Brooklyn collective Underground System has recently released “Desnuda.” The single comes in anticipation of their forthcoming EP, Into The Fire, which is set to release on May 6th.
Underground System is a compelling collective that blends reggaeton, funk, and house music. The deep bass lines on this cut mixed with the ethereal Spanish vocals create an atmosphere that only a few other artists can replicate. Underground System may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but if any of the former genres interest you then it is definitely worth checking out.
Photo Credit: Maurizio Mascetti
The collective will be touring this summer and they will pass through New Jersey and New York. Tour dates are available down below.
5.12 – Rockaway Music Live//co-curated by Found Sound Nation & Majel Connery: Rockaway Hotel & Spa 5.26 – Strasbourg (FR): Pelpass Festival 5.27 – Ajaccio (FR): Aghja 5.28 – Le Bieymard (FR): Festival D’Olt 6.01 – Paris (FR): Le Hassard Ludique 6.02 – Lille (FR): La Gara Saint Sauveur 6.03 – Angouleme (FR) Festival Musiques Métisses 6.04 – Rouen (FR): Rush Festival 6.17 – Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Made (Homecoming Record Release Show) 6.18 – Coeymans Hallows, NY: Circus of Life Festival 8.12 – New York, NY: Hudson River Park
A new single will be available for streaming on April 22nd. For more information, visit www.undergroundsystembk.com.
Phil Lesh and Friends will find themselves among the apple orchards of Beak and Skiff in Lafayette on July 8, their lone stop in New York this summer on a just announced 2022 Summer Tour.
Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, will be rotating his lineup of friends during his East Coast shows, which includes an appearance at Levitate Music Festival in Marshville, Massachusetts on July 9.
On July 8, Lesh will be joined by guitarists Stu Allen and Grahame Lesh, along with multi-instrumentalists Jason Crosby and Amy Helm, and drummer Cody Dickinson. The same lineup will play Thompson’s Point in Portland, Maine on July 10.
Doors are at 5pm with the show starting at 6:30pm. Tickets are $75 in advance and $80 day of show.
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds have announced a show on July 17, 2022 in Canandaigua at Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC).
The longtime friends and collaborators will be on the road this summer with Dave Matthews Band, but have set aside the evening of Sunday, July 17 for an intimate, acoustic evening.
Members of The Warehouse may request tickets through Monday, April 18th at noon ET. Visit warehouse.davematthewsband.com/ to join the Warehouse. The general public sale for tickets through Ticketmaster begins at 10AM ET on Friday, April 22nd. For complete presale details visit citientertainment.com.
Twiddle and Andy Frasco and the U.N. came to The Town Ballroom in Buffalo on April 7. You can tell both bands on tour are having a ton of fun because all three sets featured various members and friends sitting in, giving a vibe that you were seeing a collective of friends and musicians versus two seperate bands doing their thing.
The show started with a set by Mihali and a few friends which was a mellow open to get the night started. Andy Frasco & The U.N. was next. Half show and half house party on stage, Andy Frasco and his band ramped up the energy, whether swigging from a bottle of Jim Beam, jumping on the piano or pulling various friends and musicians onstage, Andy Frasco is all about having a good time onstage and the Buffalo crowd ate it up.
Twiddle rode the energy from Andy Frasco and the U.N. and kept the crowd dancing all night. An encore of Baba O’Riley brought all of the musicians throughout the night back together onstage for a finale that left the crowd walking out with smiles.
Setlist: Collective Pulse > Be There, Play, The FRENDS Theme, Apples > White Light > Apples > Lost in the Cold, Milk*, Juggernaut Encore: Baba O’Riley^
* with Mike Gantzer ^ with Andy Frasco & The U.N., Mike Gantzer, and Scott Hannay
Brooklyn-based PEAK has released their second official live release in the band’s Hot Clips series. They’ll be in Manhattan this on Saturday, April 16, supporting Lespecial at Gramercy Theatre.
PEAK culled together Hot Clips 2 from some of their favorite jams from Summer and Fall 2021, including unreleased songs, songs from previous albums and a cover of Mac Demarco’s “Freaking out the Neighborhood.” The bookends to the album – “Path Paved with Roses” and groovy earworm “Starlight Child” – create a digestible sample of PEAK’s live experience, with a sound that harkens back to 90’s roots of the Northeast jam scene.
The PEAK quartet features songwriter and guitarist Jeremy Hilliard (Turbine), Kito Bovenshulte (Particle) on drums, Josh T. Carter (Haley Jane and The Primates) on bass, and Johnny Young on keys (Mick Taylor Band). The self-described pychedelic indie funk band can be found jamming extensively during live shows, and allow the songs on the album to speak for themselves.
The group released their sophomore studio album, Choppy Water, in October of last year, chocking the album full with groove-based psychedelic rock and plenty of funk, electro-pop, prog, and Americana. The deep, polished grooves from Carter and Bovenshulte complement Hilliard’s and Young’s solos, wailing with searing intensity. Check out their recent show at Brooklyn Bowl on November 30, 2021.
For more live PEAK, stream Hot Clips 2 below and check out their Youtube Channel and Bandcamp pages.
PEAK is currently in the midst of a their Spring Tour and will perform in Middletown, CT, and Stanhope, NJ this Thursday and Friday, then they’ll open up for Lespecial at Gramercy Theatre in Manhattan.
PEAK Tour Dates
4.14 La Boca, Middletown, CT 4.15 Stanhope House, NJ * 4.16 Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY # 4.23 Aeronaut Brewery, Boston, MA% 4.28 Park City Music Hall, Bridgeport, CT** 4.30 Main Pub, Manchester, CT 6.30 Camp Jam, Brunswick ME
Brooklyn-based artist Max ZT shared his new performance video for his single “Daybreak,” off of his solo debut album Daybreak, released on April 8.
Max ZT
Daybreak traces its roots to the darkest darks of the pandemic, with all the lockdowns. Max turned to music for healing and restoration at a time when society’s future was uncertain. He would send recorded improvisations to friends and family, who found them to be extraordinary sources of solace and relief.
The reaction was shocking. I know music has always been a balm for me, but to see the effect it had on others, on such a direct, one-to-one level, was honestly incredible.
Max ZT
NPR has described him as the “Jimi Hendrix of dulcimer.” He has scored an Emmy-winning ESPN documentary, co-wrote the music for his wife Priya Darshini’s GRAMMY-nominated debut Periphery, and shared the stage with the likes of Ravi Shankar and more.
His first lead single “In It” shows his unique ability to invite deep thought through his music as the track goes through different emotions to get to a resolution. The new single “Daybreak” is beautiful and heartbreaking as it takes you on a journey through deep melodies and strong conclusions.
Max ZT’s new album Daybreak will be out on April 8 and will be available on all streaming services.
The “Dead and Gone” podcast by Payne Lindsey and Jake Brennan returns for season two on April 6. The new season of the true crime podcast will investigate new unsolved murders relatedly to the Grateful Dead.
Season two will focus on four unsolved cases spanning from the 1980s-2000s, all of whom bear some connection to the Grateful Dead: Adam Katz, Jennifer Wilmer, Bridget Pendell-Williams, Jeremy Alex. Each of these cases was supposed to be featured in season one before until Payne and Brennan decided to dedicate a full season to these cases.
Season one discussed the investigation into the 1986 double murder of Mary Regina Gioia and Gregory Allen Kniffin. Through an “a mysterious tip from a fellow Deadhead” Payne had reason to the case’s ruling had led to a wrongful conviction.
Episode one of the new season, which will be avaialble on all podcast platforms will recap season one and introduce the case of Adam Katz. The 19-year-old who was killed outside of what is now Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford New Jersey after a Grateful Dead concert on Oct. 14, 1989. Subsequent episodes will detail the investigations of the remaining three cases.
Payne Lindsey is the co-founder of Tenderfoot TV. The company’s first podcast was the popular “Up and Vanished” true crime podcast series which has been downloaded 350 million times. He is also the creator and host of popular “Atlanta Monster, “ “Dead and Gone” and “Radio Rental”.
Jake Brennan is a music journalist who created the podcast series Disgraceland, a true crime podcast about notable cases in the music industry. In 2020 Disgraceland won the iHeartRadio Best Music Podcast award. It is the most downloaded music podcast in the world. Brennan is also the co-founder of podcasting company Double Elvis.
New episodes will be released every Wednesday starting April 6.
The 2022 Old Songs Festival at the Altamont Fairgrounds in Altamont, NY, has announced it will be hosting the festival in-person on June 24, 25 & 26.
2022 Old Songs Festival Logo
Old Songs celebrates music from all areas around the world, including Folk, Celtic, Quebecois, Roots, Americana, and World music. All these different kinds of music mesh together from the help of Contemporary musicians, singers, and songwriters.
The festival encourages people of all ages to join jam sessions, take part in learning instruments, sing sacred harp, and move their feet to the many dance bands that come to the festival. School-age children who play an instrument can participate in the “Great Groove Band” and perform on stage on Sunday.
The Great Groove Band.
There are three main concert stages, each featuring multiple artists on Friday & Saturday from 6:30 -11 pm, and Sunday 3:30 – 7 pm. There are over 100 plus performances, dances, workshops, and jams in ten areas around the festival grounds.
With Phish ready to will return to Madison Square Garden this month for four nights over April 20-23, post show plans are back as well, with CEG Presents their annual Phish After-Party series at a number of venues near MSG. The shows feature up and coming bands in the nationwide jam scene, including the debut of Funky as Hell, The DAB Sessions, Pink Talking Fish, Neighbor, Dogs in a Pile and Spafford.
Among these shows, CEG has just announced the debut of all-star supergroup Funky As Hell, celebrating the music of Prince, James Brown, Michael Jackson and more, at Sony Hall on April 21.
The artist lineup features bassist extraordinaire MonoNeon (Prince, Ghost-Note), vocalist Chris Rob (Talib Kweli), New York City’s DJ Logic, keyboardist Alric Carter (TAUK), trumpet players Chris Bullock & Mike “Maz” Maher both of Snarky Puppy, and The Chase Brothers (guitarist Matt Chase and drummer Adam Chase) of the James Brown Dance Party and Jazz is PHSH.
Previously announced for 4/20 is The DAB Sessions, an interactive improvisational experience, hosted by Phish lyricist Tom Marshall featuring John Medeski, Mono Neon, Scott Metzger, and The Chase Brothers, at The Cutting Room, just 3 blocks from Madison Square Garden.
Also on 4/20, CEG Phish After-Party series regular Pink Talking Fish, who fuse together the music of Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, and Phish, will perform at Gramercy Theatre.
Two up and coming bands generating buzz in the jamband scene can be seen after Phish on 4/21 witu Neighbor at The Cutting Room and Dogs In a Pile on 4/23 at Hill Country. Arizona touring stalwarts Spafford will also perform at Sony Hall on April 23, the final night of Phish’s MSG run.
The DAB Sessions – John Medeski, MonoNeon, Eddie Roberts, and The Chase Brothers Hosted By Tom Marshall Cutting Room Ticket Link
The DAB Sessions is an improvisation series hosted by Tom Marshall and Osiris Podcasts featuring musicians from a variety of musical backgrounds. The series is supported by Nugs.net and celebrates the power of improvisation and how it connects musicians and fans through “in the moment” creation.
Pink Talking Fish Gramercy Theatre Ticket Link A Fusion of Pink Floyd, The Talking Heads, and Phish.
Thursday April 21, 2022
Neighbor Cutting Room Ticket Link The Manhattan debut of one of the most talked about new bands on the scene! Funky As Hell Celebrating the music of Prince, James Brown, Michael Jackson & more MonoNeon (Prince, Ghost-Note), Chris Rob (Talib Kweli), DJ Logic, AC Carter (Tauk), Chris Bullock & Mike “Maz” Maher (Snarky Puppy), The Chase Brothers (James Brown Dance Party) Sony Hall Ticket Link
Another Saturday night brought Bob Weir back to Radio City Music Hall along with the Wolf Bros and special guests to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of his first solo studio album, Ace.
Special guests for the show included Brittany Spencer who complimented Weir’s vocals with soulful harmonies. And Tyler Childers whose guitar and vocals added an extra touch of Americana. Longtime Weir collaborator Ron Carter stepped on bass for ”Dark Star.”
The core of Weir’s Wolf Bros band consisted of Don Was (bass), Jay Lane (drums), Jeff Chimenti (keys), and Barry Sless (pedal steel guitar). The Wolf Pack of Alex Kelly, Mads Tolling, Adam Theis, Brian Switzer, Sheldon Brown on strings and horns brought some rather fun improv breaks throughout both sets.
Weir’s Ace celebration continued Sunday evening at Radio City Music Hall. This time with another added guest, Dead & Company bandmate John Mayer.
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY 4/2/22
Set 1: When I Paint My Masterpiece, Me and My Uncle, Loser, Ace: Greatest Story Ever Told (w/ Tyler Childers), Black-Throated Wind, Walk in the Sunshine (w/ Brittney Spencer), -> Playing in the Band -> Looks Like Rain (w/ Brittney Spencer), Mexicali Blues, One More Saturday Night, Cassidy
Set 2: You Win Again (w/Tyler Childers), Weather Report Suite -> Shakedown Street (w/ Brittney Spencer), Dark Star (w/ Ron Carter), Eyes of the World -> What’s Going On -> Eyes of the World, Days Between -> Playing in the Band
