NYS Music 202​1

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  • SummerStage Announces Two Free Performances for this weekend

    SummerStage announced two free performances at the end of August of 2021. The performances will take place in Coney Island Amphitheater and will require full vaccination or negative COVID-19 PCR test within 72 hours for entry.

    The first performance will feature Go Brooklyn! Stetsasonic & Friends – 40th Anniversary Show on Saturday, August 28 2021 at 7PM EST. Brooklyn’s Stetsasonic were one of the first-ever hip-hop bands that used beat-boxing, sampling, and live performance to elevate the musicality of the nascent genre in the 1980’s. Originally known as the “Stetson Brothers”, there were three members including Daddy-O, Delite and Wise the Human Mix Machine. Soon, the group evolved to “Stetsasonic”, adding the prolific energy of DBC (Devastating Beat Creator), Bobby Simmons, Prince Paul, and Fruitkwan. Though their last album was released in 1991, Stetsasonic has continued to tour and will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their formation at Summerstage in Coney Island with friends and special guests. The performance will live streamed for one night only on summerstage anywhere’s website. 

    The second performance will feature INVINCIBLE: A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson / DJ KS 360 on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 7PM EST. Drawing its name from Michael Jackson’s tenth and final studio album, Invincible: A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson is a performance of the King of Pop’s greatest hits—indelible anthems such as “Billie Jean,” “Beat It,” “Smooth Criminal,” “Thriller” and more—as well as dance routines rehearsed for the HBO special One Night Only. With choreography by Jackson’s longtime choreographer and dancer, Lavelle Smith Jr., the show was created, produced and directed by the Bessie award winner Darrin Ross. The night will be led by professional impersonator, Jeffrey Perez. The performance will live streamed for one night only on summerstage anywhere’s website.

    Due to increasing spread on COVID-19 due to the delta variant  SummerStage has updated it’s vaccination and mask policy They will now require full vaccination or negative COVID-19 PCR test within 72 hours for entry. SummerStage at Coney Island Amphitheater will accept proof of final Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Moderna or WHO-approved vaccination using the CLEAR app, the NYS Excelsior Pass, NYC Covid Safe app, a physical/photo of CDC vaccination card, or EU digital pass, accompanied by a government-issued photo identification. Guests must show that their final dose of vaccine was received at least 14 days prior to the show date or show proof of a negative PCR test within 72 hours. Please note all SummerStage events in Central Park follow a different entry policy and only accept full vaccination proof. For all SummerStage events, masks are required upon entry to any venue and strongly encouraged for all guests for the duration of the performance, as is physical distance. Learn more about acceptable documentation, mask guidelines, and other safety protocols here.

    For more information the two shows happening in August of 2021 and upcoming event visit SummerStage’s website.

  • Kitsuné Musique, shesaid.so and Bandsintown Announce International Women’s Day Celebration

    Kitsuné Musique, shesaid.so and Bandsintown announces a 24-hour mix in celebration of the International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021 starting at 7AM EST until 5AM EST on March 9, 2021. The performances will stream live on Bandsintown’s Twitch channel and will be available the next day on Kitsuné Musique’s Soundcloud channel.

    International Women’s Day

    The 24-hour audio mix compilation is an attempt by the companies Kitsuné Musique, shesaid.so and Bandsintown to help empower women all around the world through music for international women’s day. Not only will they provide this platform for artists to perform for the celebration but also the shesaid.so x Kitsuné Women’s Day Fund was created. 

    shesaid.so x Kitsuné Women’s Day Fund will provide hardship payments of up to €250 each to freelancers, contractors and artists in the independent music industry whose income has been severely affected due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The fund will support creators and executives from the shesaid.so community that have lost committed income or have not been able to secure novel paid work in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic.

    The performance will include appearances from, YonYon, DJ KADE, Banga, stephseeks, Whitney AbstraKt Shacia Päyne Marley, Sahar Habibi, Sujin, Butta B,  ShioriyBradshaw, and JI NA.  Bandsintown’s Twitch channel where the live performances will be appearing can be found here on international women’s day. The 24-hour audio mix compilation will also be available on Kitsuné Musique’s Soundcloud channel at 7AM EST the next day which can be found here.

    Andreea Magdalina, Founder shesaid.so. spoke on the event in the press release saying, “We are very excited to partner with Bandsintown who, via their Twitch channel, will enable us to reach an even wider audience at a time when physical gatherings & supporting touring artists is still not possible. With the pandemic disproportionately affecting women and gender minorities in our business, we hope that the funds we raise with our partnership will provide much needed support to the shesaid.so community worldwide.” 

    Kitsuné Musique is a music label who looks for up-and-coming talents who the label believes are about to break through in music. Over the years, Kitsuné Musique has become first home of now unmissable artists such as Parcels, Two Door Cinema Club, Digitalism, and more. 

    Shesaid.so is known as being a global community of women and gender minorities in the music industry. It was built up in London by Andreea Magdalina back in 2014. Since then the company has grown into 12,000+ members around the world across 15+ chapters including New York, Los Angeles, France, Germany, South Africa, and India. 

    The Bandsintown is the global hub of live streaming and live music discovery. They have a reach of 220 million monthly active fans globally, 60 million registered users and 540,000 registered artists, Bandsintown has listed and marketed 69,000 live streams since March of 2020. In January 2021 Bandsintown PLUS was launched, a first-of-its-kind live music subscription service offering fans an “All Access Pass” to over 25 exclusively produced live shows per month.

