Category: Beyond NYS

  • Baked Shrimp Announces Winter 2020 Tour

    Baked Shrimp hit the road for their 2020 Northeast tour. This will be their longest tour yet in the band’s three-year history as they play 19 shows in the Upstate NY and New England region, including six shows in New York.

    The Long Island trio opens the tour on January 16 in Syracuse, NY at Funk ‘n Waffles where they will be joined by Bead N Bone. On January 19, they will perform at The Low Beat in Albany with the “high energy psychedelic groove circus” Glass Pony. Ithaca’s Dapper Dan will perform them in their hometown on January 31 at The Range before Baked Shrimp moves onto New Paltz where they will play on February 1 at Snug’s Harbor with Toaster Basket. They will then hit Oneonta with Some.Of.Us ft/Lace on February 6 at The Black Oak Tavern. The band closes out the tour in Greenlawn at Beau’s Bar on February 22.

    Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. See a full list of tour dates below.

    Baked Shrimp Winter Tour 2020:
    Jan.16 – Funk ‘n Waffles Syracuse – Syracuse, NY w/ Bead N Bone
    Jan.17 – Windsor Station Restaurant & Barroom – Windsor, VT
    Jan.18 – Orlando’s Bar And Lounge – Burlington, VT
    Jan.19 – The Low Beat – Albany, NY w/ Glass Pony
    Jan.21 – Tavern at the End of the World – Boston, MA
    Jan.22 – News Cafe – Providence, RI w/ Northeast Traffic
    Jan.23 – Bleachers Bar – Bristol, CT w/ Moon Matrix of the Lizard People
    Jan.24 – Soundcheck Studios Pembroke – Pembroke, MA w/ MacGuffin
    Jan.25 – Jewel Music Venue Manchester NH – Manchester, NH w/ Sophistafunk, DELA and Stead Rock Easy, and Lee Ross
    Jan.31 – The Range – Ithaca, NY w/ Dapper Dan
    Feb.01 – Snug’s Harbor – New Paltz, NY w/ ToasterBasket
    Feb.06 – Black Oak Tavern – Oneonta, NY w/ Some.Of.Us ft. Lace
    Feb.07 – Bar None – Uniontown, PA
    Feb.13 – Zeno’s Pub – State College, PA w/ West Beaver Arts Collective
    Feb.14 – DIVE Bar – Washington D.C.
    Feb.15 – Stage on Herr at Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center – Harrisburg, PA
    Feb.16 – Sprout Music Collective – West Chester, PA w/ Euphonious
    Feb.22 – Beau’s Bar – Greenlawn, NY

  • Bonnaroo 2020 Lineup Announced – Tool, Lizzo, Tame Impala Named as Headliners

    The 2020 Bonnaroo lineup was revealed Tuesday morning. The June 11-14 festival returns to Manchester, TN for its 19th year with headliners Tool, Lizzo and Tame Impala.

    Other acts slated to appear this year include the newly reformed Oysterhead (featuring Trey Anastasio of Phish, Stewart Copeland of the Police and Les Claypool of Primus — which will also be performing), Lana Del Ray, Vampire Weekend, Miley Cyrus, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Tenacious D.

    Brooklyn’s Turkuaz, which released its latest EP Kuadochrome in November of last year, is performing with former Talking Heads members Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew as part of a 40th-anniversary tribute to the Heads’ Remain in Light album. Also Nelly will be performing a 20th-anniversary tribute to his Country Grammar album.

    Tickets for Bonnaroo 2020 go on sale Thursday, Jan. 9 at Noon ET at several different price levels. Details can be found here.

    Check out Lizzo’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert below.

  • Song Premiere: “The Budding of The Rose” by Jake Bellissimo and Gerald Busby

    With each new year comes the promise of new music, and this year is also the start of a new decade. To usher in the new era, musician Jake Bellissimo has collaborated with legendary composer Gerald Busby on a new song, “The Budding of The Rose.” The song is from Bellissimo’s new album The Motion That We Make, which is set to release later this month.

     Jake Bellissimo Gerald Busby

    Formerly of Rochester, NY, Bellissimo has been living in Berlin, Germany. The song is a cross-Atlantic effort with Bellissimo providing lyrics, and Busby setting them to melody and composing music for viola from his home at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City. The resulting song is sublime. The ardent love song traipses through a sonic garden of delight. It’s contemporary, yet timeless and classic.  

    Busby has resided at the Chelsea since 1977, when his mentor Virgil Thompson procured him a room. A child prodigy, he was playing with the symphony by the age of 15. He started composing later in life, and debuted professionally when he wrote the score of Runes for choreographer Paul Taylor’s dance company. He’s best known for writing the music for Robert Altman’s acclaimed movie 3 Women.

    Bellissimo, in addition to being a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, runs the label Drunk With Love Records. The Motion That We Make is a contemplation on motion, mortality, and coincidences. It is a reflection on the places they’ve been and the people they’ve loved, and those they’ve lost. Watch for the release on January 24 on Drunk With Love Records.

  • Eggy Plays Acoustic and Electric Set at FTC Stage One

    It was a little bit intimate, a little bit all-out-jam in Fairfield last Saturday night. Eggy made their return to Fairfield Theatre Company (FTC) Stage One with two sets full of holiday spirit.

    eggy FTC Stage One
    Eggy at FTC Stage One – Photo by: Chris Sidoruk

    2019 was a big year for Eggy. They released their debut album Watercolor Days in March, and in September they announced becoming a part of the Madison House team. Time will only tell what 2020 has in store, but I can tell you they will be opening for Spafford at Brooklyn Bowl on February 7 and 8. So get there early!

  • Sonic Temple Festival 2020 Lineup Announced

    Metallica, Deftones and Slipknot are set to headline the Sonic Temple Festival 2020. The iconic metal festival returns for its second year to MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on May 15 – 17, 2020.

    Metallica is set to headline both Friday and Sunday with two unique sets. Bring Me The Horizon returns for 2020 after being forced to cancel last years set due to a weather evacuation. Some of the heavy hitting bands include Evanescence, Staind, Ice Nine Kills, Dropkick Murphys, Royal Blood, Cypress Hill,  Anthrax, The Pretty Reckless, and Jinjer.

    Tickets are on sale now here.

    The full lineup can be seen below:

    Sonic Temple Festival 2020
  • Coheed and Cambria Announce Inaugural Cruise ‘The S.S. Neverender’

    Progressive rock icons Coheed and Cambria have announced a new partnership with Sixthman to create an immersive cruise and festival at sea, bringing their audience closer than ever before in their 19-year history. Setting sail on the S.S. Neverender October 26-30, the band plans to perform early songs and deep cuts that are rarely heard. Additionally, they’ll bring their sci-fi concept, The Amory Wars, to life in several onboard installations.

    Coheed and Cambria cruise

    The band will also interact with fans in Q&A sessions and other scenarios. Joining the Coheed on this voyage is Taking Back Sunday, The Dear Hunter, Polyphia, Culture Abuse and others. More artists and activities will be added in the near future. The S.S. Neverender sets sail aboard the Norwegian Pearl on October 26-30, 2020 from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas.

    “We’re always trying to find ways to improve the fan experience. Our fans like to travel, they like to meet other fans, we’re like a big family.  So the idea of a cruise seemed like a way to allow a bunch of us to just go on vacation together,” explains Coheed founding member Travis Stever.

    Fans are encouraged to join the cruise pre-sale for early access. Fans who bought the band’s most recent box set, The Unheavenly Creatures, will be given priority. Low deposits of $150 and flexible payment-plans that feature zero interest rates are available.