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Pantera and Lamb of God to play Syracuse and Darien Center back-to-back

Pantera, one of the most successful and influential bands in heavy metal history, have announced their long awaited return to the stage. They will be touring North America this summer with Lamb of God as special guests, with back to back shows this August in Darien Center and Syracuse.

Pantera got its start in Arlington, TX with its best-known lineup, consisting of founding members drummer Vinnie Paul and guitarist Dimebag Darrell, along with bassist Rex Brown and vocalist Philip Anselmo. Pantera is credited with the development and popularization of the groove metal subgenre.  To date, the group has sold 20 million records worldwide and has received four GRAMMY nominations.

One of the most anticipated tours of 2023, this celebration tour includes original members Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown joined by Zakk Wylde (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drums).  In December 2022, they kicked off the highly anticipated return in Mexico City to incredible reviews.

The 20-city tour kicks off on Tuesday, July 28 in Burgettstown, PA, at The Pavilion at Star Lake and includes a stop at Darien Lake Amphitheater in Darien Center on Wednesday, August 9. A day later the tour rolls east to Syracuse at St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview.

Fans can also see Pantera at their recently announced support dates during Metallica’s North America Stadium tour dates in 2023 & 2024 and headlining major rock festivals in 2023 including Rockfest, Inkcarceration, and more.

Tickets go on sale starting Friday, January 27th starting at 10 AM Local Time on LiveNation.com.

Pantera with Lamb of God 2023 Tour Dates

Fri May 20 – Daytona, FL – Welcome to Rockville*

Thu Jul 13 – Cadott, WI – Rockfest*

Sat Jul 15 – Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration*

Fri Jul 28 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake

Sat Jul 29 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center

Mon Jul 31 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater#

Wed Aug 02 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

Fri Aug 04 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium^

Sat Aug 05 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium

Sun Aug 06 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain

Tue Aug 08 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview

Wed Aug 09 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater

Fri Aug 11 – Montreal, QC – Olympique Stadium^

Sat Aug 12 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage

Tue Aug 15 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP

Thu Aug 17 – Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Fri Aug 18 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium^

Sun Aug 20 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater

Wed Aug 23 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

Fri Aug 25 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium^

Sat Aug 26 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Tue Aug 29 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre

Thu Aug 31 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater

Fri Sep 01 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium^

Sun Sep 03 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma*

Thu Sep 07 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater

Fri Sep 08 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

Sat Sep 10 – Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival*

Tue Sep 12 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

Thu Sep 14 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach

Fri Sep 15 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live

Sat Sep 23 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life*

Sat Oct 07 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock*

Fri Nov 03 – St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center^

Fri Nov 10 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field^

2024 Dates

Fri Aug 02 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium^

Fri Aug 09 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field^

Fri Aug 16 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium^

Fri Aug 23 – Edmonton, AB – Commonwealth Stadium^

Fri Aug 30 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field^

*Festival Date | #Support Act TBD | ^Pantera Support for Metallica Dates|

January 23, 2023
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.

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.

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

January 23, 2023
The Ed Sullivan Show Archives Share Rare Louis Armstrong Performance

The Ed Sullivan Show archives have shared previously unreleased Louis Armstrong performances, with the first premiering tonight, January 22.

It is believed that Ed Sullivan himself lent these clips to Louis Armstrong and Universal Music Enterprises, because the two were friends, having been born in the same year in 1901. These new clips of Armstrong are able to be brought up now after decades of being lost. The first clip, premiering Jan. 22, shows Armstrong at his best, with him and opera star Robert Merrill performing a Medley (“Vesti la giubba” and “Honeysuckle Rose”) on the episode that aired on April 17, 1955.

Armstrong spent a lot of his life living in Queens, permanently settling there in 1943, despite being from New Orleans. By the 1950s, Armstrong, commonly known as “Satchmo” was widely known, and was entered into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 1952. He starred as himself in the 1954 Biopic The Glenn Miller Story and that same year also released his second autobiography, Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans. 1964 proved to be an important year for Armstrong as his record Hello, Dolly! remained on the Hot 100 for 22 weeks, dislodging a few Beatles songs. He died in 1971 of a heart attack.

Armstrong went on the Ed Sullivan Show a few times in his life, and some new clips are being released now that have never been seen before. The Ed Sullivan show is the most popular primetime variety show in American history, hosting a number of talent including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley and Motown artists. The first clip being released shows Armstrong and opera star Robert Merrill perfmroign “Vesti la giubba” and “Honeysuckle Rose” on the episode that aired on April 17, 1955.

