Grammy-winning guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela are back on the road starting on September 1, their first US shows in over two years.
Their plans to tour their 2019 studio album METTAVOLUTION were cut-short early by the pandemic. The “By Request Tour” will be a completely new and exciting experience for both fans and the band.
To make this tour extra special, Rodrigo y Gabriela have elected to hand over setlist selection to their fans.
On the Mettavolution tour in 2019, we played the whole of that album. Here we are, two years later, and we have decided to let the fans choose what songs they want to hear from us on the ‘By Request’ tour.
Rodrigo Sánchez
A long ballot of songs are now posted on rodgab.com and Rod y Gab’s social media platforms, covering their unique repertoire of over 20 years of fiery acoustic rock together. Fans are invited to select the songs they want to hear played live.
The “By Request” tour starts in Boulder, CO on September 1, runs through to October 16 in Minneapolis, MN and will make a stop in NYC at Pier 17 on October 10. More information and ticket links are available on their website.
Check out the full tour schedule below:
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA TOUR 2021 SEPTEMBER
1 – Boulder, CO – Chautauqua Auditorium *
3 – Vail, CO – Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater *
4 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center *
8 – Troutdale, OR – Edgefield *
10 – Sacramento, CA – Crest Theater *
11 – Napa, CA – Oxbow Riverstage Concert Series *
12 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay *
14 – Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theater *
15 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues *
26 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theater
28 – San Antonio, TX – Tobin Center for Performing Arts **
OCTOBER
1 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater
2 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall **
3 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre **
5 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte **
6 – Washington, DC – Anthem
8 – Hershey, PA – Harrisburg University at Hershey Theatre **
Brooklyn-native band Acid Dad has recently released “Searchin,’” which is the first track on their upcoming album Take It From The Dead, due out on July 16. The band has also announced an upcoming tour which includes a stop at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City.
Acid Dad is an American alternative-rock band composed of singer-guitarists Vaughn Hunt, Sean Fahey and drummer Trevor Mustoe. The band released their first EP, Let’s Plan a Robbery, in 2016. Since then, they have independently produced and put out multiple singles and one live album.
Acid Dad shared two other songs in preparation for Take It From The Dead‘s release. Tracks two and three on the album, “BBQ” and “RC Driver” respectively, dropped earlier this year.
According to an interview with American Songwriter, “Searchin’” is inspired by bassist Phil Lesh’s book Searching for the Sound: My Life in the Grateful Dead and the Dead’s 1974 track “Unbroken Chain.” The two songs have similarities, looking for values and experiences of the past in a modern world.
Searchin’ Single Artwork
The music video for “Searchin”‘ pays homage to the Grateful Dead, with images of Jerry Garcia rippling in the background – calling reference to the era Acid Dad feels anemoia for, nostalgia for a time they didn’t experience.
Take It From The Dead features an array of different influences in contrast to their earlier work, allowing for more intricate and hypnotic sounds. Their goal with the upcoming record is to provide a modern spin to the feel of neo-psych, post-punk and ’70s rock-n-roll.
That’s one thing that I really like that the Grateful Dead always did with a song like ‘Friend of the Devil.’ When you listen to something like ‘[The Closing of] Winterland,’ they slow it down into this sultry jam and it has this intensity that just hits a lot harder. The song and the lyrics are the same, but it’s good for our own mental state to switch things up.
Sean Fahey, guitarist of Acid Dad, in an interview with American Songwriter
To accompany the new record’s dreamy distortion, the band has collaborated with artist Webb Hunt to produce kaleidoscopic art videos that add a visual counterpart to their sound. Green screened vaporwave backgrounds and VHS-like-quality graphics are commonly used to create this retro vibe.
Take It From The Dead Album Artwork
“Searchin’” can be streamed on Youtube, Spotify, and Soundcloud, (check out the full list here) Album pre-sales and pre-orders can be done on the Acid Dad record portal.
The band has also announced 2021 tour dates with fellow psychedelic rockers Frankie and the Witch Fingers, spanning much of the month of October. Ticket purchasing information is available on the Acid Dad website.
Check out the full list of currently-announced dates below:
On Sept 29, multi-faceted folk-rockers The Accidentals will kick off a long-awaited U.S. tour. Joined by their friend and collaborator Sawyer Fredericks, this co-bill tour will take the female-fronted, multi-instrumentalist power trio throughout the Midwest before heading east through New York and down into the Southeast.
The Accidentals—Sav Buist, Katie Larson, and Michael Dause—are touring in support of their upcoming release Vessel, which is due out Oct 1.
This tour is not the first time The Accidentals have collaborated with Fredericks. The Accidentals’ Larson and Buist contributed two songs to Fredericks’ recent Flowers For You album—“Lies You Tell” and “Days Go By”—and were also featured in the video for “Lies You Tell.”
