NYS Music 202​2

Category: Upcoming Shows

  • Brooklyn Bowl serves as Spiritual Oasis for High Holidays celebrations this September

    For the 11th year at Brooklyn Bowl, The Friday Night Jam & FANS have announced a series of spiritually and musically inclined High Holidays services. Four services in late September and early October will be broadcast live for free via Fans.live, led by Rabbi Daniel Brenner and musical director Jeremiah Lockwood, featuring Antibalas’ Jordan McLean, Yuli Beeri, Lenny Kaye, saxophonist Stuart Bogie and a full live band.

    The livestreamed shows will take place at Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl (with a select number of tickets for sale) and Relix Studios. 

    brooklyn bowl high holidays

    The services will feature a mix of live music and remote video contributions from a mix of musicians. Confirmed remote guests include: Dave Harrington (Darkside), Alex Bleeker (Real Estate), Dan Lebowitz (ALO), Eric Krasno (Soulive and Lettuce), Karina Rykman, Ross James (Terrapin Family Band), Aron Magner (Disco Biscuits) and Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman), among others. 

    The house band consists of Jeremiah Lockwood, Antibalas’ Jordan McLean, Antibalas’ Timothy Allen, drummer John Bollinger, saxophonist Stuart Bogie and Yula Berri on vocals and bass. The services arrive at the end of a busy summer for Bogie and McLean, including appearances at the lauded Newport Jazz Festival. Internationally based teacher Aliza Rivka will also lead a guided meditation at each event. On the morning of September 26, Leslie Mendelson, Eric Slick (Dr. Dog), and Armo will also make special appearances at Brooklyn Bowl as part of the High Holidays festivities. 

    We have said for years that Brooklyn Bowl is our sanctuary, clubhouse, church and synagogue, so it only makes sense that it has grown into the spiritual home for our musically inclined Rosh Hashanah services over the years. Especially at a time when so many of us have been apart from our friends and family due to the pandemic, we hope that our suite of traditional-but-open-minded-and-inclusive services will allow us to connect with each other as we ‘begin again’ at the start of this new year.

    Relix’s Editor-in-Chief Mike Greenhaus.

    As part of the event’s anniversary celebration, as part of the Sunday, Sept 25 service, Lockwood’s The Sway Machinery will present Hidden Melodies Revealed 15 at Brooklyn Bowl. This new iteration of the concert-ritual will celebrate the widening circles of cantorial revival, and Yiddish experimental expressive culture that have emerged in the last decade.

    Offering a counterpoint to The Sway Machinery’s futurist sound, a second stage will be set up in the middle of the venue that will host a “radical traditionalist” band performing new arrangements of Jewish ritual music on strings, led by virtuoso violinist Jake Shulman-Ment, and featuring vocal soloists Yoel Kohn, a leading voice in khazones emerging from the Brooklyn Chassidic community, and Shahanna McKinney-Baldon, Midwest Ska pioneer and thought leader on Jews of Color in the United States. For this performance, McKinney-Baldon will premiere a piece from her upcoming performance project inspired by the life and work of Goldye Steiner, a pioneering Black woman cantor of the 1920s. The resulting worlds of sound will cross boundaries of time, calling upon ritual, and invoking the power of ancestors to imagine radical futures.

    In addition to musical guests, the event will also feature revered actor Debra Winger, in the role of the narrator of the animated films The Akeidah, by Shawn Atkins, and Scenes From the Life of Ben Zion Kapov Kagan, by Andrea Dezsö. The narration and score for these animated films will be performed live.

    Schedule of High Holidays Events

    Sunday September 25 – 7:30PM EST at Brooklyn Bowl. Tickets available here, stream live via Fans.live

    Monday September 26 – 10AM EST at Brooklyn Bowl. Tickets available here, stream live via Fans.live

    Tuesday, October 4 – 7PM from The Relix Studio, stream live via Fans.live

    Wednesday, October 5 – 10AM from The Relix Studio, stream live via Fans.live

  • Caffè Lena at SPAC Festival Returns in October

    In partnership with Caffè Lena, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) announced the return of the “Caffè Lena @ SPAC” Concert Series, a free two-day festival happening on Oct. 1 and 2 from noon to 4 P.M.

