Category: Capital Region

  • In Focus: Puddles Pity Party, Live From the Egg

    Puddles Pity Party performed this past Sunday, December 12 for a few hundred engaged fans at The Egg in Albany. You may be familiar with Puddles from his over 800,000 subscriber Youtube Channel, his appearance on America’s Got Talent, or his performances with Post Modern Jukebox. For the uninitiated, Puddles appears as a large and somber clown and sings reimagined covers with his bellowing voice of gold.

    puddles pity party

    Puddles may be a sad clown, but his performance was filled with humor, irony, and a positive outlook on life. The singing clown put his own spin on a number of hits including Billie Eilish’s “When the Party’s Over,” Lorde’s “Royals” and REM’s “Everybody Hurts.” These covers were often accompanied by videos and act outs that gave new meaning to the lyrics. Musician and comedian, Dave Hill, also joined Puddles on stage throughout the night after opening the show.

    puddles pity party

    Puddles and Co. were full of energy and made themselves at home in The Egg. The stage slowly became littered with tissues, glitter, picture frames, and clothes as the show progressed. Puddles Pity Party found themselves running from the mess and into the crowd throughout the night as they sang and soloed with the audience. At one point, Puddles moved from fan to fan while he took their phones, and recorded himself singing before handing the phones off to anyone but their rightful owners. The crowd jumped to their feet at the end of the show to applaud what was a fun and original night of covers.

    puddles pity party

    You can see Puddles Pity Party live at his final New York State show on Dec. 16 at the Tarrytown Music Hall,and you can view all of Puddles’ tour dates on his website.

  • Aqueous Announce Spring 2022 Tour Dates

    Buffalo’s Aqueous has announced dates for their Spring Tour 2022, including shows at the new Brooklyn Made and Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs.

    aqueous spring 2022

    Aqueous will wrap up 2021 with a show at Town Ballroom in Buffalo, with Eggy joining them to close out the year. They’ll venture to New York City for their debut at Brooklyn Made on January 29. After a pair of shows in Colorado in March, the band returns east for a show in Pittsburgh on April 1, Cleveland on April 2, then Saratoga Springs on April 8. The final announced show will be in Chicago on April 23, with one festival date – Great South Bay Music Festival over July 7-10, 2022

    Aqueous Spring Tour 2022 tickets are now on sale at AqueousBand.com

  • A New Year’s Eve Celebration will take the Stage at the Universal Preservation Hall Featuring Zachary James and Laurie Rogers

    A New Year’s Eve celebration has been announced at Universal Preservation Hall and will be featuring Zachary James and Laurie Rogers. The festive concert will take place at 7PM on December 31, 2021 and is presented by Opera Saratoga and Proctors Collaborative. The concert will feature a variety of popular, Broadway, and classical favorites. It  will also culminate in Opera Saratoga’s much anticipated announcement of its 2022 Summer Festival Programming.

    New Year’s Eve Celebration

    Zachary James is well known to local audiences for his remarkable portrayal of the title role in Opera Saratoga’s production of Man of La Mancha this past summer on the SPAC Amphitheater Stage. He also starred on Broadway as Lurch in The Addams Family and has also appeared in South Pacific and Coram Boy. His Off-Broadway credits include The Most Happy Fella, Irma La Douce, Sweeney Todd, and The Pirates of Penzance. His work on the opera stage includes the Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera, Teatro Real, Opera Philadelphia, LA Opera, Opera Queensland, Arizona Opera, Virginia Opera, Nashville Opera, Anchorage Opera, Central City Opera, and more. Zachary has recorded multiple solo albums including his most recent Christmas release, Wonder and Joy

    Laurie Rogers who has been the Opera Saratoga’s Head of Music Staff and Director of the company’s Young Artist Program for the past ten years will be performing alongside Zachary James on piano. Laurie has served as Associate Conductor with LA Opera and has prepared productions for San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, the Canadian Opera Company, Minnesota Opera, American Lyric Theater, Wolf Trap Opera, Utah Opera, Arizona Opera, and Washington National Opera, among many others. In addition to her role at Opera Saratoga, she currently serves as the Music Director for Opera at The Peabody Institute, and conducts and concertizes nationally.  

