Dan Gerken, a staple of the Albany music scene, has debuted his most recent project from Jericho Sailors with the single “Silver Miner.”
Known for his work as the guitarist and singer for Timbre Coup, Gerken has moved on to a new position with Jericho Sailors, contributing his skills to bass, piano, guitars, and lyrics in addition to vocals. Jericho Sailors, accompanied by drummer Dave Berger, creates a sound that is both modern and symbolic of classic Western twang with rock and blues aspects.
With the release of their first single, “Silver Miner,” on March 29, Jericho Sailors are off to a promising start. Setting the tone for an amazing album full of equally captivating material, “Silver Miner” is a blend of blues and blues rock with Western influences.
In a recent statement, Dan Gerken said, “We have a whole album of material, and I want to build up a little then release what I consider to be some of my best writing.” This feeling is reflected in the lyrics of “Silver Miner,” where listeners are struck by themes of reflection and longing:
“Last couple miles on empty, I see the setting sun and it tempts me, return to the land of the plenty, Hold your own, know your soul, come and join the many.”
The distinctive “Dark Country” vibes and boogie shuffles of Jericho Sailors takes listeners to the heart of the American West and leaves them wanting more. For that reason, Jericho Sailors is well worth a listen.
Elysium Furnace Works is proud to present Chourmo – a trio of leaders consisting of guitarist David Torn, alto saxophonist Tim Berne, and drummer Tom Rainey – at the VBI Theatre of Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, located at 12 Vassar St. in Poughkeepsie on Friday, May 17.
Elysium Furnace Works is a cooperative project co-led by Mike Faloon and James Keepnews. EFW seeks to present the work of vanguard artists in settings as dedicated and uncompromising as the art itself, focusing primarily on live music performances in and around New York’s vibrant Hudson Valley.
Chourmo will ignite a fire, intricate abstraction, and passionate forward motion at the venue. David Torn (also, aka “splattercell”) is a composer, texturalist, guitarist, and producer of international stature, renowned for his unique musical voice which seems to span and un-define a range of idioms and styles. His characterful and compositionally textural work has had a material impact and influence on both film scoring — through his scores, and his creative contributions to scores by Carter Burwell, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cliff Martinez, Howard Shore, Mark Isham, and others. He has assisted artists like David Bowie, k.d. lang, Tim Berne, John Legend, Madonna, Tori Amos, Bill Bruford, and more.
David Torn.
Tim Berne is an American alto saxophonist and record label owner born in Syracuse. His passion for jazz started when he heard the album Dogon A.D. by Julius Hemphill. In 1974, he went to New York to find Hemphill, who gave him saxophone lessons and advice on how to manage his career. Berne started the record label Empire in 1979.
For Empire, he recorded four albums with avant-garde jazz musicians such as John Carter, Alex Cline, Nels Cline, Olu Dara, Vinny Golia, Paul Motian, and Ed Schuller. His next two albums appeared on Soul Note in the early 1980s. He then got a contract with Columbia and recorded with Robertson, Hank Roberts, Bill Frisell, and others. After two albums with Columbia, he signed with JMT, a label known for avant-garde jazz. Over the years he recorded with many bands including Miniature, Caos Totale, Bloodcount, Paraphrase, Hard Cell, Science Friction, Buffalo Collison, Snakeoil, and more.
The final member of Chourmo is drummer Tom Rainey who has performed and or recorded with numerous artists including Mose Allison, Tim Berne, Anthony Braxton, Kris Davis, Ingrid Laubrock, Joe Lovano, and countless others.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $30 at the door — advance tickets are on sale now.
Tim Berne.
Elysium Furnace Works 2024 Concerts
June 22: Jamaaladeen Tacuma / James Brandon Lewis: “On Your Shoulders”, VBI @ CHAC — A historic congregation of the legendary harmolodic bass pioneer from Ornette Coleman’s innovative electric ensemble Prime Time Tacuma with the DownBeat Magazine Rising Star on tenor saxophone. Lewis is a multi-generational celebration honoring past trailblazers and offering, in Mr. Tacuma’s words, “a special thank you to all the mentors and elders in music sharing their knowledge and creativity with the next generation.”
July 19: Matthew Shipp Trio, St. Andrew’s & St. Luke’s Church, Beacon NY — The renowned, era-defining pianist and composer Shipp returns to this sacred space in Beacon, joined by the world-class rhythm section of Michael Bisio on bass and Newman Taylor Baker on drums, as they celebrate their aptly-titled new recording for ESP-Disk’, New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz.
September 21: Peter Evans, VBI @ CHAC — The fearsomely gifted trumpeter Evans astonishes audiences with the sheer multiplicity of sounds and textures he can coax from his horn and the staggering inspiration that shapes his fathomless exploration in this rare Hudson Valley solo appearance.
October 19: Yuko Otomo, VBI @ CHAC — In her first solo Hudson Valley appearance, the exceptional poet and writer Otomo brings her revelatory work steeped in humane soul and universal epiphany, accompanied by musicians TBA.
November 16: AM / FM, VBI @ CHAC — This power duo of guitarist Ava Mendoza and violinist Gabby Fluke-Mogul synthesize a heady brew of avant jazz, blues, and noise – radically upending experimental music(s) past, present, and future.
December 7: Harriet Tubman (Ross / Gibbs / Lewis), VBI @ CHAC — Elysium Furnace Works closes out its monumental season with the fiery intensity of the long-running eclectic and electric collective Harriet Tubman, comprising the insanely talented and accomplished trio of guitarist Brandon Ross, bassist Melvin Gibbs and drummer JT Lewis.
Maverick Concerts, a chamber music festival, has announced their 2024 season schedule which entails a long summer of fun-filled events. The festival takes place entirely in their historic campus near Woodstock.
Maverick Concerts is thrilled to unveil its 2024 season featuring a summer of exceptional music at its historic concert hall. The hall is nestled in the woods just outside Woodstock. June 29 to September 14, Maverick will present a diverse musical lineup that will delight enthusiasts of all ages and tastes. Maverick Family Saturdays, Maverick Saturday Nights and the Maverick Chamber Music Festival will showcase world-class performances. These performances range in genre across classical, jazz, folk, world, and contemporary.
The Maverick Chamber Music Festival for 2024 gets off to an exciting start on Sunday afternoon June 30. The following 2 and a half months see the performances of the world’s most renowned individuals and groups for the community to adore closely. Performers like Viet Cuong, Escher String Quartet, Angela Hewitt, Miro Quartet, Fred Hersch and more prepare to wow the community.
Maverick Concerts 2024 Full Schedule
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
Maverick Saturday Nightsâ Jazz at the Maverick
Fred Hersch Trio
SUNDAY, JUNE 30
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Manhattan Chamber Players
w/David Fung, piano
SATURDAY, JULY 6
Maverick Family Saturdays
Frederick Chiu
David Gonzalez
SATURDAY, JULY 6
Maverick Saturday Nights
Tracy Bonham
SUNDAY, JULY 7
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Escher String Quartet
SATURDAY, JULY 13
Maverick Family Saturdays
WyndSync
Viet Cuong
SATURDAY, JULY 13
Maverick Saturday Nights/Maverick Chamber Music Festival
The Four Nations Ensemble
SUNDAY, JULY 14
Pre-Concert talk Viet Cuong
WindSync
SATURDAY, JULY 20
Maverick Family Saturdays
Tracy Bonham and Melodeon
SUNDAY, JULY 21
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Miro String Quartet
SATURDAY, JULY 27
Maverick Family Saturdays
Nothing: John Cage and 4â33â
Nicholas Day, author
Chris Raschka, illustrator
SATURDAY, JULY 27
Maverick Saturday Nights/Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Angela Hewitt
SUNDAY, JULY 28
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Pacifica String Quartet
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
Maverick Saturday Nights
Simon Shaheen Trio
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Chelsea Guo
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
Maverick Family Saturdays
Elizabeth Mitchell plays the songs of Peter Schickele,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
Maverick Saturday Nights
After Spring Sunset: A Tribute to Peter Schickele
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Ariel String Quartet
Anthony de Mare â postlude
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17
Maverick Family Saturdays
Ravensbeard Wildlife Center
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17
Maverick Saturday Nights
Steve Gorn & Friends
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Isidore String Quartet
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Margaret Leng Tan
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Reed Tetzloff
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Jenny Lin
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
Maverick Family Saturdays
Jenny Lin Melodyâs Mostly Musical Day
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
Maverick Saturday Nights â Jazz at the Maverick
Bill Charlap Trio
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Borromeo String Quartet
Henry Kramer, piano
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Maverick Saturday Nights â Jazz at the Maverick
The Miguel Zenon Quartet
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Maverick Chamber Music Festival
Music from Copland House
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Maverick Saturday Nights
Happy Traum
Cindy Cashdollar
For more information on Maverick Concerts’ events and to purchase tickets to select shows, click here.
The Marley brothers – Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, and Damian – have announced “The Legacy Tour” in honor of their father Bob Marley. The tour sees 22 dates, including a stop at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on September 22.
Bob Marley’s music endures as a beacon of strength, hope, and unity, attracting a growing global fanbase. For over three decades, his sons have each established themselves as renowned solo artists and have carried on their father’s legacy through their music. Now reunited on The Marley Brothers: The Legacy Tour, they’ll honor their father’s worldwide impact by performing both individual hits and classic Bob Marley songs during a momentous year for the genre.
The world nears what would have been Bob Marley’s 80th birthday in 2025. There’s no greater homage than experiencing his music live through his sons, who carry on his enduring influence across popular culture. The tour begins September 5 in Vancouver, Canada and comes to a close on October 5 in Miami Florida. The Marley Brothers make a single stop in New York on September 22 in Forest Hills, Queens.
THE 2024 LEGACY TOUR DATES:
9.05 | Vancouver, BC | Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park
9.06 | Ridgefield, WA | RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
9.08 | Auburn, WA | White River Amphitheatre
9.10 | Concord, CA | Toyota Pavilion at Concord
9.11 | Chula Vista, CA | North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
9.12 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
9.13 | Albuquerque, NM | Isleta Amphitheater
9.15 | Austin, TX | Germania Insurance Amphitheater
9.16 | Dallas, TX | Dos Equis Pavilion
9.18 | Cincinnati, OH | PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
9.19 | Clarkston, MI | Pine Knob Music Theatre
9.22 | Queens, NY | Forest Hills Stadium
9.23 | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center
9.25 | Bridgeport, CT | Hartford HealthCare
9.26 | Mansfield, MA | Xfinity Center
9.27 | Bristow, VA | Jiffy Lube Live
9.29 | Toronto, ON | Budweiser Stage
9.30 | Laval, QC | Place Bell
10.02 | Wilmington, NC | Live Oak Bank Pavilion
10.03 | Atlanta, GA | Lakewood Amphitheatre
10.04 | Tampa, FL | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amp
10.05 | Miami, FL | FPL Solar Amphitheatre
Tickets will be available beginning with artist pre-sales on Tuesday, April 16. Additional presales including a Citi presale will run throughout the week. The general on-sale starts on Friday, April 19 at 10 AM. For more information on The Marley Brothers’ Legacy Tour and to purchase tickets, click here.
Juice is on the final leg of their first North American tour and performed at the Rec Room in Buffalo on Saturday, April 13.
Juice
Opener Kevin Spears, a member of the local band Free Music Party, started the night. Kevin performed songs from his latest EP, Me and Marge. This was Kevin’s first time being an opener and performing as a solo artist, performing “Meant to Be,” “Left Alone,” “Little Lies,” and “And I Saw It Happen,” among others. Kevinâs music is a fusion of Indie/Alternative R&B, setting the vibe perfectly for Juice.
Kevin Spears
Juice formed in 2013 in Boston and draws influences from Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, and R&B, which gives them such a unique sound. Juice performed from their latest EP calledNothing Like a Dream. Songs performed by Juice at Rec Room included “Cruelest Thing,” “Becoming a Stranger,” “Come Alive,” “Temporary Love,” “Playa Delfino,” and “Hard to Feel.”
To finish out their tour, Juice will perform two more shows on April 26 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and on April 27 in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Infinity Song filled the Blue Note Jazz Club with joyous soft rock on Monday, April 15, to open their four-day residency. John Boyd, the father of Abraham, Angel, Momo, and Israel Boyd, the four siblings who make up Infinity Song, gave a speech to commemorate the occasion.
The show was the culmination of 27 years of raising children for the Boyd parents, who are both lifelong musicians themselves, going from busking in Central Park to making music under the Roc Nation banner and seeing mainstream success in the city where they grew up. He ended the speech playing on a classic proverb, saying, “It takes ten villages to raise an artist.â
The night was a joyous celebration of music, of family, of history. The band immediately set a mood and established their distinct personalities onstage. The eldest brother, Abraham, spent the first three songs belting while striking poses and running in place on the stage, pumping his arms like he was competing in a marathon to cheers from the audience.
His younger brother and the band’s electric guitarist, Israel, reacted to the cheers by jokingly scolding Abraham for misleading the audience into thinking he was the dancer of the family. This banter culminated in the only way a sibling rivalry can, a dance-off. Each of the four siblings took turns improvising their own dance to on-the-fly beats from the supporting band. For those with siblings, it’s not hard to imagine some similar antics arising if given a stage together.
Coming out of the dance battle, they went into a revolutionary cover of Stevie Nicks’ “Dreams,” which can be found on their newest album, Metamorphosis. No other artist has done the song so much justice. Being raised by musicians and being interdisciplinary themselves, you would be hard-pressed to find four people with that much raw talent on any stage besides the Blue Note last night.
“Slow Burn” and “Haterâs Anthem” were their two most popular songs of the night. “Slow Burn” is a personal favorite that makes use of the sisters’ differing vocal textures to great effect. “Haterâs Anthem” harkens back to the 90s with upbeat choral vocals from the whole group and an underlying message about the pitfalls of being a hater while convincing yourself that you are inherently better than others who are putting in the work towards their goals.
Not only did Infinity Song pack Blue Note on a Monday, but they got the audience dancing, too, as the small club rose from their dinner tables to dance out the end of the show with the band. You can experience Infinity Song in residency at the Blue Note through Thursday, April 18, with shows at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. This was an otherworldly experience: bring your friends, bring your family, because Infinity Song is up next.
Mississippi phenomenon that is TVBOO had a special show at Buffalo’s Town Ballroom on April 13. His unique bass lines are what make every dubstep lover go crazy, but it’s his comedic flair that takes his performance up several notches.
Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty
Local support RainMan made his Town Ballroom debut that night. He was joined by the intrepid duo sfam. Their performance was followed by AHEE who is known for his high-energy dubstep and mesmerizing sonic exploration.
AHEE, Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty
TVBOO then took over the stage with his knee high socks and iconic mullet. This man is a performer through and through knowing exactly when to add his comedic tidbits for laughter and sound bites.
Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty
This producer’s infamous voice samples and funky beats make his songs so memorable whether or not you have heard of TVBOO. He played countless tunes off of his hit 2022 album Blue Collar Bass including his collaboration with GRiZ, “Bass Music.”
Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty
The Meme Master
TVBOO’s funky beats are what everyone loves to groove to but his visuals are some of which people can’t stop talking about. They’ll either leave you confused on what is going on or dying from laughter. He makes memes of himself that are stuck in everyone’s head by the end of the night. Some of which include him riding on a bald eagle or licking his eyebrows to name a few.
Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty
TVBOO mixes into his sets both new and old tunes. He throws it back with his single, “Skrawberries” where he dedicates it to a girl that came into his life that tasted like strawberries. The artist even replays this song over so the crowd can match the energy needed for a tune that goes this hard. He also played his latest single, “Cha Cha Step” which fans got to hear for the first time live.
Photo Credit: Maddie McCafferty
This was a memorable night for both TVBOO and his fans. It ended with the artist announcing he will be back for a stop on his fall 2024 tour. So if you missed TVBOO this time around make sure not to miss him for his return.
If you’re looking for more EDM events in Western NY then you’re in luck! Liquid Stranger performs on April 19 and The Glitch Mob will be playing a 360 show on April 26. Get your tickets here.
The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), has issued an open letter supported by more than 200 artists calling on AI Developers, Tech Platforms not to devalue music and undermine artists’ rights.
The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), a non-profit artist-led education and advocacy organization, has issued an open letter that was supported by more than 200 artists calling calling on all AI developers, technology companies, platforms, and digital music services to “cease the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists”.
As AI-related threats such as voice cloning, and deep fakes continue to rightfully attract significant scrutiny, the open letter has also shed some light on two related trends that are among the most serious and irresponsible uses of AI, including the use of musical works by AI developers without permission to train and produce AI “copycats”, and also the use of AI “sound” to dilute royalty obligations.
“Working musicians are already struggling to make ends meet in the streaming world, and now they have the added burden of trying to compete with a deluge of AI-generated noise,” explains Jen Jacobsen, Executive Director of the ARA. “The unethical use of generative AI to replace human artists will devalue the entire music ecosystem — for artists and fans alike.”
Read more about the rise of AI in Music and the drawbacks and benefits, as viewed by musicians.
Part of the open letter published this month by the Artist Rights Alliance, states that, “Make no mistake: we believe that, when used responsibly, AI has enormous potential to advance human creativity and in a manner that enables the development and growth of new and exciting experiences for music fans everywhere…. Unfortunately, some platforms and developers are employing AI to sabotage creativity and undermine artists, songwriters, musicians and rights holders”.
The letter signed by more than 200 artists including Pearl Jam, Nicki Minaj, Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, and the estate of Frank Sinatra. “We must protect against the predatory use of AI to steal professional artists’ voices and likenesses, violate creators’ rights, and destroy the music ecosystem. We call on all digital music platforms and music-based services to pledge that they will not develop or deploy AI music-generation technology, content, or tools that undermine or replace the human artistry of songwriters and artists or deny us fair compensation for our work.” the letter stated.
This open letter comes in the wake of a growing worldwide debate about the ethical application of AI in music. The state of Tennessee has already strengthened its rights to “right of publicity” by passing the “ELVIS Act.” The state’s Governor Bill Lee announced the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, a bill updating Tennessee’s Protection of Personal Rights law to include protections for songwriters, performers, and music industry professionals’ voice from the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) in January. Currently, several US states and the US Congress are debating similar measures.
Associated with the open letter, the ARA also added that AI poses an “existential threat” to their art in a tweet. Fans can find the full letter signed by singers and songwriters here.
Sir Chloe played a sold-out show at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn on Saturday, April 13. Opening for Sir Chloe was New York based band Daffo playing a collection of songs from their discography, including their newly released single, “Over Again,” released March 8.
Sir Chloe- Photo by Gabrielle White
The band got their start in Vermont in 2018, before re-locating to Brooklyn where they now call home. Sir Chloe is comprised of Dana Foote on lead vocals and guitar, Emma Welch on bass, Austin Holmes on synth, Palmer Foote on drums, and Teddy O’Mara on guitar. For the past year they have been touring across North America, the UK, and Europe. They’ve played headlining shows and opened for Beck and Phoenix during their Odyssey tour last year.
As the crowd sang along throughout the night, a disco ball spun around Music Hall of Williamsburg’s ceiling, filling the packed room with pockets of light. Even playing a sold-out venue, Sir Chloe kept a familiarity and closeness with the audience. There didn’t feel to be a disconnect as the crowd continued to dance and sing throughout the set and the encore.
This was night one of a two night Brooklyn stop for Sir Chloe. They’ll be playing next in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 17 at The Sinclair. The band will be making various stops throughout the US and UK through August.
Wave Farm has announced their WGXC 90.7-FM Hudson Studio is moving to a storefront at 393 Main Street in Catskill, NY. This light-filled space will be home to two studios.
Wave Farm is an international transmission arts organization driven by experimentation with the electromagnetic spectrum. They are creative and supportive of artists and nonprofits in their cultural endeavors. Wave Farm’s WGXC-FM is a full-power, non-commercial, listener-supported station in New York’s Upper Hudson Valley operating out of dedicated studios in Acra and Catskill and pop-up temporary studio locations throughout the listening area and beyond.
Their move to Catskill also launches an exciting new partnership with Nonchalant. The space between the broadcast studios will be activated by the artist-run studio and gallery, whose inaugural exhibition will feature paintings by Sonia Corina Ruscoe and open on May 25.
Wave Farm’s WGXC began operating in Hudson when the station was in its formative days in 2010. In 2018 they moved from Columbia Street to the basement of the First Presbyterian Church on Warren Street. They are not completely leaving Hudson, with more information to come.
The two new studios at Catskill include Studio A in full view from Main Street, where the public is welcomed in and on the air. Studio B, located in the back room, will accommodate larger group interviews and more extensive technical setups.
