Judy Collins will celebrate winter and the holiday season with a one-time-only performance at The Town Hall on December 17. This will be Collins’ first official show in New York City since late 2019 and she’ll be joined by Americana group Chatham County Line and special guest Toshi Reagon.
Collins and Chatham County Line will warmly salute the season with songs from their collaborative album Winter Stories and more. Collins will also debut original songs from a to-be-announced new album to be released in early 2022.
Winter Stories was released in November of 2019, a collection of songs that capture the sounds and feeling of the winter season with new originals and classics such as Joni Mitchell’s “The River.” The “not so Christmas-y seasonal album” (Variety) led to a definitive New York Times profile, was deemed “marvelous” by the Boston Globe and spent four weeks as the #1 album on Billboard’s Bluegrass chart.
Despite several months of not touring, Collins did perform at The Town Hall in February of this year, in an empty venue due to the pandemic. She livestreamed the concert and released the recording in August as Judy Collins: Live At The Town Hall. She revisited a very similar set list to the concert she played on that same stage in 1964. Her 1964 Town Hall engagement was her first official solo headline concert in New York City, and was also recorded and released as a beloved album in her catalog (The Judy Collins Concert), performing songs that captured the tumult of the era.
Collins remains ever-prolific at 82. She has released five albums in the past five years, and in July launched a podcast that only Collins could host called Since You’ve Asked, in which she has refreshingly upfront, honest and revealing conversations with guests ranging from Jeff Daniels and Clive Davis to Christiane Amanpour. New episodes will debut early next year.
Irish acoustic band We Banjo 3 have announced the upcoming release of their first ever holiday album, along with their first American tour dates in nearly two years. A Winter Wonderful, an album featuring holiday tunes from their native country as well as the United States, will be available on all digital music platforms beginning December 3.
In support of this, We Banjo 3 toured the US for the first time in nearly two years throughout the first two weeks of December, and has announced Spring 2022 tour dates, including shows at City Winery in Manhattan, and Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs.
WB3 will host their 2nd annual “A Winter Wonderful” livestream performance on Saturday, December 18 at 8 pm ET. Tickets, including ticket/merch bundles with new seasonal/limited-run offerings, are available at www.webanjo3.com. Each ticket purchase includes on-demand streaming access until New Year’s Day.
The friendships and kinships we’ve experienced on the road all over the world were interwoven into an incredible celebration last year during the pandemic with our livestreamed concerts. The holiday edition, ‘A Winter Wonderful,’ was a particular highlight, so we want to make it an annual tradition. We are so thrilled to return to the U.S. after close to 21 months off the road for our Winter Wonderful tour, which will include very special livestream on December 18th direct from the Rocky Mountains. Our fans can celebrate the holiday season with our banjo family in venues and in their living rooms.
WB3’s Martin Howley
Since 2012, We Banjo 3 has toured the U.S. several times a year, building a passionate and loyal following. The Galway, Ireland quartet––comprised of two sets of brothers, Enda & Fergal Scahill and Martin & David Howley––have fine-tuned their knack for seamlessly converging the shared and varied traditions of Americana, Bluegrass, and Celtic music with pop-sensible songcraft to create a truly unique signature sound.
With a brilliant command of their instruments––banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and percussion––combined with a pop sensibility and an undeniable energy, their seamless blend of Americana/bluegrass/Celtic music has made them fan favorites at a diverse range of festivals including BottleRock, Summer Camp, ROMP, Wintergrass, Merlefest, Milwaukee Irish Fest and more.
Their most recent full-length album releases––Haven (2018) and Roots To Rise Live (2019)––each reached the #1 position on Billboard’s Bluegrass chart. See below for the track listing to A Winter Wonderful as well as tour date information.
