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In Focus: Disco Biscuits at The Palace Theatre

The Disco Biscuits stopped at the Palace Theatre in Albany on Friday Feb. 3rd. This was the third stop of their winter tour, and the coldest night of the year in the Northeast. Those fans who were willing to brave the sub-zero temperatures were treated to a heater of a show. The Disco Biscuits also treated fans with the release of a new studio album Shocked! on the same day.

Snake and Stars opened the show. The electronic duo is comprised of Michael Travis (The String Cheese Incident) and Aaron Johnston (Brazilian Girls, David Byrne’s American Utopia). The band was formed last year between the two long time friends as an improvisational exploration of electronic dance music. Their current tour continues into April.

The Disco Biscuits opened up with the relatively new “Why We Dance,” followed by “Spy” which was an encore for the band at their November 1, 2007 show at The Palace. A nonstop segue of “Times Square > Bombs > Humuhumunukunukuapua’a > Another Plan of Attack” rounded out the rest/majority of the first set. Set two opened with fan favorites “Crickets” and “42”, followed by the Shocked! track “Tourists (Rocket Ship)”, which continued the segue frenzy, leading into “Tempest > Svenghali > 42” with the new “To Be Continued” closing out the second set.

If you missed this show, catch the Disco Biscuits at one of their upcoming tour stops, including three more shows in New York at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester over March 23rd, 24th, and 25th.

Check out the Biscuits’ setlist and full photo gallery below.

The Disco Biscuits – Palace Theatre, Albany – Friday, February 3, 2023

Set 1: Why We Dance, Spy, Times Square > Bombs > Humuhumunukunukuapua’a > Another Plan of Attack
Set 2 Crickets > 42 > Tourists (Rocket Ship) > Tempest> Svenghali > 42, To Be Continued
Encore Frog Legs

February 9, 2023
moe. Announce Permanent Addition of Keyboardist Nate Wilson and Added Tour Dates

moe. has announced that keyboardist Nate Wilson, who toured with the group last summer, will become a permanent member of the group. They also announced added tour dates for their Winter/Spring tour, in addition to Albany dates on Feb. 24 and 25.

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Nate Wilson (Percy Hill) has been playing with the group since guitarist Chuck Garvey suffered a stroke in November 2021. Garvey is still recovering but joined back with the group for their NYE concert. In a December 2022 interview with Relix and talked about his recovery, and how he is relearning his fine motor skills, and says that music has been a huge help in his recovery.

moe. has had a lot of success and longevity since its creation due to its engaged fanbase, aka the fa.moe.ly which has led them to do headline tours, international festival sets, music-themed cruises, and sold-out shows alongside countless household-name artists. They have even promoted and headlined multiple festivals of their own, including snoe.down and moe.down.

moe., now with the addition of Nate Wilson, is comprised of Al Schnier (guitar, vocals), Chuck Garvey (guitar, vocals), Rob Derhak (bass, vocals), Jim Loughlin (percussion, vibes), and Vinnie Amico (drums). Derhak commented about Wilson joining the group in a statement. “We are thrilled to announce that our long-time friend, keyboardist Nate Wilson will be joining moe. full-time moving forward,” he says. “Former founding member of both Percy Hill, and Assembly of Dust (and current band leader for Ghosts Of Jupiter), Nate has been part of our lineup since our first shows without Chuck Garvey. He has since proven himself a valued contributor to our sound, and now with Chuck back in the groove, he compliments our overall style.”

Wilson commented about how excited he was to join the group, saying “The band and their fans are legends. Can’t wait to hit the road this spring!” moe. will be embarking on a Winter/Spring tour, with stops in Albany at the Palace Theater on Feb. 24 and 25. A special artist pre-sale will begin this Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. local time – click here for more information. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, Feb. 3rd at 10 a.m. local time.

moe. Winter Tour Dates
Friday, February 17^th – State Theatre – Portland, ME*
Saturday, February 18^th – State Theatre – Portland, ME*
Friday, February 24^th – Palace Theater – Albany, NY*
Saturday, February 25^th – Palace Theater – Albany, NY
Thursday, March 9^th – Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN
Friday, March 10^th – Mars Music Hall – Huntsville, AL
Saturday, March 11^th – Minglewood Hall – Memphis, TN
Sunday, March 12^th – Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL
Wednesday, March 15^th – Music Hall – Charleston, SC
Thursday, March 16^th – The Plaza Live – Orlando, FL
Friday, March 17^th – Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Saturday, March 18^th – Jannus Live – St. Petersburg, FL
Sunday, March 19^th – PV Concert Hall – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Tuesday, March 21^st – Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
Wednesday, March 22^nd – Jefferson Theatre – Charlottesville, VA
Thursday, March 23^rd – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
Friday, March 24^th – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
Saturday, March 25^th – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
Wednesday, April 26^th – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
Thursday, April 27^th – The Echo Lounge – Dallas, TX
Friday, April 28^th – Paramount Theatre – Austin, TX
Saturday, April 29^th – Tipitina’s – New Orleans, LA
Sunday, April 30^th – Tipitina’s – New Orleans, LA
Tuesday, May 2^nd – JJ’s Live – Fayetteville, AR
Wednesday, May 3^rd – The Truman – Kansas City, MO
* with Karina Rykman

January 30, 2023
Dark Star Orchestra Winter Tour East swings through Albany in March

Dark Star Orchestra’s Winter Tour East 2023 will be find the Grateful Dead tribute group playing eight shows in 6 cities, among them a pair of shows on Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11 at the Palace Theatre in Albany.

Performing to critical acclaim for over 20 years and over 3000 shows, Dark Star Orchestra carries on the Grateful Dead live concert experience, building shows off the Dead’s extensive catalog and the talent of these seven fine musicians. On any given night, the band will perform a show based on a set list from the Grateful Dead’s 30 years of extensive touring or use their catalog to program a unique set list for the show. This allows fans both young and old to share in the experience.

By recreating set lists from the past, and by developing their own sets of Dead songs, Dark Star Orchestra offers a continually evolving artistic outlet within this musical canon. Honoring both the band and the fans, Dark Star Orchestra’s members seek out the unique style and sound of each era while simultaneously offering their own informed improvisations.

Dark Star Orchestra offers much more than the sound of the Grateful Dead, they truly encapsulate the energy and the experience. It’s about a sense of familiarity. It’s about a feeling that grabs listeners and takes over. It’s about that contagious energy…in short, it’s about the complete experience and consistent quality show that the fan receives when attending a Dark Star Orchestra show.

For us it’s a chance to recreate some of the magic that was created for us over the years. We offer a sort of a historical perspective at what it might have been like to go to a show in 1985, 1978 or whenever. Even for Deadheads who can say they’ve been to a hundred shows in the 90s, we offer something they never got to see live.
keyboardist and vocalist Rob Barraco

Fans and critics haven’t been the only people caught up in the spirit of a Dark Star show. The band has featured guest performances from six original Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Vince Welnick, Tom Constanten and even toured with longtime Dead soundman, Dan Healy. Other notable guests have included Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman of Phish, Keller Williams, Warren Haynes, Steve Kimock, Peter Rowan, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot and many more.

Tickets to all shows go on sale Friday, January 13 at 10 AM ET via ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Palace Theatre Box Office, located at 19 Clinton Ave. Box Office hours are Monday – Friday Noon to 5PM as well as select days and hours for events and on sales.

Dark Star Orchestra Winter Tour East 2023

March 9 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center for the Arts

March 10 & 11 – Albany, NY – The Palace Theatre

March 13 – Hartford, CT – Infinity Hall Hartford

March 15 & 16 – Rutland, VT – Paramount Theatre

March 17 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – F.M. Kirby Center

March 18 – Ellicottville, NY – The Rail Rider Jamboree

January 12, 2023
Chuck Garvey to return to the road full-time with moe.

Just two weeks after his very special appearance at moe.’s New Year’s Eve performance in Philadelphia, founding guitarist Chuck Garvey has announced that he will be returning to the road full-time for the band’s 21-date winter 2023 tour.

Chuck Garvey projected onto the walls of The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY – photo by Filip Zalewski

The tour will kick off on Long Island with the January 19th performance at The Paramount in Huntington, recently named the top club worldwide, by PollStar.

Thank you for your well-wishes and your donations, without which my recovery would not have happened, This year has been a really long, difficult one for me, but a rewarding one, in that I learned what a person needs to do to achieve goals. Some are basic, everyday things like speech, and some are more about universal things that I noticed about family, friends, and community that keep us all afloat.
Garvey in a letter home to fans, in November

The long-awaited announcement comes 13 months after Garvey suffered a stroke, just after the band’s Halloween 2021 performance, which would not have happened without the support of the moe. community, according ot the band.

Bassist Rob Derhak, who himself battled cancer and took time away from moe. in 2017, gave perspective to Chuck’s return to the band:

This past year has been a trying time for moe., as a band. We were faced with an unthinkable decision of replacing our brother Chuck with another guitarist. Suke stepped in and stepped up. He brought his unique style, unparalleled talent, and hyper-focused work ethic into the group. Without his help, we wouldn’t have been able to survive the last year, and I think I speak for all of us when I say that we are eternally grateful. Thank You Suke Cerulo.
Rob Derhak

See Chuck Garvey on tour with moe this winter, which covers much of the Northeast and Southeast. Get tickets at moe.org.

moe. 2023 Winter Tour Dates

Thursday, January 19 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY
Friday, January 20^th – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C.
Saturday, January 21^st – Wellmont Theater – Montclair, NJ
Friday, February 17^th – State Theatre – Portland, ME
Saturday, February 18^th – State Theatre – Portland, ME
Friday, February 24^th – Palace Theater – Albany, NY
Saturday, February 25^th – Palace Theater – Albany, NY
Thursday, March 9^th – Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN
Friday, March 10^th – Mars Music Hall – Huntsville, AL
Saturday, March 11^th – Minglewood Hall – Memphis, TN
Sunday, March 12^th – Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL
Wednesday, March 15^th – Music Hall – Charleston, SC
Thursday, March 16^th – The Plaza Live – Orlando, FL
Friday, March 17^th – Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Saturday, March 18^th – Jannus Live – St. Petersburg, FL
Sunday, March 19^th – PV Concert Hall – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Tuesday, March 21^st – Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
Wednesday, March 22^nd – Jefferson Theatre – Charlottesville, VA
Thursday, March 23^rd – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
Friday, March 24^th – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
Saturday, March 25^th – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA

January 11, 2023