Category: Upcoming Shows

Music is Art Present The 716 Music Expo at Babeville on April 23

Music is Art, based in Buffalo, will host it’s newest event, The 716 Music Expo, at Babeville on Saturday, April 23.

Music is Art is an organization dedicated to creating opportunities that fuel the unifying power of music in Western New York. The 501c3 organization was founded in 2003 by Goo Goo Dolls bassist and Buffalo resident Robby Takac.

Taking over Babeville on Saturday, April 23, the 716 Music Expo is for WNY musicians and music lovers alike. The day-long event features a trade show with music industry vendors, eight workshops presented in conjunction with Buffalo Music Club, and an evening performance featuring some of Buffalo’s best soul, R&B, and hip hop artists.

The trade show will run from 1pm-5pm and feature venues, recording studios, merchandise providers, college music programs, production companies and more. Workshops will run from 2pm-6pm with two amazing options at the top of each hour. The evening performance will feature Kenyada Nikile, Farrow, and Buffalo hip hop artists Rick Hyde, Heem, and LoveBoat Luciano – collectively known as Black Soprano Family (BSF).

For this, our inaugural event, we hope to mirror what goes on in the big music cities and offer something for every local musician, at every level. If you play music in WNY, you need to be here.
Tracy Fletcher, Music is Art’s Executive Director

Music is Art is proud to enrich our community with access to music and encourages people to find their musical voice, think about how music touches their lives, and most importantly think about the fact that music is art.

Tickets are on sale now and range from $10 – $50. For a complete list of vendors, workshops and performers, or to purchase tickets please visit www.musicisart.org/expo.

April 17, 2022
Underground System Releases Genre-Bending Single “Desnuda”; EP To Release May 6th

Brooklyn collective Underground System has recently released “Desnuda.” The single comes in anticipation of their forthcoming EP, Into The Fire, which is set to release on May 6th.

Underground System is a compelling collective that blends reggaeton, funk, and house music. The deep bass lines on this cut mixed with the ethereal Spanish vocals create an atmosphere that only a few other artists can replicate. Underground System may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but if any of the former genres interest you then it is definitely worth checking out.

Photo Credit: Maurizio Mascetti

The collective will be touring this summer and they will pass through New Jersey and New York. Tour dates are available down below.

5.12 – Rockaway Music Live//co-curated by Found Sound Nation & Majel Connery: Rockaway Hotel & Spa
5.26 – Strasbourg (FR): Pelpass Festival
5.27 – Ajaccio (FR): Aghja
5.28 – Le Bieymard (FR): Festival D’Olt
6.01 – Paris (FR): Le Hassard Ludique
6.02 – Lille (FR): La Gara Saint Sauveur
6.03 – Angouleme (FR) Festival Musiques Métisses
6.04 – Rouen (FR): Rush Festival
6.17 – Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Made (Homecoming Record Release Show)
6.18 – Coeymans Hallows, NY: Circus of Life Festival
8.12 – New York, NY: Hudson River Park

A new single will be available for streaming on April 22nd. For more information, visit www.undergroundsystembk.com.

April 16, 2022
First Inaugural NIVA Conference Planned for July

The National Independent Venue Association, NIVA is preparing for their first ever conference and awards formal called “Niva ’22”, on July 11 and 12 in Cleveland.

Since COVID-19, this organization’s mission has been to save the independent live concert, comedy, promoter and festival industry from running out of business. This upcoming event will focus on the future of these fields, as well as interest groups who benefited from NIVA.

More specifically, this non profit will provide two days of in-person programming, education, networking, entertainment, and more for the attendees. The Independent Awards Formal, a black-tie gala on Monday, July 11, from 6:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M., will be held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

We started NIVA to help independent venues and promoters survive the pandemic. Together we fought for and won the passage of the Save Our Stages Act, which resulted in a historic $16 billion emergency relief grant program. Though the impetus was a crisis response, we’ve planned from the very beginning to continue growing NIVA into a full-service trade organization that serves its membership today and in the future. Our mantra from the start was ‘First we survive, then we thrive.’ We’re excited to bring the live industry together in a new way that is truly impactful while highlighting the importance of connectivity. Our goal is to create positive momentum within the touring and live industry, altering the course beyond the pandemic and providing the necessary tools for our members to succeed while returning to in-person events and entertainment.
NIVA Co-Founder and Executive Director, Rev. Moose

During the conference, NIVA will shed light on new technologies. Additionally, there will be numerous panels with industry professionals, specialized educational sessions, brand activations, and networking opportunities provided. The topics the non-profit will focus on are safety, inclusion, diversity, equality, accessibility, booking, ticketing, and marketing.

