NYS Music 20​16

Category: News

  • Initial Lineup for Pre and After Parties for Phish NYE Run Announced

    CEG Music has announced a string of pre- and after-parties for the four-night New Year’s run at Madison Square Garden in NYC.

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    On the first night of the run, you can catch a late-night set by Thankful for Amy at the Cutting Room on 44 E 32nd St. Thankful for Amy is a nine-piece all-star tribute to Amy Winehouse, featuring talented singer/songwriter Elise Testone, also known for being an American Idol finalist, joined by members of Trey Anastasio Band, Snarky Puppy and more. 

    Thursday, Dead Sessions performs at the American Beauty Bar, located on on 251 W 30th St., before and after the Phish show. Dead Sessions is a 16 year long project known for its authentic and unique renditions of Grateful Dead classics that features a rotating cast of musicians. In the past, members have included artists from big names like TAB, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, and Assembly of Dust.

    On Friday Dec. 30, The Marcus King Band will do an after-party at the Cutting room. Marcus King is a young phenomenon with dazzling music ability and style that he describes as “soul-influenced psychedelic southern rock.” This is only improved by members of his band, as they “[broaden] his sound, touching upon everything from funky R&B to Southern soul and Americana in the process.”

    Finally, on New Year’s Eve, catch Holly Bowling at the Cutting Room, for a pre-party prior to the Garden party. Bowling is a talented pianist rapidly growing in popularity due to her impressive renditions of beloved songs by Phish and the Dead, which she transforms into solo piano interpretations. Snarky Puppy will be playing at the Irving Plaza, for an after-party that is not to be missed. Celebrate the new year with this talented ensemble of an array of musicians, as they take you on a journey of an eclectic, unclassifiable jazz/funk/global collective. Snarky Puppy is a 2014 Grammy Award winner for “Best R&B Performance,” and was nominated in 2016 for the “Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.”

    More shows are to be announced. NYS Music will bring you updates as the announcements come.

    For more information, visit the official Phish After-Parties website.

  • Slick Rick’s Coming Home Tour

    London born and newly naturalized U.S. citizen hip-hop legend Slick Rick will begin his “Coming Home Tour” in the United Kingdom on Friday, November 25, 2016, at Mantra in Manchester. The tour will continue the next night at 02 Forum in London, followed by stops at 02 Academy, Bristol on Sunday the 27th, Birmingham’s 02 Institute on Monday the 28th, and The Sugar Club in Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday the 29th, before concluding in Brighton at the Concorde 2 on Wednesday, November 30. Not only is this a homecoming for the rapper from Mitcham, Surrey, it’s his first ever UK tour. For tickets and tour information, visit Rick’s website.

    slick rick tourSlick Rick is known the world over for his glamorous accessorizing, which has often included capes, robes, crowns, extensive jewelery, and his celebrated eyepatch, but truly it’s the lasting cool of his landmark raps that affirms his status as pop pioneer and hip-hop icon. Timeless ballads “La Di Da Di” and “The Show,” have been sampled over 700 times combined, influencing musicians from every generation since their release, including the likes of Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, Kanye West, Nas, TLC, Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, and the Beastie Boys.

    DJ Kaos and the Rickettes will accompany Rick the Ruler on the Coming Home Tour, which comes in wake of a 23-year battle with the United States Immigration Bureau that kept him from traveling abroad. For more on that story, click here.

    Slick Rick is on Instagram @therulernyc, Twitter @therulernyc, and Facebook SlickRick.

    Tour Dates:
    Nov. 25 – Mantra – Manchester
    Nov. 26 – 02 Forum – London
    Nov. 27 – 02 Academy – Bristol
    Nov. 28 – 02 Institute – Birmingham
    Nov. 29 – The Sugar Club – Dublin, Ireland
    Nov. 30 – Concorde 2 – Brighton

  • MTV Live teams with nugs.net for Weekly Jam Series

    Jam fans looking for a live fix at home will soon be able to get it via MTV Live beginning Oct. 2. The recently re-branded cable channel (formerly Palladia) has teamed up with nugs.net for a weekly series of live music from the nugs vaults called nugs.net Live Stash.

    According to Jambase, the premiere episode airs this Sunday night and features a performance from the Disco Biscuits at their Camp Bisco festival this July. Each week’s broadcast will feature shows from the nugs.net vaults.

