NYS Music 20​17

Category: News

  • Jacoby Shaddix Undergoes Vocal Surgery

    Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix, once again had to go under the knife to fix his vocal cords, prompting the band to scrap the rest of its summer tour dates. No stranger to vocal cord surgery, Shaddix had a similar operation in 2012 to remove a nodule on his vocal cords which Shaddix stated in a past interview with Rolling Stone was like having a callus you would get on your hands, but on your vocal cords instead.

    Canceled dates due to the surgery include Aug. 11 at the Douglas County Fair in Roseburg, OR; Aug. 19, at Moonstock 2017 in Carterville, IL and Aug. 25 at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, AK. Fans who hold tickets for those events are instructed to contact their local ticketing company. Papa Roach hopes to return for their overseas run, and continue to tour in support of the band’s ninth studio album, Crooked Teeth, on Sept. 9, at The Circus, in Helsinki, Finland.

    Papa Roach posted the following statement on social media:

    It is with a heavy heart that we are forced to cancel our upcoming shows in the Oregon, Illinois and Alaska this month due to the need for Jacoby Shaddix to have immediate vocal cord surgery and rest.

    This week, Jacoby was advised by his doctors and vocal specialists to have surgery on his vocal cord and to give his vocal muscles enough time to heal before Papa Roach resumes their current touring schedule in September. Jacoby had a similar surgery about five years ago.

    Fortunately, the diagnosis was made early and full recovery should be soon. The vocal cords are a muscle and like any athlete, muscles can get injured in the course of their profession and we appreciate your understanding this diagnosis.

    We wish to thank all of our fans in advance for your prayers and good wishes. We know some of you had travel plans and we will return next year to perform for you.

    Please contact your local ticketing company for more information on the following shows.

    Thanks again,
    Jacoby, Tobin, Jerry, Tony, & Team Papa Roach

  • Hollywood Undead and Butcher Babies coming to Rochester

    Rap metal heavyweights, Hollywood Undead and metalcore band Butcher Babies recently announced their North America 2017 tour. Anthology in Rochester will be one of their stops on Friday Nov. 17.

    hollywood undeadBoth bands have new unreleased albums but only Hollywood Undead have officially released details on their new album titled Five (stylized as V), while Butcher Babies have only stated on social media that they have finished recording a third full length album only referred to as BB3, presumably Butcher Babies 3. Tickets go on sale Friday July 28 at 10:00 a.m., with prices ranging from $25 to $30. This show will be 16 and up.

    For more dates check Hollywood Undead’s Facebook events page.

    In the meantime, you can check out Hollywood Undead‘s latest single “California Dreaming” from the album V.

  • Clint Lowery Talks New Sevendust Album, Not Wanting to Record Full Length Albums

    Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery, who is currently on tour as second guitarist with Seether, recently sat down with Scott Bowling, from the website “Good Company.” In the interview, Lowery opens up about Sevendust’s plans to follow up their tenth studio album, Kill The Flaw and his lack of desire to make full length albums in today’s music industry. Lowery will also appear on Seether’s upcoming new music video.

    Bowling asked Lowery about performing as a singer with his side project Call Me No One, with Sevendust drummer Morgan Rose:

    It made me understand and respect what Lajon [Witherspoon] goes through or any other singer you know. When you have to cover an entire record, you know, how you make your voice not get redundant, how do you make it interesting, and not use the same melodies, it’s just different. I write for singers a lot, but singing them myself, and really developing myself as a singer, it was a learning experience man.

    When asked if he and Morgan toured the album:

    We did like a three week run with Nonpoint. That was humbling man. I’m not a huge live singer, I love going to the studio, and I can write melodies and all that stuff, but its a lot of pressure, and a certain confidence that singers have to have man, so I learned a lot about that too, and it made me understand and respect what Lajon does on that side, delivering these songs live.

    Lowery on if there is new Sevendust in the works:

    We’re gonna do another record in November man. We just started writing for it. It’s a different era, man. It’s, like, I’m touring with Seether, so there’s that; I’m really focused on that. But we’ve been demoing some stuff out, the same kind of creative team, and we’re gonna see what happens. We’re excited about it. We have a new label, Rise, and they’ve got some great bands, a great, creative team over there. So this will be our first real label that the band’s ever had.

    With the multiple ways music is released these days, Lowery was asked if he would consider releasing music through a streaming service like Spotify. He commented:

    I don’t wanna do full-length records anymore. I mean, I’m old school — I love vinyl and I love the whole presentation of a full record — but I do wanna be open to new ways to release music. I don’t feel like going in and taking a full year and this huge production and doing a full record. I mean, I believe in doing those, but I also believe that between these record cycles, just throw in a couple of sprinklings of new songs. I’m never gonna be one of those guys that will say, ‘Oh, don’t try it. Let’s just stick to the old thing until it’s completely ran into the ground.’ I’m open for new guys, a new energy and a new release strategies.

  • Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington Commits Suicide At 41

    Music fans have lost another amazing artist that helped reshape the rock genre since coming on the scene in 1996. The music world is in shock with the news of Linkin Park frontman, Chester Bennington, committing suicide by hanging at his private home in the Palos Verdes Estates in California. He was only 41 years old.

    chester benningtonBennington had struggled with drugs and alcohol for years and had stated at one time that he once considered suicide because of abuse that occurred when he was a child by an older male.

    Coincidentally, Linkin Park released their new music video “Talking To Myself,” around 9 a.m., just minutes after Bennington’s body was found according to TMZ. It is also reported that Bennington committed suicide on what would have been Chris Cornell‘s 53rd birthday. Bennington wrote an open letter to Cornell after his passing from suicide by hanging in May. In that letter, Bennington stated that he couldn’t imagine the world without Cornell in it.

    Blabbermouth has compiled early tweets by shocked artist and TV personalities, including bandmate Mike Shinoda.

    Mike Shinoda tweeted: “Shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one.” 

    TV host Jimmy Kimmel tweeted: “Bennington was one of the kindest people he has ever had on his show.”

    Lacuna Coil frontwoman Christina Scabbia posted: “Lost for words. Why why why.”

    Skillet’s John Cooper posted: “Absolutely no words. Speechless and so sad. I am such a fan.”

    Slipknot/Stone Sour singer Corey Taylor stated: “Jesus no.”

    Also in the report, the article touched on some past interviews Bennington has had. Bennington stated to The Guardian in 2011 about the abuse he went through as a child:

    When I was young, getting beaten up and pretty much raped was no fun. No one wants that to happen to you and honestly, I don’t remember when it started. I remember that stuff happening to me at that stage and even thinking about it now makes me want to cry. My God, no wonder I became a drug addict. No wonder I just went completely insane for a little while.

    Then in an interview with Metal Hammer last year, Bennington talk about his substance abuse problems. He stated:

    I was on 11 hits of acid a day. I dropped so much acid I’m surprised I can still speak! I’d smoke a bunch of crack, do a bit of meth and just sit there and freak out. Then I’d smoke opium to come down. I weighed 110 pounds. My mom said I looked like I stepped out of Auschwitz. So I used pot to get off drugs. 

    In 2006… I did some counseling with the guys and they really opened up and told me how they felt. I had no idea that I had been such a nightmare. I knew that I had a drinking problem, a drug problem and that parts of my personal life were crazy but I didn’t realize how much that was affecting the people around me until I got a good dose of ‘Here’s-what-you’re-really-like.’ It was a shock. They said that I was two people — Chester and then that fucking guy. I didn’t want to be that guy.

    In an interview with The Pulse of Radio he said:

    I lived on alcohol. It was either beer, or Jack and Coke, or Jack Daniel’s in a pint glass with ice. And then it got to the point where my wife said to me about seven months after we got together, she goes, ‘I don’t think there’s been a day since I’ve known you that you haven’t drank.’ And I was like, ‘What are you talking about? That’s crazy’ — as I’m drinking a Jack and Coke. That was where my life went.

    Besides Linkin Park, Chester Bennington has also fronted the bands Dead By Sunrise and Stone Temple Pilots. He also appeared in a few motion pictures including Crank, Crank (High Voltage), Saw 3D, and Artifact. He and his bandmates in Linkin Park have released seven studio albums and won two Grammy Awards. They have sold over 70 million albums worldwide.

    Bennington leaves behind his wife, Talinda Bentley, and six children, three with Bentley and three from a previous marriage.

    Please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at (800) 273- 8255 if you feel you need help and someone to talk to.

  • Rob Derhak Cancer Diagnosis Causes moe. to Announce Indefinite Hiatus

    Fresh off the heels of moe.’s triumphant return of moe.down at Snow Ridge in Turin, the jam veterans have announced they’ll be going on an indefinite hiatus following the unfortunate oropharyngeal cancer diagnosis of singer and bassist Rob Derhak.

    With the shocking and obviously unplanned break looming, the Buffalo quartet issued a statement to moe.rons with plans to leave all future shows off of their calendar come Aug. 1. Derhak, Chuck Garvey, Al Schnier, Jim Loughlin and Vinnie Amico plan to finish out their remaining three shows in New York City, at Huckleberry Jam and their wildly anticipated Lockn’ Festival gig alongside Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh, who has a battle with cancer all his own.

    In Derhak’s personal statement, he reveals that despite the diagnosis and rough healing period, things are looking up with a positive survival rate. NYS Music sends Rob Derhak, his family and the entire moe. organization well wishes during this trying time and look forward to seeing the guys back in action when time and health allow.

    The group’s heartfelt letter to the the “Famoe.ly” is posted below:

    https://www.facebook.com/moe.org/posts/10155487850692438

  • Lakeshore Record Exchange in Rochester Closing Its Doors After 29 Years

    Lakeshore Record Exchange announced that it will be closing the doors of its retail shop this summer. This cornerstone of the Rochester music community specialized in alternative music, especially rare and imported items. Starting next week on Monday, they will begin liquidating their inventory. The store will close once it’s empty. A farewell event is scheduled for September 20, with a live performance from Australia’s Severed Heads.

    Time, technology and the ways in which people consume music have have changed, and in doing so have brought the Lakeshore Record Exchange’s purpose for being to its natural conclusion. – Andrew Chinnici, President

    While the store at 307 Park Avenue is closing, the ancillary activities will continue. AlternativeMusic.com will continue to deliver alternative music online and through streaming apps. The Alternative Music Film Society will also live on with monthly screenings at the Memorial Art Gallery, located at 500 University Avenue. This month’s offering, Garbage One Mile High Live, will take place on Thursday, July 20 at 6:45 p.m. Admission is free.

    The farewell show will also take place at the Memorial Art Gallery. This is one of a handful of U.S. shows Severed Heads will be playing this fall. The event starts at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Tickets are on sale for $20 in advance at Lakeshore Record Exchange or Memorial Art Gallery, or online with a small delivery fee. Tickets will be $25 on the day of the event.

    Follow Lakeshore Record Exchange on Facebook for more information and updates.

  • Free Concerts Wednesdays in Sharon Springs for Summer 2017

    Folks looking for something to do in the middle of the week can head to Sharon Springs for their free summer 2017 concert series. The music takes place at the pavilion in Chalybeate Spring Park on Main Street.

    The series continues next Wednesday, July 19 with Steal Your Peach, a tribute to the Allman Brothers Band and the Grateful Dead. The music runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. each Wednesday through Aug. 16. The “concert” on Aug. 2 is a karaoke contest with a $100 cash prize for the winner.

    sharon springs 2017July 19 – Steal Your Peach
    July 26 – Becca Frame and the Tall Boys
    Aug. 2 – Karaoke Contest
    Aug. 9 – Robanic Reggae
    Aug. 16 – The Lustre Kings

  • Parking Tips for Busy Weekend at Lakeview Amphitheater

    Syracuse’s west side will be bustling this weekend with the 18th Annual PPG Syracuse Nationals classic car show at the New York State Fairgrounds (July 14 -16) and back-to-back concerts at the Lakeview Amphitheater (July 14-16), and here are some parking tips for you.

    The Syracuse Nationals Classic Car Show will be open the following hours this weekend:

    July 14th – 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.
    July 15th – 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
    July 16th – 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

    The Lakeview Amphitheater will host the following shows this weekend:

    Kidz Bop – July 14
    Incubus with Jimmy Eat World – July 15
    Outlaw Festival – July 16

    Below are parking details for the weekend. Amphitheater concert attendees for shows Friday – Sunday are recommended to avoid State Fair Blvd. For easier entry to parking, concert attendees should approach the amphitheater from the East (690W) and drive directly into the Orange Lot to avoid parkers for the Syracuse Nationals. If traveling in from the West (690E) – continue past Exit 7 to Hiawatha Blvd to turn around and approach the venue from the East (690W).

    Friday, July 14

    Kidz Bop (Lakeview Amphitheater) and Syracuse Nationals (NYS Fairgrounds)

    Kidz Bop Parking:

    * ONLY the Orange Lot will be utilized for guests attending the Kidz Bop concert. Lots open at 5:30 p.m.

    * Free parking will be available at The Oncenter (800 S. State Street | Syracuse, NY 13202) for concert attendees who are interested in taking the Downtown Shuttle to the amphitheater from the Centro Hub on Warren Street in Downtown Syracuse. This service begins at 4 p.m. and costs $4 round trip.

    * Drop off/Pick Up will be located in the Orange Lot for this show. Signage and parking staff will be in place to direct guests to this area.

    Syracuse Nationals Parking:

    * All NYS Fairgrounds Parking Lots will be utilized for Syracuse Nationals attendees throughout the day.

    Saturday, July 15

    * Incubus (Lakeview Amphitheater) and Syracuse Nationals (NYS Fairgrounds)

    Incubus Parking:

    * ONLY the Orange Lot will be utilized for guests attending the Incubus concert. Lots open at 5:30 p.m.

    * Free parking will be available at The Oncenter (800 S. State Street | Syracuse, NY 13202) for concert attendees who are interested in taking the Downtown Shuttle to the amphitheater from the Centro Hub on Warren Street in Downtown Syracuse. This service begins at 6 p.m. and costs $4 round trip.

    * Drop off/Pick Up will be located in the Orange Lot for this show. Signage and Parking Staff will be in place to direct guests to this area.

    Syracuse Nationals Parking:

    * All NYS Fairgrounds Parking Lots will be utilized for Syracuse Nationals attendees throughout the day.

    Sunday, July 16

    * Outlaw Music Festival (Lakeview Amphitheater) and Syracuse Nationals (NYS Fairgrounds)

    Outlaw Music Festival Parking:

    * ONLY the Orange Lot will be utilized for guests attending the Outlaw Music Festival. Lots open at 1 p.m.

    * Free parking will be available at The Oncenter (800 S. State Street | Syracuse, NY 13202) for

    concert attendees who are interested in taking the Downtown Shuttle to the amphitheater from the Centro Hub on Warren Street in Downtown Syracuse. This service begins at 2 p.m. and costs $4 round trip.

    * Drop off/pick up will be located in the Orange Lot for this show. Signage and parking staff will be in place to direct guests to this area.

    Syracuse Nationals Parking:

    * All NYS Fairgrounds Parking Lots will be utilized for Syracuse Nationals attendees throughout the day.

    For additional information, attendees can visit Lakeview Amphitheater’s website and the Syracuse Nationals website.

  • Mike Gordon Announces ‘OGOGO’ and Fall Tour with Stop in Syracuse

    Mike Gordon is putting the final touches on his newest studio album, OGOGO, set to be released in September. He will head out on a fall tour with the current lineup of his solo band. The 17 night tour kicks off on Sept. 22 in Athens, Georgia and includes a stop at Syracuse’s Westcott Theater.

    mike gordon ogogo tourPhish bassist, Mike Gordon, has been keeping busy with the new lineup of his solo band. His fifth studio album, OGOGO, will be released on Sept. 15. The first track, “Steps,” is available for streaming now and can be heard in the video below.

    Gordon will also take his current solo band out on a 17 night tour that kicks off on Friday, Sept. 22 at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia. The tour makes a stop on Friday, Sept. 29 at the Westcott Theater in Syracuse. The only other stop in the Northeast is at New Haven, Connecticut’s College Street Music Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The tour closes out with a two-night stand at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colorado on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13 and 14. Gordon’s band includes Scott Murawski on guitar, Robert Walter on keyboards, John Kimock on drums, and Craig Myers on percussion.

    Tickets for the tour are available now via a real-time pre-sale, which ends Thursday, July 13 at 5 p.m ET. The general on sale date for the tour is this Friday, July 14 at 10 a.m. ET.

    Mike Gordon Fall 2017 Tour Dates
    Sept. 22 – Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
    Sept. 23 – Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
    Sept. 24 – Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC
    Sept. 26 – The National, Richmond, VA
    Sept. 27 – College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT
    Sept. 29 – The Westcott Theater, Syracuse, NY
    Sept. 30 – Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON
    Oct. 1 – St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI
    Oct. 3 – Bells Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo, MI
    Oct. 4 – 20th Century Theater, Cincinnati, OH
    Oct. 5 – The Vogue, Indianapolis, IN
    Oct. 6 – The Metro, Chicago, IL
    Oct. 8 – Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
    Oct. 10 – Slow Down, Omaha, NE
    Oct. 11 – Madrid Theatre, Kansas City, MO
    Oct. 13-14 – Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

  • Webster Hall Closing for Extensive Renovations Next Month, See Schedule of Final Shows and Club Nights

    Webster Hall will be closing for renovations. Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment and AEG Presents bought the historic Manhattan night club and concert hall from longtime owners the Ballingers earlier this year. The final performance will be held on August 9. Shows which had been scheduled after that date have been moved to other venues.

    I highly recommend that you all stop by before the end of this era to pay your respects to the Ballingers and the building for providing us with a lifetimes worth of memories.” – Gerard McNamee, Manager.

    The Wood Brothers at Webster Hall – Photo: Thomas McKenna

    Upcoming Shows:

    July 13 – Myles Parrish – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 14 – Taking Back Sunday – Webster Hall -SOLD OUT-
    July 14 – Danny Delavie, Cook Thugless, DAZED, Killing H8 – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 14 – Girls + Boys ft. Bro Safari – Webster Hall
    July 15 – Taking Back Sunday – Webster Hall -SOLD OUT-
    July 16 – Teemonee Twizz E. Luxe Manic Ak40devin Chris Shine Ayanna Martine – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 17 – SOB X RBE, G. Perico, OMB Peezy, Cuz Lightyear – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 19 – The Color Morale The Plot In You Dayseeker Picturesque Restless Stre – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 20 – Promise of Redemption ft. Shane Henderson of Valencia, Best Ex – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 21 – Punchline – 20th Anniversary Tour – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 21 – Girls + Boys ft. Brillz, Jvst Say Yes, Ducky, GLD – Webster Hall
    July 22 – Roska, Back To Life, Jergo – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 22 – Phora – The Marlin Room at Webster Hall
    July 22 – Gotham ft. Feed Me – Webster Hall
    July 24 – AJ Mon – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 25 – Citizen Zero – Studio at Webster Hall
    July 25 – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Let’s Face It Twenty Years Later – Webster Hall
    July 26 – Make Them Suffer, Enterprise Earth, Spite – The Marlin Room at Webster Hall
    July 27 – Dalton Rapattoni, The House On Cliff w/ Special Guest Lauren Carnahan – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 28 – Like Moths To Flames (Performing When We Don’t Exist in its entirety) – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 28 – Girls + Boys ft. Graves & Uffie – Webster Hall
    July 29 – Alessandro Cortini, Telefon Tel Aviv, Richard Devine, PJay, Alex English – The Marlin Room at Webster Hall
    July 29 – Bonelang, Brandon Markell Holmes, Vesper, Poetic Thrust – The Studio at Webster Hall
    July 30 – Summer Slaughter: The Black Dahlia Murder, Dying Fetus, The Faceless and more – Webster Hall
    July 30 – Daniel J. Watts’ The Jam: Only Child – The Studio at Webster Hall
    Aug. 1 – Current Swell with Current Swell – The Studio at Webster Hall
    Aug. 2 – Aaron Cohen – The Studio at Webster Hall
    Aug. 2 – Rag’N’Bone Man – Webster Hall: The Final Shows – Webster Hall
    Aug. 2 – HOT IN HERRE That Wavy 2000’s Party ft. Sponge The Jawn, DJ Yung Neil – The Marlin Room at Webster Hall
    Aug. 3 – 070Shake – Webster Hall: The Final Shows – Webster Hall
    Aug. 4 – Allegory, Caye, Johnny Drama – The Studio at Webster Hall
    Aug. 5 – Just Surrender, Rare Futures, latewaves, Young Thieves – The Studio at Webster Hall
    Aug. 6 – Alesana Eyes Set To Kill, Lakeshore Alteras, The Amatory Murder – The Studio at Webster Hall
    Aug. 6 – Galactic Empire – Webster Hall: The Final Shows – The Marlin Room at Webster Hall
    Aug. 6 – Good Charlotte – Webster Hall: The Final Shows – Webster Hall
    Aug. 8 – Michelle Branch w/ Haerts – Webster Hall: The Final Shows – Webster Hall
    Aug. 9 – Marateck (Record Release Show) GRID, Kraus – The Studio at Webster Hall

    For Ticket Information, visit Webster Hall’s website. Webster Hall t-shirts and hats are still available online or on site.