The events will take place in multiple NIVA-member venues in Cleveland. Early bird registration is now accessible until May 26, while conference programming and speakers will be announced soon.

Ticket Prices

Member pre-sale: $249 (ends May 26)

Member full price: $299

Non-member pre-sale: $599 (ends May 26)

Non-member full price: $699

April 15, 2022
Phil Lesh and Friends announce Beak and Skiff Show, Summer 2022 Dates

Phil Lesh and Friends will find themselves among the apple orchards of Beak and Skiff in Lafayette on July 8, their lone stop in New York this summer on a just announced 2022 Summer Tour.

Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, will be rotating his lineup of friends during his East Coast shows, which includes an appearance at Levitate Music Festival in Marshville, Massachusetts on July 9.

On July 8, Lesh will be joined by guitarists Stu Allen and Grahame Lesh, along with multi-instrumentalists Jason Crosby and Amy Helm, and drummer Cody Dickinson. The same lineup will play Thompson’s Point in Portland, Maine on July 10.

Doors are at 5pm with the show starting at 6:30pm. Tickets are $75 in advance and $80 day of show.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 15 at 10 a.m. local venue times. Purchase Phil Lesh & Friends tickets via Ticketmaster, AXS.com and other outlets. Tickets & more info can be found here. For more information visit phillesh.net.

April 15, 2022
Alice Cooper’s “Detroit Muscle” Tour Makes 3 Stops in NY this September

Metal legend Alice Cooper will embark on a “Detroit Muscle” tour this fall, with stops in Buffalo, Binghamton, and Albany in September.

Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock. Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors. He continues to tour regularly, performing shows worldwide with the dark and horror-themed theatrics that he’s best known for.

With a schedule that has included six months year in and year out on the road, Alice Cooper brings his own brand of rock psycho-drama to fans both old and new, enjoying it as much as the audience does. Known as the architect of shock-rock, Cooper has rattled the cages and undermined the authority of generations of guardians of the status quo, continuing to surprise fans and exude danger at every turn, like a great horror movie, even in an era where CNN can present real life shocking images.

As he finally heads back out on the concert trail in 2021, Alice insists he’s still motivated to continue touring and recording albums, as well as making time for other projects, including most recently, Alice’s widely praised 2018 performance as King Herod in NBC-TV’s live production of “Jesus Chris Superstar” on Easter Sunday.

Released in February, 2021, his latest album Detroit Stories, (produced by Bob Ezrin) is inspired by the garage rock music of Detroit in the late Sixties, including several classic covers of Detroit hits from that era, recorded in Detroit with all Detroit musicians.

As if that wasn’t enough, “Nights With Alice Cooper,” Alice’s nightly radio show, continues to air in nearly 100 cities in the USA, Canada, Australia, and the UK. The five hour long show features his favorite classic rock songs along with his insider anecdotes about many of the artists.

Tickets go on sale Friday, April 15 at 10AM at ticketmaster.com.

