NYS Music 20​14

Category: News Desk

  • Back-to-Back Evenings with the Charlie Daniels Band and Robert Cray March 29 and 30 at the Paramount Hudson Valley

    Two great back-to-back evenings of music are set this weekend at the historic Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill, NY as the Charlie Daniels Band takes the stage on March 29 at 8pm and Robert Cray on March 30 at 7pm.

    charlie daniels robert crayAt 77 years old, Charlie Daniels is a true road warrior. He is presently touring with over 60 scheduled stops throughout the United States until the end of the year, including two more stops in NY on May 31 and June 1 in Albany and Rochester. Daniel’s genre defining Southern rock anthems and his award winning country hits have left an in indelible mark on America’s musical landscape and is sure to make a mark on the Paramount this Saturday. The Charlie Daniels Band is set to release Off The Grid – Doin’ It Dylan, a studio album featuring covers of 10 Bob Dylan songs, shortly after this show on April 1.

    charlie daniels robert crayFive-time Grammy Award winner Robert Cray will be joined by his band for an evening of blues. Cray is set to release his 21st studio album, In My Soul, on April 1, just two days after his appearance at the Paramount. With his performance near the release date, one could speculate that he may debut a few songs from In My Soul. There’s no April Fool’s about this weekend’s shows at the Paramount Hudson Valley.

    Check out a sneak preview of Robert Cray’s new album here:

  • Mötley Crüe Announces Farewell Tour

    Motley Crew "The Final Tour" Tour Poster 2014

    Mötley Crüe is set to wrap up what is one great musical career with their just announced farewell tour. Coming along for the ride to support the tour will be Alice Cooper. The tour will start in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 2nd and conclude on November 21st in Vancouver, BC. The “All Bad Things Must Come To An End” tour will cover over 60 cities across North America and Canada.

    New York State will see the tour come through on Tuesday, August 26th at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y, Friday August 29th at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, N.Y, Sunday, August 31st at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien, N.Y and Wednesday, October 29th at the On Center Complex in Syracuse, N.Y.

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  • Lucid 10th Anniversary Celebration at Olive Ridley’s Friday March 28th

    20140327-135056.jpgLucid will take the stage at Plattsburgh’s Olive Ridley’s Friday, March 28th to celebrate their 10th anniversary.

    The show kicks off at 9 pm, and is for those 21 and over only. Admission is $5 and will feature special guest Chromatropic.

    A full decade of progress and development has established Lucid as one of the most dynamic, hard working, finely tuned bands in the North Country. Lucid is also featured among the surviving Top 16 bands in this year’s March Madness tournament.

    Recently, Chris “Hollywood” English left his hometown of Rochester, NY to join his long-time friends and colleagues in Adirondack-rock, blues-fusion outfit, Lucid. Hollywood is a welcomed addition to this hard working and veracious group of dynamic, respected musicians. The addition of Chris only solidifies the growth and forward momentum of Lucid.

  • dopapod Announces 2014 Spring Tour

    Prog-Rock superstars, dopapod recently announced their Spring 2014 Tour Dates. The band will be playing some Upstate, NY dates – 4/24 at Saratoga’s Putnam Den with Aqueous, 4/25 at The Westcott Theater in Syracuse, NY with Aqueous and then 4/26 at The Waiting Room in Buffalo, NY with a third night with Buffalo’s own Aqueous and favorites and Albany natives,  Mister F. For tickets and info please visit www.dopapod.com.
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  • Turkuaz and Alan Evans Playonbrother Celebrate Album Release at Putnum Den

    Turkuaz and Alan Evans’ Playonbrother (formerly known as the Alan Evans Trio) will each hold a CD release party at the Putnam Den in Saratoga Springs, Thursday, March 27 at 9 pm. The party is organized through Nectars and tickets are available to those 18-years old and older for $8 (and $12 the day of the show) through Ticketfly.com or at the Putnam Den. Turkuaz launches their latest with Zerbert  at the double-CD release party.  While Alan Evans Trio sets out to release their Woodstock Sessions in tandem.

    Alan Evans TrioAlan Evans recently announced that the group would drop “Trio” from their name, despite remaining a three-piece band.  Evans supplies the drums and vocals, Beau Sasser is still on organ and Danny Mayer is on guitar. Though they have now adopted Playonbrother as part of their moniker, Alan Evans Trio will still appear on their latest album.  Please don’t refer to them as a jazz trio.  In fact, don’t try to put your thumb on them at all.  They are three musicians, who happen to play for other bands, but don’t dare call this a side project either.  In fact, they would just rather you just tune in and enjoy.

