NYS Music 20​16

Category: News Desk

  • 2016 Vans Warped Tour Lineup and Stage Breakdown Revealed

    The wait is over for Warped Tour crazies who have been waiting for months for a lineup. The Vans Warped Tour announced the bands taking part in this year’s festival during a live webcast on VansWarpedTour.com.

    Some of the bands playing one of the many stages will include Falling In Reverse, Bullet For My Valentine, 3OH!3, New Found Glory, Motionless In White, Yellowcard, Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Sleeping With Sirens, Crown The Empire, Young Guns, Atreyu, Coldrain, From Ashes To New and many more.

    Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman announced the bands and the stages they will perform on during the webcast lineup, and various artist performances were interspersed throughout. Webcasting live from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, Lyman said in the video that Waka Flocka Flame, who made a one-show appearance at last year’s festival, will return for seven shows on the West Coast. Lyman said he has booked other surprise bands that he will announce later down the line.

    The Monster Energy Party Zone will feel like a separate concert with it’s own separate entrance through a dark tunnel, Lyman said.

    Warped Tour will will kick off on June 24 in Dallas Texas at the Gexa Energy Pavilion and wrap up in Portland, Oregon at the Portland Expo Center on Aug. 13. Warped Tour will pass through New York and make three different stops: July 7 at the Lakeview Amphitheatre in Syracuse, July 9 at Nikon at Jones Beach in Wantagh, and July 14 at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center.

    Additional ticket, date and venue info is available at vanswarpedtour.com.

    Vans Warped Tour Poster

  • Rock n Roll Resort Releases Schedule, Announces Artists at Large

    Rock n Roll Resort v6 “Low Key” has released their schedule for this weekend’s festivities and with hardly any overlapping sets, there’s no excuse to not get down with your friends this weekend in the Catskills!

    On Friday night, things get started in the Acoustic Lounge with some Phish via Uncle Ebenezer, along with Cousin Earth’s funky earth sounds, and Outer Style. The Empire Lounge heats up with Fat Bradley in the Empire Lounge and some funk shortly after via Formula 5. Hayley Jane and the Primates kick off the night in the Manhattan Theatre, followed by the first of three Max Creek sets this weekend. The music doesn’t stop until dawn with Roxy Roca, Teddy Midnight and Funkadelic Astronaut stretchin the night until day.

    Saturday has music starting at 11am for the early risers! Don’t miss Goose, Black Mountain Symphony and Mister F as they start your day off right. New England favorites The Kind Buds start their set promptly at 4:20, right before Master of Ceremonies Honeycomb demonstrates some of the best beatboxing in the Northeast. Two more sets of Max Creek and a pair from West End Blend span the night in the Theater, while Clevland’s Broccoli Samuari hits the Lounge at 10pm, followed by Chromatropic and Space Bacon. Don’t miss psychedelic duo The Balkun Brothers or The Other Brothers (no relation), the latter hailing from nearby New Paltz and ready to fill your ears with soul.

    Artists at Large include members of Beau Sasser’s Escape Plan, Danny “Soul Train” Meyer and Mary Corso.  Danny is a founding member of On The Spot Trio, and is currently with Beau Sasser’s Escape Plan & formerly of Alan Evans’ Playonbrother (2012-2015). Mary Corso, the lead vocalist for Beau Sasser’s Escape Plan & founding member of her own band Broca’s Area. Mary and Danny have recently worked together in a new project called Danny Mayer Trio featuring members of Turkuaz & Nth Power.

  • Q-Tip Named First-Ever Hip Hop Curator at Kennedy Center

    Breakout hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar may have created a culture shift at Kennedy Center. When it was announced last year that Lamar would perform at the storied national landmark, tickets sold swiftly. And while Lamar wasn’t the first hip hop artist to perform at Kennedy, he was the one who kickstarted a movement to push for more hip hop on the center’s Washington, D.C. marquee.

    To celebrate the 100th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s birth, Kennedy Center has named Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming and St. Albans, Queens native Q-Tip (née, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed) as artistic advisors for the 2016-2017 season.

    Q-Tip Kennedy Center

    The naming of its first-ever hip hop curator marks a milestone in Kennedy Center’s storied history. Q-Tip will curate the inaugural Hip Hop Culture series this season, recognizing the genre’s contributions to society. In a press release, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts quotes Q-Tip:

    With Hip Hop constantly changing and evolving, it is easy to forget the history and legacy that precede it. I want to begin at the beginning of the Culture to help people see its roots, better understand its present, and responsibly create its future.

    Q-Tip rose to prominence as one of the founding members of Queens hip hop collective, A Tribe Called Quest, a main force in what was to become the Native Tongues Posse, which also included Long Island trio De La Soul. Tribe was revolutionary in its sampling techniques and incorporating jazz elements into its music.

