Aqueous has revealed the themes for their New Years Run shows at The Town Ballroom in Buffalo to end 2019. The hometown band will present “Almost Dazed and Confused” on December 30, and “Fast Times at The BreAQfast Club” on New Year’s Eve.
The Buffalo-bred quartet has also asked fans to dress in their “funkiest 70’s gear” on the 30th and to “get your spandex ready, cause we’re headed straight to the 80’s” on New Year’s Eve. Tickets to both shows are on sale now.
PEAK had a truly remarkable 2019, and they’re looking forward to winter tour 2020 with a slate of Northeast shows, as well as one big show to close out the year.
Combining the characteristic flair that a weathered live band brings to the table, PEAK has the instrumental prowess and focus that draws crowds in. The group’s music, described as psychedelic indie funk, is a mix of poetic, melodic songwriting, moody electrofunk, riffed-out blues-rock, and exploratory danceable improvisations. Some of their many influences include artists such as The Band, The Talking Heads, Phish, The Grateful Dead, Radiohead, James Brown, and Miles Davis, as well as modern songwriters such as Conor Oberst, Mac Demarco, Kurt Vile, and Jack White to name a few.
PEAK consists of singer-songwriter and guitarist Jeremy Hilliard, drummer Kito Bovenschulte (Particle), bassist Josh T. Carter (Hayley Jane and the Primates) and Johnny Young on keys.
Their latest album, Electric Bouquet, offers a staple sound that PEAK can use to differentiate themselves from an ever-growing list of funk/rock bands.
Joining PEAK on December 30 are Digital Frontier, who lay down robotic dance beats and driving bass lines, producing progressive, multi-dimensional, synth-laden soundscapes; Teddy Midnight, who mix house, disco, techno and breakbeat with drum and bass to bring high energy to the dance floor; and Up & Orange, who bring soaring melodies, chunky grooves, and drum and bass driven electronica. For more information visit here.
PEAK WINTER TOUR 2020
12/30 New York, NY Phish After Party**
2/1 Krogh’s, Sparta, NJ ^
2/7 Sarah Street, Stroudsburg, PA*
2/21 Stone Church, Newmarket, NH#
2/22 Riverstreet Jazz Cafe, Wilkes Barre, PA#
2/27 Thunder Road, Boston, MA#
2/28 The Acoustic, Bridgeport, CT#
*w/ Jabbawaukee
** w/ Digital Frontier
^ w/ Crow’s Wine
# w/ Space Kadet
Over five of the final days of December, The Fab Faux – featuring Jimmy Vivino, Will Lee, Rich Pagano, Frank Agnello and Jack Petruzzelli – will be bringing their versions of the Beatles songbook to the Cutting Room in NYC.
Each of the five gigs will have its own theme, including ‘Animal Songs,’ and favorites from Revolver and The White Album on the final two nights. Food and drinks will be served during the show. Check out themes and ticket links below:
Dec. 26 Beatles In The Wild – Animal Songs
Dec. 27 Beatles Opposites – Yin and Yang
Dec. 28 Beatles Hits and Rarities
Bieber fans are having their Christmas wishes come true today, as Justin announced on Christmas Eve his 2020 tour.
In a video promoting the news, he says “As humans, we are imperfect. My past, my mistakes, all the things that I’ve been through. I believe that I’m right where I’m supposed to be, and God has me right where he wants me.”
He also revealed that his new single, “Yummy,” will debut Friday, January 3, 2020. The song is his first track from his upcoming studio album.
“I feel like this is different than the previous albums, just because of where I’m at in my life,” he said.
Not only did Bieber say he’s excited to “perform it and tour it,” but he also said “it’s the music that I love the most out of anything I’ve done.”
Justin Bieber 2020 Tour Dates
5-14-20 Seattle, WA CenturyLink Field
5-17-20 Portland, OR Moda Center
5-19-20 Sacramento, CA Golden1 Center
5-22-20 Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium
5-26-20 San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena San Diego
5-29-20 Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl
6-02-20 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
6-05-20 Glendale, AZ State Farm Stadium
6-09-20 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena
6-13-20 Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High
6-16-20 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena
6-19-20 Chicago, IL Soldier Field
6-21-20 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
6-24-20 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Summerfest
6-27-20 Arlington, TX AT&T Stadium
6-30-20 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
7-02-20 Houston, TX NRG Stadium
7-06-20 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
7-08-20 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
7-11-20 Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium
7-13-20 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center
7-15-20 N. Little Rock, AR Simmons Bank Arena
7-18-20 Atlanta, GA Mercedes Benz Stadium
7-21-20 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena
7-25-20 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium
7-27-20 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena
7-29-20 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
8-01-20 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field
8-04-20 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
8-06-20 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center
8-08-20 Columbus, OH Ohio Stadium
8-12-20 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
8-14-20 Cleveland, OH First Energy Stadium
8-16-20 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
8-18-20 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
8-21-20 Landover, MD FedEx Field
8-24-20 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
8-26-20 Albany, NY Times Union Center
8-29-20 Detroit, MI Ford Field
9-01-20 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
9-03-20 Québec City, QC Videotron Centre
9-10-20 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
9-14-20 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
9-17-20 Foxboro, MA Gillette Stadium
9-26-20 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium
Mountain Jam has announced the festival will return to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in 2020. Dates for the festival are May 29-31, 2020 with lineup and more information coming in the new year.
Runaway Gin – a Tribute to Phish – has announced their ‘Ophishal YEMSG pre-party’ in New York City on Thursday, December 26. Hosted by Facebook groups Phish Chicks, PHISH TOUR 2014, and GrooveSafe, the event will feature two sets of “Evil Phish” starting at 8:00 pm. Kicking off the night will be special guests Space Junk is Forever. Peak Builders Network will host a meet-up at 7:00pm and hold a raffle to benefit the non-profit GrooveSafe, who also receive a portion of each ticket sale.
The Charleston, SC based quartet Runaway Gin has also announced that they will now be extending to a 19-date 2020 Winter Tour. The tour begins Friday, January 10th at the Masquerade in Atlanta, GA and then returns the band to Nashville, TN for a debut at the Mercy Lounge the following night. The following weekend Gin will make their long awaited Colorado debut with a 2 night-run in Steamboat Springs Thursday and Friday nights followed by a Saturday show in Denver at Cervantes.
Saturday, February 8th returns the band to their home venue: the Charleston Pour House. At the end of February the band will return to the Orpheum in Tampa, FL as well as Revolution Live in Ft, Lauderdale, FL. The first weekend in March brings the Charleston based tribute up to Portland, ME for a debut show at PHOME, a Boston debut at Brighton Music Hall, and a Hartford, CT debut at Arch Street Tavern.
The end of March brings the band north again for a return to the Ardmore Music Hall just outside of Philadelphia, PA and a Pittsburgh debut at Thunderbird Music Hall. Returns to the Pour House Music Hall in Raleigh, NC and the Broadberry in Richmond, VA close out this tour.
The band has also just released full show soundboards from their Norva debut November 29th containing both a 30 plus minute “You Enjoy My Frankenstein” and a 24 minute “Runaway Jim” on the anniversary of Phish’s longest jam, the ‘Worcester Centrum Jim.’
Greenwich, NY natives Eastbound Jesus is set to release a new studio album, Full Moon Over Salem, on February 1 in celebration of their new album, for a a one-night performance at The Cohoes Music Hall at 8 p.m.
Carl Anderson (drummer/vocals) said of the release, “Full Moon Over Salem will be our first album in close to five years. We spent four years writing and performing these tracks before spending the last year recording it. After releasing four albums in five years it was important for us to take our time with this one and continue to push ourselves musically. It’s always been a goal to elevate our songwriting while remaining true to our signature Eastbound Jesus sound. Over the past year we have picked away at the songs, playing around with pedals and amps to find new tones, and trying different recording styles to elevate the compositions. We gave ourselves the time to bring in a number of guest musicians, and to really work through each track sometimes changing and re-recording our parts to get them where we wanted them. Now it’s time to put the album out there and hopefully everyone will appreciate all the work that has gone into it.”
Comprised of six friends the self-titled “Northern Rock” band has previously released four studio and one live album. Fans have seen them around the region at venues like The Palace Theatre and Alive at Five. For the past several years they have also partnered with Greg Bell of Guthrie/Bell Productions to host a two-day music and camping festival called Eastbound Throwdown on Irwin Farm in Salem, NY.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.
Many braved frigid temperatures Thursday night for the grand reopening of Madison Theater to see Skeeter Creek. Some were in attendance to support the neighborhood landmark, while others were excited to see the new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. What was really the hot ticket for the night was the much anticipated performance of Capital Region’s favorite country band, Skeeter Creek.
Taking the stage at 5:30 PM, Skeeter Creek drew in a large crowd and rocked the house despite the freezing temperatures. Starting with a Brooks & Dunn classic “Brand New Man,” for the next hour and a half the popular cover band tackled songs from Toby Keith, Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker and threw in a few classic rock songs including a crowd favorite “Jack and Diane” from 80s rocker John Mellencamp.
Fans consumed hot dogs, burgers and drinks provided by Mike’s on a Roll food truck while huddled around the several large space heaters outside. Inside the theater one could grab variety of alcoholic beverages at the theater’s new bar.
A ribbon cutting ceremony led by Honorable Owusu Anane – Councilman for the 10th Ward, had several including John Clarkson the Pine Hills Neighborhood Association President and Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan reminiscing on their experiences at the Madison Theater.
“The Madison Theater was a gathering place for the Pine Hills Neighborhood even back when it was a one screen theater. It is great to see everyone who has come together to revive the local landmark” said Sheehan.
Albany native Kevin Parisi of Trinity Realty Group, the building’s new owners. and the theater’s general manager Kris Kiesling were presented with plaques from Sheehan and Albany County Legislature Representative Raymond Joyce (D), deeming December 19 Madison Theater Day not only for the city of Albany but also for the county.
Kris Kiesling told NYS Music of the changes slated for the theater. Movie goers will be able to order food, take their seats and the food will be delivered by waiting staff while they are watching a movie. There will also be a lounge area with a bar, along with a full-service restaurant called The Box Office, Keisling said.
Future plans of the theater also include a space for comedy shows and a performance stage for bands slated to be able to accommodate up to 500 people. This is conjunction to the four screens that will also be playing the newest movies.
Never before has the theater served as a performance venue and there is nothing like it that exists in the Capital Region.
“Parisi, the entire team and I are excited to bring the Madison Theater back to not only it’s same but a better glory. We are all on the same page with the Neighborhood Association and are going to be establishing the Madison Theater as more than a venue to watch movies at. This is going to be a entertainment space. We want people to be able to come here and hang out, feel part of the neighborhood.”
Kris Kiesling, Madison Theatre GM
Kiesling also said that they will be taking over and re branding the Cosmic Theater in Hudson, NY as a Madison Theater.
The Madison Theater has been open since the 1920s making it Albany’s oldest theater still in operation. It has experienced periods of darkness before. About 15 years ago the theater was shuttered for some time according to Anne Savage, City of Albany’s School Board President, “a few hundred people braved a blizzard then to meet in attempts to reopen the theater”.
During it’s most recent two year closure the Madison Theater went through many hands including Cosmic Cinemas before they went out of business the Times Union reported last month.