NYS Music 20​19

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  • Joywave Releases Cinematic Music Video, Announces Tour with Bastille

    Our obsession with Joywave continues. They’ve just released a new music video and announced that they’ll be touring with Bastille this fall. The video, shot entirely on Kodak film, consists of a series of trailers for fictional movies. With their signature wry humor, band members depict themselves as stars or directors of movies from a variety of genres including westerns, horror, action, and drama. The song “Obsession” is the second single from their forthcoming album, set to release in the next year.

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    The video release comes ahead of their upcoming fall tour. Joywave plays Madison Square Garden on Sept. 24. See the full list of tour dates below. These tour dates are in addition to the final performance of their intimate “Posession Sessions” series in London on Nov. 20.

    JOYWAVE

    ON TOUR WITH BASTILLE

    Sept. 16 – The Met – Philadelphia, PA   

    Sept. 17 – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion – Boston, MA   

    Sept. 18 – Place Bell – Montreal, QC 

    Sept. 20 – Budweiser Stage – Toronto, ON   

    Sept. 21 – The Anthem – Washington, DC          

    Sept. 22 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA  

    Sept. 24 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

    Sept. 27 – Mohegan Sun Casino – Uncasville, CT  

    Sept. 28 – Virginia Credit Union LIVE! – Richmond, VA  

    Sept. 29 – Express Live! – Columbus, OH  

    Oct. 1 – Masonic Temple Theatre – Detroit, MI   

    Oct. 2 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL   

    Oct. 4 – The Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO  

    Oct. 5 – Salt Air Pavilion – Magna, UT   

    Oct. 7 – Theatre of the Clouds – Portland, OR    

    Oct. 8 – Thunderbird Sports Centre – Vancouver, BC    

    Oct. 9 – WaMu Theater – Seattle, WA   

    Oct. 11 – The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley – Berkeley, CA   

    Oct. 12 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA   

    Oct. 13 – Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA    

    Oct. 15 – Comerica Theater – Phoenix, AZ   

    Oct. 17 – South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX   

    Oct. 18 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX   

    Oct. 19 – Austin 360 Amphitheater – Austin, TX    

    Oct. 21 – BJCC Concert Hall – Birmingham, AL   

    Oct. 22 – Municipal Auditorium – Nashville, TN    

    Oct. 23 – Coca-Cola Roxy – Atlanta, GA  

    Oct. 25 – Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC   

    Oct. 26 – Daily’s Place Amphitheater – Jacksonville, FL   

    Oct. 27 – Bayfront Park Amphitheatre – Miami, FL   

    JOYWAVE POSESSION SESSIONS

    Nov. 20 – The Lexington – London, UK  

  • Joywave Captivates Hometown Crowd at Premier of The Possession Sessions

    Joywave made their triumphant return to the Bug Jar on June 29, their first headlining show there in four years. The performance, the first in their intimate The Possession Sessions series, sold out in 45 minutes. A second set was added later in the evening, which also sold out.

    The excitement was palpable on Saturday evening as fans lined up around the corner to get inside. Most were die-hard fans, longtime supporters of their hometown heroes, with a light sprinkling of first-time show goers. 

    The Possession Sessions

    There were no support acts on this show. Joywave took to the stage and started off the night with the live debut of their new release “Like A Kennedy.” The audience stood in rapt attention during the heartfelt anthem. “My TV’s talking to itself again. Do we shoot ‘em all dead? Or should we let ‘em all in?” Daniel Armbruster pondered in this poignant, introspective song about media burnout. 

    The Possession Sessions

    The crowd went wild when they launched into “Blastoffff.” Despite the heat of the midsummer day and the sweltering stagnant air in the venue, the band was wearing coordinating track suits – all in white except Daniel’s red pants. Drummer Paul Brenner went at the kit so hard that he cut his thumb, splattering blood onto his outfit. Rounding out the alt rock quintet were Joseph Morinelli (guitar), Kevin Mahoney (bass) and Benjamin Bailey (keyboards and guitar).

    The Possession Sessions

    Armbruster used every inch available of the stage (even when the corners made his mic squeak). His hand movements and sweeping arm gestures whipped the audience into a frenzy as he worked the crowd the way a conductor leads an orchestra. Mid-set, they shared another new song – never before heard by fans. “Obsession” is aptly named. Immediately, we were infatuated with the song’s fixating beat and twinkly synth interlude. 

    Between songs, Armbruster filled in the audience on recent events, announcing that they just flew in late the night before from filming a new video, dropping the bomb that The Possession Sessions is so named because it’s a reference to the name of an LP, and that the full length album would be out next year. To this last bit of info, some impatient fans expressed their discontent, in the Bug Jar tradition of good-natured heckling. “Are you booing me?” Armbruster shot back incredulously. 

    Everyone was singing along to crowd favorites like “Parade” and “Traveling at the Speed of Light,” but not as many people were familiar with the words to “True Grit.” The song from their 2012 EP Koda Vista hasn’t been played live often in the past few years. Just before starting “Content,” Armbruster asked the guys in the booth to make the next one “extra spooky.” They delivered an amazing light show, cranking the strobes during the breakdown. It feel like we were in the midst of a stop-motion video. 

    An avid supporter of the hometown music scene, Armbruster encouraged the crowd to continue to come out to see live music and to support other local musicians and acts, like Ishmael Raps, The Demos, Mikaela Davis, and Maybird. (Fun fact: Armbruster recently produced The Demos’ latest EP If You Only Knew.)

    The rest of the show ran together as the adrenaline hit full force. The camera got packed away, and I let myself get swept up in the waves of euphoria. Fellow Rochesterians, friends old and new, jumped up and down and sang along to beloved Joywave hits in unison. The show culminated in a finale featuring “Tongues” and “Destruction.” With a final wave, they made their exit.

    The outro playing as people reluctantly shuffled out was the recorded version of two of the songs off the new album, including “Obsession.”  Remnants of items from their last album Content were on sale by the door and people were glad to help clear out the inventory to make way for merch promoting the new album. 

    A second set (also sold out) was slated to start later that evening. The Possession Sessions will also be held in LA on July 9 (sold out), July 11 in Brooklyn (sold out), and November 20 in London. Joywave is also on the bill for several summer festivals throughout the US. Information and tickets are available at JoywaveMusic.com.

    Setlist: Like A Kennedy, Blastofff, Somebody New, It’s A Trip, Obsession, Parade, Traveling at the Speed of Light, True Grit, Now, Content, Shutdown, Doubt, Nice House, Tongues, Destruction

  • NYS Music’s March Madness: Round 1

    It’s that time of year again – sure there are a few dozen basketball games happening over the next few weeks, but its also time for NYS Music’s version of March Madness! In the past, we have looked at up and coming bands from around the state, for a friendly competition that introduces these rising artists to the NYS Music audience.

    This year, we look to the past and present for our field of 64 famous New York musicians and artists from all corners of the Empire State. Frank Sinatra, Jay-Z, Paul Simon, Arlo Guthrie, Cab Calloway, Billy Joel, KISS, Anthrax, Neil Diamond and Lou Reed are all included, as well as more recent artists breaking through such as Sean Rowe and Aqueous.

    This year’s field is also a great way to learn about some artists who hail from NY that you might not have known about. Yes, Lana Del Rey is from Lake Placid, Anthrax was formed in Queens, Rick James and Goo Goo Dolls call the Queen City of Buffalo home, Ra Ra Riot are Syracuse University graduates, and State Champs calls the Capital District home.

    Big thanks to this year’s sponsors, Buffalo Iron Works, Anthology, TIP the Band, and Funk n Waffles.

    Voting for Round 1 is open until midnight on Wednesday, March 20. You can also vote on each bracket on Twitter, and we will combine all votes together ahead of Round 2, which starts on Thursday, March 21 at Noon.

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