NYS Music 20​15

Category: North Country

  • Jon Fishman to Play Nectar’s 40th Celebration

    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)

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    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

  • Winter Carnival 2015: Donna the Buffalo with Driftwood at the Waterhole

    Donna the Buffalo kicked Saranac Lake Winter Carnival up a notch Thursday night with a show that packed the Waterhole.

    Americana string act Driftwood opened the show with an energetic set that got the audience moving. Then Donna the Buffalo took the stage and turned up the heat with their zydeco-laced dance music. The band and the audience worked up a sweat despite the freezing temperatures outside as everyone partied late into the night. Driftwood joined DTB on stage for a group encore.

    Donna the Buffalo is Jeb Puryear on guitar; Tara Nevins on guitar, accordion and violin; Dave McCracken on Hammond organ, Honer clavinet and piano; Kyle Spark on bass; and drummer Mark Raudabaugh.

  • Winter Carnival 2015: Beau Sasser’s Escape Plan at the Waterhole

    Beau Sasser’s Escape Plan made their first Saranac Lake appearance Wednesday night at the Waterhole as part of the venue’s Winter Carnival 2015 lineup. The danceable funk kept the crowd on their feet throughout the show as the band jammed through their set, which included a wide variety of covers from Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” to “Bodhisattva” by Steely Dan.

    The band also plays fun originals, which organist Beau Sasser told the crowd are all about making love (though he used a more obscene word to describe it). Besides Sasser, the band is composed of Bill Carbone on drums, Danny Mayer and Justin Henricks on guitar, and Mary Corso covering vocals.

  • Winter Carnival 2015: The Royal Noise at the Waterhole

    The first night of Saranac Lake’s annual Winter Carnival kicked off Friday night with The Royal Noise bringing the funk to the Waterhole.

    The Philadelphia-based band featured Saranac Lake native Mike LaBombard on saxophone and keys, along with Rodrigo Pichardo on bass and Aaron Zarrow on drums. The band played a free show in the Waterhole’s downstairs bar area, and it was packed with revelers honoring the outset of the weeklong winter festival, one of the oldest in the U.S., which has a theme this year of the Groovy ’60s. The Carnival queen, Linda Jackson, stopped by in her robe and crown after her coronation to celebrate with her subjects.

  • Saranac Lake’s Winter Carnival 2015

    Wintercarnival2015222NOW2The Waterhole Upstairs Music Lounge will be the place to be during the 119th Saranac Lake Winter Carnival in February 2015. The north country tradition that leads back to the 1800s, when Saranac Lake was a healing place for tuberculosis sufferers, who sought rejuvenation. Locals relished in any opportunity to celebrate health and well-being throughout each season, the traditions continue today with a wide range of events and activities.

    A definite highlight of these shows will be the Saranac Lake based, Blind Owl Band, who are returning to touring after a six month break. Fans are excited to see these hometown mountain music folks get down.

    The Waterhole, located at 48 Main St. Saranac Lake, NY, has 8 nights of music planned with a style of music for everyone, during the festival Feb. 6-15. Advanced Tickets Can be Purchased at The Waterhole or by calling (518) 891-9502 or emailing waterholebooking@gmail.com

    Music Line-up:

    Feb 6 – The Royal Noise (Free Shows, Downstairs, 10pm)
    Feb 7 – The Big Mean Sound Machine and Groovestick ($10.00, Doors 9pm, Upstairs)
    Feb 10 – Swampcandy (Free Show, Downstairs 9pm)
    Feb 11 – Beau Sasser’s Escape Plan and North Funktree ($7.00, Doors 8pm, Upstairs)
    Feb 12 – Donna the Buffalo and Driftwood ($18 Adv/ $20 Door, Doors 9pm, Upstairs)
    Feb 13 – Moon Hooch and Formula 5 ($12 Adv/$15Door, Doors 9pm, Upstairs)
    Feb 14 – Rasinhead (Reunion) Post Parade Party 2pm FREE SHOW, Upstairs After The Parade
    Feb 14 – The Blind Owl Band and Swampcandy ($10, Doors 9pm, Upstairs)
    Feb 15 – Bloody Mary Sunday with The Tim Herron Duo (2pm, FREE SHOW, Upstairs)


    *For a schedule of all events at the Winter Carnival