NYS Music 202​2

Category: News Desk

  • Utica Music Series Receives $90K Grant For 3 More Years

    Recently announced by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, Utica Music Series (Monday Nite in Utica) has been awarded a multi-year Levitt AMP Grant Award of $90K. Thus, in matching funds to present a free outdoor music series in 2023, 2024, and 2025.  

    Utica Music Series $90K Grant 3 More Years of Levitt AMP

    Since 2016, the Levitt AMP Utica Music Series has activated Kopernik Park in Oneida Square. By transforming it into a welcoming, inclusive destination and a venue where diversity is abounded from the stage to audience. 

    Utica Music Series $90K Grant 3 More Years of Levitt AMP

    The Levitt AMP Grant Awards is an exciting, multi-year matching grant opportunity bringing the joy of free, live music to towns and cities with a population of up to 250,000 people. The Levitt Foundation has expanded the program from an annual matching grant of $25K, into a three-year matching grant of $30K per year for a total grant award of $90K.  

    Utica Music Series $90K Grant 3 More Years of Levitt AMP

    “Emerging from the pandemic, we have all witnessed the importance of community and connection on our well-being, and free, live music in public spaces is a powerful way to bring people together of all ages and backgrounds. Expanding the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards into a multi-year, $90K grant and inviting additional towns and cities into the program was inspired in part by the positive impact Utica Monday Nite is having on the local community,” says Sharon Yazowski, Executive Director of the Levitt Foundation.  

    “We look forward to the continued impact of the Levitt AMP Utica Music Series, which has transformed Kopernik Park into a community destination beyond the free concerts, creating a joyful and welcoming space for the entire community, from new to lifelong residents alike.” 

    Sharon Yazowski, Executive Director of the Levitt Foundation

    From Main Street communities to rural towns in the heart of Appalachia to historic state capitals, the 18 returning Levitt AMP grant recipients hail from across the country including rural towns with populations of less than 10,000 like Whitesburg, Ky.; Galva, Ill.; Earlham, Iowa; Shenandoah Junction, W.Va.; Soldotna, Alaska; St. Johnsbury, Vt.; and Middlesboro, Ky.*; to mid-sized cities like Berea, Ky.; Carson City, Nev.; Gallup, N.M.; Ocala, Fla.; Sheboygan, Wis.*; Stevens Point, Wis.; Utica, N.Y.; and Woonsocket, R.I.; to larger cities spanning the country including Fort Smith, Ark.; Springfield, Ill.; and Trenton, N.J.* 

    Utica Music Series $90K Grant 3 More Years of Levitt AMP

    Berea, Kentucky (population: 15,773) 

    Carson City, Nevada (population: 55,244) 

    Earlham, Iowa (population: 1,382) 

    Fort Smith, Arkansas (population: 87,788) 

    Gallup, New Mexico (population: 21,637) 

    Galva, Illinois (population: 2,539) 

    Middlesboro, Kentucky (population: 9,242)* 

    Ocala, Florida (population: 60,021) 

    Sheboygan, Wisconsin (population: 48,153)* 

    Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia (population: 1,382) 

    Soldotna, Alaska (population: 4,705) 

    Springfield, Illinois (population: 167,601) 

    St. Johnsbury, Vermont (population: 5,815) 

    Stevens Point, Wisconsin (population: 26,144) 

    Trenton, New Jersey (population: 83,387)* 

    Utica, New York (population: 59,984) 

    Whitesburg, Kentucky (population: 2,215 

    Woonsocket, Rhode Island (population: 41,616) 

  • Tedeschi Trucks Band To Resume Residency At The Beacon In Support Of New Album

    Tedeschi Trucks Band will make its annual return to New York City’s Beacon Theatre with a seven-show residency slated to begin Thursday, September 29. This run will not only include the band’s 50th performance at the iconic theater with the show on October 3, but also feature extensive material from the band’s recent I Am The Moon release, an epic, 4-album project released last month on Fantasy Records.

