NYS Music 20​15

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  • Caustic Method signs with Pavement Entertainment

    It has been a long road for NY natives Caustic Method. The band has been traveling the state for over a decade working their way into the hearts of metal fans. Their dedication and hard work finally paid off as they have signed a record deal with Pavement Entertainment. They will be joining artists such as Soil, Smile Empty Soul, and Tantric on the label.

    caustic method pavement entertainmentMatt Caustic, Darin Scott, Eric Maliszweski, and Angel Rivera will be touring for the remainder of the year, kicking off in Chicago March 20 in support of their new album. Expected to be released June 2 – the album will contain songs from their latest EP “The Virus” as well as a mixture of old and new Caustic Method hits. Vocalist Caustic explains the bands optimism about this next step in their career:

    This year should be the year that really puts us on the national metal map. We are definitely surrounded by the best people in the business and have a very loyal legion behind us that have our backs and champing for our success. With that formula of support we are super optimistic as the next chapter unfolds.

    This band has truly earned their success. When asked what his advice they would give to the next generation of metal bands Caustic says:

    Think as a brand and a business. Took me a long time to make the break between art and commerce. That’s only if you want to make a career out of this. If not just play and have fun. You never know what might come out of it. If you’re good, good things will follow.

    So here is to the good things that follow. Stay tuned metal fans, The Virus outbreak begins!

  • Old Boy Records 2015 Spring Showcase

    Old Boy Records is holding their 2015 Spring Showcase in the Center for the Arts of Homer – a repurposed church – on Friday March 27.  The Upstate New York record label was founded in 2005 by Chris Merkley with a focus on representing the next wave of American Roots musicians.

    Ten years later – Old Boy Records represents over a dozen artists from Upstate New York, Nashville and New York City.  In addition to helping bands collaborate on shows and recordings – Old Boy also has their hand in creating custom music for television and film.

    old boy records showcase

    The showcase will feature acoustic performances from seven acts on two stages, including Driftwood who has created an exceptionally strong presence in the folk/Americana community.  In addition to Driftwood – Merkley and band mate Stiv Morgan will be performing.  Merkley and Morgan have been playing music together for over 15 years, and founded the band Digger Jones based out of Cortland, New York.   Also on the list of performers is Los Blancos, whose eclectic mix of blues, funk, soul, country and Latin music has been a staple of the Syracuse music scene for years.

    The music will start at 6pm, with performances taking place between the Community Room and Main Stage throughout the night.  Tickets are available by calling the Center for the Arts of Homer at (607) 749-4900 or online. The Center is located at 72 S Main St in Homer, NY.

    For a taste of what’s to come, here are some videos from this years Old Boy Records Showcase performers:

    Driftwood

    Chris Merkley and Stiv Morgan

    Los Blancos

    The Falconers

    Nate & Kate

    Gabe Cummins

  • NYS Music March Madness 2016 – Round 2

    Welcome to Round 2 of NYS Music’s March Madness 2016! This tournament-style competition includes the remaining 32 bands and artists who call Upstate New York their home.

    This year’s 4 regions are based on genres of music – Funk/Jam/Reggae, Metal/Rock, Bluegrass/Folk/Americana and Indie/EDM. Each region has 16 Upstate New York bands in their respective region, battling it out to reach the Final Four and claim this year’s title. Bands were chosen based upon their origins in Upstate and popularity in their respective genres.

    In the first round, nearly all Metal/Rock underdogs beat the top seeds, while reigning champ Lucid fell to Mister F in the Jam/Funk/Reggae region. Almost every top seed moves on in the Indie/EDM region while a very competitive Folk/Bluegrass/Americana/Country region has a mix of underdogs and favorites alike.

    Round 2 voting begins March 20 at Noon and ends at midnight on Monday March 23. Round three begins March 24, with additional rounds announced on the NYS Music Facebook page.

  • David Crosby Brings His One Man Acoustic Tour to New York

    No conversation about musical history can be complete without a mention of David Crosby. From the multiple variations of Crosby and/or Stills and/or Nash and/or Young to a wildly successful solo career to an almost Keith Richards-esque ability to stay alive – Crosby is a true rock and roll legend.

    david crosby tourAlbany and downstate will get their own taste of “legendary” as David Crosby brings his one man acoustic tour to Hudson June 20, The Town Hall in NYC June 25 and Albany’s The Egg June 30. New York dates will close out July 3 at Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center.

    Crosby on the solo shows:

    “This is about the songs. The tale telling. Taking you on a voyage to my world for a moment.”

