NYS Music 2024

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  • Interpol sells out NYC for their 20th Anniversary of “Antics.”

    There’s something about anniversary shows that really gets a crowd going. Pressed against each other in the pit, hands swaying, chanting in time to favorite songs. What better way to celebrate 20 years of Interpol’s Antics than a 3-day sold out show at Brooklyn Steel? Longtime fans gathered for opening night on December 3. Ready to revel in the gritty, driving force of rich guitar playing and powerful lyricism.

    Lead guitarist Daniel Kessler, of Interpol

    Around since 1997, Interpol was formed under New York University doors, beginning with lead guitarist Daniel Kessler, frontman Paul Banks and drummer Greg Drudy. Their post-punk sound has become a staple amongst New Yorkers, emerging as a key rock revivalist of the early 2000s. In hopes to sound sleek and mysterious, they derived their name from The International Police Association, signing with Matador Records in 2002. Now, Interpol has played at a multitude of venues across the world, joined by Sam Fogarino on the drums.

    Interpol's frontman Paul Banks, preforming at Brooklyn Steel

    With white sheer curtains draped across the front, a hush fell over the crowd as Interpol took stage a few minutes past 9:15pm. Opening with “Next Exit”, the band remained obscured. The crowd focused on projections of their silhouettes, jumping back and forth across the curtains. Once their second song, “Evil” reached crescendo, the lighting crew scrambled into the photo pit. The crew pulled back the expansive white sheet to reveal the band, dressed to the nines in black tailored suits.

    After every song, fans whooped and hollered, dazed by the thick smoke and dramatic strobe lights. Lush storytelling balanced out catchy choruses, pairing with intricate guitar riffs to make a visually immersive performance. Their iconic color scheme of black, white and red alongside a sharp typeface held true. Non stop energy created through intriguing lighting choices and special effects.

    As Interpol performed fan favorites such as “C’mere” and “Rest my Chemistry” the crowd pushed forward to the edge of the barricade, unable to peel their eyes off of the stage. By the time the 21 song setlist came to a close, the venue was absolutely packed. Reveling in the rush, fans lingered in the pit, chatting excitedly while sharing videos and treasured moments. 

    Interpol – Brooklyn Steel – Tuesday, December 3, 2024

    Set 1 (Antics): Next Exit, Evil, Narc, Take You on a Cruise, Slow Hands, Not Even Jail, Public Pervert, C’mere, Length of Love, A Time to Be So Small
    Set 2: Pioneer to the Falls, No I in Threesome, The Rover, Rest My Chemistry, My Desire, Roland, Lights, All the Rage Back Home, Obstacle 1
    Encore: The New, PDA

  • Cody Jinks Announces 2025 “Hippies and Cowboys” Tour, Pier 17 and Syracuse Shows

    Multi-platinum country artist Cody Jinks has announced his upcoming 2025 North American Headline Tour, Hippies and Cowboys.

    The Hippies and Cowboys Tour sees 23 dates including two in New York: The Rooftop at Pier 17 in NYC on August 13 and Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater in Syracuse on August 17. Special guests Tanner Usrey and Shane Smith & The Saints appear at certain dates along the tour.

    Cody jinks Hippies and cowboys

    The electrifying performer who has sold over 2 million tickets to date is looking forward to another ambitious stage setup as he embarks on this upcoming tour produced by Live Nation and FPC Live. Fans can expect the same kind of big tent, inclusive environment for which Jinks is known for. 

    The tour announcement dropped alongside his upcoming project, Cody Jinks Sings Lefty Frizzell, a tribute album to the late honky-tonk legend, Lefty Frizzell which includes covers of many fan-favorite tracks including, “If You’ve Got The Money I’ve Got The Time.” Giving the songs new life, Jinks takes the music, a cornerstone of traditional country and honky-tonk and makes it his own with the same sincerity and emotional depth that captured fans throughout Lefty’s career. The Hippies and Cowboys Tour kicks off on March 14 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and wraps up on September 20 in Youngstown, Ohio.

