NYS Music 20​15

Tag: Eastbound Jesus

  • New Year’s Eve Across New York State

    Don’t have plans yet for New Year’s Eve? Music fans across New York State have got plenty of choices this Thursday. NYS Music helps you get there with the short list of NYE activities.

    Albany

    Moe. at the Palace Theatre. Tickets start at $42 in advance/$50 day of show

    Rustic Overtones at the Hollow with Special Guests Mirk. $10.27 in advance/$15 at the door

    Buffalo

    Funktional Flow at Buffalo Iron Works with special guests Adam Bronstein’s Freehand Band. Tickets are $10 in advance/$15 day of show.

    Lazlo Hollyfeld, Rhubarb, Intrepid Travelers, and Folkfaces at Nietzsche’s. $5 at the door only.

    Ithaca

    Big Mean Sound Machine and Grey Gary at Upstairs at Lot 10, DJ ha-MEEN and Weazildust Downstairs at Lot 10. $20 in advance

    New York City

    DIIV at the Bowery Ballroom with special guest Tamaryn. $40

    Macy Gray at the Iridium Jazz Club. Tiered pricing tickets are currently available.

    Snarky Puppy at the Irving Plaza with special guests Breastfist. Tickets start at $50

    The Disco Biscuits and Consider the Source at the Playstation Theatre. Tickets starting at $69.50

    Port Chester

    Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue at the Capitol Theatre with Soulive. Tickets range between $59.50 to $160

    Rochester

    Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at the Historic German House with special guests Danielle Ponder & Tomorrow People and Funknut. Three Heads Brewing Tasting Party start at 7pm with an acoustic jam featuring members of GPGDS and Extended Family. Late night the party continues with Subsoil and Level 7 Hip Hop DJ Set. $20 in advance/$30 day of show.

    Mikaela Davis at the Bug Jar with Harmonica Lewinski and The Temptators. $10 in advance/$12 day of show

    Saratoga Springs

    Eastbound Jesus and Lucid at the Putnam Den. $15 in advance/$20 day of show.

    Turning Stone Casino in Verona

    Showtime, Gridley Paige, and Last Left at The Gig

    Ryan Brooks Kelly, The Beadle Brothers, and DVDJ Biggie at the Tin Rooster

    DJ Dread, Caroline D’Amore, and Joe Maz at Lava

    Isreal Hagan and Stroke and The Swooners at the Turquoise Tiger

    Syracuse

    Sophistafunk & Root Shock at Funk ‘n Waffles – Downtown.  $20 in advance/$25 day of show.

     Erie

    Aqueous at the Kings Rook Club. Two sets. $10 at the door only.

    Burlington

    Gang of Thieves at Nectar’s with The Tenderbellies. Gang of Thieves will be performing Are You Experienced by the Jimi Hendrix Experience in its entirety. $10 in advance/day of show

  • Hearing Aide: Eastbound Jesus ‘Hollerin’

    EBJhollarinIt was a long winter for all of us, especially with Eastbound Jesus in hibernation, dedicated to working on their third studio album, Hollerin, set to drop this weekend. Eastbound Jesus spent the cold days at Edie Road Studio in their hometown of Greenwich, NY with producer/engineer Marc Fuller to bring fans the best sounds of their northern rock music to date. The 10 track album captures the essence of an EBJ live rowdy performance as well as representing a more mature sound. Hollerin features special guests musicians Chris Carey (Sean Rowe, Rodeo Barons) and Lowell Wurster and Jaime Armstrong (Lucid) helping to elevate the jamgrass fusion.

    The album begins with blaring guitar rifts, beloved banjo strumming and rebellious lyrics from “Keep on Hollerin” that Eastbound Jesus is known for. Showing a softer side is “Better Things” more of a romantic ballad with an upbeat melody and gracious harmonious with a steady rhythm. “Shoes” features fast string picking, splashing tempo and flowing vocals with a erupting brass solo that is sure to be a crowd favorite. “Cold and Snow” perfectly captures the winter season in Upstate New York with a howling harmonica, diesel rhythm and bitter lyrics such as, “There’s nothing like the cold and snow to make you feel at home.” Hollerin has themes of the simple life about working hard and playing hard, with tales of heartache, good friends and the weather always playing a key role. Their music feeds to your frustrations of the world, forcing you to clap, stomp and howl with grand joy and relief. Get ready to holler for more!

    Eastbound Jesus will be throwing one heck of album release party this Saturday May 30 at Putnam Den in Saratoga Springs with special guests, Lucid. Tickets are available online (click here) for $12 and will be $15 at the door to the 18+ event with a showtime of 9:00pm. Be sure to catch Eastbound Jesus this summer as they will be touring all over Upstate NY to promote their new album.

