NYS Music 20​14

Category: News Desk

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company back on the road

    Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd will be back on a co-headlining tour this summer after their hugely successful 2013 tour.

    The tour makes its way though the area when they each perform at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien, NY on July 13th.

    “We’re looking forward to being out on tour with our friends, Bad Company,” said Johnny Van Zant (current lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd), “Last year was great! If you want to see good rock ‘n’ roll, come check this out.”

    Paul Rodgers (lead singer of Bad Company) said, “Last year’s tour with our friends in Skynyrd was a fantastic time for all. We’re looking forward to spending ten dates with them and our fans again this summer.”

    The tour kicks off in Bangor, ME on July 10th and will end on July 25th in Clarkston, MI.  Tickets are on sale now.

    Bad Company was titled a ‘super-group’ due to the band’s original line up. Free’s Paul Rodgers (Vocals/Multi-Instrumentalis), Mott The Hoople’s Mich Ralphs (Guitar), Free’s Simon Kirke (percussion) and King Crimison’s Boz Burrell (bassist), who passed away in 2006. Over the years, the band released six albums that sold millions of copies and having number one hits like “Can’t Get Enough,” “Bad Company,” “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” and many other songs that were written by main songwriters Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs. Guitarist Howard Leese and bassist, Todd Ronning will join the original members on their summer tour.

    Lynyrd Skynyrd who is led by Gary Rossington (guitar), Johnny Van Zant (vocals), Ricky Medlocke (guitar) and with drummer Michael Cartellone have been keeping their legacy strong and memorable which started over 35 years ago in Jacksonville, Florida. Lynyrd Skynyrd have recorded over 60 albums with sales reaching over 30 million worldwide and even their song “Sweet Home Alabama” becoming a classic rock American anthem. The band remains a classic, rock ‘n’ roll cultural icon.

  • Lacuna Coil, Kyng, Eve To Adam, and Cilver to play Westcott Theater this Tuesday, April 22

    Italian prog-metallers Lacuna Coil return to Syracuse for the first time in five years by playing at the Westcott Theater this coming Tuesday, April 22 at 7PM with Kyng. Lacuna Coil is touring to promote their latest album Broken Crown Halo, which came out April 1 and debuted with 13,000 copies sold its first week of release to land on No. 27 on The Billboard 200 chart.  lacuna

    Los Angeles based hard-rockers Kyng are co-headlining to promote their album “Burn The Serum” which came out on April 15, while New York City based alternative outfit Eve To Adam join the tour to promote their latest release Locked And Loaded which came out last November.  New comers Cilver from New York City is slated to open the show.

    Tickets can be purchased here.

  • An Intimate Evening with Art Garfunkel: More Spring/Summer Dates With Appearances in NY and MA

    Art Garfunkel, legendary folk singer known for his part in Simon and Garfunkel, has recently returned to the stage with a select number of acoustic performances across NY.

    Starting his tour Garfunkelthis past December Garfunkel has just announced more performance dates for late spring and early summer, with three of those stops in downstate NY and the not-too distant reaches of the Capital District. Garfunkel recently performed several shows in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut between the months of March and April.

    Be a part of “An intimate Evening with Art Garfunkel,” an acoustic performance with songs, anecdotes and prose at these nearby tour stops:

    Tour Dates:

    June 13: White Plains Performing Arts Center, White Plains, NY (Tickets now on sale here)

    June 14: Paramount Hudson Valley, Peekskill, NY (Tickets are on pre-sale until April 20, open to the public afterward here)

    June 20: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA (Ticket sale date not yet announced)

    For a full listing of Art Garfunkel’s performances, visit his website here.

  • Phil Lesh and Friends Trucking Over to Central Park

    Coming hot off of the heals of eight great performances at The Capitol Theatre and two at The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Phil Lesh and Friends have added a new show at New York City’s Rumsey Playfield in Central Park on Wednesday May 28.