    Cody Jinks 2025 Tour Dates:

    March 14, 2025–New Orleans, LA–Mahalia Jackson Theatre of Performing Arts

    May 29, 2025–Columbia, MO–9th Street*

    May 30, 2025–Franklin, TN–FirstBank Amphitheater*

    June 26, 2025–Nampa, ID–Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater*

    June 27, 2025–Idaho Falls, ID–Mountain America Center*

    June 28, 2025–Casper, WY–Ford Wyoming Center*

    July 10, 2025–Wheatland, CA–Hard Rock Live*

    July 11, 2025–Stateline, NV–Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys*

    July 12, 2025–Berkeley, CA–Greek Theatre UC Berkeley*

    July 17, 2025–Kent, WA–accesso ShoWare Center*

    July 19, 2025–Airway Heights, WA–Northern Quest Amphitheater*

    July 26, 2025–Morrison, CO–Red Rocks Amphitheatre

    August 7, 2025–Asbury Park, NJ–Stone Pony Summer Stage#

    August 8, 2025–Philadelphia, PA– The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark#

    August 9, 2025–Baltimore, MD–Pier Six Pavilion#

    August 11, 2025–Virginia Beach, VA–The Dome#

    August 13, 2025–New York, NY–The Rooftop at Pier 17#

    August 15, 2025–Bridgeport, CT–Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater*

    August 16, 2025–Boston, MA–Leader Bank Pavilion*

    August 17, 2025–Syracuse, NY–Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview*

    September 18, 2025–Des Moines, IA–Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park*

    September 19, 2025–Indianapolis, IN–Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park*

    September 20, 2025–Youngstown, OH–Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre*

    *with Tanner Usrey 

    #with Shane Smith & The Saints

    Shane Smith & The Saints

    For more information on the upcoming Hippies and Cowboys Tour and to purchase tickets, click here.

  • New York Philharmonic Announce January 2025 Events

    The New York Philharmonic‘s January schedule has been fully announced and will feature 20 concerts throughout the month from Nathalie Stutzmann, Kevin John Edusei, artist-in-residence Yuja Wang, and many more.

    New York Philharmonic

    The Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall will host these performances in January:

    From January 2–4 and 7, Kevin John Edusei, in his New York Philharmonic debut, will conduct Samy Moussa’s Elysium, Berlioz’s song cycle Les Nuits d’été featuring mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, and Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra.

    On Jan. 8, 9, and 11, Daniele Rustioni, also making his Philharmonic debut, will lead the Overture to Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s The Merchant of Venice, Dvořák’s Violin Concerto featuring soloist Joshua Bell, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.

    On Jan. 12 at 3:00 pm, as part of the New York Philharmonic Ensembles series at Merkin Hall, Philharmonic musicians will perform Haydn’s String Quartet in G major, Turina’s Piano Trio No. 2, Moszkowski’s Suite for Two Violins and Piano, and Britten’s String Quartet No. 1.

    On Jan. 16, 18, and 19, Nathalie Stutzmann, a 2024–25 Artistic Partner, will conduct The Ring Without Words, Lorin Maazel’s orchestral arrangement of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.

    On Jan. 17 at 7:30 pm, the Bach: From Darkness to Light concert, presented by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, will take place at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. Conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann, the program includes Cantata BWV 56 (Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen) featuring baritone Leon Košavić (NY Phil debut) and singers from Voices of Harlem, directed by Malcolm J. Merriweather, as well as Cantata BWV 51 (Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen) with soprano Talise Trevigne (NY Phil debut). The evening will also feature Bach’s Sonata sopra il soggetto reale from Musical Offering, performed without a conductor.

    From Jan. 23–25, pianist Yuja Wang will debut as the Philharmonic’s 2024–25 Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence. Her residency includes a Kravis Nightcap performance on Jan. 25 at 9:30 p.m., featuring choreographer and ballerina Tiler Peck alongside musicians from the Philharmonic. Additional details about her residency will be announced soon.

    On Jan. 25 at 2:00 pm, David Robertson will present a program celebrating the centennial of Pierre Boulez, featuring works originally curated by the late NY Phil Music Director in 1974. This Sound On series concert includes J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Schubert’s Symphony No. 2, Webern’s Symphony Op. 21, Boulez’s Pli selon pli: Improvisations sur Mallarmé I and II with soprano Jana McIntyre (NY Phil debut), and Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat Suite.

    Finally, on Jan. 29, 30, and Feb. 1, and 2, Marek Janowski, another NY Phil debutant, will conduct Weber’s Oberon Overture, Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring Beatrice Rana, and Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish).

      Learn more and purchase tickets here.

    • David Gilmour Enthralls New York City with 5 Nights of ‘Luck and Strange’

      It was a great week for Pink Floyd fans when David Gilmour enthralled the crowds at Madison Square Garden for five nights. The five city, 20+ performance tour in support of his latest album, Luck and Strange concluded with these five magnificent nights at MSG.