Another new clip that was originally broadcast on CBS Network on May 15, 1955, features Armstrong alongside Gary Crosby delivering a performance of “Struttin With Some Barbecue,” will be released soon. The rare clip is available now to watch on YouTube.

January 23, 2023
Sam Smith Slays as SNL Sends up Santos

The first episode of the new year for Saturday Night Live found host Aubrey Plaza welcoming back an old friend to the Update desk, while Sam Smith played tracks from his upcoming Gloria album with two mesmerizing musical performances.

With a timely opening sending up Fox NFL post-game coverage of Giants/Eagles – which ended less than a half hour before, SNL wasted no time using the Congressman and life story fabricator George Santos (Bowen Yang) reporting from the Super Bowl, delusions of grandeur on full display. Yang’s Santos would make an appearance on Weekend Update, driving the bit even further, as the jokes write themselves with the continually unraveling fictional backstory of Santos front and center this past week.

Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus, Parks and Recreation) took the stage of Studio 8H and recounted her longtime desire to host SNL, including her time as a page. This led to the SNL monologue trope of a tour behind the scenes, meeting cast members, the set design team and special guests – like former cast member and Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler – popping up along the way.

A take on the recent TikTok clip-worthy Miss Universe pageant featured cameos from both Property Brothers, and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

Digital short “The Black Lotus” reimagined The White Lotus as a no-nonsense black-owned and staffed hotel, while “Game Night” brought together new neighbors in a revealing game of Taboo, and despite obvious cue card reading from Plaza, the rapid fire humor was refreshing and aligned perfectly with the host.

Sam Smith’s first song “Unholy” found the London singer in a fluffy pink ball gown under pink curtains and lighting, with Kim Petras appearing out from under the dress to join in the song. By the end, this performance turned into a devilish hallucination, with Smith donning a horned helmet. This marked Smith’s third time performing on SNL, having made their debut in 2014 and performing again in 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5fUCOgAJgk

Weekend Update showed that the Santos well of comedy will not run dry, with Yang showing longterm potential for his satiral take. Plaza joined the Update team as April Ludgate, revisiting her character from Parks and Recreation, and then bringing on Leslie Nope (Poehler) who made herself at home at the update desk, once again. Poehler shared Weekend Update duties with Seth Myers from 2006-2008.

The second performance from Sam Smith found him clad in gold, standing behind a choir who sang much of the track “Gloria.” Actress Sharon Stone – who starred in a remake of the movie Gloria in the late 90s – laid on a golden bed, moving to a new pose once Smith began to sing under the golden hued stage, a piece of performance art that was Smith’s idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFq8sojJNDo

Saturday Night Live returns on Saturday, January 28 with host Michael B. Jordan and musical guest Lil Baby.

January 22, 2023
37th Annual Tibet US House Benefit Concert Returns to Carnegie Hall, Featuring Maggie Rogers, Maya Hawke, and More

One of the longest-running and most renowned live cultural events in New York City, the Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert has announced its return to The Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on February 26, 2024, at 7:30 PM.

The Tibet House US Benefit Concert, now in its 37 year, delivers an evening full of amazing music, camaraderie, and one-night-only collaborations. Joining esteemed composer and artistic director Philip Glass, who once again curated this year’s line-up, will be: Maggie Rogers, Laurie Anderson, Maya Hawke, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Tenzin Choegyal, Scorchio Quartet, Joan Baez, SNL‘s Bowen Yang, Christian Lee Hutson, and Ukrainian punk rock band Gogol Bordello. Uma Thurman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, and Arden Wohl will serve as the evening’s honorary chairs. Recently added, Joan Baez is a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Recipient, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and Kennedy Center Honoree.

This annual event has been a standout for over three-and-a-half decades, consistently selling out and assembling some of the most legendary and exciting names in music and art. Some of these include Alabama Shakes, boygenius, Carly Simon, David Bowie, Stephen Colbert, Lou Reed, Phoebe Bridgers, Sharon Jones, FKA twigs, The Roots, Jim James, Vampire Weekend, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Blood Orange, Sigur Ros, R.E.M, Emmylou Harris, Jon Batiste, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jason Isbell, Iggy Pop, The Flaming Lips, Keanu Reeves, Eddie Vedder, Annie Lennox, Brittany Howard, Black Pumas, Cage The Elephant, Cyndi Lauper, Trey Anastasio and many, many more.

The event has garnered praise from many, including the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Hollywood Reporter, Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Associated Press, Billboard, Vogue, and more. All proceeds support the work of Tibet House US, a non-profit educational institution and cultural embassy founded in 1987 at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to ensure the survival of the unique Tibetan civilization.

