John Bradbury, drummer of legendary ska band The Specials, died on Monday, Dec. 28 at the age of 62.
Bradbury was the drummer from English 2-Tone and ska band The Specials, formed in 1977. He was known for his signature reggae and ska sound and seen as ground-breaking on the Specials’ early hits. He was an integral member of the Specials reunion in 2008. No cause of death was given when the band broke the news via Twitter.
The Specials were known for their ’60s mod-style suits worn on stage, and they had seven hits in the UK top 10, including “A Message to You, Rudy” and “Too Much Too Young.”
Bradbury was born and raised in Coventry, England where the Specials formed. When the band split up in 1981, he joined The Specials AKA. He also headed the JB All-Stars, a northern-soul revue act.
Phish will return to New York City’s Madison Square Garden for a four night New Year’s run. While Phish might be the main event, there are many shows happening around the city both before and after Phish that fans might interested in checking out. Here’s a rundown of those shows – both those being billed as Phish after-parties and those that are not.
Many New York bands are represented in those performing around the Phish shows, including some of the after-parties. On Wednesday night, Jersey City’s Lil Joe and the ill Picards will bring their funk to Leftfield on Ludlow Chromatropic will join forces with Sprocket to form ChromaSprocket. They will perform with special guests Natalie Cressman and Peter Apfelbaum of the Trey Anastasio Band at Lucille’s at B.B. King’s also on Wednesday night. Late night on New Year’s Eve, Snarky Puppy will play Irving Plaza.
On Friday night, Nyack’s ShwizZ will join forces with FiKus to perform as ShwiKus and play tribute to P-Funk at Lucille’s. Saturday night brings Elise Testone and an all star lineup, including Todd Stoops, Natalie Cressman and Michael Ray, leading a James Brown Dance Party at B.B. Kings. ShwiKus will also be at Lucille’s again, this time playing an ’80s set. One ticket gets you into both of those shows. Dopapod will be at the Grammercy Theatre. Finally, Ha Ha the Moose, made up by members of moe., will bring their off-centered musical theatre to Irving Plaza. You can expect nothing but the unexpected from “The Moose.”
Wednesday, Dec. 30 Post-Phish:
Tower of Power @ B.B. King’s Blues Club – 10 p.m.
Kevin Hedge and Louie Vega @ Cielo – 10 p.m.
Joseph King @ Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 – 10 p.m.
The Bad Plus @ Village Vanguard – 10:30 p.m.
*Start Making Sense @ Irving Plaza – 11 p.m.
Disco Biscuits w/ Horizon Wireless @ PlayStation Theatre – 11 p.m.
*Particle w/ New Riders of the Purple Sage @ The Cutting Room – 11:55 p.m.
*ChromaSprocket (Chromatropic x Sprocket w/ Natalie Cressman and Peter Apfelbaum) @ Lucille’s at B.B. King’s – 11:55 p.m.
*Rebirth Brass Band @ Highline Ballroom – 11:59 p.m.
*Lil Joe and the ill Picards @ Leftfield on Ludlow – midnight
New Year’s Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31 Post-Phish:
*Snarky Puppy @ Irving Plaza – 2 a.m. (technically on Jan. 1)
Friday, Jan. 1 Pre-Phish:
*Holly Bowling @ The Cutting Room – 4 p.m to 6 p.m.
Frank & Tony, Taimur Agha, Ray Zuniga, Nikola Baytala, Ted Krisko, Willie Graff, Alex Graham & More TBA @ The Panther Room – 8 a.m. to 4 a.m. (technically ends Jan. 2)
Post-Phish:
The Bad Plus @ Village Vanguard – 10:30 p.m.
Disco Biscuits w/ Animal Rexx @ PlayStation Theatre – 11 p.m.
*Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe @ Irving Plaza – 11:30 p.m.
*Dead Sessions @ The Cutting Room – 11:55 p.m.
*Pink Talking Phish @ Highline Ballroom – 11:55 p.m.
*ShwiKus plays P-Funk (ShwizZ + FiKus = ShwiKus) @ Lucille’s at B.B. King’s – 11:55 p.m.
