{"id":427,"date":"2018-06-02T17:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2018\/2018\/06\/02\/ponder-starting-eight-city-tour-in-june\/"},"modified":"2018-06-02T17:00:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T17:00:43","slug":"ponder-starting-eight-city-tour-in-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2018\/2018\/06\/02\/ponder-starting-eight-city-tour-in-june\/","title":{"rendered":"ponder Starting Eight City Tour in June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ponder, known for spelling their name with a lower-case &#8220;p&#8221; and as one of Buffalo&#8217;s up-and-coming alt-rock\/jam groups, is hitting the road on June 23 in Rochester for their eight city tour across New York and for the first time ever, Vermont.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_287530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-287530\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-287530 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ponder2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-287530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of ponder&#8217;s website.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ponder was formed in 2015 as a solo project of songwriter Gabriel Birkby, but quickly morphed into a band and has become a Buffalo fan favorite. This is their first time hitting the road since 2017 when they visited spots stretching from Buffalo, clear through New York City. They\u2019ve undergone some major line-up changes within the last six months and the group is now somewhat of an amorphous funk\/rock powerhouse and are known for constantly having their friends in music hop-up on stage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Toast&quot; - ponder Live\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qOt-bZchSYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The band&#8217;s lineup setting out for the summer tour consists of Gabe Birkby on vocals\/lead guitar, Andy Hogan on bass, Paul Sottnik on keys, and Rochester\u2019s Marcus Peters on drums.<\/p>\n<p>Tour dates:<br \/>\nJune 23 &#8211; Funk n\u2019 Waffles &#8211; Rochester, NY (w\/ Mother Funkin\u2019 Planets &amp; Freeway Revival)<br \/>\nJune 27 &#8211; Radio Bean &#8211; Burlington, VT (w\/ The Schroons)<br \/>\nJune 29 &#8211; Parish Public House &#8211; Albany, NY (w\/ Vicious Jimmy)<br \/>\nJune 30 &#8211; Lot 10 &#8211; Ithaca, NY (w\/ Amongst the Monks &amp; Lucky Old Sun)<br \/>\nJuly 6 &#8211; Thin Man Brewery &#8211; Buffalo, NY (w\/ Amateur Hockey Club)<br \/>\nJuly 13 &#8211; Mojo\u2019s &#8211; Jamestown, NY (w\/ Cold Lazarus)<br \/>\nJuly 21 &#8211; Funk n\u2019 Waffles &#8211; Syracuse, NY (w\/ Barroom Philosophers)<br \/>\nJuly 27 &#8211; Cobblestone Music Festival &#8211; Buffalo, NY<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pondertheband.com\">website<\/a>\u00a0or their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ponderband\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pondertheband\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a>. Their music can be found on Spotify and iTunes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ponder, known for spelling their name with a lower-case &#8220;p&#8221; and as one of Buffalo&#8217;s up-and-coming alt-rock\/jam groups, is hitting the road on June 23 in Rochester for their eight city tour across New York and for the first time ever, Vermont. 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