    The show airs at 9:00 p.m. each Sunday and according to the Jambase post, Widespread Panic will be visiting living rooms across the country on Oct. 9 in a show taken from the band’s July visit to Red Rocks.

    Further examination of the trailer (shown below) reveals clips from Dead and Company, Phil and Friends and moe.

  • Musicians will Advocate HelloVote on National Voter Registration Day

    In celebration of the annual National Voter Registration Day, over 200 musicians will participate in a campaign on Tuesday that will help to roll out “HelloVote,” which is a groundbreaking new technology used by HeadCount that allows you to register to vote via text message or Facebook Messenger.

    “We’ve known for many years that music is the best way to reach Millennials and unregistered voters,” said Andy Bernstein, HeadCount’s executive director. “We also know that text message is how young people prefer to communicate, so this brings all of that together.”

    Musicians such as Wilco, Panic! At the Disco, Jack Johnson, members of the Grateful Dead, Michael Franti, and many more, will make posts on their social media profiles that includes an image of them holding the “Register to Vote” clipboard, and a caption directing their followers to register to vote by texting “COUNT” to 348-387 or by going to HeadCount.org/RegistertoVote.

    According to a press release, HelloVote was developed by Fight for the Future, which is “a nonpartisan, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and expanding the internet’s transformative power. It is the first tool that allows voters to register over text message or Facebook, in just a minute. It is also integrated with 20 different states’ online voter registration platform, making it the only technology that allows for true online voter registration in a variety of states.”

    This is a monumental step to getting more Americans registered and ready for the presidential election this November. An estimated 96% of Americans own a cell phone, which means that almost every American can be registered to vote by the convenience of their phone. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, reports of the 2012 election showed that 12.7 million of 18-24 year olds were not registered to vote, and only 46% of those registered actually cast ballots.

    Headcount has been working hard to change that. Since its inception in 2004, the organization has amassed over 15,000 volunteers nationwide to work at local concerts, events, etc., to promote voter registration. Headcount has now registered nearly 400,000 new voters.

    Tuesday’s campaign will have a social media reach of more than 200 million followers; you can find it under the VoterRegistrationDay hashtag. For additional information visit, www.headcount.org.

  • Donna the Buffalo to Perform at Cohoes Music Hall Grand Reopening Weekend

    Donna the Buffalo will be performing at the Cohoes Music Hall Grand Reopening Weekend on Sept. 29th, in Cohoes, joined by special guests, the Nellies.

    DtB has done over 25 years of extensive touring, attracting a herd of fans that is devoted to following its tribe. Their music is feel-good, accessible, and groove-heavy while elements of cajun/zydeco, rock, folk and country make their sound distinct and memorable, especially when coupled with their beautiful songwriting.

    The quintet includes Jeb Puryer (vocals, electronic guitar), Tara Nevins (vocals, guitar, fiddle, accordion, scrubboard), David Nevins (Hammond organ, Honer clavinet, piano), Kyle Spark (bass) and Mark Raudabaugh (drums).

    In a press release, Puryer talks of his inspiration:

    Rolling off all the great protest songs and the socially conscious music like Bob Marley and the Beatles and Bob Dylan – all of that stuff. So that, to me, is sort of like a tradition to write from; that angle as a way of reflecting on what you feel about the world and how you feel it could be better and getting to a different place as a society. There’s also the strength that comes from music and gives you the feeling like you can change those things and make some progress, and then express some of the particulars about what you’d like to change.

    The Cohoes Music Hall is a historic venue that dates back to 1874. It has been closed for over a year after receiving more than $30,000 in city-funded renovations for things like new seating, curtains, a projection system, refinished floors, new lighting, and sound systems, Albany.com reports.

    Albany’s Palace Theater announced back in March that it has signed a three-year contract to help Cohoes Music Hall bring its business back. Officials report that they expect up to 60 performances in the first year following the renovation, and they expect that to double annually during the three-year period.

    Tickets for the show can be found on Cohoe’s Music Hall website. For more Donna the Buffalo information and tour dates, please visit the band’s website.

  • Syracuse Area Musicians Form Supergroup, 1000 Drops Of Venom

    Syracuse area musicians that helped create the Syracuse metallic hardcore sound, have formed the supergroup, 1000 Drops Of Venom. Members from the band are from some of the area’s most prolific performers, and include frontman Karl Buechner (Earth Crisis, the Path Of Resistance, Freya), guitarist Jonathan Dennison (the Promise, Unholy, the Path Of Resistance), drummer Andy Miller (Unholy), and bassist Chris Reilly.

