NYS Music 202​1

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  • Play it Leo! Leo Kottke Returns to Center for the Arts in Homer

    Play it Leo! Kottke that is. Leo Kottke returned to Homer Center for the Arts on Saturday, October 16. This solo acoustic performance, his last Upstate New York show since April 2018 at The Clayton Opera House comes ahead of the three dates scheduled with Mike Gordon of Phish in the Empire State this December. During 2020 the duo released their first record Noon in over fifteen years. So it was fitting for Leo to open the show with “From Pizza Towers to Defeat” at Homer Center for the Arts, a song written by the duo from their 2002 album Clone.

    John McConnell , Leo Kottke, Clayton Opera House April 2018

    You wouldn’t have seen a tour bus outside the Homer Center for the Arts on Saturday night. Leo Kottke’s solo tour traveling rig is simple, and very reminiscent of Chuck Berry when he showed up at the venue driving himself with two guitars and a steel slide in tow. Leo deals with venue staff directly and settles up on his own with no tour manager. Mike Gordon of Phish told Rolling Stone “Hes like this American treasure living in his own bubble. He’ll travel the country listening to Lone Ranger series from the 1950’s in its entirety in the car.”

    Leo Kottke, Center for the Arts Homer , October 2021

    Leo’s stories from traveling this great country were weaved in to his ninety minute set on the intimate Homer stage. Outside the venue was a local haunted attraction in its 39th year that gave the performance a vibe of Phish’s interpretation of Disney’s Chilling, Thrilling, Sounds of the Haunted House.

    Although Leo didn’t tell the crowd about his most recent studio release with Phish’s bassist, instead he told them about the first drummer he has ever collaborated with in 60 years:

    I’m having a ball doing this with David King of the band Bad Plus. It’s a nice cocktail kit, he doesn’t come in with this Keith Moon suicide drowning thing. We go in the studio and start making shit up, the only thing Dave doesn’t like is when I stop. It’s a great attitude to be around, a little dangerous as I will demonstrate now.

    Leo Kottke

    He told the crowd of American modernist composer Charles Ives and his struggles to get his work out. Overtime he hired Burlesque dancers to enhance attention on his Concord Sinata 2. After becoming acknowledged for his work someone told Ives over time, “I can tell its good music but it doesn’t sound very good” to which Ives replied “What,s sound got to do with music?”

    Leo’s point on it was that its a privilege to be able to play and if you have a chance to play. You don’t get to pick where you play and if you want people to hear what your doing and can’t find a crowd hire a burlesque orchestra to get some clout. “I mean its a privilege all around that it ever even happens in any faint way for you…but if there are people that want to listen your stuck with a privilege beyond luck, it becomes a thing itself”

    The audience chuckled as Kottke told them that he has played prisons, hospitals, schools and claimed they are all the same. For Kottke, The Center for the Arts in Homer counts as a 150 year old church gig. Leo admitted to playing a library opening in the past five years to a fellow musician friend due to his complaining that he has been subject to pizza parlor gigs. Defeat the pizza towers, “Play Anywhere,” Kottke told the crowd.

    You also won’t find a setlist after Leo’s performance either. The same fashion in which he entered he chose to exit and play through the encore “So we could all leave at the same time.” He finished the show with the classic piece “Corrina,” walking off the stage with both guitars in hand. New York’s legendary Pete Seeger called Kottke “The Best 12 string player in the world.”

    In December when Kottke returns to New York State with jamband giant Mike Gordon, expect the same kind of sharpness at the performance. Even though Leo has seen Phish on New Years Eve at Madison Square Garden, Mike Gordon recalled a tale from the road during their last tour when he put on a Grateful Dead jam to listen to in which Leo replied “OK, that’ll be enough of that.”

    Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon December 2021 Tour Dates

    December 8 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
    December 9 – Washington, DC – Sixth & I
    December 10 – Tarrytown, NY – Tarrytown Music Hall
    December 12 – Beverly, MA – The Cabot
    December 13 – Lebanon, NH – Lebanon Opera House *
    December 15 – Troy, NY – Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
    December 16 – Norwalk, CT – Wall Street Theater
    December 17 – York, PA – Appell Center for the Performing Arts
    December 19 – Plattsburgh, NY – Strand Center for the Arts

  • Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon to Play Tarrytown, Troy and Plattsburgh this December

    For the first time in 16 years, guitarist Leo Kottke and bassist Mike Gordon will tour together, in an eagerly awaited series of dates in December.

    leo kottke mike gordon

    Acoustic guitar legend Leo Kottke and Phish bassist Mike Gordon first linked up in 2002 for Clone, and followed by 2005’s Sixty Six Steps. The upcoming tour will celebrate last year’s release of the first new Kottke/Gordon album in 15 years, Noon, hailed by Rolling Stone as “full of lilting grooves that go on wild musical tangents.”

