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  • In Focus: moe. cover Pink Floyd, pay Tribute to Jerry Garcia at Apple Valley

    For two nights in early August, moe. played to a faithful crowd, much as they always do this time of year in Central New York. Whether at Saranac Brewery in Utica, Snow Ridge Ski Resort in Turin, or Apple Valley in Lafayette, moe. is a summer staple, and a perfect time to shake off the dust and get down with fellow moe.rons.

    Saturday night was highlighted by an always stellar “Recreational Chemistry” to start Set 2, and a trio of “Big World” > “Ricky Marten” > “Mar De Ma” to follow. A cover of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” stole the show, and worked its way into “Opium” and “Plane Crash” to close the night.

    moe apple valley

    Marco Benevento opened Sunday night with a rousing set, accompanied by Karina Rykman on bass and Andy Borger on drums. moe. came out for their first set at 6:30pm for an ideal set to watch the sun set behind the stage. A unique take on “St. Augustine” featured “Tubing the River Styx” and “The Pit” being sandwiched in between sections of “St. Augustine.” A nod to Jerry Garcia, who passed away 26 years ago this day, came in the form of “West L.A. Fadeaway,” which was accompanied by a rainbow in the distance.

    moe apple valley

    Set 2 found moe. getting dark, starting out with “Meat” that moved into “Kyle’s Song” and smoothly into “Bearsong,” which gave birth to “Timmy Tucker.” A jazz bass breakdown from Rob Derhak was met with Chuck Garvey’s furious guitar work, leading to the jam of the night. Al Schnier took charge later in “Timmy”, leading the band unexpectedly into “Moth”, and again jumping back into “Meat” (on a dime) to lead to the end of a triumphant set. “Spine of a Dog” and a jam on “Franklin’s Tower” closed the night at Apple Valley.

    moe apple valley

    moe. – Apple Valley Park, LaFayette, NY – Saturday, August 7, 2021

    Set 1: Captain America > Bullet > Hector’s Pillow, Bring You Down, Where Does the Time Go?, LL3
    Set 2: Recreational Chemistry, Bring it Back Home, Big World > Ricky Marten > Mar De Ma, Along for the Ride > Comfortably Numb > Opium, Plane Crash
    Encore: Wind It Up

    moe. – Apple Valley Park, LaFayette, NY – Sunday, August 8, 2021

    Set 1: Understand > St. Augustine > The Pit > St. Augustine, The Pines and the Apple Trees, Mexico* > West LA Fadeaway
    Set 2: Meat > Kyle’s Song > Bearsong > Timmy Tucker > Moth > Meat
    Encore: Spine of a Dog* Franklin’s Tower jam

  • Warren Haynes plans Solo Tour with stops in Lake George and Lafayette

    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.

    Warren Haynes Facebook post

    Warren Haynes Solo Tour dates

    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

    Tickets are now on sale here.

  • Umphrey’s McGee 2021 Tour to make stops in Lafayette, Woodstock, Port Chester

    Chicago prog/jam stalwarts Umphrey’s McGee will make a few stops in the Empire State this June on their 2021 Summer and Fall Tour. Apple Valley Park in Lafayette will host the group on Friday, June 25th and Saturday, June 26th, while Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock will have a special one night show on Sunday, June 27th.

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    Later this year, they’ll make a two-night stop at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, bringing with them their unique fan-engagement experience, UMBowl.

    Like previous events at Apple Valley Park, events will be socially distanced, with fans being able to purchase tickets in roped-off PODS for parties of 2, 4 or 6. In an effort to create a safe experience for guests, a carefully throughout site plan has been developed allowing for temperature screenings and surveys to be conducted upon entering the event grounds. To adhere to social distancing guidelines, all PODS are spaced a minimum of six feet apart. A variety of food and beverage options will be available for purchase. Site map and FAQ for the venue can be found here.

    Tickets for Apple Valley go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 21st at 12pm at applevalleypark.com

    umphrey's mcgee 2021

    At Levon Helm Studios, proof of completion of a full COVID-19 vaccination (+2 weeks) is required for entry, and masks are required. The gates will open at 6:30pm on Sunday, June 27, with doors at 7:30pm and show at 8:00pm. Reserved Seating tickets are $100 and standing room are $75 each.

