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  • moe. announces Winter 2023 Dates, Shows at The Paramount, Palace Theatre

    On the heels of the announcement that guitarist Chuck Garvey will be sitting-in as a “special guest” for their NYE performance, moe. has announced a short run of tour dates for Winter 2023, which will include select performances up and down the east coast.

    Beginning with three nights in NY, NJ, and DC in late January, the tour will resume with a 2-night run at the State Theatre in Portland, ME over President’s Day weekend, and an additional 2-night run at the Palace Theatre in Albany on February 24-25, coinciding with “moe.day” in Albany on 2/24. The band has yet to announce plans for Chuck to return to the band on a full-time basis following his sit-in on NYE.

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    moe. – Chuck Garvey (guitar, vocals), Rob Derhak (bass, vocals), Al Schnier (guitar, vocals), Jim Loughlin (percussion, vibes), Vinnie Amico (drums)

    The band made its long-awaited return to Colorado this month, where they played their first three-night run in nearly a year at the Fox Theater in Boulder. On the final night of the run, the band announced that Garvey, who suffered a stroke last November, would sit-in as a “special guest” for a portion of the band’s NYE performance at the Fillmore Philadelphia for the first time in over a year. The announcement came exactly one year to the day since Garvey suffered his stroke, and his return appearance is also especially significant, since the Fillmore Philadelphia was the last venue he performed at on Halloween 2022.

    Today marks the one-year anniversary of my worst day ever. I scared my wife, my family, my friends, and many of you who heard of my stroke. Thank you for your well-wishes and your donations, without which my recovery would not have happened. This year has been a really long, difficult one for me, but a rewarding one, in that I learned what a person needs to do to achieve goals. Some are basic, everyday things like speech, and some are more about universal things that I noticed about family, friends, and community that keep us all afloat. So, thank you for your help and your community. I can’t wait to see all of you where the water falls, and the music calls. I will be joining my brothers on stage in Philly, the city of brotherly love.

    Chuck Garvey’s note to fans

    The band is gearing up for the holidays with a selection of limited-edition merch, currently on-sale via the moe. online store. Offerings include “ugly” t-shirt and crewnecks sold alongside a moe. holiday ornament. For more information, click here.

    A special artist pre-sale will begin Wednesday, November 16th at 10am local time – for details click here. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, November 18th at 10am local time. For ticketing and show info, please visit moe.org/tour.

    moe 2023 Winter Tour Dates

    Thursday, January 19 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY
    Friday, January 20th – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C.
    Saturday, January 21st – Wellmont Theater – Montclair, NJ
    Friday, February 17th – State Theatre – Portland, ME
    Saturday, February 18th – State Theatre – Portland, ME
    Friday, February 24th – Palace Theater – Albany, NY
    Saturday, February 25th – Palace Theater – Albany, NY
    Thursday, March 9th – Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN
    Friday, March 10th – Mars Music Hall – Huntsville, AL
    Saturday, March 11th – Minglewood Hall – Memphis, TN
    Sunday, March 12th – Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL
    Wednesday, March 15th – Music Hall – Charleston, SC
    Thursday, March 16th – The Plaza Live – Orlando, FL
    Friday, March 17th – Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
    Saturday, March 18th – Jannus Live – St. Petersburg, FL
    Sunday, March 19th – PV Concert Hall – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
    Tuesday, March 21st – Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
    Wednesday, March 22nd – Jefferson Theatre – Charlottesville, VA
    Thursday, March 23rd – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
    Friday, March 24th – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
    Saturday, March 25th – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA

  • Circles Around the Sun Announce “Language” Album, Tour Stops at Lark Hall and Brooklyn Bowl in January 

    Circles Around The Sun have announced their new album, Language, will release Spring 2023. The psychedelic jam band will continue their US tour by the same name, adding more dates to close out this year and into 2023, including two stops in New York — at Lark Hall in Albany and the Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn — in January of next year. 

    Circles Around The Sun

    Circles Around The Sun was founded by the late guitarist Neal Casal, when Casal was called on to record interludes for the Grateful Dead’s 2015 “Fare Thee Well” concert series. The interludes, inspired by Dead songs, were then recognized at the concerts on their own merit, prompting Circles Around The Sun’s first release: Interludes for the Dead. The band went on to record two more albums of their own sound, before Casal’s passing. On this upcoming album, Language, Adam Macdougall on keyboard and synth, Dan Horne on bass, Mark Levy on drums and John Lee Shannon on guitar have set out to oscillate through genres of disco-funk, soul jazz and psychedelic rock to create new sounds and ongoing dance jams.

    When the four reconvened in the recording studio to record their newest, it meant working through the tragedy of their founding members death, and setting out to use the framework he left them to create something beautiful and new of their own. 

    Tickets to the new legs of this tour went on sale November 11, and can be purchased here. See complete tour dates below.

    TOUR DATES

    Dec 29, 2022 – Roanoke, VA – 5 Points Music Sanctuary

    Dec 30, 2022 – Winston Salem, NC – The Ramkat

    Dec 31, 2022 – Richmond, VA – The National *

    Jan 20, 2023 – Albany, NY – Lark Hall

    Jan 21, 2023 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl

    Jan 22, 2023 – Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall

    Jan 25, 2023 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Music Hall

    Jan 26, 2023 – Harrisburg, PA – XL Live

    Jan 27, 2023 – Asbury Park, NJ – Wonder Bar

    Jan 28, 2023 – Fairfield, CT – StageOne

    Jan 29, 2023 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair

    * with The Infamous Stringdusters

  • Foreigner Announce Historic Farewell Tour, Four NY Stops

    Foreigner has announced its Historic Farewell Tour, with stops at Darien Center, Saratoga Springs, Wantagh, and Syracuse.

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    Foreigner is hailed as one of the most famous rock acts in the world, with sold-out tours and album sales now exceeding 80 million. They are responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems including “Juke Box Hero,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Feels Like The First Time,” and worldwide #1 hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is.”

    The time has come. We have more or less lived our lives on the road for almost eighteen years.  We have always strived to give you our best and we intend to finish this the same way. Foreigner has a brilliant and increasingly demanding catalogue of songs to sing and I refuse to give them less than they deserve. So, we’re going to finish strong. I want to make it very clear how grateful and appreciative we are to our audiences all over the world who have supported this band.  I’m sure there may be occasions when we’ll do some special appearances, but I think the time is coming for us to live off the road. Thank you all so much!

    Lead singer, Kelly Hansen

    Leader and founder Mick Jones also wrote in a statement “We will be presenting a show that I know will have the same enthusiasm as our very first appearances.  The tour will start this summer in America and we hope to get to every place that we have played over the last several years.”

    Foreigner will continue its long-term initiative with the GRAMMY Museum Foundation to invite choirs to open the show with a live a cappella “Pitch Perfect” performance of Classic Rock songs. For more information about how to enter, go here. 

    Loverboy will be opening for the band. The group has sold more than ten million albums, earning four multi-platinum plaques, including the four-million-selling “Get Lucky,” and a trio of double-platinum releases in their self-titled 1980 debut, 1983’s Keep It Up and 1985’s Lovin’ Every Minute of It.

    The group still features the original line-up of vocalist Mike Reno, guitarist Paul Dean, drummer Matt Frenette and keyboardist Doug Johnson with bassist Ken “Spider” Sinnaeve replacing the late Scott Smith.

    Tickets to Foreigner’s Historic Farewell Tour are on sale Nov. 18 here.

    Foreigner Tour Dates

    Thu July 6               Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

    Sat July 8                West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

    Sun July 9               Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

    Tue July 11            Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheatre

    Fri July 14              Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP

    Tue July 18            Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre

    Wed July 19           St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

    Fri July 21              Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center

    Sat July 22             Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

    Mon July 24            Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center

    Tue July 25             Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage   

    Fri July 28               Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater

    Sat July 29              Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake

    Tue August 1          Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center

    Wed August 2       Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach

    Fri August 4           Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

    Sat August 5           Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center

    Tue August 8         Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

    Wed August 9        Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion

    Fri August 11          Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion

    Sat August 12         Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

    Mon August 14       Austin, TX – Moody Center

    Wed August 16      Denver, CO – Ball Arena

    Fri August 18         Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheater

    Sun August 20       Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion

    Mon August 21       Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheater

    Wed August 23     Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheater

    Thu August 24        Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

    Weds August 30    Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theater

    Fri September 1     Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena

    Sat September 2   Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview

    Sun September 3   Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center

  • Family of Woodstock to Present “A Soul Train Christmas” Featuring Eric Redd

    On Saturday, December 10, Family of Woodstock (FOW), an upstate community service non-profit, will showcase “A Soul Train Christmas” at the Colony in Woodstock.

    With doors opening at 7 and music beginning at 8, the event includes a holiday dance party and a winter clothing drive. It’s the non-profit’s third annual holiday collaboration with Eric Redd, a musical performer with over 40 years of international experience and a longtime Woodstock resident.

    Eric Redd

    Also on the bill are Hudson Valley rockabilly and roots band Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones and the gospel-influenced dance artist and DJ Disciple collaborator Dawn Tallman.

    This is far from the first community concert for FOW, with other annual events including the Bob Dylan Birthday Bash and  the John Herald Fund concerts, both of which have featured Redd in the past.

    Eric Redd has enjoyed an enduring and diverse career. The Inglewood, CA native got his start at 16 years old as a dancer on “Soul Train,” a TV musical variety program curated by host Don Cornelius, which ran from 1971 to 2006.

    His ensuing career has included appearances as a dancer in musical productions such as “Starlight Express” and “Cats,” a stint as lead vocalist for California Transit Authority, a band stemming from Danny Seraphine, the drummer of Chicago, and his 2014 full-length solo album, Give It Away.

    Information regarding tickets for “A Soul Train Christmas” can be found here.

  • The Idan Raichel Project to Perform November Shows with full 15-Piece Lineup for First Time Ever

    Producer, keyboardist, lyricist, composer and performer Idan Raichel is a global music icon who has brought his inspiring example and soul-stirring music to some of the planet’s biggest stages. As the leader of The Idan Raichel Project, Idan acts as a musical ambassador representing a hopeful world where artistic collaboration breaks down barriers between people of different backgrounds and beliefs.

    The global music superstar appears with his full Idan Raichel Project band in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, NYC and Boston this November. For the very first time, audiences in the US will get to experience the full 15-piece Idan Raichel Project band, which has never performed in the US in this complete configuration before.

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    The Idan Raichel Project’s spectacular live show has enchanted audiences worldwide. They have headlined in some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including New York’s Central Park Summer Stage, Apollo Theater, Town Hall and Radio City Music Hall, Los Angeles’ Kodak Theater, the Sydney Opera House, Zenith in Paris, London’s Royal Albert Hall and many international festivals. They have also performed across Europe, South & Central America, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Ethiopia, South Africa, Ghana, Japan and dozens of other countries for enraptured audiences of all backgrounds. 

    Over the past 19 years, Idan has collaborated with American pop stars India.Arie, Dave Matthews and Alicia Keys, not to mention a wide range of artists who are household names in their native countries: Portugal’s Ana Moura, France’s Patrick Bruel, Italy’s Ornella Vanoni, Germany’s Andreas Scholl, and Mali’s Vieux Farka Touré to name but a few. The Tour presented by Teev Events

    The Idan Raichel Project Tour Dates

    November 12     VIVE                                      Palo Alto, CA

    November 13     Royce Hall                              Los Angeles, CA

    November 17     Kings Theater                         Brooklyn, NY

    November 19     Berklee Performance Center     Boston, MA

    Buy tickets at www.teev.com/upcoming-shows

  • Soweto Gospel Choir to Perform “Hope – It’s Been a Long Time Coming” at Binghamton University on November 20

    Binghamton University’s Anderson Center for the Performing Arts will host “HOPE – It’s Been a Long Time Coming,” an all new concert by three-time Grammy-winners Soweto Gospel Choir, commemorating South Africa’s Freedom Movement and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The performance will be held on November 20 at 3 p.m. at the Osterhout Concert Theater.

    Soweto Gospel Choir

    Bringing joy to all, “HOPE” opens with a rousing program of South African freedom songs that inspired the Rainbow Nation. The choir’s uplifting performance then moves to the United States, with beautiful renditions of the music of the Civil Rights Movement, including works by legendary artists Billie Holiday, James Brown, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield and the one and only Aretha Franklin.

    Hailing from Soweto (South West Township), a township outside of Johannesburg and home of Nelson Mandela and South Africa’s democratic movement, Soweto Gospel Choir continues to inspire audiences around the world with their powerful blend of African gospel, freedom songs and international classics.

    Comprising a line-up of some of South Africa’s best vocalists, these uplifting performers have shared the stage and collaborated with the biggest names in contemporary music including Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, U2, Diana Ross, Peter Gabriel, Chris Martin, John Legend, Pharrell Williams, Jimmy Cliff, Ben Harper, Angelique Kidjo, Robert Plant, Celine Dion, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hugh Masekela and Josh Groban.

    Soweto Gospel Choir was formed in 2003 at the end of the apartheid era and during South Africa’s inspiring return to Democracy. Taking part in some of the major historical events in the new democratic South Africa, Soweto Gospel Choir are proud to have performed on many occasions for the Father of their Nation, former President Nelson Mandela, as well as at his State Funeral in South Africa and at the subsequent commemorative service at Westminster Abbey in London. They were similarly invited to perform at the funeral service for the late President’s first wife, Winnie Mandela. The Choir act as Ambassadors for the Nelson Mandela Foundation. 

    Tickets are available here.

  • Cayuga Chamber Orchestra to perform “Carnival of the Animals” on November 19

    The Cayuga Chamber Orchestra will hold its second Orchestral Series Concert of the 2022-23 season on November 19 at Ford Hall at Ithaca College, under the direction of Interim Music Director, Grant Cooper. The program will open with Rameau’s Overture from Zaïs and will feature the world premiere of local composer Sally Lamb McCune’s Spiral, a piece commissioned by the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra to honor the resilience of the orchestra, its patrons and wider community  for continuing to come together in celebration of live music.  

    Carnival of the Animals Cayuga Chamber Orchestra
    Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Special Guest Artists: Harris Andersen and Muse Ye, Piano

    The second half of the program will showcase two works of Camille Saint-Saëns: the whimsical  Carnival of the Animals and the powerful Symphony No. 2. Carnival of the Animals will include newly composed verses by Interim Music Director Grant Cooper and an appearance by the delightful piano duo, Muse Ye and Harris Anderson. 

    The CCO was founded in 1976 and is officially designated “Ithaca’s Orchestra.” Each season includes an Orchestral  Series, Chamber Music Series, a Holiday concert, free Family Concerts, and the long-standing Willard Daetsch  Youth Outreach Program, which earned the 2015 Yale Distinguished Music Educator award. In 2017, the CCO  added a Youth Orchestra program for advanced students. In 2019, a new Diversity Career Fellowship program was  established to provide opportunities for college students from communities that have been historically 

    Interim Music Director Grant Cooper and composer Sally Lamb McCune

    The CCO will hold its Holiday Celebration concert on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 pm, also in Ford Hall at Ithaca College. 

    For more information and subscriptions / single tickets visit CCOithaca.org

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2h5IQphTjI

  • Blue Note Joins With WBGO for “Brunch” Concert Series

    Manhattan’s Blue Note Jazz Club is partnering with Newark jazz radio station WBGO 88.3 FM for “WBGO Presents Brunch at The Blue Note,” a Sunday concert series running from November to March.

    The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir will open the series with performances on November 13 & 20 and wrap it up with shows on February 12 & March 19.

    The partnership, which will run 13 concerts total, also has features performances from Svetlana & The New York Collective, as well as Terry Waldo’s Gotham City Band, the NYU Wayne Shorter Ensemble, JJ Sansaverino, the Aubrey Johnson Group, the Anderson Brothers with Vince Giordano, and Jason Prover & The Sneak Thievery Orchestra.

    Information regarding reservations and more can be found here.

    Upcoming WBGO Presents Brunch at The Blue Note shows: 

    The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir – Sunday, November 13, 1:30 PM (Doors 12:00 PM)

    The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir – Sunday, November 20, 1:30 PM (Doors 12:00 PM)

    Terry Waldo’s Gotham City Band – Sunday, November 27, 12:30 PM (Doors 12:00 PM) & 2:30 PM (Doors 2 PM)

    NYU Wayne Shorter Ensemble – Sunday, December 4, 12:30 PM (Doors 11:30 PM) & 2:30 PM (Doors 2 PM)

    JJ Sansaverino – Sunday, Sunday, December 11, 12:30 PM (Doors 11:30 PM)  & 2:30 PM (Doors 2 PM)

    Aubrey Johnson Group – Sunday, December 18, 12:30 PM (Doors 11:30 PM) & 2:30 PM (Doors 2 PM)

    Classic Soul & Motown Brunch: A Decade of Soul – Saturday, December 24, 12:30 PM (Doors 11:30 PM) & 2:30 PM (Doors 2 PM)

    New York Holidays with Svetlana & The New York Collective! – Sunday, December 25, 12:30 PM (Doors 11:30 PM) & 2:30 PM (Doors 2 PM)

    Classic Soul & Motown Brunch: A Decade of Soul – Sunday, January 1, 12:30 PM (Doors 11:30 PM)

    Anderson Brothers play Louis Armstrong featuring Vince Giordano – Sunday, January 8, 12:30 PM (Doors 11:30 PM) & 2:30 PM (Doors 2 PM)

    Jason Prover & The Sneak Thievery Orchestra – Sunday, February 5, 12:30 PM (Doors 11:30PM) & 2:30 PM (Doors 2 PM)

    The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir – Sunday, February 12, 1:30 PM (Doors 12:00 PM)

    The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir – Sunday, March 19, 1:30 PM (Doors 12:00 PM)

  • Nas To Perform First Ever Headline Show at Madison Square Garden

    Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) and Live Nation announced that Grammy Award winning rap legend, Nas, will perform at Madison Square Garden on Friday, February 24, 2023, marking the icon’s first headline show at The World’s Most Famous Arena.

    Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, November 18 at 10:00 a.m. Chase cardholders will have advance access to tickets from Tuesday, November 15 through Thursday, November 17. Tickets will also be available in person beginning on Saturday, November 19 at the Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre box offices.

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    Fresh off the success of the NY State of Mind Tour, with Wu-Tang Clan and special guest Busta Rhymes, Nas will once again hit the road on the heels of his latest release, King’s Disease III. The first two-installments of the series both earned him grammy nominations, with the former earning Nas his first-ever win. As such, the fabled rapper has once again recruited Hit-boy to complete the trilogy. The duo has worked together extensively the past few years, producing three King’s Disease albums and their Christmas EP, Magic.

    A headlining performance at MSG will culminate the career of one of New York Cities most devoted sons. Nas’ career was made off of his incredible storytelling in which he depicted inner-city New York living. One of his more renowned records “NY State of Mind” has become a hip hop staple, with Nas becoming an embodiment of the city. Having influenced so many, Nas will finally get to take his rightful place as an MSG headliner.

    Nas’ Other Ventures

    Recently, Nas executive produced the limited three-part SHOWTIME docuseries, Supreme Team with Peter J. Scalettar. The documentary recalled the notorious New York drug syndicate and its long-standing cultural influence. Moreover, the film made its debut at this year’s Tribeca Festival this past summer. Furthermore, Nas also narrated and executive produced The Invaders documentary, following the rise and fall of a militant black power group based in Memphis, Tennessee in the late 1960’s.

    Fans can access exclusive King’s Disease III content, merchandise, and experiences here, while a limited deluxe version of the vinyl is exclusively available on Mass Appeal’s website.

  • Black Star Announces Last Minute NYC Show After SNL Debut

    Hip-hop duo Black Star (Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey) announced a last-minute show at Sony Hall on Nov. 15, coming off the heels of their SNL debut on Nov. 12.

    Black Star is a rap group from NYC, that changed music forever in 1998 with their album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star. yasiin bey and Talib Kweli first united to form what they penned “the best alliance in hip-hop,” and continue to make history with their highly-anticipated album No Fear of Time – their first in nearly 24 years.

    Madlib produced all of the beats for the album’s nine songs and according to Pitchfork “the people need Black Star now more than ever,” saying the songs “So be it,” “Sweetheart. Sweethard. Sweetodd.,” and “Supreme alchemy” are the “best performances across the album.” 

    Earlier this year, they performed alongside Robert Glasper, Dave Chapelle, Thundercat, Flying, and Lotus, at the debut Blue Note Napa Festival.

    The group will be going to Sony Hall, an NYC venue that opened its doors in 2018. It presents world-renowned performing artists across all music genres at capacities of 1,000 standing and 500 seated, with a full-service restaurant and bar. Sony Hall is equipped with Sony’s technologies which provide enhanced experiences for the audience.

    Tickets to see their performance at Sony Hall on Nov. 15 are on sale here. Black Star will also be performing on SNL on Nov. 12, with host Dave Chapelle.

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