    Key Tracks: Keep on Hollerin, Shoes, Better Things

    You can stream “Keep on Hollerin,” their first single off of Hollerin via soundcloud.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Eastbound Jesus Release “Better Things”, Second Track off “Hollerin”

    With their second album Hollerin due out this summer, Eastbound Jesus has released exclusively with NYSMusic the second track off the album. We love where this album is headed…

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  • Guthrie Bell Productions and 102.7 EQX present “Howling on the Hudson” series this summer

    Guthrie Bell Productions and WEQX 102.7 just announced a new music series called “Howling on the Hudson” taking place this summer on the Dutch Apple Cruise Ship. The first round of bands features Eastbound Jesus, Conehead Buddha and Gubbulidis (Twiddle Duo). The series will feature six shows taking place on Tuesday nights. The Dutch Apple Cruise Ship is an ideal venue with three floors, both indoor and outdoor, offering a beautiful scenic view, a full bar and plenty of dance space. The ship boards at 6:30 PM in downtown Albany and departs promptly at 7, returning to dock at 10. Tickets are 22.00 in advance (Available May 1) and 25.00 at the door.

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    The Capital District is infamous for the weekly music events such as Rockin on the River in Troy and Albany’s Alive at Five. Here’s hoping this becomes a yearly tradition.

    Howling on the Hudson

    Tues. June 9 : Eastbound Jesus

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6hk8V4jy8U]

    Tues. June 23 : Conehead Buddha

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKuaIt6kywM]

    Tues. July 7 : Gubbulidis (Twiddle Duo)

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huGd6KGPV6I&w=560&h=315]

  • And Your NYS Music March Madness Winner is……

    moe.! It was a close one, but moe. eeked out victory over Eastbound Jesus to take the 2015 NYS Music March Madness crown!

    moe march madnessHow they got there:

    moe., the #1 seed from the Jam/Funk/Reggae region started in the first round beating out #16 Thunderbody by a total of 111-50. From there, the second round saw moe. beat #9 Mister F 130-68, followed by besting #4 Giant Panda 583-378. Moving into the Round of 8, moe. met up with old friends Conehead Buddha, the #6 seed and beat them by a total of 463-345, their closest match yet.

    Moving into the Final Four, moe. met Rock/Metal division winner #10 Wild Adriatic and beat them handily 469-243. It was onto the finals where moe. met Eastbound Jesus, the winner of the Folk/Bluegrass/Americana/Country, who snuck out victory over Jimkata by a total of 391-321. The finals resulted in moe. beating Eastbound Jesus in a squeaker that came down to the last minutes: 659-631

    Congrats to moe. on their victory! This contest is meant to give exposure to all of New York’s excellent bands and venues. Thanks to all our readers and the participating bands for being good sports and having fun with our “madness”. Keep coming back to NYSMusic for coverage of all these great bands and venues – they are all winners to us.

  • NYS Music March Madness – The Championship Round

    Welcome to the sixth and final round of NYS Music’s March Madness! This is the finale of our tournament-style competition that pits jam titans moe. up against northern rockers Eastbound Jesus.

    This year’s 4 brackets were based on genres of music – Funk/Jam/Reggae, Metal/Rock, Bluegrass/Folk/Americana and Indie/EDM. Each bracket has 16 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 New York and popularity in their respective genres. To look back on the battles, view previous rounds: Round 1 (64 teams), Round 2 (32 teams), Round 3 (16 teams), Round 4 (8 teams), and Round 5 (4 teams).

    In Round 5 the two matchups presented clear winners – moe., representing the Jam/Funk/Reggae division bested Metal/Rock/Punk division winners Wild Adriatic, while Eastbound Jesus from the Folk/Bluegrass/Americana/Country field beat out EDM/Indie division winner Jimkata. The finals pits two bands, one established and celebrating their 25th year, moe., against new arrivals on the bluegrass scene, Eastbound Jesus.

    Championship Round voting begins Thursday, April 2 and 2pm and ends Friday, April 3 at midnight. Get your votes in before the poll closes!

    The Finals Are finished. Check back for the results Monday, April 6 at noon.

  • NYS Music March Madness 2016 – Final Four

    Welcome to Round 5 or better known as the “Final Four” of NYS Music’s March Madness 2016! This tournament-style competition includes the remaining 4 bands and artists who call New York their home.

    This year’s 4 brackets were based on genres of music – Funk/Jam/Reggae, Metal/Rock, Bluegrass/Folk/Americana and Indie/EDM. Each bracket has 16 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 New York and popularity in their respective genres. To look back on the battles, view previous rounds: Round 1 (64 teams), Round 2 (32 teams), Round 3 (16 teams), and Round 4 (8 teams).

    In Round 4 we had some close matchups, but ultimately only four survived and started the cross genre matches. Representing the Folk/Bluegrass/Americana/Country category is the 8th seed out of the Albany area, Eastbound Jesus.  They will be going against the winner of the EDM/Indie/Other genre 3) Jimkata.

    In the other matchup, the  Jam/Funk/Reggae genre winner and New York legends and the only 1 seed remaining moe. will be facing up to the winner of the Metal/Rock/Punk division Wild Adriatic.

    Round 5 voting begins Monday, March 30 at Noon and ends on Wednesday April 1st at midnight. Round 6, or the Championships, will begin on April 2nd at noon.