    Tickets to the Levon Helm Studios performance are available here, and are non-refundable and non-transferrable.

    umphrey's mcgee 2021

    June 27th will mark UM’s first appearance at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York. The iconic studio and performance space has played a starring role in many legendary nights of music. Home to the famous Midnight Rambles, the Barn has a “if these walls could talk” quality that has inspired musicians for nearly 50 years, all of us included. 

    To honor the legacy of community and camaraderie that Levon fostered, Umphrey’s McGee will present Rambling On, an evening of mostly true tales live from Helm Studios. Interspersed throughout the show, the band will share recollections from the road, stories of the studio, tales of tunes, and other alliterative shenanigans.  

    If fans have a question or (likely untrue) rumored story that you’re curious about, try them out here. 

    Umphrey’s McGee Summer-Fall Tour

    June 18-20 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO

    June 25-26 – Apple Valley Park – Lafayette, NY

    June 27 – Levon Helm Studios – Woodstock, NY

    June 29-30 – Showtime At The Drive-In – Frederick, MD

    July 1-4 – The Peach Music Festival – Scranton, PA

    July 9-10 – The Caverns Outdoor Amphitheater – Pelham, TN

    July 23-24 – Northlands – Swanzey, NH

    Aug. 5 – Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre – Wilmington, NC

    Aug. 6-7 – Beech Mountain Summer Series – Beech Mountain, NC

    Aug. 8 – Avondale Brewing Company – Birmingham, AL

    Aug. 13 – Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WI

    Aug. 14 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN

    Aug. 15 – Lauridsen Amphitheater At Water Works Park – Des Moine, IA

    Aug. 19-22 – Summer Camp Music Festival – Chillicothe, IL

    Sept. 2 – Terrapin Crossroads – San Rafael, CA

    Sept. 3 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA

    Sept. 4 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA

    Sept. 5 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA

    Sept. 9 – Stubbs Bar-B-Q Outdoors – Austin, TX

    Sept. 10 – House of Blues – Houston, TX

    Sept. 11 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX

    Sept. 12 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK

    Sept. 16-17 – Resonance Music And Arts Festival – Masontown, WV

    Sept. 18 – TCU Amphitheater At White River State Park – Indianapolis, IN

    Oct. 8-9 – UMBowl At The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY

    Nov. 12-13 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO

    Nov. 14 – Morris Performing Arts Center – South Bend, IN

    Nov. 18-19 – The National – Richmond, VA

    Nov. 20 – The Norva – Norfolk, VA

  • In Focus: Twiddle, Aqueous and Dopapod drench fans in jams at Apple Valley

    Twiddle headlined 4 nights at Apple Valley in Lafayette, NY over Memorial Day weekend, and welcomed Dopapod and Aqueous for two nights each. It was a rainy run of shows just south of Syracuse, but the weather didn’t damper spirits one bit.

    Dopapod and Aqueous each opened two nights, with Dopapod taking the honors on Thursday and Friday, and Rob Compa & Eli Winderman joining Twiddle on night one for “Syncopated Healing.” The next night all members of Dopapod, including Chuck Jones and Neal ‘Fro’ Evans joined for the evening’s closing number, “Latin Tang.”

    twiddle dopapod aqueous
    photo by Dave Decrescente

    Aqueous would also join Twiddle on Saturday and Sunday, with Mike Gantzer sitting in for “Slippin in the Kitchen” and “All along the Watchtower.” Similar to their Dopapod counterparts, all of Aqueous joined in for “Shakedown Street” to close out the weekend.

    Apple Valley Park has a great lineup this summer, with Get the Led Out, Allman Betts Band, Billy Strings, Umphrey’s McGee, Tedeschi Trucks Band and many more arriving over in the next couple months. Get your tickets here.

    Amid the festivities in Lafayette, Long Island’s Baked Shrimp performed two afternoon shows at the Westcott Theater in Syracuse, welcoming Ryan and Mihali from Twiddle, and Mike from Aqueous, to join them. Baked Shrimp are poised for a breakout year, especially after building up momentum during this last year and heading to the finals of NYS Music’s March Madness. Check out photos of the early afternoon action from Zak Radick.

