NYS Music 20​18

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  • Let’s Be Leonard share first official music video “Most Days” off upcoming album “Static”

    Let’s Be Leonard have shared the first glimpse of their crowd-funded album Static in the form of “Most Days,” the band’s first ever official music video ever. The full movie of Static will premiere on July 27 at Park Theater in Glens Falls, NY, followed by two sets of Let’s Be Leonard. More info can be found here.

  • Intrepid Travelers wrap up May Residency at Nietzsche’s, look ahead to Solstice Fest on June 21

    Intrepid Travelers performed the fifth and final show of their Cinco En Mayo Residency at Nietzsche’s on Thursday, May 31. “Freedom” was the theme for the night and the band took that as an opportunity to be “free” of any theme, and to play all the original tunes that had yet to be played this month. “Stand The Heat” was aborted as an audience member shouting “Free Bird!” was challenged to come up and play the song.

    “Free Bird” featured Sean MacNamara (aka Free Bird Guy) from Mosswalk on guitar and vocals. “Stand The Heat” featured MacNamara on guitar. “Get IT To You” was dedicated to former IT bassist David Neimanis and featured teases from each residency theme: “Get Up Offa That Thing” from the James Brown Birthday show (May 3), “When I’m Sixty-Four” from Over 65 Night (May 10), “End Credits Theme” from Spongebob Night (May 17), and “Hedwig’s Theme” from John Williams Night (May 24). Watch the entire show below:

    https://www.facebook.com/intrepidtravelersfamily/videos/1959591820740349/

    Setlist: Dark Disease > On Inside, All About It ~> Authority > Stand The Heat > Free Bird(1)% > Stand The Heat% > Get IT To You%

    (1) Lynyrd Skynard
    % Sean McNamara from Mosswalk on electric guitar

    On June 21, celebrate Solstice at the 3rd annual Intrepid Travelers festival. The festival returns this year with a new name, on a new weekend, in a new location, with a new vibe! Join IT at the beautiful “G” Lodge in Hannibal, NY for an unforgettable weekend of community, experience, and most of all, music. Enjoy 5 sets of Intrepid Travelers, special guest musicians, open jams for fellow musicians, vendors, and an intimate gathering like no other. Get tickets here.

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  • Intrepid Travelers celebrate composer John Williams at penultimate Cinco en Mayo Residency show

    Intrepid Travelers kept their month long residency at Nietzsche’s going with a skillful tribute to the movies with a theme by the name of John Williams. Opening up with a Star Wars Suite, which included “Main Theme,” “Force Theme,” “Emperor Theme,” “Imperial March,” “Rebel Strike,” and “Cantina Band” all seamlessly linked together for an opening segment you have to see. Throughout the rest of the night, the band performed original IT arrangements of John Williams compositions from Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter, along with originals mixed it.

    https://www.facebook.com/intrepidtravelersfamily/videos/1952134884819376/

    Setlist: Star Wars Suite, Maddy & Anna, Jurassic Park Theme > Randoh’s Island, On the Grass > Indiana Jones Theme > On the Grass, Boomerang, Groove’s On You > Hedwig’s Theme > Groove’s On You

    Stay tuned for this week’s show, the final of the residency, joined by Mosswalk with a theme of Freedom. More info here.

    intrepid travelers John Williams

  • Intrepid Travelers bring out the oldies on ‘Over 65 Night’ of Cinco en Mayo Residency

    For week 2 of Intrepid Travelers Cinco en Mayo residency at Nietzsche’s, the theme was oldies, for “Over 65 Night” found the band members dressed as old men – except for Donny who was dressed as an old woman, and played songs congruent with the theme. The show opened with the debut of a new original song, “Mind Wanderer,” introduced as being written by Sam. The lyrics were changed to “I lost my grandma” rather than “I lost my mind” to reference the theme for the night.

    “When I’m 64” welcomed Marc Kabigting and Ellen Pieroni on clarinets, and the band did a double-time, bluegrass version of the song. “My Old School” and “Grown Folks” welcomed Pieroni back to the stage, this time on alto saxophone. The show Intrepid Travelers ‘Oldies’ show concluded with an extended version of “Once in a Lifetime.”

    https://www.facebook.com/intrepidtravelersfamily/videos/1937168176316047/

    Setlist: Mind Wanderer(1), Funnel ~> Over 65 Jam > Funnel, Old Man(2), When I’m 64(3)%, Lonely Skies, Touch of Grey(4), My Old School(5)$ > Grown Folks(6)$

    Encore: Once In a Lifetime(7)

    % with Marc Kabigting and Ellen Pieroni on clarinets
    $ with Ellen Pieroni on alto saxophone
    (1) Original debut, lyrics changed to “Grandma Wanderer”
    (2) Neil Young
    (3) The Beatles, played double time bluegrass style
    (4) Grateful Dead
    (5) Steely Dan
    (6) Snarky Puppy
    (7) Talking Heads

    The third week of IT’s Cinco en Mayo residency will feature Cosmic Brownie and celebrate Band Geeks and Spongebob Squarepants!

    Intrepid Travelers Oldies

  • Disc Jam Music Fest 2018 Announces Daily Schedules

    Disc Jam organizers released the daily lineups for this year’s festival, being held June 7-10 in Stephentown, NY. Daily headliners include Aqueous and Moon Hooch (Thursday), The Motet and Galactic (Friday), Beats Antique and Lotus (Saturday) and Tom Marshall’s Amfibian All-Stars (Sunday). Late night acts include Gubbulidis and solo sets from Ryan Dempsey and Brook Jordan, all of Twiddle (Thursday), DJ Logic & Friends and Barber Acoustic (Friday), and Electron and Tom Hamilton & Holly Bowling (Saturday).

    Tickets for the festival are available now. Attendees can purchase full weekend passes or daily passes. Information on ticketing can be found at the Disc Jam website.

    Artists at Large

    Once again, Disc Jam will have some of the biggest names in the jam scene performing throughout the festival, collaborating with artists and bands each day. Artists at Large for Disc Jam 2018 include Eli Winderman and Rob Compa (Dopapod), Michelangelo Carruba, Shira Elias, Craig Brodhead, Chris Brouwers, Greg Sanderson, Josh Schwartz (Turkuaz), DJ Logic, and Honeycomb. Experience the collective nature of the Disc Jam community as these incredible musicians join more than 100 artists this June 7-10 in Stephentown, NY.

    Woods Stage Artists

    This year, Disc Jam has four of the hottest promoters in the Northeast taking over the Woods Stage for themed electronic dance music takeovers. Thursday night will be produced by Rezinate, well known for promoting some of the sought after underground parties and events in Boston. Friday’s duties go to Minus Zero Festival co-producers, NV Concepts, who will be presenting an entire night from the top house music artists off the Dirtybird Records Label, including Christian Martin, Kill Frenzy, Golf Clap and Ardalan. On Saturday, Brooklyn-based Sermon will host a night of bass music with U.K. producer Joker topping their list of wompy artists. The Wook of Wall Street will be hosting nightly curated Silent Disco Sets that go until sunrise.

    Disc Jam Flow Tribe

    Disc Jam Flow Tribe performances at Disc Jam are a staple for attendees and will once again include a renowned team of well rounded performance artists who have been a major part of the Disc Jam family since 2012. The featured flow artist for 2018 is world renowned Hula Hooper Rachael Lust. Rachael will be hosting flow arts workshops for beginner to expert levels, with multiple sessions each day. A variety of workshops will be offered to broaden the mind, body and spirit. Choose from Wellness, Flow Arts, Yoga, Painting, Disc Golf, and Permaculture classes available daily.

    Visual Artists

    Visual artists, including live painters and artists, will create massive murals and art installations throughout the site all weekend long. Featured artists Gabriel Welch, Stephen Kruse, Andy Reed, Raf Mata and many more will be creating murals, as well as curating an art gallery tent where attendees can view and buy artwork from all of the artists.

