NYS Music 20​14

Category: News

  • Papadosio Announces Fall Tour 2014

    North Carolina’s jazzy jamtronica favorite, Papadosio has announced an extensive 35-date US tour for fall 2014.

    Billed as the “Imaginal Cells” tour, ‘dosio will be visiting old and new cities and will be joined by Twiddle, Jimkata, Asian Teacher Factory, Ghost Owl, and Tauk on select dates.

    Upstate will get four visits – September 5 at the Catskill Chill festival, October 14 at The Haunt in Ithaca, October 15 at The Westcott in Syracuse, and October 22 at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo. Regarding the tour’s name, the band released the following statement:

    “Intertwined with evolution lies design.  Nature casts blueprints for transition that resemble reinvention. Embryo, larva, pupa and imago mark the lifespan of the caterpillar, and nestled in the depths of metamorphosis lie dormant cells with an ancient memory of the future embedded within.”

    We’re not sure what that means either, but you can bet will be there to find out!

    Papadosio Fall Tour 2014.

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  • Otherwise Tour Launches in September

    Otherwise is set to release their fourth studio album in September, and with that they recently announced the dates to their upcoming tour. 20140722-214830-78510384.jpg

    The tour stops at New York City’s Webster Hall on September 29.

    Peace At All Costs comes at the heels of their 2012 release True Love Never Dies, which charted as high as No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers Album chart.

    “Peace comes through struggle,” stated the band through a press release from their label Century Media Records.  “It’s a reward that’s earned rather than simply given. It’s the product of tireless work and an unbreakable spirit against all odds and opposition. Otherwise are no strangers to that struggle, rising up to become rock ‘n’ roll contenders in the face of a tumultuous musical climate and a series of personal hardships.”

    The boys out of Las Vegas plan to pair up with Islander and Like A Storm throughout the tour, which kicks off September 11.

    Peace At All Costs is to be released September 16.

  • New Work for Hootie & The Blowfish Possible?

    When Darius Rucker was approached about the possible return to his roots, he didn’t blow off the question about Hootie & The Blowfish.

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    The rock artist turned country music sensation was originally the front man for Grammy Award winning Hootie & The Blowfish.  Hootie formed in 1986 on the campus of The University of South Carolina at Columbia, where Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim Sonefeld attended.  It was in 1994 that they came into popularity with the release of Cracked Rear View. The album charted four, Top 20 hits in the United States, ultimately going platinum 16 times, ultimately earning the distinction of best-selling album of 1995.  It is considered one of the best selling debut albums of all time.

    Rucker announced the launch of his solo career in 2008 and has since achieved accolades from Nashville as a country music artist.  His second solo album Learn to Live reached platinum in 2009.

    Hootie & The Blowfish never broke-up.  In fact, the band still performs together at least four times a year for their charity endeavors. Rucker told Contactmusic.com in 2008 that he would consider bringing Hootie and the Blowfish back to the studio after he has recorded, “three or four country records.”

    Rucker’s 2013 release True Believers is his fourth country music album.

  • moe. Auction For a Good Cause

    Earlier this month Buffalo jam band, moe., is auctioned off Vinnie Amico’s Pooch Drumhead, to donate the proceeds to the family of one of the children featured in one of their recent videos.

    Haley, a 12-year-old girl who was in the “Blond Hair, Blue Eye’s” music video, suffered a spinal stroke in May. The band reported that she was struggling but continuing to strive. She is partially paralyzed on her right side. She loves music and is an athlete and needs everyone’s help.

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    The drumhead is used and will be signed by the entire band during their July 2014 tour. You can read more about Haley’s story by visiting haleyshealing.org.

    moe. recently announced additions to their fall tour, including stops in Montreal and Toronto September 14 and 16.

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    Pre-sale ticketing goes on sale 7/9 10am ET through moe.ticketing

    FALL DATES

    9-12- Orono, Maine- Collins Center for the Arts
    9-13- Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada- Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival
    9-14- Montreal, Quebec, Canada- Virgin Mobil Corona Theatre
    9-16- Toronto, Quebec, Canada- The Mod Club
    9-18- Peoria, Illinois- CEFCU Center Stage
    9-19- Royal Oak, Michigan- Royal Oak Music Theatre
    9-20- Cincinnati, Ohio- Moonlite Gardens

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  • Umphrey’s McGee Releases 2014 Fall Tour Dates

    Today, prog-rock jam heroes Umphrey’s McGee released their initial tour schedule for Fall 2014.

    Upstate New York gets two visits in late October in Niagara Falls and in Binghamton.

    UM’s yearly Halloween mash-up party will take place at The House of Blues in Boston. The red hot Dopapod will be supporting UM from 10/24 until 10/31.

    New Year’s will see a four-day run at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA. All released dates are available below.