    Tedeschi Trucks Band
    Photo: David McClister

    For Tedeschi Trucks Band, this upcoming multi-night run at The Beacon will mark their eleventh one here in total. This one will introduce the public to live performances from their most recent album, which began as a pandemic-related writing exercise suggested by TTB vocalist Mike Mattison in May 2020, and transformed into a career-defining artistic statement with a reimagined mythic tale of star-crossed lovers through a modern-day lens. “We’ve had an incredible amount of new material come out this year with I Am The Moon,” says Derek Trucks, “The Beacon shows will be some of the first where we’ll be able to draw from all of it and have the space to really dig in.”

    Susan Tedeschi adds, “I Am The Moon is a creative milestone for us – and we’ve got our 50th show at The Beacon, another milestone. We’re looking forward to celebrating both and all the hard work that went into getting here.” The full deluxe version of this new release also includes four album-length companion films to accompany 24 new original songs that features a blend of soul, rock, blues, funk, roots and Eastern influences.

    Remaining tickets for these shows, which are listed below with start times, are limited but still available online at Ticketmaster.com, and in person at the Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre box offices. 

    TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND  – BEACON THEATRE 2022
    Thu Sept 29  Amy Helm opens, showtime 7:30pm
    Fri Sept 30    Two sets, no opener showtime 8pm
    Sat Oct 1      Two sets, no opener showtime 8pm
    Mon Oct 3    Surprise opening set, showtime 7:30pm
    Thu Oct 6      Ruthie Foster opens, showtime 7:30pm
    Fri Oct 7       Two sets, no opener showtime 8pm
    Sat Oct 8      Two sets, no opener showtime 8pm

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

  • The Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra Presents American Journey, Opening September 24

    On Saturday, September 24 at 7:30pm, the Broome County Forum Theatre will once again host the kick off of the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2022-2023 Season with “American Journey,” a concert exploring classical music of the Americas.

    Binghamton Philharmonic

    Under the direction of Maestro Daniel Hege, the program will include: Seven O’Clock Shout, a 2020 tribute to healthcare workers by contemporary composer Valerie Coleman; George Gershwin’s renowned Piano Concerto in F performed with soloist Andrew Russo; Aaron Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo; and Arturo Márquez’s playful Danzón No. 2.

    Binghamton Philharmonic
    Maestro Daniel Hege

    Enjoy a pre-concert dinner at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Binghamton for $35 per person, with 5:00pm, 5:30pm and 6:00pm seating times. Call 607-722-7575 ext. 1610 (ask for Patty) to make a reservation. Enjoy dinner and park for free while you enjoy the show.

    There will be a pre-concert chat at 6:30pm in the Recital Hall from Professor Sarah Gerk, PhD (Binghamton University) titled “I, Too, Sing America”: The Glorious, Messy, Difficult History of Composing American Music, and Why It Matters

    All children 17 and under get free admission, courtesy of M&T Bank, the Classical Series Sponsor for the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra.

    For tickets to “American Journey” and more information, contact the Binghamton Philharmonic box office at 607-723-3931 or visit binghamtonphilharmonic.org.

  • Dio Documentary “Dreamers Never Die” Hitting Select Theaters Sept 28 and Oct 3

    “Dio: Dreamers Never Die,” a documentary about the life and career of heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio is getting one time showings at select theaters across the tri-state area on September 28 and October 2.

    The movie about the late singer of Black Sabbath, Rainbow, his eponymous band Dio and more follows up the July release of his posthumous autobiography Rainbow in the Dark, co-written by British journalist Mick Wall and edited by the vocalist’s widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio.

    Movie poster for “Dio: Dreamers Never Die”

    This special showing series of “Dreamers Never Die” is far from Ronnie James Dio’s first connection to New York State. Having lived in Portsmouth, NH until age five, his family moved back to his parents’ hometown of Cortland, where Dio grew up, graduated from high school, and became a musician.

