Category: Bluegrass/Country

  • Billy Strings Fall Tour 2023 to Close in Syracuse

    Billy Strings has announced a Fall Tour that takes him from Colorado to points west, a home-state Halloween show, a second trip to Europe in as many years, followed by a run of East Coast shows to round out the tour in Syracuse.

    photo by Zach Culver

    Billy Strings and his band get things started with two nights in Buena Vista, CO, then head to Idaho, before heading to Portland, OR., Seattle, WA, Sacramento, CA., Stanford, CA., Stateline, NV., and West Valley City, UT, Heading back east, the band makes a stop in Independence, MO. followed by a Halloween show in his home-state of Michigan, in Grand Rapids, with a venue yet to be announced.

    Following a successful string of European dates, Strings will then head to Europe to perform in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Cologne, Luxembourg, Munich, and Paris before heading to England with shows planned in London, Manchester, Glasgow, and Birmingham.

    In December, Strings will make a trip up the East Coast, starting on December 6 in Greensboro, N.C., then head north to Baltimore, MD, Pittsburgh, PA, Wilkes-Barre, PA, and finally closing out the tour with a performance in Syracuse, NY at a venue yet to be named.

    Learn more about Billy Strings’ upcoming tour and where and when to get tickets here.

    April 29-30—Los Angeles, CA—Hollywood Bowl – Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday (SOLD OUT)

    May 11—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)

    May 12—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)

    May 13—Denver, CO—Mission Ballroom (SOLD OUT)

    May 17—Phoenix, AZ—Arizona Financial Theatre (SOLD OUT)

    May 19—Los Angeles, CA—Greek Theatre (SOLD OUT)

    May 20—San Diego, CA—Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre (SOLD OUT)

    May 21—San Diego, CA—Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

    May 24—Las Vegas, NV—Brooklyn Bowl (SOLD OUT)

    May 26—Napa, CA—BottleRock Napa Valley 

    June 2—Austin, TX—Moody Center

    June 3—Austin, TX—Moody Center

    June 7—Tulsa, OK—BOK Center

    June 9—St. Louis, MO—Chaifetz Arena

    June 10—Indianapolis, IN—TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park (SOLD OUT)

    June 11—Indianapolis, IN—TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park (SOLD OUT)

    June 13—Cleveland, OH—Jacobs Pavilion (SOLD OUT)

    June 14—Cleveland, OH—Jacobs Pavilion (SOLD OUT)

    June 16—Clarkston, MI—Pine Knob Music Theatre (SOLD OUT)

    June 17—Chicago, IL—Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island (SOLD OUT)

    July 13—Cary, NC—Koka Booth Amphitheatre

    July 14—Cary, NC—Koka Booth Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)

    July 15—Cary, NC—Koka Booth Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)

    July 19—Norfolk, VA—Chartway Arena

    July 21—Bridgeport, CT—Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater

    July 22—Essex Junction, VT—Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Expo (SOLD OUT)

    July 23—Essex Junction, VT—Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Expo (SOLD OUT)

    July 25—Boston, MA—Leader Bank Pavilion

    July 26—Boston, MA—Leader Bank Pavilion

    July 28—Portland, ME—Thompson’s Point (SOLD OUT)

    July 29—Portland, ME—Thompson’s Point (SOLD OUT)

    July 30—Newport, RI—Newport Folk Festival (SOLD OUT)

    August 7—Frankfurt, Germany—Batschkapp

    August 8—Berlin, Germany—Huxleys

    August 9—Hamburg, Germany—Grobe Freiheit 36

    August 11—Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County—Way Out West

    August 12—Oslo, Norway—Oya Festival

    August 24—Knoxville, TN—Knoxville Civic Coliseum (SOLD OUT)

