Midwest jam legends Umphrey’s McGee will soon celebrate 25 years together as band with a tour that spans the country. The early portion of the tour, which begins in January, will feature three dates in New York State: Brooklyn Bowl on January 19 followed by two nights at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester on January 20 and 21. See below for a full listing of dates.
The tour also features a run out West with multiple California shows, one at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas, and it finishes with a three-night run at Belly Up Aspen.
Pre-sale tickets and umVIP packages are on sale with a public on sale beginning Friday, October 14 at 10:00 a.m. local time. For more information, visit the band’s official website.
Umphrey’s McGee Tour 2023:
Jan. 12 – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C.
Jan. 13 – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C.
Jan. 14 – The Filmore – Philadelphia
Jan. 15 – Wind Creek Event Center – Bethlehem, Pa.
Jan. 19 – Brooklyn Bowl –Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jan. 20 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, N.Y.
Jan. 21 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, N.Y.
Jan. 26 –The Clyde Theatre – Fort Wayne, Ind.
Jan. 27 – GCL Live at 20 Monroe – Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jan. 28 – The Fillmore – Detroit
Jan. 29 – House of Blues – Cleveland
Feb. 2 – The Sylvee – Madison, Wis.
Feb. 3 – First Avenue – Minneapolis
Feb. 4 – First Avenue – Minneapolis
Feb. 22 – Ace of Spades – Sacramento, Calif
Feb. 23 – Mystic Theatre – Petaluma, Calif.
Feb. 24 – House of Blues – Anaheim, Calif.
Feb. 25 – Brooklyn Bowl – Las Vegas
March 2 – Midtown Ballroom – Bend, Ore.
March 3 – McDonald Theatre – Eugene, Ore.
March 4 – The Showbox – Seattle, Wash.
March 5 – McMenamins’ Crystal Ballroom – Portland, Ore.
Organizers for Mondo.NYC, the annual trade conference and showcase music festival, have announced the lineup for the 2022 event, kicking off today, Tuesday, October 11.
Artists will perform virtually on Mondo’s daily live stream via YouTube and at multiple independent concert venues around New York City, including Arlene’s Grocery, Bar Freda, Bowery Electric, Brooklyn Bowl, Drom, and The Sultan Room.
Artists announced for 2022 include Janelle Sy’mone, District 97, JUJU, Al Jacobi, Her Skin, Alexndra Alden, Apryll Aileen, EJ Worland, The Brink Of, We The Commas, The Day Dreamers, Waasil, Becca Stevens & The Secret Trio, Bloom Twins, Papercutz, Phony PPL, Snacktime, Thomas Piper, Miu Haiti, Mike Borgia, Aria &, Mumu, The Cordial Sins, Emmanuel Ohemeng III & Perpetual Motion, Ghostlight, Tokyo, Urbansky, Satch, Kyotolp, and Planet Opal, among others.
The showcase concerts will include multiple genres and feature artists from around the world, including Denmark, Italy, Malta, Canada, the UK, Portugal, Finland, Ireland, Istanbul, India, and Tokyo, along with the U.S. and will be free to conference attendees.
I’m really proud Mondo is able to host multiple nightly live showcases this year, all at independent venues. We missed the energy and shared appreciation for music and one another through the challenges Covid presented. Though NYC is generally open for nightlife, there are still travel challenges for out-of-town artists, so for now and into the future, Mondo will continue to host both live and streamed showcases. We invite anyone to come to a live show or enjoy one at home on their couch because either way, they’ll be supporting the independent music ecosystem.
Mondo.NYC showcase director Jennifer Sellers-Dimitrov.
The conference portion of Mondo.NYC will takes place from October 11-14 at the Williamsburg Hotel, with more than 60 panels announced for the event.
