NYS Music 20​17

Category: Tour Announcements

  • Lord Electro Means Business

    Albany’s funktronica act, Lord Electro, will get down to business this summer as they continue their tour in support of their debut studio album, Business. The band will also release its first live album recorded at the legendary Nectar’s in Burlington, Vermont.

    Lord Electro continues its “Business” Tour in support of its debut album of the same name, which was released in March. The tour brings them around the state, starting on June 8 at the Disc Jam Festival in Stephentown, where CEG Presents named them one of the top five acts to see on the main stage.

    They make a few festival appearances over the summer. They hit up the Woodhenge Festival in Adams, where they are scheduled for two sets, on June 23. They play a late-night set on July 8 at Kenny’s Cosmic Campout in Barryville. They finish up their festival appearances on July 29 at the GEM Festival in Glens Falls. In addition to the festival appearances, they’re playing a number of shows in the Northeast, including the Monopole in Plattsburgh on June 24, Lukins in Utica on June 29 and Silvana in New York City on Aug. 5.

    Lord Electro will also release their first live album at the end of the week on June 2. Live at Nectar’s was recorded on May 10 at Burlington, Vermont’s legendary Nectar’s Lounge. The live album showcases the band’s improvisation. It will be available digitally on iTunes, Bandcamp, Spotify and Soundcloud.

    Lord Electro Summer Dates:

    June 8­ – Disc Jam, Stephentown, NY
    June 23 -­ Woodhenge Festival, Adams, NY
    June 24 – ­ Monopole, Plattsburgh, NY
    June 29 -­ Lukins, Utica, NY
    July 8 – ­Kenny Cosmic Campout­, Barryville, NY
    July 29 – GEM Festival, Glens Falls, NY
    Aug. 5 – Silvana, New York, NY

  • Intrepid Travelers Drop First Leg of Summer 2017 ‘Everyday is Your Birthday’ Tour Ahead of Summer Camp Festival

    With a name based around the ideology of fearlessly hitting the road and even other dimensions, Intrepid Travelers have set their sights on their latest voyage– the first leg of their Summer 2017 Everyday is Your Birthday tour. With a stacked, 20-date tour launch, the Buffalo-based quartet of Donny Frauenhofer (vocals/keyboards), Brian Calisto (vocals/guitar), David Naimanis (vocals/bass) and Jon Fohl (vocals/drums) will kick off at Summer Camp Festival in Illinois and bring the birthday celebration mentality through the midwest and back home to the Empire State.

    IT will tackle notable gigs in the very near future, with their first summer tour date doubling as a Sunday, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Camping Stage festival slot at this weekend’s Summer Camp. From there, the funky, psychedelic rockers will bring their explosive improvisation, stockpile of musical elements and interwoven catalog, to the second annual IT Fest in Alden, NY from June 9-10. Last year, fans were delighted with three IT sets–one of those being a full cover of MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular from front to back.

    After notching their very own second festival, the group will keep the celebrations going at Woodhenge Music Festival for a weekend of sustainability-centered workshops and solar powered music. Fellow NYS 87/90 bands sit on the bill such as headliners Formula 5, as well as Boogie Low and Space Carnival. The boys will head to familiar territory at Buffalo Iron Works on June 29 for an official, Everyday is Your Birthday EP release party, giving them one specific night to relish in praises of their latest accomplishments. Among their summer tour dates and the peppered festival stops throughout, Intrepid Travelers have tacked an electric and acoustic set at Rochester’s Three Head’s Brewing as well as a set at Cobblestone Live! Festival in Buffalo onto the end of leg one, giving an abundance of veteran and potential fans a chance to see their receptive musical relationship.

    Through eclectic musicianship, stellar improvisation and quick evolution through an evident jazz-funk fusion outer shell, nods to reggae, bluegrass, classical and electronic tendencies by Intrepid Travelers are sure to take you through a cerebral journey of your very own.

    Summer 2017 Everyday is Your Birthday Tour Dates:

    5/28 – Chillicothe, IL – Summer Camp Music Festival
    6/9-10 – Alden, NY – IT Fest II
    6/24 – Adams, NY – Woodhenge Music Festival
    6/29 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works **EP Release Party**
    6/30 – Canton, OH – Royal Dock’s Brewery
    7/1 – New Philadelphia, OH – Bud and Tootie’s
    7/2 – Greenwood, IN – That Place
    7/3 – Louisville, KY – Magnolia Bar
    7/5 – Lawrence, KA – The Bottleneck
    7/6 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Dick’s Tap & Shake
    7/7 – Racine, WI – George’s Tavern
    7/8 – TBA
    7/9 – Madison, WI – The Wisco
    7/11 – Ann Arbor, MI – Club Above
    7/12 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
    7/13 – TBA
    7/14 – Youngstown, OH – Suzie’s Dogs Drafts
    7/15 – Rochester, NY – Three Heads Brewing ** Acoustic and Electric Set**
    7/16 – Buffalo, NY – Cobblestone Live! Festival

  • So Last Year Embarking on Northeast Tour

    Rochester indie pop band So Last Year is setting off on a month-long journey through New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and for the first time, Massachusetts. Tour kicks off on June 3 with a hometown show at the California Brew Haus and includes stops in Buffalo on June 18 and Syracuse on June 25.

    So Last Year describes their distinctive sound as “vibrant pop/indie-rock with a little bit of piano and a lot of soul.” On tour, they will be playing songs from theirself-released full length albums, It’s Later Than You Think (2013) and In Light of Summer (2015). Formed in 2013 from members of prog rock project Inneriot and other musicians, they’ve undergone some amicable lineup changes. The ensemble currently consists ofLogan Van Epps (vocals, keys), Jon Stowell (guitar), Jason Campbell (guitar), Curtis Matteson (bass), Mitch VanDenBerghe (drums).

    Tour Dates:

    June 3 – Rochester, NY – The California Brew Haus
    June 8 – Boston, MA – TBA
    June 9 – Pembrooke, MA – Lucky Dawg
    June 10 – Tauton, MA – Allaboutrecords
    June 11 – Boston, MA – house show
    June 15 – Pittsburgh, PA – house show
    June 16 – Kent, OH – The Outpost
    June 17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Black Forge Coffee
    June 18 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works
    June 25 – Syracuse, NY – Spark Art Gallery

    Follow So Last Year on Facebook and Instagram for tour updates.

  • Long Island’s the Nightmare Police Touring in Advance of New Release “Losing The Light”

    The Nightmare Police are not waiting until their official June 9 release date to start touring in support of their new EP  Losing the Light. The punk pop outfit from Long Island sets off on a tour of the Northeast this week, with stops in Mechanicville on May 28, Buffalo on May 29, and Smithtown on June 3.

    The hometown tour closer at Katie’s of Smithtown, Long Island will also include performances by Check Engine Light, A Story Told, Gutterlife, and This Crooked Home.

    The Nightmare Police create anthemic tunes packed with catchy choruses, rowdy guitar riffs, and driving beats. Members Ian Washington (guitar/ vocals), Joe Berti (bass/vocals) and Jesus Arancibia (drums) cite their influences as Blink 182, Fall Out Boy, and A Day to Remember. Losing the Light is their second EP, and was produced by Frank Laudicina and Brett Romnes. Head to Bandcamp to preorder the EP and to preview two singles, “Medicine Cabinet” and “Where Were You.”

    Tour Dates:

    5/26 – Mystic, CT – The German Club
    5/27 – Boston, MA – TBA
    5/28 – Mechanicville, NY – Our Place
    5/29 – Buffalo, NY – Sugar City
    5/31 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fire
    6/1 – Baltimore, MD – The Sidebar
    6/2 – Boonton, NJ – BoonTunes
    6/3 – Smithtown, NY – Katie’s of Smithtown *

    *with Check Engine Light, A Story Told, Gutterlife, and This Crooked Home

  • The Other Brothers Tour NY This Spring

    New Paltz area jazz, funk, and soul band, the Other Brothers, will hit the road for a spring tour around New York State, stopping in nine different cities from April through June, in some of the bands favorites venues to perform. The Other Brothers will also make a stop at the Pacific Standard Tavern in New Haven, CT. The tour kicked off at the Spinning Room in Tannersville, and will close on June 21 at the Angry Orchard in Walden.

    The Other Brothers TourThe tour will mark the first time The Other Brothers have performed in the cities of Nyack, New Haven, and Syracuse. Several acts will join The Other Brothers as support on select shows including Gang Of Thieves, Space Carnival, Formula 5, Theo Katzman, Eggy, Goose, and The New Daze.

    The Other Brothers are slated to perform at this years Disc Jam Music Festival in Stephentown, NY on June 8-11. The band’s sound and style have drawn comparisons to the likes of Stevie Wonder and D’Angelo. The band is currently recording their debut album titled Jones. The album will be released sometime during the fall of 2017.

    The Other Brothers consist of Chris Owens (vocals), John Morrison (guitar), Jordan Mendelson (bass guitar), Brandon Bera (drums), Gabe Marquez (keys), and Jared Nelson (percussion).

    The Other Brothers 2017 Tour Dates:

    April 8 – BSP Kingston – Kingston, NY!
    April 14 – Olive’s – Nyack, NY@
    April 15 – Putnam Den – Saratoga Springs, NY#
    April 19 – Garcia’s – Port Chester, NY$
    April 21 – Pacific Standard Tavern – New Haven, CT%
    April 29 – Snug Harbor Bar and Grill – New Paltz, NY^
    May 6 – Funk ‘n Waffles – Syracuse, NY*
    May 8-11 – Disc Jam Music Festival – Stephentown, NY
    June 21 – Angry Orchard – Walden, NY

    !Gang Of Thieves
    @Space Carnival
    #Formula 5
    $Theo Katzman and Joe Dart of Vulfpeck
    %Eggy
    ^Goose
    *The New Daze

  • Moe. Tour Springs Up in the Northeast

    One of New York’s most popular homegrown jam bands will embark on their 2017 Spring Tour with a brief Northeastern run this week.  moe. hits the road on Thursday, March 30th at The Wellmont Theatre in New Jersey for the first time since 2012.  The 5-piece will close out the month on Friday the 31st at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven, CT before celebrating April Fool’s Day at The Paramount in Huntington, NY on Saturday.

    All three of these venues are easily drivable or trainable from NYC, where fans have been clustered since the band’s origin over 20 years ago.  Speaking of cities where moe.ron’s like to dance, the short and sweet Northeast run will end with a four-night residency at The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA. The max capacity at this Harvard Square establishment is only 525 people making it a space normally reserved for up-and-coming bands, not veteran acts capable of packing much larger venues. If you were lucky enough to score tickets to one of these four sold-out shows from April 5th-April 8th, you are in for a real treat!

    Moe. will head south in April for a handful of shows before they kick off their annual festival season with headlining performances at Summer Camp in May and the return of Moe.Down at the end of June.  Another well-known jam band from the Northeast will host a “Baker’s Dozen” run in July at Madison Square Garden and Moe. already has extra special plans for a late-night celebration on the opening night.  They are “coming home again” to New York City on July 21st for an after party at the PlayStation Theater that is not to be missed.

    “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s Party!’” -Robin Williams

  • Taking Back Sunday to Tour with Every Time I Die

    Taking Back Sunday announced a summer tour with Every Time I Die that will be book ended by dates in New York, opening in New York City and closing out in Utica and Buffalo.

    taking back sundayLong Island’s Taking Back Sunday will head out on tour this summer with Buffalo metalcore act Every Time I Die. The 28 night tour takes them across the country and back, kicking off at New York City’s Webster Hall on July 14 and closing out on Aug. 19 with a hometown show for Every Time I Die at the Waiting Room Summer Stage in Buffalo. They make one other New York stop on Aug. 18 at the Saranac Brewery in Utica. The only other Northeast dates are July 16 at the House of Blues in Boston and Aug. 16 at Stage AE in Pittsburgh.

    Joining Taking Back Sunday and Every Time I Die are New Jersey’s Modern Chemistry for the first half of the tour and South Carolina’s All Get Out for the second half. Every Time I Die will be absent from the shows on July 20 and 22 in Orlando and Jacksonville, Florida, respectively.

    Prior to the start of the tour with Every Time I Die, Taking Back Sunday will perform at the Great South Bay Music Festival in Patchogue. New Found Glory, 311 and Saves the Day also play the festival.

    As part of the summer tour, the band is offering VIP passes that give fans early entrance into the shows, a VIP laminate and lanyard, an embossed journal and bookmark and access to an acoustic set. The VIP tickets are on sale now through the band’s website. General tickets for the summer tour go on sale Friday, March 24 at 10 a.m.

    Taking Back Sunday Summer Tour Dates
    July 14 – Webster Hall – New York, NY *
    July 16 – House of Blues – Boston, MA *
    July 19 – Masquerade – Heaven Stage – Atlanta, GA *
    July 20 – House of Blues – Orlando * #
    July 21 – Jannus Live – St. Petersburg, FL *
    July 22 – Mavericks – Jacksonville, FL * #
    July 24 – Gas Monkey Live! – Dallas, TX *
    July 25 – Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX *
    July 26 – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ *
    July 27 – Hard Rock at the Pool – Las Vegas, NV *
    July 28 – Obervatory North Park – San Diego, CA *
    July 29 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA *
    July 31 – The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA *
    Aug. 1 – Ace of Spades – Sacramento, CA *
    Aug. 3 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR ^
    Aug. 4 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA ^
    Aug. 6 – Knitting Factory – Boise, ID ^
    Aug. 7 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT ^
    Aug. 8 – Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO ^
    Aug. 9 – Bourbon Theatre – Lincoln, NE ^
    Aug. 10 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN ^
    Aug. 12 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI ^
    Aug. 13 – Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI ^
    Aug. 14 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH ^
    Aug. 15 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH ^
    Aug. 16 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA ^
    Aug. 18 – Saranac Brewery – Utica, NY ^
    Aug. 19 – Waiting Room Summer Stage – Buffalo, NY ^

    * with Modern Chemistry
    # without Every Time I Die
    ^ with All Get Out

  • Phish Announces Additional Summer Tour Dates

    Phish has added 8 additional shows to their 2017 Summer Tour in the cities of Chicago, Dayton, Pittsburgh, and Commerce City, CO. In between, Phish has 13 shows lined up for a Baker’s Dozen at Madison Square Garden over the course of July 21 through August 6.
    phish additional summer tour

    The shows in Chicago will be held at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island July 14–16. The band then heads east to the historic Nutter Center in Dayton, OH on July 18 and then to Pittsburgh, PA to perform at the Petersen Events Center on July 19.

    After taking a break for a few weeks in August, Phish closes out the summer as they have since 2011 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO, September 1-3.

    You can Request tickets now through PTBM.

  • Primus and Clutch Announce Summer Tour

    Primus has announced a slate of dates for July and August.  The band takes to the road with special guest Clutch starting July 17 in Charlotte.primus clutch

    Claypool and company have only announced one stop in New York State, July 21 at the Dome in Henrietta, just outside of Rochester. The two-month long tour includes a variety of stops across the country including eastern dates. in Raleigh, Detroit, Lancaster, Boston, Portland (Maine), Burlington, Asbury Park, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The July 27 show in Burlington is a part of the Lake Champlain Festival, which also includes Twiddle’s Tumble Down Festival.

    The tour heads to the midwest and west coast in August with dates in  Milwaukee, Mankato, Cedar Rapids, Kansas City, Dallas, Tempe, Las Vegas, Bonner, Troutdale, Eugene, Seattle and Stateline before closing the tour at the Greek in Berkeley on the 18th.

    According to Clutch’s website, both bands will be performing full sets with no openers or supporting acts.

    Tickets for these newly announced shows go on sale this Friday, March 24 at 10 a.m. local time. A pre-sale begins Tuesday, March 21 at 12 p.m. ET via Primus’s website.

  • Buffalo’s Humble Braggers to Tour in Support of Debut Album

    Synth-pop trio Humble Braggers are heading out on a run of shows across the state. The tour coincides with the release of their debut full-length album, I Know Better, I’m No Better. It all starts with a hometown show at Nietzsche’s in Buffalo on March 10. From there, they travel across the state and circle back to Fredonia on March 22.  Tickets are on sale now.

    Tour Dates:

    March 10 – Neitzches – Buffalo

    March 14 – Bug Jar – Rochester

    March 15 – The Range – Ithaca

    March 16 – Silvana – Harlem

    March 17 – Ralph’s Diner – Worcester, MA

    March 18 – Pianos – Manhattan

    March 22 – BJ’s – Fredonia

    I Know Better, I’m No Better is out on Admirable Traits Records on March 10. The single “Weight” can be streamed now on Soundcloud.

    https://soundcloud.com/admirabletraitsrecords/humble-braggers-weight