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    1000 Drops Of Venom is set to release the band’s first metallic hardcore style 7″ EP, which is now complete, and currently being finalized. The EP was recorded, mixed, and mastered at the Watchman Studios in Buffalo by Doug White. The studio has also produced the likes of the Gym Class Heroes, Brutal Truth, and Psyopus. The EP will be released on a label still to be announced. The band leaked its first single from the upcoming EP, “To Their Doom,” now available for streaming.

    When talking about the new project, guitarist Jonathan Dennison said, “Well, talks of starting a new band together with Karl has finally materialized. I think fans of our past and present bands will like what we’re doing. Musically, this band represents how we feel and some things never change.”

    Vocalist, Karl Buechner added:

    JD and I became friends back when Another Victim toured with Earth Crisis in the nineties. Since then we have played music together in Earth Crisis, the Path Of Resistance, and Freya at different points. It was only a matter of time before we put a band together on our own. Our beliefs and our take on metal and hardcore are identical. There is genuine hatred in this music but it’s not back to square one. I think it’s the best elements of what were known for.

    1000 Drops Of Venom can be seen Tuesday Sept. 20, opening for Crowbar at the Westcott Theater in Syracuse.

  • Helmet, Supporting New Album, Hits the Road with Local H

    Helmet recently announced touring plans for the band’s upcoming Dead To the World U.S. tour through the month of November and most of December. The tour finds the veteran alt-metal band playing thirty-six shows inside of forty-five days in support of their brand new and eighth studio album Dead To The World, scheduled for release on Oct. 28, days before the tour kicks off. Helmet brings along a special guest to open shows on the tour in two-man band Local H.

    helmetThe venture kicks off in Bloomington, IL at the Castle Theatre on November 3, and concludes at Delmar Hall in St. Louis, MO Dec. 17. New Yorkers can catch the “Unsung” rockers at the Highline Ballroom in NYC on Nov. 12, and Nov. 13, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn.

    Helmet was formed in 1989 in New York City by frontman/lead guitarist and only surviving original member Page Hamilton. Hamilton moved from Oregon to New York, where he studied jazz guitar at the Manhattan School of Music.

    Helmet’s Dead To The World Tour Dates:

    Nov. 3 – the Castle Theatre – Bloomington, IL
    Nov. 4 – Saint Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI
    Nov. 5 – Lee’s Palace – Toronto, CA
    Nov. 6 – the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern – Cleveland, OH
    Nov. 7 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
    Nov. 9 – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA
    Nov. 10 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
    Nov. 11 – THE MET – Pawtucket, RI
    Nov. 12 – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY
    Nov. 13 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY
    Nov. 15 – Black Cat DC – Washington DC
    Nov. 16 – Visulite Theatre –  Charlotte, NC
    Nov. 17 – Motorco –  Durham, NC
    Nov. 18 – the Masquerade –  Atlanta, GA
    Nov. 19 – Jack Rabbits –  Jacksonville, FL
    Nov. 20 – State Theatre –  Saint Petersburg, FL
    Nov. 22 – Revolution Live –  Fort Lauderdale, FL
    Nov. 23 – the Social – Orlando, FL
    Nov. 25 – the White Oak Tavern –  Houston, TX
    Nov. 26 – Mohawk Austin –  Austin, TX
    Nov. 27 – Gas Monkey Live –  Dallas, TX
    Nov. 29 – Crescent Ballroom –  Phoenix, AZ
    Dec. 1 – the Roxy Theatre –  Hollywood, CA
    Dec. 2 – Casbah San Diego –  San Diego, CA
    Dec. 3 – Discovery Ventura –  Ventura, CA
    Dec. 4 – the Independent  – San Francisco, CA
    Dec. 6 – Dante’s –  Portland, OR
    Dec. 7 – the Crocodile –  Seattle, WA
    Dec. 9 – the Pub Station – Billings, MT
    Dec. 10 – Marquis Theatre –  Denver, CO
    Dec. 11 – Slowdown –  Omaha, NE
    Dec. 13 – recordBar –  Kansas City, MO
    Dec. 14 – Fine Line Music Café –  Minneapolis, MN
    Dec. 15 – High Noon Saloon –  Madison, WI
    Dec. 16 – Metro Chicago –  Chicago, IL
    Dec. 17 – Delmar Hall –  St Louis, MO

  • Holly Bowling Announces New Album Date, Tracklist for “Better Left Unsung”

    Holly Bowling’s crowd-funded album now has a release date and a track list. Bowling’s set of solo classical arrangements of Grateful Dead songs, Better Left Unsung, is set for release Dec. 9 on the Royal Potato Family label.

