In an unexpected – and completely appropriate move – Faith No More have released new track “Superhero” from their upcoming album (May 19) Sol Invictus via Marvel.com.
18 years have passed since the last FNM release Album of the Year and fans have been foaming at the mouth for more ever since. The latest track features the typical grunge meets metal meets groove style of earlier FNM and the apropos repeated lyric: “Leader of men, will you be one of them?.” Check it out below! (h/t marvel.com)
Two years ago today – brothers Matt and Ben Pickering and axe man Andrew Chamberlaine came together with multi-instrumentalist/sit-in wizard Scott Hannay to form Albany’s Mister F. Despite their short tenure – the F have grown exponentially – building crowds up and down the coast and deep into the mid-west. They are also attracting some top name attention with Umphrey’s Joel Cummins sitting in at a recent F show.
Mister F is celebrating the occasion by releasing three brand new videos to say thanks to their fan-base – known as F-Squad. The first is “Don’t Lose Your Watch”. NYS Music caught up with keys man Hannay who shared the thought process behind the song’s creation:
When we were writing and had the song pretty much put together, we decided it would be cool to lay down vocoder vocals for this one. I ended up getting hooked on the game Portal 2 that same week, and there is an omnipresent computer talking to you the whole game, taunting you and playing mind games with you. I thought to write it from the perspective of a similar computer, as the human is trying to get it to understand music based in 5 beats per measure (most of the song itself). The computer is basically saying “yeah, not gonna happen. doesn’t really matter, I’ll still be around when you’re gone” but encounters some frustration when it really tries to figure it out. In the end, the computer doesn’t really need to understand it, because it’s a computer, and tells the human to stop wasting its time with such a futile endeavor – “Don’t lose your watch, your time is wealth” – Scott Hannay
Check out the new tune below and watch for two new videos the next two Sundays. After all three videos are released the songs will become available on the F bandcamp page as a new EP titled: The Snow Day Sessions.
Dead fans across the world have been desperate to hear back from the Fare Thee Well Mail Order room about their tickets to the bands 50th anniversary shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field. With the public on-sale date of Feb. 28 rapidly approaching – unfortunately – it doesn’t look good. With over 60,000 requests for 350,000+ tickets it’s estimated that only one in ten fans will be singing “Truckin’” instead of “Brokedown Palace”. Team Dead encourages fans who do not hear back on mail order by the public date of Feb. 28 to try and get tickets that day.
Check out the whole statement below and good luck!
We’ve been submerged in a sea of mail and are coming up for a breath of air to give you an update on where we stand right now. We are 75% of the way processing all of the orders, working 24/7 to get your money orders back to you. There were many, many times more order requests than anyone imagined, thousands and thousands with beautiful art. We are trying to let as many folks as possible know their status before the onsale date. Emails will go out to the winners starting in the next two days. Your chances of receiving tickets from us are 1 in 10, so if you have not received a winner’s email from us by the on-sale date, you may want to consider on line ticket sales to increase your chances.
Tickets will be mailed out in June.
Please do not email us at this time as we will not be able to answer your inquiry.
Okay, we are taking a deep breath and going back under.
The crew of GDTS TOO
2.23.15
Rochester music loving denizens know that the ultimate week in town is the annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Fest. With hundreds of musicians expected every year playing street, theater and outdoor shows ranging from free to black tie affairs – the fest typically attracts in the 100’s of thousands over the course of 9 days. While the 2015 full schedule for Rochester’s Jazz Fest has yet to be announced – including the street held free concert series – some of the Kodak Hall headliner schedule has been announced.
Canadian jazz legend Diana Krall will be performing a matinee 4PM show June 19. Multiple Grammy winning trumpet player Herb Alpert will toot your socks off on Jun 20. Herb will be joined by the brilliant and well known singer Lani Hall.