    A Tribe Called Quest recently re-released a 25th anniversary edition of its highly influential debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, in November.

    Kennedy Center’s Hip Hop Culture Season Calendar:

    Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture Schedule 2016

  • Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Freaks Ball XVI at Brooklyn Bowl

    49-atlgJoe Russo’s Almost Dead will kick off three sold-out nights at The Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday, March 24 for Freaks Ball XVI. This constitutes the band’s fourth run of shows at the venue where the world first heard former Furthur drummer Russo lead a new cast of characters through two raging sets of Dead tunes back in January 2013. Tom Hamilton (American Babies), Marco Benevento (The Benevento/Russo Duo), Scott Metzger (WOLF!) and Dave Dreiwitz (Ween) complete the quintet.

    JRAD is a band that is as unpredictable as it is unforgettable. The band’s Facebook profile contains the deceptively simple proclamation, “We’re a Grateful Dead cover band.” Anyone who has seen them or even heard a recording knows that their true nature is that of a daring group of close collaborators who project their musical friendship onto the Grateful Dead songbook in a way that no other band has. Their carefully crafted setlists defy expectations about how the songs can be interpreted and linked. As the frequency of their appearances in the live music world has increased over the past two years, JRAD has consistently delivered fresh, stellar performances of this music that means so much to so many people.

    These Brooklyn gigs are sure to be precious as JRAD performances become somewhat more rare going forward in 2016. All five band members are incredibly busy with diverse projects, and as Russo has revealed in a recent interview, he will be taking extra time off mid-year when his first child arrives. Those with tickets will be privileged to see Joe Russo’s Almost Dead lay it down at The Brooklyn Bowl this weekend.

  • Interview: Twiztid Juggalo Invasion Tour To Play Magic City Music Hall 4/22

    Twiztid, the hip hop horrorcore duo, from Detroit, MI is composed of Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child, the alter egos of Jamie Spaniolo and Paul Methric. These two have been touring and recording nonstop for over twenty years and show no signs of slowing down.  The weekend of April 22 will be no exception as these two bring their Juggalo Invasion 420 Weekend Tour to Binghamton’s Magic City Music Hall.

    TwiztidNYS Music had the opportunity to chat with Jamie Madrox about the upcoming show. We discussed the band’s current and upcoming endeavors and what fans can expect from this tour. Jamie is always a fun and interesting person to chat with. He is passionate about horror movies and collecting horror related items and memorabilia, making for a great interview with writer Chris Besaw

    I hope you enjoy the interview. I sure did!

    Twiztid’s Juggalo Invasion 420 Weekend features Twiztid and the Wickedness,  Blaze ya Dead Homie, Boondox, Lex The Hex Master, R.O.C. and Davey Suicide. Held April 22 at Magic City Music Hall, doors open at 7pm, with tickets $20 in advance or $25 day of show. Ages 16+

  • Strange Machines Announce Extensive Spring Tour

    Strange Machines are embarking on their biggest tour to date this spring, traveling to lots of new places and sharing the stage with great bands such as Dopapod, Consider the Source, Broccoli Samurai, Formula 5 and more!

    The guys are fresh off a successful winter tour which included headlining at some of the Northeast’s premiere venues and a show opening for Twiddle in New Haven, Connecticut. This band has been upping the ante with each and every performance and show no signs of slowing down. Check the dates below and come see what all the hype is about.

    March 20 Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Bowl *~
    March 24 Syracuse, NY | Funk ‘n Waffles *
    March 25 Buffalo, NY | Buffalo Iron Works *
    April 15 Northampton, MA | Bishop’s Lounge
    April 16 Bridgeport, CT | The Acoustic #
    April 23 Plymouth, NH | PSU Earth Jam
    April 28 Albany, NY | Parish Public House +
    April 29 Ithaca, NY | The Haunt *^
    April 30 Boston, MA | The Sinclair %
    May 6 Newmarket, NH | The Stone Church $
    May 7 Burlington, VT | Nectar’s +
    May 18 Washington, D.C. | Gypsy Sally’s ^
    May 19 Virginia Beach, VA | Doc Taylor’s
    May 20 TBA
    May 21 Bedford, PA | Domefest
    May 28 Great Barrington, MA | MASSGathering (2 sets)
    June 9 Stephentown, NY | Disc Jam Music Festival
    July 30 Croydon, NH | Wild Woods Music Festival

    % w/ Dopapod
    # w/ Consider the Source
    * w/ Broccoli Samurai
    ^ w/ Mister F
    ~ w/ Flux Capacitor
    + w/ Hayley Jane & The Primates
    $ w/ Formula 5

  • The Slam Allen Band Featured in PB&J Series in Plattsburgh

    Plattsburgh Blues and Jazz (PB&J) is bringing yet another award-winning blues performer to the North Country. On Saturday, March 19, PB&J will feature The Slam Allen Band, a 2016 Blues Music Awards Nominee for Best New CD by a New Artist. Slam has spent nine years as a bandleader, lead vocalist and lead guitarist with blues legend James Cotton and is also a New York State Blues Hall of Fame Master Musician Inductee.

