NYS Music 20​15

Author: Darren Kemp

  • Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2014 Announces Lineup

    Happy Valentines day bluegrass lovers! Set aside July 16-19, 2014 on your calenders now for a boot stomping weekend filled with talent. Deep in the heart of the Catskill Mountains lies the annual Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival who announced their early all-star lineup today. Del McCoury band will headline and be joined with such talent as Bela Fleck, Sam Bush Band, Greensky Bluegrass, and Hot Rize.

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    Located at the picturesque Walsh farm in Oak Hill NY – festival goers can bask in the sun and expect a whole bunch of more artist announcements in the coming weeks. Ticket’s are $170 and include on site camping – only 4000 are available so don’t delay! Kid and family activities will be available as well as a variety of workshops, vending, yoga, and a best campsite contest.

  • Def Leppard To Pour Some Sugar on Upstate w/ Styx and Tesla

    Get out your spandex and Aqua-Net – 80’s hair metal pioneers Def Leppard are making several Upstate visits on their just announced 2015 summer tour, and sailing along for the ride are Styx and Tesla. Tour kicks off June 23 in Tampa, Florida. New York will be able to go Def July 11 in Bethel, July 12 at Darien Lake, July 23 in Wantagh and July 24 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

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    Fans that join the Rock Brigade Concert Club can get an early VIP shot at tickets Feb. 17 – general public can purchase Feb. 20 at 10am EST. Check the whole tour out below.

    U.S. Tour Dates:

    June 23 – Tampa, FL (MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre)
    June 25 – West Palm Beach, FL (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
    June 27 – Birmingham, AL (Oak Mountain Amphitheatre)
    June 28 – Atlanta, GA (Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood)
    June 30 – Charlotte, NC (PNC Music Pavilion)
    July 2 – Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
    July 3 – Virginia Beach, VA (Farm Bureau Live)
    July 5 – Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
    July 7 – Gilford, NH (Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook)
    July 9 – Mansfield, MA (Xfinity Center)
    July 11 – Bethel, NY (Bethel Woods Center for the Arts)
    July 12 – Darien Center, NY (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
    July 14 – Toronto, ON (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
    July 15 – Youngstown, OH (Covelli Centre)*
    July 17 – Clarkston, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
    July 21 – Mt. Pleasant, MI (Soaring Eagle Resort & Casino)*
    July 23 – Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre)
    July 24 – Saratoga Springs, NY (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
    July 25 – Holmdel, NJ (PNC Bank Arts Center)
    Aug 7 – Sturgis, SD (Buffalo Chip Campground)**
    Aug 8 – Sioux Falls, SD (Sioux Falls Arena)
    Aug 10 – Oklahoma City, OK (Chesapeake Energy Arena)*
    Aug 11 – Kansas City, MO (Starlight Theatre)
    Aug 14 – Sedalia, MO (Missouri State Fair)
    Aug 15 – Des Moines, IA (Iowa State Fair)
    Aug 17 – Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)
    Aug 18 – Nashville, TN (Bridgestone Arena)
    Aug 21 – Dallas, TX (Gexa Energy Pavilion)
    Aug 22 – Woodlands, TX (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
    Aug 23 – Austin, TX (Austin360 Amphitheater)
    Aug 27 – St. Paul, MN (Minnesota State Fair)
    Aug 28 – Grand Forks, ND (Alerus Center)
    Aug 30 – Noblesville, IN (Klipsch Music Center)
    Sept 1 – Allentown, PA (Allentown
    Sept 3 – Louisville, KY (KFC Yum! Center)
    Sept 4 – Maryland Heights, MO (Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre)
    Sept 5 – Tinley Park, IL (First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre)
    Sept 16 – Auburn, WA (White River Amphitheater)
    Sept 17 – Ridgefield, WA (Northwest Amphitheater)
    Sept 19 – Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheater)
    Sept 22 – Chula Vista, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)
    Sept 23 – Phoenix, AZ (Ak-Chin Pavilion)
    Sept 25 – Albuquerque, NM (Isleta Amphitheatre)
    Sept 26 – Denver, CO (Pepsi Center)
    Sept 28 – West Valley City, UT (USANA Amphitheater)
    Sept 30 – Spokane, WA (Spokane Arena)
    Oct 2 – Bozeman, MT (Brick Breeden Fieldhouse)
    Oct 4 – Bismarck, ND (Bismarck Civic Center)