    View the full line up bellow: 

    7AM – 9AM EST | YONYON

    9AM – 11AM EST | DJ KADE

    11AM – 1PM EST | BANGA

    1PM – 3PM EST | STEPHSEEKS

    3PM – 5PM EST | WHITNEY ABSTRAKT

    5PM – 7PM EST | SHACIA PÄYNE

    7PM – 9PM EST | SAHAR HABIBI

    9PM – 11PM EST | SUJIN

    11PM – 1AM EST | BUTTA B

    1AM – 3AM EST |  SHIORIYBRADSHAW

    3AM – 5AM EST | JI NA

  • NYC Announces Curtains Up NYC Program For the Federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant

    New York City announced it’s Curtains Up NYC government program which will work with the Federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant process on February 8, 2021. This grant and program are available to help venues suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic with services provided by the city for free. The program will provide application assistance to live-performance venues, organizations and workers applying for federal relief. 

    Curtains Up NYC

    The program and grant was announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), Commissioner Anne del Castillo, and NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Jonnel Doris. The Federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant is made for businesses or nonprofits who are connected to live performances. These organizations could get a grant up to, or equal to, 45 percent of their 2019 gross earned revenue, capping out at $10 million. Shuttered Venue Operators Grant bloomed from the Save Our Stages initiative. 

    The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant is available to operators or promoters of live performance venues including, but not limited to: theater, music, arts organizations, movie theaters, talent representatives, museums, zoos and aquariums. In addition, they must meet certain guidelines including active operation as of February 29, 2020, and they must not have applied for a PPP loan on or after December 27, 2020. 

    The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant isn’t accepting applications yet, but people interested in applying are urged to start organizing their application. To prepare for the application process people should register for the federal System for Award Management (SAM), which will be a required part of the application. People need to know their D-U-N-S number to register in SAM. You can get a D-U-N-S number on the Dun & Bradstreet website. You should check the federal government’s website for the most recent updates on when and how to apply and for frequently asked questions. Watch the federal government’s webinar on YouTube and Register for email alerts from the federal government about the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant so you will be the first to know when applications open.

    In the meantime, you should check out the Curtains Up NYC program. Curtains Up NYC provides free application assistance for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant. Curtains Up NYC offers free webinars and one-on-one counseling for people interested in applying for the grant. The Services are free starting on February 10, 2021. 

    For more information on the Curtains Up NYC program and the Federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Process visit their website here.

  • Dust Bowl Faeries join The Linda’s ‘Open for Take-Out’ Virtual Concert Series

    The Dust Bowl Faeries will be performing at The Linda WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio in their ‘Open for Take-Out’ virtual concert series. Originally scheduled for February 1, 2021 at 8PM EST, the performance will now air on February 22, due to the early-February snowstorm. 

    Dust Bowl Faeries
    Album cover from The Plague Garden.

    The Dust Bowl Faeries are a dark carnival-inspired indie-rock band that draws inspiration from circus, post-punk and Eastern European folk music. They are based in New York and formed back in 2015 and their original line up was an all women trio of but now is a five piece multi-gendered power house. They released their newest album, The Plague Garden on November 20, 2020. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Michael Schoonmaker and was partially written during the pandemic. The band’s current line up is Ryder Cooley (Faerie Queen) on accordion, singing saw, ukulele, and lead vocals, Jon B. Woodin (Rocket Faerie) on guitar, castanets, and vocals, Rubi LaRue (Feisty Faerie) on lap steel and vocals, Liz LoGiudice (River Faerie) on bass and vocals, and Andrew Stein (Time Faerie) on percussion.

    Band leader Ryder Cooley spoke on the inspiration behind the band teaming up with The Linda which is based in Albany, saying that she had actually reached out to The Linda at the very beginning of March 2020 before the world knew the pandemic would crush the live entertainment industry. As time passed she had forgotten that she had reached out to them in the midst of pandemic life until one day in December when they invited the group to play a virtual concert. 

    This will be the first time the Dust Bowl Faeries first live-stream show and will be the first time they have all played together in almost a year.  Ryder Cooley shares that although they are feeling a little bit rusty they will be “pouring our[their] hearts out at this concert since it is our[their] first show all together in such a long time.” 

    There is a lot to look forward to when it comes to the Dust Bowl Faeries performance at The Linda. They will be playing several songs off their new album including “Pandemic Tango” which was written during the pandemic, and will also be performing fan favorites like “Candy Store.” The video of which was shot during the pandemic by Lisa M. Thomas of Thin Edge Films and released it in November 2020 in advance of their album. They will also be performing a brand new song titled “Cuckoo,” which is a polka-jazz song about feeling cooped-up and a little bit ‘cuckoo.’

    Tickets for the performance on February 1 at 8PM EST at The Linda are $10 and can be purchased here and will be streamed live on YouTube. The concert will also air on the ‘Live at the Linda’ radio show but people are encouraged to buy tickets because in the visual ensemble people will get a much fuller experience of the band watching the show rather than just listening. 

    The Dust Bowl Faeries are also in the midst of the Winter Series of their virtual vaudeville show Wish You Were Hear. They have upcoming performances on February 13 with Tommy Stinson of The Replacements and on March 20 with Lorkin O’Reilly.

    For more information visit the Dust Bowl Faeries website, Facebook or Instagram.