NYS Music 2023

Category: Rock

  • Ampevene Releases Psychedelic Rock Single “The Chemistress” 

    Albany psychedelic rock band Ampevene has just put out their newest single “The Chemistress” on March 7th. The band recommends listening to the single with headphones as the mixing was planned to give the song an almost 3D feel to it. 

    Ampevene Releases Psychedelic Rock Single “The Chemistress” 

    Ampevene is an experimental fusion of original progressive rock, psychedelic, and other genres. Based out of Albany, the band has opened for nationally touring acts such as Moon Hooch, Consider The Source, Flux Capacitor, and Aqueous. “The Chemistress” was inspired by rock bands such as The Mars Volta, Black Midi, Tool, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. 

    Ampevene Releases Psychedelic Rock Single “The Chemistress” 

    Comprised of Gabe Stallman (guitar and vocals), Mack Hogan (bass), Ava Smith (keys and synth), and Brian McKinney Fahey (drums), Ampevene has played in some of the region’s best venues including Larkfest, The Hollow, and Putnam Den in the Capital Region, The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, Nectar’s in Burlington, Vermont, and Funk ‘n Waffles in Syracuse.  

    “The Chemistress” is a pure listening and visceral experience, Ampevene blends a free form frenzy, jagged riffs, and hypnotic rhythms into a tight, psychedelic, sonic landscape, designed to trip up and trip out any listener. Ampevene draws their influence from renowned artists such as Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, TOOL, Mastodon, King Crimson, John Frusciante, and more, yet somehow manages to create something completely unique for their listeners.  

    During a performance, Ampevene will take you through a transcendent experience of sounds ranging from soft floating grooves to heavy math based confusion, and even downright noise, yet somehow the complexity doesn’t obscure the pure emotion, and even comfort that the songs exude. They released their first full length album, Ephemagoria, in 2018. 

    Ampevene Releases Psychedelic Rock Single “The Chemistress” 

    To listen to “The Chemistress,” click the link here.

    For more from Ampevene, click the link here.

  • Ween Announce First US Tour Since 2016, The Rooftop at Pier 17 Show

    It’s time to get Brown once again as rock band Ween announced a US headline tour today, which includes a show at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City this September. The band will perform at the venue on Sept. 14, shortly before their tour comes to an end. The last time the band went on tour in the US was in 2016, shortly after their reunion following their 2012 breakup.

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    Ween was formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania, and consists of Gene and Dean Ween alongside longtime band members Claude Coleman, Jr. (drums), Dave Dreiwitz (bass), and Glenn McClelland (keyboards). The band’s sound combines elements of punk, psychedelic, alternative, country, and more. Their debut studio album, God Weed Satan, was released in late 1990 and since then, the band has released a total of nine studio albums. Ween’s most recent studio album, La Cucaracha, was released in 2007.

    Ween’s headline tour comes after their already-announced series of live performances this April. The band is set to perform in Dallas on April 25, Houston on April 26, and New Orleans from April 28-29. Additionally, they will return to their home state of Pennsylvania for the Peach Music Festival from June 29-July 2. Furthermore, Ween has launched a new web store. Fans can find a variety of merchandise, including a web store exclusive variant on the gold foil of Todd Slater’s Las Vegas poster from this past weekend’s shows.

    Tickets Today Artists Presales for the Ween tour, which includes a stop a The Rooftop at Pier 17, starts March 22 at 10 a.m., while venue, radio, and local presales begin, March 23, at 10 a.m., ending at 10 p.m. the same day along with all presales. General on-sale begins March 24 at 12 p.m. For more ticket information, click here.

    WEEN – US TOUR 2023

    APRIL
    25 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
    26 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
    28 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
    29 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater

    JUNE
    29-7/2 – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival *

    JULY
    28 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
    29 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
    30 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

    AUGUST
    1 – Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater
    3 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
    4 – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC
    5 – St. Louis, MO – St. Louis Music Park

    SEPTEMBER
    8 – Minneapolis, MN – Surly Field
    9 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed Outdoors
    10 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
    12 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion
    14 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
    15 – Providence, RI – The Strand Ballroom
    16 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

    Watch Ween Perform live from the Capitol Theatre.

  • In Focus: Curtis Waters – Getting Silly at Baby’s All Right

    King of punk rap music Curtis Waters brought the Bad Son Tour to the iconic Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn. As part of his first ever headline tour, with help from Tommy Richman and Jonah Roy, Curtis Waters turned Baby’s All Right into an anticapitalist-rock paradise for an incredible show.

    Curtis Waters (Photograph by Chinaza Ajuonuma)

    Curtis Waters is a rising star in the music industry, known for his infectious beats, catchy lyrics, and fearless experimentation with various genres. Born in Nepal and raised essentially everywhere, Waters has been making music since his early teens and honed his skills through online collaborations with other musicians around the world. His breakthrough hit, “Stunnin’,” which he produced, wrote, and performed, went viral on TikTok in 2020 and propelled him to mainstream success.

    Since then, Waters has continued to push boundaries with his music, blending elements of hip-hop, rap, and punk to create a unique sound that better reflects who he is and resonates with fans worldwide. With recent releases HIMBO and GOD’S LONELY MAN that were 7 years in the making, Curtis Waters is poised to become one of the most exciting voices in music today.

    Tommy Richman (Photograph by Chinaza Ajuonuma)

    Hailing from Woodbridge, Virginia, Tommy Richman is a certified star. Tommy’s passion for music started at a young age, when he began taking voice lessons and singing in his church choir. After dropping out of college to pursue his dreams, Tommy persevered and has become a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. With hit releases such as “Star Girl”, Richman’s music gives us a glimpse into the mind of a true musical genius. Richman just released “Wish I Never Knew You”, produced by him and Jonah Roy. With his signature sound and unwavering commitment to his craft, we can’t wait to see where Richman’s journey takes him next.

    Curtis accepting the “Most Humble Musician Ever” Award (Photograph by Chinaza Ajuonuma)

    The energy of the show was absolutely unmatched. From start to finish, the concert was akin to an eventful burst of a supernova, with support from Jonah DJing and playing guitar all night, to opening up the pit during every single song – even launching himself off the stage to mosh with the people. Between the jumping and yelling, there were sentimental moments, like when two dedicated fans presented Curtis with a specialized “Most Humble Musician” award and a brand new tie he wore at the rest of the stops on tour. While there was a general set list, because the crowd was so engaged with the show, he performed a never before seen song, specifically requested by his self proclaimed biggest fan. Riding off the high of the buzzing crowd, Curtis and friends left the stage to interact with fans after the show, showering them with support and admiration for the hardcore show. From anticapitalist rants to heartfelt speeches about success, anyone who attended the show is already counting down the days until the next time they can attend a Curtis Waters concert.

    Curtis moshing in the crowd (Photograph by Chinaza Ajuonuma)

    Though Bad Son Tour may be over, stay tuned to Curtis and Tommy’s socials for news for any upcoming performances.

  • Jerry Garcia Bobblehead Games Announced for August at Yankee Stadium

    Jerry Garcia Bobblehead games are once again on the schedule for August at Yankee Stadium. Yankee Stadium is extending the bobblehead games this year, starting on Garcia’s birthday, and continuing until Aug. 5.

    This marks the second series of bobblehead games at the stadium featuring the late Grateful Dead frontman, the first of which was last year for what would’ve been Garcia’s 80th birthday.

    Jerry Garcia Yankee Stadium bobblehead
    The Rex Foundation will receive a portion of every ticket sold for the Jerry Garcia Bobblehead Games. Credit: Herb Greene

    Jerry Garcia was an American musician from San Francisco and co-founder of the rock band Grateful Dead, which gained popularity during the counterculture of the 1960s. While he is considered by many to be the leader of the Grateful Dead, Garcia never embraced the title. The band’s career birthed 13 studio albums over nearly 30 years, officially breaking up shortly before Garcia’s death in 1995, although pre-recorded live albums continued to be released following his death. Garcia, along with his Grateful Dead bandmates, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

    A portion of every ticket sold will support the Rex Foundation. Special tickets must be purchased for the Jerry Garcia Bobblehead Games at Yankee Stadium. Each Special Event Ticket includes a New York Yankees Jerry Garcia Bobblehead. The New York Yankees will verse the Tampa Bay Rays for the first two games on Aug. 1-2, and the Houston Astros for the next four games, from Aug. 3-6. Prices vary by date and seating selection.

    Listen to the “Touch of Grey” music video by Grateful Dead.

  • 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 Hooker, Nels Cline, Nate 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
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    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.

  • Elliott Landy Launches Campaign for “The Band Photographs: Volume Two”

    Elliott Landy, a legendary Rock and Roll photographer, has launched a campaign to help his second book, The Band Photographs: Volume Two, based on Woodstock based The Band, get published. His first book, The Band Photographs, 1968-1969, was published in 2015. Landy became a rock group photographer in their early days in the late 60s, and much of his work has yet to be seen by the public.

    Elliott Landy The Band
    The Band members. Credit: Rolling Stone

    The Band originated in Woodstock, and Elliott Landy was the official photographer for the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Much of his work there on display in his first book. Because of his photographs, audiences now have a glimpse into the time period of 1960s Woodstock. Artists he has photographed include Van Morrison and The Band’s Bob Dylan, pieces that have made the covers of the Nashville Skyline and Moondance, respectively. Having had his work published in major magazines and publications, The Band Photographs, 1968-1969 was published in 2015, with the help of Kickstarter.

    Landy said, “I was the only photographer who had access to The Band during that period while living in Woodstock, N.Y. Because we were friends I had the freedom to hang out and take whatever pictures I wanted. I shot more than 10,000 frames of film of The Band during this period. Of these, fewer than 25 had been published prior to my 2015 book, The Band Photographs 1968-1969, which contained 200 photographs—most of which had never been published before.”

    Landy hopes his photographs will help audiences understand who The Band is as people and individuals, not just performers.

    “These were people who lived with each other, shared on-the-road experiences with each other for over seven years, and they hadn’t lost any of their basic humanity – they were still kind and nice to everyone,” Landy said.

    Even years after The Band’s breakup after founding member Rick Danko’s death, the group is still an influential figure in Rock and Roll history. They have been subject to a number of articles, essays, and books. Along with The Band’s music itself, Landy’s photography helps bring the group to life.

    Volume Two of The Band Photographs allows Landy to showcase his work that didn’t make it in volume one.

    Landy added, “So after this volume two is finished, I’ll see what is left. After all, I did take over 10,000 photographs and I suspect there are other good ones that I just haven’t taken notice of… So we’ll see what comes after this if anything regarding the band photographs.”

    I have developed a way of animating these photographs in my own software which will allow users to play them synchronously with any music they chose including the band’s music of course. So perhaps that will be the next iteration of these photographs.

    Because of the unfettered access I had as a friend, the photographs bring us into their lives from the mundane chores of grocery shopping to the fun of playing football in the backyard to the sublime moments of creation in the studio and onstage. You will be transported back to their homes in Woodstock and invited to gather on Levon’s bed as they discuss lyrics for who knows, “Rag Mama Rag” or maybe “King Harvest.”

    Landy’s campaign went live on Feb. 7, 2023. A little over three weeks are left in the campaign, ending on April 8. Signed editions, limited edition prints, lithos and more are being offered to pledges. The same size as volume one, it will be a great companion to the first book or your favorite vinyl records by The Band.

  • My Morning Jacket to Perform at Artpark Amphitheater this June

    My Morning Jacket have announced an upcoming North American headline tour that begins this spring, which includes a stop at the Artpark Amphitheatre in Lewiston. The band is scheduled to have a performance at the venue on June 26.

    My Morning Jacket Band Members. Credit: IMDB

    My Morning Jacket, originating in Louisville, Kentucky, comprises five members, Jim James (lead vocal, guitar,) Tom Blankenship (bass guitar,) Patrick Hallahan (drums, percussion,) Bo Koster (keyboards percussion, backing vocals,) and Carl Broemer ( guitars, pedal steel, saxophone, backing vocals.) The band has a more than 20-year-long career, with their debut album, The Tennesse Fire, being released in 1999. They have since released over nine albums, most recently the self-titled My Morning Jacket in 2021. The band’s sound is a mixture of rock and country and has been described as experimental and psychedelic. In partnership with Reverb for three years, My Morning Jacket will be supporting the environmental non-profit’s climate portfolio which funds projects that measurably reduce greenhouse gas pollution, address climate justice, and directly decarbonize the music industry.

    Tickets for the My Morning Jacket headline tour, which includes a stop at the Artpark Amphitheatre, go on sale Friday, March 24 at 10 a.m. My Morning Jacket’s One Big Family members will have access to presale tickets until Monday, March 20 at 10 a.m. Spotify and local presales begin Thursday, March 23 at 10 a.m. and continue through 10 p.m. VIP tickets will also be available. For complete details and ticket availability, please see www.mymorningjacket.com/events.