      Gilmour’s previous visit to the Big Apple in 2016 was a three-night spectacle unto itself, befallen upon Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden. With the imprint those shows left on the city it’s no surprise that three nights sold out in a flash with two additional nights added to satiate the ticket demand.

      “5 A.M.” served as the perfect opening for the evening, lending an ambience for Gilmour’s signature guitar sound to break through like a beam of light. Those first few notes seemed enough to already leave people lost for words on what they were in for the rest of the evening. The true spectacle of the shows were his iconic guitar solos – a roaring jam in “Fat Old Sun,” the melodic monologue of “Marooned,” a wailing lamentation concluding “In Any Tongue,” the helpless reminiscence of “High Hopes,”  and of course, the unforgettable denouement of “Comfortably Numb.” It is easy to converse with fellow Pink Floyd fans which is the “best” or most “profound,” but in the context of Gilmour’s live shows at The Garden there can be no debate as his guitar work was so masterfully presented in each of his solos.

      Luck and Strange was released only a few weeks before he began his tour in Rome, Italy, which gave a limited period for fans to listen to the new material before seeing the shows. It made sense that a few of the new songs had a less boisterous response compared to mainstays from the Pink Floyd catalogue. However, the entirety of Luck and Strange made it into the setlist unlike 2016’s Rattle That Lock which featured just a few songs from the album in that tour. It was very respectable to see the inclusion of the full album when so many fan favorites from Pink Floyd’s history could be selected.

      Gilmour structured his two sets with a perfect blend of his new songs and later Pink Floyd era songs, along with a few quintessential songs from Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall. Weaving of the new songs with familiar territory created an exciting and refreshing concert experience for hearing the entirety of a brand new album.

      Gilmour’s touring band was nothing short of a compliment of talent to each other and to Gilmour himself. His long-time collaborator, Guy Pratt (on bass), has worked with Pink Floyd since the A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour and also toured with Nick Mason’s A Saucerful of Secrets band showcasing the early years of Pink Floyd. Gilmour’s daughter, Romany Gilmour, took lead vocals on “Between Two Points” (a Montgolfier Brothers song) and sang beautifully on an acoustic, stripped-down version of “The Great Gig in the Sky,” demonstrating the forging of a musical legacy on stage within the Gilmour family. Completing the lineup are Greg Phillinganes and Rob Gentry on keyboards, Adam Betts on drums, Ben Worsley on guitar, Louise Marshall on piano/vocals, and the Webb Sisters; Hattie Webb on harp/vocals, and Charley Webb on guitar/ukulele/vocals.

      Just as he did at the conclusion of his three 2016 shows in NYC, Gilmour bid the crowd goodnight after thunderous applause, remarking “…we hope to see you again soon.” That statement came true eight years later in 2024, so the door may be open for a few more shows down the road. Until then, let’s remember those nights as priceless musical treasures.

      Set 1: 5 A.M., Black Cat, Luck and Strange, Speak to Me, Breathe (In the Air), Time, Breathe (Reprise), Fat Old Sun, Marooned, A Single Spark, Wish You Were Here, Vita Brevis, Between Two Points, High Hopes

      Set 2: Sorrow, The Piper’s Call, A Great Day For Freedom, In Any Tongue, The Great Gig in the Sky, A Boat Lies Waiting, Coming Back to Life, Dark and Velvet Nights, Sings, Scattered

      Encore: Comfortably Numb

      Photos by Rob Tellerman

    • Tokyo Police Club Play Final US Show at Irving Plaza

      Tokyo Police Club performed their final show on US soil at Irving Plaza on Thursday, November 20. This was night two of the group’s NYC run for their farewell tour. Opening the show was fellow Canadian indie rock band Born Ruffians. 

      Both Born Ruffians and Tokyo Police Club got their start in Ontario, Canada in the early 2000s. In between songs, Born Ruffians’ Luke Lalonde reminisced on the bands coming up together at the same time. Now getting to perform together on Tokyo Police Club’s final tour, it feels like a bittersweet, full-circle ending. The band has been making their way throughout the US this fall, playing two nights at Irving Plaza before continuing to Canada to finish off their tour.

      Starting their set, Tokyo Police Club played a run through of their 2010 album Champ, followed by additional songs from their nearly two decade discography. The night was filled with nostalgic banter as Dave Monks reminisced on moments the band has experienced together throughout their career. He spoke about performing in New York City for the first time in 2006 and the feeling of stepping out of a rental car to play Mercury Lounge as well as their performance on Letterman.

      Friends since the 4th grade, Tokyo Police Club has amassed a large fan base since choosing to form a band in 2005. With their first EP released in 2006, A Lesson In Crime, they entered the indie rock scene. Coming into the early 2000s, we saw an “indie rock renaissance.” The band was welcomed in, quickly performing festivals with other quintessential bands from this era including Modest Mouse and Death Cab for Cutie.

      Tokyo Police Club will be continuing “The Final Tour” with a run of sold-out shows throughout Ontario, Canada through the end of November. These shows will be the last shows the band plans to play together. At this time, the band has no plans to reunite.

      Setlist: Favourite Food, Favourite Colour, Breakneck Speed, Wait Up (Boots of Danger), Centennial, In a Cave, Juno, Graves, New Blues, Simple Dude, Pigs, Hang Your Heart, Toy Guns, Hands Reversed, End of a Spark, Bambi, Frankenstein, Argentina (Parts I, II, III), Nature of the Experiment, Citizens of Tomorrow, Shoulders & Arms, Listen to the Math, Tessellate

      Encore:The Harrowing Adventures Of..., Ready to Win, Cheer It On, Your English Is Good

    • Park Avenue Armory in NYC Announces Exciting 2025 Season

      Park Avenue Armory in NYC has announced its 2025 season that features bold, transformative artistic experiences from various notable names – Yoko Ono, Jamie xx, and Anne Imhof – among the many.

      Park Avenue Armory

      Comprised predominantly of world and North American premieres, the 2025 season builds on the Armory’s history of presenting masterpieces in spatial music, site-specific concert experiences, genre-defying theatrical works, and elevating singular artistic perspectives from across the world. In the expansive Wade Thompson Drill Hall, these productions will engage with the Armory’s iconic architecture in unexpected ways, offering unique settings for audiences to experience music, photography, and performance.

      The historic period rooms will host intimate Recital Series performances and Artists Studio programs curated by Jason Moran, showcasing the talents of visionary artists across genres. These programs will be complemented by Making Space at the Armory, a series of talks and symposia.

      Jamie xx

      The Armory’s 2025 Wade Thompson Drill Hall programming begins in January with Jamie xx’s In Waves, a
      co-presentation with Bowery Presents that launches the North American tour for the artist’s first solo album in 10 years. Returning to the Armory following his sold-out residency with The xx in 2014, Jamie xx will perform a career-spanning set with an emphasis on his newest album, In Waves, which captures the bliss, volatility, and introspection of a night out.

      Revolutionary artist and activist Yoko Ono will bring the largest installation to date in North America of her ongoing work Wish Tree to the Armory in February. Featuring a grove of 92 trees installed in the Wade Thompson Drill Hall to mark the artist’s 92nd birthday, the work will invite visitors to write and attach wishes to the branches, creating a large-scale yet personal activation. Ono’s work will be the topic of a two-day symposium as part of the Armory’s Making Space series, which will emphasize her legacy of advancing female empowerment, creativity, and peace.

      Yoko Ono

      Multifaceted contemporary artist Anne Imhof will transform the Armory with her new performance piece
      DOOM. Working across painting, drawing, video, music, and sculpture, Imhof is best known for creating large scale installations that meld various media, including endurance performance, to create singular compositions— one of which, Faust, received the Golden Lion at the 2017 Venice Biennale. Commissioned specifically for the Armory and curated by Klaus Biesenbach, DOOM marks Imhof’s largest performative work to date and will take over the Drill Hall. This sequential, durational performance punctuated by dramatic tableaux vivants of performers, sound, and scenography, will invite audiences into a shared experience that juxtaposes apathy and anxiety with resistance and optimism.

      One of the most original and influential photographers of the twentieth century, Diane Arbus captured the wide breadth of humanity in postwar America with iconic documentary-style photographs that continue to resonate with artists and viewers today. Following Arbus’ death in 1971, a photographer and student of hers Neil Selkirk began printing for the Arbus Estate and remains the only person authorized to create prints from her negatives. Presented at the Armory in its North American premiere, Constellation brings together all prints from the set of more than 450 that Selkirk produced—the largest and most complete assemblage of Arbus’s work to date. Presented as an unconventional “constellation” of photographs, the exhibition invites visitors to wander freely among the works, revealing new connections between the images and highlighting the imperceptible architecture of chance, chaos, and exploration that underlies all creations.

      Tickets for each show are sold on the Park Avenue Armory website – for more information on the upcoming 2025 season and to purchase tickets, click here.

    • In Focus: Dylan Gossett and Waylon Wyatt Play Two Sold Out Nights at Irving Plaza

      On Saturday, November 16 Dylan Gossett and Waylon Wyatt played a sold-out show at Irving Plaza. Gossett is currently nearing the end of his “The Back 40 Tour” and was joined by Waylon Wyatt for the last group of shows.

      Dylan Gossett

      An 18 year-old county/folk singer from Arkansas, Waylon Wyatt began gaining popularity after posting his songs on social media. He later released his first two singles “Everything Under the Sun” & “Arkansas Diamond” in 2023. Over the summer he released his first EP Till the Sun Goes Down, consisting of eight songs, and just announced his first headlining tour. Waylon later met fans at the merch table and was joined by his father, who was proudly watching and recording his entire set. The two gave fans an experience of meeting their favorite artist, a rare opportunity today.

      A Country singer from Texas, Dylan Gossett gained popularity when his single “Coal”, a song recorded on his laptop, broke into the Billboard Hot 100. Gossett got his start by sharing covers on social media, however he hooked fans with his beautiful lyrical ability. A year later Gossett sold out Irving Plaza and had the whole venue singing lyrics back to him like, “They say pressure makes diamonds. How the hell am I still coal?” (Coal) and “Well, a quarter in a fountain means that people still have dreams.” (No Better Time). The media began noticing the comparisons between Dylan Gossett and Zach Bryan’s writing styles, giving Gossett even more popularity. Gossett’s most recent release “Tree Birds” has fans awaiting a debut album.

      Dylan Gossett and Waylon Wyatt are both set to play at Stagecoach 2025. The two singers fit perfectly together with their similar styles and honest lyrics. Their Irving Plaza concert left fans with a reminder that growth and happiness are often derived from embracing the unknown. Gossett reminds us of this in his song “No Better Time.”

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      Dylan Gossett
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      Dylan Gossett

    • Jimmy Carr Announces ‘Laughs Funny’ Tour, Two Dates In New York

      Award-winning comedian Jimmy Carr has announced his ‘Laughs Funny’ 2025 tour throughout the United States, including two stops in New York.

      A household name in the UK for his various television hosting roles and regular appearances on panel shows, and countless specials,  Jimmy Carr has been a best-selling comedian before streaming services were viable. 

      With twelve specials to his name, eight of which earned Carr the title of one of the bestselling acts in comedy DVD and the remaining four being the first works from a UK comedian to stream on Netflix, Carr has bridged the physical and digital comedy spheres. 

      In addition, all of his specials that were taped pre-streaming are now housed on his official Youtube account that has accrued over 1.1 million subscribers and a massive 436 million views in total.

      Following the success of his last tour, Terribly Funny, that brought him to 1.2 million ticket holders across 45 countries total, Carr has decided to hit the road once more and visit over 40 venues across the United States- including The Paramount in Huntington and the iconic Beacon Theater in Manhattan.

      The Laughs Funny tour will bring Jimmy Carr to Long Island on Wednesday, June 25 and Manhattan on Friday, June 27. Tickets for Laughs Funny will go live on Friday, November 22 at 10:00 AM.

      To learn more about the tour, how to attend, and purchase tickets, be sure to visit Carr’s official website here.

      JIMMY CARR LAUGHS FUNNY TOUR DATES

      Wed May 21 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre

      Thu May 22 – Reno, NV – Silver Legacy Resort Casino

      Fri May 23 – Las Vegas, NV – Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas

      Sat May 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre

      Sun May 25 – Rancho Mirage, CA – The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage

      Tue May 27 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre

      Wed May 28 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall

      Thu May 29 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

      Fri May 30 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic

      Sat May 31 – San Diego, CA – Balboa Theatre

      Fri Jun 20 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre

      Sat Jun 21 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit 

      Sun Jun 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Byham Theater 

      Mon Jun 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Miller Theater

      Tues Jun 24 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall

      Wed Jun 25 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount

      Thu Jun 26 – Boston, MA – Boch Center Wang Theatre

      Fri Jun 27 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre

      Sat Jun 28 – Atlantic City, NJ – Music Box at Borgata

      Sun Jun 29 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre

      Wed Sep 17 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant 

      Thu Sep 18 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center

      Fri Sep 19 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater

      Sat Sep 20 – Austin, TX – The Paramount Theatre

      Sun Sep 21 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre

      Tue Sep 23 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live

      Wed Sep 24 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Theatre

      Thu Sep 25 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

      Fri Sep 26 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center

      Sat Sep 27 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium 

      Wed Oct 08 – Columbus, OH – Southern Theatre

      Fri Oct 10 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre

      Sat Oct 11 – Cleveland, OH – Connor Palace

      Sun Oct 12 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre

      Mon Oct 13 – Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater 

      Thu Oct 16 – Anaheim, CA – City National Grove of Anaheim 

      Fri Oct 17 – Sacramento, CA – The Crest 

      Sat Oct 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kingsbury Hall

      Fri Oct 31 – Burlington, VT – The Flynn

      Sat Nov 1 – Portland, ME – State Theatre

      Sun Nov 2 – Providence, RI – Veterans Memorial Auditorium

      Fri Nov 7 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center

    • Legendary Comic Institution The Second City Announces New Holiday Revue “Wreck the Halls”

      The Second City has announced their brand new, fast-paced, interactive holiday revue “Wreck the Halls” which debuts November 21 in Brooklyn.

      Following the successful launch of The Second City New York earlier this year, the iconic comedy institution has announced their highly anticipated, interactive comedy revue, designed specifically for the holidays. Building on the legacy of its renowned Chicago and Toronto siblings, the New York outpost is debuting Wreck the Halls: The Second City’s New York’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays on November 21, 2024, and running through December.

      The upcoming Mainstage show Wreck the Halls: The Second City New York’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays is an interactive comedy revue; packed with seasonal songs, sketches, and their signature improv. The show roasts all the things we love, and love to loathe, about the season. Opening November 22, the show promises to deliver plenty of laughs as The Second City’s brightest talents turn holiday traditions upside down.

      Second City New York’s MainStage

      The Second City opened its doors in 1959 as a small comedy cabaret and has since grown to become the world’s most influential name in improvisation and comedy, celebrating its 65th year in business in 2024. The Second City’s stages, Touring Companies, and Training Centers across North America have proudly been the launch pad and artistic home for many of the funniest performers, writers, directors, and comedic minds on the planet. For decades The Second City’s corporate education and entertainment arm, Second City Works, has supported global businesses using the same methods pioneered on its stages to drive individual growth and organizational improvement.

      For more information on Second City’s upcoming Wreck the Halls – taking place at 64 N 9th St in Williamsburg – and to purchase tickets to any of the dates, click here.

    • Math Rock Trio Peaer Return After Five Years with Single “Just Because”

      Math-rock trio Peaer has announced their return to music after five years with the release of single “Just Because.”

      NYC-based math rock trio Peaer return with their new single, “Just Because.” It’s their first new offering since 2019’s A Healthy Earth, which earned raves from fans and media alike. A drop-tuned, four-on-the-floor thumper that crescendos with a moment of headbanging catharsis, the track is a perfect blend of Wish-era The Cure’s glittery rhythms and the melancholic post-rock emo of American Football.

      The band will also be making its live return with their first show in nearly a year this Saturday, November 16, in Brooklyn at Baby’s All Right alongside Pet Fox. “Just Because” is the fruit of their focus — a soaring introduction to Peaer’s new era and a tantalizing promise of what else lies ahead.

      Peaer began in earnest in 2014, when Katz sought to blend his love of windy math rock with contemplative slowcore. From this sprang 2014’s lo-fi, home-recorded album the eyes sink into the skull, released digitally via Bandcamp with Katz taking on all of the instrumentation himself. From there the idea of Peaer evolved, and while touring on 2016’s self-titled LP (Peaer), Katz joined forces with now long-term close-collaborators Jeremy Kinney (drums, engineering) and Thom Lombardi (bass, vocals).

      The trio came together to write and produce 2019’s aforementioned, critically acclaimed A Healthy Earth, which they quickly followed up with The Hands and Feet Turn Blue (2019) — an Eyes companion album featuring reworked songs, demos, and remixes. 

      For more information on Peaer and to hear their new single “Just Because” click here.