NYS Music 202​0

Author: Pete Mason

  • Primus Announces Rush Tribute Tour

    Primus is hitting the road this summer and will honor Rush with “A Tribute to Kings,” a full recreation of Rush’s 1977 album A Farewell To Kings, at each tour stop.

    The tour comes in the wake of the death of Rush drummer Neal Peart, although Primus’ Les Claypool noted that the tribute was originally scheduled to be performed in the fall of 2019, but plans were pushed into 2020 when Slayer invited Primus on the road last year. Now, the tour holds more meaning with a plan to honor Rush in more ways than one.

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    The Tribute To Kings Tour will run for 40 shows, from late May until early August, with stops in New York at the Beacon Theatre in NYC on June 17, and on July 2 in Lafayette at Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards.

    Claypool says of Rush, “Geddy, Alex and Neil had been superheroes to Larry, Herb and I in our teens, so when we all became pals while touring together in the early ’90s, we were pretty delighted; partially because of the musical geek-out factor but mostly because the three guys whom we had admired so much from afar, turned out to be truly great, down-to-earth humans, and like us, a tad eccentric. The ‘Tribute to Kings’ tour will be just as it is implied, a respectful and loving tribute to three spectacular musicians, songwriters, legends and friends.”

    For more information visit Primus’ official website.

    Primus: A Tribute To Kings Tour Dates

    May 26: Irving, TX: The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory *^

    May 27 Houston, TX: Revention Music Center *^

    May 29 Austin, TX: ACL Live at the Moody Theater *^

    May 30 New Orleans, LA: Saenger Theater *^

    June 1 Asheville, NC: ExploreAsheville.com Arena *^

    June 3 Orlando, FL: Hard Rock Live Orlando *^

    June 5 Atlanta, GA: Coca-Cola Roxy *^

    June 6 Charlotte, NC: Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre *^

    June 7 Raleigh, NC: Red Hat Amphitheater *^

    June 9 Cincinnati, OH: PNC Pavilion *^

    June 10 Columbus, OH: Express Live! – Outdoor *^

    June 12 Manchester, TN: Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival

    June 15 Richmond, VA: Virginia Credit Union LIVE! *^

    June 16 Baltimore, MD: MECU Pavilion *^

    June 17 New York, NY: Beacon Theatre *^

    June 19 Philadelphia, PA: The Met Philadelphia *^

    June 20 Asbury Park, NJ: The Stone Pony Summer Stage *^

    June 21 Essex Junction, VT: Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Exposition ^

    June 23 Boston, MA: Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion *^

    June 24 Wallingford, CT: Toyota Oakdale Theatre *^

    June 26 Sterling Heights, MI: Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill *^

    June 27 Cleveland, OH: Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica *^

    June 28 Pittsburgh, PA: Stage AE – Outdoor *^

    June 30 Toronto, ON: RBC Echo Beach *^

    July 2 Lafayette, NY: Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards *

    July 3 Westbrook ME: Main Savings Pavilion at Rock Row *

    July 6 Indianapolis, IN: The Amphitheater at White River State Park *+

    July 7 Milwaukee, WI: BMO Harris Pavilion *+

    July 8 Minneapolis, MN: The Armory *+

    July 10 Chicago, IL: The Chicago Theatre *+

    July 11 St Louis, MO: Saint Louis Music Park *+

    July 12 Kansas City, MO: CrossroadsKC *+

    July 14 Denver, CO: The Mission Ballroom *+

    July 15 Salt Lake City, UT: The Complex *+

    July 17 Berkeley, CA: Greek Theater *+

    July 18 Los Angeles, CA: Greek Theatre *+

    July 19 Las Vegas, NV: Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort *+

    July 21 Boise, ID: Outlaw Field at Idaho Botanical Garden *+

    July 23 Bonner, MT: KettleHouse Amphitheater *+

    July 24 Redmond, WA: Marymoor Park *+

    July 25 Troutdale, OR: Edgefield *+

    July 28 Spokane, WA: Riverfront Park Amphitheater *+

    July 29 Bend, OR: Les Schwab Amphitheater *+

    July 31 Paso Robles, CA: Vina Robles Amphitheatre *+

    Aug. 1 San Diego, CA: Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU *+

    Aug. 2 Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Federal Theatre *+

    * w/ Wolfmother

    ^ w/ The Sword

    + w/ Battles

  • Pink Talking Fish to commemorate Cornell ‘77 on Spring Tour

    Pink Talking Fish will continue their busy 2020 and bring their unique fusion of Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish from coast to coast between April and June, after a winter tour that has brought Pink Talking Fish through the Midwest and heads into the Northeast in early March, with a tribute to Cornell ’77 on tap.