    All proceeds from PB&J shows go to the 30 City Foundation to fund artists and bring new performers to Plattsburgh. Tickets can be purchased online at Plattsburghbluesandjazz.com and in person at the Champlain Wine Company located at 30 City Hall Place. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Doors open at 8 pm. Show starts at 9 pm.

  • Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in NYC at BB King Blues Club with Larry Kirwan & Friends

    It’s been almost a year and a half since Black 47 retired their 25-year career at B.B. King Blues Club near Times Square, but that hasn’t stopped the band’s former leader Larry Kirwan and friends from performing a handful of solo shows since.

    This Thursday Kirwan returns to B.B. King’s for a special St. Patrick’s Day show to keep the celebration going after the city’s parade down 5th Avenue. In commemoration of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Uprising in Dublin, Kirwan has put together a special band including former Black 47 founder Chris Byrne, Coty Cockrell (piano), Deni Boney (violin), Rene Hart (double bass), Thomas Hamlin (drums, Black 47), and several more surprise guests.

    In support of the main set, a few other acts will be joining in the evening’s events. Byrne’s band The Lost Tribe of Donegal will perform their mix of traditional/urban Irish tunes. Rory K, an up-and-coming NYC hip hop artist (and son of Kirwan) will celebrate the release of his new album Young Professionals, dropping the same day, with a short set. Kicking off the night will be some traditional tunes from the Lia Fail pipe band out of Mercer County, NJ.

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    Kirwan and Hamlin w/ Black 47 at the Towne Crier Cafe, Oct. 2014

    Tickets are $25 in advance/$30 day of show, available online and at the club. Doors are at 6pm and the show starts at 7pm, timed just right for folks spending time in Manhattan after the parade.

  • Palace Theatre Looking to Expand?

    Albany’s Palace Theatre recently spent $600,000 to buy properties that reside on North Pearl Street and along Wilson Street near the downtown venue, as reported in Biz Journals.

    Palace Theatre ExpandAccording to a statement, “The Palace Theatre” acquired property behind the building up to Wilson Street in anticipation of future projects. Palace management felt the timing was right to buy as there is development beginning to happen around the theatre. No specific plans for the lots has been announced at this time.

    Will we see an expansion, outdoor events, or more parking downtown? There are many options for the Palace with this purchase. Stay tuned…

  • North Country’s Beloved Waterhole to Reopen

    Saranac Lake’s go-to spot for fresh music and cocktails is set to reopen in grand fashion. The Waterhole will reopen its doors and dance floor to host a grand opening party on April 1. It will be Lucid‘s last show at the ‘hole, one of the band’s home venues, and new owner Eric Munley’s band the Blind Owl Band will play in support.

    There will also be two shows prior to the grand opening, with the Honey Smugglers on March 25 and Still Hand String Band on March 31. Munley posted on Facebook that he expects the bar to officially open on March 22.

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    The Blind Owl Band

    After decades of hosting bands and serving drinks, the Waterhole ceased operations in August 2015. With a hope to continue building a fan base in the Adirondacks for touring bands, former booking agent and local musician Eric Munley and girlfriend Kiki Sarko took over the business and have quickly turned things around. Just in time for Saranac Lake’s Winter Carnival in February, the Waterhole temporarily opened to host a packed weekend of music, including bands such as Swampcandy, Thunder Body, Funknut, Pained Sol and the Blind Owl Band.

    With more and more closings of small, locally owned music venues, comes fresh faces and fresh perspective. Munley’s decision to continue the tradition is praised by people both in and out of the Adirondacks. Bands and fans in the Northeast are thankful that another piece of music history isn’t left to close its doors and collect dust. Since the 1990s, national acts such as Soulive, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, moe. and the Del McCoury Band have graced the Waterhole’s stage, among countless others in the 20 years the venue has been hosting music.

    If you’re looking to celebrate with the rest of Saranac Lake’s inhabitants, the Waterhole will open their doors at 9 p.m. on April 1.  Tickets are $10 at the door and music begins at 10 p.m. This is a show not to miss and a fantastic excuse to celebrate. Long live the Waterhole!