A long-time favorite of local music fans and supporters of Unity Hall, The Dust Devil Band returns to Unity Hall for their first live concert of 2022 on Saturday, April 2nd at 8pm.
The Dust Devil Band is a part of Central New York’s musical history for their music scene from the 70s and 80s. The band’s style originated from the Waylon and Willie genre of Outlaw Country Music and later adopted style of a southern rock, blues, Americana and alternative country sound.
The band consist of George Deveny (NYS Blues Hall of Fame member) on lead guitar, slide guitar and vocals; Darryl Mattison on drums; George Newton on pedal steel guitar, lap steel and vocals; Dan Porter on bass guitarand vocals; and Ed Rosenburgh on lead vocals, rhythm guitar and harmonica.
“We have been forced to cancel multiple gigs since March 2020. Being able to finally play live on stage at Unity Hall is a gift. Our last gig there was a virtual concert of New Year’s Eve. That was great, but nothing like having music fans in the audience!”
-Ed Rosenburgh
The talented veteran musicians of The Dust Devil Band are longtime fans of Unity Hall’s performance space for them to play at and for the fans to hear live music at.
Advanced tickets for the concert are available at www.unityhall.com and the Adirondack Cheese Company on Rte 12 in Barneveld. Tickets will also be available at the door. COVID vaccinations required. Masks recommended.
Critically acclaimed rap group, Cypress Hill, has a busy year ahead of them, not only having just released their tenth studio album, Back In Black, but a new video for album highlight “Certified” and months of touring ahead.
Cypress Hill is a rap group from South Gate, California that have been active since the late 1980’s. They have paved the way for the rappers that followed, especially considering their desire to use Spanish lyrics in songs. This group stood their ground during a time when rappers had trouble getting booked to perform live. Cypress Hill shifted the culture of the music industry and for that their accomplishments did not go unnoticed. In fact, they earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, sold more than 9 million albums, and were nominated for three Grammy Awards.
Considering, Back In Black is their first full-length album since Elephants on Acid in 2018, Cypress Hill had to adapt to today’s culture and were pushed creatively as artists. Their newest work has reconnected the group with Black Milk (Slum Village, Lloyd Banks, Pharoahe Monch), who produced the entire album.
Within Back In Black, the group raps about cannabis but in an educational way. Knowing the impact it has had on people of color, as well as where it stands with the federal government, Cypress Hill believes it is a significant conversation to have and what better way for them to vocalize that than through their lyrics.
We can talk about smoking, but there’s still a lot of people out there that need to be educated. As the scene has progressed and evolved into what it is now, there still are some road bumps out there. It’s not federally legal across the United States. It’s legal here in California and other states, but we still face a lot of obstacles in terms of the federal government. A lot of us are pushing to finally get it recognized federally. There’s still a whole lot of work to be done, so we just keep pushing along.
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Furthermore, their video for “Certified” was directed by Tillavision, who have a great reputation for creating 3D, augmented reality and virtual reality content for well-known artists such as Swae Lee, Pop Smoke, JuiceWRLD and Young Dolph.
However, Cypress Hill’s agenda for 2022 does not end there. The rap group has plans to embark on a massive slate of touring including performances at Slipknot’s Knotfest Roadshow 2022.
With the visionary photographer and director Estevan Oriol, Cypress Hill has developed a documentary titled Insane In The Brain: Cypress Hill. It will debut as part of Showtime’s HIP HOP 50 banner on April 20 at 8pm ET/PT. This film will take viewers on a cannabis filled journey of the lives of the rap group, highlighting their relevancy for 30 years, unique sounds, and genre-shifting sonic tapestry. With never before seen footage, Insane In The Brain: Cypress Hill, will most importantly reflect the group’s everlasting brotherhood.
Tickets and VIP Packages for Cypress Hill’s tour are now available. For more information visit the Cypress Hill website.
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With Spring just around the corner, Green-Wood Cemetery launches its spring and summer calendar with a dynamic array of tours, exhibitions, and concerts. From Concerts in the Catacombs to fascinating history tours, this unique venue will present an array of events coming up.
The Green-Wood Cemetery New Spring and Summer Events
Established in 1838, The Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, is recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful cemeteries. The Green-Wood Cemetery located in Brooklyn is constantly transforming the urban green space. Being much more than a cemetery, serving as a unique venue for a wide range of fascinating programs.
The Green-Wood Cemetery New Spring and Summer Events
Visitors can ride along on the trolley to Discover Green-Woodevery Saturday. Or, for those who prefer to walk, walking tours provide connoisseurs of all sorts an opportunity to indulge: Early-morning Birding, Great Trees, Green-Wood at Night, and many more.
Green-Wood Cemetery at Night
Visitors can also attend a diverse line-up of arts and cultural programs—performances and exhibitions drawing on the Cemetery’s history and landscape for inspiration. Green-Wood is also an outdoor museum, an arboretum, and a repository of history.
“Events, concerts, and installations highlight the beauty and history of the Cemetery, with artists and performers engaging the site in dynamic never before seen ways.”
– Harry Weil
Secret Mausoleum Music Club
Among The Highlights of the Season Are:
Hanami Festival:(Wednesday, April 20th) Translated from the Japanese as “flower viewing,” the Hanami festival celebrates the spring season with music and entertainment set among Green-Wood’s extensive collection of flowering trees as they come into full bloom.
A Day in the Life of a Mortuary Science Student: (Thursday, March 31st) Hear from mortuary science students and graduates as a part of Green-Wood’s “A Day in the Life” series, which brings together those in the death-care field for lively conversations on the intricacies of their trade and to answer your questions about end-of-life care.
A Night at Niblo’s Garden: (Thursday and Friday, July 28th and 29th) A Victorian extravaganza like none other! Set around beautiful Crescent Water this evening features a dazzling array of nineteenth-century showmanship under the starry summer skies. Bring a blanket and a picnic!
Concerts in the Catacombs: (April–September, various dates) Curated by acclaimed composer, Broadway star, and vocalist Gelsey Bell, this series features a diverse range of musicians—including Palestinian Kanun (Mediterranean Zither) player and composer Firas Zreik and electro-acoustic composer and improviser Zeena Parkins—in a space rarely open to the public.
Gardens as Cosmic Terrains, an art installation by Heidi Lau: (May 7th–June 26th; open Saturday & Sundays) Heidi Lau, Green-Wood’s first-ever artist in residence, will present the sculptures she created during her residency at the Cemetery. These were created specially for the Cemetery’s Catacombs.
Memorial Day Concert: (Monday, May 30th) After a two-year hiatus, Green-Wood’s annual Memorial Day concert is back to kick off the summer. Bring a picnic, sit back, and enjoy the music by composers who are interred at Green-Wood, including Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson, selections from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, and many more, plus patriotic favorites of course. Fred Ebb, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Leonard Bernstein, and others.
Revolutionary Spirits: (Saturdays, April 9th, May 14th, and June 11th) This special event in partnership with Fort Hamilton Distillery kicks off with a trolley tour of the Cemetery to discover the Who’s Who of the Revolutionary War and the distillers who made their mark on the young Republic, followed by a whiskey tasting in Industry City.
Gay Green-Wood:(May 15th) A themed trolley tour highlighting important LGBTQ+ figures including “It’s Raining Men” co-writer, Paul Jabara; sculptor of Bethesda Fountain, Emma Stebbins; activists and founders of the Hetrick Martin Institute, Drs. Emery Hetrick and Damien Martin, among others.
These latest events are for everyone and provide family-friendly activities. All can be found on Green-Wood’s website at www.green-wood.com/calendar and many are either free or reasonably priced.
Two artists in the wide-reaching jam scene will come together at Lark Hall on Wednesday, March 23 when Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band) and Nick Cassarino (The Nth Power) take the stage. This live duo have a rich sound, having worked together as early as 2018 on Hartswick’s solo album Nexus.