    Influenced by the funky ’70s groove and R&B of Sly & The Family Stone, Rick James, Parliament and Bohannon, Turkuaz take their self-described “jittery, world-pop-power groove” to the streets.  They just recently finished supporting Future 86, and will continue on the road for this latest installment.  Sporting a line-up of nine musicians, Turkuaz throws everything from percussion to brass to guitars in a live performance that can invoke the ghosts of rockers past. Don’t miss them and Alan Evans Playonbrother and check out our coverage of their show at Drom in NYC on December 30th.

  • Preview: Rock and Roll Resort: v4, The Dream Machine

    The Hudson Valley Resort & Spa in Kerhonkson, NY will greet festival goers once again to host Rock n Roll Resort: v4 The Dream Machine on April 4th-6th. A unique and intimate music experience produced by Wicked Cool Productions offers a weekend full of music, art installations, fun activities and workshops plus much more. Perfectly located between Albany and New York City in the heart of the Catskills, The Hudson Valley Resort is the ideal festival retreat offering plenty of space to unwind, recharge and enjoy the beauty of Upstate NY.

    Besides the nonstop music, Rock n Roll Resort offers multiple activities that include a mini-golf tournament, the first annual Disc Golf tournament, daily yoga as well as various instructional classes in the Holistic Village. Plus each night will have different theme night with costumes encouraged. The themes are Friday: Decades of Decadence, Saturday: Superheroes vs. Villain’s and Sunday: Pajama Party. The most creative characters for each night will be gifted a Rock n Roll Resort T-shirt and Event Poster.

    The 2014 lineup features a variety of musicals performances offering something different for everyone throughout the weekend. Big acts include Dumpstaphunk, The Motet, and The Everyone Orchestra featuring Steve Kimock, John Morgan Kimock, Reed Mathis, Jennifer Hartswick and Natalie Cressman. The music will start on Friday around 4pm and go until 4am Sunday night for the dedicated ragers with more than enough music in between.

    has dissected the lineup and has come up with the Top 5 acts to catch at Rock n Roll Resort v4, The Dream Machine: Solaris, Bobby Paltauf, Tauk, Mister F and The Motet.

    Mister F combines members of Upstate’s own Timbre Coup and Capital Zen for a quartet of high energetic, dark rock that thrills and urges you to keep dancing.
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    Bobby Paltauf is a artist on the rise in that he has played with a long list of notable musicians and is only 14 years old. Do not miss him on Friday as he is one of the starting acts and is sure to set the bar high for the weekend.
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    Solaris is an all instrumental trio from Ithaca that creates original compositions fusing electronica with jazz and funk with plenty of improvisation making each show unique for new and old fans alike.

    Tauk is a four piece experimental rock band that breathes music into their shows with an intensity of all instrumental jamming. They have performed at a number of festivals and recently worked with Grammy-winning producer Robert Carranza on their newest album.
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    The Motet is THE improvisational funk band of today. The seven piece band from Colorado is always a special treat when they travel out to the East Coast with their reputation for throwing the funkiest dance parties.
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    There are multiple ticket packagesavailable from single day passes to Rock star VIP status. For $125, you get a 3 day pass, not including meals or lodging plus you can only stay as late as 2 am. Single day Friday or Saturday go for $68 and single day Sunday goes for $37. But your best bet is to get a standard room package and split it up with your festy friends. The standard room package includes a 2 night stay, 2 event tickets, plus first class food. The more people you have in a room, the cheaper the package but with a 5 person maximum brings it to only $230 a person. Guests are encouraged to carpool, those with groups of 3 or more will have free parking, any less and it’s a $5 parking fee. There will be food vendors available 24 hours a day and reasonably priced alcohol for the adults. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this growing festival that continues to combine all the fun of a summer music spectacle within a historic and luxurious resort.

  • UMBowl V Themes Announced: Odds Are Everyone Wins

    Umphrey’s McGee is an innovative band. Striving to provide new experiences for fans with things like sUMmer school, the headphones and snowcones experience, and their subscription model website allowing unlimited access to content for a reasonable monthly fee, the band elevates itself above the pack before you even get to the face melting music. Nothing substantiates this innovation more than the annual UMbowl with version V coming up next.

    Starting in 2010 this 4 set experience unites the audience and band into one unit, with all quarters featuring fan interaction that constantly changes. Not surprisingly, these shows sell out immediately and this years fifth rendition is no exception. Taking place at the esteemed Capital Theater May 3rd in Portchester NY, this years themes should have fans mouths watering in anticipation. Here is the breakdown straight from Umphreys.com:

    Q1.

    Ah . . . Jimmy Stewart. You never let us down. How much you’ve given all of us through the years. Raw Stewage returns for a three-peat. UMBowl V kicks off with an entire set of your favorite pieces of improv stitched together to create a long-form piece of new music. Ticket buyers will vote on their favorite live moments, and the band will take those Legos and assemble them into one tidy package for Q1. The Raw Stewage quarter has evolved into a song incubator as it continues to spawn new UM originals year after year.