    Disc Golf Tournaments

    Disc golf is a game for experts, beginners, and everyone in between. Playing at least one round is a must for Disc Jam enthusiasts and the course encourages both the avid and first timer players to try their hand, all at no additional cost to play (outside of tournaments), with discs provided free of charge for those interested in playing.

    Disc Golf Tournaments for men and women are held on Saturday and Sunday mornings, with cash and prizes from Innova Disc Golf, Grassroots California, Vibram Five Fingers shoes, Native Eyewear, Suspended in the Trees Hammocks, The Earth Ship Tents and more going to the top finishers. Nationally ranked and touring Team Innova Disc Golf Pro Gregg Barsby will be hosting the tournaments as well as playing rounds, hosting workshops and clinics all weekend long.

    Road to Disc Jam Tour

    Having kicked off in April, more than 20 Disc Jam artists will perform at 11 venues across seven states including New York, New England and Pennsylvania, with free Disc Jam tickets given away as a door prize at each show.

    April 27 – Funky Dawgz Brass Band, Congo Sanchez and Honeycomb – Jewel Music, Manchester, NH
    April 28 – Formula 5 and Space Carnival – The Hollow Bar and Kitchen, Albany, NY
    April 28 – Congo Sanchez – Strange Brew Pub, Norwich, CT
    May 4 – Strange Machines and The Clock Reads – Electric Haze, Worcester, MA
    May 10 – Marbin and Swimmer – Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY
    May 11 – Swimmer and Goose – Nectar’s, Burlington, VT
    May 11 – The Wook of Wall Street Pre-Jawn – Sprout Music Collective, West Chester, PA
    May 17 – Borg Party (members of Dopapod, Turkuaz, Giant Panda) – Flour City Station, Rochester, NY
    May 17 – Consider the Source – River Street Jazz Cafe, Wilkes-Barre, PA
    May 17 – Kung Fu – Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center, Greenfield, MA
    May 18 – Harsh Armadillo – Arch Street Tavern, Hartford, CT
    May 18 – Funktional Flow and Swimmer – Funk n Waffles, Syracuse, NY
    May 19 – Bella’s Bartok and Cousin Earth – Funk n Waffles, Syracuse, NY
    May 24 – West End Blend and Craig Brodhead (Turkuaz) – Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI

    See the daily schedule and the 2018 Disc Jam announcement below:

  • Intrepid Travelers Kick off Cinco en Mayo Residency with Funky Tribute to James Brown

    Intrepid Travelers kicked off their Cinco en Mayo residency at Nietzsche’s with some funk and celebrated the birthday of James Brown by bringing in a front man and a reed section. “Get Up Offa That Thang” featured a breakdown drum and bass solo, “Sex Machine” saw Eric Crittenden taking over Donny Frauenhofer’s keyboard rig and “The Boss” had a hip hop jam and heavy “Xxplosive” (Dr. Dre) teases.

    “Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes” was highlighted by solos from the entire sax section and Critt rapping about the “cakes” he and the band saw. The James Brown show concluded with a stretched out take on the Intrepid Travelers original “Photo Booth Youth.” Ellen Pieroni joined the band for the encore with a performance of Vulfpeck’s “Funky Duck.”

    https://www.facebook.com/intrepidtravelersfamily/videos/1929817953717736/

    Setlist: Pass the Peas(1)$, Get Up Offa That Thang(1)$ > Sex Machine Bridge(1)$ > Sex Machine(1)$, The Boss(1)$ > Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes(1)$, Superbad(1)$, Photo Booth Youth

    Encore: Funky Duck(2)%

    (1) James Brown Band
    (2) Vulfpeck
    $ with Eric Crittenden on lead vocals and alto saxophone, Ellen Pierono on alto saxophone, Jon Lehning on tenor saxophone, and Kyle Ohlsen on baritone saxophone
    % with Ellen Pieroni on alto saxophone

    The second week of IT’s Cinco en Mayo residency will feature Haewa and celebrate the Golden Years on over 65 night!

    intrepid travelers james brown

  • Listen to Episode 3 of Empire State Music Podcast w/s/g Formula 5

    In Episode 3 of Empire State Music Podcast, host Andy Hogan talks with Albany’s Formula 5 about their Spring Tour, Rock the Dock Festival in July, and discuss the music scenes in New York and New England.

    https://soundcloud.com/empirestatepod/formula-5

  • Adirondack Independence Music Fest 2018 Initial Lineup Announced

    The Adirondack Independence Music Fest 2018 is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing festivals in the Northeast. This year’s festival is taking place Sept. 1 and 2 at the Charles R. Wood Festival Commons in Lake George and features two sets from both Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and Lucid along with a host of other national and regional acts.

    Additional artists scheduled to perform at the 2018 festival include Keller Williams, Pink
    Talking Fish, Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime, Lespecial, Formula 5, Jen Durkin & the Business,
    Steal Your Peach Band, Gratefully Yours, Swift Technique, Goose, Let’s Be Leonard, Root
    Shock, the Melting Nomads and LDF (Ladies Drink Free), with more bands to be announced
    soon. The festival also plans to announce a big headliner in late July.

    Music runs from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00pm each day on 2 alternating main stages at the festival
    grounds, followed by late night performances each night at local venue, King Neptune’s until
    3:00 a.m.. Goose, LDF (Ladies Drink Free) and Gratefully Yours have currently been announced
    for late night performances at King Neptune’s. Additionally, there will be a free kick-off party
    on Friday, August 31, with performances scheduled for both Shepard Park in downtown Lake
    George and King Neptune’s. So far, The Funky Dawgz Brass Band have tapped for the kick-off
    party, with additional bands still expected to be announced.

    Early bird tickets for Adirondack Music Fest 2018 are on sale now and are priced at $70 for the weekend or $170 for weekend VIP tickets. More information can be found at the festival’s website.
    Meanwhile, check out the Mirth Films promo video for this year’s event below.

  • Gallery: Formula 5 and Space Carnival at The Hollow, April 28

    Formula 5 and Space Carnival packed The Hollow in Albany on Saturday, April 28 as part of a Disc Jam Music Festival pre-party. Filling in the crowd early, Space Carnival‘s heater of a set included the funky “Queen of Cups” and “Mooshbah,” threw in a crowd-pumping “Africa” by Toto and wrapped up with their classic “Moon Boots.” Formula 5 got the party going with “Trout Waters, Pt I & II”, then threw in a few covers over the course of the night, giving nods to Bob Dylan with “Tangled up in Blue,” Widespread Panic, Little Milton and wowed the crowd with their debut of Rush’s “La Villa Strangiato.” The energy from the crowd was electric and wrapped up with a 20+ minute version of “Sad Bed.”

    Formula 5 Space CarnivalCatch Space Carnival at Summer Camp Music Festival later this month, and Formula 5 at Sterling Stage Folk Fest on May 25. Both artists will appear at Disc Jam Music Festival, June 7-10 in Stephentown, MA.

    Space Carnival setlist
    Sirius Rising, Uh Oh, I slipped my Disco, Queen of Cups*, Mooshbah, Pleasure in Sin*, Africa^, Moon Boots
    *Moon Boots teases
    ^Toto cover

    Formula 5 setlist
    Set 1: Trout Waters, Pt. I & II, Blue -> Booher’s Pass, Tangled Up In Blue^, Albatross and Wolves, La Villa Strangiato•

    Set 2: Tall Boy+, Breaking Glass, That’s What Love Will Make You Do^^, Sad Bed*

    Encore: Come Along~

    ^ Bob Dylan cover
    • Rush cover, FTP
    + Widespread Panic
    ^^ Little Milton cover
    ~ w/ extended outro and chorus reprise

  • Gallery: Cousin Earth celebrates release of “Human Music” at Bowery Electric

    Cousin Earth celebrated the release of Human Music on Friday, April 27 at Bowery Electric. Check out photos from the night and read our review of this fantastic album!

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