Presenters and panelists that include Andrew Bergman, CEO Downtown, Lisa Cambridge-Mitchell, Founder Persist in Joy, Karibi Dagogo-Jack, Head of Music Partnerships Roblox, Mitch Glazier, CEO RIAA, Hannah Karp, Editorial Director Billboard, Golnar Khosrowshahi, CEO Reservoir, Larry Miller, Director Music Business Program NYU Steinhardt, Mark Mulligan, Managing Director MIDiA Research, Matt Pincus, CEO MUSIC, Peter Shapiro, CEO Dayglo Presents, Kakul Srivastava, CEO Splice, Henry Beecher Hicks III, CEO National Museum of African American Music, Nari Matsuura, Partner/Co-Leader Music Economics & Valuation Services Citrin Cooperman, Michael Poster, Chair of Music Acquisitions & Financing and Partner Michelman & Robinson LLP, Jason King, Chair Clive Davis Institute NYU, Ted Cohen, Co-Founder Mediatech Ventures, Jonathan Azu, Founder & CEO Culture Collective, Ray Daniels, CEO, R.A.Y.D.A.R. Management, Barry Massarsky, Partner & Co-Leader Music Economics & Valuation Services, Citrin Cooperman, Thelonious Monk IV, Founder Straight No Chaser, LLC, Cardin Campbell, Founder & CEO trac, Elliot Groffman, Partner Carroll Guido Groffman Cohen Bar & Karalian LLP, Rev. Moose, Managing Partner/Co-Founder Marauder, Keith Shocklee, producer, Tiffany R. Warren, EVP Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Sony Music Group, and Tara Finegan, COO Cutting Edge Group, among others.
Mondo.NYC 2022 Music Lineup
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Arlene’s Grocery – 95 Stanton St, Brooklyn
7:00 PM ET – Janelle Sy’mone 8:00 PM ET – District 97 9:00 PM ET – JUJU 10:00 PM ET – Al Jacobi
The Map Room @ Bowery Electric – 327 Bowery, Manhattan
9:00 PM ET – Her Skin 9:45 PM ET – Alexandra Alden 10:30PM – Apryll Aileen
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
DROM – 85 Avenue A, Manhattan
7:00 PM ET – EJ Worland 7:30 PM ET – The Brink Of 8:00 PM ET – We the Commas 9:00 PM ET – The Day Dreamers 10:00 PM ET – Waasii (DJ)
The Sultan Room – 234 Starr St, Brooklyn
7:30 PM ET – Becca Stevens & The Secret Trio 9:30 PM ET – Bloom Twins 10:30 PM ET – :PAPERCUTZ
The CannaStock 2022 festival in Woodstock has been announced for Oct. 22 at the Colony Beer Garden from 1-6 p.m.
CannaStock is a 21+ consumer-friendly festival and an immersive cannabis experience with local and national cannabis brands. At the festival, there will be like-minded consumers and large amounts of exhibitors, also educational panels on topics such as how legalization will change our society. People can also learn about jobs within the cannabis industry too.
The festival is also featuring live music acts, including reggae music from Royal Khaoz and Live DJ sets with Max Glazer from Federation Sound. The CannaStock festival will also have free samples, so people can dance and have fun.
GA and VIP tickets are available here, and VIP tickets include early entry, access to the VIP Lounge, goodie bags, and complimentary snacks and beverages.
On October 14th only at Flushing Town HallQueens, Lew Tabackin and his ensemble present “The Swinging Sounds of Coleman Hawkins.” Saxophonist Lew Tabackin is one of New York City’s most notable jazz musicians, whose importance was acknowledged this summer when he was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Jazz Foundation of America.
Lew Tabackin is one of New York City’s most notable jazz musicians who will be honoring the great Coleman Hawkins live at the historic Flushing Town Hall theater. The performance will be featuring an array of music that Hawkins himself played during his tenure with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, recordings with Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt, and many others.
Tabackin displays “great harmonic and rhythmic assurance,” and “an exceptional array of talent”
Tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins was the first major saxophonist in jazz history. His inventive style of improvising influenced many leading jazz figures such as Ben Webster, Chu Berry, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane. Hawkins was also one of the first saxophonists to bring attention to the saxophone as a solo instrument in 1939 when he played it on the song “Body and Soul.”