    Q2.

    The evening rolls along with the ever popular All Request Quarter. All ticket buyers receive a ballot to vote for the songs you ‘d most like to hear, from rarer UM tunes to alternate versions of “the hits” to classic covers, including multiple new, unreleased options . As in the past, there will also be a write-in category for you to submit your own requests.

    Q3.

    Q3 is a Stew Art Event, an S2. This one of kind Umphrey’s innovation returns to the UMBowl for its 5th year. The band will play a full set of improvisation based exclusively on themes, ideas, scenes, and concepts presented by fans. Entries will be submitted via text message by those in attendance and the best of the best will be added to the playbook. The selected themes will appear before both the band and audience in real-time so split second decisions will be paramount. Expect handoffs and Hail Mary’s as one musical idea is lateral to another. The Stew Art Event has become a UM staple

    Q4.

    Rounding out the festivities will be the Choose Your Own Adventure experience. Those in attendance will be calling the plays, quarterbacking the music to unfold at your will. A series of choices will be presented to the audience on large projection screens and you will decide the set list in real-time. Voting will occur via text message and the results will be tallied as they roll in. You’ll be able to choose from a wide variety of UM originals, improvisational styles, and cover songs. You pick the plays and determine the strategy to make it a killer set. This one is in your hands. Don’t blow it.

  • The Carolina Chocolate Drops to Perform at The Egg on April 2nd

    The Carolina Chocolate Drops will perform at The Egg on Wednesday, April 2nd at 7:30 PM as part of the American Roots & Branches concert series. The Carolina Chocolate Drops are a string and jug band, bringing back a sound from the 1920s and 1930s,  recalling the dirt-floor dance electricity of the Mississippi Sheiks and Cannon’s Jug Stompers. The band features Rhiannon Giddens (fiddle, banjo, vocals), Hubby Jenkins (guitar, mandolin, vocals), cellist Malcolm Parson and multi-instrumentalist Rowan Corbett.

    The Birds of Chicago will open for Carolina Chocolate Drops. Tickets are $34.50 and are available at The Egg Box Office at the Empire State Plaza, by telephone 518-473-1845.

  • Artpark Announces First Group of Artists for Summer 2014 Lineup

    With the summer season approaching, the anticipation for nights spent outside listening to live music is rising almost as quickly as the temperatures.  One of Buffalo’s most eagerly awaited is the announcement of Artpark Tuesday and Wednesday concert series for 2014.  As of this week, the wait is finally over as the folks at Artpark made an initial announcement, revealing five shows for the upcoming season.

    The five shows, listed below, are already a great start that will be added to throughout the Spring.  Tickets for these Artpark events will go on sale on Friday, March 28, 2014 at 10am through the Artpark box office and Tickets.com.  Where else can you catch a band like Widespread Panic for next to nothing and with a gorgeous view to boot?

    First Niagara presents Tuesdays in the Park lineup: 
    June 10 (Opening Night) – Daryl Hall & John Oates – tickets are $12
    June 17 – Widespread Panic – tickets are $7
    July 8 – Boston – tickets are $12

    Coors Light Wednesdays lineup (both tickets are $11): 
    June 18 – Arctic Monkeys w/s/g White Denim
    July 9 – Sublime with Rome

  • Groovestick with The Jauntee & The Assortment of Crayons TONIGHT at Red Square

    Tonight in Albany, Red Square and Guthrie Bell Productions will host a trifecta of bands to make one helluva dance party. Albany’s own Groovestick and New Paltz natives The Assortment of Crayons will be joined by The Jauntee from Boston, MA. Each band overflows with an intense energy during their live performances that you will still be buzzing the next day. Do not miss these bands as they are on the rise and your best bet for a good time in Albany. Doors open at 8pm with a $10 cover charge and The Assortment of Crayons set to start at 9:30pm.

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    Groovestick at Red Square

    The Assortment of Crayons is a multi-genre band that isn’t afraid to color outside the lines as their unique arrangements are endlessly entertaining and surprising. With an eagerness to experiment, the Crayons pool together their musical influences to create a sound that has a little something for everyone to enjoy. Visitors but not strangers to Upstate New York, The Jauntee return to the Capital District to once again melt faces with their original improvisational jams. The four piece band has been gaining attention across the East Coast for their psychedelic, welcoming music often being compared to Phish, a comparison that should not be thrown around lightly but regardless, The Jauntee has a growing fan base in Albany that is eager to get the show on the road. Groovestick is one of Albany’s newest bands, a trio just under a year old with heavy organ melodies and a new age funk. Their fusion of progressive jazz with a touch of rock is brilliant as their rhythms are contagious and undeniable for all dancing feet.