Tickets for the concert are on sale now ($35-$200). Also available now are special gala packages starting at $500, including prime concert tickets, an elegant dinner reception with the performers, and a who’s who of New York City society. To purchase these packages, visit here or call Tibet House US at 212.807.0563.

January 22, 2023
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 1^st.

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.”

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.

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

January 22, 2023
Talib Kweli and Bob James Set for February Performances at Blue Note Jazz Club with Special Guests Rakim, DMC and Slick Rick

Blue Note Jazz Club have announced a set of February shows featuring a quartet of hip hop legends. The historic music lounge will see Talib Kweli headline alongside oft-sampled jazz visionary Bob James from February 7-9. Kicking off the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop celebrations, the performances will feature special guests in the form of hip hop pioneers Rakim, DMC and Slick Rick, who will receive a Lifetime Achieve Award from The Recording Academy next month.

Talib Kweli is set to headline Blue Note Jazz Club on three consecutive nights.

The re-joining of forces at Blue Note between icon Bob James and Talib Kweli with legends Rakim, Slick Rick and DMC is an exceptional moment,” said Blue Note Director of Programming Alex Kurland.

Moreover, Kweli and James first joined forces last year at the storied Greenwich Village club. Alongside special guest Slick Rick, the trio performed a medley of popular records with jazz interpolations to an engaging crowd.

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Blue Note’s Performers

This time around, the Blue Note audience will receive another historic performance in a landmark year for the genre. Blue Note Jazz Club has hosted legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, George Clinton, and Talib Kweli’s own Black Star groupmate, Yasiin Bey. The line of prestigious performers continues when these legendary acts grace the stage.

The God MC – Rakim is set to appear at Blue Note Jazz Club

Brooklyn-based MC Talib Kweli stands as one of the world’s most talented and most accomplished Hip Hop artists. Whether working with Yasiin Bey as one-half of Black Star, or releasing landmark solo material or collaborating with Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Just Blaze, J Dilla, Hi-Tek, or Madlib, Kweli has established his place in the hip hop lore. Slick Rick, Rakim, and DMC are three of the most influential rhymers of all-time. Slick Rick for his inventiveness and creativity with his story-telling, Rakim for raising the bar in lyrical proficiency and DMC as one third of one of hip hop’s most culturally significant groups in Run DMC.

Talib Kweli, Bob James and Slick Rick will once again grace the Blue Note Jazz Club stage.

About Bob James

18-time Grammy nominee Bob James has also cemented his place in the realm of hip hop. His 1974 album One, specifically the groove-heavy closing track “Nautilus,” featuring James on keyboard, Gary King on bass, and Idris Muhammad on drums, is one of the most sampled and interpolated songs of all time. In 1988, elements of the song found their way into Run DMC’s “Beats To The Rhyme” and Eric B & Rakim’s “Follow The Leader.” Slick Rick then famously used “Nautilus” as the backbone to his groundbreaking single “Children’s Story.” Dozens more hip hop acts have interpolated parts of “Nautilus” leaving Bob James amongst friends on the Blue Note stage.
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Bob James’ depth of history and contribution to hip hop and musical culture is remarkable. Our inspiration with these shows is to revisit that history and vibe through the samples originating from Bob James, in collaboration with three of the most prolific, powerhouse and pioneering MCs of all time who have a legendary connection of drawing from Bob’s music.
– Alex Kurland

Fans can purchase tickets for Talib Kweli and Bob James at Blue Note Jazz Club here.

January 22, 2023
Zach Bryan Announces North American Tour, 2 Stops in NY

2022 was a particularly prolific year for rising country star Zach Bryan and he’s set on riding that wave into the new year with his biggest tour yet. Bryan’s Burn Burn Burn North American Tour tour kicks off in April at the Two Step Inn Festival in Texas, and will include two shows in New York, in Albany at MVP Arena and Queens at Forest Hills Stadium.

Bryan released 2 full length albums and multiple EPs and singles, amounting to around 12 projects overall last year. His album American Heartbreak was the number one most streamed album on Spotify last year; it consists of a stunning 34 songs. But despite his impressive quantity, Zach Bryan has not abandoned quality. “From Austin” on American Heartbreak combines intense imagery and devastating lyricism. “Something In The Orange” went double platinum and scored Bryan a Grammy Award for Best Solo Country Performance.

Last year, Bryan’s tour sold out in minutes. Zach Bryan, self-proclaimed enemy of Ticketmaster — his most recent live show recording is called All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Live From Red Rocks) — is using Fair AXS to sell tickets to avoid catastrophes like those that plagued Taylor Swift’s last tour. To purchase tickets, fans should register on the site beginning January 29. Registered fans will then be chosen at random starting on February 13 to access the tour site and purchase tickets on a first-come, first-served basis.

See the full tour schedule below and register to buy tickets here.

Zach Bryan 2023 Tour

*April 15 Georgetown, TX Two Step Inn Festival

May 10 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena

May 12 Worcester, MA DCU Center

May 13 Wilkes-Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

May 15 Duluth, GA Gas South Arena

May 19 Houston, TX Toyota Center

May 20 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center

May 23 Jacksonville, FL VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena

May 24 N Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum

May 26 Albany, NY MVP Arena

May 28 London, ON Budweiser Gardens

May 31 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center

June 02 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

*June 03 Lexington, KY Railbird Festival

June 23 New York, NY Forest Hills Stadium

June 26 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre

June 27 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre

*July 07 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest

*July 13 Chicago, IL Windy City Smokeout

*July 14-16 Whitefish, MT Under The Big Sky Festival

*July 20-July 22 Cullman, AL Rock The South

*August 05 St. Charles, IA Hinterland Music Festival

August 07 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena

August 09 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

August 11 Tulsa, OK BOK Center

August 14 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

August 17 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center

August 19 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena

August 20 Bakersfield, CA Mechanics Bank Arena

August 21 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena

August 23 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena

August 25 Glendale, AZ Desert Diamond Arena

August 27 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena

August 29 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena

August 30 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center

* Indicates Festival Dates – on sale now

January 21, 2023
Commemorate Black History Month With “The Black Version” NYC Debut at Midnight Theatre

On January 13, The Black Version will make its New York City debut for Black History Month at Manhattan West’s Midnight Theatre. You can witness this comedic improv on February 24 at 7pm and February 25 at 9pm.

The 90 minute show will commence when the audience is asked to select a popular movie. After their suggestion, the cast must improvise the “Black version” of that film, in addition with its improvised soundtrack, dance numbers, DVD extras, audition reels, and much more. The entirely improvised show performs once a month at The Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles.

After its 2010 summer opening, The Black Version has performed completely sold-out houses at The Groundlings Theatre. Despite also performing at The Kennedy Center, the show has been enjoyed at numerous festivals. This would include the Netflix is a Joke Festival, the San Francisco SketchFest, Outside Lands Music Festival, and the Louisville Improv Festival.

The all black cast features show creator, Jordan Black, Nyima Funk, Daniele Gaither, Phil LaMarr, Gary Anthony Williams, and Cedric Yarbrough. Karen Maruyama is responsible for direction and presented by Zach Laks Productions. You’ve seen this animated cast in shows like Community, Wild N’ Out, Mad TV, The Boondocks and Reno 911. Tickets are on sale here.

Midnight Theatre’s marvelous 160-seat venue provides a diverse range of programming that showcases talent from the Broadway stage, comedy, music, DJs and other unique special events. While attending the show, obtaining food will be no problem. Midnight Theatre contains a pan-Asian restaurant and bar, known as The Hidden Leaf. The flavorsome restaurant was created by Josh Cohen, with a kitchen helmed by Chef Chai Trivedi. Midnight Cafe, Midnight Theatre’s street level cocktail bar will also be open to guests. Another great place to grab a bite is Essex Pearl, offering a variety of seafood rolls, lobster, crab, shrimp and more from 12pm-7pm. A nightly Oyster Happy Hour will be available from 4pm – 7pm.

January 21, 2023
Pink Talking Fish Announce NYC And Buffalo Shows

Hybrid/fusion act Pink Talking Fish have announced their 2023 spring tour, celebrating the 50 Year Anniversary of Pink Floyd’s album Dark Side Of The Moon.

Pink Talking Fish

A musical tribute fusion of Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, and Phish, the band will celebrate by performing the album in its entirety for every show of the tour. The incredible two set show will be dedicated to first to Dark Side Of The Moon, while the second set will be classic Pink Talking Fish combinations of their namesakes.

New York City’s stop will be held March 24, 2023 at Manhattan’s Sony Hall, located in Times Square. Known as Midtown’s Premier event hall, Sony Hall is equipped with Sony’s latest technologies throughout to provide an enhanced experience.

Pink Talking Fish will also be making a stop in Buffalo on April 13. The show will take place at Buffalo Iron Works, a live music venue & bar built into an early 1900s factory space.

The tour begins with an epic concept show on March 11 in Beverly MA which is being called “The Anniversary Show”. This performance will not only include Dark Side Of The Moon, but also have a full rendition of the Talking Heads album Stop Making Sense.

Tickets are available now at www.pinktalkingfish.com/tour

January 21, 2023