The Grammy Award winning band Baha Men will perform on the waterfront at Caroga Lake Music Festival on Saturday, July 22.
In honor of their triple platinum track “Who Let the Dogs Out”, Caroga Arts will be directing $1 of every ticket sold to the Fulton County Regional SPCA to help animals in need.
Baha Men will be joined this evening by Balla Kouyaté and Mike Block Band.
Caroga Lake Music Festival began in 2012, when Kyle Price invited friends to his grandmother’s house on Caroga Lake, where they presented a week of free concerts, ambitiously calling themselves the Caroga Lake Music Festival (CLMF). During the first five seasons, CLMF grew from one to five weeks, presenting concerts at a variety of local venues. In 2016, to accommodate the growth, the organization gained 501(c)(3) not-for-profit status as Caroga Arts Collective.
Today, Caroga Arts presents over 50 performances and community events annually bringing world-class artists from various genres of music, visual art, poetry, and film to the Southern Adirondacks.
Premium Seats are $35 with General Admission $25, and free general admission for students. Caroga Arts offers free admission to concert goers age 17 and under for all Caroga Arts presented concerts at Sherman’s. Get Tickets here
For those of us who remember the music of the 80’s & 90’s it was a trip down memory lane with an unforgettable night of music at Tags in Big Flats, NY on Saturday, July 8th. That music came in the form 80’s Metal as headliner Tom Keifer the former singer of Cinderella, Stephen Pearcy former front man of the 80’s band Ratt and and the all woman hard rocking Glam metal band Vixon. Throw in amazing weather ironically in the 80’s and you have an amazing night of music.
Tom Keifer bringing 80’s metal back to Tags.
Tom Keifer has come along way since his days of Cinderella and the tough times of dealing with “vocal cord paresis” in the early 90’s. It’s a disease that litterally attacks the vocal cords and forcing Tom to litterally learn to sing from scratch. Hey brought many of his favorites this night such as “Coming Home”, “Nobody’s Fool”, “Gypsy Road” and “Don’t Know What You Got (til it’s gone).”
Former Cinderella front man Tom Keifer playing to a great crowd at Tags.
Tom’s band is called Keiferband and includes Tony Higbee on lead guitar, Bill Mercer bass (both from Nashville, TN), Jarred Pipe on drums from Hendersonville TN, and Kory Myers on keys hailing from Southaven, Mississippi. Back up singers are Tom’s wife Savana and Tanya Davis, also from Nashville.
Before Tom got things going it was Stephen Pearcy bringing back the 80’s in style.
Stephen Pearcy performing to an excited crowd at Tags.
Pearcy, the former front man for the 80’s hair band Ratt proved that age is just a number by belting out famous Ratt ballads as good as he did 40 years ago. Ratt favorites “Back for More”, “ Wanted Man” and “Round & Round” we well received by the crowd.
Stephen Pearcy, former front man for Ratt helped bring 80’s metal back to Tags for the night.
Starting the night was Vixen with there all female lineup featuring original member Roxy Petrucci on drums, Britt Lighting tearing it up on lead guitar, Lorraine Lewis on lead vocals and recent addition Julia Lage on bass.
Vixen, whose history goes all the way back to the streets of St. Paul, Minnesota in 1980, has withstood the test of time by being the only female band from the 80’s to sell over a milllion albums, had six #1 videos on MTV and had four songs in Billboards top 100. The Tags crowd gave them a huge ovation when they finished their show with “Edge of a Broken Heart.”
Lorraine Lewis of Vixen enjoys an excited crowd at Tags.
The show was another amazing night celebrating 30 years of music at Tags Summer Sound Stage in Big Flats, located between Corning and Elmira. The next big show on the horizon is Country star Dustin Lynch on August 11. Go to www.tagstickets.com for more info.
Vixen’s Julia Lage gets excited for a great crowd at Tags. Vixen Drummer Roxy Petrucci playing for an excited crowd at Tags.
Pioneering trance-fusion band, the Disco Biscuits, have announced plans for a brand new two-day festival, BISCOLAND. Taking place on Oct. 6 and 7, the fall weekend of music will be held at the otherworldly Wonderland Forest in Lafayette, NY, just south of Syracuse. The new event space, campground, and concert venue nestled in the rolling hills of Central New York’s Apple Valley sets the stage for a weekend of unforgettable music and community.
BISCOLAND marks a fresh chapter for The Disco Biscuits as they bring their signature sound and energetic performances to this carefully curated festival experience, which follows the lifelong memories of events they’ve curated in the past, including many Camp Biscos and, more recently City Bisco. The location at Wonderland Forest is a space where concert-goers can “create new connections through a love of music and nature in a pristine landscape of lush forests, spectacular waterfalls, and glorious vistas.”
