Just prior to Thanksgiving, the Disco Biscuits wrapped up their final tour of 2024, with shows in Rome and Buffalo. Over the next few weeks, the band enters the studio and have four final shows to close 2024 out.
photo by Pete Mason
Held at the Capitol Theatre in Rome, situated just west of Utica, the venue has been open since 1928, originally part of a chain of movie houses and screening films through 1974. The venue reopened in 1985 as the Capitol Civic Center, when live music and theatrical performances were offered in addition to classic films.
The show in Rome – a first for the band, and at the ‘other’ Capitol Theatre – was a high point from the start, with a 27-minute “Magellan” opening the show. Feeling rarer these days, “Magellan” hit home with the veteran fans in the audience, many of whom made the Upstate trio of shows a weekend adventure.
With the energy shifting out of “Cyclone,” a peak jam of the first set arose in “Times Square,” before passing the torch to “Bombs,” a once-shelved fan favorite that was brought back in May 2021 thanks to a fan request. “Shelby Rose” rounded out the first frame of music, which was full of songs for the older heads in attendance this evening.
Set 2 opened with the slow burn of “Fire Will Exchange,” setting forth a 95-minute torrent of music. This opening 25-minute version was patient as it built and ended up giving way to a full version of “Shem-Rah Boo” that clocked in at over a half-hour, “No Rain” tease and all.
Less than a month old, the Disco Biscuits version of Richard Strauss’ “Also Sprach Zarathrusta” is a hybrid of “Orch Theme” and Phish’s own version, “2001,” but this industrial version of “Also Sprach Zarathrusta” is nothing like what Strauss or your average Phish fan would expect. Darker, heavier and exploring the darkness between ascendent peaks, this “ASZ” in the industrial/classical crossover we didn’t know we needed.
Sandwiched in between “ASZ” were “No Recollection” and “Catalyst,” each keeping the fire burning in the set, and bringing it to an exultant finish. And with under 10 minutes left to wrap the show up, the band opted to stay old school with “Rock Candy” in the encore slot, and the show ended promptly before 11pm.
Disco Biscuits – Rome Capitol Theatre – Rome, NY – Friday, November 22, 2024
Soundcheck: The Very Moon -> Sirens Sing
Set 1: Magellan > Cyclone > Times Square > Bombs > Shelby Rose
Set 2: Fire Will Exchange > Shem-Rah Boo1 > Also Sprach Zarathustra > No Recollection> Catalyst > Also Sprach Zarathustra
Encore: Rock Candy 1 with âNo Rainâ (Blind Melon) teases
While NYS Music was not on hand for the Buffalo shows the next two nights, the two shows are each an adventure in their own right. Saturday night’s show features a reworked “Sirens Sing” (formerly, “The Champions”) with an inverted “Munchkin Invasion” in the second set.
Disco Biscuits – The Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY – Saturday, November 23, 2024
Soundcheck: Little Lai, Rainbow Song, Frog Legs
Set 1: House Dog Party Favor > Grass Is Green 1 > Sirens Sing 2 > Falling 3 > House Dog Party Favor
Set 2: M.E.M.P.H.I.S. 4 > Trap Door 5 > Pimp Blue Rikki > Munchkin Invasion 1 > Floes
Sunday’s show was comprised of songs written by Joey Friedman over the last two years, in honor of his 500th show. The full show gives a faint picture of what to expect from the Biscuits time in the studio this month – get a full breakdown here via Relix.
2024 is nearly in the books and the Disco Biscuits barnburner of a tour is for now, to be continued.
Disco Biscuits – The Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY – Sunday, November 24, 2024
Soundcheck: Park Ave -> Running, Confrontation
Set 1: To Be Continued > Ring the Doorbell Twice > Country Royale 1 > One Chance To Save The World > Risky Business 1 > Another Plan of Attack 2
Set 2: The Wormhole > Twisted in the Road 3 > Dino Baby > Another Plan of Attack 2 > One Chance To Save The World > Photograph > To Be Continued
Encore: Buy The Time > Ring the Doorbell Twice 1 1st time inverted 2 dyslexic (ending first, then beginning) 3 inverted
The third annual Secret Dreams Music and Arts Festival brought together many of the top acts in the EDM and jam scene, including Tipper, the Disco Biscuits, Daily Bread, Detox Unit, Papadosio, Lotus and many more.