Tabackin’s interest in music began in his birthplace, Philadelphia, where he first studied flute and then tenor saxophone in high school. He majored in flute at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and studied privately with composer Vincent Persichetti. Later in his life, moving to New York.
While in New York, Tabackin shared the stage with numerous other jazz luminaries such as Cab Calloway, Maynard Ferguson, Joe Henderson, Chuck Israels, Clark Terry, and Duke Pearson. He also spent some time in Europe as a soloist with various ensembles, including the Danish Radio Orchestra and the Hamburg Jazz Workshop.
More Information: Fall Jazz Programming at Flushing Town Hall
Friday, October 14, 2022, at 8:00 PM
“The Swinging Sounds of Coleman Hawkins” featuring Lew Tabackin and his Ensemble
In-Person Tickets: $40 /$32 Members /$20 Students w/ID
Table Packages: $130 /$110 Members (Table for 2 with refreshments/drinks)
Click the link here for tickets and more information on the venue here.
Saturday Night Live returned for Season 48 at Studio 8H of Rockefeller Center, bringing in four new SNL featured cast members, along with host Miles Teller and musical guest, Kendrick Lamar.
Opening with a deeply self-referential Manningcast sketch, featuring host Miles Teller as Peyton Manning and repertory player Andrew Dismukes as Eli Manning, the pair began to break down the upcoming changes to SNL this season, with a cameo from actor Jon Hamm as well. Referencing cast members who departed and facing criticism during a transition year head on, the breakdown of the cold open as the cold open was underway was a fresh idea for SNL and a bellwether for the season to come.
With a fresh SNL font and new cast intros segment, the start of Season 48 also marked the 20th season for Kenan Thompson, as well as the 20th season for the Grand Central Terminal set, each debuting during Season 29 in 2003. Teller, star of this summer’s Top Gun: Maverick, shared his excitement for making it to the SNL stage, having been a fan since he was a kid. Teller shared childhood videos of he and his sister as Spartan Cheerleaders – with Teller as Cheri Oteri and his sister as Will Ferrell. This is a trend seen among hosts recently as they celebrate making it the long transition from SNL fan to SNL host, such as Oscar Isaaclast season.
Miles Teller SNL monologue
For the first performance on the night, Kendrick Lamar performed two songs – “Rich Spirit” and “N95” – from his fourth album, Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers. Using a minimalist approach to the performance, Lamar performed alone in a blue-hued box room with a single pedestal fan facing him, while his shadow was prominently featured to his right. After a minute, the shadow began dancing as he shifted into the speedier “N95” with spotlight and strobes highlighting the solo artist confined to this white room, similar to his stage set up on his recently ended North American leg of his ‘Big Steppers” tour.
A stunning performance, text flashing on the white walls during “N95” included “Lil L got his passport,” “4 peez Kee riches,” “The homie Jason Keaton wrote two books in prison,” “The Edges Envy in the Eyes,” and “Yea we still playing industry politics.”
These referenced, respectively, Compton rapper and friend of Lamar, Lil L; 4 Peez who grew up on Piru Street, two streets down from the location of the Good kid Maad city house; rapper Kee Riches who was shot and killed last week; and Jason Keaton, who earned college degrees and wrote two books while incarcerated for 15 years, and who is also referenced in the 2009 K.Dot song “Jason Keaton and Uncle Bobby.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1ursSZ0NCw
For his second performance, Kendrick was once again in a white box, this time with a bed, lamp, table and chair, where British rapper Sampha was rocking. Lamar dove in with Sampha joining in on “Early mornin’ wake ups, practicin’ on day-offs. Tough love, bottled up, no chaser, neat, no chaser.” Throughout the performance, the walls closed in on Kendrick and Sampha, as they rapped and reflected upon an upbringing with limited emotional outlets amid home invasions and daddy issues.