Bassist for the Disco Biscuits’, Marc Brownstein, expressed his enthusiasm for the upcoming event, saying,
2 nights in central New York with our Biscuits family, a carefully curated lineup, a blank canvas, a new beginning – that is a dream for the band and our community.
Marc Brownstein
The inaugural lineup for BISCOLAND features an array of long-time friends and collaborators from the jam, jamtronica, and electronic music scenes. Performances include four sets by The Disco Biscuits, two sets by Lotus, along with an impressive roster of artists, including Emancipator, Papadosio, Opiuo, Sunsquabi, The Floozies, two sets of Eggy, Maddy O’Neal, Space Bacon, and a special Spaga Plays Dead set featuring Aron Magner of The Disco Biscuits.
Music enthusiasts will have the opportunity to secure their spots at BISCOLAND with the Early Bird GA and VIP Weekend Packages. In addition to access to the festival, camping passes and various transportation options such as RV parking and shuttle services will also be available. Tickets and passes will go on sale starting Friday, July 14, at 10 a.m. ET, and can be purchased at Bisco.land. Learn more and find tickets to BISCOLAND here.
Later that month, the Disco Biscuits will celebrate Halloween weekend at The Capitol Theatre in West Chester. More info can be found here.
Disco Biscuits 2023 Tour Dates July 11 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House July 12 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory July 13 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox July 14 – Bend, OR – Midtown Ballroom July 15 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater July 18 – Blue Lake, CA – Blue Lake Casino July 19 – Stateline, NV – Harrah’s South Lake Tahoe July 20 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore July 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theatre [SOLD OUT] July 22 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern [SOLD OUT] August 10 – East Hampton, NY – The Clubhouse August 10-12 – East Durham, NY – Catskill Mountain Jubilee August 13 – Dewey Beach, DE – Bottle and Cork September 15 – Austin, TX – Far Out Lounge and Stage * September 16 – Austin, TX – Far Out Lounge and Stage ^ September 20 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue September 21 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre ^ September 22 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater September 23 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue Theatre September 24 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall October 6-7 – Lafayette, NY – BISCOLAND October 24 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground + October 25 – Hartford, CT – Infinity Hall October 26 – Portland, ME – State Theatre October 27 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre October 28 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
* w/ TAUK Moore (TAUK ft. Kanika Moore) ^ w/ Sunsquabi + w/ Lazy Bird
Even a day of hard rain was not enough to prevent Rodney Atkins and Sammy Kershaw from helping the Southern Tier celebrate 4th of July weekend at Tags in Big Flats, NY on Sunday, July 2nd.
By the time Sammy Kershaw took the stage at 7pm, it was light sprinkles and by the time Rodney Atkins took over the rain had completely stopped and made a wonderful night of classic and modern country music.
Sammy Kershaw at Tags in Big Flats
Sammy opened the night with one his most popular hits “Cadillac Style”. Along with the wonderful gift of his music, Sammy took the fans down memory lane with mini stories of his life in between songs. How he started playing the “Honkey Tonks” and bars of Texas as early as 12 years old. He also told a tale of his life with Country Music legend George Jones. His hit “Queen of my Double wide” got a huge ovation.
Sammy Kershaw at Tags, in Big Flats NY.
Rodney Atkins hit the stage with his hit “Backroad”. Atkins, a native of Cumberland Gap, TN, has been banging out hits since 2003 with his debut LP Honesty. Fast forward to 2023 with Atkins supporting his latest LP Caught up in the Country witch the title single has set a record for the longest run on the Country Singles charts.
Rodney Atkins helped the southern tier celebrate the 4th of July with a well received show at Tags in Big Flats, NY.
During a recent local interview Rodney stated that Charlie Daniels was a major influencer to his chosen path. He honored Charlie Daniels tonight by adding the opening segments of CDB “The South’s Going to do it Again “ into his hit “About the South” and played Charlie’s hit, “Long Haired Country Boy”.
Rodney told a story about how when was getting started and how the “suits” in Nashville tried to influence him on what he could and could not write about. The song “Cleaning My Gun” was a direct response to wanting to be in control of his subject matter and lyrics which has proved very beneficial for Rodney.
Rodney Atkins at Tags in Big Flats NY.
The night ended with huge CMA hits “Watching You,” “It’s America” and “ These Are My People.” Coming back for one more, Rodney treated the mildly soggy crowd to a encore with his huge single “Going through Hell”.
