The 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.
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong have been growing their “Flock,” the name given to their fan base, at an exponential rate over the past couple of years. The high-energy, psychedelic funk the band produces has been garnering them high-profile festival gigs and opening slots for some nationally touring acts.
The Baltimore-based four piece is in the midst of a Spring tour that will bring the band to Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse on May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, respectively.
The last time the group played Buffalo was after a snow storm hit the area for Aqueous’ residency at Nietzsche’s. The band played covers of Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride” and Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough”, along with their tasteful originals, to add to the “Decades Night” theme that night.
Check out their full list of tour dates below, but otherwise we’ll see you Flockers at one of their three Upstate shows!
Once again, Luke Bryan will be part of LiveNation’s annual “Country Ticket” with 2014 dates and shows added for a second leg to Bryan’s “That’s My Kind Of Night Tour” taking the tour into the fall. The tour will now cover more than 60 cities across North America.
Bryan’s 2014 tour will come through New York State on Saturday, August 16th at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien, N.Y, Sunday August 17th at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y and Friday, September 12th at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The 37-year-old Bryan has released four studio albums in his career, including his latest “Crash My Party”, which debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts upon its release last August. It sold more than a half million copies in its first week and became the third best-selling country album of 2013. It is certified Platinum as of last September.
Other Bryan albums include, (I’ll Stay Me – 2007), (Doin’ My Thing -2009) & (Tailgates & Tanlines – 2011).
Cole Swindell will also help support the tour. Swindell’s self-titled debut album will be released this February and will feature his Top 10 hit “Chillin’ It”. The single has sold over 650,000 digital copies so far. Cole was born in Bronwood, Georgia.
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The New Mastersounds have just announced that they will be playing Garcia’s at The Capitol Theatre on Tuesday, June 10th. Their new album Therapy came out a few weeks ago and has been getting praise from around the music community.
They are no strangers to us at as we have seen them before at Equifunk this past summer as well as a Phish after-show this past December. They always put on a fantastic show, blending rock, jazz, funk, and soul together in a beautiful arrangement of notes that only they can do. Tickets are on sale now and are expected to go quickly as they do not make that many appearances in the area.
The Hudson Project has come to the festival scene with a bang with its initial lineup announcement this week. With an eye towards diversity, the festival has something for everyone that could see a great mix of people traveling to Saugerties, NY come the weekend of July 11th-13th. The headliners for the festival are Kendrick Lamar, Bassnectar, Modest Mouse, and The Flaming Lips. Some of the other big names include, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, Big Gigantic, Moby (DJ set), Matt & Kim, The New Deal, Dr. Dog, Flying Lotus, Lettuce, Infected Mushroom, ZZ Ward, Marco Benevento, Twiddle, and TAUK.
There will be more than 85 acts at the festival on four stages, as well as a fifth performance space, interactive art installations, carnival rides and a game center. All of this with the beautiful Catskill Mountains serving as the backdrop for the festival could wind up being one of the best New York has seen in a while. Taking place where Woodstock ’94 happened gives the festival a little sense of history as well.
The Hudson Project is offering regular, VIP, and luxury camping depending on how you would like to spend the weekend. There are also going to be shuttles and buses running all weekend from various locations in New York. Tickets are on sale now at the festival’s website. Come mid-July, Upstate New York is going to be rocking like it hasn’t in a while.
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moe. will be playing back to back nights at Saranac Brewery on June 20-21. Saranac Brewery has hosted many shows in the past including moe., which are no strangers to the Utica, NY landmark. The band will be promoting their newest album, No Guts, No Glory – which will be out on May 27th. The summer tour will include stops in Bellevue, CO on June 13th and Kansas City, MO on June 15th. It looks like moe.’s summer is starting to fill up with many shows throughout the country.
Tickets go on sale for Saranac on Saturday, April 5th at noon.
moe. Upcoming Dates
5/28- New York, NY – No Guts, No Glory album release show
5/30-Providence, RI- Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
5/31-Hampton Beach, NH- Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
6/13-Bellevue, Co- Mishawaka Ampitheatre
6/14- Denver, Co- LOHI Music Festival
6/15- Kansas City, MO- The Crossroads
6/20- Utica, NY- Saranac Brewery
6/21- Utica, NY- Saranac Brewery
6/22-Hudson, NY- Clearwater’s Great Hudson Revival Festival
7/31- Breitenbach am Herzberg, Germany- Burg Herzberg Festival
8/2-8/3- Bridgeport, CT- Gathering of the Vibes
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Nine-time Grammy Award winning artist John Legend has announced dates for his 2014 North American acoustic spring tour – An Evening with John Legend: The All of Me Tour.
The tour will begin on March 20th in Temecula, CA at the Penchanga Resort & Casino and will conclude on June 7th at the Ferguson Center in Newport News, VA. The 46 city tour will support Legend’s current recording Love in the Future and will feature Legend in an intimate/acoustic setting, highlighted by a five-piece string quartet.
Legend will bring the tour to New York State on Thursday, May 15th at the Theatre At Westbury in Westbury, N.Y, Friday, May 16th at the historic Proctor’s Theatre in Schenectady, N.Y, Sunday, May 18th at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie, N.Y and Saturday, May 31st at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, N.Y. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit the website.
Legend’s highly acclaimed fourth studio album Love in the Future, which continues to gain momentum on the Billboard 200 chart and currently sits in the top 10 on the R&B Album Chart. The albums single “All of Me,” was recently certified Gold sales status.
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Rhubarb sucks. At least that’s what their website “rhubarbsucks.com” would seem to indicate. However, the music of Rhubarb, self-described as “twisted psychedelic funk”, that also contains elements of surf rock, grunge, jazz and more, most certainly is the polar opposite of suck and they’re at Nietzsche’s this week. The band’s been on the Buffalo music scene for 15 years now, most recently supporting their 2013 release Shoot Yer Body Baby. Buffalo fans are no doubt psyched about this upcoming show, not only due to the excellence of the ‘barb, but also due to the killer support coming along for the ride.
Rochester’s Ocupanther, birthed in 2011 from elements of the now defunct Pia Mater, plays their own brand of psychedelia and electronica-infused funky rock and roll. Fresh out of studio sessions for their upcoming new 3rd album, Ocupanther will likely feature a mix of brand new material and classics for the Nietzsche’s faithful. Special guest sit ins are always a possibility as well.
Along for the ride up front is the brand new University of Buffalo jam club birthed Brown Sugar. Debuting a few weeks back for the brilliant Aqueous “mystery artist” themed night, this trio brought the jams more like it was their 50th show much to the delight of onlookers.
Music starts promptly at 10PM and is a mere 5$. Put down your smart phones, lock up the cable remote, and come dance. It won’t suck, we promise!
Night Lights Fall Music Festival is only venturing into their fourth year, but they packed a serious punch in terms of talent when they made their initial announcement this past week. Also known as “The Carnival of Lights,” the annual festival takes place at The Heron, located just outside of Jamestown, NY, and is set for the weekend of September 12th and 13th this year. Night Lights is unique in the sense that, besides great music, it packs a visual light show that is set up throughout the venue’s sprawling forest. It’s something that you really need to see in person as pictures only paint part of the picture.
The festival is looking to climb to the top of the region with a huge headliner. Fresh off their Grammy win and with enough hype to carry them for the rest of their careers, Snarky Puppy will be making their return to the region to try to one-up Marco Benevento’s incredible performance from last year. The lineup doesn’t drop off from there – with support from Turkuaz, The Mike Dillon Band, Consider the Source, Jimkata, Aqueous, The Manhattan Project, Smackdab, Lazlo Hollyfeld, and many more. The organizers have even stated that a “few more doozies” are soon to be announced.
Early bird tickets are on sale now for $60, but only for a limited time, so get them quick! This is easily the best lineup for Night Lights yet, making it one of the must-see festivals in the Western NY region this year. Keep your eyes peeled for future announcements, as this one is only going to get better!
North Creek, New York natives, and Adirondack roots rock band Decadence, are heading off to California to work with Waylon Jenning’s son, Shooter Jennings on their next album. Shooter will help produce the album.
In September of 2013, the band had the chance to play alongside Shooter Jennings and others like Chase Rice, Lainey Wilson, Drew Baldridge and Frank Foster at the Cottonstock in Monroe, Louisiana.
The band has also opened for Nashville Pussy, Jayke Orvis and the Broken Band, The Mallet Brothers Band, Underhill Rose and Woody Pines to name a few.
Decadence has been playing regularly all over New York State. Most notably down in New York City at venues like the Shanghi Rock Hotel and Tammany Hall. They have also done a string of shows out-of-state in Tennessee and Florida.
Decadence’s style of music is a fusion rock meets blues and country.
Their debut album “Love Loud” was released in June of 2012. While in Nashville, Tennessee, the band recorded their current EP “Tales From The Mountain,” which was recorded at Ocean Way Studio in September of 2013.
Two tracks off the current EP “Too Much Fun” and “Dogtown Cadillac” have received airplay on many radio stations with a positive response from listeners.
When talking about the new album, band member Katy Cole says “We’re bringing back the good things about music. It’s not just country, rock, blues and jazz. It encompasses so many genres.”
Cole also states that the album will be released on BCR (Black Country Rock) Los Angeles and that the band will undergo a name change to “Last Daze.”
Formed in 1998, Decadence/Last Daze is Jen Gadway (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Katy Cole (vocals, guitar, piano), Chris Schempp (lead guitar), Matt Dower (drums) and Mick Changelo (bass guitar).
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