NYS Music 2023

Category: Beyond NYS

  • MSG Entertainment Announces ‘Sphere Experiences’ Debuting This Fall

    Madison Square Garden Entertainment announced the debut of “Sphere Experiences,” one of its core content categories to be featured at Sphere, the company’s next-generation entertainment medium opening this fall in Las Vegas.

    Sphere Experiences
    Sphere at The Venetian (courtesy MSGE).

    “Sphere Experiences” will launch this fall with a first-of-its-kind immersive production – Postcard from Earth. “We are redefining the future of entertainment through Sphere,” said James L. Dolan, Executive Chairman and CEO, MSG Entertainment. “Sphere provides a new medium for directors, artists, and brands to create experiences that cannot be seen or told anywhere else, and Sphere Experiences are just one of the ways we will use the venue’s technologies to engage the senses and transport audiences to places both real and imagined. Postcard from Earth will set a new bar for multi-sensory storytelling possibilities, and we look forward to having audiences experience it at Sphere this fall.”

    Sphere is a next-generation entertainment medium, bringing wonder to the world and redefining the future of live entertainment, where artists, creators, and technologies will create extraordinary experiences, taking storytelling to a new level. The venue will host “Sphere Experiences” from leading Hollywood directors, concerts and residencies from the world’s biggest artists, including U2 who hinted there will be a residency coming soon, and premier marquee events. The first Sphere venue is currently under construction in Las Vegas, expected to open in fall 2023.

    The Postcard from Earth event will feature the new technology Sphere has been putting together for eventgoers. Audience members will be transported to a new world for approximately 60 minutes, with the world’s most advanced concert audio system, featuring crystal-clear audio that is the same for every guest, however, some people may hear different things, like different languages or instruments, truly customizing the listening experience. There are 4D technologies enhancing the experience, with 10,000 immersive seats including a system that utilizes deep vibrations so guests can feel the rumble of thunder or a roaring motorcycle as well as environmental effects like changing temperatures or familiar scents. The “Sphere Experiences” also feature the highest resolution LED screen on earth at 16K x 16K, making guests feel like they have traveled to a new world.

    Production of Postcard from Earth is currently underway and will offer a unique perspective on the beauty of life on earth, debuting to the public at Sphere at The Venetian in October. Tickets will be available for purchase starting April 12 at 3 p.m. EST. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit here.

  • Music and Art Collide in ECHO, a new book from Higher Ground and Solidarity of Unbridled Labour

    Higher Ground has served, for more than a quarter centry, as Burlington’s premiere indoor music venue, a checkmark for bands looking to make their park in the Green Mountain State. Fans who have been able enough to catch a Higher Ground show know to stay until the show is over, where concert posters are sometimes handed out to lucky fans.

    ECHO: A Survey at 25 Years of Sound, Art, and Ink on Paper, a unique art book featuring a collection of concert posters spanning the history of Higher Ground, the legendary music venue located just outside Burlington, VT, was released on April 1st. ECHO is a site to behold for concert poster collectors across the country.

    echo book higher ground

    This meticulously designed coffee table book, appearing like a stack of bound silkscreened posters, features the concert posters that have been a staple of Higher Ground and their partnership with acclaimed design firm and nonprofit, Solidarity of Unbridled Labour and Iskra Print Collective.

    The book’s intro, written by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, taps into the project quickly.

    What coheres in these images is the work of the music and art communities intertwined and invested in each other
Concert posters are as close as one can get to the solid evidence that we all crave—proof that what happens when we create is beyond the scope of the individual work.

    Jeff Tweedy

    With more than 350 original concert posters, all taking place in Vermont – mostly at Higher Ground – the book is snapshot of music history in the Northeast, tracking bands as they progressed around the country, growing in size in many cases, with some moving from the smaller Showcase Lounge to the larger Ballroom space.

