NYS Music 2024

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  • SOULSHINE Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert at MSG Announced

    Dayglo Presents has announced the SOULSHINE concert benefiting relief and recovery efforts from hurricanes Helene and Milton at Madison Square Garden later next month, featuring household names like Dave Matthews Band, Warren Haynes Band, and more.

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    In the wake of unimaginable tragedy and loss, the music community has come together. Music holds the intangible power to bring folks of all walks of life together, forging new communities and strengthening old. Once more, musicians and fans alike will come together in the name of good for the SOULSHINE benefit concert on November 24 at Madison Square Garden for an evening of captivating live performances that make a real difference. 

    With a collective four million individuals without power, a death toll of just under 250, and entire communities destroyed, the paths Helene and Milton cut across the southeast United States was nothing short of devastating. In times of unimaginable loss like these, there is nothing more powerful than a community coming together- which is exactly what the folks at Dayglo Presents with Live Nation seek to accomplish with their SOULSHINE Concert Fund.

    For one night only, acts like the Dave Matthews Band, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, the Warren Haynes Band, Goose, and more will come together under the roof of MSG to raise money for both hurricanes’ relief funds. Special guests for the evening include Trey Anastasio, Mavis Staples, Robert Randolph, Joe Russo, Trombone Shorty, Susan Tedeschi, and Derek Trucks.

    Many of these acts are familiar with advocacy through their art- the Dave Matthews Band being designated the United Nations’ Environmental Goodwill Ambassadors in addition to raising over $65 million for a variety of hometown and global causes through various events and benefit concerts, and Warren Haynes being a beloved North Carolina figure and Asheville local for his annual Christmas Jam that has raised nearly $3 million for the Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity among various other accomplishments through his partnership with BeLoved Asheville. Haynes’ hometown of Asheville in particular was one of many communities hit by Helene’s unforgiving path- making the SOULSHINE concert all the more from the soul.

    “Every year, it is my honor to host the Christmas Jam and give back to the community there, but this year, we need to do things a bit differently. I’m thrilled to partner with my good friends in Dave Matthews Band and so many other musician friends to bring ‘SOULSHINE’ to the iconic Madison Square Garden and help raise money for all those affected by both hurricanes throughout North Carolina and Florida. My heart is with you all and we look forward to creating a really special night!”

    – Warren Haynes

    Net proceeds from the evening’s performance will benefit the SOULSHINE Concert Fund at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, which will support Habitat for Humanity’s 2024 Hurricane Recovery fund in addition to a variety of nonprofits in North Carolina and Florida that are currently making crucial efforts on the ground. 

    In addition to all sales and donations made by folks attending, leading mortgage and lender and servicer Newrez has pledged $500,000 in support of SOULSHINE’s efforts to help the communities it serves recover and rebuild.

    Tickets for the SOULSHINE Benefit Concert will go live on Friday, November 1 at 10:00 AM EST. For more information, donation opportunities, and ticket purchasing, please visit the SOULSHINE website here.

  • Lost Radio Rounders To Perform Benefit Concert In Albany

    The Historic American Music trio Lost Radio Rounders will return to Albany to perform a concert benefiting Guilderland Food Pantry on October 24.

    Eddie Award-nominated Lost Radio Rounders is a Historic American Music Trio that presents themed programs and concerts of Acoustic American Roots to folks in Upstate New York and beyond. Members Tom Lindsay, Michael Eck, and Paul Jossman each bring a variety of instrumental skills and musical backgrounds including guitar, bass, piano, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, dobro, vocals, and more.

    The trio, best known for their blend of historical spirituals, folk hymns, and gospel blues, have dedicated themselves to the history, education, and performance of American sounds, consistently bringing folks together for the sake of live performance- and much more.

    In an exciting return to a pre-pandemic practice of theirs, the Lost Radio Rounders will be bringing their act to the Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church’s stage in Guilderland for a night of live music with a cause on Thursday, October 24. Benefiting the Guilderland Food Pantry, the concert will be completely free of charge and instead  encourages donations to the cause.

    Joining the Rounders will be an old friend of the trio, vocalist and harmonica ace Ryan Dunham. An Albany local, Dunham hails from roots rockers Red Haired Strangers. He’s no stranger to performing alongside Lost Radio Rounders, his unique musical presence guaranteeing an elevated live experience that is not one to be missed.

    As mentioned, the musical benefit will be free to attend, and all donations will go to the Guilderland Food Pantry. To learn more about the evening of music for a cause on October 24 at the Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church, you can visit the Lost Radio Rounder’s website here.

  • Grammy Winner Allison Russell Performs in Support of Health Care Access at O+ Benefit

    O+ will feature Grammy award-winning American Roots musician Allison Russell with her band at its upcoming “O+ 365” benefit concert on May 24th at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston, NY.

    Ticket sales will provide direct support to The O+ Exchange Clinic, O+’s new year-round exchange-based clinic, which provides health and wellness services to O+ artist and musician alumni. Limited seating is available for 600 people. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased here.

    Allison Russell, recognized for her soulful vocals, vulnerable lyrics, creative instrumental arrangements, and activism, is an eight-time Grammy nominee with a 2024 Grammy Award win for Best American Roots Performance for her single “Eva Was Black.” Since going solo in 2021, the recognition of her unique style and power has garnered an array of accolades, including the 2022 Americana Music Association’s Album of the Year Award for “Outside Child,” Canadian and International Folk Music Awards, UK Americana Awards, and Juno Awards. Originally from Canada, Russell is on tour throughout North America this year. 

    Allison Russell
    Allison Russell

    The O+ 365 benefit supports the organization’s efforts to address the extraordinary need for ongoing health care access for artists, many of whom are un/under-insured and don’t have consistent access to care. Last year O+ made a transformative shift: the organization moved from providing 3-days of exchange-based health and wellness services to artists who contributed to its annual festival to now providing 365-days of care for all O+ festival alumni. In addition, the Clinic secured its operating license from the State of New York. 

    “The shift from 3 to 365 days of care accelerates health care access for more than 6,000 O+ alumni,” said O+ Wellness Director and Primary Care Physician Dr. Lizette (Dre) Edge. “It isn’t hyperbole to say without ongoing care, lives are at stake; it’s real. The status quo marginalizes and harms – rather than heals. O+ shifts the care landscape.” 

    O+’s short term goal is to provide comprehensive preventative care – with an emphasis on mental health, dental and primary care – to its intersectional alumni community in order to build a sustainable model of exchange that is both scalable and replicable in order to then expand to serve entire communities. In fact, the year-round exchange-based model already has far-reaching implications for the entire community, beyond artists: The expansion now makes it possible to create more opportunities to offer public education and community wellness sessions through O+’s participating health practitioners, artists, and musicians. Upcoming sessions open to the community include education sessions on nutrition and gut health led by practitioners and doctors. 

    “We are honored to have Allison Russell and her Rainbow Coalition supporting our mission through the O+ benefit this year. Known for her incisive and deeply compassionate work, Allison is a charismatic performer, a survivor, and a joy bomb who sings from a place rooted in values and a desire for connection,” said O+’s Art Director Lindsey Wolkowicz. “Notably, her music is a conduit for radical healing, community building and belonging, which completely align with O+ values. Her participation as the lead artist in support of O+’s benefit concert is exceptionally timely, as we are deeply focused on expanding care through our unprecedented year-round model based in valuing everyone’s contribution to the collective, all while acknowledging the essential, healing power of the arts in our lives and communities,” she added.

    Since 2010, O+ Festival’s 3-day exchange-based festival clinic has provided 5,292 clinic treatments and 1,457 dental treatments. “Our 365-day expansion means more care for more people. We appreciate our concert-goers, donors and sponsors who support our mission of exchanging the art of medicine for the medicine of art,” said Dr. Edge.

    Event details

    Date: May 24th, 2024

    Time: Special Access Ticket Holders at 6:00pm, Doors open at 6:30 for general admission. The concert starts at 7:00 pm 

    Location: Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street Kingston

    Tickets: $75 for general admission seating and $150 for special access tickets (premiere seating with cocktail hour). Tickets are on sale here

    For more information about the event or to schedule interviews with the O+ team or Medical Director Dr. Lizette Edge regarding the vision for The O+ Exchange Clinic, please contact Lindsey Wolkowicz at lindsey@opositivefestival.org.  

  • Rock The River Benefit Concert to Return to Capitol Theatre

    Sunrise Association has announced the 11th annual Rock The River benefit concert in Port Chester, taking place Thursday, April 11 at the Capitol Theatre.

    photo by Scott Harris

    Rock The River is meant to honor supporters at the “original rock palace” and benefit Sunrise Day Camp-Pearl River. The honorable awards will be presented to owner Peter Shapiro, General Manager Bruce Wheeler, and Head of Special Events, Emily Schmalholz. The awards in question are known as the Sunrise Community Partner Award and the Sunrise Champion Award.

    Money raised from this benefit will support the vital work Sunrise Day Camp–Pearl River does for the community. Sunrise Day Camp brings the simple pleasures of childhood back to children struggling with cancer, changing months of loneliness and isolation into summers filled with sunshine, laughter and happiness.

    The Capitol Theatre welcomes a performance by the legendary Steve Augeri, the former lead vocalist for Journey. In years prior, artists like Wyclef Jean, Melissa Etheridge, Max Weinberg and many more music icons.

    The 11th annual Rock The River sponsored by Sunrise Association sees a wonderful evening of uplifting music by Steve Augeri. Along with this, the wonderful fundraising for ill children in need.

    This is an evening of togetherness, music, and benefits for those in need. It showcases both the power of fundraising and the unity that music brings.

    “We are honored & grateful to be the host venue of Rock The River for 10 years! Live music provides an impressive and organic sense of connection, this event is a natural fit. Over the years, we have formed an amazing partnership with Sunrise which has grown Rock The River year after year, working together to raise money for this incredibly important cause. I play just a small part in the success of this event and will continue to do my best to champion the cause in every way possible. I have no doubt that this partnership between The Capitol Theatre and Sunrise Day Camp will continue to grow so that we can continue to raise as much money as possible to send hundreds more children with cancer & their siblings to this incredible camp.”

    Emily Schmalholz, Sunrise Champion Award Nominee

    Doors to the concert open at 6:30pm, and music begins at 8pm. For more information on the Rock The River Benefit Concert or to make a donation, click here.

  • Kate McDonnell to host March for Our Lives Benefit Concert At Caffe Lena

    Kate McDonnell and Canella will be making a stop at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs on Jan.28 to host March for Our Lives benefit concert to end gun violence.

    McDonnell, an award-winning songwriter, will host the event which will include other regional performers who are also dedicated to the cause of ending gun violence in the country.

    The concert will include acts from prolific singer-songwriter Jimi W, Albany-based singer Doc Horton, 11-year-old powerhouse Iveilah, Indie-rock band Canella, and a special performance from Kate herself.

    Kate, the “Ballad Of A Bad Girl” singer has co-produced and will host a night of music at the Caffè Lena, a place that is widely recognized as the longest continuously operating folk music venue in the United States. She will be joined by other regional performers who are also dedicated to the cause of ending the culture of gun violence in the country.

    The event will also be a fundraiser for the vibrant organization March for Our Lives, an organization that since founded in 2018, has helped pass over 300 gun safety laws across the country.

    The concert will kick off at 3 pm and tickets can be purchased through here. The show will also be live streamed through Caffe Lena’s very own channel Caffe Lena TV.