NYS Music 202​2

Author: Erin Reid Coker

  • In Focus: Chris Stapleton Brings Late Summer Tour To SPAC

    American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, Chris Stapleton entertained some 20,000 fans at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) on Friday, August 26. Supporting tour acts included Morgan Wade and Elle King.

    Setlist: Nobody to Blame, Parachute, Second One to Know, Starting Over, Millionaire (Kevin Welch cover), Hard Livin’, Worry B Gone (Guy Clarke cover), What Are You Listening To?, Traveller, Whiskey and You, Arkansas, You Should Probably Leave, Midnight Train to Memphis (The Steel Drivers cover), Might as Well Get Stoned, Cold, Free Bird/The Devil Named Music, I Was Wrong, Joy of My Life, Fire Away, Broken Halos, Tennessee Whiskey (David Allan Coe cover).

  • In Focus: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at Beak and Skiff

    Denver, Colorado’s Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats took the stage during Beak & Skiff’s Summer Concert Series in Lafayette on June 29, 2022, to a sold out crowd in support of their latest album, The Future, an 11-track record released in November 2021. Opening for Rateliff was the Brooklyn based band, Antibalas.

    The evening started with Rateliff commenting, “I can’t believe you all came” and from there, the night was filled with numerous hits from the bands ever growing catalog which spans back to 2015 when The Night Sweats were formed and the thousands in attendance were captivated from start to finish.

    As Nathaniel and his bandmates took the stage for the encore, those in attendance were treated to the end of the a fantastic evening with “I’ll Be Damned” and “S.O.B.”, the hit that launched them from the clubs of Denver to the national stage, and finishing the night with “Love Don’t.”

    Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Beak and Skiff, Lafayette, NY – June 29, 2022

    Setlist: The Future Falling (Fast), Look It Here, You Worry Me, I’m On Your Side, Say It Louder, Survivor, Baby I Lost My Way (But I’m Going Home) So Put Out, A Little Honey, Love Me Till I’m Gone. Face Down in the Moment, And It’s All Alright, Oh, I, Hey Mama, Coolin’ Out, I Need Never Get Old

    Encore: I’ll Be Damned, S.O.B, Love Don’t

  • In Focus: The War On Drugs with Lo Moon at Beak and Skiff

    Philly indie rock outfit The War on Drugs performed at Beak & Skiff Orchards in Lafayette, NY on Friday, June 10.

    The War On Drugs – Beak & Skiff, Lafayette, NY – June 10, 2022

    Setlist: Old Skin, Pain, An Ocean in Between the Wave, I Don’t Wanna Wait, Victim, Strangest Thing, Red Eyes, Living Proof, Harmonia’s Dream, Nothing To Find, Come to the City, Rings Around My Father’s Eyes, Under The Pressure, I Don’t Live Here Anymore

    Encore: Occasional Rain, Lost In the Dream

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