NYS Music 20​17

Tag: irving plaza

  • NYC Venues Collaborate with Live Nation to Create New Booking & Promotions Company

    This week, the owner of Bowery Ballroom and Live Nation Entertainment announced the creation of a new booking and promotions venture called Mercury East Presents. The strategic move will allow for pooling of resources. The partnership aims to improve the delivery of high-quality entertainment to music lovers in NYC.

    This venture brings clubs and theaters owned by Swier and Live Nation together under one marketing umbrella, including Mercury Lounge and Bowery Ballroom, Irving Plaza, Gramercy Theatre, Warsaw and Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk. Mercury East Presents plans to continue to expand the network over time and capitalize on partnerships which strengthen the city’s live entertainment industry.

    The foundation of Mercury East reaffirms our commitment to quality and streamlines production by officially uniting the venues we own and operate with our key partners,” says Michael Swier, co-founder of Mercury East, the Bowery Ballroom, the Mercury Lounge, and other venues. “The team behind Mercury East remains focused on cultivating bands throughout all stages of their success, as well ensuring audiences have a premium experience, from ticket purchase to show’s end.”

    Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge have long been cornerstones of the New York music scene. They’ve attracted the best in local, national and international talent to perform for intimate audiences at their historic locales.

    Swier and his team are the total package, delivering industry expertise, relationships, and landmark venues that
    complement the greater Live Nation portfolio,” said Michael Rapino, President and CEO, Live Nation Entertainment.
    “Mercury East is the ideal partnership, and will allow Live Nation to bring New York’s residents and visitors more
    music and events than ever before.”

    Visit the Mercury East Presents website for upcoming events at all five venues. Follow on the newly created Mercury East Presents social media sites for updates: Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

  • NYS Music’s Guide to Baker’s Dozen Pre and Post Shows

    Phish’s Baker’s Dozen of shows at Madison Square Garden starts in just two weeks, and with 13 shows spread out over 17 days, the marathon of music won’t be relegated only to the ‘World’s Most Famous Arena.’ Pre and post show events can be found on virtually every day surrounding the Baker’s Dozen. For phans looking for a complete list of what New York City holds for Phish fans both before and after each night of Phish, NYS Music presents our handy Baker’s Dozen guide. Save the images, share with friends and rest up – this will be a musical endurance test like no other!

  • Sold Out: Steel Panther in New York City!

    Steel Panther is the Amy Schumer of rock and roll; raunchy, smutty, not for the faint of heart and hilarious. I bet Ms. Schumer is a fan. I can completely visualize her rockin’ out in her NYC townhouse to “That’s When You Came In.”  Or perhaps she was at their sold out Irving Plaza show last Thursday, April 6?

    Steel Panther is a tongue-in-cheek parody of all the 80’s hair bands that we know and love, but witty banter and explicit lyrics aside, they are a skilled group of musicians as well that possess a deep love for the music of their youth. With the exception of the guitar solo tribute to some of the greats, including “The Sound of Music,” Steel Panther’s set is strictly original music. You might hear shreds of Van Halen, melodies of Ratt, big guitars a la Iron Maiden, bass lines of Guns and Roses, throw in some Amy Schumer raunch and lyrics that would make Dr. Dre’s mother collapse, finally sprinkle the glam glitter of Poison and Motley Crue and you have Steel Panther.

    Michael Starr’s larger than life David Lee Roth presence and incredible vocal range complements itself to Satchel’s white lightning speed on the guitar. Their music runs the gamete from hard and edgy to acoustic ballads that bring you back to the corner of Sunset and N. San Vicente Boulevard.

    Playing to a sold out, mostly male crowd at Irving Plaza, the night was full of lots of great music and BOOBIES; talk about boobies, boobies on stage, girls with boobies, the Mercedes Benz of boobies and well, just plain boobies. The complete perfect night out for the guys! Favorite songs included “Just Like Tiger Woods,” “Asian Hooker,” “Poontang Boomerang” and their finale for the night, “Party All Day (F*ck All Night).”

