moe. announced today that their newest album, No Guts, No Glory will be out on Tuesday, May 27th on Sugar Hill Records. The album marks the band’s eleventh studio album which features 11 songs . The deluxe CD, digital and vinyl records will feature 14 songs. The album cover art was done by world renown concert poster artist EMEK, the albums vibrant color and design looks great and we all can’t wait to hear the new album.
North Country Adirondack-rock, blues-fusion outfit Lucid is continuing their 10-year journey with a new drummer. Chris “Hollywood” English is deeply rooted in music as he comes from a family full of musicians. The addition of Chris only solidifies the growth and forward motion of Lucid. It is a match made in musical utopia.
Chris has an extensive musical background and attended The School of the Arts Performing School in Rochester. His musical upbringing, schooling and time spent playing on the road have shaped him into a musician who is not only a crowd-pleaser, but into someone that’s known and respected among his peers.
Throughout Chris’ career, he has shared the stage with Charlie Hunter, moe., Bobby Blue Bland, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Soulive, Robert Randolph, The Word and AudioInFlux, to name a few. Chris is currently working on his first solo album, which will showcase songs that he has composed and written, with plans to release in the coming year.
Chris plays drums with an intense rhythmic accuracy and skill that every drummer strives for, but few can deliver. His talent on the drums in concert with his incredibly powerful and soulful vocals contributes to any venture he takes on, aiding in creating a complete and euphonious musical experience for an audience.
Find yourself in the celebration that is a Lucid show, and you’ll quickly understand the infectious, unique experience that music fans are raving about. Come and join the party.
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Western NY is in for a treat as the ivory wizard Marco Benevento brings his extensive spring touring through Upstate, then Rochester and Buffalo. Joining him again are David Dreiwitz (Bass/Ween) and Andy Borger (Drums/Tom Waits Band etc). Benevento is well known for innovative shows with mixed setlists, audience interaction (Want to play the piano for a dollar?), and virtuoso instrumentation.
The tour stops first at The Montage Music Hall in Rochester NY on May 15th. The Montage has gone through some recent renovations including upgraded sound and lights and has the local music community abuzz with their new jam heavy venue schedule. Tour continues May 16th at Buffalo’s historic Allentown music home, Nietzsche’s. Ticket prices and support acts to be announced.
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The Carnivores Tour will kick off on August 8th in West Palm Beach, Florida and close out in Concord, Ca on September 19th. The tour will be co-headlined by Linkin Park and 30 Seconds To Mars . AFI will be joining the tour as special guest. The tour will be making stops in Wantagh, NY on Tuesday, August 19th and at Darien Lake on Thursday, Aug 21st.
Linkin Park, an American rock band from California will be co-headlining with 30 Seconds To Mars, who is fronted by Jared Leto, who just received an Oscar for his performance in the movie Dallas Buyers Club. The bands have never toured together, making it a great to catch them for the first time.
Tickets can be purchased through Live Nation starting on March 7th.
Carnivores Tour 2014
8/8 West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatr
8/9 Tampa, FL – George M. Steinbrenner
8/12 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
8/13 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
8/15 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
8/16 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
8/18 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
8/19 Wantagh, NY – Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
8/21 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8/23 Montreal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau
8/24 Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
8/26 St Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fair
8/27 Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
8/29 Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/30 Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
9/5 The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
9/6 Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
9/8 Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
9/10 Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center
9/11 Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *
9/13 Quincy, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre
9/15 Los Angeles, CA – The Hollywood Bowl *
9/16 Chula Vista, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
9/18 Wheatland, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
9/19 Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
* Linkin Park and 30 Seconds To Mars only
Modest Mouse will be making a stop at Brewery Ommegang in the historic Cooperstown, NY on Saturday May 24th. The Brewery Ommegang is nestled in the beautiful town of Cooperstown and with the legendary Major League Baseball Hall Of Fame, making it a very attractive show for visiting fans.
Modest Mouse will be joined by Brand New. There will be on-site camping available and the concert will take place on the field behind the brewery. The brewery which has hosted many top acts like The Black Crowes and Grace Potter And The Nocturnals in the past are no strangers to great music.