The Motet @ B.B. King’s – 11:59 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 2 Pre-Phish:
PhanArt Presents: Skyscraper is Grand @ Hotel Pennsylvania – 12-7 p.m.
*New Mastersounds @ The Cutting Room – 4 p.m.
Touchpants @ American Beauty NYC – 5 p.m.
Post-Phish:
*Ha Ha the Moose (Rob, Chuck and Jim from moe.) @ Irving Plaza – 10:30pm
The Bad Plus @ Village Vanguard – 10:30pm
*Dopapod @ Grammercy Theatre – 11 p.m.
Disco Biscuits @ PlayStation Theatre – 11 p.m.
BIGYUKI @ Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 – 11 p.m.
Subset @ Webster Hall – 11 p.m.
*The James Brown Dance Party (Michael Ray, Natalie Cressman, Chris Bullock, Todd Stoops, Fred Thomas & Moussey Thompson, Adam Chase & Matthew Chase, Elise Testone) @ B.B. King’s – 11:55 p.m.
*ShwiKus plays The 80s @ Lucille’s at B.B. King’s – 11:55 p.m.
*New Mastersounds @ The Cutting Room – midnight
Walker Adams @ Rockwood Music Hall – midnight
A lot of great shows and festivals took place around New York over the course of 2015, from big festivals to small club shows and everything in between. The team at NYS Music loves live music. You can always catch us out and about at live music happenings. Here are what we considered the best concerts of 2015, sorted by region of the state.
Best Show in Western New York: Aqueous Halloween When Aqueous announced they were going to pay tribute to “Dark Side of Oz,” the legendary mashup of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and the cinematic classic The Wizard of Oz, their fans were pumped. However, this was a multi-night run, and it wouldn’t be fun without a theme for the first night. Back to the Future was chosen, and the band covered many of the hits off the soundtrack.
Best Show in Central New York: moe. at Saranac Brewery and K-Rockathon 20 Two anniversaries were celebrated in Central New York, and they brought the crowds and rave reviews. New York’s favorite jamband, moe., celebrated their 25 years in Utica at the FX Matt Brewery, home to Saranac beer. The multi-day celebration had a festival vibe with multiple bands performing each day. New York’s biggest rock radio station, K-Rock, celebrated their 20th annual K-Rockathon with headliners Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown.
Best Show in the Capital District:Dead & Company at Times Union Center 2015 was a big year for the music of the Grateful Dead. The much anticipated Fare Thee Well shows in Santa Clara, California and Chicago celebrated the 50th anniversary of the originators of the jam scene. Following the shows, billed as the last shows the remaining four members would play together, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann announced they would go on tour as Dead & Company with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti. They kicked off their fall tour at Albany’s Times Union Center.
Best Show in the North Country:The Waterhole’s final show with EMEFE The Waterhole, a mainstay in Saranac Lake, shut its doors after over 20 years of providing live music to the residents of the North Country. The venue will be missed by many. EMEFE played on the last night, dedicating the song “Good Future” to the Waterhole staff.
Best Show in the Mid-Hudson:Twiddle at the Rock n Roll Resort The Rock n Roll Resort festival is always a favorite. It takes the best parts of a music festival and brings them to a chic resort hotel. Rising stars from Vermont, Twiddle, took the resort by storm with their headlining set.
Twiddle – Rock N Roll Resort
Best Show in the Finger Lakes:Phish’s Magnaball A lot can be written about Phish’s 10th festival. A lot has already been written about it. Tens of thousands of Phish fans returned to Watkins Glen International, the fabled NASCAR track that was home to 1973’s Summer Jam. Not one fan that attended Magnaball had negative comments. That should say it all.
Best Show in the Southern Tier:Rob Zombie at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena Rob Zombie brought in the Halloween season with his nightmarish heavy metal show. Fans arrived dressed in costume for the show that was opened by Zombie’s drummer, DJ Ginger Fish. Chris Besaw had the opportunity to sit down and speak with guitarist John 5 before the show about his inspiration and favorite horror films.
Best Show in New York City It’s difficult to pick just one or two shows in a city that has several amazing shows on a nightly basis. Here are some of what we thought were the best shows in New York City in 2015.
Best Show on Long Island: Biohazard, Sworn Enemy and Zire’s War at Revolution Music Hall In a night of hardcore music that rocked Revolution Music Hall, Biohazard and Sworn Enemy co-headlined what was practically a homecoming for them. Life of Agony’s guitarist Joey Zampella started a new band, Zire’s War, that kicked things off.
The past year has been a great year for music. In addition to the great albums released by New York artists, there have been some excellent albums released around the world. The NYS Music team picked their favorite albums of 2015. This is just a sampling of those albums.
Courtney Barnett released her critically acclaimed debut Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit back in March. The 27 year old Australian singer/songwriter has received nothing but praise. Will Hermes, reviewing it for NPR, says:
Barnett’s facility for wordplay and compressed narrative has more in common with great rappers than pop songwriters, and her debut is the best rock record I’ve heard this year. She’s a poet of panic attacks and short attention spans and the kind of heartbreak that always seems to be following right in your blind spot.
In his five-star review for The Guardian, Everett True writes “listening to most – if not all – of Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit is a richly rewarding experience, one that increases with each listen.” Rolling Stone’s Jon Dolan gave the album 4.5 stars and said “wherever Barnett ends up, we’re going to want to go with her.”
Holly Bowling has been getting the attention of Phish fans around the nation with her solo piano covers of their repertoire, the most well-know of which being the “Tahoe Tweezer.” The release of her crowd-funded album, Distillation of a Dream, was much anticipated. Bringing a fresh look at the music of Phish, it’s no wonder everyone who gave it a listen fell instantly in love. The first disc of the double album offers her interpretation of studio tracks, while the second disc covers live jams as performed by Phish. Bowling “does justice to the variety of songs she chose for the album.” Reviewing the album, I wrote:
Overall, Distillation of a Dream is a solid, creative tribute to Phish. The album reflects the difference between studio Phish as heard on disc one, and live Phish as heard on disc two. Bowling’s musicality, experience and talent are in full display on this album. The creativity and effort put into the re-creation of these Phish songs and jams make for a fun and interesting listen.
The NYS Music team has voted and these are what we chose as the best albums released in 2015 by New York artists. Turkuaz’s Digitonium, Lettuce’sCrush and Consider the Source’s World War Trio Parts II & III each received multiple votes from the staff.
Turkuaz’s Digitonium is “the future of retro pop funk.” Turkuaz has been quite busy lately, having recently completed an extensive fall tour that spanned the continental U.S. Featuring great tracks like “Nightswimming,” “Percy Thrills the Moon Dog” and “Doktor Jazz,” the album is “the ideal listen for any pre-party or when you are just ready to share in the groove.”
The 23 track album is a mature testament to the bands growing sound that continues to push the boundaries of funk with heavy ’80s influences. The album is full of instrumental segues of experimental melodies that set the stage for evolutionary funk tunes with classic, raw Turkuaz energy. Digitonium is built upon layers of exploratory themes, characters and repetitive lyrics that get the listener to pause, rewind and think outside the album.
The latest release from Lettuce, Crush, is the first album in three years from the seasoned funk band. Jeremiah Shea calls it their “most aggressive, ambitious, and funkiest album to date.” With highlights, such as “Phyllis,” “Trilogy” and “Pockets of Change,” this is a must-hear album.
If you’ve never had the opportunity to dive into some Lettuce head first, now might be a better time than ever. Crush is the convergence of road tested and polished material, musical exploration, deep pockets of groove, and a band that is simply on top of their game. With a discography full of hits, this album somehow stands above them all.
Sticking to the funk theme of the other albums is Consider the Source and their latest effort, World War Trio Parts II & III, the follow-up double album to last year’s World War Trio Part I. In reviewing the album, Shea says “If pop music is reading at an elementary level, World War Trio Part II + III, is at least a 400 level college course.” The Middle Eastern sci-fi psychedelic funk fusion trio has been quite active in recent years. This album was no small undertaking. Of its 20 tracks, “This Dubious Honor,” “Up to, But Not to Exceed… Whoa,” “I’ll fight for the Imp” and “You are Disappearing.”
