Grateful Dead cover band Dark Star Orchestra (DSO) has announced their Fall 2024 tour which sees 11 dates in the northeast including 7 dates in NY.
Performing to critical acclaim for over 25 years and over 3100 shows, Dark Star Orchestra continues the Grateful Dead live concert experience. Their shows are built 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, DSO 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. DSO 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 DSO show.
Dark Star Orchestra Fall 2024 Tour Dates:
Nov 15, 2024 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
Nov 16, 2024 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
Nov 17, 2024 – MJN Convention Center – Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov 20, 2024 – Rome Capitol Theatre – Rome, NY
Nov 21, 2024 – Broome County Forum Theatre – Binghamton, NY
Nov 22, 2024 – House of Blues Boston – Boston, MA
Nov 23, 2024 – College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT
Nov 26, 2024 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 27, 2024 – Penn’s Peak – Jim Thorpe, PA
Nov 29, 2024 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY
Nov 30, 2024 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY
For more information on Dark Star Orchestra’s upcoming Fall 2024 tour and to purchase tickets, click here.
Jones Beach State Park has announced that on November 22, Magic of Lights drive-through light show is returning for the holiday season. The event lasts from Nov 22 to Jan 4.
Magic of Lights, the family-friendly, drive-through holiday lights festival, is celebrating the grandest holiday of the year with a dazzling, sparkling, and twinkling series of magical light displays in a 2.5-mile drive-through experience, the longest and brightest ever, at Long Island’s Jones Beach State Park beginning on November 22 and running nightly through January 4. Inside the comfort of their own vehicle, guests will enjoy Magic of Lights’ classic holiday favorites including Winter Wonderland, the 12 Days of Christmas, Toyland, festive Elves and Reindeer Road. In addition to the 200 foot long Enchanting Tunnel of Lights, there will also be other new light tunnels to delight and amaze.
Other illuminated displays include the 32-foot-tall, animated Mattel’s Waving Christmas Barbie®, Prehistoric Christmas featuring life sized dinosaurs celebrating the season, and the legendary BIGFOOT® Monster Truck. Created with over two million sparkling lights, Magic of Lights is a nostalgic and festive event everyone will enjoy. The Toyota Holiday Village, which allows guests to walk through a magical out-of-car area featuring Santa Photos, refreshments, and other holiday activities, will also return at both locations. A new augmented reality feature will be introduced this year as well to make the magical experience even more interactive, with details set to be released in November.
The Magic of Lights uses the latest CAD technology and is hand-crafted at the Magic of Lights warehouse in Medina, OH, then, transported to Long Island. The displays combine for more than 10 miles of LED lighting across all presentations, in the trees, and on the buildings. There are 10 different colors of LED bulbs used. The highest scene is 32-feet tall, and the longest is several hundred feet long.
The steel displays are designed, bent, cut, and welded into about 800 frames combined in different configurations to create each show’s giant winter holiday scenes. Magic of Lights is open Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m. (dusk) until 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. (dusk) until 11 p.m. Admission is $30 in advance or $35 at the gate on weekdays and $30 in advance or $40 at the gate on weekends through November. Price is based per car. Special pricing is available for limousines and buses.
Group ticket rates are available and can be purchased online. For dates, times, and ticket availability, visit magicoflights.com.
The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will host two days of live music, comedy, film screenings, and family events in celebration of their 20th anniversary on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in Stony Brook.
Presented by Catholic Health, Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame’s anniversary celebration will feature continuous entertainment including Kerry Kearney, DMC with Johnny Juice, Stanton Anderson, American Idol Christian Padavan, comedians, surprise guests and more. Admission includes refreshments and an appearance by Santa. Kids under 12 are free.
Founded in 2004, the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame is dedicated to the idea that Long Island’s musical heritage is an important resource to be celebrated and preserved for future generations. They have inducted more than 100 musicians and music industry executives, and also offers education programs and scholarships to Long Island students, sponsors the Long Island Sound Award, and features traveling educational exhibits, including a state-of-the-art mobile museum.
Admission also includes access to LIMEHOF’s Billy Joel exhibit. The exhibit features over 5 decades of rare memorabilia including albums, tours, inspirations and personal experiences from Billy Joel’s life-spanning career. Videos, awards, recordings, instruments, photos and more were donated from Billy’s personal collection.
The event will feature holiday music videos of LIMEHOF inductees and will have visits from Santa Claus at 2pm on both days and surprise visits from LIMEHOF inductees. It will also feature the set and sleigh from Twisted Sister’s Christmas Special. More performances to be announced.
K-Pop global sensation SEVENTEEN delivered two unforgettable nights of captivating performances, stunning costume changes, and lighthearted antics to New York’s own UBS Arena as a part of their SEVENTEEN [RIGHT HERE] World Tour, celebrating the group’s accomplishments and current endeavors alongside their international fanbase.
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Since their last US tour in 2022, 13 piece K-Pop powerhouse SEVENTEEN has seen a skyrocketing level of success. The first Korean Pop act to headline Lollapalooza Berlin and perform on Glastonbury’s iconic Pyramid Stage, the group is no stranger to making and breaking records- they are, after all, the group responsible for the best selling K-Pop album of all time at more than six million sales with their release FML.
Currently embarking on their SEVENTEEN [RIGHT HERE] World Tour, the group looks back on what they have accomplished thus far and forwards into the exciting future ahead of them as they span venues across the United States and Asia- including New York’s very own UBS Arena in Belmont.
This tour’s two nights in Belmont marks the group’s fourth visit to the New York area, especially exciting for SEVENTEEN member and New York native Vernon who has noted that his memories of the city are especially precious as they are tied to touring with his group and being able to return to his birthplace time and time again thanks to the group’s global fanbase.
October 25 marked the first of two nights SEVENTEEN was to spend in New York, and the anticipation for the night could be felt well before the show had commenced- as all seasoned K-Pop fans will tell you, the concert truly begins hours prior. The closer to the venue, the more it was possible to pick out fellow Carats- that is to say SEVENTEEN fans (named in reference to the carats that make a diamond shine)- decked out in elaborate, fabulously curated, and sometimes even handmade outfits alongside positively glowing faces as they anticipated the show to come.
The themes for the night’s outfits were rather distinct- the first party donning seventeen’s signature color palette of pink, blue, and white, the second dressed in black and pops of sparkling red in reference to the group’s recent release “Maestro,” and the third subtle- or not so subtle- nods to fanbase favorite moments and inside jokes, including but not limited to member Hoshi’s passion for tigers and iconic “Horangae” claw pose and the now infamous black, red, and white jacket worn by two competitors on group-forming competition show Boys Planet where they performed SEVENTEEN’s “HOT”.
Outfits are only the beginning of the concert necessities, however. Carats carrying both official and custom pickets depicting the fan’s favorite member or a celebratory slogan, the group’s official light stick either freshly purchased or bedazzled to the gods, paper banners from fan projects with encouraging messages written in Korean for the members to see, and homemade goods for any and everyone lovingly referred to as “freebies” filled the halls of UBS, the merchandise and food lines a fanbase mixer and the concourse a runway.
Inside the Arena, the pre-concert sparkle was in full effect. Carats were excitedly syncing their light sticks for the corresponding light show to come, posing for photos, and exchanging even more freebies (I was gifted an adorable custom SEVENTEEN at UBS Arena photo card from a lovely blue t-shirt and face glitter clad duo as they made their rounds), singing along to the music videos playing and most noticeably- dancing.
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For the uninitiated, dance is its whole own beast in K-Pop. Almost every single release comes with corresponding choreography that some fans will learn to the point of recording in fully produced videos or forming a group dedicated to covering their favorite artists’ moves.
SEVENTEEN in particular shines on the dance floor. The group’s dedicated performance unit includes members Hoshi, Jun, The8, and Dino, though it truly isn’t difficult to describe the entire group as a set of all-rounders- that is, artists who have mastered the dancing, singing, and rapping aspects of their career.
Just prior to the SEVENTEEN [RIGHT HERE] tour kicking off, it was announced that members Jun and Jeonghan would not be participating. As of September 26, Jeonghan began his mandatory South Korean military service, and Jun is currently exploring acting opportunities in China. While heartbroken, fans took the loss in stride, their presences felt in the arena throughout the night with pre-recorded vocals playing during their parts and accompanying visuals depicting the group as the full roster of thirteen. The two were sorely missed but present all the same.
As SEVENTEEN took the stage, the energy was electric. Wonwoo sang the opening line to “Fear” as the ring of backup dancers around him collapsed to the ground, the production leaning into full-on theatrics right off of the bat.
The red screen behind those on stage already split down the middle to reveal the remainder of the members stood upon a pyramid of stairs, their silhouettes a striking visual. By the time the full group had united on the main stage, fireworks had been set off and lasers were in full effect, setting an exciting precedent for the rest of the evening.
Captivating performances of “Fearless”, “MAESTRO”, “ASH”, and “CRUSH” followed with intermittent VCR interludes paired with an introductory ment from each member that established a communal excitement for the remainder of the show.
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The first section of the night was concluded with a VCR that allowed for the first of many costume changes, which led directly into a series of unit songs that allowed each set of members show off their specialized skillset. First up was the hip-hop/rap line comprised of S.Coups, Wonwoo, Mingyu, and Vernon with “Water” and “MONSTER”, the former featuring an absolutely addictive bit of choreography in the final chorus and the latter feeling perfectly timed for a show just over a week prior to Halloween.
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Once “MONSTER” wrapped, it was time for the performance/dance line to shine. Members Hoshi, The8, and Dino took the stage to perform the effortlessly smooth track “Rain” that emphasized the trio’s fluidity and body control and “Lilili Yabbay”, named after the verbal counts the dancers used to memorize the track’s choreography.
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The vocal line- Woozi, Joshua, DK, and Seungkwan, took the stage after to perform “Candy” and “Cheers to youth”, the former perfect for a waltz in the rain and the latter a glitteringly nostalgic track that opened with corresponding confetti cannons and featured various polaroid photos of the members throughout the years behind them- a lovely testament to how far the group has come and yet another heartwarming nod to Jun and Jeonghan.
Introducing the next stage was a VCR depicting the group playing ping pong, showering one another in feathers during a pillow fight, and generally just enjoying one another’s company over a warm, homely backdrop. A metallic time machine-like structure delivered the group back on stage where they resumed their activities: lounging on bean bags, attempting a badminton rally, and playing basketball, the group’s familial rapport on full display.
The following performance of “Oh My!” was intermittently paused to allow the members to tease one another, attempt a shot at the basketball hoop, and generally just mess about on stage. It was almost surreal to observe their banter live after seeing the same rappport on their web variety series GOING SEVENTEEN, which in turn proved that yes, they are genuinely that silly in person.
In a dramatic turn of events just prior to the final chorus, the members turned to the time machine only to find it had malfunctioned… and dropped them in the middle of the jungle. Various dancers emerged from the stage in inflatable costumes and engaged the members in an over-the-top dance battle that had the audience at the edge of their seats between bouts of laughter.
SEVENTEEN has made it clear that they don’t take themselves too seriously, and it’s no wonder why- they don’t feel the need to. The sillier moments like an inflatable costume dance battle are counterbalanced with their flawless performance and sharpened skills that speak for themselves in a way that culminates in an air of effortless entertainment. The group knows they’re talented, and because of this have no qualms leaning into the silly and absurd.
“Oh My!” was followed by a series of lighthearted tracks including personal favorite “Snap Shoot” and the ever-vibrant “God of Music,” closing out the third section of the show.
Other tracks performed after a costume change into a palette of effortlessly stylish neutrals include the group’s recent release “LOVE, MONEY, FAME” in collaboration with DJ Khaled, the strikingly impactful “MARCH” that had pyrotechnics for days, and arguably one of the group’s most successful releases, “Super”.
As is tradition for most if not all concerts, the end of “Super” marked the point in which the artist would make a casual goodbye and the audience would put on an act of pretending there isn’t an encore to be anticipated ahead of them- however, SEVENTEEN’s encore comes with terms and conditions. In order to determine the encore stage’s length, fans must first prove themselves through the power of dance.
Cheers were heard throughout the stadium as the cameras panned from one fan to the next, dancing their hearts out to other fan favorite tracks absent from the set list, and lo and behold, the members re-appeared in their final outfits of the evening to perform “Adore U”.
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Now came time for the time-honored SEVENTEEN tradition that every Carat dreams of experiencing at least once in their life. The real end of the show comes in the form of “VERY NICE”, or “AJU NICE” as it’s colloquially known, a track released on SEVENTEEN’s first album repackage. “AJU NICE” is iconic, “AJU NICE” is eternal, and “AJU NICE” is never ending- literally. The beginning of the song is a standard performance, the chorus exciting and bright, and then the members pivot to a dance battle with an audience member or pass the mic off to a fan near the barricade to sing a line or two, and plot twist- you’re right back in “AJU NICE”.
All of this to say night one in New York wrapped with a total of eight “AJU NICE”s that felt so complete as a conclusion there was no need for the pretense of elongated will-they-won’t-they departures, as SEVENTEEN had left everything out on the floor, just as Carats had from their seats- something “AJU NICE” made sure of. The perfect bow on the evening, night one of SEVENTEEN in New York had come to a close.
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An absolute tour-de-force in live performance, SEVENTEEN is not a group to be overlooked regardless of whether or not you’ve ventured into the K-Pop world before. Perfectly balancing precise skills and unbelievable vocals with incredibly down to earth attitudes and a clear, genuine love for bringing their music to the stage, SEVENTEEN is a refreshing class act that knows they’re talented and isn’t afraid to be themselves all the same.
Setlist: Intro + Fear / Intro + Fearless / MAESTRO / Prelude + ASH / CRUSH / Water / MONSTER / Rain / Lilili Yabbay / Candy / Cheers to youth / Intro + Oh My! / Snap Shoot / God of Music / HOME / Intro + LOVE, MONEY, FAME (feat. DJ Khaled) (English Ver.) / MARCH / SUPER / Adore U / ’bout you / Campfire / VERY NICE
The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame has announced a celebration honoring the life of inductee, long-time music teacher, and record holding saxophone player Pat DeRosa.
A special event hosted by the daughter of Pat DeRosa, Patricia, the festivities on October 19 will celebrate the lifelong musical passions and accomplishments of the seasoned saxophonist and all that he gave to his Long Island community throughout his life.
Born in Brooklyn on December 6, 1921, Pat DeRosa discovered his love for saxophone at just twelve years old after his mother brought him to a music store on the Bowery. After a move to Huntington, Long Island, DeRosa developed already commendable self-taught skills due to a lack of musical resources in the area that would only flourish as he grew up, joining the Central School District’s high school band.
Following graduation, DeRosa found work at Grumman manufacturing airplane parts for the war. Within a year, he had joined the Grumman band and had formed his own trio that performed at nightclubs and parties all throughout New York City and Long Island.
After a draft into the Army Air Forces at the height of World War II and a successful audition into the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band, Pat spent three years traveling the country with the band performing for and entertaining the troops.
In 1946 DeRosa was able to return to Long Island and subsequently enrolled in the Manhattan School of Music, creating the opportunity for him to perform alongside legends of the time including Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, and Jerry Lewis. Despite the lengthy evenings spent dedicated to live performance, DeRosa was dedicated to his studies and graduated with a Bachelors and Masters in Music Education.
The 1950s found DeRosa pursuing this passion for music education further, becoming a music teacher at Huntington Elementary and South Huntington Memorial Junior High. During this time Pat also performed alongside the jazz great John Coltrane until Coltrane’s passing and formed the Pat DeRosa Trio, which played constantly, including at the historic inaugural ball of President Richard Nixon.
Despite retiring from education in 1978, DeRosa’s musical spark refused to go out. He continued to perform shows spanning venues from the Hamptons to Florida. On Veteran’s Day in 2020, Pat was inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, and in 2021 he was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the ‘Oldest Professional Saxophone Player.’
Hosted at the LIME Hall of Fame on October 19, the celebration of Pat DeRosa’s legacy will include a special video/interview presentation, a Q&A with his daughter and granddaughter, a special raffle for all attendees, and a live performance played by his family and friends.
The event is free with a general admission ticket purchase. For further information on the event and the Hall of Fame, please visit their website here.
All You Need Is Love returns in 2025 with a tour across North America that will feature 14 dates in celebration on John Lennon’s 84th birthday. The tour contains a stop in Patchogue, Long Island on January 16.
All You Need Is Love effortlessly captures the essence of The Beatles’ legendary career from their 1964 arrival in America, through 1969. From the infectious innocence of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” to the melodic masterpiece of “Yesterday,” All You Need Is Love promises to deliver a night beyond nostalgia encompassing transcendent sing-along moments, and pure musical bliss. In addition to the captivating performances, the concert tour features state-of-the-art production and visuals, creating an immersive experience that will transport audiences through the golden era of The Beatles.
With sold-out shows across North America in 2024 for the 60th Anniversary of The Beatles in America, All You Need Is Love assembles American and Canadian Artists. Once again, an extraordinary ensemble of world-class musicians come together to pay homage to the iconic British rock band that forever changed the landscape of music.
The all-star lineup consists of exceptional musicians whose talent and passion for The Beatles guarantee an authentic and electrifying concert experience. The lineup includes Kasim Sulton, Steve Kimock, Prairie Prince, Bobby Lee Rodgers, Gil Assayas, Mark Rashotte, and Andy Forgie. All of these musicians have toured with massively popular bands groups like Meatloaf, Blue Oyster Cult, Journey, Jefferson Starship, Creed and more.
All You Need Is Love 2025 Tour Dates:
1.11.25 The Empire – Belleville, ON
1.14.25 The Wilbur – Boston, MA
1.15.25 The Wellmont Theater – Montclair, NJ
1.16.25 Patchogue Theatre – Patchogue, NY
1.17.25 Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA
1.21.25 The Birchmere – Alexandria, VA
1.23.25 Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall – Munhall, PA (Pittsburgh)
1.26.25 Jergel’s Rhythm Grille – Warrendale, PA
1.28.25 Memorial Hall OTR – Cincinnati, OH
1.29.25 The Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
1.30.25 Pabst Theater – Milwaukee, WI
2.1.25 Des Plaines Theatre – Des Plaines, IL
2.2.25 Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, IL
For more information on the upcoming ‘All You Need Is Love’ tour celebrating John Lennon’s 84th birthday and to purchase tickets, click here.
Joe Walsh and VetsAid have announced a forthcoming collaboration with Post Malone at this year’s benefit concert. The show, scheduled for November 11 at 7pm at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, NY, will feature the two iconic artists playing material from each of their respective catalogs. This year’s show marks the eighth annual edition of VetsAid which started in 2017 with a show at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, VA. The two iconic artists will be joined by Eric Church, Toto and Kool & The Gang this year.
“VetsAid is for EVERYONE: fans of all ages, backgrounds and musical genres,” Walsh explains. “So who better to join the party than Posty – the man who can do it all? And do it so well?! Mix in the best of country with Eric, rock with Toto and funk with Kool and The Gang and you have a VetsAid for the ages. What better way to honor our veterans and their families this Veterans Day than with a night you will never forget?”
Walsh has also announced the grant recipients that will benefit from the proceeds of this year’s VetsAid. All of the groups are either based in New York or New Jersey or have committed to using these funds exclusively on the ground in New York or New Jersey. Large grant recipients include the Travis Manion Foundation, Fourblock, Hire Heroes Foundation, America’s VetDogs, Vets4Warriors, Our Military Kids, Foundation for Women Warriors, HunterSeven Foundation, and Merging Vets & Players. The Community Grant recipients are Homeward Bound Adirondacks, Project Refit, AMVETS Service Foundation of New Jersey and the North Country Veterans Association.
Veterans and their wellbeing have always been important to Walsh, a Gold Star son himself whose father died while stationed on active duty on Okinawa when Walsh was not even two years old. His mission is to use this platform to raise funds and awareness for the still urgent and significant needs of our returning soldiers and their families. The establishment of VetsAid and this annual benefit concert is his way of giving back to those who have given so much in sacrifice for this country.
VetsAid 2023 took place in San Diego and featured performances by Jeff Lynne’s ELO, The Way on Drugs, the Flaming Lips, Lucius and special guest Stephen Stills. The group is committed to curating an exclusive once-in-a-lifetime festival lineup in a different American city each year with a large veteran and military population.
On the eve of Indiginous People’s Day at The Warehouse in Amityville, Long Island, Original Music Matinee will host an extensive, original, musical bonanza.
The show begins at 2pm sharp on October 13 and lasts for eight hours. In that time frame, at least 10 bands are to perform, with a variety of genres in store. All the bases are to be covered here – acoustic to metal to punk to pop and more. The show sees a variety of bands from the Long Island area including Ramener, The Buddy System Forever, Hostile Intent, Sharp Violet, Terror Garden, The Walk-a-bout, Deladie, and Original Gossip.
Performing as solo acts are fellow Long Island artists Stephen Robinson and Richie Schweers. These two artists kick off the show with their acoustic jams and soulful voices before the heavy metal, punk and hard rock bands take the stage to change the pace. The real kicker is, to see all these talented performers is only 10 bucks.
The All-Original Music Matinee at Prohibition promotes local artists and bands who create original pieces, contrary to cover/tribute bands. The aim of this organization is to get these up-and-coming, original acts on bills akin to that of tribute bands, like bar venues and event spaces in Long Island.
Terror Garden Live at The Village Pub in Long Island
All-Original Music Matinee Schedule
2:00-2:30 Stephen Robinson (Solo Acoustic)
2:45-3:15 Richie Schweers (Solo Acoustic)
3:30-4:00 Ramener (Metal)
4:15-4:45 The Buddy System Forever (Indie Punk)
5:00-5:30 Hostile Intent (Metal)
5:45-6:15 Sharp Violet (All-girl power punk)
6:30-7:15 Terror Garden (Hard Rock/Metal)
7:30-8:15 The Walkabout (Australian rock)
8:30-9:15 Deladie (Female-fronted melodic punk and metal)
9:30-10:15 Original Gossip (Rock ‘n Roll)
Ramener
For more information on the upcoming All-Original Music Matinee at The Warehouse and to purchase tickets online, click here.
New York City based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer allie has released her second studio album Every Dog.
Allie Cuva, better known under her moniker allie, is a songwriter, producer, mix engineer, multi-instrumentalist and performer- it’s no exaggeration to say that her work is entirely her own.
With a pulse on everything music from the age twelve onwards, allie began her professional musical journey after a move to Nashville that allowed her to hone her musical skill set and identity as a musician. In 2021, allie toured extensively as the hired drummer for indie pop artist Cavetown, the same year a debut LP of her own was released- Maybe Next Time.
The gutturally honest and sonically ambitious sounds that had caught the attention of those in the New York City indie-rock scene back in 2021 are sharpened in allie’s newest release, Every Dog. Filled with sounds that are unapologetically allie, the album aims to take a space so often dominated by men and expand the horizons, reaching out to listeners and connecting them based upon the fundamental human experience framed within a lesbian, trans, and leftist lens.
A vulnerable exploration of queer love and one’s self, Every Dog offers 27 minutes of sitting alongside allie as she spins poetry out of her most vulnerable experiences. Not unlike paging through a personal journal, the listening experience of Every Dog is as self-reflective as the writing process was for allie herself.
Throughout each track, she explores the jarring shift of life in suburban Michigan and Tennessee to the vibrant constancy of New York City, struggling through self isolation, finding yourself in the midst of pure creative freedom, and queer love and loss.
The title track was one of three tracks selected for pre-release- “Radio Shower,” “Every Dog,” and most recently “Tiny Colored Pills”. “Every Dog” and its coinciding music video recorded along the Long Island Coastline explore the simultaneous acceptance and aching loss felt after a necessary separation from those once kept close.
“I wanted to create something that felt flickering–the oscillating guitar can resemble the constantly churning transportation flowing through NYC–and that also evolved to deliver the listener somewhere different than expected, which was meant to represent big, structural change in a relationship.”
– allie, on “Every Dog”
The video itself is intentionally rather impressionistic and left to interpretation, the only goal when recording being to explore the coastline and possibly capture some of the most mentally engaging imagery.
Similarly, the first of three pre-release tracks to see the light of day, “Radio Shower”, is a deeply impressionistic montage of aging, loss, and love that considers the weight of the passage of time above alternatively tuned guitar plucks and sonically layered instrumentals that lend the song a beautifully textured feel.
Clearly a labor of love, the track had gone through over 32 mix revisions with countless arrangement changes and scrapped vocal recordings that resulted in a cohesive testament to allie’s skill across the music-making experience.
allie has also announced a special one night only album release party at Cassette NYC on October 4 with support from Precious Human and Kid Lake. The evening will celebrate her newest work as she performs the LP from beginning to end. Tickets for this event start at $15 and are available here.
The full track list for allie’s newest LP Every Dog, out now, is below. Fans can learn more about allie’s works and keep up with all of her latest happenings on her website here.
Far Trio will embark on a fall tour that will amount to 14 dates across New York through Sep. and Oct. ahead of their new album expected next year.
Far Trio is an “earthy fusion” band from Buffalo that was formed over a decade ago in Fredonia, NY. They are going on tour this fall bringing their unique blend of soul, blues, and singer-songwriter vibes to audiences throughout New York State.
Eamon Rayhn (vocals, bass), Drew Azzinaro (vocals, guitar), and Ethan Fox (drums) form the band which has been a fixture in the regionâs music scene for the past five years. They have performed over 150 shows annually across cities like Buffalo, NYC, the Finger Lakes, Philadelphia, and the Hudson Valley.
Far Trio has played at renowned venues including The Bitter End, Rockwood Music Hall, Shakti Lounge, So Far NYC, and major jazz festivals such as The Northwest Jazz Festival and Carnegie Jazz Festival. They have earned critical acclaim for their fresh takes on classic songs by artists such as John Lennon and The Allman Brothers, and their original compelling compositions.
In 2022, Far Trio released their second album, Ordinary Moments, recorded in Woodstock, NY, with legendary producer Scott Petito (James Taylor, Chick Corea, John Scofield). The album features 14 tracks ranging from soulful singer-songwriter tunes to raunchy blues-tinged grooves. This latest work showcases the band’s evolution as a unit, with each member augmenting the othersâ compositions and delivering a diverse sound that captivates a wide audience.
The band has stated that a new project is on the horizon for next year, the band continues to write, experiment, and create music that transcends genres while keeping its soul firmly rooted in the earthy fusion they are known for.