Alice Cooper ‘Detroit Muscle’ 2022 U.S. Tour Dates

Sept. 07 — Bethlehem, Pa. @ Wind Creek Event Center
Sept. 09 — Alton, Va. @ Blue Ridge Rock Festival
Sept. 11 — Windsor, Ontario @ The Colosseum @ Caesar’s
Sept. 13 — Buffalo, N.Y. @ Shea’s Buffalo
Sept. 14 — Binghamton, N.Y. @ Visions Arena
Sept. 16 — Albany, N.Y. @ The Palace Theater
Sept. 17 — Atlantic City, N.J. @ Tropicana Casino & Resort
Sept. 18 — Wallingford, Ct. @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Sept. 20 — Muncie, Ind. @ Emens Auditorium
Sept. 21 — Grand Rapids, Mich. @ DeVos Hall
Sept. 22 — Hammond, Ind. @ The Venue @ Horseshoe Casino
Sept. 24 — Louisville, Ky. @ Louder than Life Festival
Sept. 25 — Chattanooga, Tenn. @ Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
Sept. 27 — Memphis, Tenn. @ Orpheum Theater
Sept. 28 — St.Louis, Mo. @ Stifel Theatre
Sept. 30 — Cedar Rapids, Iowa @ Paramount Theater
Oct. 01 — Springfield, Ill. @ Bank of Springfield Center
Oct. 04 — Loveland, Colo. @ Budweiser Event Center
Oct. 06 — Prescott Valley, Ariz. @ Findlay Toyota Center
Oct. 08 — Las Vegas, Nev. @ TBA

April 15, 2022
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds to play CMAC in July

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds have announced a show on July 17, 2022 in Canandaigua at Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC).

The longtime friends and collaborators will be on the road this summer with Dave Matthews Band, but have set aside the evening of Sunday, July 17 for an intimate, acoustic evening.

Members of The Warehouse may request tickets through Monday, April 18th at noon ET. Visit warehouse.davematthewsband.com/ to join the Warehouse. The general public sale for tickets through Ticketmaster begins at 10AM ET on Friday, April 22nd. For complete presale details visit citientertainment.com.

April 14, 2022
The Orchestra Now to Present New Voices From The 1930s at Carnegie Hall

The Orchestra Now (TŌN) will soon host their final performance in their Carnegie Hall season on Thursday, May 12. This musical night will include the renowned director of this orchestra, Leon Botstein, along with pianists Gilles Vonsattel and Frank Corliss. This night will also present mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel.

Corliss is the director of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, while Vonsattel is a Swiss soloist and Bard Conservatory faculty member. Furthermore, being apart of The Metropolitan Opera as a mezzo-soprano, Nansteel has landed the role of Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor for this season.

New Voices From the 1930s will take place in the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage of Carnegie Hall. Corliss will perform William Grant Still’s Dismal Swamp, which is a portrayal of captive peoples seeking freedom. Nansteel will perform, Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s Symphony No. 1, Essay for a Requiem, regarding conditions under the Nazi regime. Lastly, Vonsattel’s performance is based on Mexican Symphonic Orchestra music director and composer, Carlos Chávez’s virtuosic Piano Concerto.

Tickets for this event are available on the Carnegie Hall website. It is essential for ticket holders to adhere to the venue’s safety protocols.

In addition to TŌN’s show at Carnegie Hall, on May 7 and 8 this same program will be performed at the Fisher Center at Bard. To accommodate viewers this event will be live streamed for free on both dates; those attending must RSVP to attend the concert.

Towards the end of May on the 22, TŌN will provide a free concert performance at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, called Liszt & Bartók. Led by TŌN resident conductor Zachary Schwartzman, Hungarian composers Franz Liszt, Béla Bartók, Emmerich Kálmán, and Zoltán Kodály will have the spotlight during this event. Advance RSVP is suggested and those in attendance must comply with the venue’s health and safety requirements.

April 14, 2022
Khruangbin Add Brooklyn and Lewiston Dates To National Tour

Three-piece band Khruangbin from Houston, Texas, has added Brooklyn and Lewiston dates to their Space Walk Tour 2022, with supports including Toro Y Moi, Men I Trust, Vieux Farka Touré, Genesis Owusu, Pachyman.

Khruangbin Space Walk Tour poster.

Khruangbin was formed in 2009 with Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald Johnson on drums. They take their influence from 1960s Thai funk with their name translating to “Engine Fly” in Thai. The group has toured across the world, with praise from the NY Times, Billboard, and more. The trio recently joined Leon Bridges to create the EP Texas Moon, which landed in the Top 25 of the Billboard Top 200, as well as the Top 5 on Billboard’s Album Sales, Vinyl, Alternative Albums, and Rock Albums charts.