Jennifer and Nicholas have been playing, writing, laughing, and storytelling for almost two decades. Born and raised in Vermont, their bond is ever present in this intimate acoustic duo. Hartswick and Cassarino have each made names for themselves, touring tirelessly. Their passion, dedication and sophistication are evident in their joyous, soulful performances, providing audiences with a truly special musical experience
Hartswick is one of the most exciting performers in music today, pulling double duty on trumpet and vocals, exuding confidence and joy, bringing her own refreshing spirit to the stage every time she performs. Jennifer’s music is honest, soulful and comes with a maturity far beyond her years.
Hartswick is an original member of the Trey Anastasio Band and has recorded/shared the stage with Herbie Hancock, Phish, Christian McBride, Tom Petty, Aaron Neville, Carlos Santana, The Rolling Stones, Big Gigantic, Dave Matthews, Meghan Trainor and countless others.
Jennifer’s live performances are renowned as spontaneous, joyful and contagious. Her natural charisma and sincerity shines through, and each performance is a celebration of musical collaboration. And whether she is wailing on the trumpet or singing an intimate vocal solo, her performance is all part of a single seamless instrument, one that is played not only with astounding technical proficiency, but also with sensitivity, conviction and heart.
Nicholas Cassarino was born into a musical family in Vermont, singing publicly as early as age five, and at age 11 began playing guitar. In Vermont, he met Hartswick, who would later introduce him to the likes of Nikki Glaspie, Christian McBride, and the entire jam/festival scene.
In 2008, Nick moved from Burlington to NYC, joining a 10-piece hip-hop collective, Lifted Crew, and toured with rap icons Slick Rick the Ruler and Big Daddy Kane. He also worked extensively at gospel churches in the city and began furthering his solo career. Watch the duo perform “Drowning” live from Telefunken Studios.
Tickets for this performance from Jennifer Hartswick and Nick Cassarino are available here.
Zakir Hussain, Kala Ramnath, and Jayanthi Kumaresh will come together for the first time as a trio for the 2022 Triveni tour. They will make a stop at The Egg in Albany on Sunday, April 10 at 3pm, as part of The Egg’s Rhythm International series.
These leading Indian classical exponents of their respective instruments – tabla, violin and Saraswati veena – are each also renowned as a virtuoso collaborator, pathbreaker and educator, advancing the art of their particular instruments to remarkable levels in the context of their classical traditions and beyond.
The musicians have been honored in India and abroad with numerous awards, and each has successfully toured all over the world with their own acclaimed solo projects.
The name Triveni derives from the mythical site of the union of three sacred rivers in India, and the name aptly represents the confluence of the varied musicalities which the three maestros bring to this collaboration. A hallmark of Zakir Hussain’s iconic career has been his groundbreaking work at the forefront of brilliant musical dialogues between Hindustani (North Indian) and Carnatic (South Indian) music.
With Kala Ramnath, an innovative representative of North Indian raga tradition, Jayanthi Kumaresh, the leading exponent of the ancient South Indian veena, and Zakir Hussain seamlessly stitching North and South Indian rhythm traditions to provide a bridge for veena and violin to meet, Triveni promises to be a fluent, joyous and entirely original musical conversation, a sonic experience of the highest order.
Zakir Hussain
The pre-eminent classical tabla virtuoso of our time, Zakir Hussain is appreciated as one of the world’s most esteemed and influential musicians, one whose mastery of his percussion instrument has taken it to a new level transcending cultures and national borders. Along with his legendary father and teacher, Ustad Allarakha, he has elevated the status of the tabla both in India and around the world.
He is the recipient of countless awards, including two Grammys, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, and Officier in France’s Order of Arts and Letters. Voted “Best Percussionist” by both the Downbeat Critics’ Poll and Modern Drummer’s Reader’s Poll over several years, Zakir was honored with SFJazz’s Lifetime Achievement Award at their 2017 Gala for his “unparalleled contribution to the world of music.”
Kala Ramnath
Maestro Kala Ramnath with her “Singing Violin” stands among the world’s finest, most inspirational instrumentalists. Most significantly in an Indian context, in May 2017, she was awarded the illustrious Sangeet Natak Academy Puraskar for her contributions to the violin in Hindustani Classical Music.
Born into a dynasty of prodigious musical talent, one which has given Indian music such violin legends as her paternal uncle Professor T. N. Krishnan and paternal aunt Dr. N. Rajam, Kala’s violinistic vision began manifesting early. Recognizing her innate talent, her astute grandfather, Vidwan A. Narayan Iyer, took her under his tutelage.
Acknowledged as a virtuoso of staggering proportions, Kala has performed at the most prestigious music festivals in India. She has appeared on world stages including the Sydney Opera House, Paris’s Théâtre de la Ville, London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, Singapore’s Esplanade, New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Rudolstadt Festival in Germany, and the Edinburgh Music Festival in Scotland.
Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh
With her mesmerizing glides, the timing and purity of her notes, and her soulful playing, Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh has been captivating audiences around the world for thirty years and is one of the leading Veena (roughly, the Indian lute) artistes today.
Apart from several prestigious venues and festivals in India, Jayanthi has performed at many international festivals, including the San Francisco Jazz Festival, the Darbar Festival, the Queensland Music Festival, the Darwin Music Festival, and the Adelaide Music Festival, and at prestigious venues such as the United Nations in New York, the Palladium, Indiana, the Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, and the Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle.
Blending the traditional and the innovative in her music in terms of content, technique, virtuosity, and expression, Jayanthi seeks to express the true voice of the Veena, which transcends the boundaries of language and region.
Tickets for The Egg performance of Triveni are available here.
Bobby Weir and Wolf Bros have announced their two night stand at Radio City Music Hall, in celebration of Ace’s 50th anniversary. The special performances will be taking place April 2-3, 2022.
The two night stand will feature performances of Grateful Dead classics that were written by Weir, including ‘Greatest Story Ever Told’, ‘Cassidy’, ‘Playing In The Band’, ‘Looks Like Rain’ and more. These shows will feature several unannounced special guests, including The Wolfpack, which consists of a dedicated strings section.
Released on May 1, 1972, Ace was Weir’s first solo album, although many consider it a Grateful Dead album, due to the fact that his band members make appearances throughout the project. A majority of the songs on Ace also made appearances on other Grateful Dead albums, including their 1971 self-titled and Skeletons from the Closet.
As the one of the original pioneers of concert sound, the Grateful Dead have cemented their place in musical history. The founding members were Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Rob “Pigpen” McKernan, Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann.
Following the release of his latest album, Live in Colorado, Bobby Weir and Wolf Bros will also be touring the US from 3/9 to 10/9. Tickets for Ace’s 50th anniversary concerts, as well as Weir’s regular tour, are currently on sale here.
The Garden of Dreams Talent Show will return to Radio City Music Hall after a two-year hiatus on April 13. The event was previously cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19.
Radio City Music Hall reopened for vaccinated audiences in May of 2021.
Young people from the tri-state area will take the stage and perform a variety of different acts. This year’s show will feature acts from the cancelled shows in 2020 and 2021.
The creative director of the Garden of Dreams Talent Show is rap icon and pioneer Darryl McDaniels of RUN DMC.
“I am thrilled that these exceptional kids will finally get the chance to bring their talents to Radio City Music Hall,” said McDaniels, who is also a member of the foundation’s board. “April 13 will be a night to remember, filled with joy, laughter, tears, and hope in the resiliency and spirit of the next generation – you won’t want to miss it!”
The Garden of Dreams Foundation is the charity foundation of Madison Square Garden Entertainment—the company that owns Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks, the New York Rangers, and the Westchester Knicks. The Garden of Dreams Foundation provides educational opportunities and mentorship programs for kids in the New York area.
Just 15 minutes south of Syracuse is the small town of Lafayette, home to the Onondaga Reservation amid rolling hills and valleys. You’ll find a number of apple orchards in this area as well, including Beak and Skiff, whose concert series for Summer 2022 schedule features The Wood Brothers, Death Cab for Cutie, Primus, The War on Drugs and many more.
Beak and Skiff is a family owned orchard for five generations, dating back to 1911 when George Skiff, an onion farmer on the North Side of Syracuse, and Andrew Beak, a dairy farmer, met at the farmers market and decided to join forces and enter the emerging apple business. After finding a hillside area along Route 20 that provided the perfect conditions for growing apples, they started planting that very year.
In the 1920s, Beak and Skiff began selling apples to groceries stores via wholesale, and by the late 1970s, began making apples cider, the same year they opened Apple Hill Country Store. In the last 20 years, they have branched out again by creating the 1911 Established line of Hard Ciders, and created 1911 Spirits, the first Onondaga County brand to hold a distillery license and the first to produce gin.
Bringing a summer concert series to Beak and Skiff is DSP Shows, based in Ithaca, NY and Northampton, MA, is one of the leading independent concert promoters in America. The company was founded as Dan Smalls Presents in 2008 by Dan Smalls and became DSP Shows in 2015 with the addition of partner John Sanders. With shows throughout Upstate New York and New England – including The State Theatre of Ithaca, Brewery Ommegang, Daryl’s House, Asbury Hall at Babeville and many more, DSP shows presents a packed schedule of shows at Beak and Skiff for summer 2022. Compare to their 2021 season at Beak and Skiff.
Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards 2022 Summer Concert Schedule
Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards (LaFayette):
Tue. 5.24.22 | Sylvan Esso w/ Samia
Fri. 5.27.22 | Lake Street Dive w/ special guest Devon Gilfillian
Sat. 5.28.22 | Primus – A Tribute to Kings w/ special guest Battles
Tue. 5.31.22 | The Head And The Heart – Every Shade of Blue Tour 2022 w/ special guest Jade Bird
Sun. 6.5.22 | Bright Eyes w/ special guest Alex G
Tue. 6.7.22 | Modest Mouse w/ special guest The Cribs
Fri. 6.10.22 | The War On Drugs
Sun. 6.12.22 | The Wood Brothers & Guster
Wed. 6.29.22 | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats w/ Antibalas
Fri. 7.8.22 | Phil Lesh & Friends
Tue. 7.12.22 | Death Cab for Cutie w/ illuminati hotties
Tue. 8.2.22 | Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine – Outside Problems Tour w/ Meshell Ndegeocello
Fri. 8.6.22 | Gov’t Mule
Tue. 8.9.22 | Dashboard Confessional & Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness w/ Armor for Slee[
Sun. 8.14.22 | Hear and There Festival: Courtney Barnett, Snail Mail, Faye Webster, Hana Vu
Tue. 8.16.22 | The Wild Hearts Tour: Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, and Julien Baker w/ special guest Spencer.
Sat. 8.20.22 | The Decemberists – Arise From The Bunkers! 2022 Tour w/ special guest Brigid Mae Power
This October, expect to see a whole lot more of Phil Lesh at The Cap. The legendary Grateful Dead bassist has just announced a nine-show residency at the historic Port Chester venue that will take place over the last three weekends, culminating in a Phil-o-Ween show on the 31st. With his “Friends” still yet to be announced, these shows will also commemorate the 100th show for Phil at The Cap since 2012.
A Deadhead destination and a quintessential venue in Phil Lesh history, The Capitol Theatre‘s Phil-o-Ween shows are always filled with musicians who like to push boundaries and create a mind-bending, high-octane, psychedelic experience in the Grateful Dead tradition.
Tickets will go on sale starting Friday, March 25 at 12PM and can be purchased through The Cap’s website here.
The Canadian Celtic-Folk Rock Band, The Town Pants have announced their final tour as a band with their 25th Anniversary Tour. In March, the band will perform a pair of St. Patrick’s Day shows – on March 17 in Ottawa, Ontario at the Hard Rock Casino on March 17th, and in Buffalo at Buffalo Iron Works on March 18th.
The Town Pants were created in 1997 in Vancouver by brothers Duane and Dave Keogh. For the last 25 years the Celtic-Rock Band released eight full length albums, toured Europe five times, headlined major music festivals throughout North America, led three tours of Ireland and Scotland with fans along and now finishing with their 25th Anniversary Celebration Tour for 2022.
Throughout 2022, the band will return to the regions that have shown tremendous support to the band over the years with their final shows. The band will finish their Anniversary Celebration with a bus tour of Scotland which fans are welcomed to join them on.
The Town Pants are hosting their online event of the month on March 13th through the platform Side Door Access. Event tickets for all March shows are available by visiting thetownpants.com