“The Accidentals have great energy on stage and a very driven work ethic,” says Fredericks. “In addition to the fun of touring with good friends, I also feel I will learn and grow a lot through working with them.” Fredericks will perform solo from the first date in Traverse City, MI, until his band joins him at Chicago’s City Winery for the duration of their tour.
Fredericks hails from his family farm in central New York State. At the age of 13, he played local farmers markets, open mics, and iconic New York venues like Caffe Lena, the Towne Crier Cafe, and The Bitter End. At 15, with his deep, beyond-his-years original lyrics and melodies, raw, soulful vocals, and powerful live performances, he won season 8 of NBC’s The Voice.
Fredericks went forward with the release of his major label debut, A Good Storm, with Republic Records, an impressive blend of soulful Folk, blues, and rock. In 2018, after choosing to go independent, for more creative freedom, Hide Your Ghost was released, fully written and produced by Fredericks. Shedding the high gloss major label treatment, and staying true to Fredericks’s honest and elegantly stripped down style, a self-described “free range folk”, incorporating elements of blues, roots rock, and jazz with live instrumental arrangements throughout.
May 1, 2020 Fredericks released his 4th album, Flowers For You. Two songs from Flowers For You won top awards from the 18th annual Independent Music Awards, “Born” won in the Folk/Singer-Songwriter category and “Amen” won the Vox Pop award in the Social Action Song category. “Born” was recently officially added to SiriusXM’s Coffee House channel.
Female-fronted, multi-instrumentalist power trio, The Accidentals, (Sav Buist, Katie Larson, and Michael Dause) kicked off 2018 with the release of their debut album, Odyssey, with Sony Masterworks. They followed the album release with two-hundred days of touring nationally, seventeen festivals, sync placement with Turner Classic Movies and FOX sports, and a RAM Trucks BANDvan #tourtough commercial.
In 2019, The Accidentals released a self-titled live album and toured the UK; all while scoring an indie film, teaching workshops across the country, playing with symphonies, and recording new music. In their downtime Sav and Katie are making a name for themselves as a go-to Nashville string team, composing, arranging, and playing string tracks for bands like BTS, Keller Williams, Flint Eastwood, etc.
Catch The Accidentals and Sawyer Fredericks on Tour:
9/29 – Traverse City Opera House – Traverse City, MI *
9/30 – Traverse City Opera House – Traverse City, MI *
10/1 – State Theatre – Bay City, MI *
10/2 – The Ark – Ann Arbor, MI *
10/3 – Beachland Tavern – Cleveland, OH *
10/7 – Great Lakes Center For The Arts (Blissfest) – Petoskey, MI *
10/8 – Cheboygan Opera House (Blissfest) – Cheboygan, MI *
10/9 – Calvin University – Grand Rapids, MI *
10/10 – City Winery – Chicago, IL
10/13 – Lake Michigan College Mendel Center – Benton Harbor, MI
Andy Frasco and The U.N. have announced their 2021 US tour dates, taking their live act across the country this fall. To open each night, Andy is featuring the World Saving Local Talent Search – a variety show searching for each city’s most talented Frasco fans, hosted by Nick Gerlach.
Andy Frasco & The U.N. have released a series of acclaimed records, share bills with the likes of Leon Russell, Galactic, Gary Clark, Jr., The Revivalists, and Marcus King among others, and slay festival stages everywhere from Mountain Jam in the U.S. to Rock am Ring in Germany and COTAI Jazz & Blues in China.
Frasco began writing poetry that eventually became songs. He wrote about despair and anxiety, about friendship and growth, about accountability and potential, transforming the poems into defiant rock and roll anthems. These songs became his most recent album ‘Keep On Keeping On’ released at the beginning of the pandemic in April of 2020.
Like many, the pandemic hit Andy hard. He was once again feeling that ‘breaking point’ and he quickly transformed his high energy road show into a year long digital blitz of new music, a 33 episode variety show (Andy Frasco – “World Saving Sh*tshow”) which garnered 20 millions views, a digital Dance Party and Andy further developed his Andy Frasco’s World Saving Podcast. His variety show and podcast included interviews and musical performances by many notable guests such as Tony Hawk, Kurt Vile, Nathaniel Rateliff, Kamasi Washington, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and more.
Additionally, Frasco recently scored ‘The Great Depresh,’ an HBO documentary about Gary Gulman exploring the comic’s struggles with depression that was produced by Judd Apatow and directed by Mike Bonfiglio). This summer, Frasco will perform at multiple summer festivals including Summer Camp, FloydFest and hopefully many more to be announced.
9/8: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
9/9: Last Concert Cafe – Houston, TX
9/10: Deep Ellum Art Co – Dallas, TX
9/11: Antones – Austin, TX
9/14: Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ
9/15: Belly Up – Solana Beach, CA
9/16: Jammin’ On – Las Vegas, NV
9/17: Lodge Room – Los Angeles, CA
9/18: The Chapel – San Francisco, CO
9/22: Crazy Horse Saloon – Nevada City, NV
9/23: Sessions – Eugene, OR
9/24: Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
9/25: Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
10/9: Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
10/19: Elevation – Grand Rapids, MI
10/20: The Magic Bag – Ferndale, MI
10/21: Iron Works – Buffalo, NY
10/22: Spirit Hall – Pittsburgh, PA
10/23: Madison Theatre – Covington, KY
10/24: Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
10/28: Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
10/29: Greenfield Lake Amphitheater – Wilmington, NC*
UPDATE: Monday, August 23, 2021- Pixies have announced that they are cancelling their 11-date U.S. September run that also included scheduled appearances at Summerfest in Milwaukee, and Chicago’s Riot Fest. Pixies have determined that with the current surge in COVID cases made worse by the Delta variant, this is the right decision for their fans, crew members and themselves, and ask that their fans stay safe and healthy.
Pixies’ cancelled dates are below; ticket holders can obtain refunds from point of purchase.
The Pixies – Black Francis, Joey Santiago, David Lovering, and Paz Lenchantin – return to the road on Friday, September 10 at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY to kick off an 11-date trek, the band’s first U.S. shows since December 2019. The tour consists of headline theatre dates, festival appearances, and multiple concerts with Nine Inch Nails.
Photo Credit: Travis Shinn
On this tour, the band will draw from their entire catalogue for their setlist, and, as is the norm with Pixies, there will be no firm, nightly setlist – the band will play a different set at each show, with every song determined just before its first note is played. That said, fans can expect to hear many of their favorites such as “Here Comes Your Man,” “Wave of Mutilation,” “Where is My Mind,” “Gouge Away,” “Hey,” “Bone Machine,” “Debaser,” and “Gigantic.”
Gov’t Mule and Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes will venture into the Northeast for 5 solo acoustic shows, prior to his performance at Peach Music Festival on July 4.
Warren will make solo stops in Eatontown, NJ – a second show has been added on June 29 – and in Lake George. He’ll then head to East Swanzey, NH to perform at Northlands Live, and swing back to Central New York to perform at Apple Valley Park on July 3, before his July 4 performances at Peach Festival.
I can’t wait to get back on the road and play music in front of live audiences. Leading into Peach Fest, I’ve added 4 brand new shows in Eatontown, NJ, Lake George, NY, E. Swanzey, NH and Lafayette, NY. Each show will adhere to local regulations as pertains to seating, capacity and overall public health safety protocols. Please check out the links for each show below.
June 29&30 – Concerts On The Green – Eatontown, NJ July 1 – Lake George Festival Commons – Lake George, NY July 2 – Northlands Live – East Swanzey, NH July 3 – Apple Valley Park – Lafayette, NY
Mac Sabbath is returning to the road in late August to bring America another heaping helping of unhealthy – but irresistible – Drive Thru Metal. Their 2021 Pop-Up-Drive-Thru Tour will feature The Outlaw Mariachi, Speedealer and Lung on select dates, and will make stops in Rochester and New York City.
Mixing raucous comedy with borderline-horrific theatrics, Mac Sabbath is the love child of heavy metal band Black Sabbath and hamburgers. Warning about the dangers of fast food, Mac Sabbath puts on a theatrical, multimedia stage show – complete with parody lyrics, a smoking grill, laser-eyed clowns, bouncing burgers and many more surprises.
Mac Sabbath has also recently revealed their first book, Drive Thru Metal, a pop-up book that takes fans on a journey through a dystopian fast-food world polluted by its own waste. There are two editions of the book, one being the Special Edition version, a limited version complete with a foil stamped cover, a Gris Grimly art print and “ketchup and mustard splattered” yellow and red vinyl.
Both editions of Drive Thru Metal include pop-up scenes highlighting “The Factory,” “The Ascension” and “Utopia” and include a vinyl with seven Mac Sabbath musical stories, including songs “Organic Funeral,” Sweet Beef” and “N.I.B.B.L.E.” Both editions are available in limited quantities and pre-orders are available on Mac Sabbath’s merch site.
Mac Sabbath’s “Pair-a-Buns” music video, a spoof on Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid”
Check out the complete Mac Sabbath tour schedule below:
8/25 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
8/26 – Sacramento, CA – Holy Diver
8/28 -Portland, OR – Dante’s
8/29 – Seattle, WA – El Corazón
9/1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
9/2 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
9/3 – Wichita, KS – WAVE
9/4 – Kansas City, MO – Knuckleheads
9/7 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
9/8 – Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
9/9 – Lombard, IL – Afterlife Music Hall
9/10 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation
9/11- St. Louis, MO – Fubar
9/12 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
9/15 – Rochester, NY – The Montage Music Hall
9/16 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
9/17 – New Bedford, MA – The Vault Music Hall & Pub
9/18 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
9/19 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
9/22 – Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
9/23 – Belle Vernon, PA – Vinoski Winery
9/24 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
9/25 – Ferndale, MI – Magic Bag
9/28 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Indy & HI-FI Annex
Electronic music star Deadmau5 will be playing across the country this July on an exciting summer tour.