    For this performance Phil’s friends will be Warren Haynes, Joe Russo, John Medeski, and John Scofield. All of these amazing musicians have played with Phil in prior incarnations of the friends band over the years. This show is part of the deal that Phil Lesh made with Peter Shapiro at the beginning of the year that is letting New York City Deadheads reap the benefits with plenty of music from the 74-year-old bassist. Tickets go on sale on The Capitol Theatre’s website on Friday April 25th and Noon.

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    Photo Credit: Scott Harris at the Central Park Jazz and Colors Festival 2013

  • Turkuaz and Playonbrother Coming to Funk Up WNY on Back to Back Nights

    Turkuaz and Playonbrother kicked off their co-headlining tour together just a few weeks back with an atypical album release party for both bands in Saratoga Springs.  Turkuaz released Future 86, while Playonbrother, fresh off of a name change, released their Woodstock Sessions album.  Fast forward to today, and this funk train is barreling down the I-90 for stops at Rochester’s Montage Music Hall on April 17th and Buffalo’s Nietzsche’s on April 18th.

    Turkuaz has been blazing a path for themselves via combination of feel-good funk and constant touring.  The band is just coming off of their two-set performance at Rock ‘n Roll Resort with raving reviews from those that were there.  Similar to Lettuce, this funk “army” calls New York City home and has a deep roster that’s completely stacked with talent.  With as much as we could go on about these guys (and gals), that’s just half of the show.

    Playonbrother isn’t a band you want to sleep on.  You may not recognize the name quite yet, but I promise you, you will know it walking out.  The band’s last show in Buffalo was when they were still known as Alan Evans Trio, but their sound and sheer funk-ferocity haven’t changed.  Despite their size, the trio packs a huge punch live and offers up an opposing approach to their tour mates, who easily outnumber them.

    Besides how well the two fit on paper, they seem to have great chemistry off the stage as well.  For Beau Sasser’s birthday, the two bands combined to form Jaguar at Beau’s home base of Bishop’s Lounge in Northampton, MA.  The special evening featured Beau on hammond organ (POB), Michael Angelo Carubba on drums (Turkuaz), Danny Mayer on guitar (POB), and Craig Brodhead on guitar as well (Turkuaz).  For our shows in Buffalo and Rochester, there’s been rumors of some more intermingling of band members with the Turkuaz horn section prepping to join in on Playonbrother’s set.  It’s not too far-fetched either as we all know that Alan Evans has always loved to add horns to his other band, Soulive.

    Regardless of what happens, one thing is for sure: your feet won’t stop moving from the drop of the first beat to final crash of the cymbal.  These two bands have been having a great time on the road together and that will only permeate throughout the crowd and Western NY region following these two dates.

  • Backwoods Pondfest 2014 lineup announced

    The lineup for the 2014 and eighth annual Backwoods Pondfest in Peru, NY was announced Sunday night via Facebook.

    All, that is, except for the headliner.

    The list of acts is heavily laden with Upstate New York talent – Twiddle, Spiritual Rez, Turquaz, Cabinet, Alan Evans Trio, The Garcia Project, Lucid, The Manhattan Project, Hot Day at the Zoo, Sophistafunk, Aqueous, The Blind Owl Band, Conehead Buddha, Capital Zen, Big Daddy Love, Big Mean Sound Machine, The Big Takeover, Mister F, GUBBILIDIS (Twiddle Duo), Formula 5, Doomfxck, and North Funk Tree.

    As it has since the beginning, the festival will take place at Twin Lake Campsite on August 8th and 9th, a tossed apple from Plattsburgh; or, roughly 13 miles south of the college town.

    Advanced tickets are on sale now for $70, and will continue to be sold online until August 5th.  Afterwards, tickets are advertised to be sold at $85 ($5 off with a non-perishable good) at the time of the show.

  • Preview: Tesseract to play The Chance Theater

    Tesseract will make an appearance at The Chance in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, April 27th. This tour, named after their latest album, Altered State, will Ashe O’Hara on vocals, who delivered a critically acclaimed vocal debut for the album.

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    Metal veterans Intronaut will open the concert with Cloudkicker, which will be a first time experience for fans, as this is the first time Cloudkicker will make an onstage appearance featuring members of Intronaut to fill out their parts.

    Tickets are available through Bandsintown as well as The Chance Theater.

  • Aqueous Announces 2014 Summer Tour Dates

    Buffalo, New York’s groove rock champions Aqueous, are announcing an extensive 2014 late spring and summer tour. The band will visit over a dozen festivals and make their first trips into Indiana and Georgia. Late spring includes a 4 show run with Dopapod, a 2 night headlining weekend at Rochester NY’s Spring Revival festival, and a second visit to Summer Camp. June and July feature an extended run down the coast with multiple dates in Virginia and North Carolina.

    More festival announcements are coming soon!
    AQUEOUS SUMMER TOUR 2014 Poster

    Tour Dates

    4/24 – Putnam Den :: Saratoga Springs, NY **

    4/25 – Westcott Theater :: Syracuse, NY **

    4/26 – The Waiting Room :: Buffalo, NY **

    5/3 – Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Brooklyn, NY **

    5/4 – Tyrone Farm :: Pomfret Center, CT ^

    5/9 & 5/10 – Spring Revival festival :: Macedon, NY

    5/14 – Thunderbird Cafe :: Pittsburgh, PA ^

    5/15 – Tribal Connection Festival :: Bellefontaine, OH

    5/16 – Cosmo’s :: Covington, KY ^

    5/17 – The Mousetrap :: Indianapolis, IN ^

    5/22 – Beachland Tavern :: Cleveland, OH “

    5/25 & 5/26 – Summer Camp Music Festival :: Chillicothe, IL

    5/28 – 8×10 :: Baltimore, MD *

    5/29 – The Hot Spot :: Waynesboro, VA

    5/30 – Domefest :: Tera Alta, WV

    6/1 – Fam Jamily Music Festival :: Vernon, NJ

    6/14 – Disc Jam Music Festival :: Brimfield, MA

    6/21 – Buffalove Festival ::Silver Creek, NY

    6/24 – The Camel :: Richmond, VA

    6/25 – One Stop :: Asheville, NC

    6/26 – Nowhere Bar :: Athens, GA

    6/27 – Peasants Pub :: Greenville, NC

    6/28 – The Big What? :: Mebane, NC

    7/1 – Elmwood Village :: Buffalo, NY

    7/4 – Under the Stars Festival :: Terra Alta, WV

    7/5 – Bungalow Live :: Chantilly, VA ^^

    7/8 – The Blind Tiger :: Greensboro, NC

    7/9 – Martins :: Roanoke, VA

    7/10 – Doc Taylor’s :: Virginia Beach, VA

    7/11 – Pasture Palooza :: Berryville, VA

    7/12 – Paradise Music Festival :: Hustonville, KY

    7/13 – Luna Lights Music Festival :: Barto, PA

    7/15 – V Pub :: Canandaigua, NY (Phish after party)

    7/23 – Larkin Square :: Buffalo, NY

    7/24 – The Montage :: Rochester, NY

    7/25 – Gathering at Chaffee Festival :: Girard, PA

    8/31 – Moe.Down :: Turin, NY

    ** with Dopapod

    ^ with TAUK

    “ with Jahman Brahman

    * with Big Something

    ^^ with Arpetrio

  • Formula 5 Announce Sophomore Album ‘Edging on Catastrophe’, Addition of New Bassist James Woods

    Upstate New York’s Formula 5 have announced the release of their sophomore album Edging on Catastrophe. A more ambitious project than their debut album, it contains 13 tracks total and has a run-time of near 75 minutes. Recorded at the beautiful Edie Road Recording Studios in Argyle, NY, Edging on Catastrophe seeks to illustrate the progression of the groups song-writing and album-crafting, while continuing to satisfy the group’s ever-expanding palette for different musical styles. They also bring to the table a new bassist in James Woods.

    james woodsSprinkled into this album are various musical styles including bluegrass, folk, funk, reggae, and electronica, among others. This album incorporates a more cohesive feel with each track thoughtfully blending into the next through the use of re-occurring melodies and lyrical themes throughout. The appearance of acoustic guitar, violin, saxophone, trombone, an increased use of synthesizers, instrument and studio effects provide for a more polished final product. Guitarist and songwriter Joe Davis echoed this sentiment. “I’m really excited for people to hear the growth we’ve had over the last year. I feel this album is much more complete than our last and I think that will be clear right from the very first track. We explored a lot of new territory this time around in the studio and I’m extremely pleased with our effort.”

    Album release shows will be held on April 18th at Red Square in Albany, NY with The Hornitz (Boston, MA) and Suitable Groove (Albany, NY) opening the show, and April 19th at The Monopole in Plattsburgh with locals North Funktree opening.

    The April 19th Formula 5 show also marks the debut of new bassist James Woods joining the band with his fretless bass and a root in jam and improvisation. “It feels great to be a part of a band which not only appreciates the bass but also a band that works as a whole. Every instrument is adding equally to deliver music, not just a spotlight for a single person.” Joining the band has proved seamless for Woods, a Lake George native. “Being a new member to this group I’m exited to add a fusion edge to the sound, constantly piece together original ideas and bring the fretless tone back and into local music.” Added Woods, “It’s not every day that you can link up with some new musicians and throw together a Jeff Beck song in a few minutes.”

    Keyboardist Mike McDonald follows suit with the excitement of Woods’ addition to the band. “We are extremely excited for the next chapter of Formula 5. What immediately drew us to James was his interesting style and bass tone. He plays a fretless jazz bass and immediately brought a new feel to our style of improvisation and groove. You will notice this change instantly, but we feel this is a great opportunity for us to evolve as a band, continue to write interesting new material and push the boundaries of what we want to do as a band. James will be a key component of really pushing us there.”

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  • Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2014 Coming to Upstate, NY

    Rockster Mayhem Festival 2014 Tour Poster
    Rockster Mayhem Festival 2014 Tour Poster

    Finally, it’s that time of the year again. The official line-up for this years Rockstar Energy Drink’s Mayhem Festival has been officially announced.  Time to put all the rumors to bed and see which ones were true and which ones were just actually rumors.

    Founded by Kevin Lyman and John Reese in 2008, Mayhem has now become an annual event to kick off every summer.

    Mayhem will run ramped across New York State on Wednesday, July 23rd at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y, Tuesday, July 29th at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien, N.Y and Wednesday, July 30th at Nikon at Jones Beach in Wantagh, N.Y.

    This years festival will mark the seventh annual event for this summers tour and will hit over 20 different cities. The tour will be headlined by Avenged Sevenfold and Korn and will round out to 19 bands in all. Korn headlined the festival in 2010 and Avenged Sevenfold appeared on the same tour for only 2 dates in July.

    James “Munkey” Schaeffer, guitarist from Korn enlightened us to this information in a video interview at NAMM.

    Munkey’s Interview Mayhem Announcement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xx-Lb9B8YY

    The 2014 lineup will also include the likes of Asking Alexandria, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, Suicide Silence, Miss May I, Mushroomhead, Emmure, Texas Hippie Coalition, Veil of Maya, Upon a Burning Body, Darkest Hour, Body Count, Ill Nino, Wretched, King 810, Erihma and Islander.

    Rockstar’s Mayhem Festival usually consist of bands in the Hard Rock/Heavy Metal genre style of music. There are also a lot of sub-genre band styles like nu-metal, metalcore, thrash metal, groove metal and industrial metal to name a few.

    The Festival was a three stage event until 2013 when a fourth stage was added. The Main stage, the Jagermeister stage and a third has been rotated by sponsors’ like Hot Topic in 2008 and 2009, Silver Star in 2010, Revolver in 2011, Sumerian Records in 2012 and 2013 and last years third stage was sponsored by the Musicians Institute.

    The festival is a must for all rock fans. Not only is there kick @$$ live music, but you have the Metal Mulisha as a side attraction.

    Most of the bands that participate on the tour have meet-and-greets at various locations throughout each venue and how can you beat all the free samples of new Rockstar flavors you can handle under the Rockstar Tent.

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