A new 2-track single from Troy’s Adequate Phil, “9ine Beers D33p,” was released on Aug. 18. This single features two guest artists which blends the bands spacey, psychedelic sounds with their smooth, lyrical flows.
Adequate Phil is a band from Troy who define themselves as a psychedelic freak-folk group. The band consists of Arunesh Ghosh and Andrew Golden while featuring on this track, Kevin Burns, Matthew Johnson, and Matt Malone.
Adequate Phil are heavily influenced by classic psychedelic acts like Animal Collective, The Beatles, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and Radiohead. This new track manages to blend in elements of hip-hop production. This gives their sound interesting parallels with acts such as Gorillaz or Danger Mouse, while still providing interesting and new ideas.
For their latest single “9ine Beers D33p” released on Aug. 18, the band has teamed up with two MCs in Troy, Big Lettuce and Yung Alfredo. This is a project that manages to produce a sound with the feeling of 8-bit stoned stargazing. Adequate Phil says, “It’s been a blast working on this, and we think it’s some of our best stuff yet.”
Learn more about Adequate Phil by checking out their website here.
Pentatonix have announced the dates for their 2024 holiday tour: Hallelujah! It’s A Christmas Tour. Pentatonix’s holiday tradition returns for the third year with their biggest Christmas tour yet. They will play at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 26, in Albany on Nov. 16, and in Buffalo on Nov. 23.
Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola, and Matt Sallee make up the three-time Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated quintet, Pentatonix. They have announced a 2024 winter tour going from Nov 14 to Dec 22. The group will hit three venues in New York; Madison Square Garden, MVP Arena in Albany, and KeyBank Center in Buffalo.
Since emerging in 2011, the vocal quintet has reached unprecedented rights for an a cappella group. They have sold 10 million albums worldwide and have performed everywhere from The White House and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to The Hollywood Bowl. They have had two albums hit #1 on the Billboard 200—Pentatonix [2015] and A Pentatonix Christmas [2016]. They made history as the first a cappella act to win ‘Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella’ at the Grammys in 2015 and 2016. and again they won a Grammy in the category “Best Country Duo/Group Performance”for their duet with Dolly Parton on her song “Jolene.”
The group has played at many world-renowned venues and for world-renowned people such as The Kennedy Center Honors for Tom Hanks, covering “That Thing You Do” as President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama watched from the crowd. They have also collaborated with Kelly Clarkson, Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, and Lindsey Stirling, to name a few.
They played a role in the film Pitch Perfect 2, and in 2023, received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Pentatonix will also star in the upcoming Netflix holiday romcom, Meet Me Next Christmas.
Just ahead of Saturday Night Live’s 50th season premiere, SNL hosting duo and comedians Colin Jost and Michael Che will be premiering their never-before-seen live comedy special, New York After Dark, on September 12 at The Bell House in Brooklyn.
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Hosts of SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment since 2014, Colin Jost and Michael Che have built a notable comedic rapport beloved by the show’s fans over the years in addition to their own individual accomplishments as comedians.
Now, after years behind the camera, the duo will be shining the spotlight on some of their favorite comics from New York City’s comedy scene- and possibly beyond- in a one night only live show in Brooklyn.
After ten years of comedy behind the screen, Jost and Che are moving to the stage for a brand new live comedy event at the historic Bell House. Recorded in front of an in-person audience, the hour-long special will feature “drop ins only”- meaning the exact guest list is unknown. However, audience members can expect some of the duo’s favorite acts, fresh faces to the industry, and possibly even a few household names.
In addition to the mystery lineup, Grammy-nominated musical ensemble 1500 or Nothin’ will be providing the evening’s soundtrack as well as accompanying performances throughout the night as the show’s house band.
“Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” recorded on Jan 30, 1974 at Madison Square Garden has been released ahead of the upcoming Bob Dylan compendium, The 1974 Live Recordings. The album will contain never-before-heard recordings from Dylan and The Band and will be released on Sept 20.
Photo Credit: Barry Feinstein
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, have released “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” recorded by Bob Dylan and The Band live at Madison Square Garden, on Jan 30, 1974.
From Dylan’s first tour in 8 years, The 1974 Live Recordings is a collection featuring every professionally recorded show from Bob Dylan’s 1974 arena tour with The Band. The complete recordings are out on September 20 celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s return to touring that year. Bob Dylan and The Band performed 30 dates in 42 days for that tour to an average audience of 18,500.
The collection features 417 never-before-heard versions of some of Dylan’s most beloved songs, as well as some of his lesser known songs. Nearly all the recordings were not included on the original live album Before The Flood. The 1974 Tour was captured on a stereo soundboard mix, on both 1⁄4” tape and cassette.
The collection will be available as a deluxe box set across 27 CDs, and includes 133 recordings newly mixed from 16-track tape, and every single surviving soundboard recording – along with new liner notes by journalist and critic Elizabeth Nelson. Jack White’s Third Man Records has announced the release of The 1974 Live Recordings – The Missing Songs From Before the Flood, a 3-LP / 1 x 7-inch set culled from the same recordings, featuring versions of every song Bob Dylan recorded that was not included on the original 1974 live album. The set will be available through The Vault on Colored Vinyl.
Grateful Dead tribute and LGBTQ+ benefit band BERTHA has announced her first ever tour across the United States, “BERTHA DOES AMERICA”. The tour will begin on September 12 at the Brooklyn Bowl.
The world’s first all-drag Grateful Dead tribute band, BERTHA is a powerhouse of a performance. Founded in Nashville after their state legislature passed bans on public drag and trans youth healthcare, every show BERTHA plays is a benefit for LGBTQ+ causes, creating community and solidarity between the local drag and live music scenes.
An absolute love letter to both their namesake and the queer community, BERTHA is a conglomerate of drag artists with a core set of performers but no concrete lineup. There is a rotating lineup with special guest Berthas, seasoned Berthas, and every Bertha inbetween. Founding members include singer for bluegrass band Front Country Melody Walker, former member of the duo Smooth Hound Smith Doyle, Jacob Groopman, Lindsay Lou, Alex Bice, Thomas Bryan Eaton, Kyle Tuttle, and Milly Racoon.
Regardless of how long a particular artist has been a Bertha, the band is a collective with two things in mind- the Grateful Dead and raising money for LGBTQ+ causes. This unique set of priorities has led to a growth in the overlap between Grateful Dead fans and members of the queer community, fostering a rather unique and enthusiastic audience attitude towards both the performances themselves and the larger causes they support.
This exciting tour will open on September 12 at the Brooklyn Bowl, followed by nine other dates across the country. For tickets and further information on the Brooklyn date, please visit here.
The full list of dates on the BERTHA DOES AMERICA tour are listed below. For more information on BERTHA and other shows, please visit here.
From the birthplace of punk, to hard rock on the streets of London, this fall readers can anticipate two captivating tales about two historic venues on October 15.
About CBGB
The star of the first book is CBGB, which served as the birthplace of punk and new wave in America in the 1970s. The Ramones, Blondie, Television, Talking Heads and many other groundbreaking bands got their start in the rock club on New York’s Bowery. Originally issued in 1988, and out of print for decades, This Ain’t No Disco: The Story of CBGB by Roman Kozak outlines a detailed history of the glorious venue and features gritty anecdotes and interviews from multiple inside sources like CBGB founder Hilly Kristal, Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone (the Ramones), Clem Burke and Chris Stein (Blondie), David Byrne (Talking Heads), Jim Carroll, Willy DeVille (Mink DeVille, Handsome Dick Manitoba (Dictators) and others.
This reprinted edition also includes a foreword by Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, 12 pages of photographs by Ebet Roberts and two pieces of historical reporting about the club’s closing in 2006.
Marquee Feature for Historic Jazz Club
The second book takes place with the backdrop of London. Marquee, originally a a jazz club on London’s Oxford Street, but later mutated into an R&B and hard rock club on Soho’s Wardour Street. Showcasing icons like Alexis Korner, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds the Who, Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, the Marquee became home to the new wave and reached international fame status. The club also hosted AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Faith No More, Guns n’ Roses, INXS, Metallica, R.E.M. and ZZ Top, and Marquee: The Story of the World’s Greatest Music Venue by Robert Sellers and Nick Pendelton walks you through this wild journey and all the behind-the-scenes drama contained in the 30-year old club walls.
Both books will be available for pre-orders soon here.
Americana bluegrass band Hackensaw Boys brings their celebratory tour for the 20th Anniversary of their 2005 album, Love What You Do. All in all, the group will bringing performances of the acclaimed project to Woodstock, Syracuse, and New York City this September and October.
Hackensaw Boys have been touring since 1999, known throughout the country and beyond for their exciting performances and unique use of the “charismo”, a DIY percussion instrument constructed of cans and other household objects. Carving out a distinctive sound of their own, current members David Sickmen (guitar), Caleb Powers (fiddle), Thomas Olivier (mandolin), Taylor Shuck (banjo), Aaron Smith (bass), and Bee Roberts (percussion) have been delivering high energy, down to earth shows as a collective for years now, with yet another sensational tour ahead of them beginning in just a few weeks.
About “Love What You Do”
Moreover, the album in question for the upcoming tour is one of their most beloved works, Love What You Do. Released in 2005, the album combines influences from American traditional music and modern indie rock, resulting in fan favorites that are still requested at almost every show just under 20 years later. This tour is a love letter to longtime listeners and fans of some of their oldest works, offering fresh interpretations of the classics while keeping the spirit of the original recordings alive.
In addition to the live celebration, Hackensaw Boys will be pressing the album to vinyl for the very first time – a physical token to commemorate how far the group has come.
As a result, Hackensaw Boys will begin their tour on September 26 in Woodstock. In addition to the opening show, the group will be performing in Syracuse on September 27 accompanied by opener Kidbless, and they will return to the state to perform at the Mercury Lounge in New York City on October 6. For tickets and further information, please visit here.
Moreover, dates for the east coast and midwest this fall have been announced, with more to come in the winter and spring. Thus, for the full list of currently announced tour dates, please see below.
TOUR DATES
Sept 26 – Colony (Woodstock, NY)
Sept 27 – Funk ‘n Waffles (Syracuse, NY)
Sept 28 – Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats (Rehoboth Beach, DE)
Sept 29 – Small Batch Cellars (North Haven, CT)
Oct 1 – Club Cafe (Pittsburgh, PA)
Oct 2 – The 8×10 (Baltimore, MD)
Oct 3 – 118 North (Wayne, PA)
Oct 4 – Askew (Providence, RI)
Oct 5 – Roy’s Hall (Blairstown, NJ)
Oct 6 – Mercury Lounge (NYC, NY)
Oct 19 – Trading Post by Traber Ranch (Lynchburg, VA)
Oct 20 – Roanoke GO Fest (Roanoke, VA)
Nov 7 – Shank Hall (Milwaukee, WI)
Nov 8 – The Tarlton Theatre (Green Bay, WI)
Nov 9 – Evanston SPACE (Evanston, IL)
Nov 10 – Turf Club (St. Paul, MN)
Nov 11 – Raccoon Motel (Davenport, IA)
Nov 13 – Southgate House Revival (Newport, KY)
Nov 14 – Duke’s Indy (Indianapolis, IN)
Nov 15 – Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill (Grand Rapids, MI)
The Mutual Mentorship for Musicians, or M³, mentorship initiative has announced its third annual two-day cumulative festival on October 25 and 26 in Brooklyn.
About M³
Founded in March of 2020 in the midst of lockdowns being put in place, co-founders Jen Shyu and Sara Sherpa created Mutual Mentorship for Musicians out of a shared recognition that music and performing arts as a whole are shaped within the context of male power, creating unequal environments and increased challenges for musicians of underrepresented groups- the exact issue M³ seeks to rectify. Through commissioning women, nonbinary, and BIPOC musicians for new music/video compositions, M³ creates the space for marginalized artists to flourish and share both their works and their stories with the world.
Additionally, dedicated to display a variety of composer-performers from a range of backgrounds and genres, the M³ Festival is a celebration of the founding principal of the program, the traditions and histories of the members, and the skills honed in each individual performing.
Program Layout
Over the course of two days, the program will feature headlining duo Linda May Han Oh with Fabian Alzaman and solo headliner Craig Taborn. Composers and musicians who have collaborated remotely, mostly those of M³’s fifth cohort, will meet in person for the first time to celebrate and share their work as well.
The first day will feature projects “Selat Segara” (“separated by the ocean”) by Sattvitri and CC Sunchild, a project interpreting the majesty of the ocean, “All Roads Lead to Home” by The Kativa Shah Quintet, a vignette of works from their upcoming album of the same name, an improvisational exploration meshed with song-form that reflects the innermost questions of creators Tara Kannangara and Krissy Bergmark, the compositions of Jessica Jones and her fellow tenor saxist husband Tony Jones, and Craig Taborn’s working piece “Shadow Plays Solo”, a performance tailored to the concert space and audience for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
On day two, Dafna Naphtali and Gwen Laster will open with their newly reimagined M³ commissioned piece “Wake Me When It’s Green.” Now tailored to the live experience alongside musicians Ras Moshe and Alex Waterman, followed by a soundscape of Rani Jambak’s on her cultural identity journey as Minangkabau, a solo concert of Aline Franzão’s own compositions largely in portuguese with a blend of African, Brazilian, and Jazz influences, and the final performance of the evening- the ever-respected musical duo Linda May Han Oh and Fabian Almazan who will perform original works alongside improvisation, soundscapes, and both acoustic and electric elements.
Tickets are on sale now for the M³ Festival at $25 per day on October 25 and 26 at the Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn. For further information and ticket sales, please visit here.
The Seagle Festival opera and musical theater production company of the Adirondacks has announced “The Musical World of Disney.” The musical revue will see performances from 100 years of Disney movies and musicals and will tour the area throughout September and October.
About Seagle Festivals
Established in 1915, Seagle Festival is the oldest summer singer training program in the country. Founded by world renowned baritone Oscar Seagle, the Festival has brought history to the Adirondacks since its inception. Moreover. their singers were one of the first groups to perform in front of television cameras. Additionally, Seagle Festival was named “Best Summer Vocal Training Program in the United States” by Classical Singer Magazine in 2000. As a result, the program has grown into a competitive six-production and thirty-five plus performance season every year.
In addition to performance experience, Seagle Festival provides weekly music coachings, private voice lessons, career development classes, acting and dance lessons, as well as master classes for famous singers and artist managers to each of its students.
Not only is Seagle Festival putting on mainstage performances of Brigadoon, Don Giovanni, Cold Mountain, and Sweeney Todd, they have announced an exciting series of performances celebrating 100 years of all things Disney movies and musicals. Perfect for audiences of every age, the revue will feature songs from Cinderella, Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Moana, Frozen, and much more.
The featured Fall 2024 Artists for “The Musical World of Disney” are Nicholas Farenkrug, baritone; Emily O’Connor, soprano; Collin LaHood, tenor; and Hannah Reich, mezzo-soprano.
For further information and tickets, please refer to the full list of dates and their respective websites below.
FULL LIST OF PERFORMANCES
September 7: Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre, Schroon Lake- visit here.
September 8: VIEW Arts Center, Old Forge- visit here.
September 13: Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, Blue Mountain Lake- visit here.
September 14: Charles R. Wood Theater, Glens Falls- visit here.
October 4: Tannery Pond Community Center, North Creek- visit here.
The fivebyfive chamber ensemble announces its 2024-2025 season with the “Our Stories” concert series in Syracuse and Rochester, featuring “Fantastical Stories (Historias Fantásticas)” in the fall, “Enduring Stories” in the spring, and the release of their fourth album, Eclipse, to bridge the two programs.
fivebyfive is a Rochester based chamber ensemble of five professional musicians and one video and audio artist dedicated to cross-genre programming and commissioning new works from artists who are underrepresented in their field. Standard programs are composed of music written for flute, clarinet, electric guitar, piano, and bass- however, as is the norm with fivebyfive, this season is to be anything but standard. This year, new pieces will include banjo, fiddle, and voice.
The evolutions in this year’s programming does not stop there. In addition, the ensemble will be performing folk songs, ghost stories, ballads, and original poetry, as well as newly commissioned works by renowned composers Roberto Sierra and Emily Pinkerton.
For the fall concert series on October 5 and 6, fivebyfive will perform “Fantastical Stories (Historias Fantásticas)”, featuring a newly commissioned piece from Ithaca-based Grammy-nominated composer Roberto Sierra, Sonidos Del Tiön. Sierra utilized the Argentine poet Jorge Borges’ story to weave a composition of both fantasy and reality. In addition to Sierra, the concert will highlight other Latin American composers including Clarice Assad and Miguel del Aguila. Musicians from Society of New Music will perform select pieces as well.
In the Spring program on March 29 and 30, a mix of chamber and folk music will be performed in “Enduring Stories”, a collaboration between fivebyfive and songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emily Pinkerton of Albany. Throughout her new work “Ephemera Ballads” Pinkerton will play the banjo and fiddle alongside the ensemble, adding her voice to the mix as well. The ballads represent the lost voices of the Appalaichan and Catskills women of over two hundred years ago, whose stories of struggles with class, gender, and bodily autonomy still resonate to this day.
In addition to these two exciting programs, the ensemble will be releasing its fourth album Eclipse on November 8. Distributed by Grammy-nominated label Bright Shiny Things, Eclipse features four pieces commissioned by fivebyfive for last April’s North American Total Solar Eclipse.
Earlier this year, the ensemble held three sold-out shows at Rochester’s Strasenburgh Planetarium performing the tracks alongside an immersive video created by fivebyfive’s executive director Marc Webster. The composers include Jessica Meyer (“In the Path of Totality”), Marc Mellits (“Eclipse”), Kamala Sankaram (“Under the Shadow”), and Genesee Valley native Glenn McClure (“Totality”).
Performances for “Fantastical Stories (Historias Fantásticas)” will be at the Onondaga Community College in Syracuse on October 5 and the Hochstein Performance Hall in Rochester on October 6. For more details and tickets, please visit here.
Performances for “Enduring Stories” will be at the May Memorial Unitarian in Syracuse on March 29 and the Rochester Academy of Medicine on March 30. For more details and tickets, please visit here.
To learn more about fivebyfive, Eclipse, and other events, please visit their website here.
