NYS Music 20​19

Author: Maddi Annunziata

  • Inaugural Hudson Valley Music Summit to Launch in Kingston

    On August 9, the inaugural Hudson Valley Music Summit (HVMS) will take place in Kingston, NY. The new boutique music conference is for ambitious music industry professionals looking to take the next step in their career. HVMS offers more than 50 speakers, catered networking sessions and multiple showcases throughout the day.

    A wide variety of individuals, all from different facets of the music industry, will come and share their insights, strategies and experiences on how to create astounding music and the best ways to share it with the world. Speakers include experienced artist managers like Stefani Scamardo (Warren Haynes, Mountain Jam), professional touring & recording musicians such as Grammy nominee Tracy Bonham, and representatives of national and local record labels including Warner Records and Manic Cat Records. A banquet lunch will be provided featuring an interview between Dean Budnick of Relix Magazine and Pete Shapiro of the Capitol Theater and Brooklyn Bowl. You can even secure a 20 minute one-on-one mentoring session with Geordie Gillespie, the Co-Founder of The Overt Music Group. You can see the full agenda of events here.

     

  • John Fogerty to Celebrate ‘My 50 Year Trip’ with Tedeschi Trucks Band and Grace Potter at Bethel Woods

    John Fogerty will be playing the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Sunday, Aug. 18 with special guests Tedeschi Trucks Band and Grace Potter. The site of the original Woodstock Music & Arts Festival announced that the 50th anniversary of the famed festival will be celebrated with three separate events taking place August 16-18, with John Fogerty, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Grace Potter closing out the weekend. ‘My 50 Year Trip’ commemorates Fogerty’s time with Creedence Clearwater Revival and the evolutionary music created during 1969, recreating the Woodstock experience.

    Tedeschi Trucks Band never fails to put on a phenomenal live performance with their outstanding musical chemistry. They have developed a distinguished reputation selling out multi-night runs at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Beacon Theatre, and Ryman Auditorium.

    With her strong voice, Grace Potter captivates and moves her audiences. She has demonstrated her versatility performing with acts from Kenny Chesney to The Rolling Stones to Bob Weir.

    Tickets for John Fogerty: My 50 Year Trip with Tedeschi Trucks Band and Grace Potter go on sale Friday June 7, for more information click here.

  • Historic Tanglewood Announces 2019 Summer Season

    Tanglewood, the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937, launches the Tanglewood Learning Institute, and a dazzling array of concerts for their summer season, which runs from June 15 through Labor Day weekend. Tanglewood is located in the Berkshire Hills, between Stockbridge and Lenox, MA. This summer includes a lot of debuts, as well as returning acts for Tanglewood.

    The season starts off with Popular Artist Series throughout the month of June, including performances from Postmodern Jukebox, Josh Groban, James Taylor and Earth, Wind & Fire. Then, starting on July 5, the Tanglewood will be home to BSO’s Music Director, Andris Nelsons, for 14 orchestra programs. The BSO and Andris Nelsons will open the orchestra’s summer season with Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22, with Emanuel Ax as soloist.

    Other highlights from the season include a one-night-only performance of Bach Cello Suites by Yo-Yo Ma and three performances from The Boston Pops celebrating the music of John Williams. One of these performances being Star Wars: A New Hope, which includes a showing of the classic 1977 film, with the Boston Pops Orchestra performing Mr. Williams’ iconic score. For a complete list of events this summer at the Tanglewood and ticket information click here.

  • Cold Lazarus Ventures Into New Creative Territory with Sophomore Album, ‘Colors and Lights’

    Western New York natives, Cold Lazarus, released their second full length album, Colors and Lights, today. The quartet from Jamestown is composed of Jeremy Bunce (lead guitar/keys/synth), Adam Gould (guitar/keys/synth/vocals), Gavin Paterniti (bass/vocals) and Marc Scapelitte (drums/beats). The album features seven tracks that capture a critical moment in the band’s history as they undergo personnel changes and continue to explore their unique brand of rock fusion with a unique blend of progressive, psychedelic, indie and funk.

    Colors and Lights

    In late 2018, Cold Lazarus announced the departure of founding member/keyboardist, Drew Minton, who was replaced by Jeremy Bunce. However, the band had already started recording Colors and Lights, so they returned to the studio with Bunce to complete the album. This included three shorter musical interludes that have been woven in between the previously recorded tracks.

    In the interlude tracks “Trepidation” and “Dimension Ascension”, the band explores elements of jamtronica, which was previously uncharted territory for them. “I think the album is a good indication of the huge strides we’ve made not only as musicians but as songwriters who are constantly striving to push into new creative territory,” says Paterniti, “Colors and Lights is a big step in the direction we want to be heading as artists.”

    Cold Lazarus has become a fundamental part of the WNY music scene, having made appearances at Cobblestone Live!, The Great Blue Heron Music Festival, Whirlybird Music Festival, and Night Lights Music Festival. The album release party is on May 31 at Nietzche’s with special guests Sentinel 6, and they will also be playing with Thank You Scientist and Bent Knee at Buffalo Iron Works June 11. Check out the band’s upcoming dates and listen to the new album through Soundcloud below.

    Cold Lazarus Tour Dates:

    May 31 – Nietzche’s – Buffalo, NY

    June 1 – Riverboat Bar – Alexandria Bay, NY

    June 11 – Buffalo Iron Works – Buffalo, NY

    June 18 – WRFA’s 2019 Great American Picnic – Southern Tier Brewing Company – Lakewood, NY

    July 13 – Jamestown Wine Cellar – Jamestown, NY

    July 18 – Whirlybird Music Festival – Jamestown, NY

    July 26 – The Gathering at Chaffee’s Music Festival – Girard, PA