Track listing for A Winter Wonderful:
1. Christmas in Prison (John Prine) 2. Sunrise at Solstice (We Banjo 3) 3. Driving Home for Christmas (Chris Rea) 4. We Three Kings (John Hopkins) 5. Joy to the World (Handel) 6. Silver Bells (Jay Livingston & Ray Evans) 7. Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Kennicott Davis) 8. The Wexford Carol (Traditional)
We Banjo 3 Spring 2022 ”Awaking Tour”
Sat, Jan 15—Weinberg Center for The Arts, Frederick, MD Sun, Jan 16—Musikfest Café, Bethlehem, PA Tues, Jan 18—City Winery, New York, NY Wed, Jan 19—Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, NY Thurs, Jan 20—The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA Fri, Jan 21—Colonial Theatre, Keene, NH Sat, Jan 22—Barre Opera House, Barre, VT Sun, Jan 23—Stone Mountain Center, Brownfield, ME Wed, Jan 26—Firehouse Arst Center, Pleasanton, CA Thurs, Jan 27—Crystal Bay Club and Casino Crown Room, Crystal Bay, NV Fri, Jan 28—The Sofia, Sacramento, CA Sun, Jan 30—Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA Wed, Feb 2—Orpheum Theater, Flagstaff, AZ Thurs, Feb 3—Yavapai College Performing Arts, Prescott, AZ Fri, Feb 4—Webb Center For the Performing Arts, Wickenburg, AZ Sat, Feb 5—Chandler Center for The Arts, Chandler, AZ Sun, Feb 6—Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ Thurs, Feb 24—Tin Pan Listening Room, Richmond, VA Fri, Feb 25—The Hamilton, Washington D.C. Sat, Feb 26—Rams Head On Stage, Annapolis, MD Sun, Feb 27—Mr. Small’s Theater, Millvale, PA Tues, Mar 1– Memorial Hall, Cincinnati, OH Wed, Mar 2—Memorial Hall, Cincinnati, OH Thurs, Mar 3—Kent State University, New Philadelphia, OH Fri, Mar 4—Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH Sat, Mar 5 & Sun, Mar 6—The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI Tues, Mar 8—The Playhouse at White Lake, Whitehall, WI Wed, Mar 9—Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL Thurs, Mar 10—Meyer Theatre, Green Bay, WI Fri, Mar 11—Historic Temple Theatre, Viroqua, WI Sat, Mar 12—Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI Sun, Mar 13—The Cedar, Minneapolis, MN Fri, Mar 18—Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, Owensboro, KY
Glasgow based synth-pop vets Chvrches are currently in the midst of a tour which takes them to NYC this weekend for two shows at Terminal 5. The tour is in support of the band’s fourth LP, Screen Violence, released back in August on Glassnote Records. Since the record was released, Chvrches have also released an expanded “director’s cut” version featuring three bonus tracks.
Screen Violence: Director’s Cut Album Art
Screen Violence was recorded almost entirely remote between Los Angeles and Glasgow, Scotland. The term “screen violence” itself was originally an early candidate for the band’s name, but was revived for the title of the new album as it was fitting given the transition of our normal lives into digital screens. The album touches on motifs of loneliness, disillusionment, and fear as a result of being isolated during the global pandemic. Vocalist Lauren Mayberry describes the recording process:
I think for me it was helpful to go into the process with the idea that I could write something escapist almost. That felt freeing initially, to have concepts and stories to weave your own feelings and experiences through but in the end, all the lyrics were definitely still personal.
Multi-instrumentalist Martin Doherty adds:
To me, the screen aspect was a bit more literal. When we were making the record, it was like half of our lives were lived through screens. What began as a concept was now a lifeline.
Chvrches have released four albums over the last decade, and have crafted a visually stunning live show over the years. Boasting a new stage production on this tour, Chvrches is poised to awe fans at Terminal 5 this weekend. A small number of tickets for night one this Friday, November 26th are still available, while the second night on Saturday is sold out. Stay tuned for our review of the show plus a full photo gallery.
Chvrches at Governor’s Ball, 2018. Photo by Steve Malinski
The Ritualists announced their album release party for their sophomore album Baroque & Bleeding taking place in NYC. The release party will take place on December 3, 2021 at 6:30PM at the Berlin venue in NYC.
The Ritualist are a NYC based band that had their debut album drop back in 2019 titled, Painted People. The band is lead by Lead vocalist/songwriter Christian Dryden who is massively influenced by the scene of the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 80’s. The band has an alt-rock and post-punk sound that plays off of 19th Century Romance poetry and musical arrangements.
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The band’s sophomore album Baroque & Bleeding dropped it’s title track “Baroque & Bleeding” on July 10, 2021 and it takes the best elements of Acid Rock, Brit-Pop and Electronica and serves it with a dash of ‘90s cynicism. The album was produced by Ed Buller who is known for his work on Pulp, White Lies, Suede.
The album release show took place on Friday, December 3, 2021at Berlin located at 25 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009. The show is a 21+ event and is being promoted as, “A night of rock-n-roll in the heart of the East Village.” The show is being supported by NY based Deep Sea Peach Tree and Chicago Based North by North. Ticket can be purchased for $11 here.
For more information on The Ritualists and their upcoming album Baroque & Bleeding visit their website.
Looking for unique music for the holidays? Everett Bradley, performer with E Street Band and Bon Jovi, is ready to give us some holiday cheer, or better, holiday funk. The Grammy nominated rock percussionist has announced the return of his beloved holiday funk revue, Holidelic.
A 12-show run will be held at The Lucille Lortel Theatre in NYC from December 9 though 31. This is part of the theater’s holiday performance series Tinsel: A Global Holiday Celebration, running from December 6-31 and featuring effervescent live music, performance, and dance with leading artists from around the globe.
Bradley will strictly go by his name Papadelic, for the residency. The renamed Funk’s Father Christmas is a funk figure combining the personas of George Clinton and Santa Claus, with of course holiday-themed funk songs written by Bradley.
A flashy, bass heavy retro-futuristic take on the holidays
The New Yorker
Holidelic debuted in 2002 to bring some cheer after 9/11, something about his big furry white coat, sunglasses and 6-inch platform shoes has been selling out shows ever since. I mean maybe it’s from his stardom with Bon Jovi, Hall & Oats, Quincy Jones, and Snarky Puppy. Regardless this GRAMMY winner knows how to wow a crowd, exhibiting extraordinary talent, exuberance, and heart to every tour, session, Broadway show, or even TV show. The holidays wouldn’t be the same without him.
Given the massive interest in The Beatles’ forthcoming Get Back film, an army of notable downtown artists are heading uptown to the Cutting Room for GET BACK NYC, a local remake/remodel of tunes from the Fab’s classic 1970 swan song Let It Be – all to benefit Teen Cancer America’sPlay It Back Music Program, a charity founded by The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend.
Produced and presented by David C. Gross and Tom Semioli, the hosts of the radio show/podcast NOTES FROM AN ARTIST, the reinventions are designed to showcase the many musical genres that New York City is renowned for – rock, jazz, experimental, funk, punk, folktronica and urban country. In keeping with the format of Gross and Semioli’s show, the event will be a “PodFormance” – a hybrid of live concert and podcast (with interviews). The event will take place Monday, December 6 at 7 pm at the Cutting Room, at 44 East 32nd Street, New York City.
Artists confirmed for the event include Emily Duff, Joey Kelly Allstars, Arno Hecht (Uptown Horns, Rolling Stones, J. Geils Band), Chris Parker (Bob Dylan, Stuff, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Jon Secada), Peter Baron, Spaghetti Eastern Music, Ben Neill, Lorraine Leckie, Anne Husick (Joey Ramone, Ronnie Spector), Puma Perl, Mark Bosch (Ian Hunter, Mott The Hoople ’74, Garland Jeffreys), Kathena Bryant, Chris Berardo and The DesBerados, along with bassists David C. Gross, Tom Semioli, and a few surprise guests.
Publisher Nicholas Callaway will kick-off the evening of GET BACK NYC with a discussion of The Beatles: Get Back book (Callaway Arts & Entertainment). This is the official account of the creation of their final album, Let It Be, told in The Beatles’ own words, illustrated with hundreds of previously unpublished images, including photos by Ethan A. Russell and Linda McCartney.
Founded by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, Teen Cancer America (TCA) partners with hospitals throughout the United States to develop specialized facilities and services for teens and young adults with cancer. TCA builds teen friendly environments, enhancing the hospital experience. TCA develops standards for age-targeted care, improve collaboration between pediatric and adult specialists and enable dedicated research to improve outcomes and survival for our young people. The Play It Back Music program gives adolescent and young adult cancer survivors the opportunity to express themselves and heal through the power of making music. Play It Back connects cancer survivors with industry professionals to create songs, meet artists, and explore music.
David C. Gross and Tom Semioli’s NOTES FROM AN ARTIST is an insightful, intriguing and informative talk/music program airing Monday evenings on www.CygnusRadio.com. It is a unique program that brings you behind the scenes with individuals whose artistry had resonated with generations. The program has presented some of the biggest names in music of many genres, including jazz bass legend Ron Carter, Michael League (Snarky Puppy), Richard Thompson, photographer The Cutting Room is located at 44 East 32nd Street, New York City. Admission for GET BACK NYC is $20.00 with all proceeds going to TEEN CANCER AMERICA. For tickets and info contact The Cutting Room.
When it comes to classical music, it is hard to remember each piece’s name, composer, movement, opus, etc. Maybe that’s why Olmos Chamber Ensemble came up with “Classical Hodgepodge”. At Unity Hall, the free film premiere of the Olmos Chamber Ensemble will take place on Sunday, December 5 at 3PM.
The Olmos Ensemble film features a recent concert and interviews with the performers. You’ll hear works from Jacques Ibert, Maurice Ravel, George Gershwin, and Claude Debussy with performances hailing straight from Texas. Proof of vaccination and ID are required to attend the program and face masks are encouraged. The doors will open at 2:30pm.
The film will be shown upstairs in Unity Hall’s main stage theatre on the large screen and broadcast through Unity Hall’s concert sound system.
Established in 1994, the Olmos Ensemble has created a global name for itself as a premier chamber music organization. From numerous world class performances, live broadcasts and recordings Olmos Ensemble has increasingly gained more recognition with each performance. From the few players of the San Antonio Symphony that founded this ensemble you can find leading musicians from across the United States.
Rachel Ferris as a soloist represents Barneveld with her upbringing. The native of Central NY holds the position of Principal Harp with the San Antonio Symphony. Her academic career started at Poland Central School and graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy. Later she received a prestigious Bachelor’s Degree in Harp Performance from Oberlin College and Conservatory. The other notable names you might recognize in the concert are Mark Teplitsky, the principal flute of the San Antonio Symphony and Mathew Cohen a nationally recognized violist and graduate of Julliard’s Master of Music Program.
Thanks to the support of Unity Hall Membership and funds from the Decentralization Program, we can look forward to more performances from the Olmos Ensemble.
Unity Hall is located at 101 Vanderkemp Avenue in Barneveld, New York. Information about upcoming concerts and other Unity Hall events can be found here.
Proctors Collaborative has announced the next block of upcoming shows at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs.
After a brief opening in Feb. 2020, as with many venues across the country, UPH had to close its doors briefly before opening again during the COVID-19 pandemic as an exhibit hall in July 2020.
UPH is incredibly unique and adaptable as a year-round cultural center with multiple spaces. Our main performance space is a 700-seat, state-of-the-art theatre in the round and has been designed so that no audience member will be farther than 60 feet from the performer. There’s not a bad seat in the house!
From the producers of the annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert comes The Capitol Sessions: Songs from a Rock Palace That Impacted the World. Featuring Jackson Browne and Jorma Kaukonen leading an all-star jam benefiting HeadCount, the star-studded event will take place on Friday, December 17 at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester.
Also featured in the show will be Marco Benevento, James Casey, Lisa Fischer, Amy Helm, Connor Kennedy, Eric Krasno, Tony Leone, Grahame Lesh, Adam Minkoff, Karina Rykman, and TheWar and Treaty.
Curating the evening is legendary producer, arranger, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell, alongside his musical partner and wife Teresa Williams. Universally respected by his peers and fans as a master of music, the three-time Grammy-winning producer/musical director for Levon Helm was a member of Bob Dylan’s Never Ending Tour band, as well as a session and touring musician for artists including Keith Richards, Jackson Browne, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Simon and Emmylou Harris, and a recipient of the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award as Instrumentalist.
The Capitol Sessions celebrates the groundbreaking songs played at The Capitol Theatre by rock royalty like Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Jefferson Airplane, The Chambers Brothers, Mountain, Joe Cocker, the Rolling Stones, Traffic, and Eric Clapton.
The Capitol Theatre is one of rock ‘n’ roll’s last remaining rock palaces. A place where many of rock’s most beloved legends performed — the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead, David Bowie, Janis Joplin, to name a few. We can’t wait to celebrate the iconic songs that have been played over the years at The Cap. It will be very cool for The Capitol Sessions to happen on the same stage where these songs were originally performed. It’s going to be an epic night!
