Category: News Desk

Linkin Park And 30 Seconds To Mars To Co-Headline Carnivores Tour With Stops Through New York

The Carnivores Tour will kick off on August 8th in West Palm Beach, Florida and close out in Concord, Ca on September 19^th. 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 19^th and at Darien Lake on Thursday, Aug 21^st.

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 7^th.

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

March 6, 2014
Brewery Ommegang Hosts Modest Mouse On Saturday May 24th

Modest Mouse will be making a stop at Brewery Ommegang in the historic Cooperstown, NY on Saturday May 24^th. 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 7^th at 10am and can be purchased through Dan Smalls Presents or through Brewery Ommegang.

March 6, 2014

Superunknown turns 20, re-release coming in June

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.

Track Listing:

1.	“Let Me Drown”
2.	“My Wave“
3.	“Fell on Black Days“
4.	“Mailman”
5.	“Superunknown”
6.	“Head Down”
7.	“Black Hole Sun“
8.	“Spoonman“
9.	“Limo Wreck”
10.	“The Day I Tried to Live“
11.	“Kickstand”
12.	“Fresh Tendrils”
13.	“4th of July”
14.	“Half”
15.	“Like Suicide”

Every song is a masterpiece. (4^th 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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March 5, 2014

Primus Announces New York Dates for June 2014

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.

March 4, 2014
Devil Makes Three Coming to Water Street Music Hall

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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March 4, 2014
Forecastle Festival Announces 2014 Lineup

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.

March 4, 2014
Deer Tick Coming to The Hollow This Friday

Deer Tick will be coming to the Capital Region this Friday, March 7th to The Hollow. Hailing from Providence, Rhode Island, their music is made up of a mixture of rock, country, blues, rock, and folk. Their many influences include Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon, The Replacements and Nirvana, whom they all have covered in concert. On special occasions they have played as Deervana, paying tribute to Nirvana by only playing their music throughout the evening. They are touring behind their latest album Negativity that came out last fall that has garnered rave reviews around the country. Their live show is full of energy and the crowd on Friday should be ready for an intimate evening. Deer Tick has been on the rise so this could be the last chance to see the band in such a small space.

March 4, 2014
And the Final 2014 Mountain Jam Headliner is…

The Allman Brothers Band is the headliner for the 10^th 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 45^th anniversary.

Coincidently, Gov’t Mule is celebrating its 20^th year and Mountain Jam is in its 10^th 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

March 3, 2014
Scott Ian “Speaks” in Syracuse Thursday

After a successful tour around with world in support with tenth full length album “Worship Music,” Anthrax guitarist and founder Scott Ian is taking the road with his “Speaking Words” tour to share his crazy metal stories.

Ian will be on stage Wednesday, March 5th at the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in New York City and follows with a show at the Lost Horizon in Syracuse Thursday, March 6th.

Expect everything from being raised Jewish in Queens, to starting a metal band; from crazy tour stories, to meeting Lemmy and partying with Dimebag. This is a spoken word show that can’t be missed.

Ian will also be taking questions, of which I have a few myself, such as, will Joey Belladonna show up?

Tickets are available for $15 on Ticket Fly or $20 at the door. VIP Pass $50 on www.scottian.com.

Show is Thursday March 6 at 8PM Doors at 7PM.

March 2, 2014
Jimkata Announces Debut Appearance at a festival

Jimkata will be making their inaugural appearance at the legendary festival in Brimfield, MA June 13-15 alongside a bunch of their good friends – Dopapod, Kung Fu, Consider the Source, The Breakfast, The Nth Power, lespecial, Dub Apocalypse, Aqueous, Mun, Cosmic Dust Bunnies and so many more!!!

Ithaca’s prog-rock superstars are blazing the trail to bigger festivals every year – making the line-up at is further proof of what Upstate New Yorker’s have known for some time now.

Tickets – $75 = 3 Days of Music, 60 Musical Performances, 2 Disc Golf Tournaments, 3 Stages, Late Night Silent Disco, Grass or Woods Camping, Vending, Kids Activities, Late Night Acoustic Stage, Live Painting, Installation Artists, Group Yoga Sessions, and Hula Hoop Workshops. Entering year number 4 Disc Jam still embraces the small festival vibe while drawing big names from New York City, Boston, Connecticut, Rhode Island and beyond. This year will prove to be another unforgettable gathering of creators and visionaries of some of the best in the live music scene today with Jimkata on the festival lineup.

February 28, 2014