     Philip Morris who is the CEO of Proctors Collaborative spoke on the upcoming event saying, “We are the Proctors Collaborative because we love to partner with our neighbor cultural organizations.  This is a great way to open the New Year and restart what we hope will be an ever-expanding relationship with Opera Saratoga,”

    Tickets are available online at www.operasaratoga.org or www.universalpreservationhall.org. Tickets are free, but seating is limited, and advance reservations are highly recommended. All attendees will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 to enter UPH and must remain masked at all times in the venue.

    For more information on the New Year’s Eve celebration featuring Zachary James and Laurie Rogers visit Opera Saratoga’s website or Universal Preservation Hall’s website.

  • Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to Return To Saratoga Springs

    Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced they will again partner with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, renewing an annual residency. “CMS at the Meadows,” hosted at Pitney Meadows Community Farm open-air High Tunnel greenhouse, will present twelve performances in 2022, spanning June, July, and August. The diverse orchestra will take on masterworks by the likes of Beethoven, Mozart, and Dvořák. 

    ‘CMS at the Meadows’ at Pitney Meadows Community Farm.

    “One of the highlights of this past summer’s programming was the glorious confluence of stunning music-making in a magnificent natural setting. Thanks to our partners at The Farm, we are excited to be going back there for the summer 2022 season,” said SPAC President and CEO Elizabeth Sobol. 

    Led by artistic directors David Finckel and Wu Han, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will highlight a diverse array of performers and composers. Some CMS guests, like the acclaimed Escher String Quartet, make a welcome return to Saratoga Springs. Others, like German clarinetist Sebastian Manz, Brazilian oboist Hugo Zouza, Taiwanese-American violist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, and American hornists David Byrd-Marrow and Kevin Rivard, will appear at SPAC for the first time ever. 

    A previous performance of CMS at the Meadows holds an open-air crowd mesmerized.

    In addition to highlighting both familiar classics and new frontiers, CMS will also continue their intentional efforts to highlight BIPOC music and musicians. A special Juneteenth concert will see acclaimed BIPOC composers Jessie Montgomery, Florence Price, and William Grant Still make their SPAC debuts. 

    “It will be an exciting summer, and we can’t wait for everyone to hear it,” Finckel and Wu Han shared in a statement. 

    The Hill Tunnel at Pitney Meadows Community Farm.

    Tickets to all six Chamber Music Society programs (performed at 3 pm and 6 pm rain or shine) will be available for purchase at spac.org, beginning on December 10th with a presale for SPAC members. The general public will be able to purchase tickets starting December 17th. See the full summer schedule below: 

    Sunday, June 12 @ 3PM & 7PM: Quintessential Quintets

    ANI KAVAFIAN, Violin

    IDA KAVAFIAN, Violin

    PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola

    STEVEN TENENBOM, Viola

    DAVID FINCKEL, Cello

    Mozart: Quintet in G minor for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 516 (1787)

    Dvořák: Quintet in E-flat major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, Op. 97, “American” (1893)

    Sunday, June 19 @ 3PM & 7PM: From the Harlem Renaissance to Today  

    MSIMELELO MBALI, Bassbaritone

    WU QIAN, Piano

    STELLA CHEN, Violin

    GUILLERMO FIGUEROA, Violin

    TIEN-HSIN CINDY WU, Viola

    NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello

    Still: Suite for Violin and Piano (1943)

    Montgomery: Duo for Violin and Cello (2015)

    Price: Quintet in A minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello

    Additional vocal works TBA

    Sunday, July 10 @ 3PM & 7PM: The Magic of Mixed Ensembles

    MICHAEL BROWN, Piano

    CHAD HOOPES, Violin

    KEITH ROBINSON, Cello

    TOMMASO LONQUICH, Clarinet

    KEVIN RIVARD, Horn

    TBA, Viola

    Mozart: Quartet in G minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 478 (1785)

    Schoenfield: Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1986)

    Dohnányi: Sextet in C major for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 37 (1935)

    Sunday, July 17 @ 3PM & 7PM: Astounding Winds

    JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

    ADAM WALKER, Flute

    HUGO SOUZA, Oboe

    SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet

    MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon

    DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn

    Reicha: Quintet in E minor for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn, Op. 88, No. 1 (1811-17)

    Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano, Op. 16 (1796)

    Françaix: L’heure du berger for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano (1947)

    Poulenc: Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano (1932-39)