Never before though has the band done it this masterfully and with such vision. This isn’t just food for thought, but a feast, with such lush sonic depth that can’t simply be explored in one pass. This is music that commands focus in a time when fans are more flippant than ever. You could say the band is fighting a natural progression, but I applaud the effort and what they force a willing listener to listen to. The continuity between songs is beautifully orchestrated and only possible with an overall delivery being kept in perspective from the onset.
Brian Wilson will perform Pet Sounds in its entirety at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts on June 19.
Founding member of The Beach Boys Brian Wilson will perform the band’s iconic 1966 album Pet Sounds. While dates for the tour, called The 50th Anniversary Celebration and Final Performance in its Entirety, are slowly dropping, a handful have been announced. His band for this tour will include Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine along with longtime touring member of the Beach Boys Blondie Chaplin. They will be backed by the Boston Pops at Tanglewood. It is expected that other Beach Boys hits will be performed in addition to the Pet Sounds album.
Pet Sounds was recorded after Wilson was no longer touring with The Beach Boys, but was holed up in his home and recording studio creating the album. The album, which includes Beach Boys’ hits “Wouldn’t it be Nice” and “God Only Knows,” was ranked the number two greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone, second only to The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Paul McCartney is said to have been heavily influenced by Pet Sounds, which led to the psychedelic sound of Sgt. Pepper’s. The making of Pet Sounds was documented in the recent film “Love & Mercy.”
As part of the Pet Sounds tour, Brian Wilson will also play to a sold-out crowd at Burlington, Vermont’s Flynn Center for the Performing Arts on June 14. He will perform at Tanglewood in the Koussevitzky Music Shed on Sunday, June 19 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets for the Tanglewood show go on sale Jan. 24 at 10 a.m.
PhanArt has announced their latest Phish-inspired art show, called Skyscraper is Grand, will be held on Jan. 2 in the Gold room at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City.
The show will feature a wide variety of artists selling merchandise ranging from posters to pins to hats to sunglasses. The artists represented include The Art of Ryan Kerrigan, Isadora Bullock, Uncle John’s Outfitters and John Warner Studios. Pin makers Pin Me Down, Zenster Designs, Andrew Bryant, 10 Minute Tube Designs and Solomon Productions will be in attendance with a selection of their work, including designs specifically made for Phish’s New Year’s run and Mexico shows. First-time exhibitors include You Enjoy My Shades and His End Was the Road. They will have clothing, pins, patches and sunglasses with them.
The Mockingbird Foundation, the non-profit organization associated with Phish.net, will sell prints from the third edition of their Phish Companion, the ultimate guide to the band and their music. Artists represented in the book include David Welker, DKNG, AJ Masthay and Justin Helton.
Setting the tone for the show will be a playlist curated by Wyllys.
From the press release:
PhanArt exhibitions have been held in Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Chicago, Las Vegas and Miami since 2013 and represent a continued effort to promote and exhibit original and unique Phish inspired concert art from a wide variety of artists.
The eclectic artists featured at this event show the broad scope of Phish related art and capture the inspiration of the band in their art. Phish’s creative fan base makes amazing art inspired by the band, their music and the locales they play.
As with all PhanArt shows, admission to Skyscraper is Grand will be free of charge. Poster tubes will be available for purchase. Any special edition works exclusively available for purchase at the show can be previewed at PhanArt’s website.
Skyscraper is Grand will take place from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
NYSMusic, along with We’ve Got it Simple and The Philosophy School of Phish, is sponsoring Skyscraper is Grand.
Elise Testone brought her All Star Tribute to Led Zeppelin to The Spot Underground in Providence, Rhode Island on Friday, Dec. 4. Rhode Island band Sgt. Baker and the Clones opened for her, and Breakfast for the Boys from New Paltz closed out the night.