    This will be the third consecutive year that My Morning Jacket is partnering with the non-profit Reverb to reduce the environmental footprint of their tour.

    MY MORNING JACKET – TOUR 2023

    MAY

    14 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre

    15 – Jackson, MS – Thalia Mara Hall

    20 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Corona Capital Guadalajara ^

    30 – London, UK – O2 Kentish Town Forum

    31 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz Manchester

    JUNE

    3 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound ^

    5 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma

    6 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg

    9 – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound ^

    10 – Madrid, Spain – Primavera Sound ^

    15 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre

    16 – Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery

    17 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival ^

    20 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre

    21 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater

    23 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park

    24 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion

    26 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Amphitheater

    28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE

    30 – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl

    JULY

    1 – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival ^

    29 – Washington, DC – The Anthem

    30 – Floyd, VA – FloydFest ^

    AUGUST

    15 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield

    16 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater

    18 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre †

    19 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre †

    20 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl †

    22 – San Diego, CA – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

    23 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre

    25 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

    26 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

    ^ Festival Appearance

    † w/ Fleet Foxes

    Watch the music video for My Morning Jacket’s single, “Love Love Love,” from their recent album.

  • In Focus: The Music Of Paul McCartney at Carnegie Hall

    On the evening of Wednesday, March 15, New York City’s Carnegie Hall served as a gathering place to pay tribute to Sir Paul McCartney. Produced by Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Michael Dorf, The Music Of Paul McCartney was the 18th annual Music Of benefit concert to grace Carnegie Hall.

    Photograph by Bobby Banks

    In front of a sold-out house, Will Lee, Alexis Morrast, Peter Asher, Lyle Lovett, Patti Smith, Sammy Rae, Shovels & Rope, Christopher Cross, Danny Laine, Allison Russel, The Cactus Bottoms, Jennifer Nettles, Resistance Revival Chorus, Music Will Kids Group, Lake Street Drive, Bruce Hornsby, Graham Nash, Ingrid Michaelson, Glen Hasard, Jonathan Russel, Hamilton Leithauser, Betty Lavette, and Nancy Wilson sang their praises. Each artist performed one song from Paul McCartney’s vast catalog and celebrated his musical career.

    The evening was marked by golden moments. Patti Smith, who was not originally on the line-up, surprised the crowd with a rendition of The Beatles, “She’s Leaving Home.” She added her own lyrical twists throughout the song, reaffirming her already widely known and beloved creative prose.

    Patti Smith at Carnegie Hall on March 15, 2023 in New York City. Photo by Bobby Banks.

    The New York City Chapter of The Resistance Revival Chorus then took the stage. The chorus is “a collective of more than 60 women, and non-binary singers, who join together to breathe song and joy into the resistance and to uplift and center women’s voices,” according to the Resistance Revival Chorus. The group performed The Beatles’ “Let It Be.” In doing so, they transformed the event into an interactive experience between the performer and the audience. They radically broke down all barriers between performer and viewer; between stage and seat.

    They put their arms up to the sky, and audience members did the same. They danced, and the audience danced. The grand, wide-open room that is Carnegie Hall suddenly became one. They walked tall off the stage to a symphony of cheers, snaps, and the sudden shuffling of a standing ovation – The first of the night.

    Photo by Bobby Banks

    The stage also welcomed Music Will Kids Group to perform The Beatles’ “Get Back.” The group consisted of four students from a New York City-based high school. Before strumming a note or singing a tune, the lead singer shouted a thank-you into the microphone for their music teacher, Mr. Paris.

    To close out the evening, all 23 performers joined on stage to perform their group finale, “Hey Jude.” Performers clapped, hugged, smiled, and filled the stage with joy. Fans stood, swayed, and joined in on the music. Carnegie Hall’s choir of 3,000+ voices reverberated through the city and solidified an already unshakable legacy of one of history’s greatest, Sir Paul McCartney.

    The Music Of tribute series has donated collectively over $1.5M in proceeds to organizations that provide music education programs and opportunities to underserved youths. Paul McCartney’s tribute was preceded by tributes to other greats, such as Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, David Byrne, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and more.

    Group encore performs “Hey Jude” for the final song of The Music Of Paul McCartney at Carnegie Hall on March 15, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)

    Music Of Paul McCartney Setlist: “Ooh You” performed by Will Lee, “My Love” performed by Alexis Morrast,  “A World Without Love” performed by Peter Asher & Lyle Lovett, “Things We Said Today” performed by Patti Smith, “Heart of the Country” performed by Sammy Rae, “Helter Skelter” performed by Shovels & Rope, “Mother Nature’s Son” performed by Christopher Cross, “Mull of Kintyre” performed by Denny Laine & Christopher Cross, “Blackbird” performed by Allison Russell, “And I Love Her” performed by The Cactus Blossoms, “Silly Love Song” performed by Jennifer Nettles, “Let it Be” performed by Resistance Revival Chorus, “Get Back” performed by Music Will Kids Group, “Let Me Roll It” performed by Lake Street Drive, “I’ve Just Seen a Face” performed by Bruce Hornsby, “For No One” performed by Graham Nash, “I Will” & “Calico Skies” performed by Ingrid Michaelson, “We Can Work It Out” performed by Glen Hansard, “Let Em In” performed by Jonathan Russell, “With a Little Help from My Friends” performed by Hamilton Leithauser, “Maybe I’m Amazed” performed by Betty LaVette, “Yesterday” performed by Lyle Lovett, “Band On the Run” performed by Nancy Wilson, “Hey Jude” performed by entire line-up.

  • 8th Annual John Henry’s Friends Benefit Concert Returns To City Winery

    Raising awareness for autism, Steve Earle and City Winery are set to present the 8th annual John Henry’s Friends Benefit Concert on May 15th at The Town Hall in New York City.

    This year’s eclectic lineup will feature a guitar pull with notable performances and storytelling from Steve Earle, David Byrne, Terry Allen, and Kurt Vile.

    Additionally, and keeping with the annual tradition, on May 15, the City Winery’s Loft will be hosting the live rehearsal show which will feature Steve Earle solo.

    Most importantly, all proceeds will support the show’s longtime partner The Keswell School, an educational program for children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Founded on the belief that children diagnosed with ASD can live full and productive lives as integrated members of their communities, The Keswell School provides educational, therapeutic, and supportive services for children diagnosed with ASD and their families. 

    Forever close to his heart, Steve’s son, John Henry, is a student at the school.

    The John Henry’s Friends Benefit Concert has previously hosted Bruce Springsteen, Rosanne Cash, Willie Nile, Graham Nash, Shawn Colvin, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Jason Isbell, Josh Ritter, and Amanda Shires, among others.

    The show shines a light on Autism through music and uplifts a worthy program empowering individuals with ASD to live the lives they deserve.

    VIP packages will be available at and will include Town Hall’s orchestra seating, as well as admission to the After Party at City Winery immediately following the show and various experiences with Steve including a private dinner.

    Packages and tickets are limited and on sale now at citywinery.com. 

  • Stop Making Sense to return to Theaters Summer 2023

    The 40th anniversary of the Talking Heads 1984 concert film and album, Stop Making Sense, will be celebrated in theaters later this year, with the full show being issued on vinyl for the first time on August 18. The collection of beloved songs will be shared as a limited edition two-album set, paired alongside a 28-page booklet with unpublished photos and new liner notes.

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    Earlier this week, the band shared a post on the band’s social media featuring Talking Heads frontman David Byrne retrieving his famous oversized grey suit from the dry cleaner, after decades of storage. Byrne then rides home on his bike, dons the suit and warms up a little as “Naive Melody” plays over the video, segueing back to his 1984 self from the movie.

    The Jonathon Demme-directed Stop Making Sense 2023 arrives via A24, which acquired the film’s worldwide rights. Stop Making Sense captured the Talking Heads as they performed at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December 1983 in support of their fifth album, Speaking in Tongues.

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    Accompanying the film will be a new deluxe edition of its soundtrack, due out on August 18th via Rhino Records. Available digitally with a Dolby Atmos mix of the complete concert and as a 2xLP set, the reissue is mixed by Jerry Harrison and E.T. Thorngren. Notably, the reissue adds on two previously unreleased performances of “Cities” and “Big Business / I Zimbra,” as well as unseen photos.

    Byrne performed his Oscar-nominated “This Is a Life” at the Academy Awards earlier this week, which saw “Everything Everywhere All At Once” win 7 Oscars, including Best Picture. Next, Byrne will provide music for the upcoming John Mulaney Netflix special, Baby J, and his disco pop musical Here Lies Love, about the life of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, which is set to open on Broadway this summer.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CUvkrtqbIM