    Spring tour includes sets at early music festivals, including Skull & Roses in California, Wanee Block Party in Florida, Some Kind Of Jam 15 in Pennsylvania and a return to Strange Creek Campout in Massachusetts. The performance at Wanee will include a ‘PTF is Allmans’ concept where the band will add The Allman Brothers catalog into the mix. Skull & Roses will see the band adding the Grateful Dead as a ‘4th Band’ for a ‘PTF Are Dead’ concept. 

    In May, Pink Talking Fish will celebrate one of the most famous shows in Grateful Dead history – ‘Cornell ’77,’ aka the famous Barton Hall show from May 8, 1977. This year, the State Theatre in Ithaca will host a very special ‘PTF Are Dead’ concept by blending 5/8/77-inspired Grateful Dead material into the mix of the night.

    Joining PTF along the way are The Dire Wolves opening the show in Boulder, CO; Space Bacon (Friday) and Neighbor (Saturday) opening the Brooklyn Bowl shows in April, the latter of which features PTF keyboardist Richard James, and very special guests Strange Machines supporting PTF’s hometown celebration in Boston. The spring tour finale also features a co-headlining bill with Star Kitchen at Ardmore Music Hall in Ardmore PA. 

    Pink Talking Fish Winter Tour 2020

    3/05: Indianapolis IN at The Vogue Theatre 

    3/06: Chicago IL at Park West 

    3/07: Columbus OH at Woodlands Tavern 

    3/13: Plymouth NH at The Flying Monkey 

    3/14: Saratoga Springs NY at Putnam Place w/s/g Eggy 

    3/15: Norfolk CT at Infinity Hall 

    Pink Talking Fish Spring Tour 2020

    4/03: Ventura CA at Skull & Roses – Pink Talking Fish Are Dead 

    4/04: Boulder CO at The Fox Theatre w/s/g Dire Wolves 

    4/09: Asbury Park NJ at The Stone Pony – Jams In The Sand Release Party 

    4/10: Brooklyn NY at Brooklyn Bowl w/s/g Space Bacon 

    4/11: Brooklyn NY at Brooklyn Bowl w/s/g Neighbor 

    4/24: Fort Lauderdale FL at Wanee Block Party – Pink Talking Fish Are Allmans 

    4/25: Schuylkill Haven PA at Some Kind Of Jam 15 

    5/08: Ithaca NY at The State Theatre – 5/8/77 Anniversary Party featuring Pink Talking Fish Are Dead inspired by “Cornell ‘77” 

    5/09: Fairfield CT at FTC Warehouse 

    5/15: Boston MA at Paradise Rock Club w/v/s/g Strange Machines 

    5/22: Greenfield MA at Strange Creek Campout 

    5/28: Roanoke VA at 5 Points Music Sanctuary 

    5/29: Richmond VA at The National 

    5/30: Norfolk VA at The NorVa 

    6/05-06: Ardmore PA at Ardmore Music Hall – 2 Night Double-Bill with Star Kitchen

  • Leap Day at Bowery Electric brings together PEAK, The Phryg and Space Junk is Forever

    Hot Clips Volume 2 is now available on Bandcamp. PEAK brings their own brand of psychedelic-indie funk to Bowery Electric on Saturday, February 29 for a Leap Day show featuring The Phryg and Space Junk is Forever. Tickets can be picked up here.