    * – No Styx

    ** – No Styx & Tesla

  • Photo Review: Wild Adriatic and Conehead Buddha at Montage

    Saratoga Spring’s Wild Adriatic enjoyed a 2014 chock full of press and band milestones. Their blues-funk-rock jams are full of pop potential without being emblematic of anything today’s pop scene contains. While shades of The Black Keys and The Strokes may exhibit themselves to a casual listeners ears – what we truly have here is an original sounding trio full of fire, emotion and quite possibly eternal hell fire. Wild Adriatic rocked the Montage on Saturday night with Conehead Buddha and will continue to rock Upstate with upcoming shows April 16 at Buffalo’s Ironworks and a hometown gig April 18 at Vapor.

    moe. fans have come to know the horn section of Coxsackie NY’s Conehead Buddha well over the past year with the two collaborating on multiple occasions. Those fans should get their butts down to see the full experience of the ska/world music based band who has toured for years. If the moe. connection isn’t enough, consider they also recently added Suke Cerulo, former guitarist for the down right epic defunct jazz/psych/funk trio Schleigho. Upstate will have another chances to run Buddha’s belly Feb 13 at Syracuse’s Funk n Waffles.

  • The Lawn Boys at Lovin’ Cup: What a Beautiful Buzz

    Tribute bands come and go and many jam fans – especially those of the Phish-y variety, tend to turn their noses up at them. But like most of life every rule has its exceptions. Band’s such as Dark Star Orchestra (Grateful Dead) and Start Making Sense (Talking Heads) have generated ample buzz and following, dedicating their lives representing musical heroes with great respect and talent. The Lawn Boys seem perfectly poised to join this upper tier with their spot-on recreations of composition-based Phish pieces and their own fiery originality within improvisational jam sections that scream “Phish 1.0”.

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    After a nicely executed sound check “Possum” and a short break, the Boys took the stage and wasted no time getting into the fan favorite and relative rarity “Curtain With”. Featuring shreddy lead passages from TLB’s resident “Trey” Darren Rodney  – this rendition could easily stand up among the tops of those of the phab phour themselves. After a fan requested a well done Funky Bitch, came one of the best duo’s of the night: “46 Day’s” into Robert Palmer’s “Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley”.  The filled venue with fans of all ages did their part, bouncing all around the room dancing. The jam itself contained many hints at an impending “2001” funk-fest but ended up back into the main Sally theme. At least for this night, the band seemed completely focused on pre-hiatus material with the set ending on a peaktastic goose bump inducing “Slave to the Traffic Light”.

    After a “we’ll be back in 10 minutes” break we all took a journey through the “Maze” before the second set got a phabulous anchor with a “Mike’s->Reba->Weekapaug” sequence with bassist Miguel Lantigua dropping soul shaking bombs all over the place and keys man David Kaufman making Page proud. Mid set the band showed their appreciation for Phish’s humorous side with the resident Fishman – drummer Andrew Mega – whipping out the vacuum for a hilarious take on “I Didn’t Know”. A well oiled “Harry Hood” would finish the set, but the packed Lovin’ Cup floor wouldn’t let them end quite yet so they came back out for a triple encore of “Chalk Dust,” “Fuego” (The only new era song for the night) and the obligatory “YEM” to finish it off. Boy Man God Awesome! Keep an eye on The Lawn Boys tour – and don’t miss your next chance to see them.

    Set 1
    Curtain With, Funky Bitch, 46 Days->Sneaking Sally, Split Open and Melt, Axilla, Wolfmans Brother, Slave to the Traffic Light
    Set 2
    Maze, Mikes->Reba->Weekapaug (unfinished)->Cities->I Didn’t Know, Theme from the bottom->Weekapaug, Harry Hood
    Encore
    Chalkdust Torture, Fuego, YEM

  • Tool and Mastodon Members Unite to Form The Legend of the Seagullmen

    For those fans waiting for the upcoming Tool album who haven’t disintegrated into dust yet – here’s some good news to tide you over: “Best drummer ever” candidate Danny Carey and Mastodon lead axe man Brent Hinds (Whom also recently awesomely got himself booted out of the Grammy’s) are joining forces with OFF!’s Dimitri Coats and producer Jimmy Hayward for the nautically themed super group The Legend of the Seagullmen.