    Tickets for all shows are available on his website. Check out the full tour below.

    David Crosby Solo Acoustic Tour 2015

    June 6, Kerrville, TX, Kerrville Folk Festival
    June 9, Miami Beach, FL, Fillmore Miami Beach
    June 10, Fort Pierce, FL, Sunrise Theatre
    June 12, Clearwater, FL, Capitol Theatre
    June 13, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
    June 16, Durham, NC, Carolina Theatre of Durham
    June 17, Charlottesville, VA, Paramount Theater
    June 19, Morristown, NJ, Mayo Performing Arts Center
    June 20, Croton-On-Hudson, NY, Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival – Croton Point Park
    June 22, Alexandria, VA, Birchmere
    June 23, Harrisburg, PA, The Whitaker Center For Science & the Arts – Sunoco Theater
    June 25, New York, NY, The Town Hall
    June 28, Munhall, PA, Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
    June 30, Albany, NY, The Egg Center For the Performing Arts
    July 2, Ridgefield, CT, Ridgefield Playhouse
    July 3, Westhampton Beach, NY, Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
    July 5, Bethlehem, PA, Musikfest Café
    July 6, New Bedford, MA, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center

  • Phish Festival 10 is Magnaball Aug 21-23

    As we all have expected Phish will perform a three day festival – #10 overall – on Aug 21-23 at Watkins Glen Speedway in Watkins Glens NY. The site just popped up on the Phish homepage minutes ago. This is the same site as 2011’s Superball Fest. Stay tuned for more information shortly.

    Rene Huemer 2 phish

  • NYS Music March Madness 2016 – Round 1

    ROUND one is complete! Congrats to all the winners and thanks to all bands for participating. ROUND two is now live, go vote for your favorites here. All the round one results can still be reviewed below. 

    Welcome to NYS Music’s March Madness 2016! This tournament-style competition includes 64 bands and artists who call Upstate New York their home.

    This year’s 4 regions are based on genres of music – Funk/Jam/Reggae, Metal/Rock, Bluegrass/Folk/Americana and Indie/EDM. Each region has 16 Upstate New York bands in their respective region, battling it out to reach the Final Four and claim this year’s title. Bands were chosen based upon their origins in Upstate and popularity in their respective genres.

    Voting begins March 16 at Noon and ends at midnight on Thursday March 19. Round two begins March 20, with additional rounds announced on the NYS Music Facebook page.

  • Phish Announces New Archival Release: Raleigh, December 1999

    Phish has announced their latest archival release with their show from December 16, 1999 at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, NC. This is the first release from Fall 1999, performed at N.C. State University, and one of the final shows before Phish performed before their historic millennium concert at Big Cypress just two weeks later.

    Phish Raleigh 199912/16/99 was recorded by Paul Languedoc to digital multitrack, mixed/mastered by Jon Altschiller. You can order the album at LivePhish.com or with the LivePhish App 

    Setlist via Phish.net

    Set 1: Wilson > Chalk Dust Torture, Lawn Boy, Limb By Limb, Horn, Back on the Train, Roggae, Heavy Things, Camel Walk, Possum

    Set 2: Sand, The Mango Song, Wading in the Velvet Sea[1] > Tweezer > Runaway Jim

    Encore: Bittersweet Motel > Tweezer Reprise

    UPDATE: Phish today announced a SiriusXM listening party for this release – check it out below. 

    This Thursday & Friday, Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro guest hosts “Gone Phishin” and will share with listeners a behind-the-scenes tour of Phish’s newest archival release Raleigh ’99. Sets start at 9pm ET each night exclusively on SiriusXM Jam_ON, Channel 29.

  • ON TOUR: The War on Drugs Coming to NYC and Rochester

    One of the most memorable and critically acclaimed albums of last year was The War on Drugs’ Lost in the Dream. The Philly PA based band has quickly become an underground favorite – drawing huge audiences and festival spots with little to no radio support. New York will get some “Drugs” this spring with two stops – June 7 at The Governor’s Ball festival on Randall’s Island in NYC and June 8 at Water Street Music Hall in Rochester.

    Ticket’s for both are on sale already – $260 for a three day pass to Governor’s Ball and $22 for Water Street. Get them while they last! Check out the whole tour and listen to Lost in the Dream below.

