Author: NYS Music Staff

Postmodern Jukebox “Life In The Past Lane” Tour makes 4 Stops in NY in 2023

Postmodern Jukebox embarks on their “Life In The Past Lane” Concert Tour this fall, celebrating the greatest 20th century musical genres, fused with the recognizable hits of our own modern era, for the perfect patina of “vintage” and “modern.” The group brings the PMJ Universe to life with a cast full of exciting vocalists, instrumentalists, and tap dancers, leading to a top-shelf entertainment experience for which PMJ is known.

When New York City pianist Scott Bradlee created Postmodern Jukebox out of a basement in Queens in 2011, his goal was simple: to remake the pop hits of today into the classic sounds of the legends of yesterday. Miley Cyrus became The Platters. Bruno Mars became Frank Sinatra. The Spice Girls became The Andrews Sisters. Guns ’n’ Roses became Bessie Smith.

Nearly a decade later, Postmodern Jukebox has grown to become a pop culture mainstay in its own right, having played over a thousand shows on six continents worldwide — including acclaimed venues like Radio City Music Hall, Sydney Opera House, and Red Rocks Amphitheater. In the process, PMJ has introduced audience to many of the world’s greatest singers, dancers, and instrumentalist — many of whom have gone on to become stars in their own right.

No matter your age, catch Postmodern Jukebox for a ride and an unforgettable trip through 100 years of timeless music.

Postmodern Jukebox “Life In The Past Lane” Concert tourdates

10-Mar-23 | Fri | Owensboro, KY | River Park Center
| 15-Mar-23 | Wed | Troy, NY | Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
| 16-Mar-23 | Thu | Keene, NH | Colonial Performing Arts Center
| 17-Mar-23 | Fri | Great Barrington, MA | The Mahaiwe Theatre
| 18-Mar-23 | Sat | Portland, ME | State Theater
| 19-Mar-23 | Sun | Plymouth, NH | The Flying Monkey
| 24-Mar-23 | Fri | New Haven, CT | College Street Music Hall
| 25-Mar-23 | Sat | Bayside, NY | Queensborough Performing Arts Center
| 28-Mar-23 | Tue | Akron, OH | EJ Thomas Hall
| 30-Mar-23 | Thu | Poughkeepsie, NY | Bardavon
| 31-Mar-23 | Fri | Verona, NY | Turning Stone
| 4-Apr-23 | Tue | Charlotte, NC | Knight Theatre
| 5-Apr-23 | Wed | Greensboro, NC | Piedmont Hall
| 6-Apr-23 | Thu | Virginia Beach, VA | Sandler Center
| 7-Apr-23 | Fri | Myrtle Beach, SC | House of Blues
| 8-Apr-23 | Sat | Atlanta, GA | Woodruff Arts Center
| 10-Apr-23 | Mon | Greenville, SC | Peace Center
| 13-Apr-23 | Thu | West Palm Beach, FL | Kravis Center
| 14-Apr-23 | Fri | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Parker Playhouse
| 15-Apr-23 | Sat | Clearwater, FL | Ruth Eckerd Hall
| 18-Apr-23 | Tue | Melbourne, FL | King Center
| 19-Apr-23 | Wed | Jacksonville, FL | Florida Theater
| 23-Apr-23 | Sun | Sarasota, FL | Van Wezel
| 24-Apr-23 | Mon | Orlando, FL | Disney Hall

September 20, 2022
Charlie Puth Announces “One Night Only” Tour, Beacon Theatre Show in October

Singer/songwriter/producer Charlie Puth has announced he will bring his forthcoming third studio album, CHARLIE, to fans around across North America with the ‘One Night Only’ tour. A run of only eight shows North America and Canada this fall, the run of intimate underplay shows will kick off in New Jersey on October 23at the Count Basie Center for the Arts followed by a performance at the Beacon Theatre on October 25, 2022.

Gearing up to release his highly anticipated third studio album CHARLIE, due October 7^th via Atlantic Records, Puth has taken his fans along every step of the way. With the ‘One Night Only’ tour, he welcomes them up close and personal as puts his most personal body of work to date on display.

Releasing his newest track, “I Don’t Think That I Like Her,” Puth leans into a heavily voice-led melody while Travis Barker holds down a robust beat on drums to create a high-energy punk-style refrain.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 23 at 10 AM. To access presale and find further ticket details head to charlieputh.com/tour.

Despite being weeks out from its’ release, CHARLIE, has already surpassed one billion global streams with the help of latest releases “Smells Like Me,” “That’s Hilarious,” “Light Switch” and current single “Left and Right [feat. Jung Kook of BTS] which has garnered over 370 million streams alone and stands as Puth’s most successful chart debut to date. Continuing that momentum, he recently dropped a dynamic remix of the hit collaboration track with the help of GRAMMY-nominated electronic music duo Galantis.

‘One Night Only’ Tour Dates:

10/23/22 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center for the Arts

10/25/22 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre

10/27/22 – Toronto, ON, CAN – Massey Hall

10/29/22 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre

10/31/22 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre

11/3/22 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre

11/7/22 – San Francisco, CA – Davies Symphony Hall

11/9/22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at Ace Hotel

September 20, 2022
Grateful Dead Meet-Up at The Movies Returns November 1st and 5th

There will be dancing in the aisles once again as the Grateful Dead return to cinemas worldwide for the 2022 Meet-Up At The Movies, celebrating the 50th anniversary of a notable Europe ’72 show.

All year the Grateful Dead and Deadheads have celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Europe ‘72, and Meet up at the Movies brings the previously unreleased Tivoli Concert Hall performance from April 17, 1972 to the big screen on Tuesday, November 1st with additional screenings across the U.S., Canada, and select territories on Saturday, November 5th.

This ground-breaking concert broadcast event was the Dead’s first major live concert broadcast, and a first in Danish television history. Fully restored and color corrected in High Definition with audio mixed from the 16-track analog master tapes by Jeffrey Norman and mastered by David Glasser, Tivoli 4/17/72 features nearly an hour and a half of the Grateful Dead at a peak of their performing career.

The show’s many highlights include an overview of the Dead’s 1972 touring repertoire, including magnificent versions of “China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider,” “Big Railroad Blues,” “Truckin’,” and many more of the Dead’s classics, as well as the first live performance of “He’s Gone,” and other new songs including “Ramble on Rose,“ “Jack Straw, “ and “One More Saturday Night.” Pigpen, on what would prove to be his last tour with the Grateful Dead, is well-represented by three songs, including the broadcast’s opening number, “Hurts Me Too.”

September 17, 2022
Brooklyn Comes Alive Arrives at Brooklyn Mirage this Saturday

Brooklyn Comes Alive, the one-day festival well-known for presenting a potent mix of unique new projects, rare collaborations, and nationally touring heavy-hitters, returns to The Brooklyn Mirage on Saturday, September 17th, complete with lounge areas, a food court, and sunset views.

This year, Brooklyn Comes Alive will feature livetronica heroes STS9, avant-groove explorers Medeski Martin & Wood, future-funk sextet Lettuce, and the debut of Cool Cool Cool, a new project from former members of Turkuaz that is funky, fresh, and ready to throw a party.

Built from the vibrant live music community of Brooklyn, NY, and inspired by New Orleans, LA and its famed Jazz & Heritage Festival, Brooklyn Comes Alive has been breaking the mold of traditional festivals with unprecedented music experiences since 2015.

Much like past “Comes Alive” events, the 2022 Brooklyn Comes Alive lineup presents a number of exciting firsts and notable milestones. The event will serve as STS9’s first show in NYC since its last Brooklyn Mirage takeover in 2019, and the band plans to celebrate its return to Brooklyn with a two-hour late-night set. Similarly, Medeski Martin & Wood, who have not played together on their home turf in NYC since 2019 and have not performed live since before the pandemic, will use the special appearance to celebrate their 30th anniversary as a band, which took place last year.

If the lineup hasn’t sold you, perhaps the huge visual oddysey that’s in store will get you to Brooklyn on Saturday. One of the world’s largest outdoor video walls is found right at Brooklyn Mirage. Over 1000 LED panels form 6000 square feet of wall, and with 15k ultra wide resolution, the visual effects are film grade, and as state of the art as it comes.

Add in a custom built media server and processing technology that allows leading visual content creators from around the world to create truly immersive show visuals, one the makes the potential for a hyperrealistic environment to be created at Brooklyn Mirage.

Get tickets here.

September 16, 2022
The Simon and Garfunkel Story to stop at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn

The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story will stop by Kings Theatre on March 3, 2023 at 8PM during the coast-to-coast U.S. tour. The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ‘60s to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance.

Using state of the art video projection, photos and original film footage, the show also features a full live band performing all of their hits, including ‘Mrs. Robinson’ (featured in the 1967 film The Graduate), ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and many more.

With more than 100 million album sales since 1965, Simon & Garfunkel’s perfect harmonies and songs that poignantly captured the times made them one of the most successful folk-rock duos of all time. Over the years, they won 10 Grammy Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. In 1977, their Bridge Over Troubled Water album was nominated at the 1977 Brit Awards for Best International Album. In 2003, Simon and Garfunkel were awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the following year saw their “The Sound of Silence” awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

Tickets for The Simon and Garfunkel Story are on sale now here.

September 15, 2022
The Last Waltz Tour to stop in Port Chester, Schenectady and Huntington this November

Warren Haynes, Don Was and Jamey Johnson will reunite this November for The Last Waltz 2022 Tour, a live celebratory tour that pays homage to The Band’s 1976 farewell concert. The 13-show tour will see these three artists, along with an all-star lineup, to recreate moments from Martin Scorsese’s 1978 film The Last Waltz.

The concert event is presented by Robbie Robertson, his son Sebastian, and Keith Wortman of Blackbirds Presents. The aforementioned all-star lineup joining Haynes, Was, and Johnson includes Anders Osborne, Kathleen Edwards, Dave Malone, John Medeski, Cyril Neville, Terrence Higgins, Bob Margolin, Mark Mullins, along with the Levee Horns, who will play the original arrangements of the late Allen Toussaint.

The tour kicks off with two nights at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester on November 3 and 4, then head up I-87 to Schenectady for a performance at Proctors Theatre. After a stop at The Met in Philadelphia, the tour heads to Huntington, Long Island for a show at The Paramount. The tour will conclude with a performance at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on November 20.

Tickets go on sale here Friday, September 16 at 10 am ET.

The Last Waltz Tour 2022
Nov. 3 & 4 — Port Chester, NY @ The Capitol Theatre
Nov. 5 — Schenectady, NY @ Proctors Theatre
Nov. 6 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
Nov. 8 — Long Island, NY @ The Paramount
Nov. 9 — Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Nov. 11 — Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 12 — Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
Nov. 13 — Richmond, VA @ Altria Theater
Nov. 15 — Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
Nov. 17 — Pompano Beach, FL @ Pompano Beach Amphitheater
Nov. 18 — St. Augustine, FL @ The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Nov. 20 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Mahaffey Theater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KbKd7ni7ik

September 13, 2022
Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn and Sarah Jarosz to Perform at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall will welcome Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn & Sarah Jarosz: Together in Concert, on February 22, 2023. Coming together for this special evening, this is one show you don’t want to miss.

A singular and enduring talent, Grammy winner Shawn Colvin’s songs like “Sunny Came Home” are slow-release works of craft and catharsis that become treasured, lifetime companions for their listeners.

After winning a Grammy for his soulful ballad “Walking in Memphis,” Marc Cohn solidified his place as one of this generation’s most compelling singer-songwriters, combining the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man.

Though just barely in her thirties, Texas native Sarah Jarosz has compiled a remarkable career, winning four Grammy Awards in both the Americana and Folk categories.

Tickets are on sale now at troymusichall.org.

September 12, 2022
In Focus: Phil Lesh & The Midnight Ramble Band at Bethel Woods

Phil Lesh and The Midnight Ramble Band joined forces for a recent gig on Saturday, August 20 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. With the Midnight Ramble Band featuring names like Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, and Amy Helm (daughter of Levon), the powerhouse ensemble delighted all with a mix of The Band and Grateful Dead material. NYS Music’s Howard Horder was in attendance and captured some of the magic with the photos below. And check out archive.org for an audience recording of the show if the setlist below appeals at all.

Phil Lesh & The Midnight Ramble Band Bethel Woods Center For The Arts – Bethel, NY 8/20/22

Set 1: Tennessee Jed, Rubin & Cherise, Scarlet Begonias > Not Fade Away, Brokedown Palace, Franklin’s Tower, Ophelia, Sugaree

Set 2: Shakedown Street, Playing in the Band, Eyes of the World, Chest Fever, Unbroken Chain, Atlantic City, River Deep, Mountain High

E: Donor Rap / Band Intro, The Weight

August 24, 2022
eberwine Crushes DeadPhish Weekend

There’s been quite a buzz surrounding the Buffalo-based rock/jam quintet eberwine lately, seemingly out of nowhere. The band’s name has been popping up all around social media and summer festivals across the Empire State asking the question, “Who the heck is eberwine?” So who is eberwine? They’re the next band you need to see live.

The five-piece headed out this past weekend to honor the music of the Grateful Dead and Phish with a DeadPhish weekend that made stops at the Riverboat Bar in Alexandria Bay, Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs, and Flour City Station in Rochester. Each night, eberwine played one set of original material and one set of DeadPhish. Each show seeped in its own distinct vibe including a noted variation with the cover set setlist.

Post covid, the jam scene feels different. Fans are looking for something new and different. Enter eberwine. While people in the Buffalo jam scene have known about the band’s lead guitarist and frontman Todd Eberwine for years, eberwine may just be Western New York’s best-kept secret. And this weekend was their coming out party.

The band’s original material is rooted in rock and blues, but hidden among this traditional music lineage are hints of 90’s alternative rock greats like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins. You can hear the influence of jam scene greats like the Dead or Phish, but eberwine doesn’t imitate. There’s a great sense of familiarity with the band’s original material; it sounds like everything you know but is unlike anything you’ve heard before. Even the band’s covers are unique. Eberwine isn’t trying to play like Jerry or Trey. His style floats in fluidity between dark, edgy intensity and moments of brightness and sheer joy. At times, he appears to be in a trance, as if the notes are coming from a place that only he can see. He’s captivating to watch.

And while the band carries Eberwine’s namesake (with obvious reason), the rest of the band’s personnel are equal contributors to the band’s live show. Bassist Pablo Zabrycki and drummer Jay Race add a deep, steady foundation that’s critical to the band’s groove and rhythmic sound. Guitarist and vocalist Aaron Ziolkowski creates layers of subtle harmonies with Eberwine on all accounts. For this three-day run, keyboardist Scott Molloy filled in for the band’s primary keyboard player who wasn’t able to play the shows due to other commitments. But you wouldn’t have known that by seeing any of the three shows. Molloy’s contributions were thoughtful in placement and flow. eberwine may be a “new band”, but these five are highly experienced, players who thrive in moments of improvisation. Like they’re social media accounts claim, they are in fact a “ROCK band that JAMS.”

eberwine plays next weekend at the Whirlybird Music Festival where Todd Eberwine will be one of the events Artists at Large. You can also check out the band at Firelights Music Festival as well as the Lake George BBQ Festival. Todd Eberwine will be performing on August 25 at Buffalo Iron Works as Eberwine and Friends with Evan McPhaden (Aqueous), Ryan Nogle (Funktional Flow), and Donny Frauenhofer (Intrepid Travelers.)

Friday July 29, 2022

Riverboat Bar, Alexandria Bay, NY

Set One

In Flight Movie-> Cry Me The Blues, Fever, One Vision-> Movie Reprise

Set Two*

Althea> Back On The Train, Brown Eyed Women, Gotta Jibboo, Sand, Deal

E: Character Zero

*DeadPhish Weekend

Saturday July 30, 2022

Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, NY

Set One

Get On, Worlds Away, Real Good> One Vision, Divided, Cry Me The Blues

Set Two*

Carini-> The Other One->Bird Song, Free->The Wheel, Character Zero

*DeadPhish Weekend set

Sunday July 31, 2022

Flour City Station Rochester, NY

Set One

In Flight Movie, Cry Me The Blues, One Vision, Worlds Away, Fever

Set Two*

Bertha, The Moma (Brunch) Dance, Sugaree, Wolfman’s Brother, Deal, First Tube

*Part of DeadPhish Weekend

Kat Horton performed a 10 minute stand up set between eberwine’s Set 1 and 2

August 5, 2022
Stryper invades the Southern Teir at The L in Horseheads

Born in the 80’s, Christian heavy metal band Stryper is back and touring in full force. They recently made a stop in at The L in Horseheads on July 24 in support of their “Calling on you Tour 2022,” in front of a packed house.

The current lineup consists of lead vocalist/guitar player and original founding member Michael Sweet, Oz Fox (guitar), Perry Richardson (bass) and Robert Sweet (drums.) Since their beginning the band has produced a amazing 14 albums and a strong following worldwide.

Before the show, NYS Music had a chance to Interview lead singer and founding member Michael Sweet via phone as they made their way from the previous nights show in Pennsylvania to New York.

Charlie Berch: So where did you guys play last night (Sat. July 23rd)?

Michael Sweet: We played at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Warrendale, PA. It was a great night, great crowd. We last played their in 2019.

CB: Doing some research on you guys we found a good article about how you struggle at times cause the Heavy Metal community doesnt really embrace you like they should and the religious side doesn’t embrace you like they should cause your just “too much”for them. How do you find balance between the two?

MS: We don’t really try to balance it we just do what we do. It just comes natural, we’re not trying to fit into any “club”or “group” or anything we just kinda write and record, create and perform the music we love and everything falls into place, and obviously the lyrical content and the message is real too us. We all have a deep faith and its a very real thing for us. Thats why we’re not accepted by both sides, from the Christian side the mainstream side, you know cause we’re just different. I just think that they really dont know how to think about the way Stryper goes about things. And its been like that from the very beginning and its still like that. Things have gotten better in some ways and worse in other ways but it doesn’t stop us from us doing what we’re hear to do.

CB: Do you guys ever run into situations where you try book shows with other bands but your so different that you have a hard time finding bands to play with?

MS: Well you know, sometimes it is. I mean we’re one of those bands that would love to go out and open for bands like Judas Priest or Iron Maiden, and I feel like we would fit right in but unfortunately I don’t think that’s recognized often because of what and who we sing about. I think we get written off alot because of that. They’d say things like “Oh, it’s those Christian guys again.” People assume we’re going to be one way but when you come see Stryper perform its a rock show. And it’s like going see Van Halen or Judas Priest or any other band like that. But again our lyrical content is just different from their’s but in the end we’re a band, a rock band, we put on a show, and its loud and aggressive and lot of fun. It’s not a weird experience and I think some people think it might be and its not. But we’d love to fit right in with those bands but we continue doing what we do and thats why we go out and headline on our own. Do tours and ground runs all the time and fly dates and get opening bands for us and its a different band every night. We used to tour back in the day with bands like White Lion, Hurricane, TNT, Loudness, so many different bands that we performed with that opened for us we’d always figure out a way to work it out and go out and tour in one way or another weather its on our own or weather its played festivals for other bands we’ve done it all and it works out.

CB: The venue you’re headed to – The L in Horseheads – the other night had Lita Ford and we mentioned to one of their techs that you guys were coming and he said to be prepared for one of the best live shows we will ever see and that you guys will rock this place, so we just wanted to pass that nice compliment on.

MS: Well thats amazing, ’cause you know thats interesting cause we hear that from time to time. People that have seen alot of bands but they came and saw us and they felt like that we was one of the best live shows they have seen. That’s what I mean, I think people have these expectations that they think its going to be one way you know like us coming in sitting on stools and pulling out Bibles preaching to people and they dont expect it to be a rock show, and thats what it is – a rock show!!

August 4, 2022

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