    The artwork is inviting for any music lover, those who appreciate the art of concert posters, and others who appreciate variety in graphic design.

    echo book higher ground concert posters
    Ween / 07.23.99 / Edition of 350 / 22 x 26 / Design ‱ Todd Wender

    There are dozens of artists you’ll find inside the pages of ECHO, among them Neil Young, Ice Cube, Norah Jones, My Morning Jacket, Wu Tang Clan, Ween, Sturgill Simpson, Phish, Willie Nelson, Anderson .Paak, and many more. There are also the obscure artists you’ll come across in the pages of the book, those who fit a niche, faded out or otherwise never crossed your radar; the artwork in Echo will have you discovering new music.

    echo book higher ground concert posters

    Iskra Print Collective, a community space in Burlington that is dedicated to the practice, understanding, and appreciation of the printmaking arts, has held the task of creating silkscreen posters for certain shows at Higher Ground, which are uniquely not available for purchase. These prints evoke the spirit of each artist and band are embodied with bold creativity, and the deep dive into screenprinting found in ECHO is remarkable.

    Michael Jager, co-Founder and Creative Director of Solidarity of Unbridled Labour and Co-Founder of Iskra Print Collective, works to conceptualize and realize ideas that help guide and create culture and positive change from within. Working with Ezra Pound’s principle, “Make it new,” through his multi-disciplinary collaboration, Jager has created work for brands including Burton Snowboards, Microsoft’s Xbox, Nike, Levi’s,  Phish, MTV, Virgin, Lululemon, Yara, Tomra, Seventh Generation, MasterClass, and Patagonia.

    Making the project even more special is all proceeds going directly to Iskra Print Collective.

    concert posters
    Sturgill Simpson / 02.18.15 / Edition of 345 / 15 x 15 / Design ‱ Andrew Lakata

    Nestled inside the pages and pages of artwork inside ECHO are interviews with Alex Crothers, founder  and co-owner of Higher Ground.

    Crothers shares his unique insight from the past 25 years in his interview, which is echoed in his initial correspondence with Jager, outlining his vision for a partnership between the two.

    Crothers opened the venue in 1998 and has produced more than 10,000 events in that span of time. By attracting rising stars as well as legendary musicians, Crothers pushes Higher Ground with core values to create bigger and better things while embracing community, storytelling, and the creative process. Through working with Iskra Print Collective, Higher Ground meets this mission.

    Wu-Tang Clan / 12.21.10 / Edition of 275 / 15 x 15 / Design ‱ Chris Partelow

    ECHO is a must own book for any music-lover or Vermonter, and a must for any concert poster collector. The incredible design of the coffee table book is also the perfect addition to your library. Purchase ECHO here.

  • In Focus: Laufey Plays a One Time Show at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

    Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter Laufey played a sold out show with opener Laura Elliot at the historical Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Massachusetts this past Friday, April 7th.

    Fans of all ages wearing fancy attire attentively listened to Laufey’s captivating vocals as she sang multiple songs from her latest jazz album, Everything I Know About Love. People traveled from Puerto Rico, Florida, and New York City for this one time show.

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Laufey
    Laufey

    Laura Elliot opened the show with an incredible set, singing multiple songs off of her first album People Pleaser to celebrate one year since its release. Born and raised in the Hudson Valley she gained recognition after collaborating with Lizzy McAlpine on “weird,” and joining artists like The Walters on tour before having her own People Pleaser tour in 2022. 

    Laura Elliot

    After a twenty minute intermission, Laufey took the stage at 9:05, causing a stream of excited screams to erupt from her eager crowd. The 23-year-old jazz-pop artist got her start in 2020 when her singing videos gained huge recognition on TikTok. Growing up in Iceland and now living in LA, Laufey attended Berklee College of Music and grew up around classically-trained musicians. Since she was young, she listened to jazz artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, who largely inspired the type of music she writes today. Laufey is currently off tour, but previously played at the Bowery Ballroom in 2022 during her Everything I Know About Love tour across North America and Europe. 

    Laufey writes a majority of her songs about heartbreak, which is evident in both her raw and meaningful lyrics and in the short spoken monologues she gave to introduce each song. Her performances of tracks like “James,” “Let You Break My Heart Again,” and “Dear Soulmate” touched on her difficult experiences with past partners, breakups, and feeling lost in the realm of love. Lit by the starlike backdrop of the beautiful Mahaiwe theater, Laufey ran onto the stage with her shiny red guitar and played an incredible show with just her voice and her instruments. Her awed fans—consisting of elders, middle-aged adults, teenagers, and children wearing suits, ties, long flowy skirts, dresses, heels, and intricate updos—stayed completely silent during each performance. No phones were present, as people went to truly enjoy the show. Nearing the end of her set, Laufey announced the workings of a second album, and even performed two unreleased songs for the first time that would feature on it. 

    After playing her last song, “Falling Behind,” Laufey made a quick exit before re-entering to play an encore. She performed a beautiful rendition of “Two Sleepy People” on the stage’s grand piano, and called it a “lullaby” for her audience of one thousand. 

    Setlist: Fragile, Street by Street, Best Friend, I Wish You Love, Dear Soulmate, Valentine, Let You Break My Heart Again, Like the Movies, Promise (unreleased), From the Start (unreleased), Beautiful Stranger, James, Magnolia, Falling Behind
    Encore: Two Sleepy People (Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser cover)

    Mahaiwe

  • The Yumi Kurosawa Trio Celebrates “Metamorphosis” At Joe’s Pub

    On Thursday March 30th, The Yumi Kurosawa Trio showcased their new new album “Metamorphosis” in the intimate setting of East Village’s historic Joe’s Pub. The small public theater had a limited guest list, for Yumi’s sound pulled in a high demand of listeners. The contemporary Japanese composer commanded the dimly lit setting as she and her instrumentalists told phonetic stories to the audience.

    Photograph by Emma Dowd

    A multitude of instruments were perched on display before the trio and a couple of musical guests began to woo the crowd with their sound. A violin, a drumset, a variety of percussion instruments, a microphone, and Yumi’s infamous twenty-string koto. She grew up playing the koto, Japan’s national instrument, and eventually her talents transcended her into national stardom. On her koto, she composed her discography, and with the addition of strings, percussions, and horns her album “Metamorphosis” was fortified. Naho Parrini on the violin and Eric Phinney covering percussion completed the trio.

    Photograph by Emma Dowd

    After performing some soothing introductory songs, Yumi took to the microphone. With gratitude overtaking her stage presence she beamed, “I have waited for today for a long time.” She proceeded to introduce the members of the trio, which elicited a warranted applause from the audience. Thanks were made to ZOHO Records, the Chamber Music Award, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and lastly those who chose to be there that evening.

    Photograph by Emma Dowd

    With each song came a story. While one song embodied the anxieties and thrills of traveling through South America on her previous tour, the other was meant to infuse life into the emotional stages she goes through when she composes. Her range as a composer was admirable. Traditional Japanese musical roots, Middle Eastern sounds, and contemporary instrumentals were living influences in “Metamorphosis.” She spoke on her ideas, calling them her most “beautiful and unusual” ideas, and referred to the term mandala – sequenced art.

    The Yumi Kurosawa Trio surrendered to their music as the instruments seemed to be in control of their bodies. Yumi’s arms flailed into the air and swarmed across the koto strings. Her hands looked so natural. How new spring branches dance from the body of a tree. One couldn’t help but pay attention to their physical show, it almost seemed inhuman, the way they moved. Or perhaps it was the most human thing a person can do, devote their bodies to their instruments and their sound. Their expertise was magnetic, no one could pull their eyes away. 

    Photograph by Emma Dowd

    Two guests joined the trio on stage; Carlos Maldonado on the Latin percussion, and Zac Zinger on the shakuhachi and the alto saxophone. Their sound layered ethereally with the trio’s. All of their instruments blended to produce music of the elements. The very raw echo of the hand drums, the fine notes of the violin, the pluck of the koto, and the hollow whistle of the shakuhachi transported the audience out of New York City, to the forests of Japan. If a sound could float, “Metamorphosis” hovered above our heads as a soft rain cloud.

    Carlos and Zac left the stage, taking their bows and waving their goodbyes. The trio thanked them and carried out the rest of their show. Once they arrived at their final song, Yumi spoke about her hometown Morioka-city, Japan. She told the audience about their annual event “Obon,” a tradition of welcoming back their ancestors and bidding them farewell again. She related the celebration to the closing of her show by performing their song “Departure.” Each instrumentalist on stage took turns soloing in the middle of the song to “display their roots.”

    When Yumi signaled their outro, the audience erupted into lengthy applause. Yumi, Naho, and Eric took to their bows and expressed their grace. The trio reminded everyone to pick up their CD copy of their album, and to tell their neighbor about their sound. Yumi took the microphone and with a proud smile she bid farewell. “We hope to see you again somewhere.”

    Photograph by Emma Dowd
    Photograph by Emma Dowd
    Photograph by Emma Dowd
    Photograph by Emma Dowd
    Photograph by Emma Dowd
    Photograph by Emma Dowd
    Photograph by Emma Dowd

  • Madlib Teams with Meyhem Lauren and DJ Muggs on ‘Szechuan Capital’ + New Project

    Hip Hop’s underground scene will be getting a jolt as Queens rapper — and television star — Meyhem Lauren is teaming up with legendary DJ, Cypress Hill’s own DJ Muggs and one of the best producers of his generation in Madlib. The trio have announced an album titled Champagne for Breakfast set for release on April 7 through Soul Assassins Records.

    In anticipation for the project they’ve released the brooding album cut “Szechuan Capital.” Featuring fellow Queens-bred rapper/actor Action Bronson, “Szechuan Capital” is the name of a restaurant in Flushing Queens. “It closed down around 20 years ago,” Meyhem remarked. “It was a special spot in Flushing and Action is a special human from Flushing so it all made sense; at least to me.”

    Meyhem and Action Bronson share a personal relationship as part of the hip hop/art collective Smart Crew. Additionally, Meyhem stars in Bronson’s food documentary series F*ck, That’s Delicious. However, their true ties are as cultural vanguards for the borough of Queens. Whether it be through their graffiti, music or being food aficionados, they pay ode the historic borough. “Szechuan Capital” is no different, as it is an ode to the lesser-known cultural landmarks that have bred some of hip hop’s best. With DJ Muggs and Madlib on production the essence of the culture pushing the artist will always be conveyed.

    Madlib and DJ Muggs

    After all, the fabled producers have spent the last few years fortifying their legacies. A founding member of Cypress Hill and the Producer of House Of Pain’s “Jump Around,” the Grammy-nominated producer has collaborated with a whose-who in hip hop’s underground scene.  In the last few years alone he has released projects with Mach-Hommy, Roc Marciano, Yelawolf, Rome Streetz and Jay Worthy; and he’s currently putting the finishing touches on the forthcoming Soul Assassins 4 album. Meanwhile, Champagne for Breakfast will be Madlib’s third project of the year. The legendary producer has already released Liberation 2 with Talib Kweli and In The Beginning, Vol 3 with Declaime this calendar year. 

    In like manner, this latest album will add to the extensive collaborative history between Meyhem, Muggs and Madlib. Meyhem has previous projects with DJ Muggs 2017’s Gems From The Equinox, 2018’s Frozen Angels and 2019’s Members Only.

  • Polar Music Prize Announces 2023 Winners

    The Stig Anderson Music Award Foundation has announced its 2023 Polar Music Prize Winners, including a Beninese singer, the founder of a UK record label and a remarkable composer.

    This years recipients are AngĂ©lique Kidjo, five-time Grammy Award winning Beninese artist and songwriter; Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, one of the UK’s greatest independent record labels, and Estonian Arvo PĂ€rt, the world’s most performed living composer.

    Since the inaugural ceremony in 1992, the Polar Music Prize has been renowned as music’s most prestigious honour. The Polar Music Prize (often called the Nobel Prize of Music) is a Swedish international award founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, best known as the manager of the Swedish band ABBA, with a donation to the Royal Swedish Academy Of Music.

    The prize will be presented in Stockholm on May 23rd in the presence of the Swedish Royal Family.

    “We are delighted to honor these three Laureates who have all made such a global impact with their music.”

    Marie Ledin, Polar Music Prize Director

    Previous recipients of the Polar Music Prize include Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Chuck Berry, Ennio Morricone, Led Zeppelin, Patti Smith, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kronos Quartet, Joni Mitchell, Elton John, Metallica, Iggy Pop, Ravi Shankar, RenĂ©e Fleming, Miriam Makeba, Wayne Shorter, Sofia Gubaidulina and many more. 

    Angélique Kidjo

    AngĂ©lique Kidjo is a five-time Grammy Award winner, a creative force with 16 albums to her name, and was named “Africa’s premier diva” by Time Magazine. Furthermore, the BBC included Kidjo in its list of ‘The Continent’s 50 Most Iconic Figures’. She was included in The Guardian’s ‘Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World’, and was the first woman on Forbes’ list of ‘The Most Powerful Celebrities in Africa’.

    AngĂ©lique travels the world advocating on behalf of children in her capacity as a UNICEF and OXFAM goodwill Ambassador. She has created her own charitable foundation, Batonga, dedicated to supporting the education of young girls in Africa. 

    Chris Blackwell

    Chris Blackwell founded Island Records – the wildly innovative, legendary music label now regarded among the most admired of all time. Island Records is also known for finding exquisite talent from around the world. Chris introduced the most daring and definitive music of our era, with acts like Cat Stevens, Roxy Music, Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer, Nick Drake, Melissa Etheridge, Tom Waits, Grace Jones and Marianne Faithful. 

    Arvo PĂ€rt

    Arvo PĂ€rt’s creative output has played a significant role in the soundscapes of contemporary music since the 1960s. With his unique compositional technique, tintinnabuli, which PĂ€rt invented in 1976, he has deeply affected the course of music over several decades. His works have reached a vast number of listeners, not only via concerts and recordings but also through films and theatrical productions. 

    You can watch the live broadcast globally via the Polar Music Prize YouTube, from 6pm (CET) on May 23rd.

  • Newport Jazz Festival Announces 2023 Lineup

    The legendary Newport Jazz Festival returns for the summer at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island from Aug. 4-6, featuring legendary talents like Herbie Hancock and Diana Krall, and newcomers like Bronx native Samara Joy.

    Newport Jazz Festival 2023

    The Newport Jazz Festival returns for its 69th anniversary at Fort Adams State Park, one of the most important and enduring cultural institutions in America. Fans and artists alike return each year to the venue to experience the joy of this long-running tradition of diversity, discovery, and artistic virtuosity. The festival is produced by The Newport Festivals Foundation (NFF), a non-profit organization with the goal to offer opportunity, inspire through exposure and facilitate the collection of resources needed for musicians to celebrate and innovate. This year’s festival features many legendary artists, including a thrilling new class of GRAMMY winners and nominees.

    This year’s festival lineup features artist legendary keyboardist, NEA Jazz Master, and 14-time Grammy winner Herbie Hancock and Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals and for selling 15 million albums worldwide, Diana Krall. Charles Lloyd, NEA Jazz Master who plays tenor saxophone and flute, and Vijay Iyer, Grammy-nominated and multi-award winning composer, and pianist also make an appearance.

    Some of today’s most virtuosic artists and cultural leaders like Jon Batiste and Kamasi Washington will perform at the festival as well as GRAMMY winners and nominees including Best New Artist Samara Joy, DOMi & JD Beck, and the first Pakistani to win a Grammy Award, Arooj Aftab. The lineup also includes bounce legend Big Freedia, musical polyglots Thundercat, and DJ Pee .Wee (aka Anderson .Paak). Big Gigantic and Alfa Mist, as well as songwriters Cautious Clay, Durand Jones and The War & Treaty, perform as well. Special ensembles include Newport Jazz artistic director Christian McBride’s annual Jam Jawn, MoodSwing, Scary Goldings featuring John Scofield, Superblue, Orrin Evans Quintet, and the Bill Charlap Trio.

    Tickets are on sale now, with specially priced three-day tickets and student tickets available. Children ten and under are free, and single-day and two-day tickets go on sale at a later date. For more information about the Newport Jazz Festival and to purchase tickets, visit here.

  • Guitarist Gretchen Menn to be Honored at 11th Annual She Rocks Awards

    The Women’s International Music Network (WiMN) has announced guitarist Gretchen Menn will be honored at the 11th annual She Rocks Awards, among other musical legends.

    Gretchen Menn, She Rocks Awards
    Photo of Gretchen Menn by Larry DiMarzio

    Founded in 2012, the Women’s International Music Network unites women who work within all facets of the music and audio industries, honoring female artists, industry executives, and media personalities throughout the music landscape. The WiMN provides a community for women within the industry while enriching their careers and musical experiences through networking and sharing. The She Rocks Awards honors trailblazing women from all areas of the industry– from educators, to label execs, manufacturers, non-profits, media, performers, engineers, and more.

    Laura B. Whitmore, founder of the WiMN said that she is “incredibly excited to celebrate 11 years of honoring women in music. This year will present opportunities for new surprises and loads of inspiration both in person and online.”

    Honored at this year’s award ceremony is Gretchen Menn, guitarist and a founding member of Zepparella, the acclaimed Led Zeppelin powerhouse. She has performed as a solo artist throughout the U.S. and in guitar festivals in Switzerland and Germany, releasing her first record Hale Souls in 2011, full of original, instrumental works. Her second release, Abandon All Hope in 2016 combines modern and classical instruments to bring the listener on a musical journey. She is currently working on her third solo album. “Being honored with the Inspire Award means the world to me. If I have encouraged or inspired anyone along their musical paths, I consider that a huge achievement,” she shares.

    Along with Menn, several other women will be honored at the She Rocks Awards. Judy Collins, a platinum-selling singer/songwriting icon will be honored at the award ceremony. Other honorees include Noelle Scaggs, co-frontperson for multi-platinum band Fitz and the Tantrums and founder of Diversify the Stage, Shelly Peiken, Grammy-nominated, chart-topping hit songwriter, Mary Spender, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and Youtube star, Michelle Bell, VP of Creative for Roc Nation. Also included in the list of honorees is the Chief Operating Officer for the School of Rock, Stacey Ryan, the Chief Operating Officer for Audiotonix, Helen Culleton, VP of Marketing for Roland and drummer Katherine Wing, and photographer and author of 108 Rock Star Guitars and Immortal Axes, Lisa S. Johnson.

    Judy Collins photo by Shervin Lainez.

    This year’s event is co-hosted by former She Rocks Awards honoree Lisa Foxx, radio host for myFM and iHeartRadio, and Aijia Grammer, LA-based, pop songwriter, vocal producer, and musician. This year’s opening performer will be Canada’s own Juno award-winning alternative act, The Beaches. Their latest single, “Grow Up Tomorrow,” spent seven-plus weeks at Number 1 on Alternative Radio, and Elton John described their last album as “The best rock album of last year.”

    To learn more about the She Rocks Awards, purchase tickets, and find out how to watch the live stream the evening of the awards, visit here.

  • Albany Natives Hilltop Announce 2023 Northeast Spring Tour

    Albany based jam band Hilltop have announced their newest spring tour, taking place across New York and the New England area.

    hilltop tour

    Hilltop, who recently too part in NYS Music’s March Madness 2023, are already starting to grow their own dedicated fanbase and now they are looking to expand that. Coming off another succesful show at the Parish Public House in their home town, Hilltop looks forward to bringing their music to audiences across the northeast.

