NYS Music 20​14

Tag: blues rock

  • Dark Star Orchestra set to raise the Dead at the Westcott Theater

    Following their tradition of “continuing the Grateful Dead concert experience,” Dark Star Orchestra is back on the road, making a short stop at Syracuse’s Westcott Theater on December 1st.

    dark star orchestra westcottFor anyone who knows this 7 member tribute band extraordinaire, listening to their limited discography is just not enough to achieve the full DSO experience. They’ve extensively toured since their start in 1997, hitting up venues across the globe with the hopes of sharing the energetic spirit and fresh improvisational musicality that the Grateful Dead started so many years ago. It is this experience that breaks DSO apart from the cover band realm, giving them the musical flexibility and large following they have today.

    While fans that attend a DSO should certainly be prepared to rock out to extensive Grateful Dead repertoire, DSO has a way of throwing in some surprises here and there, attributing to the Beatles and sometimes, Bob Marley. One thing I can say for sure is, you will not leave this concert on a sad note.

    Make sure you head over to the Westcott around 7pm, and purchase your tickets online or at the door for $25. Make sure you follow DSO’s updates on their website and Facebook page, and come channel your inner dancing bear to kickoff this December!

  • Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar at The Egg this Friday

    Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar, two masters of the slide guitar, will perform together at The Egg this Friday, January 31st starting at 8 pm.

    The duo will kick off the American Roots & Branches concert series with Sony Landreth on the electric guitar and Cindy Cashdollar on Dobro and lap-steel. Landreth hails from Louisiana and is a known as “the King of Slydeco”, for his strong Cajun musical styling. He has appeared on albums with Eric Clapton, Gov’t Mule, Little Feat and Jimmy Buffett. Cashdollar is one of our own, calling Woodstock, NY home, where she learned to play from such bluegrass legends as John Herald, Paul Butterfield, Levon Helm and Rick Danko of The Band. She is a five-time Grammy award winner and was the first female to be inducted into the Texas Steel Guitar Hall of Fame.

    Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar

    Tickets for Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar are $28 and are still available at The Egg Box Office at the Empire State Plaza, by telephone  518-473-1845  or online. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience blues music like you have never heard it before.