Buffalo post-hardcore rockers Once Upon A Flatline has released a new song and lyric video for “Hang Hymn High,” the third single off of the bands debut EP The Theatre Lucy. Engineered by Nate White, the track is inspired by the jazzy musical “Chicago,” with a serious message about getting help against domestic violence especially while so many are trapped at home during the pandemic.
Consisting of six members with a strong female front, Once Upon A Flatline attempts to combine the madness of Sweeney Todd with the post-metal of My Chemical Romance with each of their larger than life productions. Their other two singles “For The Wretched of The Earth” and “Those Last, Fatal Days” teased parts of “Les Miserables” and “Moulin Rouge,” respectively.
With a music video already released the band is currently in the studio finishing the last of seven songs according to the press release. Each song will keep with the band’s motif of storytelling and all be inspired by a different, famous Broadway musical with a metal twist told by ghosts that haunt The Theatre Lucy.
The New York Guitar Festival has added Grammy-winning guitarist Warren Haynes to the already packed line up for ‘Reverend Gary Davis: In Search of the Harlem Street Singer’. Slated to be a virtually accessible twelve song series, NYGF will release one video performance on their Youtube channel nightly at 4 PM EDT.
Listen to the full collection of audio recordings from Reverend Gary Davis: In Search of the Harlem Street Singer––as debuted yesterday on WNYC’s “New Sounds”––HERE.
While access is free, organizers are asking viewers that can, to make donations to MusiCares. Started by The Recording Academy’s MusicCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, their goal is to help the music communities affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Listen below to Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal performing ‘Tryin To Get Home’
‘Reverend Gary Davis: In Search of the Harlem Street Singer’ Program Schedule
Returning for its 17th year in a row, the 2020 lineup has been released for Camp Bisco. Held once again July 9-11 at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA, it will feature hosts The Disco Biscuits performing a total of six times, including backing up the psychedelic Shpongle.
Also on the lineup are favorites Bassnectar, GRiZ, Lotus, STS9, Subtronics, G Jones and Troy Boi. In addition, British sensational producer Tipper will perform two sets. Mysterious producer Deathpact is also slated to make his/her/its East Coast debut.
The announcement also notes that the event will feature an “immersive projection mapping experience” by Datagramma and Imaginex.
Check out the complete lineup below. Early Bird Pass 2 tickets are on sale now. For more information, head to campbisco.com.
The progressive quartet Mipso has released dates for a 2020 spring tour shortly after ending a very successful Living Room Tour this past January. Canadian folk artist Taylor Ashton is set to join the group on select dates to support his debut album The Romantic that was released just last week.
Out of the 14 stops across North America, Mipso is set to perform three nights in New York. First, with back to back shows at the Rockwood in New York City on April 13 and 14 where they will be joined both nights by special guests Taylor Ashton, Steph Coleman and Alec Spiegleman. Then they will continue the journey northwest to Ithaca were they are slated to play at The Haunt on April 18.
Hailing from North Carolina, Mipso is said to be the new rising force in Americana music, combining historic roots with a new music edge. In addition to touring, Mipso announced they will be releasing a remixed follow up album to their 2018 release Edges Run. The album had put the group at the top of the bluegrass charts when released with the single “People Change,” receiving over 45 million streams on Spotify. Currently in the works is a new full length LP which will be released later in 2020 under Rounder Records.
Tickets for all shows are now on sale and can be purchased here. Below is a list shows with additional spring/summer dates still to be announced.
Mipso 2020 Tour
Apr. 10 – Roy’s Hall – Blairstown, NJ*
Apr. 11 – Arden Gild Hall – Arden, DE*
Apr. 13&14 – Rockwood – New York, NY +
Apr. 15 – The Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center – Old Saybrook, CT
Apr. 16 – Shea Theatre Arts Center – Turner Falls, MA
Apr. 17 – UVM – Burlington, VT
Apr. 18 – The Haunt – Ithaca, NY
Apr. 19 – Hopewell Theatre – Hopewell, NJ
*with Taylor Ashton
+ with Taylor Ashton and guest Steph Coleman and Alec Spiegleman
Back for its second year, Beach Road Weekend has announced the initial lineup for 2020. Taking place July 24 to July 26 at Veterans Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven, the festival will have three full days of music spread across two stages instead of one. Headlining this year will be Norah Jones, Lake Street Dive and Beck.
Included in the eclectic lineup will be New Orleans rock band The Revivalists, indie folk band The Head and The Heart, Boston band Guster and many more. A series of local acts are also set to perform on the main stage for the first time, all of which will be announced at later dates.
“As we searched for artists for Beach Road Weekend 2020 we were so happy to find many musicians had a special connection with, or memory of Martha’s Vineyard. This is truly a place that artists want to play, and we are excited to bring them to the fans,” said Adam Epstein, CEO of Innovation Arts & Entertainment. “This year is all about building off the success we had in 2019 with more music and a better experience for all fans.”