The Space Walk Tour with Khruangbin is touring now, with a newly added Brooklyn date. Tickets are on sale now.

KHRUANGBIN 2022 TOUR DATES:

**notes newly added

Fri April 29th – Cincinnati, OH – Andrew J Brady Music Center w/ Toro y Moi

Sat April 30th – Asheville, NC – ExploreAsheville.com Arena (fka Asheville Civic Center) w/ Toro y Moi

Tue May 3rd – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheater w/ Toro y Moi

Wed May 4th – Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union LIVE! w/ Toro y Moi

Thur May 5th – North Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery w/ Toro y Moi

Sat May 7th – Miami Beach, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater w/ Toro y Moi

Sun May 8th – Miami Beach, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theater w/ Toro y Moi

Wed May 11th – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall w/ Toro y Moi

Thurs July 7th – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater w/ Men I Trust

Fri July 8th – Vancouver, BC – PNE Amphitheater w/ Men I Trust

Sat July 9th – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield w/ Men I Trust

Sun July 10th – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park Concerts w/ Men I Trust

Tues July 12th – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater w/ Men I Trust

Wed July 13th – Boise, ID – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden w/ Men I Trust

Sat July 16th – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley w/ Men I Trust

Sun July 17th – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley w/ Men I Trust

Sat July 30th – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Festival

Sun July 31st – Detroit, MI – Mo Pop Festival

**Mon August 1st – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Amphitheater w/ Men I Trust

**Tues August 2nd – Toronto, ON – RBC Echo Beach w/ Men I Trust

**Thurs August 4th – Brooklyn, NY – BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park w/ Vieux Farka Touré

**Fri August 5th – Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point w/ Men I Trust

**Sat August 6th – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl w/ Men I Trust

August 26th-August 28th – Vineyard Haven, MA – Beach Road Weekend

August 26th-August 28th – Bridgeview, IL – Sacred Rose

Sat September 17th – Los Angeles, CA – Primavera Sound LA

**Thurs September 29th – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl w/ Genesis Owusu

**Sat October 1st – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheater w/ Genesis Owusu

**Sun October 2nd – Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Opera w/ Genesis Owusu

**Fri October 28th – Mexico City, MX – Pepsi Center WTC w/ Pachyman

April 14, 2022
Girl From the North Country returns to Broadway Through June 19

The deep, spiritual, American joy of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY is back on Broadway this spring for only a limited time, featuring brilliant songs arranged by Bob Dylan’s music and Conor McPherson’s extraordinary story. Performances will begin on Friday, April 29^th,and will now run through Saturday, June 19^th at the Belasco Theatre.

GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY was written and directed by the genius playwright Conor McPherson. This exclusive play will be held at at the Belasco Theatre in NYC for only 50 performances. This Broadway play boldly reimagines Bob Dylan’s music, using his most legendary songs. The spiritually uplifting and beautiful story is set in Duluth, MN, in 1934, when a group of wanderers’ lives intersect at a house full of music, life, and hope.

“RAVISHING AND SINGULAR! Bob Dylan’s songs have never felt so heartbreakingly personal and universal.”
– The New York Times

“We are so thrilled to bring this incredible production back to Broadway and to return to our home at the Belasco Theatre,” said producers Tristan Baker and Charlie Parsons. “As Broadway’s recovery continues, we are so grateful to be a part of this exciting season and to give more audiences a chance to visit us in the North Country and experience the magic of Bob Dylan’s songs and Conor McPherson’s remarkable storytelling.”

The production originated at The Old Vic in London and has played in the West End and Toronto, at The Public Theater in New York, and is currently playing across Australia and embarking upon a UK and Ireland tour, opening in Dublin on June 25^th. Along with this, the Original Broadway Cast Album is nominated for a GRAMMY Award for “Best Musical Theater Album.”

Girl From The North Country features scenic and costume design by Rae Smith; orchestrations, arrangements, and music supervision by Simon Hale. Additionally, features added arrangements by Simon Hale and Conor McPherson. Along with lighting design by Mark Henderson; sound design by Simon Baker; movement direction by Lucy Hind; and music direction by Marco Paguia.

Ticket Prices and Accessibility:

Monday-Friday: $69 – $139 (reg. $79 – $169)*

Saturday-Sunday: $79 – $149 (reg. $89 – $179)*

To access tickets and more information, click here, or by calling (212) 239-6200. Save over 20% off tickets with code NCPUB323.

April 14, 2022
Proctors 2022-23 Season Announced

On April 11^th, Proctors Collaborative announced new shows coming to Proctors in Schenectady for the 2022-2023 season of the KeyBank Broadway Series. Due to COVID-19 complications, the announcement was posted on the Proctors Facebook page on April 11^th.

Starting the season will be Disney’s Aladdin, which will kick off their newly imagined North American tour. Then, Proctors brings back a Broadway classic to the stage. Hairspray, which will be available as a crossover show to Capital Repertory Theatre subscribers.

“Probably the biggest sign that the Proctors Collaborative is back is our ability to announce a new season! Imagine, a Disney tech is returning with Aladdin, Hamilton returns, and as many Tony awarded shows will be here as ever before. Yes, Proctors, UPH and theRep are back,”
says Proctors Collaborative CEO Philip Morris.

Next on the calendar Proctors 2022-2023 features the Tony Best Musical winner Hamilton. Joining them this season are Tootsie and Jagged Little Pill, which very recently closed its Broadway run due to COVID-19. Closing out the season, Proctors welcomes back Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

Proctors 2022–2023 KeyBank Broadway Series

Aladdin

Oct. 11-23, 2022

Discover a whole new world at Disney’s ALADDIN, the hit Broadway musical. From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle. It’s an extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite. See why audiences and critics agree, ALADDIN is “Exactly What You Wish For!” (NBC-TV).

Hamilton

Mar. 14th-19th, 2023

This “theatrical landmark has transformed theater and the way we think about history” (The New York Times)

HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, HAMILTON is based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography. It has won Tony®, Grammy®, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Tootsie

Apr. 11th-16th, 2023

Call it “musical comedy heaven” (Rolling Stone). Call it “the most uproarious new musical in years!” (The Hollywood Reporter). Call it TOOTSIE! This laugh-out-loud love letter to the theater tells the story of Michael Dorsey, a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime. Featuring a hilarious Tony®-winning book by Robert Horn and an outrageously clever score by 2018 Tony-winner David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), this New York Times Critic’s Pick is “a joyful delight” (The Washington Post) that’s “so packed with punchlines, it should be called a jokebox musical!” (Bloomberg). “In these turbulent times, when the world seems out of balance, we need a place to let the good times roll,” raves Rolling Stone. “TOOTSIE is it!”

Jagged Little Pill

May 2nd-7th, 2023

SOME SHOWS YOU SEE. THIS SHOW YOU FEEL.

Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE—everything we’ve been waiting to see in a Broadway show— is here in the exhilarating, fearless new musical based on Alanis Morissette’s world-changing music.

Directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Waitress, Pippin, upcoming 1776) with a Tony-winning book by Diablo Cody (Juno) and Grammy-winning score, this electrifying production about a perfectly imperfect American family “vaults the audience to its collective feet” (The Guardian). “Redemptive, rousing and real, JAGGED LITTLE PILL stands alongside the original musicals that have sustained the best hopes of Broadway.” (The New York Times)

You live, you learn, you remember what it’s like to feel truly human… at JAGGED LITTLE PILL.

Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations

May 23rd-28th, 2023

Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Nominated for 12 Tony® Awards and the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, it’s a thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal during a decade of civil unrest in America. Set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” Ain’t Too Proud tells the unforgettable story of the legendary quintet that Billboard Magazine named the greatest R&B group of all time.

Subscriptions for the 2022–2023 KeyBank Broadway Series at Proctors go on sale Wednesday, April 13^th and are available through the Box Office at Proctors, in person, over the phone at 518-346-6204 Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, or online here.

April 13, 2022