Local fans missing this show can catch Rodney very soon on August 5th at the Buffalo Country Music Fest in Akron NY. This show was a continuation of the 30 year anniversary of concerts at Tags, in Big Flats NY.
Big shows still coming up is next Saturday July 8th rock fans will fill the place as Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, joins Stephen Percy (Ratt) and the all-girl band Vixen come to the Summer Sound Stage. After that country music sensation Dustin Lynch will play for the Southern Teir on Aug.11th. For more info on Tags and tickets to their remaining events go to tagstickets.com.
Albany’s rising jam group Hilltop have unveiled their 2023 Summer Tour, taking them across New York, plus festival stops in Pennslyvania and the Catskills and a post Phish show in NYC.
Photo by Frank Cavone
Among the dates is a first ever show for Hilltop at Mercury Lounge in Manhattan, on August 3rd. During a non-consecutive 7-night run for Phish at Madison Square Garden, Hilltop jumps on an opportunity to play on one of the few nights off for Phish, bringing Thursday night funk to those looking to keep boogieing down in between Phish shows.
If you can’t catch them at Mercury Lounge, don’t miss Hilltop as they make a stop at Catskill Jubilee Music Festival in mid-August, featuring the Disco Biscuits headlining. More dates leading into the fall will be announced soon!
Get tickets for the Mercury Lounge show here and stay up to date on Hilltop here.
Hilltop Summer Tour 2023
6/23 – Red Square – Burlington, VT 6/24 – The Listening Room at East Coast Van Builds – Bradford, VT 7/8 – Rock the Dock Music Festival – Lake George, NY 7/14 – Riverboat Bar – Alexandria Bay, NY 7/28 – Nietzsche’s – Buffalo, NY 8/3 – MERCURY LOUNGE – New York, NY * 8/10-13 – Catskill Jubilee – East Durham, NY 8/16 – The Fire – Philadelphia, PA 8/17 – Stella Blues Bar – New Haven, CT
(Le) Poisson Rouge will present a four-night residency with New York City-based powerhouse experimental music band City of the Sun, starting on June 28.
For over 10 years, City of the Sun has been flipping the perception of what instrumental music is, attracting a new generation to the genre. Formed in 2011 by guitarist John Pita and percussionist Zach Para, the band takes influence from genres like American folk, indie rock, blues, and flamenco, creating an otherworldly and cinematic experience.
City of the Sun has been established as a powerhouse group in the post-rock sphere. Their UNTITLED EP in 2018 featured the critically acclaimed track “Perfect Instance,” leading them to release their self-titled album, also to huge praise. Their newest album Segunda Alma sees the group expanding on their experimental roots, mixing in organic house elements and other arrangements.
Additional dates for the City of the Sun residency at (Le) Poisson Rouge) include July 11, August 9 and September 12. Tickets and information can be found here.
With their second big show of the year in three days, CMAC dodged a huge storm by Mother Nature to let Darius Rucker bring his “Starting Fires” tour into the Finger Lakes region. Darius making a return stop at CMAC after playing here in 2021 made it a night worth remembering. This was the third date of his 20 city “Starting Fires” tour.
Up and coming act Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors brought their contemporary style of Nashville country to the stage as the opening act as Darius got things going around 9:15.
Darius Rucker opened the night with “Have a Good Time” followed by a crowd favorite “Beers & Sunshine” and then “Drinking & Dialing.”
Paying tribute to John Mellencamp, Rucker then did his version of “Pink Houses” that was very well received. For Hootie & the Blowfish fans, Darius also sang some of his old classics, “Hold my Hand”, and “Let Her Cry.”
Since leaving the Grammy Award-winning Hootie and the Blowfish, whose debut album “Cracked Rear View remains in the top 10 albums sold of all time, Darius has become one the top country stars today. Since releasing his first country LP in 2008 Darius has four # 1 albums on the Billboard Country charts, plus 10 #1 singles.
For those at CMAC waiting to hear his biggest country hit “ Wagon Wheel” they had to wait till the end of the night as it was the third of three encore songs which came after “Valerie“ and “ Hands on me.”
The “Starting Fires” tour continues with shows July 13th & 14 with shows at Q Casinos Backwater Stage in Dubuque, Iowa and Windy City smokeout respectively. For more info on Darius turn to his website at www.dariusrucker.com
Straight out of a pair of shows at Mulcahey’s on Long Island, the Disco Biscuits have their sights set on Fall Tour, with shows in Texas and the Midwest culminating with a five-show run in the Northeast. Over October 27+28, they’ll be celebrating Halloween weekend at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester.
