NYS Music 2023

Tag: video

  • Consider The Source Drop Star Wars-Inspired Music Video “Kashyyyk”

    Consider The Source, a NYC-based progressive jazz-rock trio, dropped their newest track alongside a music video for “Kashyyyk.” The video explores the band’s Eastern influences, with psychedelic graphics to accompany the new song.

    Consider The Source

    Consider The Source made a name for themselves in the NYC scene with their unique, genre-bending sound. During the pandemic, the group found themselves stranded apart from each other, forcing them to learn new techniques to record and collaborate. Their newest album, a re-issued version of their Are You Watching Closely, comes nearing the 15-year anniversary of its original release.

    Consider The Source Kashyyyk

    The group’s newest single, “Kashyyyk” is a reference to a Star Wars fictional planet, where Chewbacca calls home. The psych-rock track demanded over 30 hours of work by producer Jacob Nadeau and editor Francesca Belcastro. 

    Consider The Source will embark on a US tour this fall, with four dates in Woodstock, Saratoga Springs, Rochester, and New York City. The group will support numerous acts, including SkyDaddy, Bella’s Bartok, The Mushroom Cloud, and more. More information and tickets are available here.

    Consider the Source Tour Dates

    11.02 The Colony – Woodstock, NY +
    11.03  Bayside Bowl – Portland, ME %
    11.09  Putnam Place – Saratoga Springs, NY ^
    11.10  Nectar’s – Burlington, VT !!
    11.11  The Stone Church – Newmarket, NH &
    11.17  Flour City Station – Rochester, NY *
    11.18  Thunderbird Music Hall – Pittsburgh, PA !
    12.07  The Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO =
    12.08  830 North – Fort Collins, CO ==
    12.09  Globe Hall – Denver, CO
    12.29  Sultan Room – New York, NY #
    12.30  Electric Haze – Worcester, MA $
    12.31  Arch Street Tavern – Hartford, CT $

    + w/ SkyDaddy

    % supporting Bella’s Bartok
    ^ w/ Bella’s Bartok
    !! W/ The Mushroom Cloud
    & w/ Sqwerv
    * w/ Grub
    ! w/ TrailHeads
    = co-bill w/ Cycles
    == w/ Pipin’ Hot
    # w/ Habbina Habbina
    $ w/ Leon Trout

    Watch “Kashyyyk” from Consider the Source below.

  • Watch Steve Conte’s Video For New Single “Girl With No Name”

    NYC-based singer-songwriter Steve Conte released a new official music video for his latest single, “Girl With No Name.” The video was filmed on the streets of New York, and shows iconic locations such as Times Square and the famous Flatiron Building.

    Steve Conte, Girl With No Name

    Conte wrote “Girl With No Name” based on ideas of missed opportunity and attraction. He began writing it in 1984 and finished the track for his upcoming album. He cited influences such as The Beatles, XTC, and Diana Ross and the Supremes.

    This is a song of regret…about missed opportunity and lack of skills in meeting someone you’re attracted to. When putting my new album together, I was looking for songs that would fit nicely alongside the songs that Andy Partridge and I had written for it and I kept thinking of this one. I wrote it back in 1984 and never forgot it – which was a good sign.

    Steve Conte
    Steve Conte, Photo Credit: Anja Van Ast, 2020
    Photo Credit: Anja Van Ast, 2020

    Steve Conte is known as a longtime member of the rock group New York Dolls, as well as working alongside Paul Simon, Billy Squier, and Peter Wolf. Conte expanded internationally in recent years, working alongside Japanese composer Yoko Kanno to write soundtracks for anime series’.

  • Black Rose Burning Drops Video For Title Track “Ad Astra”

    NYC-based alt-rock group Black Rose Burning released “Ad Astra,” the title track from their brand new album alongside a sci-fi inspired official music video. Following singles, “Fight!”, “Night Terrors,” and “Sing to Me,” the group’s new album released in September, inspired by the Latin phrase “Ad Astra Per Aspera.”

    Ad Astra by Black Rose Burning

    “Ad Astra,” the new record’s title track, sports a sci-fi inspired video, featuring stylized digital graphics showing space travel and all things outer space. The song’s high energy matches well with the graphics, and showcases the group’s growing synergy. Inspired by the Latin phrase “Ad Astra Per Aspera,” meaning “through hardships to the stars,” the song carries themes of reaching beyond Earth towards the stars.

    Sonically it’s a major leap forward in the ever-growing sound of Black Rose Burning in every way. Letting experts do what they do has resulted in – a lush soundscape that’s better than I could have ever hoped for. And even though I again wrote all the material, having partners who understand my vision is both invaluable and awe inspiring.

    George Grant

    Formed in 2018, Black Rose Burning began with instrumentalist, producer, and engineer George Grant, joined by guitarist Frank Morin and drummer Luis Infantas. Ad Astra was recorded in Grant’s own studio, PV Recording Company, where the full band recorded the album alongside Grant’s production skills.

    Black Rose Burning

    Black Rose Burning released their previous album, The Wheel, in December 2021. Since then, the group released three new singles, “Fight!”, “Night Terrors,” and “Sing to Me,” leading up to their third full length album, Ad Astra. The new album is available on streaming platforms, and available for purchase on BandCamp.