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  • The Black Keys Coming to Rochester in September

    turnblueEveryone’s favorite blues rocking duo The Black Keys have announced a Rochester, NY show for September 14th at The Blue Cross Arena.

    The band will be touring in support of their newly released album, Turn Blue. This will be the bands first Flower City visit since 2010 at CMAC. Back then they were still an opener, now they are headlining and no doubt will have a packed house. Cage the Elephant will open the show. Ticket information is not yet available.

    The Black Keys 2014 Tour dates
    9/05 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center*
    9/06 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena*
    9/07 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena*
    9/09 – Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center*
    9/10 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center*
    9/12 – Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena*
    9/13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ CONSOL Energy Center*
    9/14 – Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena*
    9/16 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ Air Canada Centre*
    9/18 – Montreal, QC, Canada @ Bell Centre*
    9/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center*
    9/21 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden*
    9/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center*
    9/25 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center*
    9/27 – Chicago, IL @ United Center*
    10/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center†
    10/25 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre†
    10/27 – Calgary, AB, Canada @ Scotiabank Saddledome†
    10/28 – Edmonton, AB, Canada @ Rexall Place†
    10/30 – Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Pacific Coliseum†
    10/31 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center†
    11/1 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena†
    11/9  – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl†
    11/10 – Phoenix, AZ @ U.S. Airways Center†
    11/12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center†
    11/13 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center†
    11/15 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center†
    11/16 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center†
    12/4 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Arena‡
    12/5 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena‡
    12/6 – Richmond, VA @ Richmond Coliseum‡
    12/8 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena‡
    12/9 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center‡
    12/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena‡
    12/12 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena‡
    12/13 – Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena‡
    12/15 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Center‡
    12/16 – Tampa, FL @ Tampa Bay Times Forum‡
    12/17 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center‡
    12/19 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center‡
    12/20 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center‡
    12/21 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center‡

    *with special guest Cage The Elephant
    †with special guest Jake Bugg
    ‡with special guest St. Vincent

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  • Neutral Milk Hotel Coming to Ommegang Brewery and Higher Ground

    Neutral Milk Hotel, who have been touring extensively over the past couple of months, have announced a show on September 6th at Ommegang Brewery and two shows at Higher Ground in Burlington, VT on September 9th and 10th.

    Neutral Milk Hotel have not been in Upstate New York since their show in Ithaca, NY last year. Their reunion tour has been an absolute success since front man Jeff Mangum brought the group back together last fall. Tickets for Ommegang will be going on sale on Friday May 9th and 10AM and are expected to sell out quickly, while Higher Ground has not been given an on sale date. This will be one of their last appearances on the east coast for the foreseeable future, so if you haven’t seen them yet, don’t miss out on this.

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  • Albany’s Alive at Five Concert Series Lineup for 2014 Announced

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    Albany’s Mayor Kathy Sheehan announced the Alive at Five Summer 2014 concert series lineup at a city news conference this morning. The Alive at Five Thursday tradition of free music brings together thousands of people to the Capital District each week featuring local and national acts of various genres. This year the series will return to the beautiful Corning Reserve in downtown Albany, overlooking the Hudson River and will run from June 12th to Aug 7th.

    The acts of 2014 Alive at Five are:

    Fitz and the Tantrums, an Los Angeles-based pop act, headline the first show on June 12th with The Features.

    Easy Star All-Stars headline reggae night on June 19 with John Brown’s Body.

    Dwele, a Grammy-nominated singer, headlines R&B night on June 26 with Mirk.

    Lord Huron, a Michigan-born folk singer, performs on July 10 with Mary Leigh Roohan.

    Eastbound Jesus, Stellar Young, and Hard Soul will perform on Albany Invasion Night on July 17.

    Dustin Lynch headlines Country Night on July 24 with Jacob Powell.

    • ’70s rockers Grand Funk Railroad plays on July 31 with local stars Wild Adriatic.

    Sheila E. plays on Aug. 7, the final show with Conehead Buddha.

    For more information about Alive at Five, visit albanyevents.org and stay up to date on your music news with  on Facebook, twitter and Instagram.

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  • Art of Oderus Urungus to be displayed in Brooklyn gallery

    Starting Saturday May 3rd, a Brooklyn art gallery will be displaying art from the late Dave Brockie, also known as Oderus Urungus of the shock group GWAR, died suddenly in March. The cause of death has still gone undetermined.

    MF Gallery is having a special memorial art show dedicated Brockie. Part of the proceeds from the show will benefit the Dave Brockie Foundation.

    Brockie was a visual artists through different mediums and he collaborated often with MF Gallery; from his solo show / performance in 2004 to GWAR’s Crack-a-Thon in 2010 and 2011, according the a recent press release from Freeman Promotions.

    The MF Gallery will open its doors to for the opening party at 7pm. Music by GWAR, Death Piggy and DBX will play throughout the night, and there will be projections of various GWAR / Dave Brockie videos. Admission is free and open to all ages.

    Opening night will be a “Cash & Carry” sale, with one third of the proceeds going to The Dave Brockie Foundation. Donations can also be made directly to The Dave Brockie Foundation at: . The art from the show will be available for viewing and purchasing online.

    MF Gallery is located at 213 Bond St. in Brooklyn, NY. Contact Martina Secondo Russo at (917) 446-8681 or info@MFgallery.net.

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  • Is Cry to the Blind on the cusp?

    If you haven’t seen Cry to the Blind by the end of this year, you haven’t been trying.

    “Shows are coming in like crazy!” said band manager, Tommy “The Don” Casserino.  Announcements have been reporting out with a fury over the past few weeks.

    Last week it was announced they will be opening for Framing Hanley for one show in Watertown, NY on May 15th at Exhibition Hall. Wednesday, CTTB was named to 95X‘s XFest for Saturday, June 21st in Syracuse, NY.  Adelita’s Way heads the playbill. And, yesterday, the East End Music Festival listed them among nine different acts to play on Friday, June 13th in the band’s hometown of Rochester, NY.

    After the 95X Fest announcement, Casserino said, “Without the 95x Crew there would be no local support for the bands.”

    Casserino also revealed that Rock Rage Radio approached the band for a possible tour.

    “Cry to the Blind is a band that gives you 110% of what they do,” said Casserino. “My hats off to Radio Contraband for pushing ‘Wrecking Ball,’ and opening doors for the band.”

    Last December, the band released a cover of Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” taking the No. 1 pop single and making into a hard rock track of their own.  The accompanying YouTube video went viral, earning them enough attention to gain play time on Sirius Octane.

    Now, the boys will take to the stage with Framing Hanley as one of the concert’s opening acts in Watertown.  Framing Hanley is a legitimate Top 10 talent that has been out of the circuit for a few years.  This tour is in support of their latest album The Sum of Who We Are, which is their first release since severing ties with Silent Majority and signing with Imagen Records.

    The band had filmed a video for a new release “Unbroken” in partnership with Imagen Records back in March.  Casserino said the video is to be released soon.

    Cry to the Blind is not signed with any record labels as of yet, but the pairing up with Imagen appears to be something worth keeping an eye on for the near future.

  • Jam Cruise 13 Announces Lineup

    Jam Cruise 13 has announced their lineup for the next musical voyage at sea – joining this year’s lineup will be, Pretty Lights with a live band, Umphrey’s McGee, The Word, Galactic, G Love & Special Sauce, Lettuce, John Scolfield Uber Jam Band, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires, Snarky Puppy,

    A Jam Cruise 13 Tribute to Jerry Garcia featuring: Steve Kimock, Bobby Vega, Jeff Chimenti, Bill Vitt, Dan Lebowitz and John Kimock, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Motet, Break Science, Elephant Revival, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds and more… The MSC Divina will set sail for Jam Cruise Jan. 6th – 11th, 2015, with ports in Miami, FL, Roatan, Honduras, and Costa Maya, Mexico.

    Jam Cruise is entering year 13 as the premier musical cruise. Some important sates to remember for your cruise are: May 5th pre-book tokens will be sent out to those who pre-booked their accommodations, May 8th – 14th pre-book tokens will be sent out and May 18th will begin the general ticket onsale.

    For ticket prices and cabin rental rates please visit the Jam Cruise website for detailed information.

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    For ticket prices and cabin rental rates please visit the Jam Cruise website for detailed information.

  • Rochester Announces 2014 Party in the Park Lineup

    The City of Rochester has announced the Party in the Park lineup for 2014 and it is a doozy! This year’s events will take place back at Manhattan Square Park, where it originated.

    party in the park 2014June kicks off with The Wailers and Lucinda Williams. Bluegrass fans will get a treat in July with Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth and Trampled by Turtles on the roster. Deadheads and rockers get August with the always excellent Dark Star Orchestra and the lords of the “Peaches”: Presidents of the U.S.A.

    The entire 2014 Party in the Park lineup:

    6/19 The Wailers

    6/26 Lucinda Williams

    7/3 Drive By Truckers

    7/10 Yonder Mountain String Band and Railroad Earth

    7/17 Trampled By Turtles, Dirty Dozen Brass Band

    7/24 Lucero, The Baseball Project

    7/31 Dickey Betts and Great Southern, Dumpstaphunk

    8/7 Dark Star Orchestra

    8/14 Presidents of the USA, The Slide Brothers

    Note: August wraps up PITP with 2 fantastic shows, get all the deets here

  • Governors Ball 2014 Announces Afterparties

    Governors Ball who announced their lineup in January 2014 have unveiled a batch of shows surrounding the entire weekend of festivities.

    On Thursday June 5th there are two concerts happening to help kick the weekend off. At Brooklyn Bowl Kurt Vile and The Violators will be gracing the stage, while over at Westway Tourist will be starting the weekend off. On Friday Washed Out will be taking on the crowd at Brooklyn Bowl starting at 11:30 PM. Saturday has the most announced shows so far with four concerts happening all over Manhattan and Brooklyn. On Sunday there are two shows announced so far with Diarrhea Planet heading to Glasslands while Damon Albarn will be heading to the intimate Irving Plaza. More after shows are going to be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets for all pf these shows go on a special pre-sale April 29th 10 AM with the code “govballnyc.” If you miss out on that, a public sale will happen on Friday May 2nd. Tickets for Governors Ball are on sale now on their website.

    GovBall 2014 After parties

  • Artpark Makes Final Announcement, Completing 2014 Summer Season Offering

    Just yesterday, Artpark announced the remaining bands for their Tuesday and Wednesday night 2014 summer concert series they present each year.  The final bands for First Niagara presents Tuesday in the Park and Coors Light Wednesdays round out a spectacular overall offering for the 2014 season and give plenty of reasons to make the short trip up to Lewiston!

    In yesterday’s announcement, Artpark will add Sara Bareilles, Aretha Franklin, Sammy Hagar, Heart, Gregg Allman, Styx, and Michael McDonald + Toto to an already outstanding lineup for the upcoming season.  Tickets for these events will go on sale Saturday, May 3rd at 10am with various seating options that’ll meet anyone’s budget.  Check out the full lineups below and take advantage of one of Western New York’s best venues for a concert.

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    First Niagara presents Tuesday in the Park Full Lineup: 
    June 10– Daryl Hall & John Oates
    June 17 – Widespread Panic
    June 24 – Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band
    July 1 – Blue Rodeo with special guests 54-40
    July 8 – Boston
    July 15 – Megadeth
    July 22– Aretha Franklin
    July 29 – Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum presents Sammy Hagar
    A Journey Through the History of Rock featuring Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, & Vic Johnson
    August 5– Heart
    August 12– Gregg Allman
    August 19– Styx
    August 26– Michael McDonald + Toto
    Coors Light Wednesdays Full Lineup:
    June 18 – Arctic Monkeys
    June 25 – Ziggy Marley & Steel Pulse
    July 2 – O.A.R. & Phillip Phillips
    July 9 – Sublime with Rome
    July 16 – Sara Bareilles
    July 23 – 3 Doors Down

  • Water Street Music Hall is Back in Business

    Water Street Music Hall posted on their Facebook page this morning that Happy days are here again! – The Rochester, NY music venue has their liquor license once again. After a change in owners and management team and this long-awaited granting of their liquor license, Water Street is back in the game.

    Water Street Music Hall
    Photo by: Darren Kemp

    Rochester has suffered lately with a lack of venues fit for the same shows that are coming to Buffalo and Ithaca, NY.  With Water Street Music Hall re-opening with a full liquor license and an updated interior, this is great news for Rochester.

    The folks at Water Street have said they will now be handling all of their booking as well as the Zeppa Auditorium on Gregory St. in Rochester. After the sold out Devil Makes Three show at Zeppa this past Wednesday (that was co-produced with Funtime), this is a good sign of things to come for the Rochester music scene.

    will have concert announcements and news as it is released so stay tuned for the exciting comeback of one of Rochester’s favorite music venue.

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