    August 25—Huntsville, AL—Orion Amphitheater

    August 26—Huntsville, AL—Orion Amphitheater

    September 14—Louisville, KY—Bourbon & Beyond Festival

    September 22—Buena Vista, CO—venue announcing soon

    September 23—Buena Vista, CO—venue announcing soon

    September 27—Nampa, ID—Ford Idaho Center Arena

    September 29—Portland, OR—Moda Center

    September 30—Portland, OR—Moda Center

    October 1—Seattle, WA—WAMU Theater

    October 4—Sacramento, CA—Golden 1 Center

    October 6—Stanford, CA—Frost Amphitheater

    October 7—Stanford, CA—Frost Amphitheater

    October 8—Stateline, NV—Tahoe Event Center

    October 10—West Valley City, UT—Maverik Center

    October 13—Independence, MO—Cable Dahmer Arena

    October 14—Independence, MO—Cable Dahmer Arena

    October 31—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena

    November 6—Amsterdam, NL—Paradiso

    November 7—Amsterdam, NL—Paradiso

    November 8—Antwerp, BE—De Roma

    November 10—Cologne, DE—Carlswerk Victoria

    November 11—Luxembourg—den Atelier

    November 12—Munich, DE—Neue Theaterfabrik

    November 14—Paris, FR—La Cigale

    November 15—London, UK—Roundhouse

    November 17—Manchester, UK—Manchester Academy

    November 18—Glasgow, UK—O2 Academy Glasgow

    November 19—Birmingham, UK—O2 Academy

    December 6—Greensboro, NC—Greensboro Coliseum

    December 8—Baltimore, MD—CFG Bank Arena

    December 9—Baltimore, MD—CFG Bank Arena

    December 12—Pittsburgh, PA—Petersen Events Center

    December 13—Pittsburgh, PA—Petersen Events Center

    December 15—Wilkes-Barre, PA—Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

    December 16—Syracuse, NY— The Oncenter

    December 29—New Orleans, LA—Uno Lakefront Arena

    December 30—New Orleans, LA— Uno Lakefront Arena

    December 31—New Orleans, LA— Uno Lakefront Arena

  • Adirondack Bluegrass Festival To Debut In Lake George in July

    Coming this July to the Lake George region, The Adirondack Bluegrass Festival has announced the launching of its inaugural event, held over July 1-2.

    adirondack bluegrass festival lake george festival

    This new annual event will be held at the Barn at French Mountain, just 2 miles south of the village of Lake George. The Adirondack Bluegrass Festival will encompass 10 acres of expansive countryside fields and the beautiful skyline of French Mountain.

    Live entertainment will be inside a 9,000 square foot finished barn and the grounds will be home to over a 100 vendors, food trucks and other activities, like our Cornhole Tournament, and Bounce Houses in the Kids Zone.

    There will be fun for all ages, and kids under 12 are free with a parent. The festival has many lodging options nearby with a campground, and hotels within walking distance, and even more options within a short drive. Onsite parking will be no charge.

    The Adirondack Bluegrass Festival’s mission is to help highlight the bands and musicians of the greater Adirondack area. This two day event will be centered around many local bands that play both traditional music, as well as modern contemporary bluegrass. The festival has brought together a great lineup of upstate’s finest bluegrass players including The Bands Cedar Ridge, the Hilltown Ramblers, Washington County Line, High Peaks Bluegrass Band, Adirondack Song Dogs, The Meat Chickens and the Soggy Derby Boys Band.

    Also, there will be many an impromptu jam to brighten your day as a picker or a spectator. The eclectic mix of vendors and activities will certainly provide a weekend of fun and enjoyment. Tickets start at $30 per day and are available now on the festivals website.

    For more information on the Adirondack Bluegrass Festival in Lake George, or to purchase tickets, please visit the festivals website.

  • Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival 31st Anniversary Lineup Announced

    The 31st annual Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival in Trumansburg is back this summer featuring four days and five stages of world, national, regional, and local music.

    Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival

    The Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival is held at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds in Trumansburg which is located about ten miles north of Ithaca on the west side of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York. Since the festival’s birth, the guiding quote has always been “To create joy in the midst of crisis is a powerful thing and brings magic to the table.” It was founded by Donna the Buffalo and is a mission-based organization that focuses on nurturing local artists and talent while reaching around the globe to bring world music and culture to new audiences to inspire creativity and foster community building.