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Tonight also marked the fifth appearance on SNL for Kendrick Lamar, starting with his 2013 debut where he performed “Swimming Pools (Drank)” and “Poetic Justice,” then returned in 2014 to play “i” and “Pay For It” off To Pimp a Butterfly, alongside Jay Rock and Chantal Kreviazuk. Lamar has also joined other musicians on SNL, including Imagine Dragons on “Radioactive” in 2014 and Anderson .Paak in 2018 on “Tints”.
Closing out the night, Teller wore an NYU shirt, celebrating his roots at the NYU Tisch School of Arts where he received a BFA in Drama in 2009.
Not seen this evening was longtime cast member Cecily Strong, who is in Los Angeles performing in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life. Expect Strong to return to SNL in November.
Next week, SNL will be hosted by Irish actor Brendan Gleeson, star of The Banshees of Inisherin, with musical guest is Willow, daughter of Will Smith.
New York Public Radio will host its annual gala on Nov. 9 to honor Brooke Gladstone, the host of WNYC’s On The Media.
The evening will be hosted by comedian Samantha Bee, a former correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and the former host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee who was named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in 2017.
Samantha Bee is hosting this year’s New York Public Radio Gala. (Photo credit: James Macari)
The event also includes Kronos Quartet as a musical guest, a Grammy-winning collective whose nearly 50-year history includes thousands of concerts, over 70 recordings, and over 1,000 works from composers worldwide. The night will take place at Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel.
Brook Gladstone, the host of WNYC’s On The Media. (Photo credit: Matthew Septimus)
Gladstone examines the worldly impact of media with On The Media, a weekly production. She started her career in public broadcast at National Public Radio in 1987 as senior editor of Scott Simon’s Weekend Edition, later working on the station’s flagship news program All Things Considered.
She joined WNYC in 2000 to host On The Media, and during her tenure, the program has won two Peabody awards, became the first national public radio show to be offered as a podcast, and now airs on 425 public radio stations.
Information regarding tickets and more can be found here.
Phish has announced their New Year’s plans and, once again, they will be celebrating with a four-show run at Madison Square Garden. Shows are scheduled from Wednesday, December 28 through Saturday, December 31. After last year’s shows were postponed due to a surge of Covid cases, this will be the first New Year’s run for Phish at MSG since 2019. Overall, this will mark the 13th time that the band has celebrated with a show on New Year’s Eve at the Garden.
A ticket request period for this latest Phish MSG run is currently underway at tickets.phish.com (ending Monday, October 3 at noon ET). Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, October 7 at noon ET.
Madison Square Garden, “the world’s most famous arena,” is in talks of being moved by NYC Mayor Eric Adams amidst the ongoing Penn Station Redevelopment talks.
Mayor Eric Adams, photo by Getty Images for Concordia Summit
Adams has been working on the Penn Station project for a while, and the MTA has recently approved a $57 million contract for the renovation’s architectural and engineering designs. The plan would bring “light” to the nation’s largest transit hub. MTA CEO Janna Lieber said the money would be used for vertical circulation. “That’s stairs, escalators, and elevators to get people on and off the platforms,” he said.
Madison Square Garden has been talked about being moved for a while now. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg wanted to move the stadium closer to Manhattan’s westside but was shut down by opposition from James Dolan, CEO of the arena with a strong political force backing him, and the former, late state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
James Dolan, photo by Getty Images/Ethan Miller
Mayor Eric Adams spoke on Sept. 21 about considering talks of moving the arena again. He says Pennsylvania Plaza, the space surrounding Madison Square Garden, would be a perfect place with new housing stock. “I think that we can find the right balance between office and housing,” he said. “We have to build more housing. There’s a real need for housing in the city and particularly in areas that have access to transportation, good health care, good schools.”
The plan is backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul but has been criticized as a cash grab that will serve to benefit real estate developers and drain city finances. Dolan was involved in secret talks to possibly relocate the arena to Hudson Yards, but reportedly Hochul got involved and killed the plan, according to Crain’s.