Hendrix scribe Gary Clarke Jr. will bring his screaming blues licks into town on Jun 23 with vocalist Beth Hart. Another Grammy winner – also well known as the winner of American Idol season three – Jennifer Hudson is up June 24. The Trucks/Tedeschi band along with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings will be a part of this years festival on June 25.
Finishing things off June 27 is the return of the Steep Canyon Rangers. The ever popular bluegrass band will be on their own this year – last year they performed alongside legendary comedian and banjo player Steve Martin.
Select tickets have already gone on sale and it’s likely that all of these shows will sell out, if you want in – visit the website now for purchase. The ever popular nine day club passes are also available now for $194 – no club shows have been announced thus far.
Stay tuned for all things Jazz Fest as more is announced!
Snapcase’s fierce driving riffs and aggressive vocals defined them as one of the premier genre bands for the ’90s hardcore music scene.
Originally conceived in a basement in West Seneca NY in 1989 – the five piece built quite the frenetic fan base over the course of the next 16 years before mostly disbanding in 2005. Since then they have played occasional shows – usually in Buffalo – but none since a finale show with the closing of Mohawk Place in 2013.
That all may be changing soon as the band indicated on their website today that they are practicing.
With their next and only 2015 tour date scheduled for Montebello, Canada’s Amnesia Rockfest way off in mid June fans will no doubt be wondering if more tour dates are in the works – or perhaps (hold your breath) some new music? Stay tuned!
Jam mecca Nectar’s in Burlington VT will be celebrating their 40th anniversary starting this Saturday and running through the end of March with Phish drummer Jon Fishman appropriately be part of the celebration
There will be a bluegrass show Mar. 26 with his previous Jazz Mandolin Project collaborator Jame Masefield along with guitarist Doug Perkins and bassist Tyler Bolles. As this show is sure to sell out you should grab tickets now. (h/t jambands.com)
The 40th extravaganza kicks off Feb 21 with a show featuring local musician Josh Panda and friends playing influential tunes from the year of Nectar’s birth – 1975.
Other notable shows happening during the month+ long celebration:
Feb. 28 Mardi Gras Celebration w/ Schwizz, Conehead Buddha & more
Mar. 7 ‘s 2014 March Madness winner Lucid
Mar. 20 Sophistafunk
Mar. 26 Aqueous
The annual Firefly Festival held this year June 18-21, 2015 in Dover, DE always delivers a delicious mix of genres for music lovers who like a little bit of everything. This years edition is no exception with headliners ranging from the alternative rock of The Killers, Modest Mouse and Morrissey, the smokey hip hop of Snoop Dogg, to the funkaliciousness of Lettuce.
Early bird tickets are still available for $249 – campers will have to shed another $149 for a basic camping package. A variety of VIP experiences, RV passes, and upgraded camping are also available on the site.
Beyond the music – Firefly also offers an annual partnership with Dogfishhead brewery who will be onsite with plenty of concoctions to imbibe, a beer-cade to pound ’em in, a market for munchies, and much more.
The 18th annual All Good Festival returns to West Virginia this year. Scheduled July 9-11, 2015 at Berry Hill Farm in Summit Point – the popular festival has a lineup chock full of heavy hitters.
Atop the heap is the ever popular Primus, Upstate heroes moe., alt-rock champs Cake, the John Butler Trio, Greensky Bluegrass, and STS9.
As always All Good will feature side by side stages with no overlapping sets – allowing fans to catch every act if they so choose. Early Bird tickets will be available for $179 starting Fri Feb. 20 and include parking and all entertainment. Grab ’em here and check out the full line-up below.
All Good 2015 Initial Lineup
Primus
moe.
Cake
Thievery Corporation
John Butler Trio
Lotus
SOJA
STS9
Greensky Bluegrass
Dark Star Orchestra
The Word
Keller Williams
Yonder Mountain String Band
JJ Grey & MOFRO
Lettuce
Twiddle
Balkan Beat Box
Elephant Revival
The Bridge
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Turkuaz
Cabinet
Tauk
& more to be announced
Upstate favorites Aqueous have announced an extensive spring tour taking them all through the north east and mid west including a debut string of dates in Colorado.