    Caffè Lena

    The two-day festival will feature six bands that explore global and American folk music. The festival started in 2017, and it highlights the unique, ongoing collaboration between the arts center and the folk music venue. Sarah Craig, executive director of Caffè Lena, spoke about the diverse lineup in a statement.

    This annual collaboration has found the sweet spot of area music fans. They love the setting and the line-up. They ask me about it all year, wanting to be sure they don’t miss it. Both SPAC and Caffè Lena have deep roots, and a taste for musical exploration. The festival line-up reflects that. We have Dreamers’ Circus from Denmark bridging the folk and classical worlds. We have Oshima Brothers bridging pop and folk. We have the righteous anthems of Crys Matthews and gorgeous harmonies of Hold On Honeys. There’s a brass band playing Eastern European tunes. It’s just a huge variety, like you might find on our stages year round.

    Sarah Craig, executive director of Caffè Lena

    Oct. 1 Lineup

    Resonant Rogues from noon-1 P.M.

    Resonant Rogues are from Asheville, North Carolina, and have been winning over audiences with their genre-hopping tunes since 2013. Their original songs by Sparrow and Keith Josiah Smith speak to the heart with poetic lyrics and appeal to the ears with amazing musicianship and arrangement.

    Resonant Rogues

    Cocek! Brass Band from 1:30-2:30 P.M.

    The Cocek! Brass Band has been led by led by Sam Dechenne since 2014 and is influenced by Eastern-European and New Orleans dance songs, Afrobeat, Klezmer, and elements of reggae and Western classical pieces.

    Cocek! Brass Band.

    Dreamers’ Circus from 3-4 P.M.

    Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Ale Carr, and Nikolaj Busk came together to form Dreamers’ Circus in 2009 after an impromptu jam session in Copenhagen. The Scandinavian musicians have toured across Europe, Japan, Australia, and North America with their inventive reimaginings of Nordic folk and traditional tunes.

    Dreamers’ Circus.

    Oct. 2 Lineup

    Hold on Honeys from noon-1 P.M.

    Hold on Honeys is composed of Emily Curro, Raya Malcolm, and Shannon Rafferty, which offers tight-knit harmonies to nourish the soul and invigorate the senses. They began singing together during the pandemic and began public performances in June 2021.

    Hold on Honeys

    Crys Matthews from 1:30-2:30 P.M.

    Cry Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. She is a powerful lyricist whose songs reflect her lived experiences of what she calls “the poster-child for intersectionality.”

    Crys Matthews

    Oshima Brothers from 3-4 P.M.

    The Oshima Brothers (Sean and Jamie Oshima) were raised in a musical family in rural Maine. They are known for their harmony-rich blend of contemporary folk and acoustic pop. The brothers have released two albums, one rooted in acoustic folk and the other more retro and metro.

    Oshima Brothers.

    Guests are welcome to bring in food, drink, blankets, and lawn chairs for the concerts. Food concessions will also be available. The concerts will take place rain or shine. Visit here for more details.

  • Flushing Town Hall Mashup Series Continues With “Jazz Piano Meets Venezuela”

    Flushing Town Hall’s ongoing concert series, Common Ground: Mini-Global Mashups, picks back up Sunday, September 18 with “Jazz Piano Meets Venezuela.”

    Common Ground, which started last October, brings together musicians from different national/artistic backgrounds for never before performed collaborative works. It’s curated by trumpeter and composer Frank London of The Klezmatics, who played in the original, large scale version of the series.

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    Amina Claudine Myers (left) and María Fernanda González. (right)

    The two artists on program for this upcoming show at Flushing Town Hall are American jazz artist Amina Claudine Myers and Venezuelan musician María Fernanda González, a player of the bandola llanera, a guitar-like instrument native to Venezuela and Colombia.

    Myers, an Arkansas-born artist, composer, and educator, has had her musicianship recognized on an institutional level, having received multiple grants and awards from organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet The Composer, and The New York Foundation for the Arts. She also was inducted as a member of the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame in 2010.