Joining Disco Biscuits this fall will be TAUK Moore (featuring Kanika Moore of Doom Flamingo) and SunSquabi on select dates.
Tickets are available via an Artist Pre-Sale on Wednesday, June 21 at 10am Local time, Venue Pre-Sale(s) on Thursday, June 22 at 10am Local time, and a general On-Sale on Friday, June 23 at 10am Local time.
VIP Packages are available, and will include early entry to each venue + early access to merch, pre-show soundcheck, a group photo with the band, limited edition show poster, and a commemorative laminate & lanyard.
Disco Biscuits Summer and Fall Tour Dates July 6 – Rexford, MT – Abayance Bay July 7 – Livingston, MT – Pine Creek Lodge July 8 – Livingston, MT – Pine Creek Lodge July 9 – Livingston, MT – Pine Creek Lodge July 11 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House July 12 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory July 13 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox July 14 – Bend, OR – Midtown Ballroom July 15 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater July 18 – Blue Lake, CA – Blue Lake Casino July 19 – Stateline, NV – Harrah’s South Lake Tahoe July 20 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore July 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theatre July 22 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern [SOLD OUT] August 10 – East Hampton, NY – The Clubhouse August 10-12 – East Durham, NY – Catskill Mountain Jubilee August 13 – Dewey Beach, DE – Bottle and Cork September 15 – Austin, TX – Far Out Lounge and Stage * w/ TAUK Moore (TAUK ft. Kanika Moore) September 16 – Austin, TX – Far Out Lounge and Stage ^w/ Sunsquabi September 20 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue September 21 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre ^w/ Sunsquabi September 22 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater September 23 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue Theatre September 24 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall October 24 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground October 25 – Hartford, CT – Infinity Hall October 26 – Portland, ME – State Theatre October 27 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre October 28 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
Attention Disco Biscuits fans! The jamtronica pioneers may not be back in New York until mid-August, but you can catch a rare performance by Tractorbear: A Tribute to the Disco Biscuits, on Friday, July 7 at Parish Public House in Albany.
Tractorbear, a tribute to the pioneers of Jamtronica/trancefusion, the Disco Biscuits, will perform two sets of Disco Biscuits tunes – both classic songs from the early years, as well as tunes from the recent Shockedalbum that was released in April.
Opening the night is Sweeping Views, starting at 10pm.
This is a very special late show, with doors at 9pm and Sweeping Views opening the night at 10pm that you won’t want to miss. Don’t sleep on this party Albany! #SIYD
Tractorbear takes the stage at 11pm for two full sets. Get tickets here and check out past Tractorbear shows below.
Dopapod, approaches their 36th year together and has announced their highly anticipated Fall Tour #27.
Nearing four decades together, Dopapod is gearing up to bring their fans a sensational 41st round of captivating performances.
Fall tour will kick off on Sept. 13 in High Point, NC, heading to Atlanta and Nashville, where they have some surprises in store for audiences, with a special improvised performance during the soundcheck.
Dopapod heads up the East Coast to Brooklyn Bowl on Sept. 20, with fans in Hartford, CT on Sept. 24 including an improvised set during soundcheck.
Excitement is at a peak for this tour, with the quality of live Dopapod performances consistently deliver but also exclusive giveaways and opportunities available to fans. Dopapod is giving away signed Megagem/Emit Time/Dopapod test pressings, ensuring lucky winners receive a truly unique piece of their musical history. Additionally, one signed poster will be given away at each show. Merchandise discounts and other surprises are also in store for those who participate. To enter the giveaway, fans simply need to take a screenshot of their presale ticket and email it to streetteam@dopapod.com. Every fan who sends in an email will receive a special gift from the band, making sure that no one leaves empty-handed.
Dopapod emphasizes that buying presale tickets greatly supports the band, and they deeply appreciate the continued backing of their fans. Tickets for the shows are now on sale. Learn more and find tickets to Dopapod’s fall tour at dopapod.com.
Dopapod Fall Tour #27 Dates 9.13- High Point, NC 9.14- Asheville, NC 9.15- Atlanta, GA** 9.16- Nashville TN** 9.19- Charlottesville, VA 9.20- Washington, DC 9.22- Brooklyn, NY 9.23- TBA 9.24- Hartford, CT** 9.26- Burlington, VT 9.27- Burlington, VT** 9.28- Pembroke, MA 9.29- Philadelphia, PA 9.30- Mason, NH