Secret Dreams went down in Legend Valley in Thornville, OH from July 18-20 and while the acts on the three main stages drew most of the attention there were workshops and art installations to delight the crowd as they explored to expansive grounds.
More than two decades of Disco Biscuits music festival memories converged in Central New York over July 4-6. Combining the rocky terrain of Skye Top Festival Grounds in Van Etten, the hills of Hunter Mountain, the prime rural location of Mariaville and the heat and humidity of Montage Mountain, Camp Biscos of years past were recalled throughout the weekend, these elements compacting into a look at a bright spot in the once boisterous Northeast music festival scene.
Even with all music bumped to be an hour or so earlier than announced, the full Camp Bisco Biscoland experience was on tap. New artists to discover, veteran jam and funk acts to catch up with, Tractorbeam, various DJ sets, a Silent Disco for the post-11 pm noise curfew, and adding in the humidity and heat coupled with the threat of rain/storms, and it was like Camp Bisco 2008 all over again.
Wonderland Forest, which has the potential to be the Caverns of the Northeast, makes the experience not just inside the venue, but the location includes a drive into the rural foothills in southern Onondaga County, with a unique and accessible layout found nowhere else in the Northeast. A byproduct of the Covid-pandemic, the venue’s management thinks differently about the events they plan, the fans they cater to, and the experience that everyone has upon arrival and throughout the weekend. With a summer calendar of events lined up that rivals amphitheaters around the state, Wonderland Forest is shaping up to make Central New York a true live music destination.
Thursday arrival was smooth whether you were car camping or bringing the RV along. Staff solved preferred camping shuttle issues quickly to get fans to their sites and out to see the music.
The initial afternoon slate of music featured opening acts from JImkata, a nationally touring electro-rock band with ties to nearby Ithaca, and Kitchen Dwellers a very non-local band from Montana continually growing in popularity and serving up a blend of bluegrass and psychedelic rock.
Day 1 also featured two sets from a pair of renowned DJs, starting with Mark Farina who played an hour’s worth of house music and his signature “mushroom jazz” at the Saloon Stage. Nora En Pure, a deep house producer known for her signature style of downtempo techno, followed on the Main Stage with a set of music that served as a fitting appetizer for the main course that evening.
That would be Tractorbeam, the Disco Biscuits musical alter ego per se, which features a more techno/dance heavy and lyric-less approach to their music mixed along with other electronica inspirations. Tonight leaned heavily on the “other” with a slew of first timers making their way into the two-hour set that never truly stopped at any point until Katy Perry belted out “Firework.”
A first-time cover of Porter Robinson’s “Language” started the set and funneled perfectly into the techno-styled “Confrontation” that the band has mixed into Disco Biscuits sets as of late. The rest of the set followed suit, blending a mix of electronica classics like Fisher’s “Losing It” that segued effortlessly into a rousing “The Great Abyss” with the laser light show now at full strength. The set even featured a cover of Darude’s “Sandstorm,” also played for the first time.
With the band fittingly adorned in blue and red Adidas track suits for the holiday, they continued to effortlessly churn through new additions to the Tractorbeam musical repertoire, like their take on Fred Again & Baby Keem’s “Leavemealone” that featured some incredible work on the e-drums from Allen Aucoin. The following segment of “Monster” > “Uber Glue” > “Photograph” flowed seamlessly and was the only true run of Biscuits originals. And although there would be no professional pyrotechnics set off on the 4th, the Tractorbeam set ended with a proper cover of Katy Perry’s “Firework” that put an end to the first night of music at Biscoland.
Friday warmed up fast and brought along that Camp Bisco humidity of legend and ill repute. Early sets from Dizgo and RAQ brought out those looking to get out of their campsites and hotels. Lespecial kept the crowd engaged, with bassist Luke Bemand poking fun at himself for wearing black jeans on such a hot day, bringing up Cloudchord on guitar during “Enter Sandstorm,” calling back to the Tractorbeam debut of “Sandstorm” the night before. Bemand and Co. flattered the sun-baked crowd throughout the set, reminding those gathered at the main stage “your body is a Wonderland Forest.” Sets from Lettuce and Break Science framed the night ahead, a warm up in the evening daylight for the Biscuits.
For the first proper weekend set of Disco Biscuits, a 14-minute “Vassillios” opened things up with the classic old school tune, something rare to find on this night of fresh/er Biscuits. However, we could not confirm at press time that first set highlight “Dino Baby” was influenced by regional brisket. The smoothly flowing “Dino Baby” stretched itself into an inverted “Crickets,” and once the jam was found, gave a bridge to the first (lyrical) debut of the night, “In the End We Have Forever,” although it had been played fully instrumental at Electric Forest two weeks prior. “No Recollection” closed the set with bassist Marc Brownstein encouraging the crowd (and band) they’d keep the setbreak short at 20 minutes, which they nearly delivered on.
The second set saw the debut of “Another Spin” spanning more than 30 minutes,and based on the March 9, 2024 “No Recollection” jam, per Biscuits Internet Project. Working into the end of “Another Plan of Attack”, the band debuted “Losing It,” again with lyrics, after presenting the instrumental version during Tractorbeam on Thursday night, a rare double-debut for a band that has been unloading fresh new material on fans like an A-list comic hitting the Comedy Cellar night after night for 15-minute sets.
Dipping back into the beginning of “Another Plan of Attack,” the only other old school Biscuits song of the night, “Catalyst” made itself welcome, grinding the end of the set towards “Ring the Doorbell Twice.” You’d be hard-pressed to find a dull moment from these sets, with plenty to unpack from the debuts upon relistens.
The last day of this year’s Biscoland offered a brief respite from some of the humidity and more varied musical acts leading up to two more sets of Disco Biscuits. Saxsquatch, which is exactly what it sounds like, braved the weather and delivered covers on the sax at the Saloon Stage in the early afternoon. Later on the Main Stage, albeit after a bit of a delay, The Breakfast reunited for a set of psychedelic-infused rock that included a spot-on cover of MGMT’s “Time To Pretend.” Afterwards, Space Bacon played to a full and lively crowd back on the Saloon Stage, setting the stage perfectly for the headliners with some Bisco-esque guitar riffs and impressive jamming overall.
The Biscuits continued to mesh the old with the new in their last two sets of the weekend, starting with a true old school number in “Basis For A Day.” The show began with a cohesive instrumental jam that started off fast and never let up for well over 10 minutes until the familiar chorus, with some added orchestral effects from Magner on keys, rang out. The jam out of “Basis” was patiently crafted and segued seamlessly into “Freeze,” from the band’s recent Revolution In Motion release. The extended jam out of “Freeze” led into “Better In Doses,” a completely brand new song debuted, featuring Barber on lead vocals and an infectious beat that seemed like it could have easily fit alongside other “Motion” songs on the album.
The second set began with one last nod to the days of old with a massive “House Dog Party Favor” opener that reached almost 30 minutes in length. From the ashes of the second “House Dog” jam arose yet another new song making its live debut, “Trap Door.” This elicited an intense, slow build of a jam that steamrolled perfectly into a “Cyclone” that continued to build the momentum and even used samples of Outkast’s “So Fresh, So Clean.”
An inverted “Above The Waves’ followed and served as the other massive jam vehicle of the second set. After one last introduction to “Trap Door,” the show came to a close with one last silky smooth transition into “Digital Buddha,” which allotted one last opportunity of samples and true Biscuits rock.
For those that still had a little left in the tank, a Cloudchord silent disco set was the final performance of this year’s Biscoland due to the last minute change in schedule. The Revolution in Motion producer was armed with a guitar and a drum machine and even brought up Barber for a short few minutes on a run through of “Shocked,” giving those in attendees one last chance to soak up the very last remnants of Biscoland 2.
The Disco Biscuits community has rallied to support a fan who was injured by a tree that fell in the night of July 5. A GoFundMe has been set up. Learn more here to help Mary Wallace on her road to recovery.
Disco Biscuits 2024 Tour Dates 7/11 – Selbyville, DE – Freeman Arts Pavilion 7/12 – Atlantic City, NJ – Bourbon Ballroom 7/13 – Richmond, VA – The National 7/14 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 7/15 – Isle of Palms, SC – The Windjammer 7/18-19 Thornville, OH – Secret Dreams Festival 7/20 – Patchogue, NY – Great South Bay Music Festival 8/9-11 – Long Pond, PA – Elements Festival 8/29-30 – TBA 8/31-9/1 – Murphysboro, IL – Weekend at the Cave 9/6 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater 9/7 – Bellvue, CO – Mishawaka Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT) 9/8 – Bellvue, CO – Mishawaka Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT) 9/11 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot 9/13 – Livingston, MT – Pine Creek Lodge (TRACTORBEAM) 9/14-15 – Livingston, MT – Pine Creek Lodge
It was fun for the whole family as members of The Disco Biscuits and Eggy, along with up-and-coming jammers Dysfunktone, converged at in Albany to bring the party to the people on Friday, June 28. Playing the third gig of the Brownstein Family Band’s first multi-show run, it didn’t take long before the bona fide family reunion escalated into an all-out dance party.
Featuring familiar tunes, choice covers and a whole lot of smiles and sweat, it was the kind of night that made you feel lucky to be alive and that you were in the right place at the right time.
Marc, Jake and Zach Brownstein performing as The Brownstein Family Band in Albany on 6/28/24.
Conceived almost by accident when someone backstage at Biscoland 2023 suggested the idea of getting everyone named ‘Brownstein’ together to form a supergroup, less than a year later, that pipe dream has become a full-fledged reality. Consisting of the Disco Biscuits bassist Marc Brownstein and his son Zach Brownstein on drums, the band also features Eggy bandmates Jake Brownstein on guitar and Dani Battat on keyboards.
Now collectively known as The Brownstein Family Band, the high-profile side project blazed a trail over the Northeast with four shows that will have people talking for years to come.
Dysfunktone kicked things off at Lark Hall on 6/28/24.
Opening the night at Lark Hall with an energetic set full of groove-based improv was Long Island rockers Dysfunktone. Commanding your attention from the opening riffs, the impressive young quartet dazzled with proficiency and technicality. Made up of Rob Meza on guitar and keys, Alex Gallina on bass, Brandon Hanna on guitar, and Dakota Henry on drums, the band wasted no time going dank and deep.
After kicking off with a 14-minute rendition of “Strawberry Cough,” Dysfunktone easily won the crowd over with stellar versions of “Medusa’s Myth,” “Circadian Rhythms,” and an epic 18 minute ride through “Feelin’ Time” that contained clear Aqueous teases throughout. A band that is destined to become a force in the Northeast jam scene for years to come, be sure to keep an eye out for them and thank us later. After a brief intermission, the Brownstein Family Band soon assembled on stage around 9:30pm.
The Brownstein Family Band performing at Lark Hall on 6/28/24.
Properly paying homage to a mutual musical hero, Jerry Garcia, the Brownstein Family Band opened their set with colorful cover of “Let It Rock.” Setting the tone for the exciting evening to come, Steve Miller Band’s “Take the Money and Run” would give way to the first original song of the set in Eggy’s “One Stop Shop.” Pausing for a moment to address the audience, Marc Brownstein (AKA Brownie) would claim the Lark Hall crowd was the most welcoming and energetic so far on this run. Peering at them through a pair of gnarly green shades, he’d go on to say that because “they were having so much fun, they’re going to ditch the set break and keep the jams flowing.”
Marc Brownstein of The Disco Biscuits performing with The Brownstein Family Band on 6/28/24.
Dropping back into the music with the beloved Disco Biscuits original “M.E.M.P.H.I.S.” the band seamlessly dithered into the psychedelic territory of the Beatles classic “Tomorrow Never Know” with vocals courtesy of keyboardist Dani (pronounced Donny) Battat. The crowd got extra excited for its follow up, another cherished Jerry Garcia tune, “Cats Under the Stars.”
Providing a perfect platform for Eggy’s axe-man Jake to show off his incredible chops, the song effortlessly segued into the timeless “Tangled Up in Blue” which had everyone singing along in unison.
Eggy’s Jake Brownstein performing with The Brownstein Family Band on 6/28/24.
Another Eggy original tune was up next in the form of “All Wheel’s Turnin’,” before the Brownstein Family Band surprised us all with a cover of Donovan’s “Barabajagal.” Pausing once again for a few words, Brownie would speak from the heart, commenting how great it was to be playing with these young and hungry lions, while also acknowledging just how great of songwriters Jake and Dani really are.
Like any proud dad, he would also give major props to his son, Zach, for holding it down on the drum kit, watching him not only grow into a great drummer, but a professional one and noting that it’s “a true joy to be sharing the stage with him.” The sappy sentiment continued next with an emotional rendition of the Grateful Dead’s “They Love Each Other” that had all the feels and was perhaps the overall highlight of the night. After “Confrontation” left Lark Hall begging for more, the band would return to the stage for one final tune.
Zach Brownstein performing with The Brownstein Family Band on 6/28/24.
With things going so well, Dani would joke about how their still trying to figure out a way to have some Brownstein family drama. Marc would quickly interject and say, “We’re only 4 show in. It’s coming. Believe me, I’ve been around for a long time. The drama is coming and this song is our redemption.” The Brownstein Family Band would then close the show with an emphatic and euphoric rendition of the Eggy original “Golden Gate Dancer,” bringing another stellar night of music at Lark Hall to a memorable close.
Eggy’s Dani Battat performing with The Brownstein Family Band in Albany on 6/28/24.
After wrapping up this brief run of shows the following night in Bridgeport, CT, it’s unknown when the Brownstein Family Band will perform their next gig.
With The Disco Biscuits set to host their second annual Biscoland in LaFayette’s Wonderland Forest over the 4th of July holiday and Eggy heading west to make their Red Rocks debut and play a handful of high profile festivals through the month of July, it’s shaping up to be a busy summer ahead for both of these talented and charismatic bands. What we do know for certain is that when this fun loving collaboration happens again, you don’t want to miss it.
Brownstein Family Band | June 6, 2024 | Lark Hall | Albany, NY
Setlist: Let It Rock, Take the Money and Run, One Stop Shop, M.E,M.P.H.I.S. > Tomorrow Never Knows, Cats Under The Stars > Tangled Up In Blue, All Wheels Turning, Barabajagal, They Love Each Other, Confrontation
Encore: Golden Gate Dancer Redemption
Dysfunktone | June 6, 2024 | Lark Hall | Albany, NY
The Disco Biscuits came to the Town Ballroom in Buffalo over March 30-31 for two nights on theirWhy We Dance Tour. Just the night before they debuted their new album, Revolution in Motion at Webster Hall in New York City.
The Disco Biscuits have a rich history at the Town Ballroom, New York’s most underrated club venue. The room is perfect for the Biscuits as the many levels and circular setup makes a Disco Biscuits show there feel like an mini Bisco coliseum. They’ve played many great shows there and they added another on Saturday, while Sunday’s show was a more laid back affair.
On Saturday, the first night of two, you could tell the band was feeling great after a successful and probably pressure filled album release party the night before; as they looked to be in high spirits all night. Even though the previous show was all new songs, they still had enough new material to still have a good mix of old and new. The whole first set was a highlight, and was certainly up there with one of the better sets they’ve played in Buffalo. The room absolutely lost it when Orch Them appeared out of a stellar Buy The Time Jam. As far as second set highlights, Mindless Dribble > Fire Exchange > Confrontation was the meat of the set. It’s pretty hard to top ending a set with Confrontation, the crowd chanted along the words and all was right in Biscoland.
The Disco Biscuits have been trying their whole careers to blend live instruments and club music together, and it seems like they have finally perfected it in 2024. Besides setbreak, the music on Saturday did not stop once. The whole show was moving and pulsing forward, they didn’t get lost or falter once. Sometimes when bands focus too much on improv it can feel like the band is jamming just to jam, but that was night the case at all. The band played with purpose and direction, something that is hard to do when the majority of the night’s music was improv.
Sunday night’s show was a little bit of a step back from the previous night’s energy. Maybe the wave of energy crashed the night before, maybe they were in party mode celebrating Jon Gutwillig’s birthday, but they weren’t able to top Saturday. That being said, that’s what you get with improv. They are playing with such consistency nowadays that a show that let off the gas a little bit is still a great night of music. The improv on Sunday oscillated between dark and dirty Biscuits, some throwback trance and some happy Biscuits mixed in. I’m a sucker for happy Biscuits, and after a lot of dark, plodding improv throughout the night, the M1 > Cyclone section really scratched that itch for me.
The Disco Biscuits are playing lights out right now, so get your ass to a show if you can. They are due back in New York State for 4th of July weekend at their own festival Biscoland, just outside Syracuse.
Soundcheck: Wet, Mr. Don Set 1: Buy The Time 1 > Orch Theme 2 > Helicopters > Dino Baby > Rock Candy 3 Set 2: Bombs > Mindless Dribble > Fire Will Exchange > Confrontation 4 > The Deal 5 > Confrontation Encore: Rockafella > Helicopters
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March 31, 2024 – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
Set 1: We Like To Party > Spacebirdmatingcall > No Recollection 1 > Pilin’ It High 2 3 > We Like To Party Set 2: Jam > Voices Insane 4 > Ring the Doorbell Twice > And the Ladies Were the Rest of the Night 5 > M1 6 > Cyclone > Spacebirdmatingcall Encore: Mulberry’s Dream 7
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To commemorate their first studio release in nearly 13 years, The Disco Biscuits staged a release party at New York City’s famed Webster Hall on March 29. With help from a couple of friends, the band played their new album Revolution In Motion from start to finish over two sets that spanned nearly four hours, much of it without a break between tracks.
Along with their typically incredible light show via Herm Light Designs, and corresponding animation from Blunt Action and Todd Kushnir projected on a screen behind the band, the album came to life and cemented its lore in Disco Biscuits history.
The sold out show had a buzz about it for weeks leading up, with the night having a slight bit of warmth to it in the East Village, ushering fans inside shortly after doors to secure a spot for a night that was years in the making. With the tracks from Revolution in Motion debuting since 2022, fans are well acclimated to the new material, as well as the depths of jamming that can unfold from any of the songs. Therein lies the beauty of what the Disco Biscuits have created in their ninth studio album, and not just the music – the story that intertwines the songs was revealed in full earlier this day, completing Part 1 of Revolution in Motion, with the band saving the day on the alien world Polyfuzia.
The band was joined by three special guests this evening – Erin Boyd added soul with her vocals on “Twisted in the Road” and “Why We Dance,” Matteo Scammell singing alongside guitarist Jon Guttwillig on “Tourists (Rocket Ship)” and “To Be Continued…,” and guitarist Cloud Chord joining for “Tourists (Rocket Ship)” and “Spagaâs Last Stand,” which had keyboardist Aron Magner step out with a keytar for back-to-back playing alongside Cloud Chord. Guests for the Disco Biscuits are infrequent at best, and the three etched their names into Biscuits’ history as well as the fans memories.
In lieu of a song-by-song breakdown of the show, we encourage you to listen to the full show here on Nugs.net. The show is best enjoyed in full from start to finish, taking the story along with the music and explorative trance-fusion jams.
A full summation of the night, however, is best found from Brian Stollery, who offers the following thoughts on the evening that unfolded at Webster Hall.
In the kaleidoscopic carnival that was the Disco Biscuits’ album release show for Revolution in Motion, their first sonic odyssey in 14 years since Otherwise Law Abiding Citizens, the band once again proved themselves as the cosmic jesters at the crossroads of the Grateful Dead’s experimental psychedelia and the pulsating heart of modern analog techno’s transcendental oneness revolution.
Among the cacophony, “The Deal” emerged as a transcendent hymn, a bizarre yet profound meditation on business acumen that captures the essence of the Biscuits’ ability to spin mundane realities into psychedelic gold, propelling the audience into a state of intellectual spiritual mayhem, where fun collides with the sublime in a spectacular explosion of sound and fury.
Disco Biscuits – Webster Hall, NYC – March 29, 2024
Set 1: Shocked > The Wormhole > Twisted In The Road > Another Plan Of Attack > Times Square >Freeze Set 2: Tourists (Rocket Ship) > Spaga’s Last Stand, Who’s In Charge > Space Train > The Deal > One Chance To Save The World > Why We Dance Encore: To Be Continued
The Disco Biscuits have just released their first full-length studio album in nearly 13 years, Revolution In Motion. The official release party is tonight in the form of a much anticipated sold-out show at New York City’s Webster Hall. The band is scheduled to play the album, their latest rock opera, in its entirety for the first time ever.
With Revolution In Motion now fully available on all streaming platforms, this means the corresponding animated movie that’s been being released in pieces is now complete as well. The fourth and final installment is now in place, completing the story of what the band is dubbing a “space opera.”
Each of the segments, animated by Blunt Action, predominantly features one track from Revolution In Motion which tells a story about wayward aliens who unexpectedly find themselves in our galaxy and then encounter the Disco Biscuits themselves. The first installment features the song “Another Plan Of Attack” and serves as an introduction for the four alien figures, who seem to be loosely based on the band, and shows exactly how they happened upon Earth, Times Square to be exact.
The second piece is centered around the song “Freeze” and sees the aliens literally freezing everyone waiting to get into the show. But with Disco Biscuits, on stage deep underground, remain unfrozen and come to the rescue. With the aliens planning to abduct the frozen humans for study, the Biscuits confront the aliens, saving the day, but in the process find themselves being abducted onto the alien ship.
The third chapter, which came in conjunction with the band’s announcement of this summer’s Biscoland festival in Lafayette, NY, was released two weeks ago. Now the band is aboard the alien spacecraft, which has strong Soul Train vibes, negotiating a way back to Earth so this edition features the song “The Deal.”
Now the complete animated story wraps up with the band, who successfully “merge” electronic DNA with the aliens and spread their music throughout space. This gets the Disco Biscuits their requested trip home and is highlighted by the track “To Be Continued” which may imply that this story isn’t quite over yet.
See the full animated video for Revolution In Motion above and below for audio of the full album. After tonight’s Webster Hall release party, the band trucks up to Western NY and Buffalo for two nights at the Town Ballroom.
Peach at the Beach, the full-day live music gathering at the new Summer Concert Stage at ISLAND Water Park at Showboat Resort in Atlantic City, NJ, on Saturday, July 13, announced two Peach After Dark sets for Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13.
Peach at the Beach, inspired by the legendary music of the Allman Brothers Band, features the headliner Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (JRAD), Dogs In A Pile, Trouble No More performing the Allman Brothers Band iconic album Eat A Peach, Karina Rykman, Mykal Rose of Black Uhuru, and more.
The theme of The Peach at the Beach is reconnecting with friends and embracing the essence of what makes The Peach so unique. Their mission is to continue spreading as much love and positive energy as possible.
The Summer Concert Stage at ISLAND Waterpark at Showboat Resort is Atlantic City’s newest concert venue, located outdoors among the sand, the sea, and stars, steps away from the beach, and boardwalk. It is the largest indoor beachfront waterpark in the world, covering 120,000 square feet and holding more than 317,000 gallons of water, with 11 crazy slides.
The Disco Biscuits will perform a pre-party Peach After Dark set on Friday, July 12 at the Bourbon Ballroom inside the Showboat Resort. Marco Benevento & Friends, along with Doom Flamingo presents Queen Is Doomed, will perform a post-party Peach After Dark set on Saturday, July 13, also inside the Bourbon Ballroom at Showboat.
An early bird presale will begin on Tuesday, March 19 at 12 p.m. ahead of the general on-sale on Friday, March 22 at 10 a.m.
Super VIP packages include access to the Peach After Dark sets, and passes to the ISLAND Water Park at Showboat Resort on Saturday. VIP and GA+ tickets include passes to the ISLAND Water Park at Showboat on Saturday with additional amenities.
On Wednesday, March 13, a hungry crowd packed into Empire Live on North Pearl Street for the Disco Biscuits, currently on tour ahead of the release of Revolution in Motion, Part 1, due out on March 29.
The show marked a return to a smaller venue in Albany, instead of the Palace Theatre, where the Philadelphia trance-fusion pioneers have played 7 times, dating back to 2004. The 1,000 capacity Empire Live offered a club feel to the show, an underground vibe where fans of the Biscuits could gather and dance to nearly three and a half hours of live electronic jams. For a night, this was Albany, New York’s hottest club, and even with sightlines what they are, the crowd carried on and enjoyed the mid-week throw down late into the night.
Opening up with “Morph Dusseldorf,” the twists came early with samples of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” dropped into the nascent “Morph” jam, honoring a fan’s birthday request and offering a glimpse of untzgrass, at long last. “Triumph” slipped in next, giving way to 30 glorious minutes of “Save the Robots” leeching into the ending of “Astronaut,” giving way to an inverted version of the fan favorite. A resounding “Suspended in the Air” middle section of “Astronaut” was particularly blissful, while the ending section was peppered by another sample, this time Tone Loc’s “Funky Cold Medina,” with the middle-age crowd nodding at each other upon recognition of the now 35-year old song.
After a standard 30 minute setbreak, the Biscuits returned with “M.E.M.P.H.I.S.,” venturing out into a spacious jam that found its way into the end of “Naeba,” which would be the second inverted song of the night. The slow churn into the song, as well as the stretched out ending were disco bliss, had plenty of room for improv as well as to dance – this was not a coincidance.
A Tractorbeam version (instrumental) of recent debut “Dino Baby” followed and made way to “Another Plan of Attack,” the two songs being the newest songs of the night, following nearly two hours of old school songs. With sampling becoming commonplace this tour, another surprise in the form of “Hella Good” from No Doubt was found in parts of “Another Plan of Attack,” and while this could have been the end of the night, the Biscuits whisked their way into a 36-minute “I-Man” that had twists and turns and the crowd fist pumping along well past midnight.
An encore featuring the recently released “Spaga’s Last Stand” was all that was left in this deep tank of electronica improvisation, where we find the Biscuits at the top of their game.
The Disco Biscuits will be back in New York on March 29 at Webster Hall for the album release show, followed by two nights at Town Ballroom in Buffalo over March 30 and 31.
Setlist via Biscuits Internet Project Disco Biscuits – Empire Live – Albany, NY – March 13, 2024 Soundcheck: Magellan, Wet Set 1: Morph Dusseldorf 1, Triumph > Save The Robots > Astronaut 2 3 > Save The Robots Set 2: M.E.M.P.H.I.S. > Naeba 2 > Dino Baby 4 > Another Plan of Attack 5 > I-Man Encore: Spaga’s Last Stand 1 with ‘Jolene’ (Dolly Parton) samples 2 inverted 3 with ‘Funky Cold Medina’ (Tone Loc) samples 4 Tractorbeam version (instrumental) 5 with ‘Hella Good’ (No Doubt) teases
Disco Biscuits have shared part 2 of their Rock Opera set in space, Revolution in Motion. The four tracks follow the January release of Part 1, which included newer jam vehicles, “Another Plan of Attack” and “Twisted in the Road.”
Revolution in Motion, Part 2, features songs “Times Square,” “Freeze,” “Tourists (Rocket Ship),” and “Spaga’s Last Stand,” all which have debuted by the Disco Biscuits since 2022 and become the basis for some of the band’s most exploratory work to date.
The video companion to Part 2 picks up where Part 1 left off, where we saw aliens enter a wormhole while getting too ‘shocked’ brings them to our solar system, where the aliens descend towards New York City, setting their sites on Times Square – specifically, in front of Palladium Times Square at 7th Ave and 45th St., where the Disco Biscuits are performing.
The aliens freeze all those outside waiting to get into the show, but with Disco Biscuits on stage deep underground, they are not frozen and come to the rescue, ascending the memorable escalator in the lobby of the Palladium theater. With the aliens planning to abduct the frozen humans for study, the Disco Biscuits confront the aliens, saving the day, but in the process of themselves being abducted onto the alien ship.
Part 3 and 4 will released in March, as the band builds up to their album release show at Webster Hall on March 29.
Disco Biscuits 2024 Tour Dates 3/7 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore 3/8 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore # 3/9 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE # 3/10 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater 3/13 – Albany, NY – Empire Live 3/14 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall % 3/15 – Portland, ME – State Theatre % 3/16 – Boston, MA – House of Blues % 3/28 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – F.M. Kirby Center 3/29 – New York, NY – Webster Hall ! (SOLD OUT) 3/30 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom 3/31 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom 4/2 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom 4/4 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues 4/5 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theater 4/6 – Dallas, TX – Longhorn Ballroom 4/7 – Burnet, TX – Texas Eclipse Festival 4/11 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel 4/12 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl 4/13 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle 4/14 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre 6/20-23 – Rothbury, MI – Electric Forest Festival