    Four days before the festival there is a Culture Camp, which helps community building by having attendees attend four days of music and dance workshops led by regional and national artists. Tickets for Culture Camp and a full list of workshops can be found here. This year, the festival features a variety of genres like Americana, regular and Appalachian folk, country, and world music from countries like Ukraine and Congo.

    There will be over 80 artists featured at the Grassroots Festival. Some of the performances include renowned Americana / folk roots music duo Watchhouse, Gambian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer Sona Jobarteh, Grammy Award-winning Country music legends The Mavericks, and 2022 Best Reggae Album Grammy Award winner and Jamaican lyricist Kabaka Pyramid. Other performers include Appalachian folk music multi-instrumentalist sisters Rising Appalachia, beloved Ukrainian folk music quartet DakhaBrakha, Democratic Republic of Congo Afropop superstar Jupiter & Okwess, Louisiana Zydeco boss Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band, and acclaimed singer-songwriter Ryan Montbleau Band.

    For more information about the 31st annual Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival and to purchase tickets, visit here.

  • CMAC Announces The Doobie Brothers And Dan & Shay For Summer Concerts In Canandaigua

    Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC) has announced the latest concerts of their 2023 Summer Concert lineup – rock band The Doobie Brothers and country duo Dan + Shay.

    On July 14th, four-time GRAMMY Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, The Doobie Brothers, will perform at CMAC. This follows The Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour dates in Australia, Japan and Singapore prior to resuming their North American 2023 run.

    Multiple platinum albums and 50 years later, The Doobie Brothers’ stop at CMAC will see their collection of hits once again be played together in full for the first time in 25 years.

    CMAC will also see country duo Dan + Shay on August 19th. Dan + Shay’s mark on country music continues to grow with the release of their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Good Things.

    Produced by the duo’s Dan Smyers, the highly imaginative LP is the first country album in the streaming era to achieve RIAA Gold certification at release and is one of the only 12 albums all-genre to be released and go Gold in 2021.

    In 2021, they became the first and only artist to win the GRAMMY Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance 3x consecutively since the category’s inception. The reigning Favorite Country Duo or Group winners claimed a 3rd consecutive win for the category at the American Music Awards, where they had swept their categories in 2020, becoming the first country artist ever to win Collaboration of the Year.

    For more information on each event, and to purchase tickets, please visit CMAC’s website.

  • Chris Stapleton All American Road Show to stop in Syracuse, Bethel and Elmont

    Chris Stapleton will perform at three New York amphitheaters this summer on his “All American Road Show.” The country singer will perform at St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheatre in Syracuse on June 8, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on July 6, and the UBS Arena in Elmont on Oct. 7. Stapleton will be joined by special guests Margo Price and Nikki Lane for his UBS Arena performance.

    Chris Stapleton
    Credit: ChrisStapleton.com

    Kentucky-born country singer Chris Stapleton has won eight Grammys, 15 Country Music Association, and 10 Academy of Country Music Awards over the span of fewer than 10 years. He has released four studio albums, the first being 2015’s Traveller, proceeded by a debut single of the same name.

    Stapleton’s latest album, released in 2020, Starting Over, won Best Country Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on top of earning Album of the Year honors at both the 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards and 56th Academy of Country Music Awards. The country singer also supports a variety of causes with his wife, Morgane, founding the Outlaw State of Kind charitable fund together. Significantly, their recent “Kentucky Rising” concert last fall raised over $2.8 million to support flood relief in Eastern Kentucky.

    Chris Stapleton at SPAC, August 2022 – photo by Erin Reid Coker

    Tickets to see Chris Stapleton perform at his three New York venues, as well as other venues on his All American Road Show, go on sale March 31 at 10 a.m., and presales with early access and VIP packaging start at 10 a.m. March 28, for members of Stapleton’s fan club.

    Chris Stapleton All American Road Show Tour Dates

    April 26—El Paso, TX—UTEP Don Haskins Center*

    April 27—Albuquerque, NM—Isleta Amphitheater*

    April 29—Los Angeles, CA—Hollywood Bowl – Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday

    April 30—Indio, CA—Stagecoach

    May 6—Glendale, AZ—State Farm Stadium†

    May 27—Columbus, OH—Buckeye Country Superfest

    June 1—Moline, IL—Vibrant Arena at The MARK‡

    June 2—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena‡

    June 3—Milwaukee, WI—American Family Field†

    June 8—Syracuse, NY—St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview+

    June 9—Mansfield, MA—Xfinity Center+

    June 10—Mansfield, MA—Xfinity Center+

    June 15—Spokane, WA—Spokane Arena§

    June 16—Bend, OR—Hayden Homes Amphitheater§

    June 17—Seattle, WA—Lumen Field†

    June 22—Des Moines, IA—Wells Fargo Arena§

    June 23—Wichita, KS—INTRUST Bank Arena§

    June 24—Denver, CO—Empower Field at Mile High†

    July 6 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts§

    July 7—Bangor, ME—Maine Savings Amphitheater§

    July 8—Cavendish, PEI—Cavendish Beach Music Festival

    July 13—Charleston, SC—Credit One Stadium#

    July 14—Virginia Beach, VA—Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater#

    July 15—Baltimore, MD—CFG Bank Arena#

    July 19—Omaha, NE—CHI Health Center**

    July 20—St. Louis, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre**

    July 21-22—Cullman, AL—Rock the South

    July 28—Nashville, TN—Nissan Stadium†

    July 29—Nashville, TN—Nissan Stadium†

    August 5—Tampa, FL—Raymond James Stadium†

    August 10—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion**

    August 11—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion**

    August 12—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion**

    August 17—Toronto, ON—Budweiser Stage‡

    August 18—Toronto, ON—Budweiser Stage‡

    August 19—Montreal, QC—Lasso Festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau

    August 24 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum††

    August 25—Alpharetta, GA—Ameris Bank Amphitheatre††

    August 26—Alpharetta, GA—Ameris Bank Amphitheatre††

    October 5 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena*

    October 6 – State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center*

    October 7 – UBS Arena – Belmont Park, NY*

    October 12 – Corpus Christi, TX – AmericanBank Center Arena+

    October 19 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center+

    October 20 – Austin, TX – Moody Center+

    October 21 – Austin, TX – Moody Center+

    October 26 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center+

    October 27 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion+

    *with special guests Margo Price and Nikki Lane

    †with George Strait and special guests Little Big Town

    ‡with special guests Marcus King and The War and Treaty

    +with special guests Charley Crockett and The War and Treaty

    §with special guests Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives and Allen Stone

    #with special guests Margo Price and Allen Stone

    **with special guests Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives and The War and Treaty

    ††with special guests Marcus King and Allen Stone

    +with special guests Charley Crockett and Nikki Lane

  • Alt Guitar Great Bill Orcutt Brings His Music for Four Guitars to Roulette on March 27

    San Francisco-based guitarist and composer Bill Orcutt will return to Brooklyn’s Roulette to present his latest project, an all-electric Guitar Quartet, performing the music from his critically-acclaimed 2022 LP, Music for Four Guitars on Monday, March 27 at 8 pm.

    One of today’s most innovative guitarists and composers, Orcutt will join forces with three other renowned experimentally-minded players – Wendy Eisenberg, Ava Mendoza and Shane Parish – to present this music in an expanded format combining Orcutt’s intricate compositions with no-holds-barred improvisation. 

    Bill Orcutt Music for Four Guitars

    Orcutt is the former guitarist and founder of the notorious 90’s group Harry Pussy.  His sound is a stuttered reimagining of blues guitar, one weaving looping melodic lines and angular attack into a dense, fissured landscape of American primitivism, outsider jazz, and a stripped-down re-envisioning of the possibilities of the guitar. Whether he’s playing his decrepit Kay acoustic or gutted electric Telecaster (both stripped of two of their strings, as has been Orcutt’s custom since 1985), Orcutt’s jagged sound is utterly unique and instantly recognizable, compared with equal frequency to avant-garde composers and rural bluesmen. The New York Times has called him a “powerful musician… a go-for-broke guitar improviser,” and described his sound as “articulated sprays of arpeggiated chords and dissonance.”