    González, a Northwest Venezuelan artist, composer, educator, and journalist, is one of the only female musicians in the world playing her instrument, becoming the world’s first female electric bandola llanera player in 2016. She’s also participated in and won competitions at Colombia’s Joropo Festival.

    Information regarding tickets, schedule and more can be found on the Flushing Town Hall website.

  • Oobleck Schedules Two October Concert Dates In NY

    Capital region funk band Oobleck has announced three concert dates across the next two months, two of which are taking place in the Capital District.

    Oobleck concert dates
    The members of Oobleck (credit: Kiki Vassilakis)

    The group has over a month of time between their coming show in Shelburne, VT on this Saturday the 10th and the following performance date, with them next performing at the Unihog in Hoosick Falls on Friday, October 21. The 21-and-up event will begin at 8pm.

    Oobleck’s other scheduled show is on Sunday, October 30th is at Schuylerville’s Saratoga Apple. Running from noon to 3pm, the free concert is open to attendance from all ages.

    Formed in 2008, three of the group’s records can be found on Bandcamp where they are available for purchase.

    More information in regards to Oobleck’s Hoosick Falls and Schuylerville concert dates can be found on each show’s respective Facebook event page.

    Oobleck plays “Whiskey Song,” the sixth track from their most recent album released in 2015, Don’t Mistake the Barn for the Basement.

  • Aaron Diehl & Orrin Evans to Perform at Bryant Park

    Bryant Park’s Picnic Performances, a summer series of free-to-the-public concerts will continue Thursday, September 8 with a duo performance by jazz pianists Aaron Diehl and Orrin Evans.

    Both having claim to the famed title of “Steinway Artist,” the two will play a mixture of standards and originals on their signature instruments made by the Steinway & Sons piano company.

    Aaron Diehl.

    Diehl’s career highlights include winning the American Pianist Assocation’s Cole Porter Fellow of 2011 and performances at historic venues such as the Lincoln Center and the Village Vanguard. As for influences, he gives credit to prior pianists Ahmad Jamal, Erroll Garner, and Jelly Roy Morton.

    Orrin Evans.

    Evans has supported a career of nearly thirty years without support from a major label, with his last six projects being released with Smoke Sessions, an independent record company based in New York City. Achievements to Evans’ name include placing #1 in the 2018 Downbeat Critics Poll for “Rising Star Pianist” in addition to Grammy nominations for two albums made with his Captain Black Big Band.

    Orrin Evans and members of the Captain Black Big Band talk about the group’s 2020 album “The Intangible Between.”

    Food and beverages will be available from on-site vendors near the lawn. Information about the Manhattan park’s final three concerts of the summer following Diehl & Evans’ performance can be found on the Bryant Park website.

  • Dave Matthews Band Announce Fall 2022 Tour, Stops at Madison Square Garden

    The Dave Matthews Band has announced a Fall 2022 North American tour, with stops all over the country, wrapping up with two dates at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 18 and 19.

    Dave Matthews Band
    Photo Credit: Danny Clinch.

    The Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 25 million tickets since its creation and a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined. With the release of 2018’s Come Tomorrow, the band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

    The band just wrapped up their annual Labor Day weekend celebration at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA, and are finishing off summer tour dates before heading into the Fall tour, starting Nov. 2 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. DMB will partner with The Nature Conservancy’s Plant a Billion Trees program and have funded the planting of three million trees through touring.

    If you are a member of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association you can get tickets now, with public on-sale happening on Sept. 23 at 10 A.M. local time.

