NYS Music 20​17

Category: Upcoming Shows

  • Free Winswall Park Concert Series in Ballston Springs

    Winswall Park will hold the The Ballston Spa Business &  Professional Association’s free concert series, Concerts in the Park. Local groups will hit the stage every Thursday between 6 and 8 p.m. following the afternoon farmer’s market, and will run from June 29 through  Aug.  31. BSBPA promises a diverse lineup  including: The Ballston Spa Community Concert Band, bluegrass group North and South Dakotas and 50’s rock group The Lusture Kings. The town site encourages those who are interested to bring the entire family as well as their blankets and chairs.

    The Lineup:

    June 29th – The Ballston Spring Community Band 
    July 6th – North & South Dakotas 
    July 13th – Emily Teller 
    July 20th – The Lustre Kings
    July 27th – The Bluebillies 
    Aug. 3rd – Union Fire Company Band 
    Aug. 10th – Blues Noir 
    Aug. 17th – Seth and the Moody Melix 
    Aug. 24th – Sirsy
    Aug. 31st – The Coteries 

  • Rockin’ On the River 2017 in Troy’s Riverfront Park: Did You Say Free?

    Summertime fills the air with one-of-a-kind, free music–chirping birds, bikes whizzing by and children laughing as they play in the neighborhood. That’s not all the free music left to explore–all around the Capital Region, summer concert series have been crafted to offer a blend of different genres to the city’s inhabitants week after week. Rockin’ on the River in Troy has been a well-loved staple to its surrounding community, offering a free, 10-week concert series every Wednesday between June 7 and August 9.

    Wednesdays just got better, as “hump days” can now be marked on the calendar with *outdoor music at Riverfront Park* in downtown Troy. Attracting between 5,000 to 8,000 guests per night, the series already boasted four mid-week performances from Almost Queen, Deerhoof, Skeeter Creek and Alex Torres y su Orquesta.

    Lovers of live music can look forward to the remainder of Rockin’ on the River,  to bring musical appearances from The British Invasion Experience, Saintseneca, Who’s Bad – The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience, Taina Asili y la Banda Rebelde, SIRSY and Rumours- Fleetwood Mac Tribute to close.

    Rain or shine from 5:00PM to 8:30PM, the Downtown Troy Business Improvement District brings the summer concert series to residents free of charge and in turn, draws in crowds to Troy’s local shops and businesses, keeping the town thriving!

    Check out the full Rockin’ on the River schedule below:

    July 5 – The British Invasion Experience
    July 12 – Saintseneca with The Sea The Sea
    July 19 – Who’s Bad – The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience with Kristen Capolino
    July 26 – Taina Asili y La Banda Rebelde with Girl Blue
    Aug. 2 – SIRSY with Sly Fox and The Hustlers
    Aug. 9 – Rumours – Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band

  • Erie Canal Bicentennial Inspires Statewide Music Celebration

    Upstate NY music lovers can catch a unique experience while celebrating a part of history. The Albany Symphony, along with the New York State Canal Corporation, will present Water Music New York, a celebration to commemorate the bicentennial year of the Erie Canal. Organizers of the week long event ask music lovers to “follow the barge.”

    Erie Canal BicentennialMusical history buffs across the state will have the chance to experience live music canalside at several different locations across the state, as the Albany Symphony‘s week long barge adventure on the Erie Canal will run from July 2-8, making stops in Albany, Schenectady, Amsterdam, Little Falls, Baldwinsville, Brockport, and Lockport. All shows are free.

    The celebration will kick off on July 2 at Jennings Landing in Albany, and also make stops on July 3 at the Mabee Farm in Schenectady, July 4 at the Riverlink Park in Amsterdam and July 5 at the Rotary Park in Little Falls.

    During the week-long Erie Canal Bicentennial journey, the Albany Symphony will collaborate with local art groups and debut seven world premieres by up and coming composers. The composers found their inspiration in the culture, history and stories of each canal community while composing their works of art that celebrate New York and the Erie Canal.

    Erie Canal BicentennialCommunities taking part in the event will present a full day of block parties and activities that are centered around the communities’ historic character and cultural highlights. Grammy award winning conductor, David Alan Miller, will head up the conducting duties during the week long event. Miller and the Symphony will also perform selections from Handel’s Water Music, and American favorites including the “Superman March,” “Stars and Stripes Forever,” “Raiders Of The Lost Ark,” “March, and Hoedown from Rodeo. The events will also feature Daniel Schlosberg in his composition, “Work Song,” and collaborating artist such as the ESYO Youth Jazz Ensemble, and the Skidmore Storytellers Institute.

    More information on this historic tour can be found at the Albany Symphony Orchestra’s website.

  • Space Carnival Drop a Handful of Northeast Summer Show Dates

    Still a bit damp from the sweat and morning dew of Spring Tour, Space Carnival is back at it again this summer with a number of Northeast show dates. Trailing their debut album, Drawn In By The Sun, the wild quartet has put all their time and effort into the touring circuit, hitting up cities throughout both the North East and Midwest. Ready to debut new music this summer, the Ithaca outfit has been focusing on dialing back their tone and working on a slew of new material to bring to fans.
    Woodhenge Music, Art and Sustainability Festival kicked off their string of summer dates on Sunday, June 25 in Adams, NY. New York State up-and-coming artists rolled deep to the solar and wind powered fest, including Formula 5, Lord Electro, Intrepid Travelers, Annie in the Water and Jiggawaltz. After a handful of NY shows, Space Carnival will make a performance debut at American Beauty in NYC for a Phish pre-show on July 29 as part of a Phanart event, showcasing the works of Phish inspired artists and vendors. The free event will go from 3pm-7pm and feature two powerful sets from Space Carnival.
    Space Carnival recently joined NYSmusic’s 87/90, which is a collaborative group of New York bands on the rise with an initiative to grow in the scene among one another. The current roster includes Formula 5, Folkfaces, Cousin Earth, Let’s Be Leonard, Boogie Low, Gowanus, and Intrepid Travelers. NYSmusic’s 87/90 is an Artist Publicity and Media Group, bringing you a united front of up-and-coming bands across New York State!
    View all of Space Carnival’s summer tour dates below:
    June 25 – Adams, NY – Woodhenge Festival
    July 14 – Sterling, NY – Ameribeat Festival of the Arts
    July 28 –  Burdett, NY – Two Goats Brewing Company
    July 29 – New York, NY – Phanart Phish Pre-show
    August 18 – Bouckville – NY Ray Brother’s BBQ
    August 27 – Marlboro, NY – Mazzstock Festival

  • Freedom Park Concert Series Underway, Features Free Shows All Summer Long

    There’s something for everyone at Freedom Park’s summer concert series in Scotia. Upcoming shows include performances by Celtic band Screaming Orphans on June 28,  Bluz House Rockers on June 30, and world music by Maria Z & Alegria on July 2. The fun continues all summer with a wide array of artists to satisfy every musical palate. Concerts take place across from Collins Park, and start at 7 p.m. (with the exception of Bluz House Rockers, which starts at 8pm). For more information, visit the Freedom Parks website or Facebook page.

    freedom park summer2017 Scotia Freedom Park Summer Concert Series:

    June 28 -Screaming Orphans – Celtic rock
    June 30 – Bluz House Rockers – 8 PM
    July 2 – Maria Z & Alegria – flamenco/world music
    July 5 – Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band
    July 8 – Diva & the Dirty Boys – 60’s rock & blues
    July 9 – Music Company Orchestra
    July 12 – The AudioStars
    July 15 – Jeanne O’Connor & the New Standard
    July – 16 – Hot Club of Saratoga – gypsy jazz/swing
    July 19 – The Refrigerators
    July 22 – Rattail Jimmy – rock
    July 23 – Brian Patneaude Jazz Quintet
    July 26 – The Joey Thomas Big Band
    July 29 – Betsy & the ByeGons – 60’s music
    July 30 – The Route Fifty 5 – brass quintet
    Aug. 2 – Big Easy Playboys – Zydeco music
    Aug. 5 – Skeeter Creek – country music
    Aug. 6 – The Wister Quartet
    Aug. 9 – SIRSY – alt rock
    Aug. 12 – Funk Evolution – party R&B
    Aug. 13 – The Lustre Kings – rockabilly
    Aug. 16 – Grand Central Station – party rock
    Aug. 19 – Grit N Whiskey – country music
    Aug. 20 – Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
    Aug. 23 – American Runaways – punk/indie rock
    Aug. 26 – Dylan Perrillo Orchestra – jazz/swing

  • Albany’s The Egg Presents Made In The Shade Outdoor Concert Series

    Albany’s Made in the Shade series makes a comeback this year with performances every Wednesday at noon under The Egg.

    Dance troupes Aikun Ballet Theatre and Ellen Sinopli Dance Company make their return to the stage, interspersed with an array of musical performances, including Hudson Valley R&B act the Big Takeover, Boston folk-rockers Adam Ezra Group and San Francisco blues aficionado Joe Louis Walker. Shows are free, and parking is available in the Empire State Plaza Visitor’s Parking Lot for $5.

    Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company

    2017 Made in the Shade Series:

    June 28 – the Big Takeover
    July 5 – Adam Ezra Group
    July 12 – Beg, Steal or Borrow
    July 19 – Joe Louis Walker
    July 26 – Ajkun Ballet Theatre
    Aug. 2 – Incendio
    Aug. 9 – the Soul Rebels
    Aug. 16 – Roosevelt Dime
    Aug. 23 – the Sweetback Sisters
    Aug. 30 – Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company

    For more information, visit The Egg’s website.

  • Clifton Park Free Summer Performing Arts Series Makes its Debut July 2

    July 2 marks the beginning of the Performing Arts at the Common & Performing Arts Family Series at the outdoor Clifton Common Stage. The series will offer free shows geared towards adults on Sunday nights with kids shows being featured on Wednesday nights.

    Some of the performers on Wednesday nights include: Let’s Get Cookin’, “a fun-filled performance that utilizes drama, music, complex rhythms, and acrobatics,” The Puppet People featuring their performance, The Last Dragon, comedian Sylvia Fletcher as The Magic Trunk and many others. The Town of Clifton welcomes the entire family to these shows but invites an older audience to their free Sunday shows. Some acts include: The Accents, soulful indie pop group Sirsy, Fiddler on The Roof performed by The Not So Common Players and a plethora of other works.

    Clifton Park, located just north of Albany is a fitting location for a series like this. The stage they will be using for both of the series is a smaller one but has an ample amount of lawn seating to fit hundreds of people. It’s an ideal place to enjoy a late summer’s night show by honest and hardworking performers set at the best price – absolutely free.

    More information about all these events are found on the Town of Clifton’s website. Most shows start after 7 and, as previously mentioned, there is no charge for any of these events.

  • The Beatles vs Stones? The British are Coming to Peekskill’s Paramount Theater

    The British Invasion swiftly swept over the United States in the 1960s, bringing the world pioneer rock musicians that still have the world buzzing in nostalgia over their music decades later. With the Beatles and the Rolling Stones leading the pack, two tribute acts will storm into Peekskill’s Paramount Hudson Valley Theater for a musical play-off of the ages. On Thursday, June 29, tribute acts Abbey Road and Satisfaction– The International Rolling Stones Show, will go head to head during “Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown” as each group swaps time on stage performing a total of three power sets each, with interwoven outfit changes. 

    For many, a show down was only a Sunday afternoon daydream while spinning Rubber Soul and Out of Our Heads with a friend in their bedroom. 

    Some argue the Beatles reign over the rest with Revolver notching the title of Greatest Pop Record of All Time while others credit the Stones with their ongoing ability to create. Nevertheless, both unarguably left an indelible footprint on the music world we currently live in.

    Following reminiscent tunes like “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” Twist and Shout,” “Paint it Black” and “Honky Tonk Woman” as well as an experimental mash-up finale, the end of the night will bring a real-time, rock-and-roll the vote session as the audience determines who rocked the hardest.

    Tickets are range from $30 to $60 and may be purchased online at the Parmount Theatre’s website, by phone at (914) 739-0039 or at the Theatre Box Office.

  • Buffalo’s Herd Festival Features More Than 60 Bands

    This weekend, BuffaBLOG presents the fourth annual Herd Festival. The fun starts Thursday, June 15 and runs through Sunday, June 18. More than five dozen local, regional, and national acts will be performing at some of Buffalo’s favorite venues: Mohawk Place, Nietzsche’s, Milkie’s Lounge, DBGB’s, and Dreamland. Cover charges for each venue range from $5-$7. All access passes are available for $20.

    herd music festivalFull Herd Fest Schedule: 

    Thursday
    Mohawk Place | 7pm doors | $7 cover | 18+
    8:15pm Hundred Plus Club
    9pm dreambeaches
    9:45pm Sammus
    10:45pm God Save the Queen
     
    Nietzsche’s | 8pm doors | $5 cover | 21+
    In Collaboration with The Public
    8:30pm Rust Belt Brigade
    9pm Stress Dolls (front room)
    9:15pm Wren Williams & Sons of Luther
    9:45pm Stress Dolls (front room)
    10pm Cannon the Brave
    10:30pm Ryan Howze (front)
    10:45pm Award Show
    11:30pm Ryan Howze (front)
     