    With Music for Four Guitars, Orcutt created 14 brief pieces built upon tiny minimalist phrases which expand into dense tapestries of sound and mood.  His sound marries the collective guitar punch of the minimalist guitar orchestras work of No Wave pioneers Glenn Branca and Rhys Chatham with the knotty Delta psychedelia of Trout Mask Replica-era Captain Beefheart.

    While Orcutt played all four guitars on the album, he is presenting the expanded version at Roulette with the assistance of three of the most talked-about players on the alternative guitar scene – Ava Mendoza, Wendy Eisenberg and Shane Parish 

    Mendoza is a guitarist, singer/songwriter, composer and bandleader based in Brooklyn who leads the globe-trotting avant-rock trio Unnatural Ways, works in a duo with former Can vocalist Malcolm Mooney, and records and performs in a variety of contexts. She is a first-call session musician who has worked with bandleaders including William HookerNels ClineNate Wooley, and William Parker. Her knotty, dynamic, yet intricately melodic playing style mixes rock, jazz, metal, and funk with years of classical and improvisational training. 

    Bill Orcutt

    Wendy Eisenberg is an improviser and songwriter who uses guitar, pedals, the tenor banjo, the computer, the synthesizer and the voice. Their work spans genres, from jazz to noise to avant-rock to delicate songs in performances spanning from international festivals to intimate basements. Though often working solo as both a songwriter and improviser, with acclaimed releases on Tzadik, VDSQ, Out of your Head and Garden Portal, they also perform in the rock band Editrix, and in endless other combinations of their heroes and peers including Allison Miller, Carla Kihlstedt, John Zorn, Billy Martin, and Caroline Davis. 

    Bill Orcutt
    OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

    Athens, Georgia-based guitarist/songwriter Shane Parish is a self-taught musician who communicates through emotion, unexpected melodicism, technical whimsy, a nuanced sense of form, and rich timbral variety, simultaneously drawing from the guitar’s history and aiming for its future.  Avant Music News described Parish as “one of the most consistently innovative finger-picking acoustic guitarists in a generation.” In 2016, he was recognized for his solo acoustic efforts by composer John Zorn, who issued the album Undertaker Please Drive Slow on Tzadik Records, hailing it as “a remarkable and soulful acoustic solo project that digs deep into Appalachian roots… At times reminiscent of John Fahey and Robbie Basho, at times of John Cage and Morton Feldman.”  Parish has self-released numerous recordings of folk interpretations in the years since Undertaker.

    For tickets and information, visit the event site here.

  • Great Blue Heron Festival Announces Full Lineup, Celebrating 30 Years

    The Great Blue Heron Festival 2023 will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a lineup of fan favorites and ten new, never-been-to-The-Heron artists.

    Great Blue Heron 2023

    The Great Blue Heron Festival draws in thousands of fans from across the U.S. each year, remaining a tradition for people young and old to celebrate self-expression and music. The festival will take place at the Heron Farm in Sherman, an award-winning campsite, voted number one in the U.S. by HipCamp. The Heron is open daily for seasonal camping from May through October along with the Green Heron Growers Farm Store.

    From June 30-July 2, there will be three stages, called the Main Stage, the big top Dance Tent, and the Tiger Maple Stage, as well as over 30 artists, featuring returning headliners Donna the Buffalo. The group has been together for over thirty years, releasing over ten records, performing with various musicians, including prominent folk/roots performers such as Jim Lauderdale, the father and son zydeco musicians Preston and Keith Frank, and more. Three Heron newcomers and finalists include Keller & The Keels, Couch, and Kaleta & the Super Yamba Band.

    Keller & The Keels have been making Appalachian-style psychedelic bluegrass tunes since 2004, recording three albums since. Featuring award-winning flat picker Larry Keel, his bass-playing wife Jenny Keel, and Keller Wiliams, the trio is excited to perform at Great Heron. Boston-based group Couch infuses pop with funk, rock, and R&B/soul. Their vibrant sound is further defined by the members’ backgrounds in jazz, a cappella, and musical theatre. They celebrated the release of their debut EP, COUCH in Feb. 2021 as well as three new singles and a 20-city headline tour in 2022.

    Brooklyn-based group Kaleta & the Super Yamba Band is fronted by Afrobeat and Juju veteran Leon Ligan-Majek a.k.a. Kaleta, living his adolescent years in Lagos, Nigeria where Afrobeat was born. The group has performed across the globe, releasing its debut album Mèdaho in 2019. Other performers for the festival include Peter Rowan, Kevin Kinsella OG JBB, Henhouse Prowlers, The Probables, Root Shock, Smackdab, Dr. Bacon, New Planets, Dirty Gems, Sun King Warriors, Pa Lane, and more.

    Tickets for the Great Blue Heron Festival 2023 edition are on sale now.

  • Acclaimed Outlaw-folk Artist Rust Dust Releases ‘Twere But It Were So Simple’

    The improvisatory Rust Dust, also known as Jason Stutts, has announced the release of his sophomore Album, Twere But It Were So Simple via Omad Records. On March 10, the new album was celebrated with a CD release party at The Museum of Folk Art in NYC.

    rust dust Twere But It Were So Simple

    Some musicians require precision for the success of their projects, while others take a supple approach. Rust Dust belongs to the latter group, allowing whatever sounds, words, energy, and emotions to manifest into songs. According to Dust, “I don’t typically sit down to write a song.  Sometimes I’m lucky enough to recognize them when they appear.” This process can occur for minutes or over the course of years. 

    Twere But It Were So Simple is a spacious-sounding LP that was recorded live in a ramshackle Brooklyn brownstone. The vivacious instrumental “Helter Fukov Awakens” segues into improbable guitar pop, with songs such as “All-Lit-Up-With-Nowhere-To-Go” and “UFO.” Additionally, songs like “Ice Queen Sandwich” and “Speaking In Tongues” vibe together like Robyn Hitchcock cornering Townes Van Zandt at a buoyant, boozy rent party. Songs such as “Snakes In My Pockets”, “A Rope Around My Neck” and “Sky,” a haunting, heartbreaking collaboration with the award winning John DeNicola took a somber turn.

    Fans can expect to enjoy a harmonious country and a blues roots melody when listening to Rust Dust’s new album. To match his vintage aesthetic, Dust used an old Yamaha nylon and a Godin Multiac which is a modern nylon-string electric designed to mimic an acoustic when plugged to craft his sound.

    A mutual appreciation for old gear initially brought Stutts and DeNicola together. The two helmed the first Rust Dust record known as Diviners and Shivs in DeNicola’s Upstate New York studio. His newest album can be featured here.

  • Bands N’ Beans Returns To Lake George For 29th Year

    Lake George Arts Project’s annual Bands n’ Beans is back for its 29th year, set to take place on Sunday, March 26 from 2pm – 7pm at The Fort William Henry Conference Center.

    bands n beans lake george

    Bands n’ Beans is the perfect event for anyone who loves fantastic food and great music. The festival features over twenty restaurants from all over the region, each offering their own unique dish. Whether you like it hot, mild, classic, or vegetarian, you’re sure to find a new favorite.

    In addition to the delicious chili, Bands n’ Beans also features a fantastic lineup of musical acts including Matt Mirable & Alison Jacobs, The Switch, Stony Creek Band, Dirt Cheap, Big Sky Country, Mark and Jill, Juniper, Tim Wechgelaer & Chris Carey, and the Radio Junkies.