    Dopapod Setlists
    May 27    : Mucho, Freight Train, Upside of Down, Bats in the Cave, Vol. 3 #86

    May 28: Cloudworld >PLSS >Braindead, We Are Not Alone, Trapper Keeper, FABA

    Dopapod photos via Dopapod Facebook page

    Aqueous Setlists
    May 29    : Origami, Little Something to Me, Aldehyde1, Random Company2
    1 – Puddle of Mud teases after Aldehyde
    2 – Rob playing half time through vocals

    May 30: Second Sight > Timmy’s Blades > Second Sight, Weight of the Word, Kitty Chaser (Explosions) > Funky Monks²³⁴ > Kitty Chaser (Explosions), Be the Same
    1) Featuring David Loss on tambourine
    2) Red Hot Chili Peppers
    3) MKDevo (Dave Peck) on vocals
    4)FYMFYD full band quote

    Aqueous photos by Jim Houle

    Twiddle Setlists

    May 27: Collective Pulse, Carter Candlestick, Second Wind, Hattibagen McRat, Beehop -> Ganja Medley -> Beehop Moments, Zazu’s Flight, Syncopated Healing%
    % w/Rob Compa & Eli Winderman of Dopapod

    May 28: Amydst the Myst, Jamflowman >Frankenfoote, Brown Chicken Brown Cow, White Light >WIRIP * D’yer Mak’er%, Latin Tang #
    % Led Zeppelin # with all members of Dopapod

    May 29: Enter > Orlandos > Apples > Funky town > Apples, Dr Remedies, Tiberius > River Drift> LITC, Honeyburste
    Encore: Slippin in the kitchen^, All along the watchtower^
    ^ w/Mike Gantzer of Aqueous

    May 30: Peas and Carrots -> Gatsby the Great -> Harry’s Pond -> Gatsby -> Bronze Fingers, My Truck, Machine, Beethoven and Greene, Milk%, Shakedown Street!
    % with Mike Gantzer
    ! with Rob Compa, Mike Gantzer, Rob Houk & Dave Loss

    Twiddle photos by Dave Decrescente

  • Allman Betts Band to perform at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette

    Creative Concerts has announced yet another show at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette, NY, with Southern rock on tap on June 19, 2021 with The Allman Betts Band performing and special guest, St. Louis based duo River Kittens opening the show.

    Allman Betts Band Lafayette

    Like previous events announced in this outdoor series, events will be socially distanced, with fans being able to purchase tickets in roped-off PODS for parties of 2, 4 or 6. In an effort to create a safe experience for guests, a carefully throughout site plan has been developed allowing for temperature screenings and surveys to be conducted upon entering the event grounds. To adhere to social distancing guidelines, all PODS are spaced a minimum of six feet apart. A variety of food and beverage options will be available for purchase. Site map and FAQ for the venue can be found at applevalleypark.com/faq

    Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 7th at 10am at applevalleypark.com

    The Allman Betts Band includes Devon Allman & Duane Betts on guitars and vocals, Berry Oakley Jr. on bass, Johnny Stachela on slide guitar, John Ginty on Hammond B3 (Robert Randolph/Dixie Chicks) and Devon Allman Project percussionists R. Scott Bryan (Sheryl Crow) and John Lum.  The show features original music from their two recent BMG albums, songs from their solo projects as well as classic songs by The Allman Brothers Band, the legendary group founded by Devon and Duane’s fathers, Gregg Allman & Dickey Betts.

    Their sophomore album, Bless Your Heart, was released on August 28, 2020.  Like their debut album, Bless Your Heart was recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studios and produced by Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price, John Prine and Elvis Presley).

    Apple Valley Park is located in beautiful LaFayette, NY. With its rural atmosphere, rolling hills, and expansive fall foliage, it has proven to be a wonderful home to the annual LaFayette Apple Festival since 1973. More recently it has expanded to host other live entertainment events, including a few successful drive-in concerts in the fall of 2020. 

  • Blackberry Smoke to Perform at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette this June

    Central New York’s Creative Concerts have announced that Blackberry Smoke will perform at Apple Valley Park in Lafayette, NY on Tuesday, June 29. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, April 30 at 10am at applevalleypark.com

    blackberry smoke

    Apple Valley Park is located in beautiful LaFayette, NY. With its rural atmosphere, rolling hills, and expansive fall foliage, it has proven to be a wonderful home to the annual LaFayette Apple Festival since 1973. More recently it has expanded to host other live entertainment events, including a few successful drive-in concerts in the fall of 2020. 

    Throughout their career, Blackberry Smoke— vocalist/lead guitarist Charlie Starr, guitarist/vocalist Paul Jackson, bassist/vocalist Richard Turner, drummer Brit Turner, and keyboardist Brandon Still—has embodied Georgia’s rich musical legacy, honoring the people, places and sounds of their home state. As the band celebrates their 20th anniversary this year, their reverence for Georgia has only deepened.

    On their latest album, You Hear Georgia, the follow-up to 2018’s critically acclaimed Find a Light, Blackberry Smoke is further celebrating these roots with 10 new songs that feel like Georgia, accented by the addition of Grammy-winning producer and fellow Georgia-native, Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile).

    Over the years, Blackberry Smoke has toured with ZZ Top, Zac Brown Band, and Eric Church, while the group’s last four full-lengths reached the top 10 of the Billboard country charts, with two of these albums (2015’s Holding All The Roses and 2016’s Like An Arrow) landing at No. 1. You Hear Georgia reinforces that the band members have come so far together because they also can rely on one another for support and creative direction, no matter what the circumstances.

    Having played music together for so long, it does become a sort of a telepathic thing, where we all are nodding our head at the same time, like, ‘A-ha, I know what this feels like,’ or what it should feel and sound like. That’s what makes it so enjoyable to be in a band: to play with the same dudes decade after decade. Because when you land on something that works to you, you don’t want to stop. You want to keep doing it.

    Charlie Starr, vocalist/lead guitarist for Blackberry Smoke

    Like previous events announced in this outdoor series, events will be socially distanced, with fans being able to purchase tickets in roped-off PODS (Personal Outdoor Dance Space) for parties of 2, 4 or 6. In an effort to create a safe experience for guests, a carefully throughout site plan has been developed allowing for temperature screenings and surveys to be conducted upon entering the event grounds.

    To adhere to social distancing guidelines, all PODS are spaced a minimum of six feet apart. A variety of food and beverage options will be available for purchase. Site map and FAQ for the venue can be found at applevalleypark.com/faq

  • Twiddle and Frends to spend Memorial Day Weekend in Lafayette

    Memorial Day Weekend 2021 in Central New York will be much more music filled than last year. Creative Concerts has announced four nights of Twiddle, May 27-30, at the new Apple Valley Park in Lafayette, just 10 minutes south of Syracuse. And they’ll be bringing some Frends with them.

    twiddle and frends

    Dopapod will join Twiddle on May 27 and 28, while Buffalo’s Aqueous arrive for the shows on May 29 and 30. The four nights of Twiddle and Frends kick off a season of outdoor live music from Creative Concerts, providing a safe and enjoyable concert experience for music fans both local and beyond.

    All events at Apple Valley Park will be socially distanced, with roped-off PODS (Personal Outdoor Dance Space) available for parties of 2, 4 or 6. A thorough site plan has been developed allowing for temperature screenings and surveys to be conducted upon entering the event grounds. PODS are spaced a minimum of six feet apart, and fans will have a variety of food and beverage options available for purchase. Site map and FAQ for Apple Valley Park venue can be found here.

    Apple Valley Park is located in beautiful LaFayette, NY. With its rural atmosphere, rolling hills, and expansive fall foliage, it has proven to be a wonderful home to the annual LaFayette Apple Festival since 1973. More recently it has expanded to host other live entertainment events, including a few successful drive-in concerts in the fall of 2020. 

    Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, April 2 at 10 AM on the Apple Valley Park website.