    Friday
    Mohawk Place | 5pm doors | FREE! (Happy Hour) | 18+
    6pm Griffin!
    7pm Kerry Key
    7:30pm $7 cover starts
    8pm qwelis
    8:30pm Jack
    9:15pm Big Fred
    10pm Humble Braggers
    10:45pm Nylon Otters
    11:30pm Bold Folly
    12:15am Dean Chatham
    Milkie’s Lounge | 8pm doors | $5 cover | 21+ 
    9pm: K.Rob
    9:45pm Rap & Destroy
    10:30pm Mad Dukez
    11:15pm Short Moscato
    12am MileHighMuzik
     
    Nietzsche’s  | 9pm doors | $5 cover | 21+
    10pm SHEDS
    10:45pm Total Yuppies
    11:30pm Cooler
    12am; Ian McCuen (front)
    12:20am Feverbox
    1am: Late Night Hipster Dance Party with Dance Yourself Clean DJs
     
    DBGB’s | 9pm doors | $5 cover
    10:30pm Matthew Danger Lippman
    11:15pm SMUG
    12am: M.A.G.S.
    Saturday
    Dreamland | 7pm doors | $5 cover | 18+
    8pm coral collapse
    8:45pm Deadwolf
    9:30pm Buffalo Sex Change
    10:15pm Passed Out
    Mohawk Place | 7pm doors | $7 cover | 18+
    8pm Johnny and the Man Kids
    8:45pm The Gennies
    9:30pm Kissing is a Crime
    10:15pm Suburbs
    11pm Gillian
    11:45pm Younger Then
    Milkie’s | 8pm | $5 cover | 21+ 
    8:30pm Small smalls
    9:15pm Dead Lounge
    10pm White Shade
    10:45pm Into the Wake
    11:30pm Filthy Gorgeous
     
    Nietzsche’s | 9pm doors | $5 cover | 21+ 
    9:45pm Telempathy (front)
    10pm New Masons
    10:30pm: Telempathy (front)
    10:45pm Bearhunter
    11:15pm Dogs in Stereo (front)
    11:30pm The Leones
    12am Dogs in Stereo (front)
    12:15am Lesionread Spookyime Jazz Ensemble
    DBGB’s | 9pm doors | $5 cover | 21+ 
    10:30pm The Eaves (formerly Sixties Future)
    11:15pm Ugly Sun
    12am: Made Violent
     
    Sunday
    Mohawk Place | 7pm doors | $5 cover | 18+
    8pm Planet Three
    8:45pm Major Arcana
    9:30pm A Relative Term
    10:15pm The Etchings

  • 2017 NBT Bank Summer Concert Series in Norwich Announced

    NBT Bank summer concert series in Norwich will see a diverse mix of genres during this years lineup, every Thursday night during the months of July and August. These free shows will see a mix of Grammy winners/nominees, and young up and coming artists.

    Hartford, CT area band, McLovins, will kick off the summer festivities in Norwich’s East Side Park on July 6, at 7pm with a block party. Rotary Club will be serving free hotdogs, while the Norwich Cheer Team, will be serving free ice cream by Gilligan’s, along with other treats.

    The 2017 lineup will also consist of Grammy nominated blues artist Kenny Neal. Neal was nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album, for his 2016 release Bloodline. Grammy nominated guitarist, singer/songwriter Bill Kirchen. In 2002, Kirchen was inducted into the Washington D.C Area Music Association Hall of Fame along with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters/Nirvana). Two time Grammy award winner Terrance Simien will close out the summer series on Aug.31. His band, Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience Band have toured in more than 45 countries and performed over 7000 shows in their 30 plus year career.

    Rain will not stop performers from taking the stage, as Chenango County Council of the Arts Auditorium in Norwich will serve as the rain location if inclement weather happens.

    The event is brought to you by the Chenango Blues Association with support from corporate sponsor NBT Bank. Grants from the Greater Norwich Foundation and the R.C. Smith Foundation were also provided. The program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Chenango County Council of the Arts, with support by Governor Andrew Cuomo, and the New York State Legislature.

    NBT Bank Summer Concert Series Lineup:

    July 6 – McLovins
    July 13 – John Brown’s Body
    July 20 – Kenny Neal
    July 27 – Dangermuffin
    Aug 3 – Bill Kirchen
    Aug 10 – Vanessa Collier Band
    Aug 17 – Honey Island Swamp Band
    Aug 24 – Billy Strings
    Aug 31 – Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience Band