– Adam Epstein, CEO of Innovation Arts & Entertainment and inspiration behind Beach Road Weekend
Single day tickets for Beach Road Weekend will be available at a later date. Three-day VIP, GA and GA+ ticket packages are on sale now at Beachroadweekend.com.
After touring with rock band Heart for the better part of 2019 for the first time in three years, front woman Ann Wilson has released the dates for the first part of a soul tour, the Ann Wilson of Heart 2020 Tour. The three-week stint is set to have 16 stops, two of which will be in New York. First, on May 4 at The Paramount in Huntington and a show on May 6 at The Egg in Albany.
Fans will get a chance to hear many songs from the extensive Heart catalog along with Wilson’s own solo projects over the years like Hope & Glory (2007) The Ann Wilson Thing (2015) and, most recently, a special covers album, Immortal (2018) .
Ann Wilson on Jimmy Kimmel Live 2017
With Wilson taking lead as singer and lyricist, over the past 40 years Heart has sold 35 million records worldwide. In 2013, she was inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame.
Apr. 30 – Bergen PAC – Englewood, NJ May 1 – Foxwoods Casino – Mashantucket, CN May 3 – Tupelo Music Hall – Derry, NJ May 4 – Paramount Theater – Huntington, NY May 6 – Egg Performing Arts – Albany, N.Y. May 7 – Chevalier Theater – Medford, MA May 9 – Hard Rock – Atlantic City, NJ May 10 – Maryland Hall For Creative Arts – Annapolis, MD May 12 – The Birchmere – Alexandria, VA May 13 – F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts – Wilkes Barre, PA May 15 – Stage AE, Benefit – Pittsburgh, PA May 16 – Caesars – Elizabeth, IN May 18 – Arcadia Theatre – St. Charles, IL May 20 – Pabst Theater – Milwaukee, WI May 21 – MGM Northfield – Northfield, OH July 31 – California Mid-State Fair * – Paso Robles, CA *festival appearance
Brooklyn native Pop Smoke, was killed in Los Angeles early Wednesday morning according to a report from Rolling Stone. A representative from the Los Angeles Police department confirmed that they responded to a 911 call around 4:30 this morning to find Pop Smoke shot. Pop Smoke was rushed to an area hospital were upon arrival he was pronounced dead, he was only 20.
Even though several people were questioned at the scene, no arrests have been made as of early Wednesday morning. Up to six people are sought in connection with his death, police said. The nearly 3,000-square-foot home on which the alleged home robbery took place is a rental property reportedly owned by Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave, daughter of John Mellencamp and star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Pop Smoke’s death comes after his new mixtape, Meet the Woo 2, made its debut at number eight in the Rolling Stone albums charts. Meet the Woo 2 was released earlier this month and was a accumulation of collaborations from this past summer with other trending rappers such as Travis Scott, Lil Tjay and Calboy. The mixtape was received well by fans, with already 37 million streams.
Born as Bashar Jackson in Brooklyn, New York, Pop Smoke was living the dream as he went from a unknown artists to the next-up in a span of months. Last year in April he released a hypnotic song titled “Welcome to the Party”. He quickly earned a major label deal with Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. The hit has since had 80 million streams and an official remix with superstar Nicki Minaj. Minaj took to Instagram earlier to give her condolences on Pop Smoke’s early demise.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8wKzSGnCP0/
The rapper’s rise to fame has been scattered with hardships since last October. Rolling Stone had reported that Pop Smoke and a slew of other local rappers were scheduled perform at the New York festival Rolling Loud but were demanded by police to be removed from the lineup in a letter that “if these individuals are allowed to perform, there will be a higher risk of violence.” He was also arrested in January after allegedly transporting a Rolls Royce, worth $375,000, from California to New York.
We will continue to update as the story develops.
Pop Smoke performs “Welcome to the Party” in LIC Queens
Rome Ramirez, lead singer and guitarist from Sublime with Rome and Duddy, vocalist and guitarist of Dirty Heads, have joined together to form the duo Rome & Duddy. They have announced a winter 2020 tour called ‘The Friends and Family Tour,’ set to kick off in Albuquerque, New Mexico February 26. Among the 15 stops will be a performance at the Showroom at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona on March 14. Opening for them on select dates will be Micah Brown, vocalist and guitarist of the sunshine reggae group Iration.
In celebration of the tour, the duo released their version of the Van Morrison song “And It Stoned Me” on Valentine’s Day to give the fans a taste of what is to come on.
Rome & Duddy’s newly released single “And It Stoned Me”
For the intimate and acoustic show, fans will not only hear raw versions of previously recorded material, including fan-favorites from Sublime with Rome and Dirty Heads, but also material that has spawned from the Rome & Duddy project.
After Rome and Dirty Heads released “Lay Me Down” in 2008 the Rome & Duddy project was born. “Lay Me Down” went on the make history as it reached #1 on Billboard’s Rock Songs Chart, the first time a song from a independent label would hold this spot. It remained on the alternative charts for 11 weeks and earned a gold record RIAA certification.
The Dirty Heads with Rome “Lay Me Down”
“The friends and family tour is to celebrate me and Duddy knowing each other for over 10 years. We both got our starts performing with the acoustic guitar and our voice. That’s it. We just wanted to get together and bring it to the fans. Really broken down and will play some new stuff we have cooking up. Hopefully, we’ll be able to expand on this and bring other singers from bands who may want to come out on the road and do this every year with us,” comments Rome.
Tickets are on sale now with entry VIP packages to include early entry to the show, exclusive show t-shirts, posters, and up-graded VIP packages will also include meet and greets with Rome and Duddy, and collectible VIP laminate. VIP packages are on-sale now, available here.
ROME & DUDDY TOUR DATES
Feb. 26 – Sister Bar – Albuquerque, NM
Feb. 28 – Voodoo Lounge – Kansas City, MO
Feb. 29 – Tower Theatre – Oklahoma City, OK
March 2 – Pub Station – Billings, MT*
March 3 – Fargo Theatre – Fargo, ND*
March 6 – Palace Theatre – Greensburg, PA*
March 8 – The VETS – Providence, RI*
March 10 – Rams Head Live – Annapolis, MD*
March 12 – Cabot – Beverly, MA*
March 13 – Bergen PAC – Englewood, NJ*
March 14 – Showroom at Turning Stone Resort & Casino – Verona, NY*
JamFam Music & Arts Festival has just released the initial lineup for the 2020 festival slated to take place at Waterloo Village from July 24-26 in Stanhope, NJ. Headlining the festival is New Riders of the Purple Sage and Melvin Seals and JGB. The New Riders of the Purple Sage will be celebrating 50 years together with a special show dedicated to the band’s pedal steel guitar player who recently passed away.
New Riders of the Purple Sage perform “Up Against the Wall Redneck” Live
Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Northwester New Jersey, JamFam Music & Arts Festival is a two day camping event that creates a haven of continuous music taking place. Waterloo Village has played host to stellar performances since the 80s including Phish, Bob Dylan and the 1994 Woodstock.
“Our goal was to ignite the hallowed grounds of Waterloo and create a new beginning for this iconic venue while keeping the area spotless. The JamFam Music & Arts Festival will feature a ‘Leave No Footprint’ commitment to eco-conscious partying and music with an aim to protect the beautiful and lush landscape and environment.”
Founder & Producer, Michael Kestin (As stated in a press release)
Available now are a limited number of 2-Day Early Bird Passes and VIP Packages. Once the full daily schedules are announced single day passes will become available. Tickets are available at theJamFam website.
Melvin Seals and JGB perform live at Jerry Jam 2017 “That’s What Love Will Make You Do”
In celebration of 30 years of being a innovative quartet, Grammy winners Bela Fleck & The Flecktones have added several new stops to their summer 2020 North America tour. Four stops along the way will be in New York including March 25 in Ithaca, March 28 in Stony Brook, and June 3 in Albany before their tour concludes on June 5 in Port Chester.
Formed in 1988 by NYC native Bela Fleck for a PBS series special Lonesome Pine Special, the group consists of banjoist Bela Fleck, harmonica and keyboardist Howard Levy, bassist Victor Wooten, and percussionist / drumitarist Roy “Future Man” Wooten. A year later in 1989 is when the group began touring, creating a sound that could never be labeled. Playing all manners of genres – from classical and jazz, to bluegrass and African music, to electric blues and Eastern European folk – breaking music barriers has been the common denominator propelling this group forward.
“The band is a creative idealistic project, one that somehow connects with people in a profound way,” says Béla. “Nothing about any of that has changed in 30 years. The Flecktones are touring for the sheer love of playing and celebrating our friendship. That’s why we get together these days.”
“What I needed,” replied banjo innovator when asked about the 1989
formation of Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, “were people that were kind of
freaks. Each
person had to be an equal or more, and that’s what made it work when I ran into
these guys and we started playing together.”
See the full list of tour dates below. Tickets are on sale now.
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones 30th
Anniversary Tour
March 21 – Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park – Live Oak, FL
March 22 – Jefferson Center – Roanoke, VA
March 24 – Community Arts Center – Williamsport, PA
March 25 – The State Theatre of Ithaca – Ithaca, NY
March 26 – The Capitol Center for the Arts – Concord, NH
March 27 – Berklee Performance Center – Boston, MA
March 28 – Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University – Stony Brook, NY
March 29 – Santander Performing Arts Center – Reading, PA
Apr. 4 – Savannah Music Festival – Savannah, GA
Apr. 5 – Belk Theater – Charlotte, NC
May 23 – Delfest – Cumberland, MD
May 24 – The Clay Center – Charleston, WV
May 26 – The Southern Theatre – Columbus, OH
May 27 – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium – Asheville, NC
May 28 – Paramount Bristol – Bristol, TN
May 29 – The Carolina Theatre of Durham – Durham, NC
May 30 – Harrison Opera House – Norfolk, VA
June 2 – Lebanon Opera House – Lebanon, NH
June 3 – The Egg Performing Arts Center – Albany, NY