The tour will kick off at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn Feb. 25. Other New York dates include Mar. 26 at Ithaca’s The Haunt, Syracuses’s Funk n Waffles Apr. 16, Saratoga Springs Apr 17, and a hometown show Apr. 18 in Buffalo at the Iron Works.
March will feature a five date string in Colorado including two trips to Denver. May and June launch festival season with stops at two Ohio festivals – May Daze in Franklin and Color Dance in Athens – concluding with a Memorial Day weekend for the third straight year at Summer Camp Music Festival.
Check out the whole tour below and don’t miss seeing this excellent band.
Aqueous Spring Tour 2015
2/25/15 – Knitting Factory | Brooklyn, NY
2/26/15 – Spot Underground | Providence, RI *
2/27/15 – Stone Church | Newmarket, NH *
2/28/15 – Main Pub | Manchester, CT #
3/6/15 – Tonic Room | Chicago, IL
3/7/15 – Mousetrap | Indianapolis, IN
3/10/15 – Quixotes | Denver, CO
3/11/15 – TBD | Colorado
3/12/15 – Fly Me to The Moon Saloon | Telluride, CO *
3/13/15 – Quixotes | Denver, CO
3/14/15 – Samana | Vail, CO **
3/26/15 – The Haunt | Ithaca, NY
3/27/15 – Penuches | Manchester, NH
3/28/15 – Nectar’s | Burlington, VT
4/1/15 – TBD
4/2/15 – TBD
4/3/15 – Ardmore Music Hall | Philadelphia, PA ^
4/4/15 – Pacific Standard | New Haven, CT
4/10/15 – Corktown Pub | Hamilton, ON
4/11/15 – Kings Rook | Erie, PA
4/16/15 – Funk n Waffles | Syracuse, NY +
4/17/15 – Putnam Den | Saratoga Springs, NY
4/18/15 – Buffalo Iron Works | Buffalo, NY
4/23/15 – Hinge | Northampton, MA
4/24/15 – Church of Boston | Boston, MA
4/25/15 – Arch Street Tavern | Hartford, CT
5/2/15 – May Daze Music Festival | Franklin, OH
5/16/15 – Color Dance Music Festival | Athens, OH
5/21/15-5/24/15 – Summer Camp Music Festival | Chillicothe, IL
5/30/15 – Domefest | Terra Alta, VA
6/12/15 – Illumination Music Festival | Durham, ON
6/19 – 6/20 – Mad Tea Party Jam | Hedgeville, WV
7/23 – 7/25 – Paradise Music Festival | Hustonville, KY
*w/ Pigeons Playing Ping Pong #w/Mister F **w/Yamn +w/Superhuman Happiness ^w/Box of Rain
In a move no one was expecting – mid west jam champions Umphrey’s McGee announced a brand new studio album today titled The London Session.
Recorded at the famous Abbey Road studios in London – the album features 10 tracks that were recorded in one day. Release date is April 7 – but fans may pre-order now. Anyone who pre-orders will get an instant download of lead track “Bad Friday”.
The unexpected release features a selection of tracks from throughout the bands career and (appropriately) a Beatles cover. Check out the entire track list below:
1. Bad Friday
2. Rocker Part 2
3. No Diablo
4. Cut the Cable
5. Out of Order
6. Glory
7. Plunger
8. Comma Later
9. Eat
10. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
Umphrey’s McGee – The London Session
Vinyl Track Listing
North Side
“Bad Friday” %
“Rocker Part 2”
“No Diablo” $
“Cut The Cable” $
South Side
“Out Of Order” +
“Glory”
“Plunger” +
East Side
“Comma Later”
“Eat” +
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” +
West Side
“In The Kitchen” #
% First time ever recorded
+ Recorded in a single take
# Live from the Brooklyn Bowl London, 6/19/14
$ Acoustic versions
Learn more on The London Session here.