    NYC’s Peak are off to a hot start in 2020 and in full gear during their winter tour. Following the release of full set video from their Brooklyn Bowl show in October, they recently released Hot Clips Volume 2, the second installment in our live series with selected tracks from fall and early winter tours, featuring new songs and some of their hand-picked favorite jams from the road. 

    PEAK Winter Tour 2020 remaining dates:

    2/26 House of Independents, Asbury Park, NJ*

    2/27 Thunder Road, Boston, MA%

    2/28 The Acoustic, Bridgeport, CT@

    2/29 Leap Day at Bowery Electric, New York, NY**

    3/13 Tellus 360 Lancaster, PA

    3/20 Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI

    3/21 Olives, Nyack, NY

    3/26 Rochester, NY Flour City Station

    3/27 Frankfurt, NY The Bank

    3/28 Albany, NY Parish Public House

    *supporting Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation

    ^ w/ Cold Engines

    # w/ Kluster Phunk

    @w/ Zillawatt

    % w/ Mount Pleasant

    **w/ the Phryg and Space Junk is Forever– 

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  • Brooklyn’s Nicole Mercedes shares Dream-Pop single “Stoop”

    Nicole Mercedes, the Brooklyn-based dream-pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, has shared the debut single “Stoop” from her sophomore album Look Out Where You’re Going, due in April 2020.

    Mercedes tells Atwood Magazine about the meaning of the track, saying, “This is a song about embracing the feeling of loneliness, about those summer nights where all you’re looking for is a distraction, and a rotating door of friends and strangers to drink with, talk with, make out with. The stoop is my favorite place to do that because things are constantly happening around you and you can kind of just sit there drinking some wine in your slippers, passively being a part of the landscape.”

    The forthcoming album is a collaboration with producer Joe Rogers (Laura Stevenson, Rubblebucket) and Deer Tick’s Andy T. Mercedes performs all compositions and arrangements on the LP, and with Rogers has created a sound that is both equally pop and haunting all at once. Mercedes’ previous projects include Debbie Downer and Flocke, but her solo endeavor sets forth a whole new era of lush, cinematic, sex-positive, feminist, self-aware songs.

    Mercedes performs next at The Sultan Room on March 19 in Brooklyn. Get tickets here.

  • James Taylor postpones dates with Jackson Browne to Summer 2021

    Folk singer James Taylor today postpones his co-headlining tour with Jackson Browne from summer 2020 to summer 2021 due to the current COVID-19 crisis. Taylor said regarding the news:

    “Disappointing as it is to have to reschedule these shows, our first tour together, James/Jackson and I look forward with intense excitement to next spring when, hopefully, we’ll finally get to set this thing in motion,” the musicians said in a joint statement. “We were hoping to reschedule the tour a bit sooner but the experts we consulted have advised waiting for a full year. We thank you all for your patience and understanding and are really encouraged by the majority of you who are holding onto your tickets. We WILL honor them.”

    While tickets for 2020 will be honored at all shows, if you cannot attend you are eligible for a refund from the point of purchase.

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    (Rescheduled) James Taylor and Jackson Browne Summer 2021 tourdates

    May 14, 2021 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center

    May 15, 2021 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

    May 17, 2021 – Ft. Worth, TX – Dickies Arena

    May 20, 2021 – Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center

    May 21, 2021 – Boise, ID – ExtraMile Arena

    May 23, 2021 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome

    May 24, 2021 – Portland, OR – Moda Center

    May 26, 2021 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

    May 28, 2021 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center

    May 29, 2021 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena

    June 9, 2021 – Chicago, IL – United Center

    June 11, 2021 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center

    June 12, 2021 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Entergy Center

    June 14, 2021 – Dayton, OH – Nutter Center

    June 15, 2021 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Coliseum         

    June 17, 2021 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena

    June 23, 2021 – Roanoke, VA – Berglund Center Coliseum

    June 25, 2021 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center

    June 26, 2021 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum

    June 28, 2021 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

    June 29, 2021 – Atlanta, GA – Infinite Energy Center

    July 1, 2021 – Hershey, PA – Giant Center

    July 2, 2021 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

    July 4, 2021 – Lenox, MA – Tanglewood (James Taylor and his all-star band)

    July 7, 2021 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center

    July 9, 2021 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Center

    July 10, 2021 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health @ Jones Beach

    James Taylor released American Standard on February 28, his first release since 2015’s Before This World. On the new album, Taylor infuses new sounds and fresh meaning into timeless works of art, reimagining some of the most beloved songs of the 20th century and making them completely his own.

