalo, NY @ First Niagara Center
    02/03 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
    02/05 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
    02/07 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
    02/08 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
    02/11 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
    02/12 – Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center
    02/14 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
    02/17 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
    02/18 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
    03/01 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
    03/07 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena
    03/08 – Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena
    03/11 – Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena
    03/12 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena
    03/15 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena
    03/17 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex
    03/18 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
    03/27 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
    03/28 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
    03/31 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena

  • Aqueous Announce New Album ‘Cycles’, Release Lead Single 20/20

    AQUEOUS-CYCLES-COVERARTBuffalo’s Aqueous, one of New York’s fastest growing bands, has announced an October 21 release date for their 3rd studio effort Cycles. Featuring eight road tested originals and two brand new instrumentals, the album exemplifies a leap forward in songwriting and focus for the four-piece groove rock outfit.

    Fans can now pre-order the album on the band’s merch page and stream the first track –  “20/20”, which, like most Aqueous tunes, seamlessly mixes multiple influences into one coherent composition. Aqueous will play a three show Upstate New York run to celebrate the release along with North Carolina’s The Mantras. Catch the mini-tour Oct 23 in Ithaca NY at The Dock, Oct 24 at The Montage in Rochester, and a hometown show Oct 25 at Buffalo’s Iron Works.

    “This is the most invested we’ve been in a studio effort so far; it feels really cohesive, and we were truly afforded the opportunity to spend the time elaborating on ideas and being thorough in our execution of them,” explained guitarist Mike Gantzer. “We all feel a true sense of accomplishment and excitement for our fans to hear this; it contains some of the most intense and thematic compositions in our catalog, and generally speaking feels like a profound step for us.”

    Guitarist/keyboardist David Loss adds his own thoughts on the recording process – “I couldn’t be happier with the way this album came together. Everyone gave their best performances and I think it really shows. It was great to work with Justin Rose and Richie English again at GCR Audio in Buffalo as well as finally getting a chance to work with Jocko at More Sound. This was an all around great experience!”

    Cycles was crowd funded via a successful Kickstarter campaign which fans helped exceed a $7000 goal by over $2000. Go grab yourself a pre-order and check out the full track listing below.

    Cycles Track Listing

    1. Dawn [1:00]
    2. Kitty Chaser (Explosions) [9:39]
    3. 20/20 [5:02]
    4. The Median [6:41]
    5. Skyway [8:47]
    6. Complex Pt. I [8:11]
    7. Wandering [1:56]
    8. Complex Pt. II [9:04]
    9. King for a Day [7:45]
    10. Staring into the Sun [15:02]