NYS Music 20​14

Author: Kristen

  • Jackson Browne Tour Dates to Include Four NY Dates

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    Jackson Browne announced his solo acoustic tour today – dates will run throughout July and August. is excited to say that NY will get four dates on that tour.  Advance tickets will go on sale Wednesday April, 9th at 10am. Visit for tickets and tour info.

    Your first opportunity to see the legendary singer/songwriter will be August, 5th at Nikon at Jones Beach with special guest John Fogerty.The August 5th show will also feature Browne with his full band, while the entire tour will feature Browne performing songs from his entire catalog and a varying set list each night.

    August 11th the band will play Buffalo’s summer concert series at Artpark in Lewistown, NY. August 13th – the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, NY and August 14th at the Palace Theatre in Albany, NY.

  • Paul McCartney ‘Out There’ Tour Comes to Albany, NY July 5th

    McCartney_2014The Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. made an official announcement today about what they are calling, ‘a historical event’ – Paul McCartney is coming. The 2:30 PM press conference was held to add the venue to the list for Paul McCartney’s Out There tour. McCartney will play the Times Union Center on July 5th.

    Tickets will be on sale through Ticketmaster, at 10 AM, on Monday, Apr. 14.

  • dopapod Announces 2014 Spring Tour

    Prog-Rock superstars, dopapod recently announced their Spring 2014 Tour Dates. The band will be playing some Upstate, NY dates – 4/24 at Saratoga’s Putnam Den with Aqueous, 4/25 at The Westcott Theater in Syracuse, NY with Aqueous and then 4/26 at The Waiting Room in Buffalo, NY with a third night with Buffalo’s own Aqueous and favorites and Albany natives,  Mister F. For tickets and info please visit www.dopapod.com.
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  • Umphrey’s McGee Announces “Similar Skin”

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    Umphrey’s Mcgee announced yesterday that they will be releasing a new album later this year. The progressive-rock band will release their eighth studio album titled, Similar Skin, on June 10th.

    Also announced today is the new album will be released on the bands newly created independent record label, Nothing Too Fancy Music – which is another sign that this band is bending not only genres but inherently changing the rules of the game. The new album includes 11 new songs, some of which have been performed live but never included on a recorded album.

    Similar Skin tracklist: N2F

    The Linear
    Cut The Cable
    Hourglass
    No Diablo
    Similar Skin
    Puppet String
    Little Gift
    Educated Guess
    Loose Ends
    Hindsight
    Bridgeless

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  • XRIJF Announces Final Lineup for the 2014 Jazz Fest

    After the initial announcement of this year’s XRIJF headliners, Earth, Wind and Fire & Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell being announced earlier this year – the final lineup has now been announced for the 2014 Rochester Jazz Festival.

    The final lineup comes after the news of a second show not only being added by promoters but also selling out within minutes,  to the Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers event at the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on June 21st. Also sold-out for this years festival is headliner Earth, Wind and Fire, who will perform at the Kodak Hall Theatre on June 27th.

    Highlights from this morning’s announcement include- Brooklyn Based, funk-a-licious, Soulive J.D. Wilkes and the Dirt Daubers at the Abilene Roots & Americana Stage, where they recently had a packed house for their show earlier this year. Brooklyn based Snarky Puppy will be playing the Harro East Ballroom, and the MOHO Collective will perform at the Inn on Broadway. Also added to this year’s list of headliners is Jazz sensation, Buddy Guy.

    The full lineup can be downloaded on the XRIJF website and please stay tuned to Music Guide for all your news and live coverage of this years 9 day Jazz festival.

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  • Devil Makes Three Coming to Water Street Music Hall

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    The Devil Makes Three is a folk-rockabilly-bluegrassy trio originating from nearby Brattleboro, VT – they will be traveling through Rochester, NY on their upcoming Spring Tour.

    The group of friends left the East Coast and headed West to California, where they became, The Devil Makes Three in 2001 and have spent the last decade building a fan base from coast to coast. The trio has graced the stages of festivals such as – Delfest, Bonnaroo, and Austin City Limits. They are a force to be reckoned with without a doubt.

    The band will play Water Street Music Hall in Rochester, NY with Joe Fletcher & the Wrong Reasons on April 23, the doors open at 7:30PM, this show is at 8PM, Ages 16+ tickets are $15 and can be purchased HERE.

    *This event has been moved to the Zeppa Auditorium 

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  • Jimkata Announces Debut Appearance at a festival

    Jimkata will be making their inaugural appearance at the legendary festival in Brimfield, MA June 13-15 alongside a bunch of their good friends – Dopapod, Kung Fu, Consider the Source, The Breakfast, The Nth Power, lespecial, Dub Apocalypse, Aqueous, Mun, Cosmic Dust Bunnies and so many more!!!

    Ithaca’s prog-rock superstars are blazing the trail to bigger festivals every year – making the line-up at is further proof of what Upstate New Yorker’s have known for some time now.

    Tickets – $75 = 3 Days of Music, 60 Musical Performances, 2 Disc Golf Tournaments, 3 Stages, Late Night Silent Disco, Grass or Woods Camping, Vending, Kids Activities, Late Night Acoustic Stage, Live Painting, Installation Artists, Group Yoga Sessions, and Hula Hoop Workshops. Entering year number 4 Disc Jam still embraces the small festival vibe while drawing big names from New York City, Boston, Connecticut, Rhode Island and beyond. This year will prove to be another unforgettable gathering of creators and visionaries of some of the best in the live music scene today with Jimkata on the festival lineup.

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  • The Black Lillies are Coming to Rochester’s Abilene Bar & Lounge

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    Black Lillies front man Cruz Contreras is no stranger to the music business and the Black Lillies are not his first musical endeavor. Having lent his name to two previous bands that held notable success – Contreras continues that success and more with this electrifying bluegrass outfit. The Black Lillies have grown from a group of friends sitting around a campfire to one of the hardest working independent bands in the industry.

    If you missed their barn burner this past Summer at the Rochester Jazz Festival, this is your chance to see what you missed – if you were one of the foot-stomping attendees to that dance party, you know what to do! Come and enjoy the Appalachian sounds of Knoxville, Tennessee at Abilene in Rochester, NY on March 3rd. Show starts at 8:30PM and tickets are $12 and this is an all ages show.

    Eschewing record labels, they’ve still managed to conquer the Billboard Top 200 charts (Runaway Freeway Blues debuted at #43), put three tracks in Country Music Television’s top 12 requested videos, and film a nationally broadcast commercial for Twizzlers. They’ve been featured on numerous television specials and played festivals as widespread as Bonnaroo, Rochester Jazz Festival, MerleFest, and CMA Fan Fair.  Despite trafficking in a richer, more authentic brand of country and Americana than what gets played on mainstream country radio, they’ve still been invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry more than twenty times – a record for an independent act.

    The Band:  front-man Cruz Contreras, harmony vocalist Trisha Gene Brady, multi-instrumentalist Tom Pryor, bass player Robert Richards and drummer Bowman Townsend.

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  • 7th Annual Delfest Announces Lineup, String Cheese Incident Joins the Family

    Delfest 2014Bluegrass fans got what the were waiting for today from the folks at DelFest. The initial lineup announcement has once again struck a chord with the festival goers and the lineup brings DelFest into the spotlight once again. Returning this year are festival favorites Yonder Mountain String Band, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder, Railroad Earth, 2 sets with the String Cheese Incident and of course the festival namesake and recent Grammy Winner – The Del McCoury Band.

    DelFest continues to do what festivals must do from year to year to survive, they keep coming back with line-ups that bring the fans. This festival promises to be both a good party and a family-friendly vacation into the world of old-timey bluegrass bands and current popular bands that cross the genres of bluegrass and jam band.

    The most notable new name on this year’s line up is The String Cheese Incident.  Billy Nershi has been at almost every DelFest in one configuration or another, but rumors really started flying after the Del McCoury Band guested with String Cheese on New Year’s.  The two bands have shared the bill several times and the mutual respect between the two camps led to this being a natural fit this year.  The lineup also includes DelFest favorites Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, among others, along with everyone’s favorite emcee, Mr. Joe Craven.

    Here’s a look at this year’s initial lineup (more acts will be announced in the coming months):

    The Del McCoury Band
    The String Cheese Incident (2 Sets)
    Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder
    Yonder Mountain String Band
    Railroad Earth
    Hot Rize feat. Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers
    Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
    The Travelin’ McCourys
    Greensky Bluegrass
    Carolina Chocolate Drops
    The Gibson Brothers
    Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott
    Sierra Hull
    The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
    Kruger Brothers
    The Duhks
    Joe Craven
    The Deadly Gentlemen
    Spirit Family Reunion
    Cabinet
    The California Honeydrops
    The Unseen Strangers

    Four day festival tickets are currently on sale at www.delfest.com along with DELuxe tickets.  All RV passes with hook ups are sold out, and there are a limited number of “dry” RV passes still available. Early Bird Passes on sale now! https://delfest.eventbrite.com/

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  • The David Mayfield Parade at Abilene in Rochester, NY

    To say that one has “seen” a David Mayfield Parade show is an understatement. The experience can best be described as an event that you were a part of when the Parade came to your town. The charisma that emanates from Mayfield’s heart and soul, the music that he creates and the interactions he shares with the crowd are a spectacular occasion.

    The David Mayfield ParadeThis night the venue was full and the music was hot! Highlights were hearing originals like, “Love Will Only Break Your Heart” – in true Mayfield fashion songs about love were followed by strong fiddle and bass filled dance songs, and dancing on the bar and the chairs and flat-out on the floor.

    Banter among band members is common place at live shows but banter WITH the audience is what you get from Mayfield. Saturday’s show at Abilene Bar & Lounge in Rochester, NY was no exception to the carnival side-show antics that make this band who they are and sets them apart from the others.  Mayfield was in the midst of performing his sexual prowess where he fit the entire mic into his mouth while batting his eyes and flirting with the crowd – a female fan yelled out, “I love you David!” to which Mayfield replied, “I thought I told you to wait outside”. The small crowd at the intimate one room venue erupted with roars of laughter at the well-played banter.

    Another moment shared between the crowd and Mayfield was set inside a circle of fans as Mayfield serenaded us with his acoustic guitar – sharing these intimate interactive moments with music and the artist is what music lovers hope for with shows like this.

    The setting is small, especially in the winter when the back deck is closed off but the intimacy that can be reached between bands and patrons can not be found in any other venue in this city. Abilene has become Rochester’s secret garden for music, whether it’s as the Americana stage at Jazz Fest or the little bar with the blue grassy – rockabilly bands in the cold of winter. This venue is perfect just the way it is and I look forward to seeing shows here in the future.

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    • The David Mayfield Parade