    Information regarding tickets and more can be found on the “Dreamers Never Die” website. See below for all theaters in New York State as well as New Jersey and Connecticut where you can see “Dreamers Never Die.”

    Alamo Drafthouse Manhattan        28 Liberty St  NEW YORK

    Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn   445 Gold St. 4th Floor         BROOKLYN

    AMC Empire 25         234 W 42nd St  NYC

    AMC Clifton Commons  16  405 ROUTE 3 E       CLIFTON, NJ                       

    AMC Danbury 16      4 INTERNATIONAL DR      DANBURY, CT                    

    AMC Garden State 16          1 GARDEN STATE PLAZA (RT 4 & 17)  PARAMUS, NJ        

    AMC Monmouth Mall 15      180 STATE ROUTE 35       EATONTOWN, NJ              

    Reading Manville 12            180 N. Main St.         MANVILLE, NJ    

    Village East Cinema             181-189 2nd Avenue          NEW YORK

    Cinemark        Hazlet 12       2821 Highway 35     HAZLET, NJ

    Cinepolis Chelsea    260 W 23rd St , NYC               

    Nitehawk Cinema     136 Metropolitan Ave   BROOKLYN

    Showcase City Centre  City Center 15  WHITE PLAINS

    Showcase Farmingdale       1001 Broad Hollow Road   FARMINGDALE

    Showcase Island 16   185 Morris Avenue  HOLTSVILLE

    Showcase Broadway           Broadway Mall, HICKSVILLE

    US Regal        Ithaca Mall Stm 14   40 Catherwood Road  ITHACA

    US Regal Union Square Stm  17 850 Broadway NEW YORK

    US Regal Crossgates Stm 18 & IMAX          120 B Washington Avenue Extension ALBANY

    US Regal Destiny USA Stm 19 IMAX & RPX   9586 Destiny USA Drive SYRACUSE          

    US Regal Staten Island Stm 16 & RPX.   2474 Forest Avenue STATEN ISLAND

    US Regal Kaufman Astoria Stm 14 & RPX 35-30 38th St LONG ISLAND CITY

    US Regal Transit Center Stm 18 & IMAX      6707 Transit Road   WILLIAMSVILLE

    US Regal Walden Galleria Stm 16 & RPX     Walden Galleria    BUFFALO

    Cinemark Tinseltown 16 + IMAX    2291 Buffalo Rd       ROCHESTER

  • Chestnut Grove Releases New Single, Announces NY Shows

    Chestnut Grove, a Pennsylvania-based rock band, is on the road in support of a new single, with some New York dates in the near future. “All For You” is now available on streaming platforms and the band plans to release an EP titled Can’t Stand The Music sometime early next year.

    Chestnut Grove

    Last month, Chestnut Grove performed a “revved-up” Free at Noon set at Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live for a lively audience who danced, sang along and got a preview of the new EP. Click here for pictures and an audio recording of the performance. This comes in advance of their scheduled gig this weekend in Camden, NJ for WXPN’s Xponential Music Festival on September 18.

    In late October and early November, Chestnut Grove will make their way throughout New York State. Shows in Syracuse and Saranac Lake are scheduled for October 28 and 29, respectively. And the band’s show on November 3 at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs will receive support from Consider the Source. Additional tour dates can be seen below.

    Chestnut Grove 2022 Fall Tour
     
    September 18th Xponential Music Festival, Wiggins Park – Camden, NJ
     
    September 24th Pro Re Nata Brewery – Crozet, VA
    w/ Disco Risque
     
    October 8th Pick Fest – Boyertown, PA
    w/ The Manatawny Creek Ramblers
     
    October 28th Funk N’ Waffles – Syracuse, NY
     
    October 29th Waterhole – Saranac Lake, NY
     
    November 3rd Putnam Place – Saratoga Springs, NY
    w/ Consider the Source
     
    November 17th Sellersville Theater – Sellersville, PA
    w/ Consider the Source
     
    November 23rd The Soundback – Phoenixville, PA
    w/ Hunter Root
     
    November 25th Jeremiah’s Banquet Hall – Williamsport, PA
     
    November 26th King’s Rock Club – Erie, PA
    w/ Medusa’s Disco

  • ‘The Phantom Of The Opera’ on Broadway Closes After 35 Years

    Broadway’s beloved The Phantom Of The Opera will close after 35 years on stage due to the ongoing crisis the pandemic has had on the theatre business, with fewer people going to shows over the past two years.

    the phantom of the opera
    Emilie Kouatchou and Ben Crawford lead the current cast of “The Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway.

    The show is the longest-running show in Broadway history and will commemorate its 35 anniversary in January, and then will play its final performance on Broadway on Feb. 18, according to a spokesman. The show has become a staple in Broadway history, however, due to the pandemic it has grossed a lot less money since the reopening of the theatre.

    The musical made almost $900,000 for the week ending Sept. 11, but it is making less than half the money that shows like Hamilton, The Lion King, and Wicked are making. Tickets are also significantly cheaper than other shows, with “Phantom” costing around $80 a ticket, and others costing well over $100 because the demand to see the show is less.

    “Phantom” is a symbol of 1980s Broadway, created by three of the most legendary figures in musical theater history: the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, the director Hal Prince and the producer Cameron Mackintosh. The show is about a mask-wearing opera singer who frequents the Paris Opera House and falls for a young soprano. It is famous for the mask as well as the chandelier that crashes on stage every night. On Broadway, the show has been seen by 19.8 million people and has grossed $1.3 billion, since opening.

    The Phantom Of The Opera will still have production in London, as well as a brand new one in Australia. The first Mandarin language production is set to open in China next year, and a Spanish-language version is in the works. Tickets will go on sale shortly for the final productions, and for information on when those will be and how to purchase them, go here.

  • 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.

    brooklyn comes alive mirage

    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.

    brooklyn comes alive mirage

    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.

    brooklyn comes alive mirage

    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.

  • Harlem Stage Announces 2022-23 Season with Uptown Nights Concert Series

    Harlem Stage announced its coming season will be devoted to the intersection of the Black Art and the Black Power movement in America today. Five programs and seven events of film, poetry, music theater and dance will make up this seasons’ theme, Black Arts Movement: Examined.

    Harlem Stage

    A cultural movement that took place largely in Harlem, The Black Arts Movement of the 60s and 70s shaped Black identity through critical discourse in many mediums. Harlem Stage’s CEO, Patricia Cruz, and Curator-in Residence, Carl Hancock Rux, hope this season’s events will challenge and clarify topics of The Black Arts Movement. As Harlem Stage approaches its 40th anniversary, its programming board hopes this year’s schedule will encourage visitors to step back and ask, “what is the relationship between art and politics and what is the role of the politically conscious artist?”

    On Friday, September 16, the programming begins with the “Uptown Nights” series, led by Joel Ross’s Being A Young Black Man. Joel Ross is an award-winning vibraphonist and composer whose project explores his own experiences, contextualized into two themes: faith and family. Ross will perform with saxophonists Patrick Bartley and Tivon Pennicott, pianist Jeremy Corren, bassist Junius Paul, and drummer Marcus Gilmore on September 16 and 17 to set off the programming. The concert will be at Harlem Stage Gatehouse and tickets to all events are available on Harlem Stage’s site.

    Grammy nominated Pedrito Martinez will take the stage (virtually) on September 24 for the next “Uptown Nights” performance. The world-renowned Cuban percussionist’s Rumba Con Fundamento will be available to stream on Vimeo for $5 until October 3. 

    Closing the “Uptown Nights” series on October 7 and 8 is Leyla McCalla with her show celebrating the release of her album, Breaking the Thermometer. McCalla’s newest body of work combines elements of memoir and historical scholarship to express freely her experiences as a Haitian-American living through years of social and political unrest. 

    The program continues with remote and in-person conversations, interviews and performances in song, dance and poetry. To see the full season schedule visit Harlem Stage’s site. 

  • Live Nation Announces Fans Can Easily Get Tickets to Irving Plaza and Gramercy Theatre with Club Pass

    Live Nation announces the new Club Pass, where fans can have a fast and seamless experience getting general admission tickets to venues like Irving Plaza and Gramercy Theatre in New York City.

    live nation

    The Club Pass will be available starting at $79, giving fans access to shows at one venue of their choice. They will be able to go to shows from Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 in hopes of maybe exploring new music genres, and finding up-and-coming artists in music venues across the country.

    For fans who want to go on a road trip across the country, there will also be a Multi-Club Pass available for $299 that allows them to enjoy shows at all participating Live Nation clubs. There are thousands of shows in well-known venues like Irving Plaza in New York City, The Fillmore in San Francisco, and the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

    Fans can enjoy shows from different artists like Måneskin, Marcus King, Mother Mother, Noah Cyrus, Dayglow, and many more. The Live Nation Club Pass will be on sale from Sept. 19 through Sept. 30 here. Each venue will have a limited number of Club Passes available. All members will be added to the club’s membership list. On the day of the show, fans will show their Photo ID to receive a ticket at the Club’s box office.

    Venues participating in Club Pass include

     713 Music Hall (Houston, TX

    Ace of Spades (Sacramento, CA)

    The Aztec Theater (San Antonio, TX)

    Bayou Music Center (Houston, TX)

    Belasco (Los Angeles, CA)

    Bogarts (Cincinnati, OH)

    Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom (Chicago, IL)

    Coca-Cola Roxy (Atlanta, GA)

    The Depot (Salt Lake City, UT)

    The Echo Lounge & Music Hall (Dallas, TX)

    Echoplex and The Echo (Los Angeles, CA)

    Emo’s (Austin, TX)

    Egyptian Room and Deluxe at Old National Centre (Indianapolis, IN)

    The Fillmore (San Francisco, CA)

    The Fillmore Detroit (Detroit, MI)

    The Fillmore Minneapolis (Minneapolis, MN)

    The Fillmore New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)

    The Fillmore Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)

    The Fillmore Silver Spring (Silver Spring, MD)

    The Fillmore Charlotte and The Underground (Charlotte, NC)

    Fillmore Auditorium (Denver, CO)

    The Foundry (Philadelphia, PA) 

    The Gramercy Theatre (New York, NY)

    GLC Live At 20 Monroe (Grand Rapids, MI)

    Hollywood Palladium (Los Angeles, CA)

    House of Blues Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)

    House of Blues Chicago (Chicago, IL)

    House of Blues Cleveland (Cleveland, OH)

    House of Blues Dallas (Dallas, TX)

    House of Blues Lake Buena Vista (Lake Buena Vista, FL)

    House of Blues Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)

    House of Blues New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)

    House of Blues North Myrtle Beach (North Myrtle Beach, SC)

    House of Blues San Diego (San Diego, CA)

    Irving Plaza (New York, NY)

    Marquis Theater (Denver, CO)

    Mercury Ballroom (Louisville, KY)

    Observatory OC (Santa Ana, CA)

    Observatory SD (San Diego, CA)

    Roxian Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA)

    The Ritz (Raleigh, NC)

    Riverside Municipal Auditorium (Riverside, CA)

    St. Andrew’s Hall (Detroit, MI)

    Summit (Denver, CO)

    Scoot Inn (Austin, TX)

    The Wiltern (Los Angeles, CA)

    Tabernacle (Atlanta, GA)

    Theatre of the Living Arts (Philadelphia, PA)

    Varsity Theater (Minneapolis, MN)

    The Van Buren (Phoenix, AZ) 

  • 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. 

    The Simon and Garfunkel Story

    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.