The moving of the arena hasn’t been confirmed or denied but it seems to be in talks right now between city officials and James Dolan, CEO of MSG.
Harry Styles wrapped up his 15-consecutive night at Madison Square Garden, creating history at his “Love On Tour” dates and becoming the newest banner to be raised at the rafters.
Photo: Lloyd Wakefield/MSG Entertainment
Styles’ residency at The World’s Most Famous Arena wrapped up on Sept. 21, starting on Aug. 20. He joins only a few legends having their banners at the arena, presented to Styles by CBS Mornings host Gayle King during the encore of the final show.
Selling out 15 consecutive nights at Madison Square Garden is a massive accomplishment and reinforces Harry Styles as one of the most impactful artists of his generation. It is a testament to Harry and his fans that a banner celebrating this remarkable achievement will hang from the rafters alongside some of the most legendary artists and athletes in history. Harry has already headlined The World’s Most Famous Arena several times in his skyrocketing career, and we’re honored that MSG was Harry’s House for these 15 incredible nights.
Jim Dolan, executive chairman and CEO, MSG Entertainment
Fans traveled from all over the world to see Styles at MSG and to celebrate his brand new album Harrys House, with interactive photo activations placed around the venue for fans to share their best “Love On Tour” styles; custom postcards distributed at each show with various designs, and exclusive specialty food and beverage options. His fans wore feather boas to each show, and the final show saw them being placed at each seat in the lower bowl, courtesy of the Garden.
Harry Styles’ critically acclaimed single “As It Was” continues to smash records on the Billboard charts with a 14th week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a record 15th week atop the Billboard Global 200. It is also the first song to spend its first 24 weeks in the top three positions on the same chart, with 23 of the 24 in the top two, extending its record.
He joins only two other musical legends with banners at the arena, with Billy Joel and Phish occupying the rafters. It is a remarkable accomplishment for Styles, showing the new generation of artists are being loved by new and old, and his career is just beginning. He will continue his “Love On Tour” in cities like Austin, TX, and Chicago, IL.
SPAC announces the return of its WAMC@SPAC series with “BAM! And Then It Hit Me with Karen Brooks Hopkins” on Sept. 26 at 6 P.M. in the Nancy DiCresce Room at The Pines@SPAC facility.
Photo credit: Bob Klein
Karen Brooks Hopkins is the president emerita of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where she worked for 36 years, serving 16 of those as president. Hopkins was presented the National Medal of the Arts, the highest award given to artists and arts organizations by the U.S. government, on behalf of BAM by President Obama in 2014.
We are so proud to be presenting Karen Hopkins at SPAC. She has been a powerhouse and an icon in the industry, someone who was instrumental in the evolution of the Brooklyn Academy of Music into one of the most important presenting and producing organizations in the world. BAM’s fierce commitment to contemporary artists and new work made Brooklyn a magnet for anyone who cared about the arts. I myself moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn precisely to be right there in BAM’s orbit, a mere walking distance from a great cauldron of creativity. Both lovers of the performing arts and the uninitiated will be compelled by Karen’s ‘behind-the-scenes’ storytelling from 36 years at the helm of the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Elizabeth Sobol, President & CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Center
“BAM! And Then It Hit Me” is a memoir of Hopkins’ life and her 36 years at America’s oldest performing arts center. It is an inspiring and constructive read for any not-for-profit organization or local arts center detailing key strategies for institutional success. Visual elements highlighting behind-the-scenes moments from BAM’s legendary performances over the years will also be shared with the public for the first time.
The book event is a part of SPAC’s growing LiteraryArts@SPAC initiative, which includes WAMC@SPAC events and conversations with renowned authors and poets, like Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco, journalist Chris Cox, New York Times columnist Pamela Paul, and more.
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) is known for its summer concerts, as well as for hosting residencies from the New York City Ballet, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
“BAM! And Then It Hit Me with Karen Brooks Hopkins” is free to attend, however, seating is limited. Go here to reserve seating, there will also be a book signing following the event.