    Inspired by legendary acts like Phish and The Grateful Dead, Hilltop combines original music, iconic covers, and musical improvisation to create an unforgettable experience for their audience.

    With over 100 shows under their belt, Hilltop shows no signs of slowing down. The band, consiting of brothers Stephen & Reid Perry, and their friends Aris Nieuwkerk and Dave Klang, have also performed at festivals in Lake George as well as Catskill Mountain Jubilee last August.

    On tour, Hilltop will be joined by area favorites The Apollos, Vertices, as well as supporting The Chops and Seapods ft. Al Schneir. The tour will take stop at New York venues including The Monopole, Brooklyn Music Kitchen and Funk N Waffles, interlaced with vibrant New England shows.

    For more information, please visit Hilltop’s website.

    Hilltop 2023 Spring Tour

    3/23 – Zenbarn – Waterbury, VT (w.s.g. The Apollos)
    3/24 – Sawtooth Kitchen – Hanover, NH
    3/25 – The Monopole – Plattsburgh NY
    3/31 – Brooklyn Music Kitchen – Brooklyn, NY
    4/1 – Midway Cafe – Boston, MA (supporting the Chops)
    4/6 – Stella Blues – New Haven, CT
    5/12 – Funk N Waffles – Syracuse, NY (supporting Seapods ft. Al Schneir)
    5/13 – Parish Public House – Albany, NY (w.s.g. Vertices)

  • High School Reunion Tour feat. Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, Warren G and Berner Stops at Barclays Center in August

    The smoke will be in the air as West Coast Legends Warren G, Too $hort and Snoop Dogg unite alongside hip hop heavyweight Wiz Khalifa and Bay Area veteran, Berner on the High School Reunion Tour.

    The 33-city tour kicks off on Friday, July 7 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC, and includes a stop at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, on Friday, August 4.

    Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg headline the High School reunion Tour

    Fresh-off The Vinyl Verse Tour alongside DJ Drama, Wiz Khalifa and the legendary mixtape DJ are set for another star-studded expedition. With the featured lineup, the North American escapade will surely be a weed-friendly production. The tour’s name stems from Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa’s 2012 stoner coming-of-age film, yet the two co-stars have long branded themselves as marijuana connoisseurs and each have a lengthy catalog of weed influenced records.

    Songs like “Roll Up,” “The Next Episode,” and “On My Level” are sure to get a heavy play throughout the tour. Meanwhile, the likes of Too $hort and Warren G have their own respective history marijuana-laced rhymes. Additionally, Billboard charting rapper Berner is co-founder and CEO of Cookies, the most globally recognized cannabis brand in the world. 

    Moreover, tickets for the High School Reunion Tour will be available starting with artist and Citi pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, March 7. More info on Citi presale is below. General on sale for the High School Reunion Tour will begin on Friday, March 10 at 09:00 a.m. on Ticketmaster’s official website.

    2023 HIGH SCHOOL REUNION TOUR DATES

    Fri Jul 07 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena

    Sat Jul 08 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

    Sun Jul 09 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre

    Tue Jul 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre

    Wed Jul 12 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

    Sat Jul 15 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP

    Sun Jul 16 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis

    Tue Jul 18 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake

    Thu Jul 20 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center

    Fri Jul 21 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago

    Sun Jul 23 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre

    Wed Jul 26 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage

    Fri Jul 28 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center

    Sat Jul 29 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre

    Sun Jul 30 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

    Tue Aug 01 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live

    Wed Aug 02 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center

    Fri Aug 04 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

    Sat Aug 05 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach

    Sun Aug 06 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

    Tue Aug 08 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion

    Wed Aug 09 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre

    Fri Aug 11 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

    Sat Aug 12 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

    Tue Aug 15 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center

    Fri Aug 18 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater

    Sat Aug 19 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

    Sun Aug 20 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion

    Tue Aug 22 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater

    Wed Aug 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

    Fri Aug 25 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center

    Sat Aug 26 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion

    Sun Aug 27 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre