NYS Music 2023

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  • Bowery Electric Announces Return of 20th Annual New Year’s Hank-O-Rama

    The 20th annual Hank-O-Rama festival, celebrating the musical life of Hank Williams, will be held at Bowery Electric on New Year’s Day.

    Hank Williams will be celebrated at the Hank-O-Rama show 71 years after his death. Williams is regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century. He recorded 55 singles that reached the top ten of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 12 that reached No. 1.

    Hank Williams was just 29 when he was found dead in the back seat of his Cadillac on the morning of Jan. 1, 1953, in Oak Hill, WV, en route to a New Year’s Day gig in Canton, Ohio. The Hank-O-Rama celebration is a symbolic rain date for the last show Williams would ever miss. September 17, 2023, was the 100 anniversary of his birth.

    The show features more than 30 of Williams’s hits and rarities, including “Cold, Cold Heart,” “Hey, Good Lookin’,” “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” and many others, performed live by recording artists and Hank-O-Rama founders The Lonesome Prairie Dogs.

    Special guest vocalists include Tammy Faye Starlite, Tom Clark, Elena Skye & Boo Reiners of the Demolition String Band, Jack Grace, Monica Lil’ Mo Passim, Cliff Westfall, Sean Kershaw, Mony Falcone, and other stars of the NYC & Brooklyn country firmament. 

    Hank-O-Rama will also include The Lonesome Horns featuring trumpeters Jordan McLean & Billy Aukstik, with original horn arrangements for Williams’s “Ramblin’ Man,” “Alone and Foresaken,” and others.

    Tickets for Hank-O at the Bowery Electric are $15 in advance, $20.00 at the door. Doors open at 6:30, music at 7:00. 

  • Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys in the Campfire Release Music Video, Upcoming NYC Show

    Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys in the Campfire released a video for their new track “Here We Go Again,” alongside an upcoming Eastern US tour this September. The group will make a stop at New York City’s Bowery Electric on Sept. 9, and will continue with stops across Washington, DC, Winston-Salem, NC, and more.

    Tommy Stinson's Cowboys in the Campfire Upcoming Tour

    “Here We Go Again” is the first track off Cowboys in the Campfire’s debut record, WRONGER. As a founding member of The Replacements, Tommy Stinson and his close friend Chip Roberts combined their talents to form the group alongside touring member Chops LaConte this year. “Here We Go Again” features Stinson on the ukulele, with the quirky video showing clips of tour life, Stinson getting a haircut, and the group across chicken coops and living rooms.

    Tommy Stinson's Cowboys in the Campfire

    In a previous interview with NYS Music, Tommy Stinson discussed his love of performing, saying, “I gotta play for the peoples a little bit because it’s what keeps me alive.” Keeping Cowboys in the Campfire on the road is the group’s current priority, as they embark on their tour this September.

    Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys in the Campfire is Tommy Stinson and Chip Roberts, with live accompaniments by Chops LaConte.

    More information and tickets for the upcoming tour are available here.

    Upcoming Tour Dates

    Sep 6 – Cambridge, MA – Q Division Studios

    Sep 7 – Sandy Hook, CT – Backyard Show  

    Sep 8 – Lambertville, NJ – More Than Q

    Sep 9 – New York, NY – Bowery Electric

    Sep 12 – State College, PA – 145 Recording Studio

    Sep 13 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Government Center

    Sep 14 – Washington, D.C – Backyard Show

    Sep 15 – Norfolk, VA – Sanctuary DMZ

    Sep 19 – Knoxville TN – Next Level Brewing 

    Sep 20 – Louisville, KY – Spanish Fly Barbershop

    Sep 21 – Dayton, OH – Blind Rage Records

    Sep 22 – Akron, OH – BuzzBin

    Oct 1 – Halifax, NS – The Carleton

    Oct 4 – Charlottetown, PE – Trailside Music Hall

    Oct 6 – Quebec City, QC – L’Anti

    Oct 7 – Bolton, QC – The Thirsty Boot

    Oct 8 – Kingston, ON – The Mansion

    Oct 10 – Kitchener, ON – The Hub

    Oct 11 – Toronto, ON – Bovine Sex Club

    Oct 12 – St. Catherine’s, ON – The Warehouse

    Oct 13 – Windsor, ON – Dominion House Tavern