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  • The Soul Rebels Announce Poetry In Motion 2020 Tour

     The Soul Rebels, a brass/hip-hop ensemble out of New Orleans, has announced a winter tour in support of their new album, Poetry In Motion. Joining them on tour will be Matisyahu, Tank and the Bangas, and Big Freedia who are also featured artists on the album. 

    During the month of March, The Soul Rebels will make four stops in New York. First, they will be performing at Buffalo Iron Works on March 1. They will travel to Syracuse for a night at the Westcott Theater on March 2, before journeying downstate to Poughkeepsie to play at Revel 32 on March 7. Finally they will spend their last two days on March 13 & 14 at the Brooklyn Bowl where they will be joined by unannounced special guests.

    Released in October via their imprint Rebelution Music Group, on Artistry Music/Mack Avenue Music Group, Poetry in Motion debuted at #1 on the Contemporary Jazz charts and was in the top 20 for the Current Rap, R&B/Hip – Hop and R&B Album charts. The song “Greatness” was ESPN’s official College Hoops Blockbuster promo song for the 2019-20 season. Recently The Soul Rebels appeared on Dave East feat. Nas‘ track “Godfather 4,” adding harmony and backup vocals.

    Tickets are on sale now and available at TheSoulRebels.com. All tours dates are listed below.

    Tour Dates:

    Dec.30-31 – The Ardmore Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA *with Matisyahu

    Jan.7-12 – Jam Cruise – Miami, FL

    Jan.13-18 – Havana Jazz Festival – Havana, Cuba *with Tank & The Bangas & Cimafunk

    Jan.24 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA

    Jan.25 – The New Parish – Oakland, CA

    Feb.25 – Snowmass Base Village – Snowmass Village, CO

    Feb.27 – Riverfront Live – Cincinnati, OH

    Feb.28 – Thunderbird Café & Music Hall – Pittsburgh, PA

    Mar1 – Buffalo Iron Works – Buffalo, NY

    Mar.2 – Westcott Theater – Syracuse, NY

    Mar.3 – The Press Room – Portsmouth, NH

    Mar.6 – Washington, D.C. – U Street Music Hall

    Mar.7 – Poughkeepsie, NY –  Revel 32

    Mar.8 – Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center – Greenfield, MA

    Mar.10 – Port City Music Hall – Portland, ME

    Mar.11 – Infinity Music Hall – Norfolk, CT

    Mar.12 – StageOne – Fairfield, CT

    Mar.13-14 – Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY *with Special Guests

    Mar.15 – The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA

    Apr.9 – Carolina Performing Arts-UNC at Chapel Hill  – Chapel Hill, NC *with Big Freedia

  • Goose announces 2020 dates with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong; headline Syracuse April 22

    Fast-rising indie-rock band Goose kick off 2020 with two sold out NYC shows, and then fly west to join Pigeons Playing Ping Pong for 13 shows on their first ever West Coast tour. The Norwalk, CT based group has taken flight this year, with notable performances at Peach Fest and sold out shows throughout their Fall Tour.

    Not only will Goose open for Pigeons to start 2020, they’ll be on the Rock Legends Cruise, setting sail in late February, then head to Pelham, TN to perform at The Caverns for a PBS special.

    Tickets are on sale now through Goose’s website.

    Goose 2020 Tour Dates

    January 24 — New York, NY
    January 25 — Brooklyn, NY
    February 5 — Tempe, AZ*
    February 6 — Solana Beach, CA*
    February 7 — West Hollywood, CA*
    February 8 — West Hollywood, CA*
    February 12 — San Luis Obisbo, CA*
    February 13 — Santa Cruz, CA*
    February 14 — San Francisco, CA*
    February 15 — San Francisco, CA*
    February 16 — Crystal Bay, NV*
    February 19 — Eugene, OR*
    February 20 — Bend, OR*
    February 21 — Portland, OR*
    February 22 — Seattle, WA*
    February 28-March 1 — Rock Legends Cruise
    March 27 — Pelham, TN
    April 16 — Asheville, NC
    April 17 — Raleigh, NC
    April 19 — Baltimore, MD
    April 22 — Syracuse, NY
    April 23 — Philadelphia, PA
    April 25 — Boston, MA
    April 26 — Boston, MA

    * with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

  • In Focus: Aqueous and Lespecial kick off Fall Tour in Syracuse

    Aqueous and Lespecial kicked off their Fall Tour on Thursday, October 24 in Syracuse at the Westcott Theater, playing to a full house with two sets stuffed with prog-rock and jammy goodness.

    Check out a gallery of the night below, and don’t miss the Aqueous and Lespecial when they perform at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs on Saturday.