    While no touring, album release, or additional information has yet to be provided, the band did drop two new tunes on their website: “The Deep Sea Driver” and “Ships Wreck”. Check em out below.

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  • Faith No More Announce Release Date For New Album: Sol Invictus

    FNM-SOLINVICTUSFinally! After years and years – fans waiting for the San Francisco CA hard rock band to put out some new material can finally rest happy knowing Sol Invictus is coming May 19.

    This will be the 7th release for Faith No More since their inception way back in 1981. The band has released a few singles in advance on YouTube – check them out below. While Upstate will miss out on any local dates – those that “care a lot” can make a road trip to Toronto May 9 or hit NYC May 13-14 for a weekend FNM experience.

  • When Planets Collide: One Saturday in ROCKchester

    The duel galactic bodies of Rochester’s Planet Assassin and Inner Planets joined forces Saturday Jan 31 at The Firehouse Saloon downtown for ROCKchester. Despite the Hoth-like chill in the outside air the music room at Firehouse filled up nicely and was ready to get their groove on.

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    The Firehouse Saloon is relatively new to the Rochester scene but has been a great friend to the music community. Non genre focused bar hoppers and music fans alike can enjoy a variety of acts on any given night.  The bar showcases an excellent beer selection, free popcorn, a nice outdoor patio, and if you’re game, a free to play ping pong table.

    Planet Assassin was up first after some technical amp difficulties. Playing in only their third public facing show, the stoner-groove-rock focused 4-piece features Daren Johnson and Josh Cooke sharing guitar hero and vocal duties, Frank Ashcraft on bass, and Nick Pryor (Also in Hot Mayonnaise and formerly of Abandoned Buildings Club) smacking the skins. Citing their influences as Dead Meadow, Rush, Hawkwind, and Hall & Oates (Seriously guys?) – the bands hard droning rock sound maintained a uniqueness and surprising tightness for such a new band.

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    Inner Planets – not nearly as new to the scene having formed in 2009 – took the stage next for duel sets of songs featuring a solid rock base with a generous side heaping of jamming. The Rush influence continued along interspersed with shades of Phish, moe. and more.

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    This weekend Firehouse will continue to showcase it’s diverse schedule with a burlesque Mardi-Gras celebration on Friday ($7 at 9PM) and local cover band Trapper Keeper on Saturday ($5 at 9PM). All shows are 21+

  • Conehead Buddha/Wild Adriatic Coming to Rochester’s Montage Saturday

    Born from the depths of the admittedly hilariously named Coxsackie, NY, Upstate’s Conehead Buddha have been on the scene a long time. Presenting a blended genre jam based sound containing hints of ska, reggae, world music, and good old rock and roll – the Conehead Buddha will hit Rochester’s Montage Music Hall this Saturday night with Saratoga based rockers Wild Adriatic.

    Wild Adriatic have been featured in such publications as Huffington Post, Rolling Stone, Relix and more. Fan’s of The Strokes, Black Keys, and London Soul should not miss this rare area appearance. Ticket’s are available online for only 6$ (7$ at the door). Show starts at 9PM. 18+ Let’s get wild ROCKchester!

  • Dead 50 Public On-Sale Date Update

    faretheeDue to an overwhelming amount of mail order requests the on-sale date for Dead 50 – the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary celebration at Chicago’s Soldier Field (Home of Da Bears – appropriate!) has been changed to Feb 28th.

    According to an announcement on the official website – over 60,000 mail orders requests were received for the 3 day Dead 50 event. We wish all our readers a grand “Fare thee well” and good luck on getting your seats. Full official announcement:

    Wow! We’re excited (and humbled) to discover that your enthusiasm for Fare Thee Well matches our own! We have received an overwhelming number of mail order ticket requests. In an effort to honor the history and spirit of the Grateful Dead, we are going to try to fill as many of these orders as possible. This means there will be no other pre-sales. In order to give the good folks at GDTS TOO time to sort through the 60,000+ (!) envelopes received so far the new public on sale is Feb 28th @ 10 a.m. CST via Ticketmaster.