NYS Music 2023

Category: Folk/Americana

  • The Park Theater In Glens Falls Announces February Lineup

    The Park Theater Foundation has announced their February schedule of events for the 2022/23 season. Featuring acts from a wide variety of genres, there is sure to be something for audiences of all ages. All shows are scheduled to be performed at The Park Theater in Glens Falls.

    The Park Theater opened in 1911 as the first movie theater in the town of Glens Falls. In 1937 the theater was converted into a printing plant for the Glens Falls Post, before returning again to its original purpose as a center for performing arts in 1984. After a renovation headed by Miller Mechanical in 2014, The Park Theater officially reopened in 2018.

    The Park Theater Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the Glens Falls community by providing a venue for quality and affordable entertainment and educational opportunities in the performing arts.

    The Park Presents Series

    An Evening with The Gibson Brothers (The Darkest Hour Tour) February 2nd

    Back by popular demand! The Park Theater Foundation presents ‘The Park Presents’ featuring award-winning bluegrass duo, The Gibson Brothers. They will be performing material from their latest album, Darkest Hour. Highly acclaimed musicians, performers and songwriters, The Gibson Brothers are the real deal. This is a show you won’t want to miss! Tickets: Early Bird – $30.00 | Day Of Show – $35.00. Doors: 6:30pm | Showtime: 7:00pm.

    Ariel Posen (The Solo Tour) February 17th

    Back for a return solo performance! The Park Theater Foundation presents ‘The Park Presents’ featuring virtuoso guitarist and performer, Ariel Posen. Posen’s music occupies the space between genres. It’s a rootsy sound that nods to his influences — heartland rock & roll, electrified Americana, blue-eyed soul, R&B, Beatles-inspired pop — while still moving forward, pushing Posen into territory that’s uniquely his own. Tickets: Early Bird – $20.00 | Day Of Show – $25.00. Doors: 7:00pm | Showtime: 7:30pm.

    Soggy Po’ Boys February 18th

    New Orleans jazz fusion group, Soggy Po’ Boys, will perform live on February 18th. Back for a return performance, this high-energy collective thrives on the interplay and group dynamics that bring their music to life. An absolute joy to watch on stage – don’t miss this show! Tickets: Early Bird – $20.00 | Day Of Show – $25.00. Doors: 6:30pm | Showtime: 7:00pm.

    Additional Events At The Park Theater

    Rewind At The Park featuring The Corvettes Doo-Wop Revue -February 3rd.

    The Corvettes Doo-Wop Revue is dedicated to preserving and performing the greatest music ever made – the music of the 1950’s Doo-Wop era. Enjoy a “rollicking ride through the good old days of rock ‘n roll!” Tickets: Early Bird – $20.00 | Day Of Show – $25.00. Doors: 6:45pm | Showtime: 7:30pm.

    Rewind At The Park’ featuring The Bell Bottom Blues – February 4th

    Considered the Eric Clapton Experience. Through its evolution, The Bell Bottom Blues band has been carefully constructed to create the essence of the Clapton sound, from his guitar arrangements to his distinctive vocal sound. Tickets: Early Bird – $25.00 | Day Of Show – $30.00. Doors: 7:30pm | Showtime: 8:00pm.

    Live & Local: Songwriter’s Showcase’ – February 9th

    An intimate evening featuring some of the Capital Region’s favorite songwriters. Hosted by performer, producer and engineer, Josh Morris, these ‘artist-in-the-round’ performances will give audiences the opportunity to hear local musicians’ songs and the stories behind them. The first Songwriter’s Showcase features Josh Morris, Girl Blue, Ryan Leddick and Jimi W. Tickets: Early Bird – $10.00 | Day Of Show – $15.00. Doors: 6:30pm | Showtime: 7:00pm.

    Third Thursday Jazz’ with The Matt Niedbalski Trio -February 16th

    The Matt Niedbalski Trio Featuring pianist, Oscar Williams II. Experience some of the best jazz music in the Capital Region! Tickets: $10.00. Doors: 7:00pm | Showtime: 7:30pm.

    Comedy After Dark – February 24th

    Featuring highly-acclaimed New York City based stand-up comedian, Carmen Lagala. The kind of comic you’d have a wild late-night conversation with, Carmen’s darkly frolicsome humor leaves no topic off-limits. She has performed on such shows as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central and more. Enjoy an evening of laughter and fun with family and friends! Tickets: Early Bird – $22.00 | Day Of Show – $25.00. Doors: 7:30pm | Showtime: 8:00pm.

    For the full performance listings or to purchase tickets, visit www.parktheatergf.com.

  • One moe. Bottle at The Wellmont Theatre

    moe. performed a scorching show at The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ on their Winter Tour. Fans and band mates were happy to see Chuck Garvey back in action, sounding good as ever. Chuck mentioned how grateful he was to be back up on the stage playing with the band.

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    The band opened with a classic, catchy, full of camel lights “Happy Hour Hero.” (Luckily this was the song stuck in my head all day.) With Nate Wilson on keyboards the entire show, later in the first set there was a well-jammed out “Nebraska” and a band debut of “Long Time Gone” by Crosby, Stills, Nash in honor of the recent passing of David Crosby.

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    The second set opened up with a psychedelic heavy “Fearless,” a Pink Floyd cover, which gave way to another cover, this time of progressive rock band, Yes, with “Starship Trooper.” The second set proved to be energy filled and jam heavy, ending with “Yodelittle” > “Rebubula” > “Buster” before swinging back into “Rebubla.” moe. wrapped up the show with an epic “Seat of My Pants”

    moe. – The Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ – January 21, 2023

    Set 1: Happy Hour Hero, Mar De Ma > George, Jazz Cigarette, Nebraska, Mexico > Long Time Gone*
    Set 2: Fearless > Starship Trooper (Yes) > Meat, Yodelittle > Rebubula > Buster > Rebubula
    Encore: Seat of My Pants

    *Crosby, Stills and Nash, first time played

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  • The Ashokan Center Winter Hoot to be held Feb 3-5 feat. The Mammals, Rachael Yamagata, and more 

    The Ashokan Center will host their annual Winter Hoot – a down-home and down-to-earth music gathering where are all welcome with joy to spare, over February 3-5 in Olivebridge, NY.

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    Located 20 minutes south of Woodstock and 25 minutes west of Kingston, The Ashokan Center offers an opportunity to reconnect with your local community through their twice a year Hoots.

    The Hoot began in 2013 when Mike Merenda, Ruth Ungar, and their friends at the Ashokan Center and throughout the local community decided to pull together and try their hands at producing a festival. With the success of the first event, now twice a year, the Hoot Heroes continue to build a Hoot, a celebration of music & nature for all generations.

    The Ashokan Center’s friendly and skilled Outdoor Education staff will lead blacksmithing workshops, indoor kids zone activities, and a laid-back instrument petting zoo where anyone can try their hand at a variety of musical instruments. 

    Food is vended festival-style by Ashokan Chef Bill Warnes and Veggie Oasis, plus local beer, cider, wine, and non-alcoholic Immuneschein spritzers. 

    Globe-trotting ice sculptor Thomas Brown will entertain onlookers outdoors all day, creating a unique and ephemeral work of art to be illuminated at night. Late night improvisational jazz duets will be provided by London-born saxophonist and composer George Winstone with guitarist Ben Monder (of the Bad Plus.)

    The event is a showcase and fundraiser for the Ashokan Center, a unique nonprofit organization with a 55 year history of youth outdoor education and 42 years of cultural preservation at summer Music & Dance Camps for adults and families. This past year the center has expanded outreach to offer local in-school and after-school arts and nature programming, and increased access to its 385 acres of forests through guided hikes, day passes, and community events like the Hoot.

    Friday, February 3rd kicks off with a dinner, documentary, and discussion as Saturday overflows with music & dancing all day into the night plus blacksmithing, mini concerts in the pewter shop, used clothing swap, kids zone activities, local food & libations. Sunday, February 5th closes with hiking, yoga, and a farewell singalong.

    Admission tickets and lodging are on sale now, with passes in advance $50 for the weekend, $35 for Saturday only, $25 for Friday dinners and $10 for Friday Film Screening tickets. At the Door, “Pay what you want” admission is available – no one is turned away for lack of funds.

    You can see past Hoot lineups here.

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    The Ashokan Center Winter Hoot Schedule of Events

    Friday, February 3
    3:00pm Gates Open (get cozy or go for a hike!)
    4:00-6:00pm Donor Gratitude Reception and Hoot Kickoff
    6:00pm COMMUNITY DINNER (by reservation)
    7:00pm Inhabit DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING. Inhabit takes us on a tour of best practice permaculture: regenerative farms, suburban gardens, organic orchards, food forests, appropriate technology, inner city regeneration in the poorest of communities, commercial mushroom production, flood mitigation… It is a feast of practical information and a flowering of hitherto untold possibilities, showing us that we have the skills and knowledge to restore the earth and that it’s not only possible it’s already happening.” Maddy Harland, Permaculture Magazine
    8:30pm DISCUSSION AND Q&A with filmmaker Costa Boutsikaris and inspiring local growers/farmers who contributed to the dinner!
    9:30pm JAM SESSION

    Saturday February 4

    Kids Zone Activities – 12-5pm
    Attire Rotation – 10am-5pm donate gently used clothing and shop sustainably
    Instrument Petting Zoo in the main lobby
    Nursing Nook – relax in the balcony with rocking chairs, free water, and changing tables provided
    Pewter Shop Sessions – Short acoustic sets in the beautiful Pewter Shop see schedule

    Music lineup
    Mister Chris • 11:00 am • all-ages joy
    Dr. Mack • 12:00pm • she’s got your back!
    Family Square Dance • 12:30pm • fun & easy
    The City Stompers • 1:15pm • fiddle & footwork
    Jay Ungar & Molly Mason • 3:00pm • folk medley
    Jude Roberts • 4:30pm • melodic songwriter
    Rachael Yamagata • 6:00pm • engaging & terrific
    The Mammals • 7:30pm • americana quintet
    Square Dance • 9:00pm • all fun no fear
    George Winstone w/ Ben Monder • 10:45pm • jazz improvisation
    Thomas Brown Ice Sculptor • All Day
    Blacksmithing 3-6pm

    Sunday February 5
    9:00am GUIDED HIKE WITH DEL ORLOSKE, YOGA WITH SARA TRAPANI
    10:15am COMMUNITY SING
    Noon FAREWELL

  • Hudson Valley Band Upstate Announces new Album and Tour

    The band Upstate, Hudson Valley natives, announced the release of their third album You Only Get a Few along with a tour, hitting places like NYC, Syracuse, Buffalo, and Rochester.

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    Upstate, photo by Bridget Badore.

    Members Mary Webster, Melanie Glenn, Harry D’Agostino and Dylan McKinstry navigate the peaks and valleys of transitioning periods in their life. Upstate released their debut record , A Remedy, in 2015, then in 2019 they released their record Healing. Both of these records showcase the group’s abilities to create dynamic compositions centered on vocals, bass, guitar, horns and percussion.

    Their newest album You Only Get a Few will be released on March 31, and the album’s first single “Befriend” is out now. Much of the record is inspired by the band’s real life experiences, from marriages, babies, funerals, and personal awakenings, and also moments of spontaneous fiction. They all take a collective breath on the record, and “simply just wanted to make a record because it felt important to capture the moment we found ourselves in,” shares founding member Mary Webster.

    To support the record, Upstate will be embarking on a tour, hitting places like NYC, Woodstock, Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse in April. Tickets are on sale now.

    Upstate 2023 Tour Dates

    03/30 – Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall

    03/31 – Northampton, MA – The Parlor Room

    04/1 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge 

    04/2    Woodstock, NY – Colony

    04/13 – Baltimore, MD – The 8×10

    04/14 – Washington, DC – Pearl Street Warehouse

    04/15 – Wayne, PA – 118 North

    04/21 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground

    04/22 – Portland, ME – One Longfellow Square 

    04/27 – Syracuse, NY – 443 Social Club

    04/28 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works

    04/29 – Rochester, NY – Flour City Station

  • Harriman State Park Featured in Sheridan Rúitín Music Video

    Catskills unique Irish folk band Sheridan Rúitín has just released a video filmed on a mountain top for their original song “Rebels of the Night” on January 1st.

    Along with this, the band has also just posted their upcoming tour where you can find all the details for coming shows and events, including 6 shows in NY around February and March. The band is currently busy working on a new song that will come with a music video most likely the first or second week of February as well. 

    As for the video, “Rebels of the Night” was filmed in the desolate wilderness of Harriman State Park, Rockland County. There are many unique trails and hikes around this part of Upstate NY, the video shows some of the unique views between Bear Mountain and Anthony’s Nose in the Hudson Highlands. To film the video, the crew carried a whole drum set up along with all of the other instruments and hiked up the mountain the weekend before Thanksgiving. Producing amazing footage to match the catchy Irish tune of their new song “Rebels of the Night.”

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    Sheridan Rúitín at Harriman State Park

    In the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, as more pubs and restaurants were shutting their doors, Billy Houlihan became more and more of a regular at his next-door neighbor’s (Sheridan’s) pub. One evening in May of 2020, Billy brought his guitar over to the pub and he and Sheridan sat at the bar, singing rebel songs and drinking beer. Sheridan got quite into the moment while singing “The Kerry Recruit,” leading him to tumble off his barstool ultimately breaking his ankle (Irish: Rúitín) in 2 places. In the words of Sheridan: “Me feckin leg is in bits.”

    Sheridan Rúitín now had an official band name and began recording songs and videos to release on YouTube. As pubs and restaurants were slowly opening back up, the family band began playing many gigs and were joined by old musician friends, John Damiano and Michael Zayas. Towards the end of 2021, the group began creating their own arrangements of traditional songs and writing a few originals to eventually become their debut album, “Rebels in the Night.” The album saw much success in pre-orders from all over the world. “Rebels in the Night” was released on March 6, 2022, and Sheridan Rúitín went on tour the whole month in support of their debut album. 

    The band has since been added to the bills of major Irish festivals in the USA, and is currently working on new music and another album. Sheridan Rúitín takes over the New York suburbia Irish music scene by filling the gap between Celtic rock and traditional Irish folk ballads.

    Sheridan Rúitín New Music Video And Upcoming Tour

    To find more information on Sheridan Rúitín, click the link here to access their home page.

    Sheridan Rúitín 2023 Tour Dates

    2/25/2023 – Nyack, NY
    3/2/2023 – Warwick, NY
    3/3/2023 – Dingman’s Ferry, PA
    3/4/2023 – Stamford, CT
    3/5/2023 – Stony Point, NY
    3/10/2023 – Paramus, NJ
    3/11/2023 – Stamford, CT
    3/12/2023 – New York, NY
    3/14/2023 – Portland, ME
    3/15/2023 – Boston, MA
    3/16/2023 – Providence, RI
    3/17/2023 – Nanuet, NY
    3/18/2023 – Philadelphia, PA
    3/19/2023 – Pearl River, NY

  • Deb Cavanaugh and Dandelion Wine Share “Electric Avenue” Cover

    Deb Cavanaugh, an award-winning folk artist from Saratoga Springs, has recently formed Deb Cavanaugh and Dandelion Wine, with their first release a cover of “Electric Avenue” by Eddy Grant.

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    ​Very much like Deb Cavanaugh‘s former band, General Eclectic, Dandelion Wine’s line-up may vary depending on the venue and availability of musicians. Dandelion Wine is Jared Carrozza on bass and Ben Hart on drums, who also provides vocals and occasional lead guitar.

    The unique blend of blues, rock & roll, and folk is what gives Dandelion Wine a genre best defined as “psychedelic folk.”

    Cavanaugh is a singer songwriter, artist educator, multi-instrumentalist (guitar, mountain dulcimer, mandolin & more) in Petersburg, NY playing feel-good Americana.

    The group have also released a video, “New Age Guy,” recorded at The Jive Hive.

  • Venezualachian Duo Larry & Joe Announce New York Show

    Venezualachian music duo Larry & Joe are headed to Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs on Wednesday, January 25 as part of their first ever tour to the Northeast.

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    Duo Larry & Joe

    Larry & Joe is the latest project of Joe Troop, founder and bandleader of former GRAMMY-nominated Latingrass ensemble Che Apalache, and Larry Bellorín, a powerhouse of Llanera music who’s also an asylum-seeking migrant.

    Currently based in the Triangle of North Carolina, both men are versatile multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters on a mission to show that music has no borders. These two will bring their unique fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music to the Capital Region, with an electric show that is sure to be a treat for all ages. The duo fuse their respective Venezuelan and Appalachian folk traditions (hence, Venezualachian) on the harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, upright bass, guitar, and maracas. Their bilingual program will include storytelling, humor, and singalongs. This show will feature both distinct blend of their musical traditions as well as storytelling about the ways that music and social movements coalesce.

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    Fusion Duo Larry & Joe

    Tickets are $20 for general admission, $18 for members, $10 for students and children, and $5 for livestream. Tickets available on Eventbrite and at the door. Doors for seating open at 7 pm, show begins at 7:30 pm. All ages encouraged to attend. For more information, visit www.larryandjoe.com

  • Historic Cohoes Music Hall Announces Three New Events

    The historic Cohoes Music Hall announces three new shows to their calendar of upcoming events, featuring Hootenanny at the Hall, A Night of Joni Mitchell, and Stephen Pearcy’s “The Voice Of RATT.”

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    The Cohoes Music Hall opened its door in 1874 in Cohoes. It was restored in 1974 to become what it is today, a historic music hall with a great lineup of events. In late December, the venue was awarded $1.88 million in funding through New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation grants, transforming it into an energy-efficient building.

    Their upcoming lineup of events features three new shows on the bill. On Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Steven Pearcy brings “The Voice of RATT” to the Cohoes Music Hall. He is the founder, lead singer, and songwriter of the metal rock band RATT, credited with having been a pioneer of the early 80’s Sunset Strip rock scene. RATT has nearly four decades of success, having released eight albums and played thousands of shows worldwide all the while selling over 20 million records. He will be performing all the hits, including “Round & Round,’“ “Wanted Man,” “Lay It Down,” “Lack Of Communication,” “Dance” and many more.

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    Other events added at the Cohoes Music Hall include A Night of Joni Mitchell with Zan & The Winter Folk, Girl Blue, Hold on Honeys, and Belle-Skinner on March 11. The evening will be celebrating the music of the legendary Joni Mitchell, with four of the Capital Region’s premier musical acts together. Finally, the second annual Hootenanny at the Hall will happen on March 25. The event focuses on celebrating Country, Bluegrass, and Blues in the Capital Region, featuring three incredible artists/bands, The Moon Shells, Caity & the Gallaghers, and Jacob Shipley.

    There are more events happening at the venue that have already been announced, including Zach Nugent and Dead Set on Jan. 20, The British Legends of Rocks Show on Feb. 17, ACROBAT, The International U2 Tribute Show on Feb. 25, Haley Reinhart on March 24, and many more.

    Information about the events announced at the Cohoes Music Hall and to purchase tickets, visit here.