    The proceeds from this years event benefit the Lake George Arts Project’s free and open to all music and art programs like our year-round Courthouse Gallery exhibitions, our Summer Concert Series and our popular Jazz at the Lake Festival.

    The Lake George Arts Project would like to thank this year’s sponsors, Fort William Henry Hotel and Conference Center, Barton, Rock Hill Bakehouse, and the Lake George Beach Club. We would also like to thank our participating restaurants, the bands who will be performing, and all of the volunteers and staff that help make Bands ‘n Beans happen.

    Advance tickets are $20 each at www.lakegeorgearts.org, or $25 at the door.

    Schedule of Bands

    The Acoustic Room: 
    2:30: Mark and Jill 
    3:30: Juniper 
    4:30: Tim Wechgelaer & Chris Carey 
    5:30: Radio Junkies

    The Ballroom: 
    2 pm: Matt Mirable & Alison Jacobs 
    3 pm: The Switch 
    4 pm: The Stony Creek Band 
    5 pm: Dirt Cheap 
    6 pm: Big Sky Country

  • Sam Hunt Announces ‘Summer On The Outskirts Tour’ With Brent Young, Lily Rose; Four Stops In New York

    Award-winning Sam Hunt has announced his Summer On The Outskirts Tour with special guests Brett Young and Lily Rose. The tour will include a stops at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, Darien Lake Amphitheater , Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, and St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview.

    summer on the outskirts sam hunt

    Sam Hunt is a five-time GRAMMY-nominated, multi-Platinum-selling, hitmaker. The young star allures fans with his melodic country voice and artistic blend of Pop/R&B. In 2020, his sophomore album Southside landed No. 1 on the BillboardCountry Albums chart and was named one of the Best Albums of the Year by The New York Times and US Weekly. Furthermore, Hunt has accumulated over 13 billion global streams and has earned 43 million RIAA certified units from his self-written tracks, “Body Like A Back Road”, “Kinfolks,” “Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90’s”, and more. 

    Brent Young has captured the hearts of fans everywhere through his honest lyrics and West Coast-meets-Southern sound. He has cemented his status as Country’s master over matters of the heart with two albums and platinum tracks such as, “In Case You Didn’t Know”, “Mercy”, “Sleep Without You”, “Here Tonight”, and more. Young’s project “Weekends Look A Little Different These Day” highlights his broadened emotional scope with lyrics inspired by his debut children’s book “Love You, Little Lady”. 

    The trailblazing Lily Rose will also join Sam Hunt and Brent Young on tour. Rose’s fresh perspective and forward-looking sound led to her nomination for ACM Best New Female Artist and recognition for Outstanding Breakthrough Artist at the 2022 GLAAD Media Award.  Her debut album “Villain” introduced fans to her bold mix of personal lyricism and distinctive language, that merges Country confessions with Hip-Hop beats and R&B flow.

    Verizon will offer customers an exclusive presale for Sam Hunt’s Summer On The Outskirts 2023 tour through Verizon Up. From March 7 at 10 am until March 9 at 10 am, customers will have exclusive access to purchase presale tickets. For more details visit here. More information on Sam Hunt can be accessed here.

    Sam Hunt’s Summer on the Outskirts Tour 2023 Dates:

    July 6 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre

    July 7 – Gilford, NH – Bank of NH Pavilion

    July 8 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center

    July 14 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

    July 15 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater

    July 16 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage

    July 20 – Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater 

    July 21 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater *

    July 22 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion

    July 27 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre

    July 28 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center

    July 29 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

    Aug 3 – Carbondale, IL – Southern Illinois University-SIU Banterra Center**^

    Aug 4 – Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater ^

    Aug 5 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre ^     

    Aug 11 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre

    Aug 12 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

    Aug 13 – Stateline, NV – Lake Tahoe Harveys Outdoor Arena ^

    Aug 18 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman***

    Aug 19  – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion

    Aug 20 –  Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP

    Aug 24 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

    Aug 25 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview

    Aug 26 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

    Sep 7 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

    Sep 8 – Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

    Sep 9 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek