The Luzerne Music Center in Lake Luzerne has announced concert dates for their 2022 summer season. Included in the three-show Chamber Music Festival and series performed by the center’s faculty and students, with dates that span from late June to the middle of August.
Lake Luzerne is located just west of Glens Falls in southern Warren County, and holds was settled by European settlers around 1770. The town of Lake Luzerne is named after Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne, who served as French Minister to the early United States, after haven supported the American revolution with loans to provide food to the troops. In 1808, the town changed its name to Luzerne and in 1963 to Lake Luzerne.
The main event of the summer, the Luzerne Chamber Music Festival’s first concert Musicians of the New York City Ballet with Elizabeth Pitcairn and Glen Ananga on July 4th will be followed by Fabulous Philadelphians with center co-founder Toby Blumenthal and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra on July 25, and will be closed by the American String Quartet on August 5.
Also a summer camp, the Luzerne Music Center sources youth musicians from ages 8 to 18 to attend, selecting “approximately 150” youth musicians for summer stay on the organization’s wooded 20 acres.
These students will appear on stage during the season’s 17 free student concerts from June to August. The center faculty will also perform six concerts of their own on June 24, July 1, 8, 22 & 29, and August 5.
Information regarding tickets and more can be found on the Luzerne Music Center’s website.
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason has announced his summer “World In Changes Tour,” with coast-to-coast dates scheduled across the next two months.
The tour begins June 8 in Carmel, CA and pauses July 25 in Denver, with three west coast dates slated for November. Mason’s first New York stop will be at Hammondsport’s Point of the Bluff Winery on June 19, followed by performances at The Stephan Talkhouse in Amangansett on June 25 and the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center on July 2.
Dave Mason. (photo credit: Chris Jensen)
Joining the english artist will be longtime band members Johnee Sambatoro on guitar/vocals and drummer Alvino Bennett, along with the newcomers Bill Mason on keyboards/vocals and bassist/vocalist Ray Cardwell.
Best known as a founding member of 1960s and 70s rock band Traffic, Mason has also recorded an album with Cass Elliot of Mamas and the Papas fame, played rhythm guitar on Jimi Hendrix’s renowned version of “All Along the Watchtower,” recorded with Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones, and had a short stint with Fleetwood Mac in the 90s.
Mason’s most recent album release was 2020’s Alone Together Again, a reimagining of his 1970 debut record Alone Together.
Information regarding tickets & more can be found on his website.
Tour Dates:
Wed Jun 08 2022 Carmel CA Sunset Cultural Center
Thu Jun 09 2022 Petaluma CA Mystic Theatre
Sat Jun 18 2022 Boston MA City Winery
Sun Jun 19 2022 Hammondsport NY Point of the Bluff Winery
Tue Jun 21 2022 Derry NH Tupelo Music Hall
Wed Jun 22 2022 East Greenwich RI Greenwich Odeum
Fri Jun 24 2022 Augusta NJ Rock, Ribs & Ridges
Sat Jun 25 2022 Amangansett NY The Stephan Talkhouse
Tue Jun 28 2022 Ocean City NJ Ocean City Music Pier
Americana singer-songwriter Marcus King has announced U.S. fall tour dates in promotion of his upcoming album, Young Blood, slated for August 26 release.
With King’s European tour beginning June 23 and finishing July 8, followed a couple American stops in the weeks after, the U.S. stretch will start September 9 in Philadelphia and wrap up October 27 in New Orleans.
Poster for Marcus King’s U.S. Tour.
Hosted by comedian Dean Del Ray and featuring Neal Francis and Ashland Craft for most dates, the tour includes shows at Beacon Theatre in Manhattan on September 15 & 16.
Young Blood, which is produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, is King’s second studio album. His 2020 debut record El Dorado earned a Grammy nomination for “Best Americana Album.”
Cover art for Young Blood, releasing August 26.
King has released two singles for the album so far, “Hard Working Man” and “Rescue Me.” A music video for “Hard Working Man,” the record’s lead single, dropped Tuesday.
A South Carolina native, King has been around music his entire life, first learning to play guitar at three years old. He has opened for Chris Stapleton, Greta Van Fleet, and Nathaniel Rateliff. Festivals King has made the bills of include Stagecoach, Fuji Rock, and Rock Werchter.
More information regarding tickets/the tour can be found on King’s website.
Tour Dates
JUN 23 THU – Fairview Park – Dublin, Ireland* JUN 25 SAT – Alexandra Palace – London, United Kingdom* JUN 26 SUN – The Globe – Cardiff, United Kingdom JUN 28 TUE – O2 Apollo Manchester – Manchester, United Kingdom* JUN 29 WED – O2 Apollo Manchester – Manchester, United Kingdom* JUN 30 THU – Rock City – Nottingham, United Kingdom JUL 2 SAT – Rock Werchter – Werchter, Belgium JUL 3 SUN – Rockhal – Esch-sur-alzette, Luxembourg JUL 5 TUE – Oosterpoort – Groningen, Netherlands JUL 6 WED – Cognac Blues Passions 2022 – Cognac, France JUL 7 THU – Doornroosje – Nijmegen, Netherlands JUL 8 FRI – North Sea Jazz Festival 2022 – Rotterdam, Netherlands JUL 16 SAT – Wild Hare Music Festival 2022 – Canby, OR, United States JUL 27 WED – FloydFest 22- Heartbeat 2022 – Floyd, VA, United States *with Greta Van Fleet
Sept 9 – The Met – Philadelphia, PA Sept 10 – The Theater at MGM National Harbor – Washington DC Sept 11 – House Of Blues – Boston, MA Sept 15 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY Sept 16 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY Sept 17 – KEMBA Live! – Columbus, OH Sept 18 – Bourbon & Beyond Festival – Louisville, KY Sept 20 – HISTORY – Toronto, ON Sept 21 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA Sept 23 – GLC Live at 20 Monroe – Grand Rapids, M Sept 24 – The Sylvee – Madison, WI ^ Sept 25 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN Sept 27 – Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN* Sept 29 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN* Sept 30 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN* Oct 1 – The Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA Oct 2 – The Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA Oct 4 – Stubb’s Bar-B-Q – Austin, TX Oct 6 – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ* Oct 7 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA Oct 11 – The Masonic – San Francisco, CA Oct 13 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR Oct 14 – The Neptune Theatre – Seattle, WA Oct 15 – The Neptune Theatre – Seattle, WA Oct 17 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT Oct 18 – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO Oct 20 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO* Oct 21 – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL* Oct 22 – The Fillmore Detroit- Detroit, MI Oct 23 – Agora Theatre – Cleveland Ohio Oct 25 – The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC Oct 26 – Avondale Brewing Company – Birmingham, AL Oct 27 – The Fillmore New Orleans – New Orleans, LA
Neal Francis and Ashland Craft unless otherwise stated, ^ Neal Francis only * Support to be announced
Seagle Festival has announced its 2022 schedule. Going into their 107th season, the Adirondack theatre & opera organization and vocal training company will hold seven shows from late June to early September.
2022 marks a return to normal for Seagle Festival, after a heavily adjusted 2021 season and full cancellation in 2020. Hosted at the Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater, the season will begin on the 25th with a performance of Old Friends & New at 7:30 pm. This will be followed in July by legendary Broadway show Hello, Dolly! with nighttime performances on the 6th, 7th, and 9th, and a matinee performance on the 8th.
A performance of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro during Seagle Festival’s 2019 season.
July will also feature an 11:30 am tour stop on the 9th by children’s opera The Three Bears, and joint performances of Giacomo Puccini operas Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi from the 20th through the 23rd.
August will open with Fellow Travelers, a love story about two men working for the U.S. government during the 1950s McCarthy era, with showings on the 3rd through the 6th. Following is Once Upon A Mattress, a famed musical adaption of the fairy-tale The Princess and the Pea, running from the 17th to the 20th.
Last on the schedule is Happily Ever After, a revue of music from late composer Stephen Sondheim which will make a tour stop at the Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater on September 5.
Located in Schroon Lake, Seagle Festival is the oldest summer singing training program in the country. It was founded by world-renowned baritone singer Oscar Seagle, who made several concert tours in the U.S. and Europe, along with recording a number of hit songs such as the World War I anthem “Dear Old Pal of Mine.” Before running his own instructional program, he served as a teaching associate in Europe to Polish singer Jean de Rezke from 1903-1914.
Old Friends & New – June 25, 7:30 pm Hello, Dolly! – July 6, 7, 9 at 7:30 pm, July 9 at 2:00 pm The Three Bears – July 9, 10:00 & 11:30 am* Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi – July 20, 21, 23 at 7:30 pm July 22 at 2:00 pm Fellow Travelers – August 3, 4, 6 at 7:30 pm, August 5 at 2:00 pm Once Upon a Mattress – August 17, 18, 20 at 7:30 pm, August 19 at 2:00 pm Happily Ever After – the music of Stephen Sondheim – September 5, 7:30 pm*
The Seagle Festival is has also recently introduced the 2022 Seagle Festival Emerging Artists, a group of 32 talented singers selected through a rigorous audition process.
Top row (l-r): Elias Aguirre, tenor; *Justine Alexander, soprano; Amaan Atkins, tenor; *Andrianna Ayala, soprano; *William Casper, tenor; Jenna Rose Cipolla, soprano
Second row (l-r): *Joel Clemens, baritone; Abraham Isai Cruz, bass-baritone; Annika De Jonge, soprano; Samuel Enriquez, baritone; *Nicholas Fahrenkrug, baritone; Julia Fertel, mezzo-soprano
Third row (l-r): Emily Finke, soprano; *Grace Heldridge, mezzo-soprano; Hannah Jones, mezzo-soprano; Daniel Laverriere, baritone
On Friday, May 20, Albany folk singer Sabrina Trueheart released her debut EP, Holding Onto Something Good. The four-song project follows the release of singles “To Die Alone” and “Wait,” released in January and March respectively.
Cover art for Holding On To Something Good.
The instrumentation of Holding Onto Something Good is almost as simple as possible, featuring nothing more than Trueheart’s voice and acoustic guitar along with a simple drumbeat on the title track.
Trueheart’s singing is the EP’s best element, with her soft voice matching the project’s focus on tender emotions. She also makes sure to save her impressive vocal range for the right moments, going high in the final seconds of “Honey Bee” and “Skinny Dipping.”
In terms of Trueheart’s guitar work on the EP, while the first two songs consist of slow and simple finger picked melodies, the second half showcases some technical prowess with the quick chord changes on “Skinny Dipping” and closer “Two of Us.”
Lyrically, Holding Onto Something Good is introspective, with musings centered around romance and moving past personal hardship. “Used to wanna run, but those days are gone,” she sings on the pre-chorus of the title track, a moment showing the project at its catchiest.
The EP’s title track showcases the project at its catchiest.
“Skinny Dipping” shows some vulnerability with its use of imagery, as Trueheart sings, “your body glistening, medicine for my troubled mind.”
“Two of Us” closes the EP on an intimate note, painting a picture of romance between two imperfect people. “Life’s good when it’s the two of us, but I’m still me and you’re still you,” she sings in the closing seconds.
While just 12 minutes long, Holding Onto Something Good rings clear, painting Sabrina Trueheart as a person who acknowledges her growth and is looking forward.
Key Tracks: Holding Onto Something Good, Skinny Dipping, Two of Us
The AdHoc-curated Emerging Music Festival will return for the first time since 2019 from June 24-25 as part of Bryant Park’s Picnic Performances, a series of concerts running all summer long.
Both nights of the festival will feature three different acts. The 24th will open up with Benét, a singer-songwriter from Richmond, VA, followed by Brooklyn-based indie-country artist Dougie Poole, with the night being closed by fellow Brooklyn musician Anna Beckerman, better known by her performing alias of Danashevskaya.
Having released two full-length albums to this point, Dougie Poole has uniquely defined himself, melding country songwriting with bedroom pop textures. (photo from Bandcamp)
The following evening will be opened by NYC five-piece rock band 95 Bulls, followed by Talia Goddess, a multi-hyphenate musician and entrepreneur from Brooklyn, with the night being closed out by Reyna Tropical, a duo composed of Mexican-born artists Fabiola Reyna and Sumohair.
With their group tagline being “Queer Love & Afro-Mexico,” Reyna Tropical dedicates their music to raising awareness of social justice causes. (photo found on their website)
Returning for the fifth time since its beginning in 2016, The Emerging Music Festival is the Bryant Park Picnic Performances’ final event of June, with Bryant Park running performances until September 17.
Both nights of performances will also feature a rotating line-up of NYC food and beverage vendors curated by the local Hester Street Fair.
Complete Bryant Park Picnic Performances
May/June June 10: Contemporary Dance: EMERGE125 and Ayodele Casel June 11: Contemporary Dance: Ballet Hispánico’s Social Latin Dance Class and Dance Heginbotham June 17: New York City Opera: Pride in the Park June 18: Contemporary Dance: Juneteenth Celebration with Josh Johnson, Music From The Sole, Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance, and More June 24: Emerging Music Festival Curated by AdHoc: Benét, Dougie Poole, and Daneshevskaya June 25: Emerging Music Festival Curated by AdHoc: 95 Bulls, Talia Goddess, and Reyna Tropical
July July 1: Carnegie Hall Citywide: Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble July 8: Carnegie Hall Citywide: The Baylor Project July 15: Carnegie Hall Citywide: Squirrel Nut Zippers July 22: Carnegie Hall Citywide: The Broadway Sinfonietta July 23: Jazzmobile: Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band July 28: Performers TBA July 29: Carnegie Hall Citywide: The Hot Sardines Featuring Nellie McKay
August August 5: Performers TBA August 12: New York City Opera: La traviata August 19: Asian American Arts Alliance: Rafiq Bhatia and Ian Chang August 26: Habibi Festival: Esraa Warda & The Châab Lab, Firas Zreik, Yacine Boularès, and AJOYO August 29: The Town Hall: Eighth Blackbird Celebrates John Cage
September September 2: New York City Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor September 8: Steinway Artists Aaron Diehl and Orrin Evans September 9: Classical Theatre of Harlem September 16: Accordion Festival: Heart of Afghanistan and More September 17: American Symphony Orchestra
Unique NYC duo MoonTree has released their debut EP For the Time We Have Left, an avant-garde, jazz-oriented record that shows the breadth of the duo’s creativity in 20 minutes.
Eight songs long, the tracks on For the Time We Have Left follow loose, unconventional song structures and feature an array of instrumentation. Accents of mandolin and guitar in the waltzy and cybernetic “No Point of Reference,” and hints of oboe and flute in the cold and ambient “On Q” enhance the EP’s character.
Cover art of For the Time We Have Left. (found on Spotify)
Tone-wise, For the Time We Have Left can range from being eerie and moody to light and melodic. The space-agey shuffling of “UNEARTHLY” contrasts the arrhythmia and creepy vocal snippets of “LOCKET/SOLES,” while never ceasing to create an enveloping atmosphere.
The EP is very textural, with MoonTree leaning heavily on reverb and never overplaying themselves on percussion, also subtly implementing vocal samples here and there to add an interesting rhythmic and melodic element.
Especially spacious and free-formed moments like the closer “your tree” reminisce slightly of Arthur Russell’s experimental 1986 album World of Echo, however MoonTree’s songs on For the Time We Have Left are consistently more focused than Russell’s offerings.
The EP is lyrically sparse overall, with Jaya Franceschini’s echoey lounge-esque vocals conveying a general focus on the complexities of romantic intimacy. This is made clear at points where reverb stripped away, such as the duet-spoken word piece “A Shoulder to Rain On” about an intense romantic moment between two lovers with a disjointed saxophone-driven instrumental sitting in the background.
There’s also the more traditional jazz cut “open book” which offers the record’s sole guest feature. Brooklyn rapper Zedikaya’s guest verse is as open-book as possible, with him offering musings about a love affair gone sour. This brief detour offers a change of pace on the EP and gives MoonTree a good opportunity to incorporate their hip-hop influences.
Despite juggling various ideas and influences, this project weaves these concepts together into a cohesive, inspired project. With tight musicianship on display, this duo of Jaya Franceschini and Ben Cuomo gives an inspired showing of what they have to offer on For the Time We Have Left.
On June 11, Manhattan’s Performance Space New York will host a performance of “Divine Justice,” a 24-hour long show by Obie-winning playwright Ariana Reines.
Taking a mystical approach, “Divine Justice” hypothesizes what a female-first, reformation-oriented conception of justice would look like. The play draws influence from early Greek theater, exploring its themes using the Greek myth of Medea. The main character of the production, Medea is portrayed by Obie-winning actress Birgit Huppuch. Other inspirations include Balkan women’s folk singing, Reverend Billy’s Church of Stop Shopping, and the pop culture trope of the courtroom drama.
Reines conceived the play in wake of the hearings of Brett Kavanaugh and Kyle Rittenhouse during 2018 and 2020 respectively, viewing these legal proceedings as “precise portraits of the judiciary as a theater of white masculine hysteria.”
Looking to explore thousands of years worth of misogyny through “Divine Justice,” she chose the 24-hour format out of a desire to attract a crowd of “hardcore people.” Over the course of its runtime, the production will include refreshments, meal breaks, “more traditional performance events,” meditation, conversation, and music. A schedule for such proceedings will be found on Performance Space New York’s website in the days leading up to the show.
In addition to her works as a playright such as “Divine Justice,” Ariana Reines is also a poet, performing artist, and astrologer. Her most recent collection of poetry, A SAND BOOK, won the 2020 Kingsley Tufts Prize and was longlisted for the National Book Award.
Along with Reines and Huppuch, other contributors to “Divine Justice” include Sunder Ganglani on sound design, Tuçe Yasak on lighting design, Marsha Ginsberg on production design, Ken Rus Schmoll as a drama coach and co-director, Savitri D as the play’s dramaturgist, Yva Las Vegass as a musical performer.
Over the next three months, CMAC in Canandaigua will host 20 concerts, with an emphasis on country, classic rock, and unique performances not found elsewhere in New York State this summer. The dates for CMAC summer concerts features events scheduled from the end of May to the beginning of September.
The Lumineers are a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum folk rock band best known for their 2012 single, “Ho Hey.” On tour in promotion of their January album BRIGHTSIDE, Ohio folk band CAAMP will feature as a guest act.
Kenny Chesney- June 8 at 7:30 PM
Chesney’s decorated country career includes twelve studio albums that have hit number one on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, and 31 number one hit singles on the Hot Country Songs Chart. Touring in promotion of his 2020 album Here and Now, guest contribution will come from fellow country musician Carly Pierce, whose three studio albums have all hit top 10 on the Top Country chart.
Fitz and The Tantrums are a LA pop group best known for multi-platinum singles “Out of My League” from 2013, and “HandClap” from 2016. They’ll be joint headlining with St. Paul & The Broken Bones, an eight-piece soul group from Birmingham, AL, while Nashville singer-songwriter Devon Gilfillian serves as a guest performer.
Maren Morris- June 23 at 8 PM
Maren Morris is a Grammy-winning pop/country singer-songwriter. With seven platinum singles, she’s best known for 2018 hit song “The Middle” with Zedd & Grey, which reached number 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Touring in promotion of her March-released album Humble Quest, Georgia country artist Brent Cobb with guest feature.
A Grammy-winning New Zealand-born Australian country singer, Keith Urban has seven studio albums which have hit number one on Billboard’s US Top Country Albums chart and 14 singles which have topped the US Hot Country Songs Chart. Touring in support of his 2020 album THE SPEED OF NOW Part 1, Urban will be joined by guest performer Ingrid Andress, an American country singer best known for her 2019 single “More Hearts Than Mine” which charted #30 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Luke Bryan- July 15 at 7 PM
Nashville-based country singer Luke Bryan is similarly accomplished, with his last five records hitting number one on the Top Country Albums chart and having 22 number one hit singles on the US Country Airplay chart. He’ll be joined by fellow country artists Riley Green and fellow Nashville native Mitchell Tenpenny.
Sam Hunt- August 4 at 7 PM
Same goes for Sam Hunt, a Georgia native whose two studio albums have both hit number one on the Top Country Albums Chart with nine of his eleven singles taking number one on the Country Airplay Chart. He will be joined by two fellow country musicians, the Tennessee-born Dustin Lynch and Canadian singer Mackenzie Porter.
Journey- August 8 at 7 PM
San Francisco rock band Journey needs no introduction. Best known for their culturally ubiquitous 1981 single “Don’t Stop Believin’,” their generational popularity also stems from other 80s hits such as “Any Way You Want It” and “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart).” Journey’s nearly 50-year career is marked by eight platinum studio albums.
Country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton has won eight Grammy’s since his 2015 debut album “Traveller” with all four studio records of his so far topping Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart. Guest performers include country musicians Elle King and Madeline Edwards of California origin.
Daryl Hall & John Oates- September 1 at 8 PM
The famed songwriting duo of over 50 years has 18 studio albums under their belt, with eight of them certified platinum and six of them certified gold. Six singles of theirs have topped the Billboard Hot 100, and in 2014 the duo was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Remember Jones has released a new single, “love will return” featuring The Horn Section.
The newest track promoting his new album HAHA BITCH! slated for July 8 release, features co-writing from Levy Okun and production from AGM3, a duo composed of Andrew Greacen and Max McKee.
Remember Jones and his band performing.
A simple dance pop song, “love will return” focuses on moving past personal hardship in aim of finding success and joy in the future with light, spacy verses contrasting loud, funky hooks. “Living in a bubble, it all seems like trouble, you just gotta think free,” Jones sings during the first pre-chorus.
Remember Jones’ vocal talents are on display with this track, flashing hints of Michael Jackson along the way.
The track’s premier source of flare comes from the aptly named Horn Section on well, horns. Their presence on the final two choruses amplifies the already funky song, only building its optimistic energy until reaching a conclusion.
“love will return” precedes a busy upcoming summer for Remember Jones. The release of HAHA BITCH! will also be supported by his first ever Summer Slay! Festival at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ on July 9. Also serving as a birthday celebration for Jones, a New Jersey native, it is one of many nationwide stops for his ongoing won’t you be my hater? TOUR.
Other acts of the festival include Quincy Mumford’s Lifted Laboratory, a long time collaborator with Jones, as well as Tor Miller, Zoe Sparks, and Levy Okun.
The event will be hosted by drag queens Jolina Jasmine, Miss Paradise of 2016 & 2021, as well as Tastie and Morrigan von Haunt, hosts of drag nights at Georgie’s Bar in Asbury Park. The three will also have performances of their own during the festival.
The event will include giveaways and audience-involved drag makeovers, and local restaurants Larry Cadillac & Mutiny BBQ will promote the festival with special menu items at their locations.