    Umphrey's McGee 2014 Fall Tour

    Umphrey’s McGee 2014 Fall Tour

    10/22 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues

    10/23 Niagara Falls, NY – Rapids Theatre

    10/24 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE

    10/29 Binghamton, NY – The Forum Theatre

    10/30 Wilkes Barre, PA – FM Kirby Center

    10/31-11/01 Boston, MA – House of Blues w/ Dopapod

    11/06 Kalamazoo, MI – State Theatre

    11/14-11/15 Live Oak, FL – Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival

    12/03-12/07 Dominican Holidaze

    12/31-01/03 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle

  • Live Music at Frost Ridge This Summer?

    Frost Ridge and other parties are embroiled in a legal battle over amplified music hosted at Le Roy campground are awaiting a decision to reverse a preliminary injunction levied by the State Supreme Court back in May. 20140528-212719-77239713.jpg

    State Supreme Court Justice Robert Noonan was expected to release a written decision last week, but reportedly needs more information.

    No date for a follow-up hearing has been announced.

    Attorneys for Frost Ridge Campgrounds asked the court to reverse the decision because the owners want to hold their annual concert series at the campground. Since the injunction, they have organized shows at alternative sites.

    The injunction issued in May was in response to lawsuits from the Town of Le Roy. New information presented the court shows the Zoning Board of Appeals determined that Frost Ridge was being operated in 2013 within the bounds of its use.

    Ownership of the grounds has changed hands the past several years. The Luetticke-Archbell family purchased the grounds in 2008. In doing so, there was no apparent confusion over how the land could be used, due in part to a 1998 decision by the town’s zoning board of appeals. As the land was being sold then the ZBA was asked to clarify how it was zoned. The board supposedly responded by viewing the activities on the grounds as “preexisting nonconforming”, as the nature of their business was established before the town devised a master plan in 1967.

    Since 2012, Luetticke-Archbell have established a healthy summer music festival, luring music talents from across the country. According to the campground’s website, music has been played there since it was known primarily as a ski lodge. The campgrounds, according to the two brothers, were established in 1963.

    The town, citing from their records, see only the ski lodge as being grandfathered into their zoning plans. Everything else, after 1967, would require a use variance, which would ultimately be granted through a review of the town board.

    In addition to the on-going lawsuit, the Luetticke-Archbell family suffered the loss of their home by fire over the July 4th holiday weekend.  The cause of the fire is reportedly undetermined.

    Featured photo: The Farm, as they performed at the Frost Ridge Campgrounds in 2013. The picture was shared on the campgrounds’ Facebook page.

    Sources: The Batavian, WBTA 1490

  • Drake vs Lil Wayne tour kicks off at Darien Lake

    Once again Hip Hop superstars Drake and Lil Wayne will hit some of their usual spots this summer as they bring their “Vs” tour to New York State.

    Drake performing at the Sound Academy in Toronto in 2011. (Shot by Drew: Drake (The Come Up Show))
    Drake performing at the Sound Academy in Toronto in 2011. (Shot by Drew: Drake (The Come Up Show))

    The unique tour was named “Vs” because both artists will not only play their hits, but at different points of the show, the artist will join each other on stage and collaborate with one another.

    Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center, N.Y will get the first show of the tour on Friday August 8th. Other N.Y dates will include Tuesday, August 12th at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga, N.Y and Tuesday, August 19th at the Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills, N.Y.

  • Halestorm to Perform at Town Ballroom

    Grammy award winners, Halestorm recently announced they would be playing at Buffalo’s Town Ballroom on November 24th.

    Halestorm has toured with rock and metal’s biggest bands, Shinedown, Stone Sour, Disturbed, Megadeth, Papa Roach and Godsmack. This year, they have stretched out their sphere of influence, having played a few selected dates with country singer, Eric Church. 052713-halestorm-400x270

    The band scored two Top 10 singles from their debut, self-titled album, “I Get Off” and “It’s Not You”.

    Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 18 at noon at TicketFly and Town Ballroom box office.

    Check out Halestorm on their 2014 North American Tour:

    7/18 — Oshkosh, Wis. — Rock USA
    8/1 — Clearfield, Pa. — Clearfield County Fair
    8/2 — Syracuse, N.Y. — KRockathon
    8/3 — Mescalero, N.M. — Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino
    8/15 — Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa State Fair Grandstand
    8/16 — Sedalia, Mo. — Missouri State Fair
    8/28 — Comstock Park, Mich. — Fifth Third Ballpark (w/ Theory of a Deadman)
    9/27 — Baltimore, Md. — Shindig Festival
    9/29 — New York, N.Y. — Terminal 5
    9/30 — Watertown, N.Y. — McVean Gymnasium @ Jefferson
    11/11 — Chattanooga, Tenn. — Track 29
    11/12 — Knoxville, Tenn. — The International
    11/14 — St. Petersburg, Fla. — Mahaffey Theater
    11/15 — Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. — Revolution
    11/16 — Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — House of Blues Orlando
    11/18 — Louisville, Ky. — Mercury Ballroom
    11/20 — Green Bay, Wis. — Resch Center**
    11/21 — Peoria, Ill. — Civic Center**
    11/22 — Evansville, Ind. — Ford Center**
    11/24 — Buffalo, N.Y. — Town Ballroom
    11/25 — Westbury, N.Y. — The Space at Westbury
    11/28 — Sayreville, N.J. — Starland Ballroom
    11/29 — Worcester, Mass. — The Palladium
    12/1 — Cincinnati, Ohio — Bogart’s
    12/4 — Wichita, Kan. — INTRUST Bank Arena**
    12/5 — Kansas City, Mo. — Sprint Center**
    12/6 — Sioux Falls, S.D. — Denny Sanford Premier Center**
    12/8 — Memphis, Tenn. — Minglewood Hall
    12/9 — Baton Rouge, La. — Varsity Theatre
    12/11 — Duluth, Ga. — Arena at Gwinnett Center**
    12/12 — Greenville, S.C. — Bon Secours Wellness Arena**
    12/13 — Birmingham, Ala. –BJCC Arena**

    ** supporting Eric Church

  • New Name for Albany’s Red Square

    In August of 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the gulf coast and uprooted Red Square proprietor Francis Verret, along with scores of Louisiana families, from his home.

    Verret’s been a resident of the Capital Region for nearly a decade now, having been the proprietor of Red Square for the past nine years. And, last night, he announced another change: the popular downtown Albany venue on Broadway is changing its name to the Parish Public House.

    “It has always been the plan to open our kitchen and expand the business beyond just our live music events,” says Verret. “That plan has finally come to fruition with the launch of Parish Public House, which combines the quality, original live music events that Red Square has been known for with a Cajun-inspired restaurant and bar.”

    On July 24, at 8 p.m. Parish Public House will host its own grand opening, presenting live music from Eric Lindell & Co.

    Originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, Verret eventually settled down and purchased the Red Square in 2006. As the years progressed, he said, so did the vision of transforming the live music club into a Cajun-themed restaurant and bar;  serving up tried-and-true Cajun specialties and Louisiana’s favorite cocktails. The menu promises a wide range of dishes, from a simple Po Boy to a richly flavored Étouffée, Jambalaya and Gumbo.

    Verret explains that the new name is also inspired by his old home.  A parish is the Louisiana equivalent to New York’s county.

    “We’re going to build our own little Louisiana parish right here in downtown Albany,” says Verret, adding that the new place will feature “the food, community, spirit, and, well – spirits – that embody the Cajun culture that is celebrated around the world.”

    Eric Lindell first appeared at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2005, a fact that missed by Verret.  He said, Lindell makes the perfect complement to kicking off the Louisiana-themed venue.

    Located at 388 Broadway, Parish Public House will be open for lunch and dinner service from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. weekdays and 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. on Saturday, with later bar hours. Live music will continue at the venue most Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and an event menu will be available during shows.

    Feature photo of  Jeff Bujak performing at the Red Square last July.

  • Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Exodus Victory Lap Set, Will Include Albany Stop November 25

    Earlier this year, thrash metal heavyweights Slayer, along with hardcore punk outfit Suicidal Tendencies, and fellow thrashers Exodus embarked on a brief tour in May – every show sold out. So back by popular demand a fall tour has been announced. The Scion presented tour will be stopping at the Washington Avenue Amory on Tuesday, November 25. The full tour dates listed below.

    Slayer has been touring heavily the past two years with a controversial split with drummer Dave Lombardo, while Suicidal Tendencies have been on tour supporting last year’s critically acclaimed album, simply named, 13. Exodus reciently made headlines with their controversial split with frontman Rob Dukes who has since been replaced by Steve “Zetro” Souza, who fronted Exodus from 1986-1993 and 2002-2004. Guitarist Gary Holt will be on double duty with both Exodus and Slayer.

    Tickets for the Albany show can be purchased here.

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    Tour Dates

    Nov. 12 – Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA

    Nov. 14 – The Forum, Los Angeles, CA

    Nov. 15 – Comercia Theatre, Phoenix, AZ

    Nov. 17 – Bricktown Events Center, Oklahoma City, OK

    Nov. 18 – ACL Live, Austin, TX

    Nov. 19 – Verizon Theatre, Dallas, T

    Nov. 21 – Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL

    Nov. 22 – The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA

    Nov. 23 – The Fillmore, Charlotte, NC

    Nov. 25 – The Armory, Albany, NY

    Nov. 26 – Sands Events Center, Bethlehem, PA

    Nov. 28 – The Palladium, Worcester, MA

    Nov. 29 – Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ

    Nov. 30 – Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA

    Dec. 02 – Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH

    Dec. 04 – Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN

    Dec. 05 – The Fillmore, Detroit, MI