    Read past interviews with Mike Gordon from 2013 and 2016.

    The pair also today premiered a 4-song mini set, including performances of the Kottke song “Sheets” and “How Many People Are You,” which has found a spot in the rotation both with Phish and Mike Gordon Band. Both tracks are found on Noon, with Phish drummer Jon Fishman appearing on “How Many People Are You.” The set is rounded out with the Kottke classic “Rings,” and “Disco” from the duo’s 2002 release, Clone.

    Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon December 2021 Tour Dates

    December 8 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
    December 9 – Washington, DC – Sixth & I
    December 10 – Tarrytown, NY – Tarrytown Music Hall
    December 12 – Beverly, MA – The Cabot
    December 13 – Lebanon, NH – Lebanon Opera House *
    December 15 – Troy, NY – Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
    December 16 – Norwalk, CT – Wall Street Theater
    December 17 – York, PA – Appell Center for the Performing Arts
    December 19 – Plattsburgh, NY – Strand Center for the Arts

    All Dates go on sale Friday, October 8 at 10 am ET, except for Lebanon Opera House, which goes on sale at 12pm on Friday. More info can be found here.

  • Larkin Poe to Headline Monster Energy Outbreak Tour, Dates in Tarrytown, Albany and Buffalo

    Larkin Poe, the Grammy nominated sister duo of Atlanta-bred, Nashville-based singer/songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Rebecca and Megan Lovell, will be hitting the road with the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour this Fall. They’ll bring their brand of gritty, raw, and in your face rock n roll on a 27-date cross-country tour that kicks off on September 15 in St. Louis and will continue through the fall and winter.

    Rebecca & Megan of Larkin Poe create their own brand of Roots Rock ‘n’ Roll that is gritty, soulful, and flavored by their southern heritage. Originally from Atlanta and currently living in Nashville, they are descendants of tortured artist and creative genius Edgar Allan Poe.

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    With all of the music for the band’s 2020 release Self Made Man originally written with live performance in mind, Larkin Poe is truly excited to finally let the songs breathe.

    We can’t wait to get back on stage with the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour this fall for the first time since our album, Self Made Man, came out! It’s going to feel so good to be back in front of people celebrating live music again!

    For their newest release, out September 17th, Larkin Poe partnered with innovative hybrid orchestra Nu Deco Ensemble for Paint the Roses: Live in Concert— a new album that reinterprets Larkin Poe’s music, including their 2020 release Self Made Man and more, through an orchestral lens. Paint the Roses documents a collaborative, livestreamed concert by the two artistic groups in December 2020 at Miami’s North Beach Bandshell. The performance was part of Nu Deco’s 2020-21 virtual and socially-distanced concert season, which featured the ensemble’s genre-bending orchestral music and its powerful first collaboration with Larkin Poe.

    In addition to the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour, Larkin Poe has announced several festival dates they are expected to perform at throughout the late summer and fall including BeachLife Festival, San Diego Blues Fest, Telluride Blues & Brews, Treefort, Columbia Roots N Blues, Shaky Knees, Fort Worth River & Blues, Lancaster Roots & Blues and more. The duo will also be supporting JJ Grey & Mofro for one performance in Salt Lake City this September.

    For tickets visit LarkinPoe.com/tour.

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    LARKIN POE ON TOUR

    September 10 – Redondo Beach, CA – BeachLife Festival 

    September 11 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Blues Fest

    September 15 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall*#

    September 16 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown*#

    September 17 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre*#

    September 21 – Ketchum, ID – Argyros Performing Arts Center

    September 22-26 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest 

    September 24 – Columbia, MO – Roots N Blues Festival

    September 25 – London, KY – World Chicken Festival

    September 26 – Prestonsburg, KY – Mountain Arts Center*#

    September 29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden supporting JJ Grey & Mofro 

