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  • NYC’s Electric Zoo Announces 12 Afterparties Featuring Martin Garrix, Tchami, and More

    NYC’s Electric Zoo has just announced its star-studded lineup for official afterparties you don’t want to miss. There will be 12 Afterparties over the course of four days including Tchami, Camelphat, Martin Garrix, CloZee, Loco Dice, and more to come. 

    NYC's Electric Zoo Announces 12 Afterparties

    On September 2 through the 4, NYC’s premiere EDM festival Electric Zoo will upgrade Randall’s Island Park into a futuristic, tech-driven paradise. The festival features some highly anticipated sets from headliners like Porter Robinson, CloZee, and Armin Van Buuren across four stages. Thus, highlighting both rare performances from legacy acts and the biggest breakthrough artists.  

    Electric Zoo will take music fans on a cosmic musical journey beyond their wildest imaginations with 3.0, a gathering that embraces unexplainable phenomena and will open music fans’ minds to new sounds and experiences. 

    EZoo is excited to announce its official parties that will take place each night after the festival ends at many of the city’s most magnificent venues including Webster Hall, Brooklyn Mirage, Quantum, Marquee, Superior Ingredients, Lavo, and Avant Gardner from September 2-5.

    Dice is returning to EZoo after 11 years for a highly anticipated return on the Carl Cox Invites stage.  “Dice is always evolving with his sound of music that you cannot put in a musical box at all. He really does push the boundaries, which makes me excited to hear what he will pull out of the bag next.”

    – Carl Cox 

    Since its inception, the founders have taken Electric Zoo around the globe, creating satellite soirées in Mexico, Brazil, and China. Still, its hometown in NYC continues to be the most popular, selling out year after year. A crowd of nearly 100,000 gather in Randall’s Island Park annually, according to organizers, with a record-breaking 107,500 attending in 2019. 

    The vibes are immaculate, and 2022 will be another ambitious undertaking destined to transport its fans beyond musical boundaries.  

    Tickets are available to Festival Pass Holders Wednesday, August 10th. If you do not have a pass, you will have 24 hours to purchase one in order to get ticket access to the after-parties. To purchase tickets for Electric Zoo and to learn more about the festival, click the link here.

  • Ween Announces Halloween Show At The Beacon

    The legendary alt-rock act Ween has announced two upcoming shows at New York City’s Beacon Theatre, including one on Halloween. The band is set to play four shows in the Northeast at the end of October and early November with the first two at Boston’s Roadrunner and shows on Halloween and November 1 at the Beacon.

    The New Hope rockers have certainly been keeping busy lately, with recent shows in the Pacific Northwest and others lined up in the Southeast for mid-September. And Ween was also featured in the recent South Park 25th Anniversary Special, sharing the stage with Les Claypool as well as Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, the remaining members of Rush.

    Tickets for the two-show Ween run at The Beacon go on sale Friday, August 19 at 10am through Ticketmaster and there is also a pre-sale registration that goes into effect Thursday, August 18 at 10am as well.

    WEEN – 2022 TOUR DATES
    September 15 – Rabbit Rabbit – Asheville, NC
    September 16 – The Eastern – Atlanta, GA
    September 17 – The Eastern – Atlanta, GA
    October 28 – Roadrunner – Boston, MA
    October 29 – Roadrunner – Boston, MA
    October 31 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
    November 1 – Beacon Theatre – New York, NY

  • Wiz Khalifa and Logic Vinyl Verse Tour to Make Stop at Saratoga Performing Arts Center

    Wiz Khalifa and Logic are bringing their Vinyl Verse Tour 2022 to Saratoga’s Performing Arts Center on August, 23. Featuring special guests 24kGoldn, DJ Drama, C Dot Castro, and Fedd the God, the 28-city tour kicked-off on July 27 in Irvine, CA, before making stops across the United States. The August 23 date follows a performance at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on August 16 and preludes their last New York stop of the tour on August 25, at the Darien Lake Amphitheatre.

    Since bursting his way onto the scene with his 2011 full-length debut, Rolling Papers, and the classic hip hop record, “Black and Yellow,” Wiz Khalifa has continued to elevate his status among the mainstream elite. Records like “23,” “Or Nah,” “Payphone” and “Young, Wild and Free” have not only maintained replay value, but has solidified Wiz Khalifa as one of the most popular hip hop acts across the world. His 2015 record “See You Again” — which served as a tribute to Paul Walker in the movie Fast 7 — earned him Grammy and Golden Globe nominations while amassing over 5 billion views on Youtube.

