NYS Music 20​18

Category: News Desk

  • Original Woodstock co-creator closer to an Official Anniversary Announcement

    Days after the announcement of the Bethel Woods joint venture with Live Nation and INVNT to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock, original Woodstock co-creator Michael Lang quickly reminded fans that the “real” anniversary show will be announced soon.

    Labeled as the Music and Arts Festival celebrating the golden anniversary of Woodstock, the Bethel Woods event takes place Aug. 16-19 on the original grounds where Woodstock was born in 1969. Having the backing of Live Nation for the Bethel event could be a huge advantage when trying to secure big name artist to appear at the event.

    Producer and co-founder Michael Lang stated in an recent email that he “is producing the official anniversary, but not at Bethel Woods.” He also stated through his publicist that “While the original site in Bethel remains close to our hearts, it no longer has the capacity to hold a real Woodstock Festival. I’m delighted that Bethel Woods is doing events in the coming year to celebrate what we brought to life in 1969, and I encourage people to visit the museum and concert venue.”

    Lang also stated that in the next few weeks, he will announce “plans for the real Woodstock 50th Festival to bring back the much needed spirit and energy of the 1969 original.”

    With the date for Bethel Woods confirmed, speculation that the Lang anniversary festival will compete with  the Bethel event, which is slated close to the original weekend the festival took place in August 1969. Placing Lang’s show close, or the same weekend as the Bethel event could be troublesome for both events. Fans don’t want either show to be a watered version of the original, and are looking for both events to exceed their expectations.

    Live Nation may restrict artists performing on their show, from appearing at Lang’s, especially if the dates are close together. There could also be performance clauses restricting artist from appearing in the same 100 mile radius within 90 days of each show. Guitar legend Carlos Santana, who appeared at the original Woodstock festival has stated that he will be part of the Bethel event and also expressed interest in playing Lang’s.

    Fans can stay updated about Lang’s Woodstock festival at the official Woodstock site. 

  • CAPITAL Zen Releases New Album ‘Grandpa Don’t Disco’

    Founded in 2006, CAPITAL Zen is known for their innovative riffs and challenging compositions. Having a wide array of inspiration, the band has always provided soul rocking, thought provoking and body grooving jams for their fans.  The new album, Grandpa Don’t Disco is no different.

    Recording of the Grandpa Don’t Disco album began in 2014 with members Terry Scoville (Guitar & Vox),
    Tony Leonbruno (Bass & Vox), and Ryemachine Richard Wylie (Drums).  The tracks were later completed and recorded with Max Garrett (Trombone & Guitar) and Scott Hannay (Keyboard).   The brand new, previously-unreleased CAPITAL Zen album is available now on Apple Music, Spotify, and CDBaby.  Previous albums to revisit by the Zen crew include the debut self-titled album CAPITAL Zen (2009),  Fancy Balloon Animals (2011) and Party Booby Trap (2013). 

  • Bethel set to commemorate 50th anniversary of original Woodstock Festival

    Bethel Woods Center for the Arts has announced plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Festival Aug. 16-18.

    Woodstock Festival

    Bethel Woods Center for the Arts will be the home of the Bethel Woods Music and Culture Festival Aug. 16-18. The Sullivan County venue is the site of the original festival produced by Michael Lang in 1969 which drew an estimated 400,000 people to the secluded Catskills town.

    Music acts have not been announced, but the weekend is being billed as a pan-generational event that will feature live music from prominent and up and coming talents and TED-style talks from leading futurists and technology experts.

    In December of 2017, Bethel Woods was awarded nearly $700,000 through the New York State Regional Economic Development Council to be used towards a 50th anniversary celebration.

    As the stewards of this historic site, we remain committed to preserving this rich history and spirit, and to educating and inspiring new generations to contribute positively to the world through music, culture, and community.

    – Darlene Fedun, CEO, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

    Michael Lang, who produced the original Woodstock as well as the ensuing anniversary concerts in 1994 in Saugerties and 1999 in Rome, has hinted at plans to put together his own commemoration of the historic festival though no details have yet emerged. He will not be involved with the Bethel event, which is being presented by Live Nation Concerts and INVNT, a branding and live storytelling agency.

  • Hear Boy Jr.’s Spunky New Single “Anyway”

    If there’s anything I’ve learned about Boy Jr., it’s to expect the unexpected. Rochester native Erica Lubman has been experimenting with music since childhood, combining her love for garage rock and indie pop with a flair for dramatic fashion. She’s equally likely to turn up on stage in a retro matching tracksuit as a leather skirt and torn T-shirt. As with her wardrobe, she shows off a wide range of songs in her repertoire – from punk to grunge. 

    Boy Jr.’s latest release “Anyway” shows her ability to continue to stretch and grow in innovative ways. “Anyway” pairs guitar-driven rock with spunky girl power (think Cage The Elephant meets Caroline Rose). Give it a spin! 

    Go to Spotify to hear more by Boy Jr. and follow on Facebook for upcoming shows. 

  • Free NYC post-Phish shows you don’t want to miss

    There is no shortage of after shows to hit up when Phish come to NYC for their New Years Eve run, and for those feeling the pinch of the holidays in the Big Apple, Sounds Good To Steve and the Offside Tavern have you covered.

    On December 28th and 29th, FREE after shows will get started at 11pm and stretch until to 3am, with the music going late and live painting both nights. Not far from Madison Square Garden, Offside Tavern is located at 137 w 14th Street between 7th avenue and Avenue of the Americas.

    On Friday the 28th, The Mike O’Donnell Band will be playing all night with live painting by James McNulty of The Uncommon Culture. For this new project, guitarist Mike O’Donnell called on some friends from various Long Island based bands and things took off. Michael Mirino, who plays bass with O’Donnell in the band Sofus is joined by Ben Pinnola from the band GeoTribe on keys. Julian Sarabia Maultsby from Medicine Fish teams up with Danny Roman for duel drumming and percussion duties. O’Donnell and Roman also play together in the up and coming band and winners of the 2018 Long Island Blues Challenge, Carrie and the Cats.

    Sunday, December 30th finds Brooklyn based Jazzjam band International Orange (iO) teaming up with rising ragers, Ronald Reggae for a long long crazy crazy night. Featuring former members of the Mike Gordon and Steve Kimock bands, and a current member of Peter Apfelbaum’s NY Hieroglyphics, iO pulls some serious grooves out of their deep pockets.

    Speaking of groove, sitting in with iO will be some special friends from the Easy Star All-Stars. If that’s not enough, undoubtedly still riding the high from jamming with Twiddle front man Mihali during one of their back to back Twiddle pre-shows at Garcia’s, you can count on the energy from Ronald Reggae to keep you going late. The bands provide the tunes, live painter GalaxyGus creates the eye candy and all you need to do is stroll on in.

    Tickets are not on sale because these shows are FREE! Stop down after Phish and spend the night boogieing down on Friday the 28th and Sunday the 30th!

  • Special Issue of Public Philosophy Journal to focus on “Phish and Philosophy”

    In an unprecedented collaboration between an academic journal and live music community, Phish.net, the Philosophy School of Phish, and the Public Philosophy Journal (PPJ) are soliciting abstracts for essays about the improvisational rock band Phish, its music, and fans. Selected papers that successfully complete the PPJ’s Formative Peer Review process will be published in a special issue of the Public Philosophy Journal, co-edited by Dr. Stephanie Jenkins (Oregon State University, assistant professor of Philosophy) and Charlie Dirksen (Mockingbird Foundation, Vice President and Associate Counsel).

    Contributors may submit abstracts on any topic of philosophical significance related to the Phish phenomenon. Proposed essays should explore philosophical questions, problems, concepts, themes, or historical figures through connections to the music and fan culture of Phish. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

    Aesthetics: beautiful; sublime; emotion

    Music, performance, and lyrics: conceptual themes; Gamehendge mythology; improvisational ethos; live performance; music ontology; narrations; gags

    Ethics: “phan” ethos; ticket trading and secondary market; tarping; environmental impacts of tour

    Politics: fan counterculture; activism; issues of race, gender, sexuality, disability, class, and religion

    Phenomenology: embodiment; lived experience of jams, “IT,” lighting, or concert space

    Technology: recording; social media; RFID data and surveillance; live streaming; tape trading

    This special issue is part of a PPJ pilot project that aims to reconfigure the relationship between the academy and the public. To this end, the editors seek proposals for essays that will be of interest to both audiences. You do not have to be a professional scholar or philosopher to submit.