    Lespecial setlist: Snell’s Fleet, Fruit Wolf Dance, Jackwise, Onlookers, The Vessel, Machine Elf, Tonberry*, T Mobil
    *first time played

    Aqueous setlist:
    Set One: What’s the Connection?1, How High You Fly, Be the Same, Numbers and Facts2, Dammit, Eon Don2 > Timmy’s Blades > Pseudo Suicide3 > Eon Don

    Set Two: Dave’s Song4 > Skyway5, Jealous, Complex Pt. I2 > Wandering2 6 > Complex Pt. II

    Encore: Origami7

    NOTES:
    1 Rebel Rebel (David Bowie) teases
    2 New arrangement
    3 I’ll Be There For You (Rembrandt’s) tease
    4 Let’s Go Buffalo quote
    5 Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix) teases
    6 BUSTOUT: LTP 2018/4/21 (111 shows)
    7 Rastaman Chant (Bob Marley) teases

  • Aqueous All Set to Kick Off Fall Tour in Syracuse

    Buffalo-based band Aqueous makes the first stop on their extensive fall tour tonight in Syracuse at the Westcott Theater. Comprised of Mike Gantzer (guitar/vocals), Dave Loss (guitar/keys/vocals), Evan McPhaden (bass) and Rob Houk (drums), Aqueous is known for their heavy improvisation and their “near psychic” level of on-stage chemistry. As a band, they are always exploring musically, and there is bound to be some exciting surprises for fans throughout the course of the tour. The band is eager to get back on the road and reconnect with fans after an extremely successful festival season this summer, which included appearances at Peach Music Festival, Summer Camp Music Festival and Cobblestone Live.

    “You can’t beat the intimacy and connection with the crowd during headlining AQ shows at clubs, and we’ve got some big plans for this tour.”

    Mike Gantzer

    Highlights for the upcoming tour include a special “Hero’s Halloween” themed night in Pittsburgh which will also feature a collaboration with Pittsburgh’s own pop/funk horn section, Steeltown Horns. There will be VIP “King For A Day” packages for dates in Chicago and Denver. VIP Packages include early entry to the venue, photo opportunity with the band, a download of the show’s soundboard and limited edition VIP merchandise. Additionally, Aqueous will be making their debut at the famed Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY with their Vermont-based frends Twiddle. The tour will close out with a hometown two-night run at the Town Ballroom for New Year’s Eve with Buffalo based band Witty Tarbox. 

    New York and Connecticut-based trio lespecial will be joining Aqueous for a few dates on the tour. Lespecial seamlessly fuses a myriad of genres, veering from hip-hop to metal, prog to house, pensive indie-rock to apocalyptic dub.

    See the full list of tour dates below, and visit the band’s website for ticket information. 

    10/24 – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater *

    10/26 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Putnam Place *

    10/30 – Harrisburg, PA – XL Live *

    10/31 – Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater *

    11/1 – Baltimore, MD – The 8×10 *

    11/2 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall *

    11/3 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Bunker *

    11/6 – Raleigh, NC – Pour House *

    11/7 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5 *

    11/8 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Music Hall *

    11/9 – Nashville, TN – Exit / In *

    11/10 – Louisville, KY – Gravely Brewing Co. *

    11/13 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig *

    11/14 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi

    11/15 – Grand Rapids, MI – Stache @ Intersection

    11/16 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall $

    11/17 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon

    11/19 – Saint Paul, MN – Turf Club

    11/20 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown

    11/22 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre $

    11/23 – Steamboat Springs, CO – Old Town Pub

    12/6 – Covington, KY – Madison Live

    12/7 – Columbus, OH – Woodlands

    12/30 & 12/31 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom

     * w/ Lespecial

    $ notes dates w/ “King For A Day” VIP Experience Option

  • Blues Music Award Nominations Announced

    The 40th Anniversary Blues Music Award nominations have been announced by The Blues Foundation. Nominees in twenty-five different categories will converge in Memphis on May 9th 2019, at the Cook Convention Center for the award ceremonies and artist performances.

    Several Blues Music Award nominees appeared in Central New York venues within the past year, including The Westcott Theater, Funk ‘n Waffles, Wakely’s, the New York State Blues Festival, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, and the Chenango Blues Festival. The nominated artists that appeared at these venues are

    Larkin Poe – Band of the Year,

    Samantha Fish – Contemporary Blues Female Artist, and Contemporary Blues Album – Belle of the West,

    Danielle Nicole – Contemporary Blues Female Artist, and Instrumentalist – Bass,

    Rick Estrin – Contemporary Blues Male Artist,

    Christoffer “Kid” Andersen – Instrumentalist – Guitar,

    Bruce Katz – Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Award,

    Toronzo Cannon – Contemporary Blues Male Artist,

    and Johnny Rawls – Soul Blues Male Artist, and Soul Blues Album, I’m Still Around.

     

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