    Since his emergence in 2010, multi-platinum GRAMMY® Award-nominated Logic has separated himself from the pack as one of the most prolific and prevalent artists of the past decade, a New York Times Bestselling author, and a positive force for change. His record “1-800-273-8255” is the previous phone number for the American National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) and earned the Maryland native two Grammy-award nominations. With a sizable discography to his name, Logic has progressed from a now-legendary run of cult-like mixtapes to three number one albums, sold out arena tours on multiple continents, and 6 billion streams and counting.

    Produced by LiveNation, tickets for the 6:30 p.m. performance can be found on their official website.

  • The Bardavon Announces The Return Of The Nutcracker

    After a two year absence for the pandemic, The Bardavon has announced the return of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker. The shows will put on on Saturday, December 10 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, December 11 at 3 p.m, (snow date December 12 at 7 p.m.).

    Nutcracker

    Following a very long two year absence due to Covid, New Paltz Ballet Theatre will return to the Bardavon for its 23rd season to present this classic holiday event featuring dancers from the New York City Ballet. Peter and Lisa Naumann, co-directors of the NPBT, have brought many fine regional artists together to create this beautiful production. Dancers, designers, and technicians have all contributed to make this Nutcracker a visual delight. Come along with Marie as she dreams of a fierce battle between giant mice and toy soldiers followed by a magical journey through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets.

    NutCracker Photo by Jacques Luigi

    The Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Inc. (the Bardavon) was incorporated in 1976 as a New York State nonprofit corporation, which is the oldest contiuously operating theater in the state. It owns and operates a 944-seat historic theater in Poughkeepsie and acquired the region’s premiere orchestra, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic (the HVP) in 1999. The Bardavon offers affordable, world-class arts education programs, music, dance, theater, Live in HD broadcasts, and classic films for the diverse audiences of the Hudson Valley. The company regularly presents at other venues such as Kingston’s Ulster Performing Arts Center and Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.

    The Nutcracker is an 1892 two-act ballet originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Op. 71). The libretto is adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann’s 1816 short story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King”.

    The tickets are $36 for adults and $30 for students while members get $5 off. For more information, please visit https://www.bardavon.org/show/the-nutcracker-30/.

  • Trey Anastasio Band and Goose Team Up for 8 Show Tour, Stops in Syracuse and Glens Falls

    The Trey Anastasio Band and Goose are teaming up for an eight-show tour in November, with stops in Syracuse and Glens Falls. Fans can expect a full set from each band, as well as unique collaborations.

    trey anastasio band and goose

    Goose is currently traveling on their biggest North America tour thus far after the success of their acclaimed new album Dripfield. They have many sold-out shows coming up as well as a few festival stops including Charleston, SC’s Resonance Music & Arts Festival, and Austin, TX’s Austin City Limits Music Festival. Goose is a four-piece indie groove band from Norwalk, Connecticut made up of members Peter Anspach, Jeff Arevalo, Ben Atkind, Rick Mitarotonda, and Trevor Weekz.

    The Trey Anastasio Band is composed of the lead guitarist and founding member of the famous rock band Phish, for whom he has acquired several Grammy nominations for his work. In the summer of 2017, Phish completed a residency at the world-renowned Madison Square Garden in New York – an unprecedented 13-night run known as The Baker’s Dozen. They return to the road in September with a headline run before teaming up with Goose on the eight-run tour.

    The tour will be stopping in Glens Falls at The Cool Insuring Arena on Nov. 13 and in Syracuse at the War Memorial Center on Nov. 18. re-sale tickets for the tour begin Aug. 17 at Noon ET. General public tickets will go on sale on Aug. 19 beginning at 10 A.M. (local). To purchase tickets, go here.

  • Chautauqua Institution President Michael E. Hill Releases Statement

    The president of Chautauqua Institution, Michael E. Hill, released a statement in light of the recent stabbing of author Salman Rushdie on Aug. 12. Rushdie was set to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution before he was attacked on stage. Read the full remarks from President Hill below.

    chautauqua institution
    Sean Smith/The Chautauquan Daily

    “By now you have likely heard we suffered a terrible tragedy at Chautauqua yesterday. What we experienced is unlike anything in our 150-year history. It was an act of violence, an act of hatred, and a violation of one of the things we have always cherished most: the safety and tranquility of our grounds and our ability to convene the most important conversations, even if those conversations are difficult.

    “Chautauqua is a community of people of all faiths and none. Our collective family is holding Salman Rushdie and Henry Reese, as well their families, close in prayer and close to our hearts. We have been in touch with their loved ones, and I was grateful to spend a very brief amount of time with Mr. Reese yesterday evening. 

    “But yesterday was also an attack on an ideal we cherish: that freedom of speech and freedom of expression are hallmarks to our society and to our democracy, they are the very underpinnings of who we are and what we believe, what we cherish most. 

    “We are called to take on fear and the worst of all human traits – hate.  And let’s be clear: what many of us witnessed was a violent expression of hate that shook us to our core. We saw it with our own eyes and in our faces. 

    “But we also saw something else that I don’t want us to forget. We saw some of the best of humanity in the response of all those who ran toward danger to halt it. 

    “I watched a member of our staff hurl themselves at the attacker.  

    “I saw Chautauquans rush the stage to help secure the perpetrator, making it possible for police to remove him. 

    “I saw Chautauquans who are doctors and nurses rush to provide selfless care while the ambulance arrived. 

    “I saw what our Chaplain of the week, Terri Hord Owens, called us to possess: a generous, radical love for each other and this community. 

    “So where do we go from here? How do we think about the days that follow? When hatred shows its ugliness… 

    “The response must be love, of course, but also action. We must return to our podiums and pulpits. We must continue to convene the critical conversations that can help build empathy; obviously, this is more important now than ever. 

    “There will be time in the days and weeks ahead to reflect on all we’ve experienced, and we have already been working on how to adapt to yesterday’s horror to ensure our conversations continue. We will soon share operational details about how we will proceed through the remainder of the 2022 Summer Assembly.

    “At this time, we are called to double down on our prayers for Mr. Rushdie and Mr. Reese and all those who love them. We are called to stand witness that this Chautauqua has but one choice: to ensure that the voices that have the power to change our world continue to have a home to be heard. That is ours to do. 

    “We can take the experience of hatred and reflect on what it means. Or we can come together even more strongly as a community that takes what happened yesterday and commits to not allowing that hatred to be any part of our own hearts.  

    “I know this community and I know that you will make a choice for hope and goodness.”

    Police identified the attacker as 24-year-old Hadi Matar who has been charged with attempted murder and assault. Rushie, 75, is currently in critical condition from the tragic attack. Henry Reese, who was to moderate the discussion, also suffered a minor injury to the head. To stay up to date with the stabbing news, visit the Chautauqua Institution’s website. 

  • Summer Hoot Festival Returns for its 10th Year

    The 10th annual Summer Hoot Festival will return to Olivebridge, NY, from Aug. 26-28 for three days of music, food, nature, and community. The festival will feature nearly two dozen musical performances in a family-friendly environment.

    Folk-roots musicians Mike Merenda and Ruth Ungar Merenda of The Mammals together produce and host the event. The duo started the Hoot Festival back in 2013 with friends and hold the event twice a year in the winter and summer to celebrate music and nature. 

    This year’s lineup features the talents of NY-based Naiika Sings, Catalan instrumentalist Lau Noah, Hudson Valley’s What?, dancers City Stompers, The Mammals, and many more. The Hoot has long attracted some amazing acts, including previous performances from Pete Seeger, David Bromberg, Natalie Merchant, Ani DiFranco, and Amy Helm, among others. 

    The Summer Hoot Festival promotes environmental sustainability alongside its intention to spread a love of music. The festival is completely powered by solar energy and uses reusable pint cups to reduce waste. Additionally, festival proceeds will benefit the year-round cultural and environmental education programs at the Ashokan Center.

    It’s not every day that people of all ages can safely explore nature and enjoy new music together, but here at the Hoot that’s just the beginning. This festival lets us share the joy and freedom I was privileged to experience in my own childhood at Ashokan, and keep the party going for generations to come.

    – Ruth Ungar Merenda, Hoot Event Producer and Director of Community Outreach for the Ashokan Center

    The Summer Hoot Festival musical acts will take place across two stages with speakers in between sets offering talks on nature, nutrition, fitness, and more. Guided hikes to the Ashokan Center’s Cathedral Gorge and historic Covered Bridge will also be made available. 

    Information about ticket prices, additional programming, camping, and more, can be found on the festival’s website. The Summer Hoot Festival will take place at the Ashokan Center, located at 477 Beaverkill Road in Olivebridge, New York.

  • Twiddle Announces Frendsgiving 2022

    Twiddle has announced that their annual Frendsgiving concerts will return to the Capitol Theatre on Nov. 25 and 26. The jam band’s Thanksgiving tradition continues into its fifth year, and this time will feature support from Dogs in a Pile on night one and Neighbor on night two.

    Crowd watches Twiddle Frendsgiving concert inside theatre.
    Photo Credit: Filip Zalewski

    Vermont-based Twiddle began the tradition in Port Chester at the Capitol Theatre in 2017. The band is comprised of Zdenek Gubb on bass and vocals, Ryan Dempsey on keyboards and vocals, Mihali Savoulidis on guitar and lead vocals, and Brook Jordan on percussion and vocals. Since then, the tradition has lasted bringing great sets from the jam band known for their jaw-dropping performances. The quartet is currently in the middle of a summer tour and the Thanksgiving show will bring them back to NY after other stops in Pennslyvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan, and Florida.

    Twiddle recently released their fifth studio album, Every Last Leaf on Aug. 12. The 15-track album explores the “cyclical nature of life” and includes elements of funk, jazz, rock, and more. Listeners should expect songs that tackle all the aspects and emotions of the human condition. 

    Tickets for the Frendsgiving concerts are on sale now. To purchase tickets, and for more information, visit the Twiddle website. 

  • Jon Batiste Leaves Late Show With Stephen Colbert After 7 Seasons

    Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste announced his departure from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert after seven seasons of being the show’s bandleader.

    Jon Batiste and Stephen Colbert
    Jon Batiste and Stephen Colbert, June 2022 (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)

    Batiste won Album of The Year at the 2022 Grammy awards for his album We Are and four other awards, as well as being the most nominated artist of the night, with 11 nominations.

    He has been the bandleader on the show for seven seasons with his band Stay Human. He was handpicked by Colbert after taking over the show in 2015, and leaving the show will give Batiste more time to record solo music and work on projects like writing the score to Soul, which won him an Oscar in 2021.

    Colbert announced the news of Batiste’s departure on Aug. 11, saying that guitarist and interim bandleader Louis Cato would assume that role fully.

    We’ve been so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for the past seven years. And will we miss him here? ‘Yeah!’ But we’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record.

    Stephen Colbert on the Late Show

    Louis Cato is a Portuguese-born, Carolina-bred, and current Brooklyn resident. He is a Grammy-nominated and internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter. He has recorded with Beyonce, Q-tip, John Legend, and Mariah Carey.

    Ahead of Batiste’s departure, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert hosted musical residencies from St. Vincent, James Taylor, and Joe Walsh.

  • The Lemonheads Announce Tour Dates With NY Stop at LPR

    Alternative rock band, The Lemonheads, have announced North American tour dates to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their acclaimed album, It’s a Shame About Ray. The tour’s lone stop in NY at the Le Poisson Rouge will occur on Dec. 15.

    The anniversary tour kicks off in Lititz, PA, in mid-November and includes stops in cities such as Cleveland, Omaha, Seattle, San Francisco, before ending in Boston, Massachusetts, in December. The Lemonheads will perform the entire album during the nights in concert, and multiple special guests will join them on specific nights on the road.

    The Lemonheads’ album It’s a Shame About Ray was released in 1992 and is the group’s fifth studio album. Produced by The Robb Brothers, the album was a breakthrough for the band and its reissue and addition of the band’s cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” brought much attention.

    For the NY show at LPR in December, former band member Juliana Hatfield will return as support. Hatfield as the bassist and backing vocalist contributed to the band’s album, It’s a Shame About Ray, before starting her own band and solo career. Other guests expected on the tour include Rusty, The Nils, Bass Drum of Death, and On Being An Angel.

    Tickets are on sale Aug. 12 via Ticketmaster. Before their North American run, The Lemonheads will play shows across Ireland and the UK. For the full list of North American tour dates, see below.

    It’s a Shame About Ray Anniversary Tour Dates:

    11.17 Lititz, PA Mickey’s Black Box

    11.18 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Theatre

    11.19 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop

    11.20 – Bloomington, IN – The Castle Theater

    11.21 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room

    11.23 – Billings, MT – Pub Station

    11.25 – Seattle, WA – Showbox 

    11.26 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall 

    11.28 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall 

    11.29 – Sacramento,- CA Harlow’s 

    12.1 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues 

    12.2 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory

    12.3 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues 

    12.4 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex 

    12.5 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre 

    12.7 – Kansas City, MO – Madrid Theatre

    12.9 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue 

    12.10 – Chicago, IL – Metro 

    12.11 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall 

    12.12 – Washington, D.C. – 9.30 Club 

    12.14 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer 

    12.15 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge 

    12.16 – New Jersey, NJ – White Eagle Hall

    12.17 – Boston, MA – Paradise 

    11.18 w/ Rusty, The Nils

     11.25 – 12.9 w/ Bass Drum Of Death

    11.25 – 12.17 w/ On Being An Angel

    12.9 – 12.17 w/ Juliana Hatfield