Deadmau5, also known as Joel Zimmerman, has been an iconic figure in the electronic music and production song for over fifteen years. He has seven critically acclaimed albums as well as multiple Juno awards and Grammy nominations.
Deadmau5 will be making 12 stops on this tour, including two nights at the Brooklyn Mirage on July 10 and 11. He will be showcasing his latest popular track releases at each show, including “Hypnocurrency” with REZZ, “Channel 43” with Wolfgang Gartner, “Bridged By A Lightwave” with Kiesza and “Pomegranate” with The Neptunes. He will, of course, also perform more fan favorites from his extensive catalogue.
All tour dates are listed on the poster above. Tickets are currently on sale and can be accessed here.
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, the Baltimore-based funk quartet, just announced their Fall 2021 tour. There are fourteen stops planned, the first two of which are at the historic Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY. From there, they will travel to various cities across the country to leave fans in awe of their funky sound.
The band cannot wait to get back on stage: “I think one of the silver linings of this pandemic is all of our renewed appreciation for live music,” says singer/guitarist “Scrambled Greg” Ormont. “The bands, the fans, the venues, we’re all rejuvenated and ready to unleash this energy. Honestly, as fired up as I am to get back on stage, I’m almost more excited to see how the crowd reacts to being back in our collective element. It’s going to be a tour for the ages.”
After kicking off the tour in Port Chester on October 14th and 15th, P4 will continue on to the mid-atlantic region with an exciting trio of Halloween themed shows. They will then perform in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis. After stopping in Des Moines, they will end the tour in Denver on November 13th. Supporting acts include Sunsquabi (October 29th to the 31st) and Neighbor (October 16th). Magic Beans will join Pigeons for the remaining tour dates.
Fall tour tickets will be available via Artist Presale running Wednesday June 16th at 10am through Thursday June 17th at 10pm local time using the password FLOCK. General onsale will begin Friday June 18th at 10am local time, with the exception of Denver’s Mission Ballroom which will go on sale Friday at 12pm MT.
Acclaimed Utica-based guitarist and songwriter Joe Bonamassa has announced an extensive 33 tour dates for fall 2021. Bonamassa’s latest project, a live album entitled Now Serving: Royal Tea Live From The Ryman, comes out Friday, June 11.
Photo by Robert Sutton
Bonamassa will stop in New York twice on his fall tour. He is set to play the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester on November 22 and the Rochester Auditorium Theatre in Rochester on November 24. The full list of tour dates is listed below.
Bonamassa is one of the biggest modern names in blues-rock and was even named “the world’s biggest blues guitarist” by Guitar World Magazine. He, like other live musicians, is marking his return to the stage in over a year. The fall tour kicks off October 8 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, where Bonamassa recorded his latest live album.
Throughout the pandemic and during the pause of live music, Bonamassa focused on raising money for his non-profit Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation through the Fueling Musicians Program. The nonprofit centers on providing financial assistance to touring musicians who had their income streams cut off in this tumultuous time.
Now Serving: Royal Tea Live From The Ryman comes out Friday and tickets for the fall tour will be available on the same day. Links for purchase can be found here.
TOUR DATES
October 8-9: Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
October 11: Little Rock, AR – Robinson Performance Hall
October 13: Shreveport, LA – Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
October 15: San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
October 16: Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre
October 17: Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
October 19: Fayetteville, AR – Walton Arts Center
October 21: Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
October 22: Memphis, TN – Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
October 23: Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
October 25: Evansville, IN – Old National Events Center
October 27: Fort Wayne, IN – Embassy Theatre
October 29: Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
October 30: St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre
October 31: Cincinatti, OH – Taft Theatre
November 19: Springfield, MA – Symphony Hall
November 20: Providence, RI – Providence Performing Arts Center
November 22: Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
November 24: Rochester, NY – Rochester Auditorium Theatre
November 26: Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
November 27: Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre
November 28: Columbus, OH – Palace Theatre
November 30: Easton, PA – State Theatre
December 1: Reading, PA – Santander Performing Arts Center
December 3: Roanoke, VA – Berglund Performing Arts Theatre
December 4: Baltimore, MD – The Lyric
December 5: Richmond, VA – Dominion Energy Center
December 7: Savannah, GA – Johnny Mercer Theater
December 8: Sarasota, FL – Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
December 10: St. Augustine, FL – The St. Augustine Ampitheatre