    Sunday, August 14 @ 3PM & 7PM: The Escher Quartet

    ESCHER STRING QUARTET

    ADAM BARNETT-HART, Violin

    BRENDAN SPELTZ, Violin

    PIERRE LAPOINTE, Viola

    BROOK SPELTZ, Cello

    Haydn: Quartet in B-flat major for Strings, Hob. III:78, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise” (1797)

    Walker: Lyric for String Quartet (1946)

    Webern: Langsamer Satz for String Quartet (1905)

    Dvořák: Quartet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 51 (1878-79)

    Sunday, August 21 @ 3PM & 7PM: Beethoven’s Archduke

    WU HAN, Piano

    ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin

    DAVID FINCKEL, Cello

    Beethoven: Trio in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1, No. 3 (1794-95)

    Beethoven: Trio in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 97, “Archduke” (1810-11)

  • This Week’s EQXposure Features The William Deuel Band, Dustin Sawyer And More

    Each Sunday evening from 7-9pm you’ll find EQXposure on WEQX, featuring two hours of local music from up and coming artists. Tune into WEQX.com this Sunday night to hear new music from The William Deuel Band, Dustin Sawyer and many more!

    WEQX has long been the preeminent independent station in the Capital Region of New York, broadcasting from Southern VT to an ever-expanding listening audience. NYS Music brings you a preview of artists to discover each week, just a taste of the talent waiting to be discovered by fans like you.

    The WIlliam Deuel Band

    The William Deuel Band released their newest LP, Moment in Time, in August 2021. The blues-rock band’s second full-length project, they formed in 2018 in Saratoga Springs and have since made waves worldwide. They’ve found success on Australian radio, as well as in the UK and South Africa. Inspired by a conversation between Deuel and his mother, Moment in Time’s title track is upbeat and energetic with a killer breakdown just before the three-minute mark. 

    The following song, “Call Me Crazy,” is much more acoustic and scaled-back, at least until the halfway point. Deuel’s vocals gradually become more raw and passionate, culminating in a grand finale.

    Dustin Sawyer

    One of two new songs from Americana artist Dustin Sawyer, “Take Me Away” premiered in October. In its music video, the Mayfield singer and songwriter wanders through the wilderness as gnomes and other fantastical elements appear. The song is addressed to God, with Sawyer opening it saying “Father, forgive me ‘cause I know what I’d do / Given that opportunity to walk a mile inside your shoes.” It also references the forty days and nights the Israelites wandered to find the Promised Land.

  • Troy Pop-Punk Band Playoffs Release “Lickety Splitz” off Forthcoming Debut Album

    Hailing from the Collar City of Troy, pop-punk band Playoffs have released “Lickety Splitz,” the first single off their upcoming debut album, due out on December 20, 2021.   

    Playoffs Lickety Splitz

    Formed out of a cover band that ran face first into the year 2020, Playoffs band members Cody Sargood (guitar/vocals), Alex Foster (vocals), Daniel Livermore (drummer) Bill Milhizer (keys/guitar) and Neal Makela (bass) found themselves like many of us, stuck inside and only able to create their sound from virtual messaging.

    With all their powers combined, Playoffs was able to come to the table to record their first self titled album with producer Neil Schneider. While navigating the worst year and strangest times, Playoffs became more than just an idea, they became a goal. Schneider also served as producer, engineer, mix/masterer, and collaborator on the album, drawing on a relationship he has had with Cody since grade school.

    Like many songs on the upcoming Playoffs LP, “Lickety Splitz,” released on November 22, draws from from the inner perspective of someone’s mental health. The song tells of relationship troubles by addressing self-struggle and the outward projection of those struggles. Mental health issues can suffocate and ravage an individual’s mind, like a troubled relationship that cannot get out of its own way. “Lickety Splitz” became a typical relationship song, but to deal with and address mental health issues that plague so many individuals today. Playoffs hope that people can connect with the song and realize that no mental health issue is too big or small to ask for help, and that there are people in your life that love you and will help you.

    I think each one of us — whether a father, expecting father, newlywed, or just human — had an eye-to-eye mindframe. We were all able to see how awful things were for everyone. This project allowed Cody and myself to write what we were feeling while embracing the style of music we already liked playing. Everyone kind of got it. It worked, and everything came together. Whether it was writing the lyrics one-on-one at someone’s house, or going through the recording process, we maintained communication with one another and having that outlet for ourselves is truly beneficial and hopefully transfers to the people who listen to it. 

