Indie-rock band, El Modernist, has had their newest debut album “Eras” released on Friday, September 2. The group features a trio of members, Will Fredette, who is in charge of lead vocals and plays the rhythm guitar, Will Hahn who plays the drums and uses the electronic instruments, and Taylor MacMillan who uses the lead guitar and creates backing vocals.
El Modernist band
The Albany-based alternative rock band presents listeners with a ten-track compilation of songs infused with elements belonging to ‘80’s style of rock, such as the groovy synths and jazz-tinged bass, while also containing more contemporary components of alternative rock that is present in other upcoming New York-based bands. The tempo carried throughout the debut follows a steady, consistent rhythm and maintains an upbeat air.
Their upcoming tour performance will be at Wild in the Trees Music & Skate Festival in Lake George on Saturday, Oct. 1 and starting at 7PM. You can RSVP and get tickets for the event here.
‘Eras’ Debut Album Cover Photo
Watch the official music for their track, “New Waves” below.
MetaMoon Musical Festival is for Saturday, November 26 at Barclays Center, bringing in various musicians where AAPI and Asian artistic culture is front and center during the festival. A host of Brooklyn-based Asian American and Pacific Islander-founded brands including Lunar, Popadelics, Kitsby, Regroup, Frontman and Moshi will be featured, along with more bands to be announced.
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Along with previously announced artists to be included in the line-up, three artists are to join the music crew: former K-Pop group, f(x), member Amber Liu, Chinese urban & soul singer Tia Ray, and Hong Kong-based pop-punk musician Tyson Yoshi. Artists to join the line-up are boy band EXO’s Lay Zhang, 9m88, Karencici, OZI, Sury Su and festival host, MC Jin.
Brand partnerships, with this year being from Gold House, will bring food establishments that are participating with the MetaMoon Food Crawl to the music festival. The brand collaboration is to be helping support AAPI-owned businesses. Restaurants to be promoted include Nom Wah Nolita, 886, Ho Foods, Yumplings.
EXO band’s Lay Zhang’s official music video for song, “莲 LIT”
Presented by Hallmark, rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra has come to announce dates part of their highly awaited winter tour for 2022, The Ghosts of Christmas Eve – the Best of TSO & More. They are reviving a memorable holiday tradition, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve”, to bring to 60 cities in the U.S., starting Nov. 16 in Green Bay and Council Bluffs and finalizing with a show performed on Friday, Dec. 30.
Fan favorites will be featured as part of the rock opera show series, such as “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24”, “O’ Come All Ye Faithful”, “Christmas Canon” and more, along with an exciting second set involving more fan-favorites and classic pieces. The multi-generational holiday tradition will be celebrating their 25th anniversary this coming winter season.
Upcoming tour dates are below:
Nov 16 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center – 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Nov 16 – Council Bluffs, IA – Mid-America Center – 7:00 PM
Nov 17 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena – 7:00 PM
Nov 18 – Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – 7:00 PM
Nov 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center – 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Nov 19 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena – 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Nov 20 – Youngstown, OH – Covelli Centre – 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Nov 20 – Colorado Springs, CO – World Arena – 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Nov 22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena – 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Nov 23 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena – 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Five-piece improvisatory group, QWANQWA is making their debut in North America this fall; travelling on their first tour in the U.S. in over 20 states. Their performance locations feature a variety of memorable places, including Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, Flushing Town of Hall in Queens, Beacon’s Howland Cultural Center, Saratoga’s Caffe Lena, Buffalo’s Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Centre, and more.
QWANQWA, based in Ethiopia’s capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, are dedicated to furthering the country’s unique musical tradition rooted in string – classical music blended with new styles influenced by new compositions. Having recruited some of the most prominent names in the country’s music scene, they’ve created room for exploration of new sounds while implementing traditional and region-based beats and moods.
QWANQWA’s released works include three critically-acclaimed albums, Volume One (2014) and Volume Two (2015); and Volume Three (2020). The group has performed at two major European tours with knockout shows at the Roskilde and WOMEX festivals in 2016 and 2017 and members of QWANQWA have performed with some of the biggest names in Ethiopian music and beyond: Getachew Mekuria, Mahmoud Ahmed, Mulatu Astatke, The EX, Thurston Moore, Fred Frith, Butch Morris, and more.