The Spot Underground, now in its third location in Providence, features two stages. Sgt. Baker and the Clones took the stage in the smaller room around 9:20 p.m. Their sound is ’90s grunge meets rockabilly and country. The band consists of three guitarists, two on acoustic; a bassist; and a drummer. The crowd was still filing in throughout their set. They opened with “Stick Fishin’,” which features quotes from The Beatles’ “Cry Baby Cry” outro. This was followed up by a cover of Robert Cray‘s “Phone Booth,” which brought some energy to the crowd as folks started dancing. A country influence could be heard in the slower “Flesh Puppets.” They also played a few more covers, including Mars Volta’s “The Widow” and Cold War Kids’ “We Used to Vacation.” The latter featured additional vocals from local singer/songwriter Nate Cozzolino. They closed out their set with a raunchy cover of “I Will Survive,” played in a similar vein to Cake’s version with some altered lyrics. The lead guitarist played a really nice solo before the band finished the song to end their set. The highlight of the set was “Pigs,” which featured some fun animal sounds from Baker to start. While a bit rough around the edges, the set was enjoyable for all the smiling faces in the room.
Testone’s set was delayed a bit. To keep the fans happy, Cozzolino, who is also the venue’s cook, played a short set with Mike Baker, aka Sgt. Baker, on djembe. His set started with a cover of Sublime’s “Badfish.” He then played through a handful of originals to a small crowd eager to hear Elise Testone and her tribute to Led Zeppelin.
Elise Testone and her all-star tribute to Led Zeppelin took the main stage around 11 p.m. The band consisted of Todd Stoops (RAQ) on keyboards and backup vocals, Michelangelo Carubba (Turkuaz) on drums, Danny Mayer (Alan Evans Trio) on guitar, and Jed Lingat (Timothy Bloom) on bass. Testone, of course, handled the lead vocals. They opened their set with “Black Dog.” It took a little bit for the crowd to really get into it, but when the opening notes to “When the Levee Breaks” were played everyone was pulled in. The set ran through 19 of Led Zeppelin’s more notable songs. “Trampled Under Foot” featured a short, but fun keyboard solo from Stoops. “No Quarter,” one of the highlights of the night, saw an unexpected piano solo, one of the few moments the band took some creative license with the music. This was followed by two of the other highlights of the night, “Kashmir” and “Nobody’s Fault by Mine,” which featured excellent keyboard and guitar solos. “Fool in the Rain,” while a bit rough, was one of the crowd favorites of the night. The entire venue was dancing along. “Heartbreaker” was played without the expected segue into “Living Loving Maid.” Carubba played a solid solo in “Moby Dick,” and his perfect keeping of the beat held the band together throughout the night.
The set ended with “Since I’ve Been Loving You,” an odd choice given slower tempo. They came back out to encore with “Rock and Roll.” The one other highlight of the night was “Over the Hills and Far Away,” which featured some nice interplay between the guitar and keyboards during a short jam. The crowd was quite pleased with the two hour set. The band was tight and well-rehearsed. Testone’s vocals, while not completely appropriate as a Robert Plant replacement, handled the songs as though they were written for her. If any criticism is to be made, it’s that they simply covered the songs as Led Zeppelin would have played them. With a band of such talented musicians, it would be nice to see them use some creativity in the future, making the songs more their own and fitting them better to Testone’s voice.
Breakfast for the Boys played a late night set in the smaller room. Their female-led soul closed out the night as the crowd slowly dwindled. Their sound can be compared to that of Lake Street Dive.
All in all, it was a great night of music in Providence. The Spot’s new location isn’t the most ideal, though the larger room has great sound, which might be better than their previous locations. If you have the chance to see Elise Testone doing any type of show, don’t hesitate. Her voice is fabulous and quite adaptable to many different genres and styles of music.
Elise Testone will be playing with her All-Star Band on Thursday, Dec. 17 at The Hollow Bar in Albany at 9 p.m. Brian LaPoint and the Joints are the supporting act. Tickets are currently available.
The 58th Grammy Award nominations were announced. While big-name artists Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd received the most nominations, many New York artists were nominated for awards.
The most well-known residents of the Empire State to receive nominations are Tony Bennett, Elle King, Béla Fleck and Barry Manilow. Bennett received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for his album with Bill Charlap, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern. Manilow was nominated in the same category for his album My Dream Duets. King, the rising star and daughter of actor Rob Schneider, received two nominations for her song “Ex’s & Oh’s” in the Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance categories. Her producer, Jeff Bhasker, was also nominated in part for his work on her songs “Last Damn Night” and “Ain’t Gonna Drown.” Fleck also received two nominations, both with his wife Abigail Washburn. The first is for the song “And am I Born to Die” for Best American Roots Performance, and the second was for Best Folk Album for Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn.
Taylor Swift, the newest New Yorker on the list having recently purchased an apartment in Manhattan, received seven nominations. Her song “Blank Space” was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance. The album 1989 received the nod for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. “Bad Blood,” featuring Kendrick Lamar, is a contender for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video.
The Albany Symphony Orchestra received its second Grammy nomination, having won the award two years ago for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for their recording of composer John Corigliano’s “Concerto for Percussionist & String Orchestra.” This time around, they were nominated for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali.
Blues artist Shamekia Copeland received her first Grammy nomination for her album Outskirts of Love for Best Blues Album. Copeland is a frequent performer at the Chenango Blues Fest and at Dinosaur BBQ.
Several bands who now call New York home also received nominations. The Punch Brothers received three nominations. “Julep” was nominated for Best American Roots Song and goes up against Béla Fleck for Best American Roots Performance. The Punch Brothers’ latest album, The Phosphorescent Blues, received the nod for Best Americana Album. Jazz-fusion ensemble Snarky Puppy is a contender for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Sylva.
Bob Dylan, who was a big part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in his early career, was nominated for his album Shadows in the Night for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. He was also nominated along with The Band for Best Historical Album for The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 11. The Basement Tapes, which were recorded in upstate New York while The Band lived at “Big Pink,” the storied house in West Saugerties.
The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air at 8 p.m. Feb. 16 on CBS.
The lineup for the So What?! Music Festival has been announced, and it includes Albany’s State Champs, New York City’s Bayside and Long Island’s Stray From The Path.
So What?! Music Festival (formerly South By So What?!), now in its ninth year, will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 19 and 20, at Quiktrip Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. The initial lineup for the 2016 festival was announced this week: New Found Glory and Underoath will headline the festival on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. State Champs and Bayside will play Saturday, while Stray From The Path will play Sunday. Other artists include Neck Deep, Real Friends, The Devil Wears Prada, Saosin and Beartooth.
From the press release:
Different from other music festivals, So What?! is a “festival made by fans for fans,” stated founder and promoter Mike Ziemer. Opening its doors in 2008, Ziemer and his company Third String Festivals had a vision to create an alternative music festival where fans could get away from the massively growing South by Southwest. The festival was designed for a more intimate ambiance for fans at a reasonable price. Located just a few hours shy of Austin, So What?! Music Festival delivers an array of musical acts including rock, metal, folk, dance, pop, pop-punk, and this year an all new acoustic stage (artists yet to be announced). Previous artists include Asking Alexandria, The Early November, Motion City Soundtrack, G-Eazy, Pierce The Veil, Cartel, Sleeping With Sirens, A Day To Remember, Taking Back Sunday, and more.
Tickets for So What?! Music Festival are available now. Single-day passes can be purchased for $50. Two-day weekend passes are available for $75. VIP packages are also available, starting at $150.
Bradbury was the drummer from English 2-Tone and ska band The Specials, formed in 1977. He was known for his signature reggae and ska sound and seen as ground-breaking on the Specials’ early hits. He was an integral member of the Specials reunion in 2008. No cause of death was given when the band broke the news via Twitter.
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The show will feature a wide variety of artists selling merchandise ranging from posters to pins to hats to sunglasses. The artists represented include The Art of Ryan Kerrigan, Isadora Bullock, Uncle John’s Outfitters and John Warner Studios. Pin makers Pin Me Down, Zenster Designs, Andrew Bryant, 10 Minute Tube Designs and Solomon Productions will be in attendance with a selection of their work, including designs specifically made for Phish’s New Year’s run and Mexico shows. First-time exhibitors include You Enjoy My Shades and His End Was the Road. They will have clothing, pins, patches and sunglasses with them.
Elise Testone