    October 7 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts*# 

    October 8 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall* 

    October 9 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue*

    October 10 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre* 

    October 12 – Buffalo, NY – Forbes Theatre*

    October 14 – Albany, NY – Empire Live*

    October 15 – Tarrytown, NY – Tarrytown Music Hall*

    October 16 – Baltimore, MD – The Recher* 

    October 17 – Lancaster, PA – Lancaster Roots & Blues

    October 19 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVA*

    October 21 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre*

    October 22 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre*

    October 23 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Music Festival

    October 28 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom*

    October 29 – Bloomington, IL – Castle Theatre*

    October 30 – Grand Rapids, MI – Fountain Street Church*

    October 31 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues*

    November 5 – Oxford, MS – The Lyric Oxford*

    November 6 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues*

    November 7 – Jackson, MS – Duling Hall* 

    November 10 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theatre* 

    November 11 – Austin, TX – Mohawk*

    November 12 – Fort Worth, TX – River & Blues Festival

    November 13 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge* 

    December 3 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel* 

    December 4 – Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre*

    December 8 – Little Rock, AR – U. of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College

    *Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: Larkin Poe

    #w/ The Cold Stares

  • Music Venues Spring Back to Life Across New York State

    Continuing NYS Music’s look at the venues of New York State, we are now more than a year since music venues were forced to shut down, and signs of life are visible everywhere this spring.

    While venues await relief from the Small Business Administration (SBA), who administer Shuttered Venue Operators Grant to eligible entities, there are some venues that have returned to live music. Restrictions are lifting, allowing for greater capacity at venues, as well as Drive-In shows and socially distanced concerts continuing well into August.

    Venues New York State

    Once New York State has 70% of the population receiving one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, most remaining restrictions will be lifted, based on a statement from Gov. Cuomo last week.

    Our March installment of ‘This Darkness Has Got to Give’ showed venues across New York State that started to come back to life with socially distanced shows. Now in June, we have crowds returning to venues, a summer of live music ahead in various arrays and a brighter 2021 in the making.

    Woodstock and New Paltz – Em Walis

    Joe Booth – Geneva

    Ithaca – photo by Casey Martin

    Venues New York State

    New York City – photos by Joseph Buscarello

    Buffalo – photos by Zachary Todtenhagen

    Hudson Valley – photos by Steve Malinski

    Long Island – photos by Rob Tellerman

    • Venues New York State

    Plattsburgh – photos by Jerry Cadieux

    Hudson Valley – photos by Mickey Deneher

    Albany and Saratoga Springs – Zach Culver

  • Jann Klose to perform Live at Tarrytown Music Hall and The Bitter End

    Indie pop artist Jann Klose will take New York stages live following the release of his radio hit single “Love You The Most” and the gradual reopening of performance venues around the country.

    On June 13, he will perform an in-person show at the beloved Tarrytown Music Hall. Additionally, fans interested in viewing the performance virtually are invited to stream the concert live online. On Friday, June 18, Klose will then be performing live from The Bitter End. The show will also be available to fans for live streaming beginning at 8:15 PM ET.

    Jahn Klose to perform live in NYC

    For tickets for Jann’s performance at Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main Street, Tarrytown NY, visit here.

    The performance at The Bitter End, 147 Bleecker Street, downtown Manhattan, is open to patrons of all ages. Tickets are $15 per seat, and range from $60 to $90 per table, and are currently available for sale. Purchase tickets and find more information here.

    The award-winning indie pop artist’s melodic single “Love You The Most” with Alicia Madison is gaining momentum on US Top 40 radio. The song rose from number 118 to number 58 on Mediabase’s charts after only six weeks of radio play. Meanwhile, the music videos for this romantic ballad’s English and Spanish versions have collectively accrued more than 4 million streams on YouTube and Spotify. In South Africa, where Jann grew up, his audience has reached an astonishing 27 million listeners on pop radio and is continuing to expand throughout New York and across the nation.

    Jahn Klose and Alicia Madison in the official music video for "Love You The Most"
    Jann Klose and Alicia Madison: “Love You The Most”

    Jann’s passion for all things music is undying, and the pandemic certainly posed no qualms for him. The New York-based artist spent much of his time during quarantine writing music and discussing music writing with friends and colleagues via Zoom. To maintain a sense of community during such uncertain times, he created the “Making Sound with Jann Klose” podcast. In his podcast, Klose hosts Rock Hall inductees and chart-topping artists to discuss their creative processes, sources of inspiration, industry secrets, PR strategies, and all other things music. The podcast has frequently reached Apple’s Top Podcasts under the Music Interview category.

    Listen to the “Making Sound with Jann Klose” podcast on Apple Music and watch the official English and Spanish music videos for “Love You The Most” below.