Tickets will go on sale on Friday, March 7th at 10am and can be purchased through Dan Smalls Presents or through Brewery Ommegang.
By early 1994, the alternative music scene out of Seattle was at its peak, and Soundgarden certainly had a hand in stoking that fire with the 1991 release of Badmotorfinger. So, once they released their fourth, full-length album with Superunknown on March 8, 1994, it debuted No. 1 on the Billboard chart.
The following year, the music industry showered the band with accolades – garnering a Grammy for Best Metal Performance (“Spoonman) and Best Hard Rock Performance (“Black Hole Sun”), and earning an MTV “Spaceman” award for Best Metal/Hard Rock music video (“Black Hole Sun”). Twenty years later, the album has sold more than nine-million copies across the globe, and is still considered by many music fans as the band’s finest accomplishment.
The album was recorded at Seattle’s Bad Animals Studio and produced by Michael Beinhorn. Beinhorn had earned relative success by producing hit records for Red Hot Chilli Peppers (Mother’s Milk – 1989) and Soul Asylum (Grave Dancers Union – 1992). At the urging a friend, Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, the band also brought on Brendan O’Brien to mix. Today, O’Brien is popularly associated with producing many of Pearl Jam’s albums. However, at this time, he had only just finished his first with Pearl Jam, with Vs.
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“Fell on Black Days“ | |||
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“Superunknown” | |||
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“4th of July” | |||
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“Half” | |||
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“Like Suicide” | |||
Every song is a masterpiece. (4th of July is my favorite.) Shame on you if don’t have this album. Any metal fan or anyone who just appreciates music in general should own this album. However, should you be looking to buy, you will soon be presented with a few more options when “Superunknown” is re-released June 5th.
The re-release promises two different versions from which to choose.
The Deluxe Edition is a 2-CD package featuring the remastered album along with disc two consisting of demos, rehearsals, B-sides and more.
The Super Deluxe Edition is a 5-CD package featuring the remastered album, additional demos, rehearsals and B-sides and the fifth disc is the album mixed in Blu-ray Audio 5.1 Surround Sound. The Super Deluxe Edition is incredibly packaged in a hardbound book with a lenticular cover, liner notes by David Fricke and newly reimagined album artwork designed by Josh Graham. It also features never-before-seen band photography by Kevin Westerberg. A 2-LP gatefold of the original 16 vinyl tracks remastered on 200-gram vinyl in a gatefold jacket will also be made available.
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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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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.
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.
The Allman Brothers Band is the headliner for the 10th annual Mountain Jam Festival to be held June 5-8, 2014. Making a return to the mountain, the Allman Brothers Band will perform a special set in which they will play their first two legendary albums in their entirety, The Allman Brothers Band and Idlewild South.
This is a big year for the Allman Brothers Band, including an earlier announcement that guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks will be departing the band at the conclusion of 2014. Founding member, Gregg Allman also noted that this might be the final year of touring while the Allman Brothers Band is celebrating their 45th anniversary.
Coincidently, Gov’t Mule is celebrating its 20th year and Mountain Jam is in its 10th year, inevitably marking this years festival a big anniversary party. Mountain Jam founder Gary Chetkof stated, “we really aimed to bring the best of the last 9 years back for this year’s milestone and having The Allman Brothers on board feels extremely fitting. The Festival takes its name from one of The Allman Brothers’ most beloved songs and I don’t think there will be a dry eye at the conclusion of their set.”
Mountain Jam also welcomes back Robert Randolph and the Family Band. Robert Randolph and his band performed at the first three Mountain Jams and are currently touring in support of their latest release, Lickety Split.
“Pretty Early” tickets are on sale now and offer tickets at up to 22% off dayofshow prices. 4-Day and 3-Day Passes are available with and without camping, as well as Jammer (VIP) Passes, Super Jammer Passes and the brand new Ultimate Jammer Pass Package. Single Day tickets will be offered for sale in the Spring.
View the full lineup and purchase tickets at Mountainjam.com