    To date, Bowling has raised 38 per cent of her goal, with less than 60 days remaining in the crowd funding campaign.

    The three-LP/two-CD set includes over two hours of music:

    Help On The Way > Slipnot!
    Franklin’s Tower
    Cassidy
    Bird Song
    Wharf Rat
    Unbroken Chain
    Crazy Fingers
    Cryptical Envelopment > The Other One
    Row Jimmy
    Terrapin Station (Suite)
    Eyes Of The World (6/18/74 Louisville, KY)
    China Doll
    Dark Star

    Bowling revealed a sneak peak of what’s to come in a Jambase session for the magazine’s Twenty Years Later series, in which she also performs Buffalo’s own Ani DiFranco’s “Dilate” from the 1996 album of the same name.

    Original post:

    Pianist Holly Bowling, best known for her piano renditions of Phish songs, has announced a new album.  Bowling is crowd-sourcing the new album through Pledgemusic entitled Better Left Unsung that reinterprets the music of the Grateful Dead for piano.

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    Featured on the upcoming three LP,two CD album are her versions of the Dead classics “Eyes of the World,” a completely hand-transcribed interpretation of the 6-18-74 Freedom Hall rendition from Louisville and a “Terrapin Station” suite.

    Bowling’s tour kicks off in Columbus, OH Aug. 24 and heads west, including four dates in Colorado. New York stops on the tour include the Night Lights Music Festival in Sherman on Aug. 27 and Brooklyn Comes Alive on Oct. 22.

    Holly Bowling Upcoming 2016 Dates:

    Aug. 24 – with Joe Marcinek Ban – Columbus, OH
    Aug. 25 – with Joe Marcinek Band – St Charles, IL
    Aug. 27 – Night Lights Music Festival – Sherman, NY
    Aug. 31 – Owsley’s Golden Road – Boulder, CO
    Sep. 1 – Quixote’s True Blue – Denver, CO
    Sep. 2 – Quixote’s True Blue – Denver, CO
    Sep. 3 – Quixotes True Blue – Denver, CO
    Sep. 7 – Tin Pan – Henrico, VA
    Sep. 8 – The Shed – Durham, NC
    Sep. 9 – The Charleston Music Hall – Charleston, SC
    Sep. 10 – The Music Farm – Columbia, SC
    Sep. 11 – The Gray Eagle – Asheville, NC
    Sep. 22 – Lost Sierra Hoedown – Blairsden, CA
    Oct. 13 – Lunalight Music and Arts Festival – Darlington, MD
    Oct. 22 – Brooklyn Comes Alive – New York, NY
    Oct. 23 – The Towne Crier – Beacon, NY

    Check out Bowling’s piano rendition of Phish’s “Harry Hood” from a performance in Seattle this past spring and check her out on tour.

  • Umphrey’s McGee to Release Mashup Album ‘Zonkey’

    Jamrock veterans Umphrey’s McGee are set to release a new album, Zonkey, on November 11, thus bringing the band’s eight-year Halloween tradition of live mashups to the studio. The mashups cover tunes that span 40 years of music history and a plethora of genres, featuring spot-on renditions and fresh arrangements of classics by the Beastie Boys, Beck, Chicago, Eurythmics, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Talking Heads, Rage Against the Machine, The Weeknd, Ween, and many more.

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    Check out the spooky, elusive, crucial first track “National Loser Anthem” here.