Peter Shapiro, DayGlo President and HeadCount board member
The show benefits HeadCount, a non-partisan voter registration advocacy organization that stages voter registration drives at more than 1,000 live events each year and collaborates with cultural leaders to promote civic engagement on a national scale. Since 2004, HeadCount has signed up over 1,000,000 voters through its work with Ariana Grande, Dead & Company and Beyoncé, as well as events like Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Pride Festivals, and RuPaul’s DragCon.
The Capitol Sessions is the latest in a lineup of standout events by RWE, the company founded by Greg Williamson and Nicole Rechter to bring people together around music, culture, and philanthropy. RWE has realized its vision through charity concerts such as Love Rocks NYC, the Play On CBS primetime TV special, and the annual Tipping Point concert for Tulane University and the city of New Orleans.
In addition to honoring some of the most influential artists who played the Capitol during its heyday, we’re proud to highlight the importance of voting rights and democracy. We’d like to extend our thanks to Peter Shapiro, Larry Campbell, and all of the talented artists who agreed to be a part of this benefit concert.
New York City’s Blue Note Jazz Club announces the return of DJ Logic, the first DJ to ever headline the historic venue back in 2003. From January 6-9, DJ Logic & Friends is set to perform two shows a night at 8:00 pm and 10:30 pm ET.
Special guests have just been announced for January 8 – Fred Wesley & Marcus Machado – and January 9 – Angie Swan From David Byrne’s American Utopia. Read Relix’s review of the first night of the run.
DJ Logic will be joined by a world-class line-up of Friends including Karl Denson on saxophone, MonoNeon on bass and Adam Deitch on drums. One of the world’s most accomplished musicians, DJ Logic is known for using turntables in a live band setting, guiding listeners through groove-laden journeys rooted in jazz, hip-hop and electronic sounds. The Bronx-born musician frequently works with a phenomenal roster of invited guests, and he knows how to pick his collaborators as well as his samples. DJ Logic’s Blue Note headline shows are always highly anticipated and his 2022 run promises a joyful start to the new year.
“It’s going to be an electric ray of music with some amazing eclectic players, exploring funk, grooves, and patterns,”DJ Logic states. “This group of insanely talented, important and virtuosic artists is a dream team of funk,” says Alex Kurland, Director of Programming at Blue Note. “Independently, each artist has a deep history and roots at Blue Note. As one collective joining forces under the direction of the great and powerful DJ Logic, these guys are musical acrobats. The project is truly next level and bound to funk up audiences. Fasten your seatbelt!”
The theorem of turntablist as musician has been long proven in the capable hands of DJ Logic, whom with jazz as his foundation has become a wax innovator by crossing genres and mixing his sound across the map. As one of the world’s most accomplished turntablists, DJ Logic is widely credited for introducing jazz into the hip–hop realms and is considered by most as a highly-respected session musician and an innovative bandleader. Since his emergence in the early nineties amidst the Bronx hip-hop scene, the New York City based deejay has been amassing a veritable mountain of collaborations, including a full-fledged band with members of Blues Traveler (The John Popper Project ft. DJ Logic), a trio with Steve Molitz & Freekbass (Headtronics), a jazz project with Georgian prodigy Beka Gochiasvili, and as a member of Grammy-winning Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra’s The Offense of the Drum album. He also has a long list of other collaborations with artists ranging from the likes of Bob Weir, John Mayer, Medeski Martin and Wood, Christian McBride, O.A.R., Carly Simon, Marcus Miller, Jack Johnson, Vernon Reid, Warren Haynes, Charlie Hunter, Jack DeJohnette, Ben Harper, Mos Def, The Roots, Bernie Worrell, Bill Laswell, Melvin Gibbs, Fred Wesley, Sean Kuti and many more.
Since 1981, Blue Note Jazz Club has been a cultural institution in New York City and one of the premiere jazz clubs in the world. Blue Note strives to preserve the history of jazz, and the club is a place where progression and innovation – the foundations of jazz – are encouraged and practiced on a nightly basis. In addition to the main acts that feature the likes of Robert Glasper, Pat Metheny, Christain McBride, Joshua Redman, Ron Carter and Chris Botti, Blue Note regularly showcases up-and-coming jazz, soul, hip-hop, R&B and funk artists. After 40 years of success, Blue Note continues to carry the torch for jazz into the 21st century in the cultural heart of New York, Greenwich Village.