    War on Drugs Spring/Summer 2015

    03/27/15 Philadelphia, PA at Tower Theater
    03/28/15 Norfolk, VA at The NorVA
    03/29/15 Richmond, VA at The National
    03/31/15 Knoxville, TN at Bijou Theater
    04/01/15 Chattanooga, TN at Track 29
    04/02/15 Athens, GA at Georgia Theatre
    04/03/15 Birmingham, AL at Iron City
    04/04/15 Memphis, TN at Minglewood Hall
    04/05/15 Tulsa, OK at Cain’s Ballroom
    04/07/15 Albuquerque, NM at The Historic El Rey Theater
    04/08/15 El Paso, TX at Tricky Falls
    04/09/15 Phoenix, AZ at The Pressroom
    04/11/15 Indio, California at Coachella
    04/14/15 Ventura, California at Ventura Theater
    04/15/15 Pioneertown, California at Pappy & Harriet’s SOLD OUT
    04/18/15 Indio, California at Coachella
    05/21/15 Portland, OR at Crystal Ballroom
    05/22/15 – 05/25/15 George, WA at Sasquatch Music Festival
    05/24/15 Vancouver, BC at Vogue Theatre
    06/06/15 – 06/07/15 Toronto at Field Trip Music & Arts
    06/07/15 New York, New York at Governor’s Ball
    06/08/15 Rochester, NY at Water Street Music Hall
    06/09/15 Pittsburgh, PA at Stage AE
    06/10/15 Covington, KY at The Madison Theater
    06/11/15 – 06/14/15 Manchester, TN at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
    06/12/15 Indianapolis, IN at Vogue
    06/15/15 Tampa, FL at The Ritz
    06/16/15 Miami Beach, FL at The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason
    06/17/15 Orlando, FL at The Beacham Theatre
    06/18/15 Charlotte, NC at Amos’ Southend
    06/20/15 Washington DC at 9:30 Club
    06/25/15 – 06/28/15 Werchter Festival Park at Rock Werchter
    06/26/15 St Gallen at Open Air
    06/28/15 De Groene Heuvels at Down the Rabbit Hole
    07/01/15 – 07/04/15 Roskilde at Roskilde
    07/02/15 – 07/05/15 Barcelona at Vida Festival
    08/11/15 – 08/15/15 Oslo at Oya
    08/13/15 – 08/15/15 Gothenburg at Way Out West
    08/14/15 – 08/16/15 Helsinki at Flow Festival
    09/04/15 – 09/06/15 Laois at Electric Picnic
    09/06/15 Wiltshire at End Of The Road

    http://youtu.be/wa0q8KX7t44

  • ON TOUR: Widespread Panic Summer Tour Starts in Lewiston

    Widespread Panic will open its summer tour in Lewiston before a short Northeast run heads south and west. The Georgia-based bluesy jammers are set to play at Artpark Amphitheater in Lewiston — near Niagara Falls — on Tuesday, June 16.

    That’s the band’s only New York stop, but they’ll be nearby when they play Blue Hills Bank Pavilion in Boston on June 17, Jay Peak in Vermont June 19, and Pittsburgh June 21. As an added rage rested treat – special guest Umphrey’s McGee will open the Jay Peak and Philly shows. After that, they head south and west to a variety of locations, with longer runs in Texas and Colorado.

    Widespread Panic lewiston

    Panic is also on the Lockn’ Music Festival bill in September. The band is about to embark on a spring tour that winds throughout the U.S. and includes a two–day Brooklyn run in April.

    Tickets for Widespread Panic in Lewiston will go on sale March 28 online or by phone at 888-223-6000. The other Northeast summer tour dates go on sale March 13 and 14.

  • Mister F Releases Second Anniversary Video

    For the second of a three video set to celebrate the second anniversary of their formation – NYSMusic is elated to give fans a first look at Mister F’s “Answer the Dog.” The Snow Day Sessions will be a three song EP and will be released on the F’s Bandcamp page following the third video release which drops next Sunday. “Answer the Dog” features a special guest sit in from saxophonist Matty Carl of Shwizz. The F’s Scott Hannay provided us with some background:

     “Once upon a time, on the road in Chicago, we had some friends of ours go wait in line for a whole bunch of legendary Hot Doug’s hot dogs. We were all pretty amped. However, Matt fell asleep before they could return with the dogs, phone-in-hand. We went all Indiana Jones on him and carefully switched the phone for his hot dog, and put his phone by his ear. We called the phone to see if he would answer the hot dog. He didn’t ‘answer the dog’, but we suddenly had a title for the brand new untitled song we’d played just the night before.”

    Catch Mister F next in NY on April 4 at Upstate Concert Hall supporting Twiddle and Kung Fu, and now, let’s watch the video for “Answer the Dog.”