    Following in a longstanding tradition of fan-centric offerings, which includes UM Bowl, the Hall of Fame series, the Headphones & Snowcones experience, and Reel to Real, Zonkey promises to be yet another achievement in the Chicago-based sextet’s quest to bring relentless rock and peerless innovation to the jam scene. In what’s become an increasingly digital live music scene, the mashup concept not only draws on the fluid juxtapositions of the remix revolution, but also re-imagines the traditional blues medley, in that there are no samples used on the album. In the words of keyboardist Joel Cummins, “Zonkey clearly pays homage to some of our favorite artists & songs. While we’ve tried to reproduce the spirit of the original compositions & recordings, we’ve also tried to have some fun with the takes as we’ve often combined seemingly dissimilar musical elements to create a new vibe altogether.”

    Fans who pre-order Zonkey on CD or digital download are eligible for a limited time to receive one of 200 signed CDs. CD pre-orders will also come with an mp3 of each track. Plus, Umphrey’s McGee has selected artists to create a limited edition pin for each song.

    Visit Umphrey’s McGee’s website, FB page, and Soundcloud for tour dates, tickets, downloads, and more.

    ZONKEY Track Listing

    1. “National Loser Anthem”
“National Anthem” (Radiohead) + “Loser” (Beck) + “In The Air Tonight” (Phil Collins)
    2. “Life During Exodus”
“Life During Wartime” (Talking Heads) + “Exodus” (Bob Marley) + “City of Tiny Lites” (Frank Zappa) + “25 or 6 to 4” (Chicago)
    3. “Can’t Rock My Dream Face”
“Rock With You” (Michael Jackson) + “Can’t Feel My Face” (The Weeknd) + “Dreams” (Fleetwood Mac)
    4. “Sad Clint Eastwood”
“Sad But True” (Metallica) + “Clint Eastwood” (Gorillaz)
    5. “Electric Avenue To Hell”
“Highway To Hell” (AC/DC) + “Electric Avenue” (Eddy Grant) + “The Triple Wide” (Umphrey’s McGee)
    6. “Ace Of Long Nights”
“Ace of Spades” (Motörhead) + “It’s Gonna Be a Long Night” (Ween)
    7. “Sweet Sunglasses”
“Sweet Dreams” (Eurythmics) + “Sunglasses at Night” (Corey Hart) + “Electric Feel” (MGMT)
    8. “Strangletage”
“Stranglehold” (Ted Nugent) + “Sabotage” (Beastie Boys)
    9. “Come As Your Kids”
“Kids” (MGMT) + “Come As You Are” (Nirvana) + “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” (Dead or Alive)
    10. “Frankie Zombie”
“Thunder Kiss ’65” (White Zombie) + “Relax” (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) + “Have a Cigar” (Pink Floyd)
    11. “Bulls On The Bus”
“Bulls On Parade” (Rage Against the Machine) + “Mark On the Bus” (Beastie Boys)
    12. “Bittersweet Haj”
“Hajimemashite” (Umphrey’s McGee) + “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (The Verve)

  • Teddy Midnight Releases Debut LP, Music Video for Lead Single

    Teddy Midnight, an electro-dance-funk jamband hailing from Brooklyn, released a debut LP Wednesday titled Velvet Blue, now available on Soundcloud. The group also premiered a music video Tuesday for their lead single “Turkish Silva” on Youtube.

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    The quartet includes Wiley Griffin (guitar), Sean McAuley (vocals/keys/percussion), Adam Magnan (drums/sampler), and Sean Silva (bass/synth).

    Velvet Blue features eight tracks that encompass Teddy Midnight’s artful blend of electronic beats, mixed with jamband improvisation. Their sound has been compared to the likes of New Deal, STS9, Lotus and Dopapod.

    The music video for “Turkish Silva” is a depiction of “the tribulations of sex, romance, and partying on the notoriously super-dramatic BK dating/Tinder scene,” according to a press release. “I wanted to capture a couple of concepts that I observed about the nature of life and love in our youth. One of them was the vulnerability we all experience in our relationships,” Wiley Griffin was quoted about the inspiration for the video. The video was produced by Sobokeh Exports and directed by Wiley Griffin and Kristina Rusch.

    There will be a record release party on Oct. 1 to celebrate Velvet Blue, at BRYAC in Bridgeport, CT.

    Teddy Midnight has shared stages with Kung Fu, Twiddle, Formula 5 and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and has played sold out shows at such NYC venues as Irving Plaza, Brooklyn Bowl, Grammercy Theatre, and Bowery Ballroom. On the horizon for the band are festivals such as Great North this weekend, and Luna Light Music Festival in October.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIAK6xqRpzM