    Steel PantherAfter 5 studio albums since 2003, they seem to be gaining more and more momentum with each year that passes. Missed them in NYC? In support of their newest release, “Lower The Bar,” they are traversing the country with dates until mid-May. Click here for tickets!

    Setlist: Eyes of a Panther, Goin’ in the Backdoor, Just Like Tiger Woods, Fat Girl (Thar She Blows), Asian Hooker, That’s When You Came In, Poontang Boomerang, Guitar Solo, Anything Goes, Girl From Oklahoma, 17 Girls in a Row, Gloryhole, Death to All but Metal, Community Property, Party All Day (F*ck All Night)

    Steel Panther

  • Bebe Rexha Announces ‘All Your Fault’ Tour

    Update 01/31/2017: Just announced, after her Irving Plaza show sold out in NYC, Bebe Rexha has added a second date inside The Big Apple on March 31, at the Warsaw, in Brooklyn.

    Original article follows:

    New York’s own, Bebe Rexha, has been one of the hottest, in demand rising stars over the last two years. The vocalist has not only been turning out her own hit tracks. Rexha, with her captivating unique voice, can be heard on many different chart topping tracks expanding multiple genres over the last couple of years.

    Bebe RexhaAfter opening for artists like Nick Jonas and Ellie Goulding, Rexha is ready to embark on her first headline tour. Rexha will have a busy month of March as the “I Got You” singer will hit 20 different cities across North America during the month in support of her first studio album titled All Your Fault: Pt1. The album, which the tour is named after, will be released on Feb. 17, courtesy of Warner Bros.

    The curtain will open March 1 at Trees in Dallas, Texas and take a final bow March 30 at the U Street Music Hall in Washington, D.C. Rexha will return home to New York and play NYC on March 29 at Irving Plaza.  Opening for Rexha on the first leg of the tour will be Daniel Skye.

    After being disrespected by some in the music business, Rexha made a name for herself against all odds on the heavily rock genre favored Vans Warped Tour in 2015. Since then, Rexha has dyed her hair blonde and has never looked back. Rexha lent her many talents to various artists in her young career either performing, writing or both on tracks for artists like Eminem, Selena Gomez, Bella Thorne, Nick Jonas and Iggy Azalea. Rexha has performed on many hit singles including “Take Me Home” (Cash Cash), “Hey Mama” (David Guetta), “Me, Myself & I” (G-Eazy) and “In The Name Of Love” (Martin Garrix).

    Tickets cost $18. VIP packages are available.

    Full Tour Dates Listed Below:

    Bebe Rexha

  • The Year of Agony Continues, Life of Agony Announces New East Coast Dates

    Brooklyn’s Life of Agony is looking to make 2017 a huge year.  They recently announced the arrival of their long awaited album A Place Where There’s No Pain, and last week announced a full U.S. tour on the East Coast.  The tour kicks off in Allston, MA and finishes in Sayreville, NJ.  The dates include April 28 in New York City at the Irving Plaza (CD Release show), April 29 at Poughkeepsie’s The Chance Theater (with Sworn Enemy opening) and Long Island’s Mulcahy’s host a show as well on May 13.  Check out all the tour dates below.

    The band has yet to release full songs online and have not performed any of the new material live, so this tour is the perfect opportunity to hear the classics and the new material live for the first time.  All of these shows are expected to sell fast so it is recommended not to wait to get them at the door.

    Tickets for the New York City show are available through Live Nation. The Poughkeepsie and Long Island shows can be bought through Ticketweb.

    Life of Agony Spring Tour:

    April 27 – Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA
    April 28 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY
    April 29 – The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY
    May 12 – Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA
    May 13- Mulcahy’s – Wantagh, NY
    May 19 – Chameleon – Lancaster, PA
    May 20 – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