    Taylor says of American Standard, “I’ve always had songs I grew up with that I remember really well, that were part of the family record collection – and I had a sense of how to approach, so it was a natural to put American Standard together,” explained Taylor. “In terms of how [the songs] were performed and recorded before, we paid attention to the chords and melody, but we were interested in doing something new, and in bringing something new to it, we’ve reinterpreted the songs, that’s what makes it worth doing.”

    The lead single “Teach Me Tonight” was released alongside the album announcement.

  • Mihali to perform at The Strand Theater on April 1

    On Wednesday, April 1, The Strand Theater in Hudson Falls will welcome Twiddle frontman Mihali Savoulidis, with a special guest yet to be announced. Mihali has a long history performing in the greater Capital Region, both with Twiddle and solo side projects that have sold out Putnam Place and Pearl Street Pub in the last year. The show is part of the A.I.M. for Spring Concert Series, presented by ADK Music Festival.

    Tickets can be purchased here or via ADK Music Fest.

  • Trey Anastasio Band to tour this summer, open for Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit in Canandaigua

    Phish frontman Trey Anastasio will perform 10 shows from late May into early June across the Northeast and into the Midwest. Trey Anastasio Band will headline nine of the dates, and will then share the bill with Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit at Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands PAC in Canandaigua. Tickets are on sale Friday, February 21 at Trey.com/tour.

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    Trey recently performed at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester in January, and will perform at Tanglewood in June with the Boston Pops.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS8ajag-DJ8

    Trey Anastasio Band Summer Tour

    May 22 – MECU Pavilion – Baltimore, MD

    May 23 – Stone Pony Summerstage – Asbury Park, NJ

    May 24 – Stone Pony Summerstage – Asbury Park, NJ

    May 26 – The Strand – Providence, RI

    May 28 – Thompson’s Point – Portland, ME

    May 29 – Mountain Jam – Bethel, NY

    May 30 – Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands PAC – Canandaigua, NY*

    June 2 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI

    June 5 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA

    June 6 – Jacob’s Pavilion at Nautica – Cleveland, OH

    *with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

  • Man Forever aka Kid Millions presents ‘The Accident’ at Roulette on February 28

    On February 28, 2018, at 4:00 am, drummer John Colpitts was nearly killed. Colpitts, a founding member of Oneida and a prolific Brooklyn percussionist also known as Kid Millions and Man Forever, was in Los Angeles traveling to the airport when he was involved in an accident. His car was struck at high speed and the accident was so serious that it took him out of commission for five months before he eventually picked up his drumsticks and returned to his instrumental passion.

    Two years later to the day, Roulette will present the US premiere of a narrative performance by Colpitts that explores pain, recovery, transcendence and a return to life and art. Known for his intense playing style and fervent live performances, Colpitts will perform solo with drums, adopting the modes of Laurie Anderson and Spalding Gray to evoke the question: How does one truly recover from an accident when your body is changed forever?

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    With drums and narration from John Colpitts and directed by Mark Armstrong, the performance at Roulette starts at 8pm on Friday, February 28, 2020. Marking the US premiere of this narrative performance, Colpitts explores the car accident that nearly ended his life and its aftermath. Tickets are available .

    A composer, drummer, writer, and educator based in Brooklyn, John Colpitts performs under the moniker Man Forever and Kid Millions. Named one of the 100 Greatest Drummers in Alternative Music by Spin Magazine in 2001, he founded and plays drums in Oneida, People of the North, and Man Forever. 

    Founded in 1978 at the height of the NYC downtown experimental arts revolution, Roulette Intermedium is now a state-of-the-art performing arts venue, presenter, and producer of new and experimental music, dance, and intermedia. In 2011, Roulette moved into its current 400-seat, renovated 1927 art deco theater in Downtown Brooklyn. In 2019-20, Roulette will present 120 performances and special events and will also host 125 organizations through our Community Services Program, featuring partnerships with over 70 diverse Brooklyn institutions.    

  • Oh Sees Announce North American Fall Tour

    Oh Sees, the California band known for incorporating a wide range of rock genres, have announced a run of fall North American tour dates, with a two night stop at New York City’s Webster Hall in September. Among the genres that make up their unique sound are 60’s garage rock, pychedelic rock, punk, noise rock, art punk, and ’80s post-punk.

    Led by guitarist/vocalist John Dwyer, whose guitar sound and brutally powerful way of playing are instantly identifiable, the band went through a series of changes that led them from clanging lo-fi garage experimentalism on albums like their 2007 debut Sucks Blood, to weirdo psych-pop on 2011’s Castlemania and almost-slick garage punk on 2014’s Drop.

    Oh Sees will also play an upcoming charity concert on May 9 at the 1720 Warehouse in Los Angeles, to benefit The Elizabeth House & East LA Women’s Center. Tickets are on sale here. All dates are listed on the Oh Sees’ website.

    Oh Sees UK + EU Tour:

    05-15 – Birmingham – The Crossing

    05-16 – Manchester – Albert Hall

    05 -17– Glasgow – Barrowlands

    05-18 – Dublin – Button Factory

    05-19 – Dublin – Button Factory

    05-21 – Bristol – SWX

    05-22 – London – Electric Ballroom – Late Show

    05-23 – London – Electric Ballroom – Early Show

    07-05 – Lyon, France – transbordeur

    07-07 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Kino siska

    07-08th – Zagreb, Croatia – Vintage industrial bar .

    07-09 – Budapest, Hungary – Bankito  Festival 

    07-11 – Erfurt, Germany – Stone from the underground 

    07-12  – Gierle, Belgium – Sjock festival

    07-14th – Berlin, Germany – Festaal Kreuzberg

    07-15 – Dusseldorf, Germany – Zakk

    07-16 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso 

    07-17 – Leuwarden, Netherlands – Welcome to the village 

    07-18 – Paris, France – Cabaret Sauvage

    Oh Sees North American Tour:

    Tue 09-01 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall *

    Wed 09-02 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall *

    Fri 09-04 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom *

    Sat 09-05 – Seattle, WA – Neumos *

    Sun 09-06 – Seattle, WA – Neumos *

    Fri 09-11 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall *

    Sat 09-12 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall *

    Sun 09-13 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom *

    Mon 09-14 – Toronto, Canada – Danforth Music Hall * 

    Wed 09-16 – Providence, RI – Fete Ballroom *

    Thu 09-17 – New York, NY – Webster Hall *

    Fri 09-18 – New York, NY – Webster Hall *

    Sun 09-20 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer *

    Mon 09-21 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle *

    Tue 09-22 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse *

    Thu 09-24 – Austin, TX – Hotel Vegas *

    Fri 09-25 – Austin, TX – Hotel Vegas *

    Sun 09-27 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister Bar *

    * with Mr. Elevator 

  • NYC Electronic trio Pool Cosby share “Day Breaks” off upcoming album

    Pool Cosby, a sample-based electronic band from New York City consisting of producers Jacuzzi Jefferson, Kevin Kuh, and Otto Botté, is kicking off 2020 with the release of their brand new single “Day Breaks,” featuring vocals from Ivy Sole.

    “Day Breaks” is the follow up to their most recent single and accompanying video, “I Like You,” featuring vocals from NY’s own indie-pop artist, denitia.

    Both tracks can be found on the group’s upcoming full-length album, Day Breaks, slated for release on March 6. The record will feature guest performances from Soren Bryce, Ivy Sole, Denitia, Tiger Darrow, Yoh, Rochee, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Bill $aber, and Kiah Victoria.

    By combining their diverse musical and cultural backgrounds, Pool Cosby has consistently pushed the boundaries of their music over their career. The group aims to contextualize the artists they collaborate with as well as challenge the traditional ideas of musical genres.