    Submission Guidelines

    Please submit abstracts of 250-500 words and a brief bio via this Google form. Your abstract should summarize your proposed essay, outline its argument, and identify its significance to both Phish fans and scholars new to the band.

    Submissions should demonstrate the following PPJ style criteria:

    Relevance: Responds to an issue of concern to the Phish community
    Accessibility: Written clearly for a general audience, with technical terms and concepts unpacked. Does not assume previous knowledge of the band.

    Intellectual coherence: Provides evidence to support arguments and identifies theoretical concepts that illuminate the philosophical problem, question, or idea under consideration

    Scholarly engagement: Demonstrates awareness of ongoing dialogues within relevant scholarly and/or community conversations

    Completed essays will be approximately 2000-4000 words. Formatting and citations should follow the guidelines set in the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition).

    Submission Timeline

    Abstracts due: January 18, 2019
    Completed papers due: April 15, 2019

    Contact

    Questions can be addressed to:

    Dr. Stephanie Jenkins
    Assistant Professor
    Oregon State University, School of History, Philosophy, and Religion
    stephanie.jenkins@oregonstate.edu

  • The DAB Sessions, an Allstar Exploration of Music to debut in January

    Adam Chase of Jazz is PHSH embarks on a new allstar exploration of music with The DAB Sessions, premiering on January 10 at Brooklyn Bowl. Joining Chase are Aron Magner of The Disco Biscuits and Jacob Bergson of Nerve, two keyboardists from leading exploratory electro-jazz live bands, as well as bass prodigy Felix Pastorius and Antibalas saxophonist Morgan Price. The evening is presented by Instrument Find and will mark the debut of The DAB Sessions.

    The DAB Sessions

    Get to know the players in The DAB Sessions:

    Jacob Bergson is the multi talented keyboardist and producer for the world renown electronic band, NERVE. NERVE is a band led by famed masterful drummer JoJo Mayer that formed out of underground parties hosted by JoJo Mayer that led the way for electronic music to be performed on live instruments.

    Aron Magner has been on the forefront of the electronic music scene since it first began to grow. As the keyboardist and founding member of The Disco Biscuits, Magner has been instrumental in the growing popularity of electronic music being performed by highly proficient live musicians.

    When many people hear Felix Pastorius perform there are reasonable and obvious preconceived notions and expectations being that he is playing the same instrument as his legendary bass playing father, Jaco Pastorius. While the appreciation of the seemingly genetic talent is obvious, it is also obvious that Felix has put the time in to achieve his own voice on the instrument.

    Adam Chase is a drummer that is multi-faceted and the visionary behind The DAB Sessions. Chase is a multi instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriting music director that entered the world of drums in the 1st grade when he had the opportunity to see a young Tony Royster Jr. make mastering the drums look easy.

    Morgan Price is a multi-instrumentalist that found his way into the Dap Tones world with his saxophone, flute, and keyboard skills. His skills on tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone have led him to steady gigs with Antibalas and The Duke Ellington Orchestra.

  • Plattsburgh Blues and Jazz to Host Angel Forrest on December 21

    Plattsburgh Blues and Jazz is extremely excited to welcome 5-time Maple Blues Winning Canadian icon, singer-songwriter and her entire 6 piece band, Angel Forrest, to Retro Live on Friday, Dec 21.

    With a career spanning more than 30 years, including 10 albums, Angel Forrest is very well known in the Canadian blues scene.  Forrest, recipient of the Maple Blues Award for Female Vocalist of the year, channels the gritty and spirited sound of Janis Joplin.  The first set at the PB&J show this Friday will be her “Rock Christmas” set and the second set is going to be her “Rock Blues” show.  Get your advance tickets now here.  Advance tickets are $12 and $15 at the door.  More information can be found on the Facebook event page.

    Plattsburgh Blues and Jazz is busy planning upcoming shows with saxophonist and singer Vanessa Collier and her band as well as a Bluegrass special with Tony Trischka so be sure to keep an eye out for more to come in the North Country.

  • Carlos Santana to Play Woodstock 50th?

    When the music festival season approaches each year, music enthusiast love to speculate about which artist will appear on the bill. After all the speculation, rumors start to post online leading music festival lovers contemplating.

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    Carlos Santana – Turning Stone Event Center

    With the rumored Woodstock 50th Anniversary around the corner, multiple names have been thrown around as who would appear at the epic anniversary show, but there is one thing different about this show from all the others. With all the hype that surrounds Woodstock, artists are starting to add to the rumors by saying they want to be a part of it.

    The first artist to throw his hat into the ring is Carlos Santana. Being part of the original lineup, the Grammy award winning classic rock icon has recently stated that he was more excited to revisit the 1969 festival than the 20th anniversary of his smash hit album Supernatural. Santana wants in so bad, that he has even contacted original Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang. Santana stated: “We’ve talked to Michael Lang, but we don’t know if he has secured a place. If they invite me, I’m in.”

    Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang recently told the Poughkeepsie Journal that even though its not a done deal, there are plans for a 2019 Woodstock anniversary show, and an official announcement should be expected soon.

    A rumored lineup has surfaced for a possible anniversary show at the original site of Woodstock, the Bethel Wood Center for the Arts. Bethel Woods released a statement saying that any Bethel Woods event that takes part of the anniversary year will not be produced, sponsored, or have any affiliation with original 1969 organizers Woodstock Ventures. No official lineup has been announced for the possible Bethel Woods event that is rumored for August 15-18.

    Santana was part of the possibly leaked lineup at Bethel Woods and stated that he was already booked for the Bethel event, and hopes to be able to play Lang’s event as well.

    Besides Santana, the leaked lineup included Daft Punk, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Ariana Grande, Coldplay, Phish, The Weeknd, Elton John, Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Pink, The Who, Zac Brown Band, Mumford & Sons, and The Chainsmokers.

  • Sirius XM Octane Announces First Ever ‘Accelerator Tour’

    Sirius XM Octane, the leader in playing todays hard rock and heavy metal, has announced its first ever curated tour titled the “Accelerator Tour,” named after what the radio station calls their newest, hottest charting hit singles, usually by new up-and-coming artists.

    Octane’s first attempt at a tour will feature all artists who have made the Accelerator List, including headliners Like A Storm, and special guest Royal Tusk, and Afterlife.

    The 19-city tour will makes its debut in Anaheim on Jan. 23 and make a brief stop in New York on Feb. 12 at The Gramercy Theatre. XM subscribers can take part in a special pre-sale, with general public tickets going on sale Dec. 14.

    Since establishing themselves as the best hard rock and radio station available in the U.S., several of today’s best in hard rock and meta luse Octane as their preferred platform when releasing world premieres of new music. The station is known for constantly discovering emerging new artists that hard rock and metal fans become fans of instantly.

    Sirius XM Octane “Accelerator Tour” Dates: 

    Jan. 23 – The Parish @ House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
    Jan. 24 – Holy Diver – Sacramento, CA Jan. 25 – Voodoo Room at House of Blues – San Diego, CA
    Jan. 27 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
    Jan. 29 – Marquis Theater – Denver, CO
    Feb. 01 – Cambridge Room – Dallas, TX
    Feb. 02 – House of Blues Bronze Peacock – Houston, TX
    Feb. 04 – Parish @ House of Blues – New Orleans, LA
    Feb. 08 – The Foundry @ The Fillmore Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
    Feb. 09 – Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD
    Feb. 10 – The Wonder Bar – Asbury Park, NJ
    Feb. 12 – The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
    Feb. 15 – Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA
    Feb. 16 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
    Feb. 17 – The Cambridge Room @ House of Blues – Cincinnati OH
    Feb. 18 – Shelter – Detroit, MI
    Feb. 20 – The Stache – Grand Rapids, MI
    Feb. 21 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
    Feb. 22 – Amsterdam Bar & Hall – St. Paul, MN

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