    Dave Matthews Band Tour Dates

    Summer 2022

    9/9                   Greenwood Village, CO         Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre                        

    9/10                 Greenwood Village, CO         Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

    9/14                 Phoenix, AZ                            Ak-Chin Pavilion

    9/16                 Chula Vista, CA                     North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

    9/17                 Mountain View, CA               Shoreline Amphitheatre

    9/19                 Hollywood, CA                      Hollywood Bowl        

    9/20                 Hollywood, CA                      Hollywood Bowl

    Fall 2022

    11/2                 Vancouver, BC                       Rogers Arena

    11/4                 Seattle, WA                            Climate Pledge Arena

    11/5                 Portland, OR                           Moda Center

    11/8                 Nampa, ID                              Ford Idaho Center Arena

    11/9                 Salt Lake City, UT                 Vivint Arena

    11/12               Omaha, NE                             CHI Health Center Arena

    11/13               Minneapolis, MN                   Target Center

    11/15               Chicago, IL                             United Center

    11/16               Fairborn, OH                          WSU Nutter Center

    11/18               New York, NY                       Madison Square Garden

    11/19               New York, NY                       Madison Square Garden

  • The Uncle Louie Variety Show to Come to The Egg in October

    On Oct. 15, The Uncle Louie Variety Show will come to The Egg in Albany for a night of comedy, original music, and more.

    Comprised of two comedians, Lou Greco and Carlo Russo, the show takes a hilarious and unique look at what it is like growing up as an Italian-American. Originating from Syracuse, Greco and Russo grew up together and began writing comedy during their high school Italian class. 

    What first started as a few ideas on tape grew to hilarious shows on video. Fans can find the pair on YouTube and Facebook, where they make millions of viewers laugh with their writing. Characters such as “Uncle Louie,” “Pasqualino,” “Zia Maria,” and “Zia Rosa,” are always getting into trouble and causing great reactions from crowds.

    Attendees of The Uncle Louie Variety Show can expect two hours of original music, sketch comedy, and stand-up by Greco and Russo. After 30 years as friends, the duo’s stage presence brings a unique energy to their performance. 

    Over the year, the pair have traveled around the East Coast with “The Hard Comedy World Tour,” which Greco and Russo resumed in August. The tour will take the friends to the West Coast, southern United States, Canada, Australia, and England. 

    For tickets to The Uncle Louie Variety Show on Oct. 15, visit The Egg’s website, here.

  • Byron Bay Bluesfest Announces First Lineup Including Joe Bonamassa and Greensky Bluegrass

    The 34th annual Byron Bay Bluesfest Festival’s initial lineup has been revealed. Featuring international artists for the first time since 2019’s pre-pandemic festival, the first lineup released features over 40 artists.

    Joe Bonamassa

    Set for April 6-10, Bluesfest will see some of the finest contemporary and legendary blues, roots, soul, rock, hip hop, r&b, world and americana artists take the stage. This will be the first original style Bluesfest since the world re-opened. Last year primarily featured Australian and New Zealand Artists. Among those making their way down under are Utica’s own and renowned blues guitarist, Joe Bonamassa, bluegrass music innovators Greensky Bluegrass and jam-band favorites, Southern Avenue.

    Joe Bonamassa
    Bluesfest 2022 daytime

    What is Bluesfest All-About?

    Bluesfest is held over five days at the Byron Events Farm each easter long weekend. Event facilities include seven performance stages, nine licensed bars and two undercover food courts. There are many independent food vendors, car parking for over 7,000 vehicles and camping for up to 6,500 people.

    In the coming weeks, Bluesfest will release more of the line-up, along with artist performance dates so that both day-trippers and 3-day ticket holders can make an informed choice. There will also be further announcements on two special satellite events happening in Melbourne and Perth.

    And more good news is that ticket prices, camping and VIP tickets remain the same as 2022’s prices. That’s despite the significant increase in cost of international flights and freight logistics, with artist fees also on the rise. Bluesfest will also invest in upgrading the VIP area in order to give its supporters the best experience possible. For the campers that seek a “class above” experience you can upgrade to the Rainbow Tipi accommodation this year.

    Whilst there are still plenty of Aussie artists listed in this first and upcoming announcements it is wonderful to once again in 2023, after four long years be able to bring back some of the greatest Blues, Roots, Soul, Rock, Hip Hop, R&B, World and Americana artists (and so much more) back to our shores after so long. As well as, of course, the stars of tomorrow.

    – Peter Noble, Festival Director

    Tickets for Bluesfest are now available and can be purchased on their official website. While only the 5-day passes are on sale for now, Bluesfest also offers 3-day and single-day passes.

  • Accessible Festivals launch Dan Grover Memorial Ticket Grant Program

    Accessible Festivals officially launched its Dan Grover Memorial Ticket Grant Program this week, providing a limited number of free access tickets to recreational experiences like concerts, festivals, and conventions for disabled music fans and their loved ones. This marks a huge step forward towards accessibility for all throughout major events across the U.S.  

    Accessible Festivals launch Dan Grover Memorial Ticket Grant Program
    Pictured: Past recipient Cindy Navarro at Escape Festival 

    Accessible Festivals is partnering with the largest festivals in the country, such as Austin City Limits Music Festival, BottleRock Napa Valley, Electric Daisy Carnival, Lollapalooza, Rolling Loud NY, Stagecoach and more. The idea was born out of the organization’s founder, Austin Whitney’s own personal experience. In 2007, Whitney was injured in a car accident that severed his spinal cord and paralyzed him from the waist down. He became consumed with depression and anxiety about his new life living with a disability. 

    Accessible Festivals launch Dan Grover Memorial Ticket Grant Program
    Photo credit: Abbey Madrid Stagecoach

    After some time, Whitney attended his first music festival, Coachella. For the first time since his injury, he was able to simply enjoy life. With the realization of the importance of festival accessibility, he decided to devote his life to ensuring people of all abilities can have an equal opportunity to experience live music and recreational activities to the fullest extent possible.  

    Photo credit: TJ Hayes Lollapalooza

    Dan Grover was born on December 6, 1962, in rural New Jersey. At an early age, he was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic condition that deteriorates muscular strength over time, and began using a wheelchair for mobility at the age of 21. 

    Dan was responsible for implementing and improving ADA operations at some of the nation’s largest music festivals including Electric Forest, Outside Lands, Life is Beautiful, and many more. He helped ensure thousands of disabled guests were able to see the show safely and comfortably and was a fierce advocate for greater inclusion and accessibility for all.

    In an unfortunate turn of events, Dan passed away on July 27, 2022. This program is intended to keep Dan’s legacy alive and honor him by sharing his passion for music and continuing to help other people with disabilities see the show. 

    Photo credit: Kimy Churchhill HARD Summer

    Accessible Festival’s Ticket Grant Program currently has two dozen events this Fall which are currently accepting applications for complimentary admission. Upcoming events include Electric Daisy Carnival Orlando, Firefly Festival, Made in America Festival, Rolling Loud NY, and many others.  

    Find more information and apply for admission at the link here.

  • Sara Bareilles to Play Benefit Concert at The Capitol Theatre

    On Thursday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., Sara Bareilles will play a full-length benefit concert at The Capitol Theatre in support of Pace Women’s Justice Center. The Raising the Bar Benefit Concert with Bareilles marks PWJC’s 30th year of protecting thousands of women and children.

    Sara Bareilles headshot next to poster for the benefit concert.

    Pace Women’s Justice Center is a nonprofit legal center located at Pace University. The self-funded center provides legal services to over 3,500 victims and survivors of domestic abuse. PWJC offers services, community partnerships, education, and awareness.

    A Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, Bareilles recently finished an engagement of “Into The Woods” on Broadway. Known in music for her powerful lyrics and piano-based pop sound, Bareilles has also had an impressive career as a singer, actress, and author. 

    It is thrilling to have Sara Bareilles collaborate on our benefit concert to raise awareness for victims of domestic violence … at a time when the rights of so many are being challenged, it is imperative to continue our work, protecting the rights of women and victims of abuse.

    Cindy Kanusher, Executive Director for PWJC

    The Raising the Bar Benefit Concert honors PWJC’s commitment to increasing access to justice and providing free legal services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The monies raised from the event at The Capitol Theatre will allow the PWJC to continue helping those who need it.

    During the concert, the center will also honor Pam Kaufman, President and CEO of International Markets, Global Consumer Products &  Experiences at Paramount Global with their Making a Difference Award. PWJC gives the award each October to an individual who dedicates support to the PWJC mission and its clients. 

    For more information about the benefit concert, and for tickets, visit The Capitol Theatre’s website, here.