    Alex Foster

    Prior to forming Playoffs, the band members were involved in a pop punk/hip hop/90s musical jukebox cover band performing at bars under the name kidbilly. Playoffs started just before the world shut down from COVID, but with the uncomfortable and disconnected feeling that grew from having to sit home and see no one and do nothing, the group recorded the album in pieces and parts, some even from across the country with the help of Makela.

    Playoffs Lickety Splitz

    Being able to meet online, play music virtually, embrace the hardship that literally the entire world was facing, and turn it into a reflective piece of art was an amazing experience for the group, especially as they are able to highlight mental health amid the frightening state of affairs of 2020 and having to watch the world slow to a crawl.  

  • Thom Powers Steps out with His ‘Roller Coaster Show’

    Singer and songwriter Thom Powers, from Greenwich, NY where he’s been living and playing locally for about nine years now, has released his first single called “Roller Coaster Show.” It’s a rock and roll tune with clear Beatles influences. Powers recruited top musicians in the area to join him on this track including: Darryl Kniffen (drums, producer, mixer), Andy Mollica (lead guitar and bass) from jazz trio Tanager, and Tony Califano (keys) from Rusticator. 

    Powers grew up in rural Sherrill, NY, listening to his father strum and sing throughout his childhood. He continued to have a love for music and guitar throughout his early 20’s but didn’t explore the playing out scene until 2012. He started playing at Argyle Brewing Company at Greenwich and quickly branched out to other local venues, collaborating with exceptional musicians in the area – all of whom studied music and are multi-instrumentalists.

    Thom Powers

    “Roller Coaster Show” will be the first song on Powers’ forthcoming album. It’s a catchy tune with a solid drum track that keeps you grooving in combination with the wonderful addition of Tony Califano’s Wurlitzer and Organ and Andy Mollica’s well-timed guitar licks throughout. 

    Thom Powers

    There are no set gigs as a 5-piece at the moment, but Argyle Brewing Company and Unihog will be on the schedule in 2022. The trio will have a few more gigs and Thom Powers will continue to play solo at The Inn at Saratoga, Bound by Fate Brewing on New Year’s Eve and Cloud 9 Coffee Lounge on New Year’s Day, amongst others. You can even catch him at the Saratoga Farmer’s Market on January 15.

    Thom Powers

    You can check out the brand new single below and on Bandcamp.

  • Proctors to host ESYO Holiday Spectacular with special guest Madison Vandenburg

    The Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO), known regionally and nationally for engaging young musicians from Upstate New York and western Massachusetts in the joyful pursuit of musical excellence, has announced its 2021 Holiday Spectacular, Sleigh Ride, with special guest Madison Vandenburg.

    The family-friendly holiday concert is scheduled for Sunday, December 19, at 3pm at Proctors in Schenectady, featuring a sleigh full of talent, including ESYO’s flagship ensemble Symphony Orchestra. They will be conducted by former ESYO Music Director Helen Cha-Pyo, the newly formed ESYO Chamber Orchestra, and the ESYO Youth Jazz Orchestra. Joining ESYO for this one night only performance is 2019 American Idol finalist Madison VanDenburg, who returns home for the holidays to premiere the orchestral version of her new single, “The Light of Christmas.”

    The concert program weaves together a seasonal story by Children’s Moonbeam Book award-winning author Vicki Addesso Dodd with sparkling holiday favorites, Christmas carols, and inspired Symphonic classics.. After finding themselves aboard Santa’s sleigh, audiences travel the world seeing the holidays through the eyes of a child and the sounds of music.

    Accompanying each scene is music like Leroy Anderson’s iconic Christmas jingle “Sleigh Ride,” Waldteufel’s “Skaters Waltz,” “Troika” by Prokofiev, and a jazzy arrangement of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Also featured on the program is the famed holiday classic “(There is No Place Like) Home for the Holidays” by Glenville-native Robert Allen. Exhausted from their sleigh ride, the children fall asleep and wake up on Christmas morning to hear the orchestral premiere of Madison VanDenburg’s new hit single.  In the finale, the audience is invited to join VanDenburg for a traditional carol sing-along. 

    Music is the best accompaniment to the holidays. The pandemic has challenged us all and kept many from seeing their families during the holiday season. We believe that our musicians and our community could use a magical sleigh ride and sparkling music to reignite the light and love of the holidays.

    Rebecca Calos, Empire State Youth Orchestra’s Executive Director

    Written by multi-platinum songwriters Kenny Lamb (NSYNC, Justin Timberlake, Rhett Akins) and Anthony Little (Tina Turner, Backstreet Boys, and Reba), VanDenburg immediately connected with the song. “It’s not just a Christmas song. It is also about hope and togetherness and seeing the world from a place of love,” said VanDenburg. ”Music has always been a powerful way of helping people through tough times, and after the last year and a half, I think we all need to be reminded of the light that Christmas brings and that there will be good times ahead.”

    After performing at the Schenectady Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade, Madison VanDenburg will tour the U.S. with her holiday hit before returning home to unwrap a new orchestral arrangement with her hometown youth orchestra and illuminate Downtown Schenectady. With support from local recording engineer Dan Czernicki at Classical Recording Service, videographer Griffin Bengraff, and LIVE Sound Inc, Sleigh Ride will stream online in ESYO’s Virtual Concert Hall on Christmas Day.  

    For tickets to Sleigh Ride, An ESYO Holiday Spectacular, call Proctors Box Office at (518) 346-6204 or buy online here for $25 – group rates apply for groups of 10 or more. This concert is made possible through a grant from Schenectady County Legislature’s County Initiative Program.

  • REO speedwagon and Styx Co-Headline 2022 Summer Tour, with shows at Jones Beach and SPAC

    For the first time since 2018, legendary rockers REO Speedwagon and Styx will join forces for a summer 2022 co-headlining tour, with special guest Loverboy. The “Live & UnZoomed” tour will make spots at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) on August 17, then close the tour out at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh on August 21.

    reo speedwagon styx

    REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin said of the pending tour, “Tommy (Shaw) and I have done a number of Zoom performances together during the pandemic, and REO and Styx are ready to go get UnZoomed, and out on the road for our fifth U.S. tour together. Add our great friends Mike Reno and the Loverboy guys, and I am totally psyched. If I wasn’t performing in it, I would totally come out to see this show. See you all, LIVE and UNZOOMED!”

    Styx’s Tommy Shaw agreed, saying “I can’t think of a better way of touring the USA next year than with good friends we’ve known for years and performed with on many a stage. What a great night of music this will be!” And Loverboy’s Mike Reno shared, “We can’t wait to take the stage and rock this summer, it’s gonna be awesome. These are all the groups I grew up with, and I’m there too. Best tour of the summer…guaranteed.”

    Tickets for various cities of the trek go on sale starting Friday, December 10th at 10 am local time on LiveNation.com. Styx and REO Speedwagon will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning Monday, December 6 at 10am local time at REOSpeedwagon.com and StyxWorld.com.

    Citi is the official presale credit card of the U.S. “Live & UnZoomed” tour dates. Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, December 7 at 10am local time until Thursday, December 9 at 10pm local time through Citi Entertainment. For complete presale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.

    Canadian fans who are American Express® Cardmembers can get Front Of The Line presale access to purchase tickets to the Toronto show before the general public beginning Tuesday, December 7 at 10am ET until Wednesday, December 8 at 10pm ET at https://www.ticketmaster.ca/americanexpress/94.

    REO Speedwagon, Styx and Loverboy “Live & UnZoomed” Summer Tour 2022  

    DATE               CITY                            VENUE                                    CLOSER

    Tue 5/31          Grand Rapids, MI          Van Andel Arena                      REO Speedwagon

    Wed 6/1           Cuyahoga Falls, OH      Blossom Music Center              Styx

    Fri 6/3              St. Louis, MO                Hollywood Casino Amp.            REO Speedwagon

    Sat 6/4             Tinley Park, IL              Hollywood Casino Amp.            Styx

    Tue 6/7            Milwaukee, WI              American Family Insurance Amp. REO Speedwagon

    Wed 6/8           Clarkston, MI                DTE Energy Music Theatre       Styx

    Fri 6/10            Noblesville, IN               Ruoff Music Center                   REO Speedwagon

    Sat 6/11           Cincinnati, OH              Riverbend Music Center            Styx

    * Mon 6/13       Rogers, AR                   Walmart Amphitheatre              REO Speedwagon

    Tue 6/14          Kansas City, MO           Starlight Theatre                       REO Speedwagon

    Fri 6/17            Alpharetta, GA             Ameris Bank Amphitheatre       Styx

    Sat 6/18           Tampa, FL                    MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amp. REO Speedwagon

    Sun 6/19          West Palm Beach, FL   iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre Styx

    Fri 7/8              Denver, CO                  Ball Arena                                Styx

    Sat 7/9             Salt Lake City, UT         USANA Amphitheatre               REO Speedwagon

    Tue 7/12          Auburn, WA                  White River Amphitheatre         REO Speedwagon

    Wed 7/13         Ridgefield, WA              RV Inn Style Resorts Amp.        Styx

    Fri 7/15            Mountain View, CA       Shoreline Amphitheatre            Styx

    Sat 7/16           Irvine, CA                     FivePoint Amphitheatre            REO Speedwagon

    Tue 7/19          Chula Vista, CA            North Island Credit Union Amp.  Styx

    Wed 7/20         Phoenix, AZ                 Ak-Chin Pavilion                       REO Speedwagon

    Fri 7/22            Austin, TX                    Germania Insurance Amp.        Styx

    Sat 7/23           Dallas, TX                     Dos Equis Pavilion                    Styx

    Sun 7/24          Woodlands, TX             Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion REO Speedwagon

    Fri 8/5              Virginia Beach, VA        Veterans United Home Loans Amp. REO Speedwagon

    Sat 8/6             Charlotte, NC                PNC Music Pavilion                  Styx

    Mon 8/8            Nashville, TN                Ascend Amphitheater               Styx

    Wed 8/10         Raleigh, NC                  Coastal Credit Union Music Park REO Speedwagon

    Fri 8/12            Bristow, VA                   Jiffy Lube Live                          REO Speedwagon

    Sat 8/13           Camden, NJ                 BB&T Pavilion                          Styx

    Tue 8/16          Toronto, ONT.              Budweiser Stage                      Styx

    Wed 8/17         Saratoga Springs, NY   Saratoga Performing Arts Center REO Speedwagon

    Fri 8/19            Mansfield, MA               Xfinity Center                            Styx

    Sat 8/20           Holmdel, NJ                  PNC Bank Arts Center              Styx

    Sun 8/21          Wantagh, NY                Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater REO Speedwagon

  • Dispatch and O.A.R. Announced 2022 Tour with Shows at SPAC, Artpark and Jones Beach

    Legendary rock groups Dispatch and O.A.R. will share the stage together in summer 2022, with a 37 date tour announced this past week. The two groups will make their way through New York in August 2022, with shows in Saratoga Springs (SPAC), Lewiston (Artpark) and Long Island (Jones Beach). The tour kicks off in June, and will find the two groups joined by special guests Robert Randolph Band (July 15-August 10) and G. Love (August 12-September 10).

    dispatch O.A.R.

    Dispatch and O.A.R. each got their start in the mid-90s as indie rock groups with a jam/roots vibe, performing on the same lineups, occasionally mistaken for each other and after 25 years, finally collaborating together.

    For the first three or four years of our career, we’d often see each other kind of weaving in and out of each other’s storylines. Then we didn’t see each other for a long time but there was always this idea that we eventually would get together. I think it was just a matter of everyone figuring out how their own individual lives fit with the band, and so the planets just kind of aligned.

    Chadwick Stokes, co-founder of Dispatch, as told to American Songwriter.

    Tickets for the tour will be on sale at Noon on December 6, with public on-sale starting December 10 at Noon. For tickets or more information, click here.

    dispatch O.A.R.


    Dispatch & O.A.R. 2022 Tour

    7/15 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre

    7/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

    7/17 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

    7/19 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre

    7/20 – Rohnert Park, CA – SOMO Village Event Center

    7/22 – Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater

    7/23 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park

    7/24 – Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater

    7/28 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater

    7/29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Venue TBD

    7/30 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

    8/5 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy

    8/6 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater

    8/7 – Columbus, OH – EXPRESS LIVE!

    8/9 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park

    8/10 – St. Louis, MO – St. Louis Music Park

    8/12 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

    8/13 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival *on-sale spring 2022

    8/14 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre Freedom Hill

    8/15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE

    8/18 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann

    8/19 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

    8/20 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center

    8/21 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center

    8/23 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark

    8/25 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater

    8/26 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion

    8/27 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

    8/28 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center

    8/30 – Asheville, NC – Salvage Station

    8/31 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre

    9/2 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater

    9/3 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park

    9/4 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre

    9/8 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater

    9/9 – Houston, TX – The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall

    9/10 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory