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Music News for 030819:
---The John Barleycorn is closing! The
iconic Owego riverfront bar announced their impending closing with a
facebook post…
“OFFICIAL NOTICE TO ALL OF OUR
FRIENDS: It is with great sadness we announce The John Barleycorn Tavern
will be closing its doors, effective March 30th. We will be running all
new closing specials the remainder of this month. Please come see us in
our final days, and join us for our March 30th closing BASH. We love you
all.”
---Driftwood will finally release their
latest album, “Tree Of Shade” on April 5th.
The album has been done since the start of their latest tour last
year, but the band has been shopping it to record companies for more
than six months, but haven’t had any luck, so finally they will release
it themselves and it will be in the hands of fans next month!
---Local guitar god, Randy McStine has
posted new music on his facebook page, with this post:
“I’m
incredibly excited to unveil a new song for you today!
https://randymcstine.bandcamp.com/album/before
My mate,
Craig Blundell,
joins me on drums, and
Mario J McNulty
(David Bowie, Laurie Anderson) crafted the sonic experience. If you get
it by Saturday, you’re invited to a private FB Live Q&A, which I’ll
email you details for. I’d love to hear your feelings on the song!”
...upon the release
of “Before,”
on his facebook page, McStine received one-thousand likes in under 48
hours! Sounds like the
song is a winner to us!
---Former Motley Crue lead singer,
Vince Neil, 80’s hair metal band,
Skid Row and former Runaways member,
Lita Ford are set to play
Tags, in Big Flats NY, just west of Elmira, on 7/5 @ 730p!
It’s the “Metal, Music & Mayhem” tour!
Tickets go on sale next week for $29.75!
---Congrats to new Ithaca band,
Hollow Choir on the release of their debut EP, “Keep
The Lights On,” which was delivered on 3/2!
---Cannibal
Corpse is coming to the
Westcott Theatre in Syracuse NY on 5/23, after their last stop on
the Slayer tour!
---Led Zeppelin tribute band,
Get The Led Out are adding more shows in our region, starting in
April at the Eichelberger Center
in Hanover PA on 4/11...The
Wilbur in Boston MA on 4/18...Lebanon
Opera House in Lebanon NH on 4/19...Foxwoods
Casino in Mashantucket CT on 4/20..Hampton
Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach NH on 4/27...a local-ish stop
at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe
PA on 5/10...Bergen Center in
Englewood NJ on 5/16...Keswick
Theatre in Glenside PA on 6/21 & 6/22...Pat
Garrett Amphitheatre in Strausstown PA on 7/13...Bonnie Castle Rec Center in Alexandria Bay NY on
7/25...Indian Ranch in
Webster MA on 7/27...Frontier
Field in Rochester NY on 8/3...and September at
Papermill Island in
Baldwinsville (near syracuse) NY on 9/6!
LOCAL-ISH:
---Woodstock
50 set for Watkins Glen
International Raceway in Watkins Glen NY, on August 16th
thru the 18th, will include classic rockers,
Santana, Robert Plant and
Dead and Company; but will be
headlined by alt-pop bands
Imagine Dragons and The
Killers and hip hop artist,
Chance The Rapper!
Meanwhile, the festival has had to solve a myriad of security and legal
challenges. Rumor is that
promoters contemplated holding the festival on three consecutive
Saturdays ala Coachella in order to help solve questions local officials
had over security and other matters.
Stay tuned. The full
festival line-up will be announced in about two weeks!
---Death Cab For Cutie is posting on their
website that they will be playing the Brewery Ommegang in
Cooperstown NY on 6/21! They
are also announcing additional tour dates at Club XL in
Harrisburg PA on 6/19...Echo Beach in Toronto ON on 6/20...and a
festival stop at the Pavilion at Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on
6/2!
---The Rolling Stones tribute band, Classic
Stones Live are coming as
close as the Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta NY on
3/23...as well as Mauch Chunk
Opera House in Jim Thorpe PA on 10/12!
---.38
Special will play the 6th
Ward Booster Club Field in Oneonta NY this year, just like ZZ Top
did last Summer! The show is
set for Thursday 5/30!
---The Alarm is coming to Penn’s Peak
in Jim Thorpe PA on 8/24, and they’re bringing along Modern English
and Gene Loves Jezebel!
The tour, which has also confirmed dates in NYC, and Huntington
NY...has also announced
additional dates in...Paradise Rock Club in Boston MA on 8/21...State
Theatre in Falls Church VA on 8/25...Asbury Park NJ at Asbury
Lanes on 8/29...St. George Theatre in Staten Island NYC on
8/30...Glenside PA on 8/31 at the Keswick Theatre!
---Finally, Mountain Jam is announcing it’s
schedule and the first band announced is Gov’t Mule, who will
play the first night of the festival at Bethel Woods in Bethel NY
on 6/13. Warren Haynes from
Gov’t Mule is, not coincidentally, one of the curators of this years
festival!
---The UFO Farewell tour is coming into our
larger local-ish area with a stop set for Penn’s Peak in Jim
Thorpe PA on 11/1! Other
regional dates include...the Diamond Horseshoe at Times Square in
NYC on 10/30...St. George Theatre in Staten Island NYC on
10/31...and the Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville CT on
11/2!
---It’s not even Spring yet, but The Wizards Of
Winter are busy plotting their Fall and Winter tour dates...a few
zonal stops have leaked...11/30 at the
Paramount Theatre
in Asbury Park NJ...Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 12/1...and a
local-ish date at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 12/21!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Bring Me
The Horizon will take their new album, “amo”
on the road in May for a brief tour (only eleven dates) with four area
stops…at Stage AE in Pittsburgh on 5/7…The
Met in Philadelphia PA on 5/10…Pier
Six Pavilion in Baltimore MD on 5/11…and at
Echo Beach in Toronto ON on 5/17!
---Aerosmith’s “Deuces Are Wild”
residency in Las Vegas will venture outside of Sin City (...who says
what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas?)!
Look for the bean-town rockers to play three nights at the
National Harbor in Oxon Hill MD, just outside of Washington DC on
8/8, 8/10 and 8/13...and then two nights at The Borgata in
Atlantic City NJ on 8/16 & 8/18!
---Taking Back Sunday have announced a
second leg to their 20th Anniversary tour…which, with just a
few exceptions seem to be a series of two-night stands...Great South
Bay Festival in Patchogue NY on 7/18...Power Plant Live in
Baltimore MD on 9/20...two nights in Toronto at the Danforth Music
Hall on 10/26 & 10/27...two nights in Buffalo RiverWorks in
Buffalo NY on 10/31 & 11/1...Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park
NY on 11/2 & 11/3...Webster Theatre in Hartford CT on 11/5 &
11/6...House Of Blues in Boston MA on 11/8 & 11/9...Fillmore
Silver Spring in Washington DC on 11/10 & 11/11...Franklin Music
Hall in Philadelphia PA on 11/13 & 11/14...and Terminal 5 in
NYC on 11/15 & 11/16!
---MGMT
tour dates are being announced for 2019!
Zonal stops so far, include
Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on
5/16...and College Street Music
Hall in New Haven CT on 5/17...and finally a three-night stand at
Webster Hall in NYC on 5/22,
5/23 & 5/24!
---E-Street band guitarist,
Nils Lofgren has been laying low while Bruce Springsteen played
Broadway...now, he’s set to go back on the road as a solo act, with four
zonal dates, so far…City Winery
in Boston MA on 5/18...two nights at the
City Winery in NYC on 5/19 &
5/20...and The Birchmere in
Alexandria VA on 5/21!
---Slightly
Stoopid is adding a Summer leg to their 2019..Pier
Six Pavilion in Baltimore w/
Matisyahu on 6/13...Highmark
Stadium in Pittsburgh PA on 6/27...Waterfront
Music Pavilion in Boston on 6/28...and
Stone Pony Summer Stage in
Asbury Park NJ on 6/29!
---Massive
Attack has booked a rather massive regional outbreak that is coming
up as soon as next week, so check to see if these dates are sold out…or,
in the case of the Boston MA date on 3/14, one source indicates it’s
been
cancelled…with that said, the itinerary for the tour is…Place
des Arts in Montreal QC on 3/11…Sony
Centre in Toronto ON on 3/12…Wang
Theatre @ Boch Center in Boston on 3/14…adding a second night at
Radio City Music Hall in NYC
on 3/15 & 3/16…The Met in
Philadelphia PA on 3/19…and
Anthem in Washington DC on 3/20!
---Trey
Anastasio, of Phish confirms some solo dates in our larger zone…at
The Met in Philadelphia PA on 4/5…Orpheum Theatre in Boston MA on 4/10…and finally a two-nighter at
United Palace Theatre in NYC
on 4/12 & 4/13!
---Anna Nalick is finally announcing the
rest of her regional dates, including...two nights at The Iridium
in NYC on 4/4 and 4/5...New Hope Winery in New Hope PA on
4/7...and My Father’s Place in Roslyn NY on 6/15!
---Patti Smith has announced a tiny,
two-date tour, but both dates are in our larger area...the first at
The Orpheum in Boston MA on 4/26...and the second at The Met
in Philadelphia PA on 4/29!
---The Outlaw Music Festival rides again!
It’s first entry our region is set for Saturday 6/22 at Star
Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA and will feature Willie
Nelson, Alison Krauss, The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show
and Dawes!
---The Avett Brothers have booked a three
night stand at The Filene Center at Wolf Trap in Vienna VA, set
for 5/23, 5/24 & 5/25!
---Dan Baird (of course you remember him
from The Georgia Satelliites!) apparently has a new band, Dan Baird &
Homemade Sin and they’ll be playing at the Wine Garden at City
Winery in Wash DC on 6/28!
---Regional jam band, moe. is going on tour
and taking G. Love and Blues Traveler with them!
The tour is set to play...Amphitheatre at Bald Hill in
Farmingville NY on 7/11...Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park
NJ on 7/12...Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore MD on 7/13...Pines
Theatre in Northampton MA on 7/17...at Waterfront Music Pavilion
in Boston MA on 7/19...Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford CT on
7/20...Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on 7/21...and Rebel
in Toronto ON on 7/24!
---Jim Messina finally announces his 2019
Spring dates...nearly all in the northeast...Rochester Opera House
in Rochester NY on 3/14...Powers Hall in Needham MA on 3/16...Hepburn
Center in Old Saybrook CT on 3/17...Palace Theatre in Boston
MA on 3/27...Troy Music Hall in Troy NY on 3/28...Patchogue
Theatre Center in Patchogue NY on 3/29...Scottish Rite Auditorium
in Collingswood NJ on 3/30...and Tarrytown MusicHall in Tarrytown
NY on 3/31!
---Karla Bonoff adds Iron Horse Music
Hall in Northampton MA on 4/11...Daryl’s House in Pawling NY
on 5/11...and City Winery in NYC on 5/12!
---Adrian Belew announces a Summer leg to
his 2019 tour with fresh dates at...Strand Center Theatre in
Plattsburgh NY on 8/9...and Gateway City Arts in Holyoke MA on
8/10!
---Luther Dickinson of North Mississippi
Allstars has recorded a new album with the Birds of Chicago and
Amy Helm and will be touring with them to support it this
month...at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock NY on 3/15...Capitol
Theatre in Port Chester NY on 3/16...Sellersville Theatre in
Sellersville PA on 3/17...City Winery in Boston MA on 3/18...City
Winery in NYC on 3/19...City Winery in Washington DC on 3/20!
---Modern rockers, A Day To Remember are
unleashing tour dates for Summer starting at...Mid-Hudson Civic
Center in Poughkeepsie NY on 6/23…Strand Theatre in
Providence RI on 6/26...and the Warped Tour @ Atlantic City Beach
in Atlantic City NJ on 6/29!
---Pure Prairie League are filling out
their 2019 schedule with new dates in ...North Tonawanda NY at the
Riviera Theatre on 3/30...at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett
NY on 7/2...with Orleans at Cape May Convention Hall in
Cape May NJ on 7/3...at the Hepburn Center (The Kate) in Old
Saybrook CT on 9/11!
---John Waite has finally annouced the rest
of his American tour (not just the previous date at the City Winery in
Washington DC on 5/12) including five new regional stops...Daryl’s
House in Pawling NY on 5/10...New Hope Winery in New Hope PA
on 5/11...Musikfest Cafe in ArtsQuest Center in Bethlehem PA on
10/10...Strand Center Theatre in Plattsburgh NY on 10/17...and
Riviera Theatre Center in North Tonawanda NY on 10/19!
---I Prevail is headlining a tour coming
thru our region at...Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls NY on
7/12...Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 7/15...Upstate Concert
Theatre in Clifton Park NY on 7/22...The Paramount in
Huntington NY on 7/23...House Of Blues in Boston MA on 7/24...the
Events Center @ The Sands in Bethlehem
PA on 7/26...Wellmont Theatre in Montclair NJ on
7/27...the Fillmore Philadelphia in Philadelphia PA on 7/28...and
the Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 7/30!
---Grunge era alt-pop band, Sebadoh is
outlining a Summer 2019 tour and coming to plenty of zonal venues...Gateway
City Arts in Holyoke MA on 6/21...The Sinclair in Cambridge
MA on 6/22...The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto ON on
7/12...Black Cat in Washington DC on 7/23...Underground Arts
in Philadelphia PA on 7/24...and Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park NJ
on 7/27!
---Alt/ EDM band, Empire Of The Sun are
making plans for a Spring 2019 tour...two nights at The Royale in
Boston MA on 6/3 & 6/4...then three nights at Webster Hall in NYC
on 6/6, 6/7 & 6/8!
---Jam band faves, Twiddle add two nights
at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland VT on 3/28 & 3/29...Brooklyn
Steel in Brooklyn NY on 4/20...at Bold Point Pavilion in East
Providence RI with The Wailers on 6/15...and at the third night
of Mountain Jam at Bethel Woods in Bethel NY on 6/15!
---The National has announced a muted tour
of six dates (half of which are festival performances...and two of those
are overseas...) but two of the three headlining dates are inside our
greater zone...at the Beacon Theatre in NYC on 4/22...and
Thompson Hall in Toronto on 4/24!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---The Dead Milkmen have announced an
apparent one-off in Philadelphia PA at Underground Arts on 4/13!
---Raheem DeVaughn
books a one-off at City Winery in Washington DC on 10/19!
---OneRepublic
who are only playing a couple festivals in 2019 have booked a one-shot
headlining show at Mohegan Sun Arena
in Uncasville CT on 7/18!
---Jakob Dylan, son of Bob Dylan and lead
singer of The Wallflowers, has booked a solo one-timer at the
Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park NJ on 4/25!
---Lauren Daigle plays a regional one-shot
(except for her festival appearance at Fire Fly) at Radio City Music
Hall in NYC on 6/20!
---Darlene Love has booked, what is so far,
a one-shot concert at the @ Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA on
12/13, but I’m sure there will be more as that’s about the time she
books her holiday shows!
---Method Man & Redman have confirmed a
one-timer at the Howard Theatre in Washington DC on 4/18!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---The Music of Cream ft. Malcolm Bruce, Will
Johns and Kofi Baker adds the JCC Hart Theatre in Rochester
NY on 4/3!
---Loudon Wainwright III adds...Caffe
Lena in Saratoga Springs NY on 3/30... the Harry Chapin Rainbow
Stage in Huntington NY on 7/27!
---Citizen Cope adds Upstate Concert
Hall in Clifton Park NY on 5/17!
---Sponge adds The Chance in
Poughkeepsie NY on 5/11!
---Ginuwine add One Centre Square in
Easton MD on 5/17!
---Quiet Riot adds Asbury Lanes in
Asbury Park NJ on 4/6!
---Lynyrd Skynyrd dates are updated with
freshley announced warm-up acts!
Most of the dates in our region will see Hank Williams Jr added
to the bill...except for CMAC which adds Gov’t Mule and Buddy
Guy!
---Ryan Adams latest tour has been cancelled due
to sexual assault allegations against the singer.
---Bob Weir
& Wolf Bros add The Met
in Philadelphia PA on 3/8!
---James
Bay adds The Met in
Philadelphia PA on 3/9!
---Meek
Mill adds a two-night stand at
The Met in Philadelphia PA on
3/15 & 3/16!
---Bon Iver
adds a two-night stand at The Met
in Philadelphia PA on 3/27 & 3/28!
---Gary
Clark Jr. finally books a show in our region…at
The Met in Philadelphia PA on
3/29!
---Mariah
Carey adds The Met in
Philadelphia PA on 4/3!
---Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets adds
more zonal stops...Place des Arts in Montreal QC on 4/15...Sony
Centre in Toronto ON on 4/16...a second night at The Beacon
in NYC on 4/19...and The Met in Philadelphia PA on 4/20!
---David Gray adds The Met in
Philadelphia PA on 5/31!
---Weird Al Yankovic adds The Met in
Philadelphia PA on 7/12!
---Frankie Valli
adds The
Event Center @ The Sands
in Bethlehem PA on 8/1!
---Papa Roach add The Met in
Philadelphia PA on 8/7!
---King Crimson adds The Met in
Philadelphia PA on 9/23!
---NRBQ add Avalon Theatre in Easton
MD on 5/16...and The Birchmere in Alexandria VA on 5/17!
---Bad Company
adds the Event Center @ Twin Rivers Casino in Lincoln RI on 8/23!
---Zac Brown Band adds a second night at
Fenway Park in Boston MA on 9/1!
---X add Gateway City Arts Center in
Holyoke MA on 5/25 onto a tiny national tour half-dozen date tour!
---Denny Laine adds Tim McLoone’s Supper
Club in Asbury Park NJ on 4/5!
---Melissa Etheridge
adds Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on 4/11!
---The touring version of Mike Love’s Beach
Boys adds The Paramount in Huntington NY on 5/30!
---Geoff Tate formerly with Queensryche and
current leader of Operation: Mindcrime adds what appears to be a solo
show at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 6/26!
---Iron Maiden
adds a second night at The B.C. in Brooklyn NY on 7/27!
---Tyler Hilton will play an off night on
the Pop 2000 Tour at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 in Manhattan NYC
on 7/19!
---Los Lobos adds The Hamilton Live
in Washington DC on 4/16...and The Cabot in Beverly MA on 6/6!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---.38 Special (1)
---A Day To Remember (2)
---Adrian Belew (2)
---Aerosmith (5)
---Avett Brothers (3)
---Bad Company (1)
---Beach Boys (1)
---Bob Weir & Wolf Bros (1)
---Bon Iver (2)
---Bring Me The Horizon (4)
---Cannibal Corpse (1)
---Citizen Cope (1)
---Darlene Love (1)
---David Gray (1)
---Death Cab For Cutie (3)
---Dead Milkmen (1)
---Denny Laine (1)
---Empire Of The Sun (5)
---Frankie Valli (1)
---Gary Clark Jr. (1)
---Geoff Tate (1)
---Get The Led Out (13)
---I Prevail (9)
---Iron Maiden (1)
---Jacob Dylan (1)
---James Bay (1)
---Jim Messina (8)
---John Waite (5)
---Karla Bonoff (3)
---King Crimson (1)
---Lauren Daigle (1)
---Loudon Wainwright III (2)
---Luther Dickinson/ Birds Of Chicago/ Amy Helm
(6)
---Mariah Carey (1)
---Massive Attack (7)
---Meek Mill (2)
---Melissa Etheridge (1)
---moe./ Blues Traveler/ G. Love (8)
---NRBQ (2)
---Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets (4)
---OneRepublic (1)
---Outlaw Music Fest (1)
---Papa Roach (1)
---Quiet Riot (1)
---Sebadoh (6)
---Slightly Stoopid (4)
---Sponge (1)
---Taking Back Sunday (18)
---The Alarm/ Modern English/ Gene Loves Jezebel
(5)
---The Dead Milkmen (1)
---The Music Of Cream (1)
---The National (2)
---The Wizards Of Winter (3)
---Trey Anastasio (4)
---Twiddle (4)
---Vince Neil/ Skid Row/ Lita Ford (1)
---Weird Al Yankovic (1)
---X (1)
---Zac Brown Band (1)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 030119:
---Five Finger Death Punch
will play the Broome County Arena in Binghamton NY on 7/24
@ 730p! Tickets have went on
sale last week for $49.50!
There will also be other regional stops for the tour including...London
ON on 7/11 (tour opener)...Rochester NY on 7/23 (In This Moment)...and
Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on 7/26!
Tour opener for the Binghamton stop (and it does vary a bit from
show-to-show) is Fire From The Gods and In This Moment.
---Local musicians, Brittany Rose
and Vee Da Bee will play the Showroom in NYC (at
158 Ludlow Street) on 3/26, as part of a larger show headlined by Elise
Noelle and also including a fourth musician Mia Grace.
Tickets are $8.00 and the show starts at 7pm.
Brittany Rose will start the night at 7pm...and Vee Da
Bee is scheduled for 9pm!
Tickets are available thru Ticketfly.
Nice to see our great local musicians gettin’ out into the big
cities and representin’!
---Dallas PA (wilkes-barre area) band, Breaking
Benjamin has planned a massive North American tour with a rotating
cast, of Three Days Grace, Chevelle, Diamante and Dorothy
and it will come into our local area at least twice...at Montage
Mountain in Scranton PA on 8/10...and Syracuse NY at Lakeview
Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 8/24 (which will also be day # 4 of
the NYS Fair, so parking will be fun)...and also, in our local-ish area
at the Darien Lake Amphitheatre on 8/4!
Regional stops? There
will be plenty of those too...Star Lake Amphitheatre in
Burgettstown PA on 7/26...HersheyPark Stadium in Hershey PA on
7/27...SPAC in Saratoga Springs PA on 7/30...the Arts Center
in Holmdel NJ on 7/31...Meadows Music Theatre in Hartford CT on
8/2...the Pavilion at Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 8/9...Jiffy
Live in Bristow VA on 8/22...Great Woods in Mansfield
(boston) MA on 8/25...Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on
8/30...Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 8/31...and
Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 9/2!
Like I said, massive.
Make sure you check the bill before you buy tickets however, as Three
Days Grace, Chevelle, Diamante and Dorothy will rotate in and
out of the tour on a random basis.
---Geoff Tate (formerly of Queensryche) is
bringing his Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime to the Center
For The Arts in Homer at Homer NY on 6/27 @ 7pm!
Tickets will be $40.00!
There are two other known regional dates at this time...Jergel’s
Rhythm Grille in Warrendale PA on 6/19...and Sherman Theatre
in Stroudsburg PA on 6/20!
LOCAL-ISH:
---Mansfield PA modern metal band, The Last Ten
Seconds Of Life has posted tour dates so if you’re a fan, here’s
where you can find them in our greater region...Montage Music Hall
in Rochester NY on 3/2...Sonia Live in Cambridge MA on 3/3...Revolution
Music Hall in Amityville NY on 03/4...the Lizard Lounge in
Lancaster PA on 3/5 (previously released)...and the Championship Bar
in Trenton NJ on 3/10!
---Jazz legend, Macao Parker has announced
that he will play the Center For The Arts in Homer NY on 5/14, as
he readjusts his tour schedule, shortening his residency at the Blue
Note in NYC by two days.
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---The Steve Miller Band is taking Marty
Stuart along on tour this summer…that will own our larger zonal
area...the International Jazz Festival in Rochester NY on 6/28...Pier
Six Pavilion in Baltimore MD on 7/18...Xcite Center @ Parx Casino
in Bensalem PA on 7/21...Pier 17 in NYC on 7/24...Waterfront
Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 7/25...Hutton Brickyards in
Kingston NY on 7/28...Freeman Stage @ Bayside NY in Selbyville DE
on 7/30...Filene Center @ The Wolf Trap in Vienna VA on 7/31...Grand
Theatre @ Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket CT on 8/2...and
Bethlehem Musikfest in Bethlehem PA on 8/3!
---Peter Frampton iconic jam-band jazz-rock
guitarist has announced his farewell tour, due to a degenerative muscle
disease called Inclusion-Body Myositis, that will affect his guitar
playing over time, but don’t worry...it’s filled with plenty of regional
stops, so brace yourself…Seneca Allegany Resort Casino in
Salamanca NY on 6/29...Bethel Woods in Bethel NY on 6/30...Benedum
Center in Pittsburgh PA on 7/2...Lakeview Amphitheatre in
Syracuse NY on 7/3...Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Theatre @ Place des Arts
in Montreal QC on 7/5...Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on
7/7...Waterfront Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 7/9...The Met
in Philadelphia PA on 7/10...SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on
9/1...Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville CT on 9/2...Anthem
in Washington DC on 9/11...and Madison Square Garden in NYC on
9/13!
---One of the hottest new hip-hop acts, Juice
WRLD is taking break out act, Ski Mask The Slump God and the
pairing will march thru our region starting at...Agganis Arena in
Boston MA on 5/23...Meadows Music in Hartford CT on 5/24...Royal
Arena in Toronto ON on 5/25...Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on
5/28!
---Young The Giant/ Fitz & The Tantrums
have planned a massive North American tour with at least 33 dates, but
only three in our region so far...Waterfront Music Pavilion in
Boston MA on 6/21...NYC on 6/23 (venue tbd)...and Stage AE in
Pittsburgh PA on 6/27!
---Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson will tour
together in 2019 for the “Hell Never Dies Tour” and they’re coming soon
to pull you in...Royal Arena in Baltimore MD on 7/9...PPL
Center in Allentown PA on 7/10...Bud Gardens in London ON on
8/14...Canadian Centre in Ottawa ON on 8/16...and Meadowbrook
Pavilion in Gilford NH on 8/18!
---Hip-hop/ comedy troupe, The Lonely Island
is going on their first ever multi-city tour, so check ‘em out...Anthem
in Washington DC on 6/18...The Met in Philadelphia PA on
6/19...NYC (venue tbd) on 6/21...Kings Theatre in Brooklyn NYC on
6/22...and Waterfront Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 6/24!
---Howard Jones has added a new leg on his
2019 tour and it will make several zonal stops...The Paramount in
Huntington NY on 6/6...The Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun Casino in
Uncasville CT with Men Without Hats on 6/7...Asbury Lanes
in Asbury Park NJ on 6/12...and also with Men Without Hats at
Niagara Fallsview Casino on 6/15!
This on top of dates leaked last week for this leg at Penn’s
Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 6/9...Theatre @ Times Square in
Manhattan NY on 6/13!, both of these dates also with Men Without Hats!
---There may be a David Crosby tour coming
as the former member of Crosby, Stills, Nash (and sometimes Young) and
The Byrds has booked two regional dates (five overall) at...Paramount
Theatre in Asbury Park NJ on 4/27...Carnegie Library Music Hall
of Homestead in Munhall PA on 6/2...Count Basie Theatre in
Red Bank NJ on 6/10...and The Cabot in Beverly MA on 6/15!
---Johnny Marr (lead guitarist for The
Smiths...of course, you remember them!) has mapped his American tour out
a bit more clearly with zonal stops at...Wellmont Theatre in
Montclair NJ on 5/1...Fete Music Hall in Providence RI on 5/3...College
Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 5/4...The Paramount in
Huntington NY on 5/6...and Higher Ground Ballroom in South
Burlington VT on 5/7!
---Big Bad Voodoo Daddy have announced the
rest of their 2019 tour filling out the rest of their regional
obligations...beginning with the previously announced...Carnegie
Library of Homestead in Munhall PA on 3/22...Buffalo State Center
in Buffalo NY on 3/23...City Winery in Manhattan NY on 3/25...The
Birchmere in Alexandria VA on 3/28...Franklin & Marshall College
in Lancaster PA on 3/30...and finally, Patchogue Theatre in
Patchogue NY on 12/14!
---The annual two-night Saratoga Jazz Fest
at SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY has announced dates and line-ups
for 2019…
Night #1
(6/29): George Benson/ Los Van Van/ Kandace Springs/ James Carter
Organ Trio/ Jon Cowherd/ Brian Blade/ John Patitucci/ Steve Cardenas/
Donna Grantis/ Antonio Sanchez/ Lionel Loueke/ Veronica Swift
Night #2
(6/30): Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue/ Norah Jones/ Django
Festival All-Stars/ Joshua Redman/ Joey DeFrancesco Trio/ Ruthie Foster/
Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom/ Cha Wa/ Youn Sun Nah/ Joel Harrison/
Kansas Smitty’s House Band
---Former matchbox twenty lead singer, Rob
Thomas, has announced a huge 2019 tour that riddles our zone with at
least sixteen impacts, starting with...Count Basie Center in Red
Bank NJ on 5/28...Anthem in Washington DC on 7/12...The Met
in Philadelphia PA on 7/13...Event Center @ The Sands in
Bethlehem PA on 7/15...Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 7/17...Waterfront
Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 7/18...CMAC in Canandaigua NY
on 7/21...Lakeview Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 7/23...SPAC
in Saratoga Springs NY on 7/24...Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford
NH on 7/25...The Borgata in Atlantic City NJ on 7/27...two nights
at the Beacon Theatre in NYC on 7/29 & 7/30...Capitol Theatre
in Port Chester NY on 8/2...Mayo Center in Morristown NJ on
8/3...and Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 8/4!
---John Mayall just keeps on playing,
although on a schedule that even younger musicians might find
dawnting...this year...three nights at The Iridium in NYC, 8/8
thru 8/10...Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley MA on 8/14...Narrows
Center in Fall River MA on 8/17...and Infinity Hall Norfolk
in Norfolk CT on 8/18!
---The Greatest Day Ever Fest is coming to
the Amphitheatre @ Coney Island in Brooklyn NY on
7/13-14...Here’s how it breaks down.
Saturday 7/13:
Andre Power/ Bas/ Carnage/ Cashmere Cat/ City Girls/ Dani Leigh/ Jungle/
Lil Baby/ Nina Las Vegas/ Party Favor/ Pusha T/ Snakehips/ Zeds Dead
Sunday 7/14:
Andre Power/ City Girls/ DaniLeigh/ Lil Baby/ Nina Las Vegas/ Snakehips/
Zeds Dead
---Alexisonfire just boked a two night
stand at Terminal 5 in NYC on 6/7-8!
---The Marshall Tucker Band adds the
Diamond Horseshoe @ Times Square in NYC on 3/14...The Paramount
in Huntington NY on 6/27...then back to the Diamond Horseshoe in
NYC on 8/23...and Indian Ranch in Webster MA on 8/25!
---Stereolab has announced their North
American tour dates (following their shows in the UK and Europe), look
for them at...930 Club in Washington DC on 9/25...Union
Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 9/26...Brooklyn Steel in
Brooklyn NYC on 9/27 & 9/28...The Royale in Boston MA on 9/29...Corona
Theatre in Montreal QC on 10/1...and Danforth Music Hall in
Toronto ON on 10/2!
---Mike Doughty, former lead singer of Soul
Coughing will play the bands classic, breakout album, “Ruby Vroom”
on his Fall tour. Regional
dates include...Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto ON on 10/27...Rough
Trade in Brooklyn NYC on 11/1 & 11/2!
---Southern Culture On The Skids
southern-based 2019 tour wanders north, just barely into our larger
zonal area...at the Hill Country BBQ Market in Washington DC on
5/30
---A package tour featuring blessthefall,
Slaves, Capsize and Glass Houses will play in our region, but
so far, just twice...Webster Underground in Hartford CT on
5/21...and at The Palladium (upstairs) in Worcester MA on 5/22!
---The Jon Butcher Axis has announced a few
shows for 2019 and though they are few and far between, all of them are
in New England...Center For The Arts in Natick in Natick MA on
6/21...Kingswood Arts Center in Wolfeboro NH on 7/7...and
Showcase Live in Foxboro MA on 11/30!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---The line-up for the summer Kerfuffle in
Washington DC has been announced!
See Young The Giant, Tom Morello, SHAED, The Revivalists,
Greta Van Fleet and the Blue Stones at Merriweather Post
Pavilion in Columbia MD on 5/19 @ 430p!
Tickets are available thru Ticketmaster.
---Robert Randolph & The Family Band have
booked, what appears to be a one-off at Infinity Hall in Norfolk
CT on 7/18!
---The Babys have confirmed a one-timer at
Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Warrendale PA on 6/7!
---Al Green is playing a small tour in late
April and early May that will bring him into our region just once at
Radio City Music Hall in NYC on 5/5!
---Uncle Kracker adds a second date to his
2019 schedule, an effective regional one-shot at Jergel’s Rhythm
Grille in Warrendale PA on 8/8!
---Patti Labelle will play a regional
one-shot (she only has three shows booked this year) at Mohegan Sun
Arena in Uncasville CT on 5/31!
---Marco Benevento will play one-show-only
at Pearl Street Warehouse on 5/10!
Benevento will play more shows later in the year, but those are
(what appears to be) all three days at the Levitate Festival in
Marshfield MA from 7/12 thru 7/14.
---Laurie Anderson will play a one-shot
east coast show at Murmrr Ballroom in Brooklyn NYC on 5/7!
---Diana Ross will play one show in our
zone, outside of her larger Vegas residency in 2019...at Radio City
Music Hall in NYC on 6/22!
---Johnny Mathis has only booked a handful
of concerts for 2019, one of which will be at the Theatre at Westbury
in Westbury NY on 7/13!
---If you love 80’s techno and new wave bands,
then the Lost 80’s Live tour is for you!
Featuring A Flock of Seagulls, The Motels, The Vapors, When In
Rome, Real Life/ Bow Wow Wow and Boys Don’t Cry, it’s coming into our
region, but so far, it’s only booked once at the Amphitheatre at
Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn NYC on 8/2!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Aztec Two-Step add Turning Point
in Piermont NY on 5/17!
---Tommy Tutone adds Daryl’s House
in Pawling NY on 6/2!
---Juice WRLD adds two new shows with
Ski Mask The Slump God in...Toronto ON on 6/25...and Pittsburgh PA
on 5/28!
---Al Stewart adds New Hope Winery
as a headliner on 5/12, after he’s done warming-up for Ambrosia!
---Less Than Jake adds College Street
Music Hall in New Haven CT on 4/16...and The Queen in
Wilmington DE on 4/17!
---Cracker adds The Queen in
Wilmington DE on 5/24!
---Buddy Guy adds the Keswick Theatre
in Glenside PA on 6/29!
---Matisyahu adds Toads Place in New
Haven CT on 3/22!
---As I Lay Dying add Toads Place in
New Haven CT on 3/24!
---Buckethead adds Toads Place in
New Haven CT on 4/12!
---Tommy Tutone is still looking for the
right phone numbers in the wrong places...like, Daryl’s House in Pawling
NY on 6/2!
---Los Lobos adds Gateway City Arts
in Holyoke MA on 6/9!
---Syracuse band, Ra Ra Riot has booked an
off night on the Third Eye Blind tour to headline at Gateway City
Arts in Holyoke MA on 7/7!
---Heavy Pets in Gypsy Sally’s in
Washington DC on 4/11!
---Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes add
Buffalo State Center in Buffalo NY on 4/12 to what little is left of
their 2019 tour schedule, so far.
---Arrested Development adds City Winery
in Washington DC on 9/14!
---Blind Melon adds Crafthouse Stage
in Pittsburgh PA on 3/28...and the Diamond Horseshoe in Manhattan
NYC on 3/29!
---Shawn Mendes is adding second nights
in...Newark NJ on 8/11...Boston MA on 8/16...Montreal QC on
8/20...Brooklyn NY on 8/23...and adding two nights Uncasville CT on 8/30
& 8/31...and a new market entirely in Philadelphia PA on 8/27!
He also announced his warm-up act will be Alessia Cara!
Pretty sweet!
---Led Zeppelin tribute band, Zoso is helping to fill the need
for Zeppelin music and adding more regional stops...Rocking On The
River Cruise in NYC on 6/27!
---Billy Joel adds onto his MSG
residency with show #68 booked for Friday night 9/27 @8pm!
---The Lettermen add...Mishler Theatre
in Altoona PA on 5/21...Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown NY on
10/6!
---The AJ Croce show at City Winery
in Washington DC on 5/28 will be in the Wine Garden area of the
venue, just F.Y.I.---
---Savoy Brown add Iridium Jazz Club
in NYC on 5/21!
---The Howard Jones and Men Without Hats
tour adds the Paradise Rock Club in Boston MA on 6/8!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---AJ Croce (1)
---Al Green (1)
---Al Stewart (1)
---Alexisonfire (2)
---Arrested Development (1)
---As I Lay Dying (1)
---Aztec Two-Step (1)
---Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (5)
---Billy Joel (1)
---blessthefall/ Slaves/ Capsize/ Glass Houses (2)
---Blind Melon (2)
---Boney James (2)
---Buckethead (1)
---Cracker (1)
---David Crosby (4)
---Diana Ross (1)
---Heavy Pets (1)
---Howard Jones (1)
---Juice WRLD/ Ski Mask The Slump God (4)
---John Mayall (6)
---Johnny Marr (5)
---Johnny Mathis (1)
---Jon Butcher Axis (3)
---Last In Line (1)
---Laurie Anderson (1)
---Los Lobos (1)
---Lost 80’s Live (1)
---Macao Parker (-2/+1)
---Marshall Tucker Band (4)
---Matisyahu (1)
---Patti LaBelle (1)
---Peter Frampton (12)
---Ra Ra Riot (1)
---Rob Thomas (16)
---Rob Zombie/ Marilyn Manson (5)
---Robert Randolph & The Family Band (1)
---Saratoga Jazz Fest (2)
---Savoy Brown (1)
---Shawn Mendes/ Alessia Cara (7)
---Southern Culture On The Skids (1)
---Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (1)
---Stereolab (6)
---Steve Miller Band (10)
---The Babys (1)
---The Lettermen (1)
---The Lonely Island (5)
---Tommy Tutone (1)
---Uncle Kracker (1)
---Washington Kerfuffle (1)
---Young The Giant/ Fitz & The Tantrums (3)
---Zoso (1)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News for
022219:
---10-year-old Endicott guitar phenom, Eamonn
Hubert is now a touring member of the “School Of Rock”
musical, making his debut with the production last weekend (2/16) in
Boston MA! He will be one of
three rotating guitarists for the off broadway production.
He will tour until June, when the production takes a break, and
then return to “School Of Rock” when the tour resumes in September,
which means that Eamonn wil be back in the bars and clubs of the
Southern Tier this Summer with both, Doug & Eamonn, his duo
project with his dad, and as Hot Dogs & Gin with his dad, along
with local radio personality/ drummer, Steve Shimmer.
Of course local news outlets covered the story…
Fox 40:
http://www.wicz.com/story/39949413/endicott-10-year-old-joins-cast-of-school-of-rock-national-tour
---Is long time local watering hole, the
Brackney Inn in Brackney PA, (just over the state line from
Binghamton), nearly ready to reopen?
Rumours are starting to circulate again with fresh stories
surfacing on local news outlets, but still no solid re-opening date yet,
other than next month…
Fox 40:
www.wicz.com/story/39974348/brackney-inn-nears-re-opening-after-16-months-and-two-fires
---Big Steve Parish, long time friend of
Jerry Garcia will be in town and DJing his Sirius/XM radio show live
from the Cyber Cafe West on Sunday March 24th @ 7pm.
Tickets are limited to 40 and are $20 a piece.
Jeff Kahn from the Cyber Cafe West posted this about Parish in
his weekly newsletter a few weeks ago...
“Steve Parish has been a primary member of The
Grateful Dead family for 50 years. Steve first joined the band as a
roadie in 1969. It wasn't long before he was Jerry Garcia's trusted gear
handler and began to manage The Jerry Garcia Band. Over the years Parish
and Garcia forged an unbreakable bond. Steve was Jerry's best man at his
wedding and was at his bedside when Garcia fell into a coma in 1986.
Parish was the last friend to see Jerry before his untimely death in
1995.
Steve has continued to maintain his relationships
with the rest of The Grateful Dead family. As Bob Weir once said to him
"Blood is thicker than water, but what we have is thicker than blood."
The Big Steve Hour on SiriusXM, which is normally
hosted at Bobby's place, Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA, is
going out on the road.
Come be a part of the conversation with Big Steve
Parish while he shares stories of his life on the road with the most
iconic band in history. The incredibly talented Katie Skene will be
joining Steve for an unforgettable musical and storytelling experience.
[Note: they were nearly sold out before press time, too.]
---Driftwood has officially announced
Spring dates for the “Tree Of Shade” which will take the
local folk band to Illinois, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Washington state,
Oregon, and California, all in the month of March!
They’ll be closer to home, playing the east coast in April with
shows planned for Syracuse NY, New Haven CT, New York City, Philadelphia
PA, Richmond VA, Wilkesboro NC, Washington DC and Canton NC in April and
May. On top of all that,
while the band continues to shop their (as yet) unreleased album, “Tree
Of Shade” to major record labels, they have released a new song
with an accompanying video!
The song, “Lay Like You Do,” is available on Spotify,
iTunes, Apple Music and Amazon.
---Congrats to Ithaca area musician on the
announcement of his new new album, “Family Picnic.” He’s
booked the album release party at the opening of Jennifer Edmondson’s,
his sister, art exhibition on Friday, March 1st at
Grayhaven Motel in Ithaca NY at 6p
---Lake Street Dive adds the Beak &
Skiff Apple Orchard in LaFayette NY near Syracuse with the Wood
Brothers on 7/26! What a
cool double bill! ...and at
a winery! (another glass
please.)
---Mountain Jam, now in Bethel NY at
Bethel Woods! The dates
have been set for 6/13-6/16!
This years fest curated by Radio Woodstock and Warren Haynes of
Gov’t Mule and the Allman Brothers Band!
So far, nobody’s been scheduled to specific days, but the
announced line-up includes: Willie Nelson & Family, Gov’t Mule, The
Avett Brothers, The Revivalists, Alison Krauss, Twiddle, The Allman
Betts Band, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer and Marco Benevento,
just to name a few! For more, click here:
https://mountainjam.com/
---The NYS Fair in Syracuse NY has made
their first musical announcements of 2019 and so far, so good...Bad
Company will play a Free show on The Court, on opening night,
day #1 of the Fair at 8pm on Wednesday 8/21...the Dropkick Murphys
will also play a Free show on The Court on Sunday 8/25 at 8pm!
Can’t wait for the rest of the announcements to be made!
---David Archuleta of American Idol fame,
has expanded his tour to now include Stage West in Scranton on
3/21! The singer has also
booked regional shows in Pawling NY, Ithaca NY, Northampton MA,
Alexandria VA, Boston MA, Norfolk CT and Sellersville PA!
See the Regional Concert Page, on this site for more.
---The Josh Groban tour gets into our
generous “local’ region with a show in Wilkes-Barre PA at the Arena
at Casey Plaza on 6/16, but it will make other regional stops as
well…Fort Hunter Park in Harrisburg PA as part of the Dauphin
County Music & Wine fest on 6/8…Nassau County Coliseum in
Uniondale NY on 6/15…Giant Center in Hershey PA on 6/21…SNHU
in Manchester NH on 6/22…DD Center in Providence RI on 6/26…Turning
Stone Casino in Verona NY on 6/28…and The Wolf Trap in Vienna
VA on 7/7! Jennifer
Nettles and Chris Botti will rotate in and out of the warm-up
spot!
LOCAL-ISH:
---Howard Jones is touring with another
iconics 80’s act, Men Without Hats and the pair will travel all
across America, including a handful of zonal performances and even a
local-ish one...at the Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun Casino in
Uncasville CT on 6/7...Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 6/9...Asbury
Lanes in Asbury Park NJ on 6/12...Theatre at Times Square in
Manhattan NYC on 6/13...and Niagara Fallsview Casino in Niagara
Falls ON on 6/15!
---This tour struck me as a bit odd, indie rocker,
Father John Misty is teaming up with country singer, Jason
Isbell for a tour that will come into our zone at...Celebrate
Brooklyn Center in Brooklyn NY on 6/19...CMAC in Canandaigua
NY on 6/20...Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD on
6/21...and The Met in Philadelphia PA on 6/22!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Beck, Cage The Elephant and Spoon
have combined for a massive alt/rock Summer time tour that hits many
major and even medium market venues across our Bingo-Centric “day trip”
zone...Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 8/11...SPAC in
Saratoga Springs NY on 8/12...Darien Lake Amphitheatre in Darien
Center NY on 8/13...Great Woods in Mansfield MA on 8/15...Meadowbrook
Pavilion in Gilford NH on 8/16...Forest Hills Stadium in Queens
NYC on 8/17...Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 8/20...The Pavilion @
Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 8/21...and Merriweather Post
Pavilion in Baltimore on 8/22!
---The Chainsmokers and 5 Seconds Of
Summer are joining forces for a Fall 2019 tour that includes zonal
incursions at…Boston Garden in Boston MA on 9/27…Mohegan Sun
Arena in Uncasville CT on 9/28…Bryce Jordan Center in
University Park PA on 9/29…Air Canada Center in Toronto ON on
10/8...Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 10/9...PPG Arena in
Pittsburgh PA on 10/11...KB Center in Buffalo on 10/12…Capital
Arena in Washington DC on 10/15…and The BC in Brooklyn NYC on
10/17!
---Singer/ actress, Jennifer Lopez is
headlining arenas across North America this summer, including our humble
region at...Air Canada Center in Toronto ON on 7/7...Bell
Centre in Montreal QC on 7/10...MSG in NYC on 7/12...Great
Woods in Mansfield MA on 7/16...Capital Arena in Washington
DC on 7/17...The Rock in Newark NJ on 7/19...and Wells Center
in Philly PA on 7/20!
---Heart has reunited and for the “Love
Alive” tour they will be bringing along some friends into our
greater “day-trip” zone! A
rotating cast of either Joan Jett or Sheryl Crow, as well
as either Elle King or Lucie Silvas, will be playing all
the dates…Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 7/14 w/ Sheryl
Crow & Elle King...Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 7/16 w/
Sheryl Crow & Elle King...Great Woods in Mansfield MA on 7/17
w/ Sheryl Crow & Elle King...Meadows Music Theatre in
Hartford CT on 7/20 w/ Sheryl Crow & Elle King...SPAC in
Saratoga Springs NY on 7/21 w/ Sheryl Crow & Lucie Silvas...at
Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on 7/24 w/ Sheryl Crow & Elle
King...at Darien Lake Amphitheatre in Darien Center NY on
7/26 w/ Joan Jett & Elle King...at Bethel Woods in Bethel
NY on 7/29 w/ Sheryl Crow & Elle King...at Lakeview
Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 7/30 w/ Sheryl Crow & Elle King...at
Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 8/1 w/ Joan Jett
& Elle King...
---Bob Segers’ farewell tour is finally
growing into our region...a newly added leg includes dates in...Bristow
VA at the Jiffy Live on 5/25...Jones Beach Amphitheatre in
Wantagh NY on 5/30...and the Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 6/1!
---Steve Stevens has been added to the
Billy Idol unplugged tour, which is important...Stevens has long been
Idols guitarist. If anybody
is going to properly interpret Idols songs acoustically, it should be
Stevens! So far the tour is
booked for...Toronto ON on 3/25...NYC on 3/27 & 3/28...Bensalem PA on
3/30...Washington DC on 4/1...Lynn MA on 4/3...and Red Bank NJ on 4/4!
---Not to be outdone, Art Alexakis of
Everclear is also going on an acoustic “Songs & Stories” tour of his
Everclear songs with zonal dates set for…
5/26 in Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre...5/28 in Boston, MA at
City Winery...5/29 in
Huntington, NY at The Paramount...5/30 in New York City, NY at
Gramercy Theatre...6/1 in Waterloo, ON at Maxwell's Concerts &
Events...and 6/2 in London, ON at London Music Hall!
---Bobby Brown (formerly of New Edition)
and Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe (of Bell, Biv
DaVoe, but also formerly of New Edition) are taking their experimental
combo, RBRM (for Ricky, Bobby, Ronnie and Michael), back on the
road, since it seemed to work so well last fall...at Sheas in
Buffalo NY on 5/28...at Filene Center @ the Wolf Trap in Vienna
VA on 6/2...at Foxwoods in Mashantucket CT on 6/7...and Kings
Theatre in Brooklyn NY on 6/8, w/ Kid Capri!
---Godsmack finally posts a solo headlining
show in our larger zone...at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT
on 7/26! They will also be
appearing at Heavy Montreal in QC on Saturday 7/27, but largely skirting
our area, so far, in 2019!
---Coheed & Cambria are taking Mastodon
on tour, this summer…the least you could do is go and rock out with
them! See them at...Pier
Six Pavilion in Baltimore MD on 6/2 w/ Every Time I Die...Stone
Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park NJ on 6/4 with ETID...Waterfront
Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 6/6...the Amphitheatre at Coney
Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn NYC w/ ETID on 6/7...the Pavilion @
Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 6/8...and at Stage AE in
Pittsburgh PA on 6/10!
---Ice Cube
has booked a rather small tour, nine dates and
counting so far, but at this point only two for our region...Terminal 5 in NYC on 3/6 and
Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia PA on 3/9!
---Curtis Stigers is still riding his one
and only top ten hit song, “I Wonder Why” from 1991 and
turning it into a decent career...as he just announced his latest
residency...five nights at Birdland in NYC on 5/14 thru 5/18!
---Andy Black
of Black Veil Brides, is surprisingly undertaking
a solo tour! Not sure if
this will affect his standing in the band, but it seems that this is
only a side project, at this time. Blacks’ tour will come into our
region at least eight times…Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh PA on
4/29...Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 4/30...The
Gramercy in NYC on 5/1...The Palladium in Worcester MA on
5/3...Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park NJ on 5/4...The Opera House
Concert Venue in Toronto ON on 5/13...L’Astral in Montreal QC
on 5/15...and Underground Arts in Philadelphia PA on 5/16!
---Jim
Croce’s son, AJ Croce, is
touring thru our region again!
Making sure you get a
chance to take in a show near you...City
Winery in Washington DC on 5/28...the
Stand Center Theatre in Plattsburgh NY on 5/30...Appell
Center in York PA on 6/1...The
Loft @ City Winery in Manhattan NYC on 6/2...and Rockland Art Center in West Nyack NY on 11/16!
---The
Dream Syndicate have booked a handful of national dates...three of
which fall into our larger zone...U
Street Music Hall in Washington DC on 5/10...then two nights in NYC
at the Mercury Lounge on 5/16
& 5/17!
---Black Label Society is mapping out a minor national tour
with four zonal entry points...two at the
Bowery Ballroom in NYC on 5/6
& 5/7...another at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach NH on 5/9...and then
the Rams Head Live in
Baltimore MD on 5/13!
---O.A.R.
(of a revolution) are going to be touring with
American Authors for a Spring
into Summer tour that starts in our region in early June with dates
at...Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach NH on 6/5...Arts
Center in Holmdel NJ on 6/6...Waterfront
Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 6/7...and
The Met in Philadelphia PA on
6/9!
---Indie artist,
David Gray, will play some
regional Spring dates in 2019...at The Met in Philadelphia PA on
5/31...Beacon Theatre in NYC on 6/4...and at the
Count Basie Center in Red
Bank NJ on 6/5!
---Robert
Cray Band has a funky schedule when they come around in June but
band dates include...Bold Point
Pavilion in East Providence RI on 6/7...and
American
MusicTheatre in Lancaster PA on 6/17!
They will also appear with
Shemekia Copeland, Marc Cohn and the Blind Boys Of Alabama at...
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach NH on 6/9...The Paramount in Huntington NY on 6/11...and St. George Theatre
in Staten Island NYC, with Cohn and BBOA, but without Copeland,
apparently, on 6/14!
---Modern metal band
Skeletonwitch will headline a
Spring package tour that includes Portayal Of Guilt, Wiegedood and Soft Kill, but they’ve only booked two dates in our region so
far...Johnny Brenda’s in
Philadelphia PA on 5/1...and Saint
Vitus in Brooklyn NY on 5/3!
---Gary US Bonds (oh c’mon, of course you
remember his one hit wonder, “Quarter To Three.”) has
booked a few zonal dates, including...The Theatre @ Westbury in
Westbury NY (with Danny & The Juniors & The Tymes) on 3/31...at
Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park NJ on 4/26...and My Fathers
Place in Roslyn NY on 6/1!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
----Erykah Badu and H.E.R. will play
a one-off at The B.C. in Brooklyn NYC on 5/11!
---Phantom Planet has booked a one-shot at
club Drom in NYC on 3/9!
---Johnny Popper of Blues Traveler books a
one-off in Buffalo at Asbury Hall at Babeville on 4/2!
The question is, will there be more?
---Kip Winger has booked what seems to be a
one-off at Union Jacks in Columbia MD on 5/2!
Hopefully there will be more dates however...
---Bobby Rush
is bringing the blues to the world in 2019, but so far he’ll only stop
in our region just once...at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club in
Bethesda MD on 6/22!
---Is the Blues Traveler and moe.
date at Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford CT on 7/20 a one-off or a
harbinger of something more?
---Mavis Staples only playing a few dates
here and a few there will play a regional one-shot at the Apollo
Theatre in Harlem NYC on 5/9!
---Melanie
has booked one terrestrial date so far in 2019...at Batavia Downs
Batavia NY, between rochester and buffalo, on 7/20!
---The Pop 2000 Tour ft. Lance Bass of
*NSYNC, Ryan Cabrera, Aaron Carter and Tyler Hilton will make at
least one stop in our region...@ the Union County Arts Center on
7/20 in Rahway NJ!
---Lost 80’s Live have booked just one show
in our region so far, with A Flock Of Seagulls, The Vapors, When In
Rome, Dramarama, Real Life, Bow Wow Wow, The Motels and Boys
Don’t Cry coming to Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn NY on
8/2!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Little Anthony & The Imperials add two
nights in Niagara Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls ON on 5/30 &
5/31!
---A Boogie Wit da Hoodie adds the Bijou
in Boston MA on 3/10!
---.38 Special adds the Event Center in
Twin River Casino at Lincoln RI on 4/20!
---Edwin McCain adds Blue Ocean Music
Hall in Salisbury MA on 7/18!
---The Bring Me The Horizon tour has been
cancelled due to injury...as the lead singer of the band, Oli Sykes, has
ruptured a vocal chord, so he needs time to heal.
Luckily for us that doesn’t seem to impact any shows in our
greater “Bingo-centric” zone.
---Drake Bell of “Drake & Josh” adds
Kung-Fu Necktie in Philadelphia PA on 4/11...and Amityville Music
Hall in Amityville NY on 4/14!
---Belle And Sebastian have added one date
to their already existing date (for a grand total of two, but only one
in our area) at Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 7/12!
---Pop Evil finally add a show in our
region at...Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Warrendale PA on 4/18!
---The Twiztid tour slowly expands thru our
region, adding Mohawk Place in Buffalo on 3/28...and The
Palladium in Worcester MA on 3/29!
---The Hatebreed tour adds the Town
Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 4/9!
---Heavy Pets add Brooklyn NY on 4/16...and
Buffalo NY on 4/17!
---Lake Street Dive
adds two regional stops...Waterfront
Park in Burlington VT on 7/25...and
Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on
7/30!
---Melissa Etheridge
adds a new
dates for Spring 2019 at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair NJ on 4/13!
---Steve Tyrell adds a date at the City
Winery in Washington DC on 4/13, just ahead of his 10-night
residency at the Cafe Carlyle in NYC, starting on 4/16!
---Boyz II Men have booked a few dates
outside of their Las Vegas residency for 2019, but so far only one in
our region...Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore MD on 5/12 with
warm-up band, 112!
---Hootie & The Blowfish and Barenaked Ladies have added a second night @ MSG
in NYC on 8/11!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---.38 Special (1)
---A Boogie Wit da Hoodie (1)
---AJ Croce (5)
---Andy Black (8)
---Art Alexakis (6)
---Beck/ Cage The Elephant/ Spoon (9)
---Belle & Sebastian (1)
---Black Label Society (4)
---Blues Traveler/ moe. (1)
---Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (3)
---Bobby Rush (1)
---Boyz II Men/112 (1)
---Coheed & Cambria/ Mastodon (6)
---Curtis Stigers (5)
---David Gray (3)
---Drake Bell (2)
---Dream Syndicate (3)
---Driftwood (16)
---Edwin McCain (1)\
---Erykah Badu/ H.E.R. (1)
---Gary US Bonds (3)
---Hatebreed (1)
---Heart/ Joan Jett (4)
---Heart/ Sheryl Crow (8)
---Heavy Pets (2)
---Hootie & The Blowfish/ Barenaked Ladies (1)
---Howard Jones/ Men Without Hats (5)
---Ice Cube (2)
---Jennifer Lopez (7)
---Lake Street Dive (2)
---Little Anthony & The Imperials (2)
---Lost 80’s Live (1)
---Mavis Staples (1)
---Melanie (1)
---Melissa Etheridge (1)
---O.A.R./ American Authors (4)
---Phantom Planet (1)
---Pop Evil (1)
---RBRM (bobby brown & bell biv devoe) (4)
---Robert Cray/ Marc Cohn/ Blind Boys Of Alabama
(1)
---Robert Cray/ Shemekia Copeland/ Marc Cohn/
Blind Boys of Alabama (2)
---Robert Cray Band (3)
---Skeletonwitch (2)
---Steve Tyrell (1)
---The Chainsmokers/ 5 Seconds Of Summer (9)
--The Dream Syndicate (3)
---The Pop 2000 Tour (1)
---Twiztid (2)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 021519:
---Looks like Mobday is back!
The Port Crane modern metal band recently posted about their
participation in Winter Fest in Rochester, so we thought we ought to
look into it. Turns out that
the band has a new bass player, (Josh Thornton) along with
returning members lead singer, Ryan Nickerson; drummer Ty
Gleason and lead guitar Rory Smith.
Jordan says, “Yeah we are
back together and looking to get some new music out and
play as many shows as we can this year. Hoping to get out there even
more than before. We call it
the “classic” lineup as the original lineup dismantled around 2007 but
luckily didn’t release anything. Haha. But what we have now is
essentially the lineup we’ve had since 2013 but with a new bassist on
board.” (Bass player Alex
O’Connor left in 2016 to take a job out of state).
It was more
the release of the “Devil in Me” single and the response that got. The
reviews on the song were mixed but people were excited to see us back so
we’ve been goin for it since
…Indeed, the band was recently notified by Spotify that music from the
bands sophomore album, “Vertigo” had some pretty
impressive stats in 2018…5K streams, 2K fans, 17K minutes and 57
countries!“
---Congrats to the Dennis Winge Trio, who often play Number 5, who held a CD release party last week (2/9) at the Sacred Root Kava Lounge in Ithaca NY! In posting the event on facebook the band characterized the CD this way: “Do you want new music that's adventurous, accessible, catchy, exciting, dynamic, and covers a broad range of styles? The News: In February 2019, my Trio will release a new double-album called "One Small Step." Here is the promo video for the short-attention spanned: https://youtu.be/Xu-2lNpaSJs"
---The Church, (who had the
late 80’s hit, “Under
The Milky Way,” remember?) is coming to
The Haunt in Ithaca NY on 4/13!
They’ll be celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their
break thru album, “Starfish,” and there will be other regional impacts…Town
Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 4/12…Sellersville
Theatre in Sellersville PA on 4/14…White
Eagle Hall in Jersey City NJ on 4/16… and
The Birchmere in Alexandria
VA on 4/18!
---Jethro Tull guitarist, Martin
Barre, has booked a show at the
Center For The Arts in Homer
NY, just north of Cortland on 4/14!
He’ll also make other zonal appearances in…Hudson Fall NY on 4/12
& 4/13 at The Strand Theatre…two
nights (ten days apart) at The
Iridium Jazz Club in NYC on 4/15… Lebanon NH at the
Lebanon Opera House on 4/18…Tupelo
Music Hall in Derry NH on 4/19…The
Academy Of Music in Northampton MA on 4/20…Sellersville Theatre in Sellersville PA on 4/21…The
Birchmere in Alexandria VA on 4/22…Ridgefield
Playhouse in Ridgefield CT on 4/24…The
Iridium in NYC again on 4/25…the
Boulton Center in Bayshore NY
on 4/26…and Newton Theatre in
Newton NJ on 4/27!
---The Taste Of Country Music
Festival in Hunter NY has started scheduling talent and so far
they’ve put Keith Urban on
night #1 (Friday 6/7)…and Rascal
Flatts on night #2 (Saturday 6/8).
Presumably that means
Little Big Town (who has been booked for the festival) will be
earmarked for Sunday, but that remains to be scheduled.
---Randy McStine has another
brush with fame this week...Adrian Belew!
He recounted it on his facebook page on 2/12!
“Caught in the chaos of excessive cultural noise, I am constantly
flipping between total excitement and crippling doubt on how I'd like to
proceed with my life and art.
When it
comes to navigating a career that consistently shatters all boundaries
(with a joyful grin), Adrian Belew has been one of my life-long heroes.
As I
have continued my own balancing act between being a "hired gun" for
others, and being an artist, I have often marveled at how he aligned
himself with some of the greatest artists of the 20th century, while
remaining completely authentic and original.
As it turns out, I recently found myself in a position to share
many of my questions, goals and frustrations. He was willing to listen,
and we sat at the bar for hours as he graciously took the time to teach.
I can't quite remember it all, but it was exactly what I needed to hear.
I don't
want to get ahead of myself, but I think I might have a new friend...”
---The NY State Fair in
Syracuse NY has started to announce their 2019 musical line-up!
Bad Company will open up the fair on 8/21 @ 8pm with a
FREE show on The Court!
The Dropkick Murphys
will also play a free show on The
Court on Sunday August 25th @ 8p!
The 2019 NYS Fair will run for 13 days, just like last year, from
August 21st thru September 2nd!
ALBUM REVIEW:
---Donna The Buffalo’s latest album, “Dance
In The Streets,” is a global call to dance our troubles away
from the tiny Finger Lakes town of Trumansburg!
From the picture on the cover of a person proclaiming such, from
the top of a building to a world full of dancing people to the urgent
drum beat and relentless spoken word chant of troubles from singer/ lead
guitar player, Jeb Puryear on the albums title track!
DTB’s 21st century Americana sound (never too rock for
the country crowd/ never too country for the rock crowd/ always
danceable/ sometimes swampy/ sometimes apalachin/ always shufflin’)
doesn’t disappoint. “Motor”
revs the upbeat mood with a tight little country rockers from singer/
fiddler/ washboard/ harmonica player, Tara Nevins.
“Heaven & Earth” is a gospel tinged (thanks to a
righteous keyboard solo) swamp-jam call to rise up and be heroes, but
couched with qualifiers…”there is a day to run” aka live to fight
another day, if you can win the fight today, and “Tomorrow is promised
to no one,” so perhaps the message is be a hero now, while you still
can…but that’s up to interpretation. “Look Both Ways” is
another country-rocker about the dangers of assuming to much when it
comes to matter of the heart, from Tara Nevins, who seems to
write songs that Linda Ronstadt would have loved to record.
“Across The Way” finds Jeb Puryear pulling
back for a mid-tempo, almost plaintive, discertation on how love can
cross distance, time and loss.
Nevins and Puryear continue to alternative thru the entire album,
as they usually do. “Top
Shelf” is a soaring country anthem about the euphoria of new
love, that should be recorded by a big named country artist.
It would surely be a chart topper.
“If You Want To Live” is an urgent, almost happy,
call to “embrace the pain” of loss, rather lose your life in the depths
of despair. “Holding On To Nothing” is a mid-tempo rocker
that deals with clinging to a lost love, and trying to move on in the
aftermath of that failed relationship.
“The Good Stuff” may well be the next DTB anthem,
appealing to the good nature of global citizens for “peace, love and
understanding.” “I Won’t Be Looking Back,” is a lyrical
union between Nevins and guest writers Mollie Farr and Bess Greenberg
(aka KidBess from KidBess & The Magic Ring, who shot the video for the
bands studio sessions preview and whose brother also manages DTB).
The combination composes a song about a cheating partner that is
scathing as it is happy to move on!
“Killing A Man” is a somber, not quite down tempo,
perspective of taking a life from the eyes of a consciencious killer, in
a time of war. The killing
may be sanctioned, but the memory is haunting.
The album ends with, “I Believe,” a song that tries
to be a reaffirmation of belief, in the spite of a plethora of
questions. In the end it
almost sounds like it’s trying to convince the singer that they do
believe, but sort of makes you wonder.
Produced by audio engineer Rob Fraboni (known
for his work with Bob Dylan, The Band, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton,
Tim Hardin, The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker and Bonnie Raitt) who has brought
his “cure for digital” feel to the recording process, this album is
built on solid songs and clean sound through out the deep layers of
DTB’s musicianship. In fact,
the entire process started in analog and was later transferred to
digital. Can you tell?
You would think after 30 years, Donna The Buffalo
may begin to sound stale and run out of ideas, but amazingly, this band
seems to always find new ways to make meaningful mid-to-uptempo music
that is based in life experiences and is often anthemic.
Indeed, on “Dance In The Street” DTB sound re-invigorated and re-freshed.
It’s a mystery to me why this
band isn’t as big as Dave Matthews or The Grateful Dead.
Yes, they have their own band of loyal fans, who call themselves,
“The Herd” and it continues to grow, but I’m little surprised this band
isn’t playing arena’s…still, I believe...and if you listen, so will you.
LOCAL-ISH:
----For those of you who were thinking that
Mountain Jam usually
announces their line-up before the “Taste Of Country” fest, there’s a
reason for that…Mountain Jam
has moved! The festival that
has been held at Hunter Mountain in Hunter NY all of it’s fifteen years
has relocated to Bethel Woods
in Bethel NY! Mountain Jam
2019 recently announced it’s rough, unscheduled
line-up and it looks pretty hefty!
The festival will be
held on four days, from Thursday June 13th thru Sunday June
16th and will feature
Willie Nelson, Gov’t Mule, The Avett Brothers, The Revivalists, Michael
Franci & Spearhead, Toots & The Maytals, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The
Real, The Allman Betts Band, Brandon (Taz) Niederauer and plenty
more! FYI, there will still
be camping , plus two additional side-stages, plus extra activities and
they will even bring in a Ferris Wheel to add to the fun!
--The remnants of the blues-rock band that
spun-off Foghat, Savoy Brown
will tour the US this Spring & Summer and we expect to see them; not
just regionally, but locally, too, at…Penn’s
Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 5/18…My
Father’s Place at the Roslyn Hotel in Roslyn NY on 5/24…Daryl’s
House in Pawling NY on 5/25…Sellersville
Theatre in Sellersville PA on 5/26…Iron
Horse Music Hall in Northampton MA on 8/24…and
The Wolf Den @ Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville CT on 8/25!
---Jonathan Edwards has added a local-ish
date to his latest batch of show announcements...My Fathers Place at
The Roslyn Hotel in Roslyn NY on 5/3...Infinity Hall Norfolk
in Norfolk CT on 5/25...Center For The Arts in Natick MA on
9/14...and Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 10/18!
---Alice In Chains
and Korn will co-headline a summer tour with Underoath
that will bring them into our region at least ten times...beginning
with, Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 7/31...a local-ish stop at
Darien Lake Amphitheatre in Darien Center NY on 8/2...Pavilion @
Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 8/3...Jones Beach Amphitheatre
in Wantagh NY on 8/6...Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 8/7...Great
Woods in Mansfield MA on 8/9...Meadows Music in Hartford CT
on 8/10...SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 8/11...Molson
Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 8/14...and Star Lake Amphitheatre
in Burgettstown PA on 8/17!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Pentatonix
has announced a massive summer 2019 tour with dates that include
zonal at least ten impacts…PPL
Center in Allentown PA on 6/4…MSG
in Manhattan NYC on 6/6…DCU
Center in Worcester MA on 6/8…Etess
Arena in Atlantic City NJ on 6/9…Bell
Centre in Montreal QC on 6/11…Mohegan
Sun Arena in Uncasville Ct on 6/13...Merriweather
Post Pavilion in Columbia MD on 8/26…CMAC
in Canandaigua NY on 8/27…Meadowbrook
Pavilion in Gilford NH on 8/29…and
Bethel Woods in Bethel NY on
8/31!
---Shinedown
is taking Badflower and
Dinosaur Pile-Up out on the
road for the Spring and Summer, so expect to see them at…Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 5/18…Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 6/28…Waterfront Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 7/1…and
Star Lake Amphitheatre in
Burgettstown PA on 7/10!
---Sublime
With Rome will tour to support their as-yet-untitled, forthcoming
album in 2019 and take warm-up band,
Common Kings, along with them
for a zonal jaunt…at Stage AE
in Pittsburgh PA on 7/7…Mohegan
Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 7/11…and
Stone Pony Summer Stage in
Asbury Park NJ on 7/14!
---Southern rockers,
The Outlaws have announced a
busy touring schedule for 2019, including regional layovers at…Bull
Run Restaurant in Shirley MA on 3/14…Strand
Theatre in Lakewood NJ on 3/15…Shea
Center in Wayne NJ on 3/16…Strand
Theatre in Plattsburgh NY on 5/3…Keswick
Theatre in Glenside PA on 5/4 (previously announced)…Luhrs Center in Shippensburg PA (previously announced) on 5/17…Jergel’s
in Pittsburgh PA on 5/18…Trout
Run Camping Site in Wellsville NY on 6/15…Spyglass
Ridge Winery in Sunbury PA on 6/28…Infinity
Hall in Norfolk CT on 6/29…Rock
Ribs & Ridges in Augusta NJ on 6/30…and the
Roadhouse in Burgettstown PA
on 11/9!
---Folk/ punker (yes, he’s both) Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls are set to tour North America
with Shovels & Rope and will
make a few incursions into our region…at The Dome @ Oakdale Theatre
in Wallingford CT on 4/19…at Club
XL in Harrisburg PA on 4/20…Stage
AE in Pittsburgh PA on 5/10…The
Paramount in Huntington NY on 5/11…and the
Stone Pony Summerstage in
Asbury Park NJ with Against Me!
and Murder By Death!
---Evanescence
(which is essentially Amy Lee with sidemen now) has announced a few
regional dates…at Event Center @
The Sands in Bethlehem PA on 5/14…and
Mohegan Sun Arena in
Uncasville CT on 5/19
---The
Smithereens are set for zonal impacts on their US tour…at
World Café Live in Philadelphia PA on 5/25…The Birchmere in Alexandria VA on 6/21…and
Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 10/19!
---George
Clinton will be touring in 2019 bringing the funk into our region,
along with Fishbone and
Dumpstafunk at…Rumsey
Playfield at Central Park in NYC on 6/4…Waterfront Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 6/5…and
Franklin Music Hall in
Philadelphia PA on 6/6!
---The
Lemonheads are taking Tommy
Stinson from The Replacements (…and more recently with Guns N’
Roses!) on the road for a joint tour with dates set for…Gateway
City Arts in Holyoke MA on 5/1…Brooklyn
Bowl in Brooklyn NYC on 5/4…Philadelphia PA on 6/14 at
The Foundry…and Paradise Rock
Club in Boston MA on 6/15!
---Jimmie
Vaughn (formerly with the Fabulous Thunderbirds and surviving
brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan) will play a two-night stand at the
Iridium Jazz Club in Manhattan NYC on 3/8 & 3/9…and
The Hamilton Live in
Washington DC on 7/20!
---Veteran new wave rocker,
Nick Lowe (surely, you remember “Cruel To Be Kind,” right?) has
booked a few shows…at The Wilbur
in Boston MA on 4/11…and Bowery
Ballroom in Manhattan NYC on 4/13!
---The touring version of The
Beach Boys (ft. Mike Love) have added the
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach NH on 8/14…and
Bold Point Pavilion in East
Providence RI on 8/16!
---Big Bad
Voodoo Daddy finally announce a show in our region…Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead in Munhall PA on 3/22!
It’s still early in the year, so there may be more…
---Slash w/
Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators are starting to announce US tour
dates (they are presently on a world tour) but so far, only one date for
our area… Capitol Theatre in
Port Chester NY on 7/31!
---We Came
As Romans will lead a Spring package tour that includes
Crown The Empire and Erra…and
it’s coming to…The Gramercy
in NYC on 4/16…Paradise Rock Club
in Boston MA on 4/18…Starland
Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 4/19…and
Baltimore Soundstage in
Baltimore MD on 4/21!
---DMX
has announced a national tour…House
of Blues in Boston MA on 4/3…
Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park NY on 4/4…Irving
Plaza in NYC on 4/5…the
Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia PA on 4/6…The
Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 4/7…and
Foxtail in Pittsburgh PA on 5/7!
---India.Aire
has announced a modest Spring tour…College
Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 6/1…Troy Music Hall in Troy NY on 6/2…Berklee Performance Center in Boston MA on 6/4…and
Beacon Theatre in Manhattan
NYC on 6/9!
---Swedish metal band,
Avatar will tour the US this
Spring and will play our regional zone at least a few times…Town
Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 5/16…Starland
Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 5/18…and
Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh PA
on 5/21!
Devin Townshend will open the
shows, but there may be others as well.
---Boston
Calling has announced their three-day festival line-up for 2019 and
it’s very strong with highlights including,
twenty one pilots and Greta
Van Fleet on night #1 (5/24)
Tame Impala, Hozier and
Anderson.Paak on night #2
(5/25)
Travis Scott, Logic, Brandi Carlile and
Sheck Wes on night #3 (5/26)
…for more a more full list of all the scheduled
bands and musicians, see the
Regional Concert Page!
---Later in Spring, The “From Ashes To New” tour
will morph into a different package, with
Falling In Reverse
headlining!
New Years Day, Ice Nine Kills
and From Ashes To New will
also come along for the ride with planned zonal stops at…The
Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 5/1…Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 5/3…and
The Gramercy in NYC on 5/5!
---Ginuwine
is mostly touring with Tyrese in 2019, but does headline two dates in
our region…UMBC Event Center
in Baltimore MD on 2/17 w/ Dru
Hill and Blackstreet…and
City Winery in Washington DC on 5/8!
---The Zombies have booked a warm-up for
their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame three days later with
a show at the Cutting Room in NYC on 3/26!
---Mark Lanegan (former lead singer of
grunge-era rock band, screaming trees) continues to fight the good fight
with his solo band, playing the club and theatre circuit and passing
thru our region this Spring at...Ottobar in Baltimore MD on
5/11...The Sinclair in Cambridge MA on 5/13...Warsaw in
Brooklyn NYC on 5/14...Underground Arts in Philadelphia PA on
5/15...and Stone Pony in Asbury Park NJ on 5/16!
---Canadian singer/ songwriter, Gordon
Lightfoot, will come south for the Spring and play our region...Count
Basie Theatre in Red Bank NJ on 5/9...Warner Theatre in Erie
PA on 5/11...Town Hall in NYC on 5/15...and The Wilbur in
Boston MA on 5/19!
---Liam Howlett and The Prodigy (you
remember their alternative break thru “Firestarter,” I’m sure.) are back
and invading America (they’re British, remember?) with at least four
invasion points in our region...Echostage in Washington DC on
5/11...House Of Blues in Boston MA on 5/13...and Terminal 5
in Manhattan NYC on 5/15 & 5/16!
---Not sure if this is a solo show, or just a
misrepresented Operation: Mindcrime show but Geoff Tate (formerly
of queensryche) is booked at the City Winery in Washington DC on
6/30!
---Martha Davis & The Motels are getting
out this Spring and getting into our zone at least a couple times...at
Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 4/12...Center For The Arts
in Natick MA on 4/13...and later this year, rumor is that they’ll be
part of the Lost 80’s tour, too!
---The Levitate Music Festival has
announced their 2019 schedule!
Their annual festival will be 7/12-714 at the Marshfield
Fairgrounds. They have some
great bands again this year...Tedeschi Trucks Band, Nathaniel
Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Sublime With Rome, Blackberry Smoke, The
Woods Brothers, Marco Benevento and a bunch more.
So far, the same line-up has been posted for all three days, but
I don’t think that’s the way is will wash out.
---Micky Dolenz (the monkees) has posted
two regional solo dates...Strand Center Theatre in Plattsburgh NY
on 10/18...and the Center For The Arts in Natick MA on 10/19!
---Nothing returns with a four-pack of
low-key shows in our region...at Asbury Park Brewery in Asbury
Park NJ on 3/6...Brooklyn Bazaar in Brooklyn NYC on 3/7…@
Amityville Music Hall in Amityville NY on 3/8...and Wind Up Space
in Baltimore MD on 3/9!
---10,000 Manics have announced their 2019
itinerary, celebrating 25 years with Mary Ramsey as their lead singer
(after Natalie and, lucky
for us, it includes regional performances...at Irish Classical
Theatre in Buffalo NY on 3/20...My Fathers Place in Roslyn NY
on 5/23...City Winery in Manhattan with one show on 5/24, and two
shows on 5/25...and day #2 of the Great Blue Heron Fest in
Sherman NY on 7/6!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---In spite of the death of lead singer, Jimi
Jamison and other more deliberate departures (the one mainstay is lead
guitarist Frankie Sullivan), Survivor carries on, with new lead
singer Cameron Barton and has scheduled a show, just one show, in our
region…at Batavia Downs in Batavia NY on 6/21!
---Hip Hop star,
Ja Rule books One Centre
Square in Easton PA on 3/15!
It’s an excellent small venue which allows for an up close/
intimate performance.
---Duff McKagen, of Guns N’ Roses, is
playing what appears to be a one-off with Shooter Jennings at
City Winery in Washington DC on 5/31
---Anna Nalick books a one-shot at City
Winery in Washington DC on 6/14!
---Crack The Sky adds City Winery in
Washington DC on 7/19!
---The Jon Butcher Axis has booked a
one-off at Center For The Arts in Natick MA on 6/21!
---Billy Cobham will play a one-timer in
Roslyn NY at My Fathers Place on 10/25!
---Zebra’s Randy Jackson books a one-off at
My Fathers Place in Roslyn NY on 7/19!
---The Ventures have booked a one-shot at
My Father’s Place in Roslyn NY on 4/13!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Indigo Girls add Troy Music Hall
in Troy NY on 3/17!
---Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn add
Troy Music Hall in Troy NY on 4/10!
---Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox adds
Troy Music Hall in Troy NY on 2/22!
---Aaron Neville adds Massry Center
in Albany NY on 4/14!
---Jon Anderson of Yes, on a solo tour has
added the Cutting Room in NYC on 2/26…and the Carnegie Library
Music Hall of Homestead in Munhall PA on 4/14!
---The Yardbirds add a slew of new tour
dates, including…the Hepburn Center in Old Saybrook CT on 3/14…City
Winery in Manhattan NYC on 3/18…the Iron Horse Music Hall in
Northampton MA on 3/21…The Tralf in Buffalo NY on 3/22…Struthers
Library Theatre in Warren PA on 3/23…Daryl’s House in Pawling
NY on 3/24…and the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville PA on 3/28!
Most noteworthy is that eleven of the bands (now) twelve total US
dates are within a day trip of Binghamton!
The 12th one isn’t much further away being in Richmond
VA!
---Jimmie’s Chicken Shack move their
Harrisburg show on 3/9 from the Midtown Arts Center to the Capitol
Room. Please make a note
of it.
---Smile Empty Soul add the Capitol Room
in Harrisburg PA on 316!
---Jefferson Starship add Jergel’s
Rhythm Grille in Pittsburgh PA on 5/17…and The Cabot in
Beverly MA on 6/21!
---Hozier adds Benedum Center in
Pittsburgh PA on 5/26!
---The Strawbs add Jammin’ Java in
Alexandria VA on 4/15!
---Michael McDonald & Chaka Khan add
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach NH on 6/26!
---Queensryche adds Batavia Downs in
Batavia NY on 6/28!
---Kim Mitchell adds Batavia Downs
in Batavia NY on 7/5!
---Gin Blossoms add Batavia Downs in
Batavia NY on 7/19!
---Tom Keifer of Cinderella has added one
terrestrial date after his residency on the Monsters Of Rock cruise…at
the Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA on 8/2!
---Little River Band adds the Keswick
Theatre in Glenside PA on 8/15!
---Biz Markie adds the Fillmore Silver
Spring in Silver Spring MD on 3/22!
---Chicago
adds Pier Six Pavilion in
Baltimore MD On 6/26!
---The
Strumbellas add…930 Club
in Washington DC on 5/3…and Union
Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 5/4!
---Brandi
Carlile has booked a few post Grammy Awards dates…Merriweather
Post Pavilion in Columbia MD on 6/14…and
MSG in NYC on 9/14!
---Deer Tick have added a second night at
the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn NYC on 5/3...and will
warm-up for Trampled By Turtles at the Bottle & Cork in Dewey
Beach DE on 6/19!
---The BB King Blues Band carries on with
new vocalist Michael Lee adding City Winery in Washington
DC on 5/14!
---The BoDeans add City Winery in
Washington DC on 7/26!
---Adrian Belew adds Center For The Arts
in Natick MA on 4/18!
---Jackson Browne adds...Oakdale Theatre
in Wallingford CT on 6/29...and Waterfront Music Pavilion in
Boston MA on 7/2!
---The Subdudes add Center For The Arts
in Natick MA on 8/16!
---Gary U.S. Bonds adds My Fathers Place
in Roslyn NY on 6/1!
---Jefferson Starship adds Newton
Theatre in Newton NJ on 6/20!
---The Lox add Howard Theatre in
Washington DC on 5/4!
---Iron Butterfly has fleshed out their
2019 tour schedule with new dates at... Wonder Bar, Asbury Park
NJ on 4/5...Sellersville Theatre in Sellersville PA on 4/7...The
Cutting Room in NYC on 4/10...and Levoy Theatre in
Millville NJ on 4/14!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---10,000 Maniacs (4)
---Aaron Neville (1)
---Adrian Belew (1)
---Alice In Chains/ Korn/ Underoath (10)
---Anna Nalick (1)
---Avatar/ Devin Townshend (3)
---BB King Blues Band ft. Michael Lee (1)
---Beach Boys (2)
---Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (1)
---Billy Cobham (1)
---Biz Markie (1)
---BoDeans (1)
---Boston Calling (3)
---Brandi Carlile (2)
---Chicago (1)
---Crack The Sky (1)
---Deer Tick (1)
---DMX (4)
---Duff McKagen/ Shooter Jennings (1)
---Evanescence (2)
---Falling In Reverse/ New Years Day/ Ice Nine
Kills/ From Ashes To New (3)
---Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls/ Shovels &
Rope (5)
---Gary US Bonds (1)
---Geoff Tate (1)
---George Clinton/ Fishbone/ Dumpstafunk (3)
---Gin Blossoms (1)
---Ginuwine (2)
---Gordon Lightfoot (4)
---Hozier (1)
---India.Aire (4)
---Indigo Girls (1)
---Iron Butterfly (4)
---Ja Rule (1)
---Jackson Browne (2)
---Jefferson Starship (1)
---Jimmie Vaughan (3)
---Jon Anderson (2)
---Jon Butcher Axis (1)
---Jonathan Edwards (4)
---Kim Mitchell (1)
---Little River Band (1)
---Mark Lanegan (5)
---Martha Davis & The Motels (2)
---Martin Barre (13)
---Michael McDonald/ Chaka Khan (1)
---Micky Dolenz (2)
---Nick Lowe (2)
---Nothing (4)
---Pentatonix (10)
---Queensryche (1)
---Randy Jackson (1)
---Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox (1)
---Shinedown/ Badflower/ Dinosaur Pile-Up (4)
---Slash w/ Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators (1)
---Smile Empty Soul (1)
---Sublime With Rome/ Common Kings (3)
---Survivor (1)
---Tedeschi Trucks Band/ Nathaniel Rateliff (3)
---The Church (5)
---The Jon Butcher Axis (1)
---The Lemonheads/ Tommy Stinson (4)
---The Lox (1)
---The Outlaws (10)
---The Prodigy (4)
---The Strawbs (1)
---The Strumbellas (2)
---The Subdudes (1)
---The Ventures (1)
---The Yardbirds (7)
---The Zombies (1)
---Tom Keifer (1)
---Trampled By Turtles/ Deer (1)
---We Came As Romans/ Crown The Empire/ Erra (4)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 020819:
---The
Southern Uprising Tour ft.
.38 Special, Molly Hatchet and
Blackfoot, is coming to
Tags in Elmira NY on Saturday
5/18 @ 7pm! General
admission tickets are only $24.75!
.38 Special has also announced other tour stops at…Meadows
Race Track in Meadow Lands PA on 5/17…Jam
At The Ridge in Le Roy NY on 6/1…Doughboy
Fields in Fort Dix NJ on 6/28…Sussex
County Fairgrounds in Augusta NJ on 6/29…and
Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 8/16!
Whether or not these dates translate into more Southern Uprising
Tour dates is another question.
---Congrats to
Mike Davis & The Laughing Buddha Episodes who have been nominated
for a SAMMY (that’s Syracuse Area Music Awards, if ya didn’t know) in
the Best Album Jam Band category for “Find Yourself>Caterpillar,” which we reviewed in this column on
10/26/18 (in fact, you’ll find it if you scroll down further on this
page…). Other regional bands
that got nominations include, The
Ripcords for Best R&B album with “Live At Subcat Studios”…The
Jess Novak Band in the Best Singer/ Songwriter category for “Feat Is
The Cage, Love Is The Key.” If you haven’t discovered the joys of “Find
Yourself>Catepilar,” from the Norwich native and his band, click the
link below to stream it:
https://www.deezer.com/us/album/75228602
---Nirchi’s On
The Avenue has closed!
The restaurant was Nirchi’s only eatery that also featured a bar and
music on the weekends. The Nirchi
family says they want to focus more on making pizza.
The store’s last day in business
was apparently January 28th.
Here are some local news stories about the closing…
Fox 40:
http://www.wicz.com/story/39865542/nirchis-on-the-avenue-closing
TV 12:
https://wbng.com/news/top-stories/2019/01/29/nirchis-on-the-avenue-in-endicott-is-closing/
---The (now annual)
Finger Lakes Thaw returns for
a second year at no less than four different music venues in nearby
Ithaca NY…The venues include, The
Range, The Haunt, Casita del Polaris and
The Warehouse @ Argos.
Bands, so far (as they plan on adding more),
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Uma Galera, Kat Wright, Bela’s Bartok,
Richie & Rosie, Tenzin Chopak and more!
The festivals promotional facebook posts boast:
“come spend two days bouncing in and out of Ithaca's 4 top music venues
and experience 30+ bands for the price of one ticket! We play home to
Funk, Reggae, Jazz, Zydeco, Afro-Beat, Singers and Songwriters from the
local all the way to the national.”
The Festival will be held on Friday March 22nd
thru Saturday March 23rd and tickets are priced from
$20-30.00!
---Local guitar god,
Randy McStine recently did a
podcast interview show called “Sonic Perspectives” and posted about it
and about his final show on the “Simon & Garfunkel Story,” on his
facebook page…
“Mother Nature decided that last night was my final gig on this tour! If
you're also holed up and looking for something to listen to, a recent
chat I had with my pal,
Austin Kokel, was just posted on the Sonic
Perspectives podcast.
https://www.sonicperspectives.com/…/interview-with-randy-m…/
This 2 hour conversation
is the most in-depth opportunity I've had to really open up about
various topics. I'm thinking out loud quite a bit here, and it captures
some thoughts that I hadn't given myself
much time to process.
In constant pursuit of honesty and trying to explore my "truth" as an
artist, this is ultimately the kind of platform that I find most useful
if you want to get a feel for where I'm coming from. I really struggle
to want to talk and post about myself on social media, but I really like
being able to freely talk one-on-one with someone about music,
creativity, influences, and so on.
Thank you to Austin and
the Sonic Perspectives team for giving me space to explore!”
---Binghamton native,
Athena DeSai is making plans
to play in public again, as she recently posted on facebook: “Strapping on
this thing (her guitar) again - opening for
Lady Lupine ‘s Christina & Fran at the Rising in
Cambridge on Thursday, February 21st.
Actually the best part about it
we’re all playing together. Gotta come out. Stay tuned for times.”
…sure wish the event was closer.
Break-a-leg, woman!
---Ithaca area band,
Aaron Lipp & The Slack Tones
have a new line-up that includes, former Donna The Buffalo drummer,
Tom Gilbert;
Brian Williams on upright
bass and Gary Meixner on
steel lap guitar!
---From Ashes
To New will bring Ice Nine
Kills and Afterlife to
the Lost Horizon in Syracuse NY on 3/27!
From Ashes To New have also announced a zonal stop in Pittsburgh
PA on 3/28!
---John Prine
has confirmed a show at the
Landmark Theatre in Syracuse NY on 6/20…in addition to other recent
regional announcements on…Port Chester NY on 4/12…Brooklyn NYC on
4/13…and Buffalo NY on 6/21!
---Former Genesis guitarist,
Steve Hackett announced a few
days ago that he would be playing, the classic Peter Gabriel-era album,
“Selling
England By The Pound,” on his upcoming tour…now the dates have
been announced and Hackett will be bringing the tour to Ithaca!
The tour begins in North Tonawanda NY at the
Riviera Theatre on
9/12…before it comes to the State
Theatre in Ithaca NY on 9/13…Danforth
Music Hall in Toronto ON on 9/20…and the
Place des Arts Theatre in Montreal QC on 9/21 & 9/22…The
Wilbur in Boston MA on 9/24…Beacon
Theatre in Manhattan NYC on 9/25…Ridgefield
Playhouse in Ridgefield CT on 9/26…Keswick
Theatre in Glenside PA on 9/27 & 9/28…and
Carnegie Library Music Hall of
Homestead in Munhall PA year Pittsburgh on 10/1!
---The Zac
Brown Band have announced “The Owl” tour 2019, which will support the album of the same
name and will bring the ZBB thru our local, local-ish and regional zones
for a ton of dates! See them
at…Meadowbrook Pavilion in
Gilford NH on 6/7 & 6/8…Lakeview
Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 6/9…Darien
Lake Amphitheatre in Darien Center NY on 6/15…Bethel Woods in Bethel NY on 6/21…the
Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 6/22 & 6/23…Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 6/28…it then goes west
and doubles back in late August…Jones
Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 8/23 & 8/24…Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 8/25…Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey PA on 8/29…Fenway Park in Boston MA on 8/31…the
Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 9/6 & 9/7…and finally
Meadows Music Theatre in
Hartford CT on 9/8…which means the two late September dates we had were
wrong. Opps.
…however, this tour is long and spread out and well capable of
adding extra dates in markets where they sell out…or entering markets
they haven’t booked yet, so expect some tweaking.
LOCAL-ISH:
---Michael
McDonald, formerly of The Doobie Brothers is set to tour this Summer
and he’ll bring Chaka Khan
along on a tour that will get local-ish by coming to the former Finger
Lakes Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua NY, now know as
CMAC on 6/22!
Other regional stops include…Foxwoods
Casino in Mashantucket CT on 6/23…The
Event Center @ The Sands in
Bethlehem PA on 6/25…the Theatre
@ Westbury in Westbury NY on Long Island on 6/28…and
The Tropicana in Atlantic City NJ on 6/29!
REGIONAL
ROUND-UP:
---Vampire
Weekend have announced a Spring-into-Summer tour to support their
new album, “Father
Of The Bride” due 5/17 and that will bring them to our region
plenty of times…Echo Beach in
Toronto ON on 6/5...Firefly
Festival day #3 in Dover DE on 6/23...Agganis
Arena in Boston MA on 9/3...Mann
Center in Philadelphia PA on 9/4...MSG
in NYC on 9/6...and Mtelus in
Montreal QC on 9/8!
---Sammy Hagar
& The Circle (which features Jason Bonham, son of famed Led Zeppelin
drummer John Bonham, on drums and Michael Anthony of Van Halen on bass)
have announced their “Space
Between” 2019 North American tour and it will be making incursions
into our greater Bingo-centric zone, starting at…Bensalem, PA @ the
Xcite Center at Parx Casino
on 5/25…Gilford, NH @ Meadowbrook
Pavilion on 5/26…Boston, MA @
Waterfront Music Pavilion on 5/28… Mashantucket, CT @
Foxwoods Casino on 5/30…Vienna, VA @
Wolf Trap on 5/31…Lewiston, NY @
Artpark Amphitheatre on 6/4…and Pittsburgh,
PA @ Highmark Stadium on 6/5! Night
Ranger will warm-up for all the dates!
---Alternative break-out artist,
Billie Eilish has announced a
tour in support of her debut album, “When
We All Fall Asleep , Where Do We Go?”
See her at…Echo Beach
in Toronto ON on 6/11…Place Bell
in Montreal QC on 6/12…Waterfront
Music Pavilion in Boston MA on 6/14…The
Met Opera House in Philadelphia PA on 6/15…Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan NYC on 6/19…and
Anthem in Washington DC on
6/20!
---Grateful Dead icon and his band,
Phil Lesh & Friends have announced a three-night stand in Port
Chester NY at the Capitol Theatre
on Thursday 3/14 thru Saturday 3/16!
Now, that’s a great prelude to St. Patricks Day!
Jackie Greene will open.
---Pop/ jazz singer,
Norah Jones has confirmed a
theatre/ amphitheatre Spring tour including these zonal stops…Heinz
Hall in Pittsburgh PA on 6/18…The
Queen in Wilmington DE on 6/22…Toronto
Jazz Fest in Toronto ON on 6/26…International
Festival of Jazz in Montreal QC on 6/27…Pines
Theatre @ Look Park in Northampton MA on 6/29…and
SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 6/30!
---Reunited alt-rockers
Failure, continue their
reunion tour five years after getting back together and it’s coming into
our region…Spirit in
Pittsburgh PA on 3/23…Theatre Of
Living Arts in Philadelphia PA on 3/24…Paradise
Rock Club in Boston MA on 3/27…Warsaw
in Brooklyn NY on 3/29…and
Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto ON on 4/1!
---The Eels
have announced “Their Triumphant Return” tour and it will have at least
four zonal impacts in April…Mr.
Smalls in Pittsburgh PA on 4/27…Town
Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 4/28…The
Wilbur in Boston MA on 4/30…and
Irving Plaza in NYC on 5/1!
---Folk singer,
Bruce Cockburn has announced
a Spring 2019 tour that will stop in our region at least three times…Asbury
Hall @ Babeville in Buffalo NY on 5/8…Tarrytown
Music Hall in Tarrytown NY on 5/9…and
The Cabot in Beverly NY on
5/10!
---The Tubes
ft. Fee Waybill have booked 2019 tour dates…Tupelo
Music Hall in Derry NH on 2/21…The
Greenwich Odeum in East Greenwich RI on 2/22…Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill NY on 5/16…My
Fathers Place in Roslyn NY on 5/17…and
Riviera Theatre in North
Tonawanda NY on 5/18!
---Deer Tick
have released Spring 2019 tour stops and they include…Holyoke MA on 4/26
at Gateway City Arts…Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 4/28…Rough Trade in Brooklyn NYC on 4/30…and
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn NYC on 5/2!
They will also headline the
Charm City Folk & Bluegrass
Festival at Druid Hill Park
in Baltimore MD on 4/27!
---Jim James
of My Morning Jacket has announced a solo tour, that includes just two
zonal daliances…the 930 Club
in Washington DC on 5/17…The
Fillmore Philadelphia in Philadelphia PA on 5/19!
---More
Stephen Malkmus solo dates have been revealed…Great
Hall on Queen Street in Toronto ON on 5/1…Center
For The Arts At The Armory in Somerville MA on 5/3…and
Ardmore Music Hall in Ardmore PA on 5/4!
The previously released date was for
Union Stage in Washington DC
on 5/5!
---Ghostface
Killah & Raekwon will play what appears to be a two-date tour on
3/30 at The Fillmore Silver
Spring in Silver Spring MD on 3/30…and
Baltimore Soundstage in
Baltimore MD on 3/31!
---Former Moody Blues & Wings member,
Denny Laine is filling out his touring calendar for the Spring with
fresh dates at…Jammin’ Java
in Vienna VA on 4/7…The River
Club in Scituate MA on 4/11…Laconia
High School in Laconia NH on 4/12…Infinity
Hall Hartford CT on 4/13…and the
Bull Run Restaurant in
Shirley MA on 4/14!
---American Idol Season 9 alumni,
Crystal Bowersox has
announced even more shows in
her 2019 and these dates will fall earlier on the calendar than the
previously announced batch...City
Winery in Boston MA on 3/7...Daryl’s
House in Pawling NY on 3/8...City
Winery @ Pier 26 in Manhattan NYC on 3/9...the
Iron Horse Music Hall in
Northampton MA on 3/10...StageOne Theatre in Fairfield CT on 3/13...City Winery in Washington DC on 3/14...and
Newton Theatre in Newton NJ on 3/16!
---Of Montreal
has announced a Spring 2019 tour that will find them in...Ottobar in Baltimore MD on 4/11...Elsewhere Club in Brooklyn NYC on 4/12...Pearl Street Night Club in Northampton MA on 4/13...and
Union Transfer in
Philadelphia PA on 4/14!
---L.A. Guns
has announced a Spring 2019 tour that finds them traveling to...Tupelo Music Hall in Derry NH on 4/11...Greasy Luck BrewPub in New Bedford MA on 4/13...and the
Iridium Jazz Club in
Manhattan NYC on 4/16!
---Kings X
has announced a few terrestrial dates following the “Monsters Of Rock”
Cruise...Starland Ballroom
in Sayreville NJ on 6/28...and
The Gramercy in NYC on 6/30!
---The Lynyrd
Skynyrd farewell tour has expanded with new Summer dates in the US!
Catch theses pioneers of Southern
rock at…The Mohegan Sun Arena
in Uncasville CT on 5/24…Meadowbrook
Pavilion in Gilford NH on 5/31…CMAC
in Canandaigua NY on 7/13…the
Pavilion at Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 8/30…and
SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY
8/31!
---Big Boi,
from The Outkast, follows up his Super Bowl Half-Time show appearance
with Maroon 5 with a small solo tour with the
Dungeon Family & Goodie Mob
this Spring! See them at…Howard
Theatre in Washington DC on 4/22…Terminal
5 in Manhattan NYC on 4/23…The
Fillmore Philadelphia in Philadelphia PA on 4/24…and the
House Of Blues in Boston MA on 4/25!
---Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The
Conspirators have announced their “Living The Dream” North American
2019 tour…including only two regional stops…Rebel
in Toronto ON on 6/29…and Capitol
Theatre in Port Chester NY on 7/31!
---Florence +
The Machine US Spring tour have announced Spring tour dates that
include a number of zonal detours…Molson
Amphitheatre (aka Bud Stage) in Toronto ON on 5/26…Centre
Bell in Montreal QC on 5/28…Great
Woods in Mansfield (Boston) MA on 5/30…and (after an appearance at
the Governors Ball on 6/1)
Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD on 6/3!
---Janis Ian
and Livingston Taylor may be
putting a tour together…the pair just announced
shows at the
Theatre @ Westbury in
Westbury NY on 8/15…and The
Wilbur in Boston MA on 8/17!
----Tony
Bennett will play a modest four-date tour with a stop at
Radio City Music Hall in NYC
on 4/13!
---Paul Anka
is also playing a four-date tour, but it includes two zonal stops…St. George Theatre in Staten Island NY on 5/12…and
Count Basie Center in Red
Bank NJ on 5/13!
---Chick Corea
is also putting together a tour…so far, all we know about is…The Rock on 4/12…and The
Cabot in Beverly MA on 4/28!
---Everlast
has announced a modest tour itinerary…The
Paramount in Huntington NY on 3/14…Starland
Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 3/15…and the
DAER nightclub in Atlantic City NJ on 3/17!
---The Maine
has announced a solo show on both the east and west coasts before
they join the Taking Back Sunday tour, so see them solo while you can at
The Gramercy in NYC on 3/28!
---Melissa
Etheridge is booking only a terrestrial tour, that will bring her
into our “Local-ish” region, following her tour of Europe and her
“cruise”…who else gets a cruise named after themself?
Check her out at…Town Hall
Theatre in NYC on 4/10…Lynn
Memorial Auditorium in Lynn MA on 4/14…American
Music Theatre in Lancaster PA on 5/6…Penn’s
Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 5/9…Plymouth
Memorial Hall in Plymouth MA on 5/11…Wolf
Trap in Vienna VA on 6/25…and
Indian Ranch in Webster MA on 6/29!
---Atlanta area Southern punkers,
Nashville Pussy, are on tour
and coming to our region…Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 5/14…Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn NYC on 5/16…Stanhope House in Stanhope NJ on 5/17…and
Underground Arts in Philadelphia PA on 5/18
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---Zapp
has booked a regional one-off
(in otherwords, they’ve booked other shows outside our region,
but for us, this will be it in 2019, so far.) at
Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn NYC
on 6/14!
---80’s hair metal band,
Enuff Z’Nuff has announced
their European and West Coast dates, but so far only one show in our
zonal region…CraftHouse Stage
in Pittsburgh PA on 4/11!
---Biz Markie
will play one show only in Wilmington DE at
The Queen on 3/9!
---Outside of a UK tour and Vegas dates...Hall &
Oates will play one show only (at least so far) at the Allentown
Fair in Allentown PA on 9/1!
---Matisyahu
is set to play a one-off at The
Paramount in Huntington NY on 3/24!
---The Devil
Wears Prada will play a one-shot-show at the
Starland Ballroom in
Sayreville NJ on 5/2!
---Tantric,
who are wrapped up in the Puddle Of Mud or Saving Abel tour most of the
year are playing on “off” nights as well, including…Stanhope
House in Stanhope NJ on 5/22!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Kansas
adds the Modell Center @ The
Lyric in Baltimore on 3/1!
---Puddle Of
Mudd adds the Sherman Theatre
in Stroudsburg PA on 5/24 with Trapt, Saving Abel, Saliva and Tantric!
---Ryan
Montbleau adds Cohoes Music
Hall in Cohoes NY on 4/19!
---Coco
Montoya adds Daryl’s House
in Pawling NY on 4/3!
---Sponge
adds the Capitol Room in
Harrisburg PA on 4/27…and the
Fete Music Hall in Providence RI on 7/13!
---The
Lettermen add HersheyPark
in Hershey PA on 9/14!
---Trapt
continue to weave in and out of the Puddle Of Mudd tour with a solo show
on an off night on 5/22 at the
CraftHouse in Pittsburgh…and
Stanhope House in Stanhope NJ on 5/26!
---The Happy
Together Tour adds the Pittsburgh market with the announcement of a
show at the Palace Theatre in
Greensburg PA on 8/2!
---Saliva
adds Plymouth MA on 3/4…and Durham NH on 7/13!
---Michael
Buble is adding onto his recently announced tour with fresh dates
at...DD Center in Providence RI on 7/23...MSG in Manhattan NYC on 7/24...and second nights in Toronto ON on
7/27...and Montreal QC on 8/2!
---Foreigner
adds Hampton Beach Casino
Ballroom in Hampton Beach NH on 8/25!
---Thursday
adds a second and third night at
St. Vitus in Staten Island NYC on 3/18 & 3/19
---Willie Nile
adds The House Of Independents
in Asbury Park NJ on 6/8!
---Eddie Money
adds Hampton Beach Casino
Ballroom in Hampton Beach NH on 4/12!
---The Allman
Betts Band adds Ocean City
Music Pier in Ocean City NJ on 7/8!
---Last In
Line adds Buffalo Iron Works
in Buffalo NY on 5/5!
---The Strawbs
add the Lovin’ Up in
Rochester NY on 4/20!
---Howie Day
adds The Birchmere in
Alexandria VA on 8/3!
---Hozier
adds Benedum Center in
Pittsburgh PA on 5/26!
---Peter
Murphy adds Union Transfer
in Philadelphia PA on 2/13
---Chicago
adds the Pier Six Pavilion in
Baltimore MD on 6/26!
NEW DATES ON
REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---.38 Special (6)
---Allman Betts Band (1)
---Big Boi (4)
---Billie Eilish (6)
---Biz Markie (1)
---Bruce Cockburn (3)
---Chicago (1)
---Chick Corea (2)
---Clearwater Festival/ Greater Hudson River Revival
(2)
---Coco Montoya (1)
---Crystal Bowersox (7)
---Deer Tick (5)
---Denny Laine (5)
---Eddie Money (1)
---Enuff Z’Nuff (1)
---Everlast (3)
---Failure (5)
---Florence & The Machine (4)
---Foreigner (1)
---From Ashes To New/ Ice Nine Kills/ Afterlife (2)
---Ghostface Killah/ Raekwon (2)
---Happy Together (1)
---Hall & Oates (1)
---Howie Day (1)
---Hozier (1)
---Janis Ian/ Livingston Taylor (2)
---Jim James (2)
---John Prine (3)
---Kansas (1)
---Kings X (2)
---L.A. Guns (3)
---Last In Line (1)
---Lynyrd Skynyrd (5)
---Matisyahu (1)
---Melissa Ethridge (7)
---Michael Buble (4)
---Michael McDonald (5)
---Nashville Pussy (4)
---Norah Jones (6)
---Of Montreal (4)
---Paul Anka (2)
---Peter Murphy (1)
---Phil Lesh & Friends/ Jackie Greene (3)
---Puddle Of Mudd (1)
---Ryan Montbleau (1)
---Saliva (2)
---Sammy Hagar & The Circle/ Night Ranger (7)
---Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators (2)
---Sponge (2)
---Stephen Malkmus (3)
---Steve Hackett (11)
---Tantric (1)
---The Devil Wears Prada (1)
---The Eels (4)
---The Lettermen (1)
---The Maine (1)
---The Strawbs (1)
---The Tubes ft. Fee Waybill (5)
---Thursday (2)
---Tony Bennett (1)
---Trapt (2)
---Vampire Weekend (5)
---Willie Nile (1)
---Zac Brown Band (17)
---Zapp (1)
*#’s in
parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 020119:
---Gannett the
company that owns the Binghamton-Press & Sun-Bulletin has laid
off well-known Entertainment Editor & reporter, Chris Kocher, as
of 2/1, or today as this column is pubished!
The news struck the internet on 2/23, just as I started
assembling material to write about for the next column, now this
weekends, post. If you
missed it, I copied and pasted Kocher’s full statement at the very end
of this report. Meanwhile,
finding someone to work on our local music and arts news with Kocher’s
dedication will be incredibly difficult, if it’s done at all.
More likely, The Press will have a committee of reporters handle
this news, which means that coverage will be lacking and/or not
delivered with the same depth of material.
It is a dark day for the arts in the Southern Tier to be sure.
---Marv Williams,
of Acoustic Brew, L’ectric Brew, Elixir, Vermont Cheddar and
other local bands, is hard at work on his second album…he posted on
facebook last week (1/24) to say as much...”I’ve finally started work , on a 2nd CD with a targeted release
in the Spring. Most of the songs have been written and arranged. I
Started Tracking with
Wally Webster,
and I’m getting some creative and technical help on this one from
friends and fellow musicians.”
Can’t wait to hear
the results!
---This years
annual Rockin’ Mardi Gras party at the Lost Dog Cafe in
Binghamton will be the restaurant/ lounge’s 25th anniversary
of the first one! In a post
on facebook last week the cafe remembered their first celebration; “If you've never been to Lost Dog for our ROCKIN' Fat Tuesday
Party, This is the year to check it out. It's our 25th MARDI GRAS! We
remember the very first one in the garage at 60 Main Street... We threw
it together at the last minute and had such a blast, we've kept the
tradition going all these years!
Doors open to the Lounge at 4pm. The Café will open for dinner at
5pm- Starting at 6 pm, The Basin Street Jazz Band will get your toes
tapping with their New Orleans sound, and don't worry, there's plenty of
room for dancing! See more at
masqueradeartisan.com!” Sounds like a fun time!
---Jeff Howell’s
Boogie du Jour, just released their video for “Back On You,”
from their debut album, “Bon Appetite!”
Here’s a handy link, so you can check it out yourself:
https://www.facebook.com/jeff.howell.712/posts/10213634438514614?notif_id=1548816623255679¬if_t=notify_me&ref=notif
---Congrats to
Michael Wu, bass player for The Gunpoets and KidBess & The Magic
Ring, who this week announced, in addition to his musical duties, that:
“I am accepting an appointment to the Board of Directors for a
wonderful, leading, human services organization, Tioga Opportunities,
Inc. Thank you to
Brian P Rieber
for the introduction and opportunity. I look forward to serving the
community of Tioga County as best I can as a member of the Board.
There are many awesome people who work and support Tioga
Opportunities. If you feel so inclined, please visit their page and give
it a "Like".
https://www.facebook.com/TiogaOpportunities ...”
Good luck, Michael!
---Drake Bell,
of Drake & Josh, the Fairly Odd Parents Movie and Scary Movie, is coming
to Lando’s in Corning NY on 2/21 @ 6p!
Bell, who these days, in addition to his acting career, fronts
his own band, is going on tour!
In addition to a stop in Corning, expect other regional shows
at...Stage West in Scranton PA on 2/22...and Upstairs @ The
Palladium in Worcester MA on 2/24!
---All That
Remains tour in support of their new album, “Victim Of The New
Disease,” will stop in Syracuse NY on their 2019 and also an
additional handful of regional dates...Reverb in Reading PA on
2/28...Halethorpe MD on 3/1 at the Fish Head Cantina...The
Palladium in Worcester MA on 3/2...The Webster in Hartford CT
on 3/3...Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park NY on 3/5...and the
Westcott Theatre in Syracuse NY on 3/6!
The tour will also include Escape The Fate and Attila!
Jason Richardson will take over lead guitar duties following the
death of former guitarist, Oli Herbert.
---Former GNR
guitarist and well-known solo artist, Buckethead has announced
another leg to his solo tour that will bring him to the Westcott
Theatre (tickets available thru Crowd Torch) in Syracuse NY on 4/23,
as well as other zonal targets...the Ballroom at Higher Ground in
South Burlington VT on 4/16...Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton
Park NY on 4/20...Asbury Park @ Babeville in Buffalo NY on
4/24...Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Pittsburgh PA on 4/25!
---Pop singer
Karla Bonoff adds a local date in Syracuse NY on 5/9 at the
Auburn Public Theatre...as well as a stop in Albany NY at the
Swyer Theatre on 5/10!
---Iron
Butterfly have booked a theatre-sized tour that will bring them to a
local destination...Westcott Theatre in Syracuse NY on 4/3...Kennett
Flash in Kennett Square (near philly) PA on 4/4...Blue Ocean
Music Hall in Scituate MA on 4/11...Stanhope House in
Stanhope PA on 4/12...and the Boulton Center in Bay Shore NY on
4/13!
---Static X
will tour without their late lead singer, Wayne Static…to celebrate the
bands 20th Anniversary...the bands original line-up Tony
Campos, Ken Jay & Koichi Fukuda will co-headline with DevilDriver
and Dope! See them
at...Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 6/28...Starland
Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 6/29...a local stop at Level in
Scranton PA on 6/30...the Opera House Concert Venue in Toronto ON
on 7/2…London Music Hall in London ON on 7/3...Wally’s Pub
in Hampton Beach NH on 7/5...Reverb in Reading PA on 7/7...and
Jergel’s Rhythm Grill in Pittsburgh PA on 7/9!
LOCAL-ISH:
---Hip hop
break-out star, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie will make an appearance at
the Ali Baba Liquor Lounge in Wilkes-Barre PA on 2/16...to start
his first solo tour, with two shows @ 6p (all ages) and 10p (21+).
Perhaps the rap star is just getting his feet wet as a solo act,
as he gradually plays to larger venues, but this is a very cool
opportunity for regional fans to get up close and personal with a rising
star! Other zonal events
include...Baltimore Soundstage in (w/ Don Q) Baltimore MD on
3/4...The Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 3/5...Terminal
5 in NYC on 3/7...Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn NYC on 3/8!
---Grateful Dead
tribute act, the Dark Star Orchestra is set to play Penn’s
Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 5/11, as part of a just announced Spring
leg for the band that also includes...The Wilbur in Boston MA on
5/9...The Hamilton Live in Washington DC on
5/13 & 5/14...Count Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 5/16...Capitol
Theatre in Port Chester NY on 5/17 & 5/18...McCarter Theatre
in Princeton NJ on 5/20...Town Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 5/21!
---The Dave
Matthews Band will spend another Summer on the road and in a big
way...no less than eleven zonal appearances, including a stop on the
second day of the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park NJ...and
one local-ish date! Here’s
the breakdown...two nights at The Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in
Camden NJ (which is Philadelphia adjacent) on 6/14 & 6/15...a local-ish
appearance at Bethel Woods in Bethel NY on 6/19...Great Woods
in Mansfield MA on 6/21...Meadows Music Theatre in Wallingford CT
on 6/22...Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto ON on 7/10...two nights
at SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 7/12 & 7/13...Jones Beach
Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 7/17...Jiffy Live at Bristow VA
on 7/20...and night #2 of the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury
Park NJ on 9/22!
---The annual
Briggs Family Blues Festival, set to take place from Thursday July
11th thru Sunday July 14th, is beginning to take
shape as local faves, Donna The Buffalo have been confirmed as
the Friday night headliner for the 2019 four-day-fest!
Also confirmed for Friday are “Southern Avenue”
with Slam Allen booked for at least Sunday. As yet unscheduled,
but still confirmed for the festival are Annika Chambers, Vanessa
Collier, James Armstrong, Christone “Kingfish” Ingrams and Alexis P.
Suter & the Ministers of Sound!
Ticket prices, despite a January hike, are still pretty low, with
one day tickets starting at $35, all the way up to a four-day pass
(including camping) for $135.00!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---John Mayer,
who has been spending a lot of time with “Dead & Friends” over the last
few years, returns to his own catalogue of music with his upcoming
Summer 2019 solo tour, including zonal layovers in…Albany NY @ The
Knickerbocker on 7/19...DD Center in Providence RI on 7/20...Wells
Center in Philadelphia PA on 7/22...Capital Arena in
Washington DC on 7/23...two nights at MSG in Manhattan NYC on
7/25 & 7/26...Pittsburgh PA on 7/28 at PPG Arena...and Air
Canada Center in Toronto ON on 7/30!
---The Warped
Tour returns in 2019 for it’s 25th Anniversary, but will
only play three stops, including, 6/8 at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
in Cleveland OH...and 6/28 & 29 at Atlantic City Beach in
Atlantic City NJ!
---Ringo Starr &
His All-Starr Band is back on the road for 2019 with only a few area
dates, including…two nights at the Wolf Trap in Vienna VA
(suburban washington dc) on 8/10 & 8/11...then a night at The Met
Opera House in Philadelphia PA on 8/14!
---Third Eye
Blind is teaming up with Jimmy Eat World and Syracuse area
band, Ra Ra Riot for the “Summer Gods 2019” tour that has plenty
of zonal stops...Blue Hills Pavilion in Boston MA on 7/8...Jones
Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 7/11...the Arts Center in
Holmdel NJ on 7/13...Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD on
7/19...and Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 7/20!
---Alice In
Chains North American (but, mostly Canadian) tour dates will strafe
our Bingo-centric zone…Bud Gardens in London ON on 4/23...FirstOntario
Concert Hall in Hamilton ON on 4/24...Casino Rama in Rama ON
on 4/25...and Mtelus in Montreal ON on 4/27!
---New Found
Glory are heading on the road for the third leg of their “From
The Screen To Your Stereo” tour, on which they include popular
songs from movie soundtracks!
Also on this package tour are the bands, Real Friends, The
Early November and Doll Skin!
Area coverage includes…Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore
MD on 6/6...Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia PA on 6/7...Starland
Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 6/8...House Of Blues in Boston
MA on 6/9...Theatre @ Times Square in Manhattan NYC on 6/11...and
Town Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 6/12!
---Alt-pop band,
The Strumbellas, have booked a Spring trek into North America, which
includes only two regional dates so far...Brooklyn Steel in
Brooklyn NY on 5/2...Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 5/4!
---Here’s a great
modern rock package tour...In This Moment fronted by
Sevendust, Light The Torch and Hyde coming to...Sherman
Theatre in Stroudsburg PA on 5/13...Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA
on 5/14...and Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 5/15!
---British boy
band, BBMak have reunited, after taking a 15-year hiatus...and
they are coming to the US!
See Mark, Christian and Stephen at...City Winery in Boston MA on
5/7...The Gramercy in Manhattan NYC on 5/8...The Queen in
Wilmington DE on 5/9...and Jammin’ Java in Vienna (suburban
washington dc) VA on 5/11!
---Tokyo Police
Club have added a Canadian leg onto their US tour!
Set for April 2019 there will be a few dates that are within a
decent day trip for local hardcore fans...Petit Campus in
Montreal QC on 4/17...Club Richelieu in Welland ON (near Buffalo
NY) on 4/20!
---In addition to
Hot Tuna’s already announced dates, some solo, some co-headlining
dates with Dave Mason; they will be preceeded by an acoustic
tour…on 4/4 @ Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock NY...on 4/5 @
The Tabernacle in Mount Tabor NJ...on 4/6 @ Murmrr Theatre in
Brooklyn NYC and...all to celebrate Jack Cassady’s 75th
birthday! Congrats, dude!
---As I Lay
Dying have just laid out what appears to be a solo headlining tour!
Usually they’re part of package tour, so this is a bit unique!
Catch them at...Montage Music Hall in Rochester NY on
3/20...Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 3/21...The Chance
in Poughkeepsie NY on 3/22...Fete Music Hall in Providence RI on
3/23...Toad’s Place in New Haven CT On 3/24...and Baltimore
Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 3/25!
---The Plot In
You have announced that they will be hitting road this spring for
with LIMBS, Like Moths To Flames and Dayseeker. The
package tour is making regional stops at...Spirit Hall in
Pittsburgh PA on 4/2...Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on
4/3...The Palladium in Worcester MA on 4/4...the Knitting
Factory in Brooklyn NYC on 4/5...Hard Luck Bar in Toronto ON
on 4/6...The Foundry in Philadelphia PA on 4/7!
---Finally, The
Music Of Cream, formerly Sons Of Cream, have announced their full
schedule and it includes plenty of zonal targets...Newton Theatre
in Newton NJ on 3/22...Wall Street Theatre in Norwalk CT on
3/23...Hepburn Center in Old Saybrook CT on 3/26...Tupelo
Music Hall in Derry NH on 3/28...Tarrytown Music Hall in
Tarrytown NY on 3/29...the Diamond Horseshoe in NYC on 3/30...American
Music Theatre in Lancaster PA on 3/31...and Levoy Theatre in
Millville NJ on 4/2!
---Adelita’s Way
is playing some dates in the US after they get back from their Winter UK
tour and take a few weeks off, but so far, only a very few have been
announced and just two in our region...One Centre Square in
Easton PA on 4/27...Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY on
4/28...and the Crafthouse Stage & Grill in Pittsburgh PA on 5/1!
---Aztec
Two-Step adds NYC on 1/27...Marlboro NY on 2/14...Fall River MA on
2/16...Easton MD on 3/1...Philadelphia PA on 3/3..Bay Shore NY on
5/10...and Westerly RI on 5/11!
---Jam band faves,
Twiddle have booked a Springtime tour that will come thru the
“day trip zone” at least three times...at Hampton Beach Casino
Ballroom in Hampton Beach NH on 4/13…College Street Music Hall
in New Haven CT on 4/12..and Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn NYC on
4/20!
---American
Football has announced a Spring club tour that includes...Union
Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 5/21…at Paradise Rock Club in
Boston MA on 5/22...Black Cat in Washington DC on 5/23…Warsaw
@ Brooklyn NY on 5/24...
---Halestorm
has announced a mostly Canadian, North American tour light on regional
dates, and the few that there are will be on the fringe of it...London
Music Hall in London ON on 5/12...Danforth Music Hall in
Toronto ON on 5/13...and Mtelus in Montreal QC on 5/15!
---The Veer
Union may be plotting a new tour...they’ve recently announced three
national dates and one that has regional ramifications...at the
Middle East Club in Cambridge MA on 5/14!
Will there be more?
We’ll let ya know!
---Modern rockers,
cKy have announced their 2019 tour and it will largely be a zonal
event, starting...on 3/8 in The Loft @ The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on
3/8...Wally’s Pub in Hampton Beach NH on 3/9...Pearl Street in
Northampton MA on 3/10...The Met in Providence RI on 3/11...The
Revolution in Amityville NY on 3/13...the Rock & Roll Hotel in
Washington DC on 3/14...and Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh PA on 3/17!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---The Spinners
will play a solo regional date at the Meadows Racetrack & Casino
in Washington PA near Pittsburgh on 5/18!
---Babyface
(otherwise known as Kenneth Edmonds, which he’s also touring by...)
books a one-off at the Theatre @ Westbury on Long Island NY on
2/7!
---Reggae stars,
UB40 will play one-show-only in our greater zone at The Paramount
in Huntington NY on 8/8!
---Lonestar
have announced a one-timer at Twin River Casino in Lincoln RI on
6/21!
---Jeffrey
Gaines books a one-shot-show at Colony Cafe in Woodstock NY
on 3/28!
---Electronic
artist, Paul Oakenfold will play The Royale nightclub in
Boston MA on 5/3!
---Vulfpeck
have just booked what they are calling a one-off @ MSG in NYC on
9/28!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Tommy James &
The Shondells add...Luhrs Center in Shippensburg PA on
3/3...and Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 7/20!
---Gary Lewis &
The Playboys add The Tralf Music Hall in Buffalo NY on 4/6!
---90’s pop boy
band, All-4-One adds the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
in Buffalo NY on 5/11!
---Sheena Easton
(Morning Train) adds Hershey PA on 5/4...Atlantic City NJ on 8/23...and
North Tonawanda NY on 10/12!
---Tesla
adds Baltimore MD on 4/28!
---Ana Popovic
adds Pittsburgh PA on 4/19!
---The Outlaws
add Pittsburgh PA on 5/18!
---The Lettermen
add Greensburg PA (near Pittsburgh PA) on 5/19!
---Crack The Sky
add Pittsburgh PA on 5/31!
---Keb’ Mo’
adds Greensburg (pittsburgh) PA on 6/20!
---Faster
Pussycat and Bang Tango add a random date in Pittsburgh PA on
8/1!
---David Allan
Coe also adds Pittsburgh PA on 11/8!
---Former American
Idol, Ruben Studdard adds Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA
on 3/31!
---Tim Reynolds
& TR3 add Huntington NY on 2/1!
---Stryper
adds...The Gramercy in NYC on 5/17…and The Paramount in
Huntington NY on 5/19!
---BoDeans
add the Narrows Center in Fall River MA on 4/5!
---The
Interrupters add...House Of Blues in Boston MA on 3/14...and
the Stone Pony in Asbury Park NJ on 3/15!
---Blue Oyster
Cult adds...Academy Of Music in Northampton MA on 4/11...the
Hilton Fireman’s Exempt Hall in Rochester NY on 7/10...Narrows
Center in Fall River MA on 8/22!
---G. Love &
Special Sauce add Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park NJ on 2/1!
---Dennis Tufano
of The Buckinghams adds the Strand Center in Lakewood NJ on 2/8!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---A Boogie Wit da
Hoodie (5)
---Aaron Neville
(1)
---Adelita’s Way
(3)
---Alice In Chains
(4)
---All-4-One (1)
---All That
Remains/ Escape The Fate/ Atilla (6)
---Ana Popovic (1)
---American
Football (4)
---As I Lay Dying
(6)
---Aztec Two-Step
(7)
---Babyface (1)
---BBMak (4)
---Blue Oyster Cult
(3)
---BoDeans (1)
---Buckethead (5)
---cKy (7)
---Crack The Sky
(1)
---Dark Star
Orchestra (7)
---Dave Matthews
Band (11)
---David Allan Coe
(1)
---Dennis Tufano
(1)
---Drake Bell (3)
---Faster Pussycat/
Bang Tango (1)
---G. Love &
Special Sauce (1)
---Gary Lewis & The
Playboys (1)
---Halestorm (3)
---Hot Tuna
Acoustic (3)
---In This Moment
(3)
---Iron Butterfly
(5)
---Jeffrey Gaines
(1)
---John Mayer (8)
---Karla Bonoff (2)
---Keb’ Mo’ (1)
---Lonestar (1)
---New Found Glory
(6)
---Paul Oakenfold
(1)
---Ringo Starr &
His All-Starr Band (3)
---Ruben Studdard
(1)
---Sheena Easton
(3)
---Static-X (8)
---Stryper (2)
---Tesla (1)
---The Interrupters
(2)
---The Lettermen
(1)
---The Music Of
Cream (8)
---The Outlaws (1)
---The Plot In You/
LIMBS/ Like Moths To Flames/ Dayseeker (6)
---The Spinners (1)
---The Strumbellas
(2)
---The Veer Union
(1)
---Third Eye Blind/
Jimmy Eats World/ Ra Ra Riot (6)
---Tim Reynolds &
TR3 (1)
---Tokyo Police
Club (2)
---Tommy James &
The Shondells (2)
---Twiddle (3)
---Vulfpeck/ The
Fearless Flyer (1)
---Warped Tour (3)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new
dates by each act this week!.
CHRIS KOCHER’s LAY-OFF REACTION POST on FACEBOOK:
Twenty-two years ago this month, I started working as a lowly copy
editor at the Press & Sun-Bulletin. I was young and naive, but always
eager to learn and to deliver the best possible news to our readers.
In
the years since, I've done pretty much every job in the newsroom. I even
was a sports reporter for a brief few hours last fall (and anyone who
knows me realized how weird THAT is).
In
2005, I randomly started writing music and arts stories on my own time -
since I was on salary, it cost the company
nothing, and free is always the best price. Through various exits, job
changes and layoffs, I eventually started steering the weekly Good Times
section. Later, I became editor and reporter for Go sections in
Binghamton, Elmira and Ithaca (ably aided by
Jim Catalano for the Ithaca section).
In
the last year, I've had the time and opportunity to write more long-form
features. It's been challenging but I still managed to juggle everything
- generally by working weekends at home to get stories finished.
Today, in the latest round of Gannett layoffs around the country, I was
informed that I've been laid off as of Feb. 1. We've known the layoffs
were coming, and I honestly had packed the most essential stuff from my
desk into my trunk a month ago, just in case.
I
have no idea what the future will be for Go sections or local arts
coverage. In some ways, I've been fighting a losing battle for a few
years now. The extensive arts coverage that I tried to provide got very
few clicks online, and the attention has been on page views. Maybe an
older crowd already read the stories in print. Maybe people should have
shared around the stories a little more on Facebook, as I privately
urged some arts groups to do. Or maybe I just wasn't writing what people
wanted to read.
I'll still be out there supporting the arts as best I can, through
The Signal on WHRW 90.5 FM Binghamton
and as a patron. If anyone needs help writing grants, I did one of those
recently and proved to be pretty good at it, so drop me a note.
Also, obviously, if anyone knows of any job openings that might suit my
skill set, please let me know about that, too.
The reality of this probably hasn't hit me fully yet. In some ways,
though, it's probably for the best for me. For the last 10 years or
more, I've put a lot of things on hold in my life because I was working
way too many hours trying to make everyone happy. I would set myself
crazy goals and somehow meet them, no matter the personal cost.
Now I'll have time to read the stacks of books and magazines that have
been piling up, go to the gym and to do other creative projects.
Hopefully a new job opportunity will be ahead soon, too. I'll keep you
all posted.
My
local arts folks who have sent their info to me in the past should start
emailing bgm-newsroom@gannett.com for any press releases, etc. And
please continue to support local journalism. It's still important and my
(now former) colleagues need all the help they can get.
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Music News for 012519:
---The
Burns Sisters have, over the last six months have covered a lot of
musical ground, from Linda Ronstadt tribute shows to Holiday music.
Now they’ve booked a show that may challenge themselves and cross
genres! This time it’s a Bob
Marley birthday tribute show, set for
The Haunt in Ithaca on
February 7th!
The Burns Sisters are made up
of the female children of former Binghamton mayor, John Burns.
---Rachel Sage is set to play Atomic
Tom’s in Binghamton NY on 3/30 in support of her new “PseudoMyopia”
album, due 3/22! Other
regional stops on her latest tour include; the Iron Horse Music Hall
in Northampton MA on 2/28...The Loft @ City Winery in NYC on
3/5...mActivity Cafe in New Haven CT on 3/10...Daryl’s House
in Pawling NY, warming up for The Motels on 4/12...Joe’s Pub in
NYC on 4/18...and the Irish Arts Center in NYC on 5/23!
Heather Peace will warm-up!
---The Blackberry Smoke acoustic tour will
be coming to the Northeast in April and will include a local stop in
Ithaca NY on 4/4, as well as zonal appearances at
the Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 4/1...and two nights
in NYC on April 6th & 7th!
All venues to be announced soon!
---Children
Of Bodom have announced a Spring tour that will play a local date,
the Westcott Theatre in
Syracuse NY on 4/16! The
Finnish Extreme metal band have also booked regional shows at…The tour
begins at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto ON on 3/16, before heading west
and finally returns to our region at…Baltimore
Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 4/13…Mr.
Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh PA on 4/14…The Royale in Boston MA on 4/17…Reverb in Reading PA on 4/18…and finally they’ll wrap the tour in
NYC at Irving Plaza on 4/19!
---Syracuse hard rockers,
Brand New Sin have booked what appears to be a one-off reunion show,
featuring all six original members at the
Lost Horizon on 5/4! The
question is, will this remain a one-shot…or is there a larger tour in
the offing?
---Steve
Forbert will play at the
Auburn Public Theatre in Auburn NY (just outside of Syracuse NY) on
5/10! The constantly
touring singer/ songwriter/ guitarist has also booked...the Bryn Mawr
Gazebo in Bryn Mawr PA on 5/25...Daryl’s
House in Pawling NY on 5/26…and
Jammin’ Java in Vienna VA,
just outside of Washington DC on 6/21!
LOCAL-ISH:
---Gary Hoey is getting local-ish on us,
not just regional, when he comes to the Mauch Chunk Opera House
in Jim Thorpe PA on 3/29!
He’s also set to play the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley MA on
3/8...Tupelo Music Hall in Derry NH on 5/3...and Sellersville
Theatre in Sellersville PA on 5/24!
---Blue
Oyster Cult have booked most, if not all, of 2019 and they’ll be
spending a lot of time in our region, including a date that is local-ish
at the end of the rundown…The
Cabot in Beverly MA on 4/12…Newton
Theatre in Newton NJ on 4/13…Colonial
Theatre in Phoenixville PA on 4/14…Luhrs
Center in Shippensburg PA with The Outlaws on 5/17…Plymouth
Memorial Hall in Plymouth MA on 6/6…College
Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 6/7…The Space at Westbury in Westbury NY on 6/8…Paramount Hudson Valley in Peekskill NY on 6/9...Payomet
Arts Center in Truro MA on 8/23…Flying
Monkey Movie House in Plymouth NH on 8/24…Rochester
Opera House in Rochester NH on 9/14…Eastern
States Exposition in West Springfield MA on 9/15…St. George Theatre in Staten Island NYC on 10/31…and
Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA
on 11/1!
---Guitar legend, Yngwie Malmsteen has
booked new shows in our region, including a local-ish one at…Sherman
Theatre in Stroudsburg PA on 5/21...the Diamond Horseshoe @ Times
Square in NYC on 5/22...Tupelo Music Hall in Derry NH on
5/23...Hepburn Center in Old Saybrook CT on 5/24...Ardmore
Music Hall in Ardmore PA on 5/25...Capitol Room in Harrisburg
PA on 5/26...Sellersville Theatre in Sellersville PA on 5/29...Ridgefield
Playhouse in Ridgefield CT on 5/30 …Infinity Hall in Hartford
CT on 5/31...Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls NY on 6/1…and
Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 6/2!
REGIONAL
ROUND-UP:
---Legendary classic rockers,
Santana will tour the US this summer and yes, our region, too…Molson
Amphitheatre (Bud Stage) in Toronto ON on 8/6…Jiffy
Live in Bristow VA (washington dc) on 8/14…Darien Lake Amphitheatre
in Darien Center NY on 8/16...Arts
Center in Holmdel NJ on 8/18…Great
Woods in Mansfield (boston) MA on 8/20…Meadows
Music in Hartford CT on 8/21…SPAC
in Saratoga Springs NY on 8/23…the
Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in
Camden NJ (philly) on 8/24…and Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 8/25!
Notably open, day two of Woodstock 50!
---Breakout alt/pop darlings,
lovelytheband are taking
flora cash on the road with them for a Spring victory lap, in
support of their two recent top ten alternative hits…Paradise
Rock Club in Boston MA on 5/7…Baltimore
Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 5/8…and wrapping up in Pittsburgh PA
at Stage AE on 6/20!
---Phish
have announced Summer dates and they’ll be making the rounds at several
regional outdoor arena’s…two nights at
Merriweather Post Pavilion in
Columbia MD (between Baltimore and Washington dc) on 6/22 & 6/23…two
nights at Fenway Park in
Boston MA on 7/5 & 7/6…and two more nights at
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 7/9 & 7/10!
---Grateful Dead icon, Bob Weir is back
on-the-road in 2019 with his latest band,
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros and he
will be visiting our region...Greene Hall in Northampton MA on 3/1…Oakdale
Theatre in Wallingford CT on 3/2…two nights at
Count Basie Theatre in Red
Bank NJ on 3/13 & 3/14…and Shea’s in Buffalo NY on 3/15!
---Alt/ pop singer,
Elle King has booked a Spring
tour that includes a few regional attractions, but just a few, which
suggests another leg of the tour will be coming!
For now, see her at…Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park NY on 4/24…and
Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on
4/27!
Barns Courtney will warm-up.
---Hot Tuna
and Dave Mason will team-up
for a coheadlining tour this summer and it will play a less than a
handful of dates, all within our region, including…College
Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 8/20…The Wilbur in Boston MA on 8/21…Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA on 8/23…and
Warner Theatre in Washington DC on 8/25!
---Last In
Line, former members of Dio, Ronnie James Dio’s backing band, have
announced a Spring tour that will bring them to our region…Mulcahy’s
Pub in Wantagh NY (long island) on 5/3…The
Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 5/4…Greasy
Luck BrewPub in New Bedford MA on 5/9…Debonair
Music Hall Teaneck NJ on 5/11…and
Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in
Warrendale PA on 5/12!
---Alt/ pop band, the
Meat Puppets have booked a
Springtime run of shows…Mercury Lounge in Manhattan NYC on 5/8…Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn NYC on 5/9…Underground Arts in Philadelphia PA on 5/10…Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park NJ on 5/11…Colony Café in Woodstock NY on 5/13…Brighton Music Hall in Boston MA on 5/16…and
Monty Hall in Jersey City NJ on 5/18!
---Hozier (you
remember his break thru from a few years ago, “Take Me To Church,”
right?--detail-oriented Dave.) has announced that his new album, “Wasteland,
Baby” will be out on 3/1 and a fresh tour to support it will
follow, including zonal performances in...Buffalo NY @ Shea’s on
3/10...the Palace Theatre in Albany NY on 3/11...and the
Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore MD on 3/13!
--Another Led Zeppelin tribute band, Zoso, has booked some Winter and Spring dates for 2019, including…Stage
AE in Pittsburgh PA on 2/15…and two nights at
Daryl’s House in Pawling NY
on 6/28 & 6/29!
---The
Whitechapel Spring tour begins in our region on 4/18 with a
performance at Starland Ballroom
in Sayreville NJ…plus, Reverb
in Reading PA 4/20…and Rex
Theatre in Pittsburgh PA on 4/23!
---Jeff
Tweedy of Wilco has expanded his solo Winter tour into Spring with
new regional dates, including…Carnegie
Lecture Hall in Pittsburgh PA on 4/4…Berklee
Performance Center in Boston MA on 4/6…and finally two nights at
Town Hall in Manhattan NYC on 4/8 & 4/9!
---After the Shinedown tour ends,
Papa Roach, Asking Alexandria and
Bad Wolves keep going…they just announced dates together in…Asbury
Park NJ at the Stone Pony on
8/9…and in Pittsburgh PA on 8/14 at
Stage AE!
---Death Cab For Cutie has added a Summer
leg to their 2019 tour with new regional dates included...Stage AE
in Pittsburgh PA on 6/7...College Street Music Hall in New Haven
CT on 6/14...and Forest Hills Stadium in Queens NYC on 6/15!
---80’s hair metal band,Tesla has expanded their Winter tour into the Spring of 2019 with
new dates in…Boston MA at House
Of Blues in Boston MA on 4/16…Hampton
Beach Casino in Hampton Beach NH on 4/19…Starland
Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 4/20…Keswick
Theatre in Glenside PA on 4/23…and
Warner Theatre in Erie PA on
4/26!
---Blues legend,
Buddy Guy will tour the US
this Summer and occasionally with some high powered friends…Count
Basie Theatre in Red Bank NJ on 6/18…with
Kenny Wayne Shepherd at the
Theatre @ Westbury in
Westbury NY on 6/19…again with
KWS at Hampton Beach Casino
in Hampton Beach NH on 6/20…solo at
Bold Point Pavilion in East
Providence RI on 6/22…Ocean City
Music Pier in Ocean City NJ on 6/24…and finally two nights in
Manhattan NYC at the Diamond
Horseshoe on 6/26 & 6/27!
---The Platters have announced tour dates
for 2019 and regional performances include...Tilles Center in
Brookville NY on 2/8...the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City NJ on
3/9...Suffolk Theatre in Riverhead NY on 3/30...the
Queensborough Center in Bayside NYC on 3/31...the Luhrs Center
in Shippensburg PA on 4/26...and Seaport Hotel in Boston MA on
11/15!
---Jon
Anderson of Yes takes his solo band out for a handful-of-regional
dates in April…Lynn Memorial Hall in Lynn MA on 3/29...Ridgefield
Playhouse in Ridgefield NJ on 4/3...Bergen
Center in Englewood NJ on 4/4…Scottish
Rite Auditorium in Collingswood NJ on 4/6...and Tupelo Music Hall
in Derry NH on 4/7!
---New Wave rocker, Marshall Crenshaw (of
course you remember his hit, “Someday, Someway.”) has announced the rest
of his 2019 tour, after a stray date (10/19 in Pawling NY) was recently
leaked! Check him out
in...Alexandria VA at The Birchmere on 3/1...Wonder Bar in
Asbury Park NJ on 3/2...City Winery in Boston MA on 3/3...City
Winery in Manhattan NYC on 3/5...Hepburn Center in Old
Saybrook CT on 3/6...Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 3/7...and two
nights at My Father’s Place in Roslyn NY on 3/8 & 3/9!
---The Walter Trout Band has announced a
Spring leg on his 2019 tour...The Iridium in NYC on 4/8...The
Boulton Center in Bayside NYC on on 4/11...The Met in
Pawtucket RI on 4/12...The Flying Monkey Movie House in Plymouth
NH on 4/13...the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton MA on
4/14...and the Spire Center in Plymouth MA on 4/18!
---Billy
Idol’s “unplugged” tour is coming to our region with six shows...Queen
Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto ON on 3/25…two nights atTown
Hall in NYC on 3/27 & 3/28…Xcite Center @ Park Casino in
Bensalem PA on 3/30...Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC on 4/1...Lynn
Memorial Auditorium in Lynn MA on 4/3...and
Count Basie Theatre in Red
Bank NJ on 4/4!
---Parrotheads will be happy to hear that
Jimmy Buffett has booked two
shows in our region…at the Arts
Center in Holmdel NJ on 8/6…and
Jones Beach Amphitheatre in
Wantagh NY on 8/8!
---Peter
Bjorn and John have booked a handful of Spring tour dates, but just
one for our region…at The Foundry
at the Fillmore Philadelphia on 4/24!
---Alternative band,
Bad Suns have extended their
2019 tour with a Spring leg, but it only includes one date in our
region…at the 930 Club in
Washington DC on 4/15!
---Brian Wilson has announced two regional
dates (so far) for this Summer...Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank
NJ on 6/11...and Art Park Amphitheatre in Lewiston NY on 6/15!
---Branford
Marsalis will launch a seven-date Winter tour next month, but it
only includes one regional date, so far...at Jazz Standard in NYC
on 2/20!
---A Boogie Wit da
Hoodie leaks a show date at Brooklyn Steel, NYC on 3/8...more
coming!
---The Hold Steady
have announced a smattering of zonal dates including... White Eagle
Hall in Jersey City NJ on 5/16...House Of Blues in Boston MA
on 5/17...and The Ballroom @ Outer Space in Camden CT on 5/18!
---Folk singer,
Patty Griffin is headed for our region in Spring 2019...930 club in
Washington DC on 4/3...Union Transfer in Philly on 4/4...Town
Hall in NYC on 4/6...and Sanders Theatre in Cambridge MA on
4/9!
---Bill Medley, of The
Righteous Brothers, has two show dates for 2019, but he is in his
80’s...Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 7/11...and the Theatre
@ Westbury in Westbury NY, out on Long Island, on 8/13!
ONE SHOW
ONLY:
---Hey all you milk drinkers, ie Pat Boone
fans…his daughter, Debby Boone
(anybody remember her one hit?
“You Light Up My Life,” which I still have nightmares about…) has
booked a one-timer at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls NY on 4/6!
---Singer/ songwriter and occasional performer,
Chip Taylor (y’know, the guy
that wrote, “Angel Of The Morning” and “Wild Thing”) will play a one-off
at Daryl’s House in Pawling
NY on 4/17!
---80’s hair metal band, Lynch Mob, have
announced a single east coast show at The Chance in Poughkeepsie
NY on 4/19, but we’re suspicious that a larger tour may be coming and
that this date was leaked ahead of time, so keep watching!
---Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band ft. Jaimoe,
percussionist of the Allman Brothers Band, books a one-off in
Sellersville PA at the Sellersville Theatre on 2/23!
---The Strawbs book a one-timer in
Sellersville PA on 4/20! I
bet there are more dates on the way!
TOUR
TWEAKING:
---The
Motels add Daryl’s House
in Pawling NY on 4/12!
---Saliva
w/ Trapt add Reverb in
Reading PA on 3/8!
---SWMRS
add Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh
PA on 4/6…Theatre of Living Arts
in Philadelphia PA on 4/9…Paradise
Rock Club in Boston MA on 4/12…and
Phoenix Concert Theatre in
Toronto ON on 4/14!
---Wishbone
Ash finally adds a show in our region, but only on the western
fringe…Club Café in
Pittsburgh PA on 4/22!
---Billy
Joel adds two regional dates outside of his MSG residency…Camden Yards in Baltimore MD on 7/26…and
Fenway Park in Boston MA on 9/14!
---Kool &
The Gang add Lincoln RI on 3/29!
---Frankie
Valli adds a third night at the
Chevalier Theatre in Medford
MA on 4/14!
---Keb’ Mo’
adds The Cabot in Beverly MA
on 6/14…and the Diamond Horseshoe
in Manhattan NYC on 6/17!
---Stryper adds The Chance in
Poughkeepsie on 5/18!
---Kix adds Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
in Pittsburgh PA on 12/14!
---Sponge adds Sellersville PA on
3/15...and Stanhope NJ on 4/25!
---Martin Barre, of Jethro Tull, may be
adding some solo shows as he just booked an additional one at
Sellersville PA on 4/21!
---Carbon Leaf also adds Sellersville PA on
4/24!
---Graham Parker adds Sellersville PA on
5/4!
---King Crimson adds Warner Theatre
in Washington DC on 9/12!
---Jukebox The Ghost add The Met in
Pawtucket RI on 3/30!
---Anita Baker adds a second night at Radio
City Music Hall in NYC on 2/13!
---Tori Kelly adds Brooklyn NYC on 4/3!
---Chicago adds Westbury NY on 6/17!
---Tim Reynolds adds the Ballroom @
Outer Space in Camden CT on 2/7!
---Hot Tuna adds a solo show (seemingly
outside of the co-headlining tour with Dave Mason) at the Capitol
Theatre in Port Chester NY on 8/15 @ 8p
---Donavon Frankenreiter adds The
Hamilton Live in Washington DC on 2/15...and Blue Ocean Music
Hall in Salisbury MA on 8/15!
---Judy Collins adds Blue Ocean Music
Hall in Salisbury MA on 8/16!
---Slick Rick & Rob Base add Bergen
Center in Englewood NJ on 3/15 to an extremely short list of tour dates!
As of now, they don’t have any plans to be back in our region
this year, fyi...!
---Paul Anka adds Count Basie Theatre
in Red Bank NJ on 5/13!
---Carbon Leaf adds...The Ballroom @
Higher Ground in South Burlington VT on 11/16...and the Diamond
Horseshoe @ Times Square in NYC on 11/21!
NEW DATES
ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---A Boogie Wit da
Hoodie (1)
---Anita Baker (1)
---Bad Suns (1)
---Bill Medley (2)
---Billy Idol (6)
---Billy Joel (2)
---Blackberry Smoke
(4)
---Bob Weir & Wolf
Bros (4)
---Blue Oyster Cult
(14)
---Brand New Sin (1)
---Branford Marsalis
(1)
---Brian Wilson (2)
---Carbon Leaf (2)
---Chicago (1)
---Children Of Bodom
(6)
---Chip Taylor (1)
---Debby Boone (1)
---Donavon
Frankenreiter (2)
---Elle King/ Barns
Courtney (2)
---Gary Hoey (4)
---Graham Parker (1)
---Hot Tuna (1)
---Hot Tuna/ Dave
Mason (4)
---Hozier (3)
---Jaimoe’s Jasssz
Band (1)
---Jimmy Buffett (2)
---Jon Anderson (5)
---Judy Collins (1)
---Jukebox The Ghost
(1)
---Keb’ Mo’ (2)
---King Crimson (1)
---Kix (1)
---Kool & The Gang (1)
---lovelytheband/
flora cash (3)
---Lynch Mob (1)
---Marshall Crenshaw
(8)
---Martin Barre (1)
---Meat Puppets (7)
---Papa Roach/ Asking
Alexandria/ Bad Wolves (2)
---Patty Griffin (4)
---Paul Anka (1)
---Peter Bjorn and
John (1)
---Rachel Sage (7)
---Saliva/ Trapt (1)
---Slick Rick/ Rob
Base (1)
---Sponge (2)
---Steve Forbert (4)
---Stryper (1)
---Tesla (5)
---The Burns Sisters
(1)
---The Motels (1)
---The Platters (6)
---The Strawbs (1)
---Tori Kelly (1)
---Wishbone Ash (1)
---Yngwie Malmsteen
(11)
---Zoso (3)
*#’s in
parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 011819:
---Uncle
Tony’s auctioned off their remaining inventory on Saturday January 5th.
The long time and
iconic Binghamton NY watering hole on State Street went out of business
after the close of business on 12/31.
The decision to close was made following the death of the bars
owner and namesake, Tony Basti in November.
---Need something
new and different? Check out
Ultra Vibe at the Ransom Steele Tavern in Apalachin NY as
they play an improvisational jazz soundtrack to “Wrestlemania I.” The
idea is to match the matches with music and the show unfolds, so you’ll
get to watch (or re-watch) the match and take-in the wonderful jazz
improv of Ultra Vibe as they attempt to create music that
reflects the mood. Wouldn’t
it be easier if this was an improv death metal session?
Jus’ sayin’. Some
guys will do anything for a challenge.
---SWMRS
are coming to the Westcott Theatre in Syracuse on 4/13!
The band, enjoying their first foray into the top 30 on the
alternative charts (#29 on Billboard/ #31 on Soundscan), “April In
Houston” and will have the acts The Regrettes and Beach
Goons warming-up!
Other new zonal
stops on the tour will include...the 930 Club in Washington DC on
4/7...and Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn NYC on 4/11...as well as the
previously announced dates in Pittsburgh PA on 4/6...Philadelphia PA on
4/9...Boston MA on 4/12...and Toronto ON on 4/14!
---The confusing
50th Anniversary of Woodstock just got more complicated!
While Bethel Woods, the site of the original Woodstock will
schedule events to mark the 50th anniversary of the original
festival, but the actual show, Woodstock 50 will be held at
Watkins Glen International Raceway in Watkins Glen NY over three
days, August 16th thru the 18th!
---Just like
their tribute to The Beatles last year with The Gents and the tribute to
Pink Floyd the year before, “The Doors Rock Project” at EPAC
in Endicott NY will be a tribute to The Doors!
The shows are set to run on 2/8 @ 8p, 2/9 @ 8p & 2/10 @ 3p!
Strangely, the band is still being put together at the time of
publishing, so we will try to get some details for you by show time!
LOCAL-ISH:
---Loudon
Wainwright III has announced a show at the Mauch Chunk Opera
House in Jim Thorpe PA on 3/23!
Wainwright will also play...Colonial Theatre in
Phoenixville PA on 2/2…The Diamond Horseshoe (sony hall) in NYC
on 3/15...Auburn Public Theatre in the Syracuse adjacent, Auburn
NY on 3/22...Greenwich Odeum in East Greenwich RI on 3/28...Chandler
Music Hall in Randolph VT on 3/29...House of Blues in Boston
MA on 5/16!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---The annual
Governors Ball to be held on Randall’s Island in NYC has been
announced and as usual it’s a Who’s Who of Modern Music Talent!
The Ball will begin on Friday May 31st and over the
three-day weekend will feature: Tyler The Creator, Florence & The
Machine, Brockhampton, The Strokes, The 1975, Lil Wayne, Major Lazer, Ty
Dolla $ign, Playboi Carti and many others!
---Wiz Khalifa
& Curren$y tour will bring Mr. “Black & Yellow” (pittsburgh’s
colors, if you didn’t know) into our region for at least four shows...The
Royale in Boston MA on 2/26...Toad’s Place in New Haven on
2/27...The Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on
2/28...and finally, ( of course) Pittsburgh PA on 3/2 at Stage AE!
---Def Leppard
has announced Canadian tour dates and a few of them will come to the
furthur most edge of our regional area...Bell Centre in Montreal
QC on 7/17...First Ontario Centre in Hamilton ON on 2/20...and
Bud Gardens in London ON on 7/22!
Hope this means a US leg is coming, too!
---The Who
return to the road this Summer after lead guitarist, Pete Townshend took
last year off, leaving Roger Daltrey to conduct a solo tour.
This year, the full band will play a heavy schedule with plenty
of zonal stops...Buffalo NY at the KB Center on 5/9...Jiffy
Live in Bristow VA on 5/11...MSG in Manhattan NYC on 5/13...Citizen’s
Park in Philadelphia PA on 5/25...the PPG Center in
Pittsburgh PA on 5/30...Air Canada Center in Toronto ON on 6/1…
Fenway Park
in Boston MA on 9/13...and Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY
on 9/15!
---The Millennial
Tour is coming to Blue Cross Arena in Rochester NY on 3/14!
The tour includes a touring set of 90’s and early 2K hip hop
stars including; Ying Yang Twins, Pretty Ricky, Chingy, Lloyd, Mario
and Omarion! The tour
is also set to stop at...Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh PA
on 3/8...The Rock in Newark NJ on 3/31...and the UMBC Events
Center in Baltimore MD on 4/7!
---Former Roxy
Music singer, Bryan Ferry,
will take a solo victory tour around North American this summer, after
he and the rest of his former band, are inducted into the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame in March! Dates
include regional stops in...Toronto ON at the Sony Centre on
7/30…Boston Opera House in Boston MA on 8/5...the Capitol
Theatre in Port Chester NY on 8/7...United Palace Theatre in
NYC on 8/9...The Met in Philadelphia PA on 8/11...and Anthem
in Washington DC on 8/13!
---AFI
side-project, Blaqk Audio has announced a new album, “Only
Things We Love,” due on 3/15; and a new tour!
The band, which features Davey Havok and Jade Puget
will be coming to the following regional venues…Brighton Music Hall
in Allston MA on 3/29...Underground Arts in Philadelphia PA on
3/30...Bowery Ballroom in NYC on 4/1...Music Hall of
Williamsburg in Brooklyn NYC on 4/2...and U Street Music Hall
in Washington DC on 4/3!
---Another, even
more 90’s hip hop tour that should also tour the US is, featuring
Blackstreet w/ Teddy Riley & Dave Hollister, plus Tony! Toni!
Tone!, Dru Hill, Ginuwine and 702...but it will only play the
UMBC Events Center in Baltimore MD on 2/17!
---All That
Remains will tour this winter, warming up for In Flames on at
least two regional dates...Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh PA on
2/25...and the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 2/27!
All Hail The Yeti is also on the bill!
---After that
tour breaks up, In Flames jumps on the Within Temptation
tour, with Smash Into Pieces and they will make more regional
performances...Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD on 2/28...Theatre
@ Times Square in NYC on 3/2!
---Billy Joel
has announced two dates...for his sixth year-in-a-row the “Piano
Man” will play Citizen’s Park in Philadelphia PA on
5/24...meanwhile he has extended his residency at MSG in NYC by
announcing his 66th show on 7/11!
---Gary Puckett
is planning on staying close to home in 2019...most of his concert dates
are either based in California, or on a cruise ship...however, Gary
Puckett & The Union Gap will venture into our area one-time-only,
teaming-up with The Grass Roots at Stadium Theatre Center
in Woonsocket RI on 4/26!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---John
Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band have announced a one-off (well so
far...i expect them to add more dates, but for now…) at the Narrows
Center in Fall River MA on 5/18!
---Richie
Ramone will play a one-shot show at the Bowery Electric in
Manhattan NY on 3/12!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---The
Shinedown/ Asking Alexandria/ Papa Roach tour has moved their date
in Baltimore on 2/28 from the UMBC Fieldhouse...all the way across
campus to the UMBC Events Center...and yes, that’s sarcasm.
---Foghat
adds Tupelo Music Hall in Derry NH on 7/3!
---New Edition
spin-off, Bell Biv DeVoe adds Xcite Center @ Parx Casino
in Bensalem PA, just outside of Philly on 1/25!
---Herbie
Hancock adds the Xcite Center @ Parx Casino in Bensalem PA
near Philly on 2/8!
---Gladys
Knight also adds the Xcite Center @ Parx Casino in Bensalem
PA near Philly on 2/17!
---also added to
the schedule at the Xcite Center @ Parx Casino in Bensalem PA,
.38 Special!
---Puddle Of
Mudd adds a new date on their Summer 2019 tour, but with an entirely
different opening act, Sponge, at the Fete Music Hall in
Providence RI on 7/13!
---NRBQ
adds the Outpost In The Burbs in Montclair NJ on 3/8...Palace
Theatre in Waterbury CT on 3/9...and Stone Church in
Brattleboro VT on 3/10!
---Ana Popovic
adds Infinity Hall in Hartford CT on 4/18!
---moe.
adds a second night in NYC, but in a different borough at a different
venue...Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn NYC on 2/22!
---Matt & Gunnar
Nelson’s Ricky Nelson Remembered tour adds Staten Island NY on
3/3...and Bayside NY on 3/24!
---Aaron
Carter adds Evening Star Concert Hall in Niagara Falls NY on
3/9!
---Get The Led
Out, the Led Zeppelin tribute band, have added Anthology in
Rochester NY on 2/9!
---Gang Of
Four adds The Ballroom @ Outer Space in Hamden CT on 2/20!
---Ryan
Montbleau adds the Narrows Center in Fall River MA on 2/9!
---Ronnie
Milsap finally adds a regional date on his 2019 for his fans in
PA...at the American Music Theatre in Lancaster on 3/2 with
Lorrie Morgan warming-up!
---Willie Nile
adds two more downstate regional dates...at the Rockland-Bergen Music
Fest in Tappan NY on 6/22...then later that night at My Father’s
Place in Roslyn NY also on 6/22!
---The Spill
Canvas adds One Centre Square in Easton PA on 2/2!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---.38 Special
(1)
---Aaron Carter
(1)
---Ana Popovic
(1)
---Bell Biv DaVoe
(1)
---Billy Joel (2)
---Blackstreet/
Tony! Toni! Tone!/ Dru Hill/ Ginuwine/ 702 (1)
---Blaqk Audio
(5)
---Bryan Ferry
(6)
---Def Leppard
(3)
---Foghat (1)
---Gang Of Four
(1)
---Gary Puckett &
The Union Gap/ The Grass Roots (1)
---Get The Led
Out (1)
---Gladys Knight
(1)
---Herbie Hancock
(1)
---In Flames/ All
That Remains/ All Hail The Yeti (2)
---John Cafferty
& The Beaver Brown Band (1)
---Loudon
Wainwright III (7)
---moe. (1)
---NRBQ (3)
---Puddle Of Mudd/
Sponge (1)
---Richie Ramone
(1)
---Ricky Nelson
Remembered (2)
---Ronnie Milsap/
Lorrie Morgan (1)
---Ryan Montbleau
(1)
---Shinedown/
Asking Alexandria/ Papa Roach (+1/-1)
---SWMRS/ The
Regrettes/ Beach Goons (3)
---The Spill
Canvas (1)
---The Doors Rock
Project (3)
---The Who (8)
---Within
Temptation/ In Flames/ Smash Into Pieces (2)
---Willie Nile
(2)
---Wiz Khalifa/
Curren$y (4)
---Woodstock 50
(3)
---Ying Yang
Twins/ Pretty Ricky/ Chingy/ Lloyd/ Mario/ Omarion (3)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News
for 011119:
---The
Galaxy Brewing Company is moving!
The popular downtown brewery announced on 12/17 that they were
closing their kitchen ahead of the move, but wouldn’t say at that time
where they were moving too, except that it was larger than the somewhat
cramped space they exist in now, on Court Street in downtown Binghamton!
---Our
local national touring band, Driftwood, have already begun 2019
with a healthy list of bookings, including new dates in...Harrisburg PA
on 1/18...Thomas WV on 1/19 & 1/20...Saranac Lake NY on 2/1...Beacon NY
on 2/2...Wellsboro PA on 2/15...Millheim PA on 2/16...Blairstown NJ on
2/22...and Corning NY where they’ll play Lando’s on 2/23!
---Also
coming to Lando’s in Corning NY on 1/11 is modern metal band from
Mansfield PA, The Last Ten Seconds Of Life with opening acts;
Filth, Grievance, Boundaries and Born A New!
This pain metal package tour is also playing regional shows in
Providence RI on 1/12...Manchester NH on 1/13...Waterford NY on
1/14...Philadelphia PA on 1/15...Brooklyn NYC on 1/16...Washington DC on
1/17...and Harrisburg PA on 3/5!
---The
touring version of ground-breaking reggae band, The Wailers, is
coming as close as Ithaca NY, when they’ll play the State Theatre
on 2/24, plus some other regional dates, including two nights at
Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn NYC on 2/26 & 2/27...and Infinity Hall
in Norfolk CT on 2/28!
---The
Puddle Of Mudd tour is coming to Tags in Big Flats (just west
of elmira) NY on 5/25! The
full bill is pretty cool, featuring alt-rockers like Saliva, Trapt,
Saving Abel and Tantric!
No word yet as to when tickets will go on sale, but that’s to be
expected in this case, as it’s the promoter and the bands who are
announcing the date, not the venue. Puddle Of Mudd has also announced,
what is so far, a solo show...at the Greasy Luck BrewPub in New
Bedford MA on 5/23!
---Blues
singer, Tinsley Ellis will be playing solo shows in our local
region and beyond, after warming-up for Coco Montoya this Winter and
Spring...Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY on 4/1...King of
Clubs in Syracuse NY on 4/2...Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim
Thorpe PA on 4/4...and South Orange Center in South Orange NJ on
4/5!
---Shaggy
2 Dope of Insane Clown Posse is bringing his solo show to the
Lost Horizon in Syracuse NY on 1/27!
The show will be opened by MAK Hatchet.
---The
CNY Love Jam fest will be coming to the Landmark Theatre in
Syracuse on 4/18 ft. Lil Mo & Slim of popular R&B band, 112.
---Did
anyone else catch the rerun of holiday special featuring Ultra Vibe,
Miles Ahead, Ron and Rhonda and the Little Big Band on the
WSKG-TV’s Expressions Jazzy Holiday show?
Pretty cool!
---Fans of
Tom JoLu please take note! The band will their album “Josephine”
in it’s entirety on 2/2 at the Grassroots Xpress in Binghamton
NY! Cover will only be $5.00
and the show will also feature other bands, Second Suitor, Yard Party
and Feeny! The show
starts at 7pm!
---The
night before the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra tackles
Beatles favorites with their “Classical Mystery Tour” show at the
BC Forum Theatre in Binghamton NY on 3/14 @ 730p, they’ll give it
a test run at the State Theatre in Ithaca NY on 3/13 @ 730p!
---David
Archuleta’s Spring 2019 tour will make a local stop bringing the
Season 7 American Idol
runner-up to The Haunt in Ithaca NY on 3/25!
Other regional stops include...Daryl’s House in Pawling NY
on 3/22...Iron Horse in Northampton MA on 3/23...The Birchmere
in Alexandria VA on 3/27...City Winery in Boston MA on 3/28...Infinity
Hall in Norfolk CT on 3/29...and Sellersville Theatre in
Sellersville PA on 3/30!
---Jeff
Howell’s Boogie Du Jour’s new album, “Bon Appetit” now
available on e-bay, just click here:
LOCAL-ISH:
---The
Gin Blossoms have made a Spring 2019 date at the Center For The
Arts in nearby Homer NY on 2/10, in addition to several regional
shows...Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 2/8...X-Cite
Center in Bensalem PA on 2/9...Bowery Ballroom in NYC on
2/11...Paradise Rock Club in Boston MA on 2/13...Grand Theatre
in Mashantucket CT on 2/15...State Theatre in Falls Church VA on
2/16!
---Smile
Empty Soul have announced their ”oblivion” tour in support of
their forthcoming album, due in May, a tour which features at least one
“local-ish” date, here’s the full list...Voltage in Philadelphia
PA on 3/5...Stage West in Scranton PA on 3/6...Dingbatz in
Clifton NJ on 3/7...Wally’s in Hampton Beach NH on 3/8...Webster
Underground in Hartford CT on 3/9...Fete Music Hall in
Providence RI on 3/10...The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 3/13...Revolution
in Amityville NY on 3/14...Fishhead Cantina in Baltimore MD on
3/15...and HMAC in Harrisburg PA on 3/16!
---The
Winery Dogs, featuring Richie Kotzen of Poison, Mike Portnoy of
Dream Theatre and Billy Sheehan of Mr. Big are coming as close as
Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA in May 2019!
The tour is also playing plenty of regional shows, including two
nights at Tupelo Music Hall in Derry NH on 4/30 & 5/1 to begin
the tour...Jim Thorpe PA on 5/2…The Diamond Horseshoe in NYC on
5/3...and Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield CT on 5/5!
---Foghat
is also working on 2019 Winter/ Spring dates, including a stop at
Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 5/18! They are also trying to book
dates in New Hampshire on 7/3...Connecticut on 7/4...but, haven’t
announced venues yet.
---Flogging
Molly has just announced a major US Spring tour with plenty of
regional dates and at least one local-ish stop!
First up...Mashantucket CT on 2/21...Boston MA on
2/22...Philadelphia PA on 2/23...Silver Spring MD on 2/24...Montclair NJ
on 2/28...Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 3/1...Rochester NY on
3/2...Toronto ON on 3/3...and Huntington NY on 3/26!
---Regional favorite, Jackyl have booked a Spring incursion into
area...Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 3/7...Club XL in
Harrisburg PA on 3/8...The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on
3/10...and the Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck NJ on 3/13, which
makes four-out-of-five announced shows in our greater region!
---Penn’s
Peak is bringing another national tour to our local-ish region!
Buckcherry’s first leg of the “Warpaint”
tour will play Jim Thorpe PA on 3/28...as well as other regional shows…
...Jergel’s
in Pittsburgh PA on 3/24...Toby Keiths in Foxboro MA on 3/26...Irving
Plaza in NYC on 3/29...Wally’s in Hampton Beach NH on
3/30...and The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 3/31!
---Loudon Wainwright III has also announced a show at the Mauch
Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe PA on 3/23!
REGIONAL
ROUND-UP:
---Travis
Scott has announced a second leg for his “Astroworld: Wish You
Were Here 2” tour and finds it coming to our neck o’ the woods
in late Winter 2019…Bryce Jordan Center in University Park PA on
2/26...KB Center in Buffalo NY on 2/28...MSG @ NYC on
3/2...The B.C. in Brooklyn NYC on 3/3...Bell Centre in
Montreal QC on 3/5...Air Canada Center in Toronto ON on 3/7...Civic
Center in Hartford CT on 3/9...and the Capital Arena in
Washington DC on 3/12!
---Ariana
Grande is announcing more dates...in NYC, a total of four
nights...two at The B.C. in Brooklyn on 6/14 & 6/15...then two
more at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on 6/18 & 6/19...Capital
Arena in Washington DC on 6/21...Boston Garden in Boston MA
on 6/22...plus a second night in Philadelphia PA on 6/24, which is
interesting since there will be three months between shows, btw!
---Killswitch
Engage and Parkway Drive have joined forces for a
co-headlining tour that will hit the road in Spring 2018, that will
bring them to a near handful of venues in our region...
Rapids
Theatre in Niagara
Falls NY on 5/7...Terminal 5 in NYC on 5/9...College Street
Music Hall in New Haven CT on 5/10…and the Fillmore Silver Spring
in Silver Spring MD on 5/14!
---The
2019 Firefly Festival has announced it’s preliminary line-up!
The three day fest (not four this year), set for The Woodlands in
Dover DE on June 21st thru 23rd will include some
big names, including: Panic! At The Disco...Post Malone...Vampire
Weekend...Death Cab For Cutie...Tyler, The Creator...DJ
Snake...Zedd...Travis Scott...Anderw McMahon In The Wilderness...Bishop
Briggs...Dashboard Confessional...flora cash...Gucci
Mane...Joywave...Jukebox The Ghost...lovelytheband...WALK THE
MOON...Young The Giant...and Ithaca’s own, X-Ambassadors!
Three day general admission/ camping passes went on sale on 12/14
for $279.00!
---Hip hop
star, T-Pain has booked three shows for Spring 2019...The Rams
Head Live in Baltimore MD on 3/20...Theatre @ Times Square in
NYC on 3/22...and The Royale in Boston MA on 3/23!
---Ian
Anderson, lead singer and flautist for Jethro Tull, will continue
celebrating 50 years of Jethro Tull this year with new bookings at...Ocean
Resort Casino in Atlantic City NJ on 3/9...Theatre at National
Harbor in Oxon Hill MD (just outside of Washington DC) on 3/11...the
Mayo Center in Morristown NJ on 3/12...Chevalier Theatre
in Medford MA on 9/11...Forest Hills Stadium in Queens NYC on
9/14...and Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 9/15!
---Jackson
Browne has announced a run of four shows at the Beacon Theatre
in NYC for the Summer of 2019...June 23rd, 24th,
26th and 28th!
Tickets for the dates went on sale on 12/14!
---Trey
Anastasio has announced he has a new project, Ghosts Of The Forest,
in conjunction with his fellow Phish-man, Jon Fishman...along with
T.A.B. bass player, Tony Markellis...keyboard player Ray Paczkowski and
back-up singers, Jennifer Hartswick
and Celisse Henderson! The
new group is set to play a seven-date mini-tour, six of which fall into
our region...Philadelphia PA on 4/5...Washington DC on 4/6...Albany NY
on 4/9...Boston MA on 4/10...and two nights in NYC on 4/12 & 4/13!
---80’s
pop singer, Sheena Easton will play at least two dates in our
region in 2019...Atlantic City NJ on 8/23...and North Tonawanda NY on
10/12!
---Already
the Bloomsburg Fair in Bloomsburg PA is announcing their concert
line-up by releasing that Foreigner and Loverboy will play
the Fair @ 730p on Friday 9/27!
How long will it be before the NYS Fair follows suit?
---Progressive rock guitar player, Adrian Belew of King Crimson,
has announced a Spring tour with several region layovers...Rex
Theatre in Pittsburgh PA on 4/7...City Winery in Washington
DC on 4/10...Wall Street Theatre in Norwalk CT on 4/11...Narrows
Center in Fall River MA on 4/19...and Hart Theatre in Albany
NY on 4/20!
---Todd
Snider’s 2019 tour is coming to our region this Spring...at The
Gramercy in NYC on 3/13...The Sinclair in Cambridge MA on
3/15...Infinity Hall in Hartford CT on 3/17...and Rex Theatre
in Pittsburgh PA on 5/3!
---Widespread
Panic has announced a three-night residency at the Capitol
Theatre in Port Chester NY on 3/22, 3/23, 3/24!
---The
Fabulous Thunderbirds ft. Kim Wilson have announced Winter 2019
dates, but so far, only one for our region...at the Bears Den in
Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls NY on 3/22!,
---Carbon
Leaf will be touring America in Spring 2019...dropping into our
region...in Baltimore MD on 3/22...Pittsburgh PA on 4/15...Buffalo NY on
4/27...Pawling NY on 4/28...and Salisbury MA on 6/8!
---Every
Time I Die has booked a two-night stand at Buffalo at Buffalo
Riverworks in Buffalo NY on 12/13 & 12/14!
---The
Outlaws are booking terrestrial shows for Spring 2019, following
their schedule on the “Rock Legends Cruise” in February!
So far, they’ve announced dates in Glenside with Marshall Tucker
Band headlining...and solo in Norfolk CT on 6/29!
They also announced a solo show @ Daryl’s House in Pawling
NY on 1/14!
---Los
Lonely Boys are filling out their Spring 2019 schedule with
additional dates (to their sole previous booking in Boston MA on
4/16)...Sellersville PA on 4/12...Washington DC on 4/14...Shirley MA on
4/18...and Westbury NY on 4/20!
---Former
Guns N’ Roses guitarist and well known solo artist, Buckethead
has announced a run of Spring 2019 dates, including...The Fillmore
Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 4/6...Baltimore Soundstage
in Baltimore MD on 4/7...the Diamond Horseshoe @ Times Square
(sony hall) in NYC on 4/11...The
Met in Pawtucket RI on 4/13…and The Wilbur in Boston MA on
4/15!
---Popular
jazz singer, Steve Tyrell, will open another residency at the
Cafe Carlyle in NYC! Ten
more nights starting on Tuesday April 16th thru Saturday
April 27th! He
just finished a 24 night residency at the Cafe Carlyle in December!
---R&B
star, The-Dream has booked a handful of shows, two of which fall
into our region...Washington DC on 2/25...and NYC on 2/26!
---Modern
rockers, Veil Of Maya, will play at least two dates on their
Spring 2019 tour in our region...The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on
4/18...and The Gramercy in NYC on 4/19!
---The
remnants of Dio’s last band, Last In Line, will finally play our
region by finally announcing a show date in our region...at Jergel’s
Rhythm Grille in Pittsburgh PA on 5/12!
Hopefully, that’s the start of a new tour leg!
---Easy
listening artist, Jim Brickman has announced a series of shows
that will roll thru our region...Byham Theatre in Pittsburgh PA
on 2/14...Pullo Center in York PA on 2/15...The Birchmere
in Alexandria VA on 3/24...Palace Theatre in Manchester NH on
5/8...and Infinity Hall Norfolk CT on 5/10!
More to come...
---Apocalyptica
has just announced a ten-date US tour with three regional
stops...Munhall PA on 5/27...Glenside PA on 5/29...and Englewood NJ on
5/30!
---Canadian Celtic band, The Town Pants are booking 2019 dates
and have announced two so far...Smith Opera House in Geneva NY on
3/15...and Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY on 3/16!
I would expect more dates to be announced, so stay tuned…
---Sponge
has confirmed eight dates for 2019, three of which are within our
region...Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck NJ on 1/18...CraftHouse
Stage in Pittsburgh PA on 3/14...and Rudder Live in Dewey
Beach DE on 4/26!
---The
Claypool/ Lennon Delirium, ft. Les Claypool from Primus and Sean
Lennon have returned with three new regional date...College Street
Music Hall in New Haven CT on 4/13...Brooklyn Steel in
Brooklyn NYC on 4/16...and the 930 Club in Washington DC on 4/17!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---Styx
have finally booked a show in our region for 2019, but only one!
...at The Event Center @ The Sands in Bethlehem PA on
5/21!
---Dwele
has booked a one-off in Washington DC on 3/9!
---Drivin’
N’ Cryin’ book a one-off in Washington DC on 2/9!
---John
Lodge of The Moody Blues has booked one terrestrial date following
the Yes “Cruise To The Edge” in February...at The Cabot in
Beverly MA on 2/15!
---Hip hop
star, Rakim will headline a R&B festival style show at the
Apollo Theatre in Harlem NYC on 1/18, which will also feature
Brand Nubian, EPMD, The Lox and Black Moon.
No word as to whether or not his long time rap partner, Eric B
will also perform.
---Luther
Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars has book a solo show at
the City Winery in Washington DC on 3/20!
---Jill
Sobule will play a one-shot at the Parlor Room at Signature
Sounds in Northampton MA on 1/31!
---Outside
of the “Love Rocks” benefit at MSG on 3/7, Bernie Williams, the
former NY Yankee turned pro singer, has booked only one other date...Infinity
Hall in Norfolk CT on 2/28!
---Early
R&B giants are combining forces for a blow-out at The Beacon Theatre
in NYC on 6/15! The line-up
includes: Charlie Thomas’ Drifters, The Classics, Larry Chance & The
Earls, The Marcels, The Vogues, Barbara Harris and The Toys.
---Frankie
Avalon has booked a show with, Bobby Rydell & Fabian at
St. George Theatre in Staten Island NYC on 6/8!
---50’s
rocker, Neil Sedaka has booked a show for Summer 2019...at the
Theatre @ Westbury in Westbury NYC on 6/23!
---Method
Man & Redman, one of my favorite rap duo’s (...and they had a very
cool tv show too once upon a time, but I digress…) have booked a
one-shot at the Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD on 2/22!
---The
Mowgli’s and Jukebox The Ghost add Brooklyn Steel in
Brooklyn NYC on 3/27!
---If you love 50’s and early 60’s style rock,
check out the line-up for this one-off festival style show set for
December 2019...it teams up Brian Hyland, Brooklyn Bridge, The
Classics, The Crystals, The Devotions and The Vogues at the
Theatre @ Westbury on 12/8!
---Lifehouse adds the Fillmore Silver
Spring in Silver Spring MD on 4/13!
---Dennis
Tufano, of The Buckinghams, headlines a one-shot oldies line-up that
includes Lou Christie, The Marcels and Eddie Holman at
Theatre @ Westbury in Westbury NY on 9/8!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Billy
Joel adds a 65th
& 66th shows to his MSG residency on 5/9, which
is also his 70th birthday and in June on 6/2!
---Saliva
adds CraftHouse Stage in Pittsburgh PA on 1/10...and
Revolution in Amityville NY on 1/13!
---Rhett
Miller (lead singer for the Old 97’s) adds another solo show in
Pawling NY at Daryl’s House on 5/3!
---Pink
Floyd tribute band The Machine performs Pink Floyd adds Tarrytown
NY on 6/21!
---Willie
Nile adds Pittsburgh PA on 4/3...to his slight (so far) 2019
schedule!
---Al
Jardine of the Beach Boys adds Shirley MA on 2/10!
---Frankie
Valli (of The Four Seasons) adds a second night in Medford MA on
4/13!
---Young
The Giant adds Sayreville NJ on 1/23...and Uncasville CT on 1/31!
---Christopher
Cross adds Bergen Theatre in Englewood NJ on 3/10!
---One by
one, Ratt is building a 2019 comeback tour…they just added a
second date...at the Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 7/12!
---More
dates for Led Zeppelin tribute band, Kashmir, have been
revealed...Bethlehem PA on 1/12...Boston MA on 2/22...Rochester NY on
3/1...Newton NJ on 3/23...Old Saybrook CT on 3/30...New Hope PA on
4/12...and Plattsburgh NY on 5/11!
---Cannibal
Corpse adds Buffalo NY on 3/7!
---Stryper
adds Pittsburgh PA on 5/22!
---Soulfly
adds Reverb in Reading PA on 2/9!
---Colin
Blunstone of The Zombies adds Boston MA on 2/5…and Washington DC on
2/7!
---Trippie
Redd adds Silver Spring MD on 2/2...Boston MA on 2/6...and New Haven
CT on 2/7!
---Shemekia
Copeland adds Baltimore MD on 2/23!
---Chris
Difford of Squeeze adds Washington DC on 3/28!
---The
Anvil tour finally comes east to St. Vitus in Brooklyn NY on
4/25...and Jewel Music Venue in Manchester NH on 4/27!
---Joan
Osborne adds City Winery in Washington DC on 4/27!
---Graham
Parker and the Adam Ezra Group add the City Winery in
Washington DC on 5/2!
---John
Waite ,formerly with The Babys and Bad English adds City Winery
Washington DC on 5/12!
---Richard
Marx adds City Winery in Washington DC on 6/9!
---Raheem
DeVaughn also adds City Winery in Washington DC on 10/19
---Saving
Abel and Tantric add City Winery in Boston MA on 2/13!
---Air Supply adds The Event Center @ The Sands in
Bethlehem PA on 3/22!
---Ratt
adds a second tour date, near Philadelphia @ the Keswick Theatre
in Glenside PA on 7/13, which makes a new album and a larger tour sound
more and more likely, we hope...
---Frank
Turner finally adds a show in our region...at Club XL in
Harrisburg PA on 4/20!
---Ja
Rule adds Jergels in Warrendale PA on 1/14
---Color
Me Badd adds Jergels Rhythm Grille in Warrendale PA on 2/22!
---Winger
adds Jergels Rhythm Grille in Warrendale PA on 3/16!
---Dawes
adds Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on 2/6 before booking a
cruise ship at the end of the month…
---Gang
of Four adds @ Colony Cafe in Woodstock NY on 2/24!
---John
Prine adds the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on 4/12!
---REO
Speedwagon adds Twin Rivers Casino Event Center in Lincoln RI
on 4/12!
---Get
The Led Out, the Led Zeppelin tribute band, adds two shows at
Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown NY on 6/7 & 6/8 and a stand alone
at College Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 2/1!
---Joe
Jackson adds the Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC on 2/9!
---Andrew
McMahon In The Wilderness adds the 930 Club in Washington DC
on 2/13!
---Mike
Gordon of Phish, adds the 930 Club in Washington DC on 3/15!
---Railroad
Earth adds a second night at the 930 Club in Washington DC on
3/22!
---Citizen
Cope adds Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC on 4/17...College
Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 4/18...and the Beacon
Theatre in NYC on 3/2!
---Blue
October adds the 930 Club in Washington DC on 4/25!
---The
Slayer farewell tour adds Merriweather Post Pavilion
in Columbia MD (between baltimore and washington) on 5/14 w/ Lamb Of
God, Amon Amarth and Cannibal Corpse!
---The
Wailers add Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn NYC on 2/26 &
2/27...and Infinity Hall Norfolk CT on 2/28!
---70’s
folk singer/ songwriter, Jonathan Edwards adds...My Fathers
Place in Roslyn on 5/3...Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton
MA on 5/10...and Infinity Hall Norfolk CT on 5/25!
---Muse
and WALK THE MOON (who are playing select dates on the Muse tour)
will play Madison Square Garden in NYC on 4/8!
---Queen
w/ Adam Lambert adds a second night at MSG in Manhattan NYC
on 8/7!
---Papa
Roach, Asking Alexandria & Bad Wolves add the Stone Pony
SummerStage in Asbury Par NJ on 8/9!
---Marshall
Tucker Band adds Suffolk Theatre in Riverhead NY on 3/14...The
Paramount in Huntington NY (long island) on 6/27...and Indian
Ranch in Webster MA on 6/29!
NEW DATES ON
REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---Adrian
Belew (5)
---Air
Supply (1)
---Al
Jardine (1)
---Andrew
McMahon In The Wilderness (1)
---Anvil
(2)
---Apocalyptica (3)
---Ariana
Grande (5)
---Bernie
Williams (1)
---Billy
Joel (1)
---Blue
October (1)
---Brian
Hyland/ Brooklyn Bridge/ The Classics/ The Crystals/ The Devotions/ The
Vogues (1)
---Buckcherry (6)
---Buckethead (5)
---Cannibal Corpse/ Necrot/ Blood Incantation/ Morbid Angel (1)
---Carbon
Leaf (5)
---Charlie
Thomas’ Drifters/ The Classics/ Larry Chance & The Earls/ The Marcels/
The Vogues/ Barbara Harris/ The Toys (1)
---Chris
Difford (1)
---Christopher Cross (1)
---Citizen
Cope (2)
---CNY Love Jam (1)
---Colin
Blunstone (2)
---Color
Me Badd (1)
---David
Archuleta (7)
---Dawes
(1)
---Dennis
Tufano/ Lou Christie/ The Marcels/ Eddie Holman (1)
---Driftwood (9)
---Drivin’
N’ Cryin’ (1)
---Dwele
(1)
---Every
Time I Die (2)
---Fabulous Thunderbirds ft. Kim Wilson (1)
---Firefly
Festival (3)
---Flogging Molly (9)
---Foghat
(1)
---Foreigner/ Loverboy (1)
---Frank
Turner (1)
---Frankie
Avalon/ Bobby Rydell/ Fabian (1)
---Frankie
Valli (1)
---Gang Of
Four (1)
---Get The
Led Out (3)
---Ghosts
Of The Forest (6)
---Gin
Blossoms (7)
---Graham
Parker/ Adam Ezra Group (1)
---Ian
Anderson (6)
---Jackson
Browne (4)
---Jackyl
(4)
---Ja Rule
(1)
---Jill
Sobule (1)
---Jim
Brickman (5)
---Joan
Osborne (1)
---Joe
Jackson (1)
---John
Lodge (1)
---John
Prine (1)
---John
Waite (1)
---Jonathan Edwards (3)
---Kashmir
(7)
---Killswitch Engage/ Parkway Drive (4)
---Last In
Line (1)
---Led
Zeppelin 2 (1)
---Lifehouse (1)
---Los
Lonely Boys (4)
---Loudon
Wainwright III (1)
---Luther
Dickinson (1)
---Marshall Tucker Band (3)
---Marshall Tucker Band/ The Outlaws (1)
---Method
Man/ Redman (1)
---Mike
Gordon (1)
---Muse/
WALK THE MOON (1)
---Neil
Sedaka (1)
---Papa
Roach/ Asking Alexandria/ Bad Wolves (1)
---Puddle
Of Mudd (1)
---Puddle
Of Mudd/ Saving Abel/ Tantric/ Saliva/ Trapt (1)
---Queen
w/ Adam Lambert (1)
---Raheem
DeVaughn (1)
---Railroad Earth (1)
---Rakim/
Brand Nubian/ EPMD/ The Lox/ Black Moon (1)
---Ratt
(1)
---REO
Speedwagon (1)
---Rhett
Miller (1)
---Richard
Marx (1)
---Saliva
(2)
---Saving
Abel/ Tantric (1)
---Shaggy 2 Dope (1)
---Sheena
Easton (2)
---Shemekia Copeland (1)
---Slayer/
Lamb Of God/ Amon Amarth/ Cannibal Corpse (1)
---Smile
Empty Soul (10)
---Soulfly
(1)
---Sponge
(3)
---Steve Tyrell (10)
---Stryper
(1)
---Styx
(1)
---T-Pain (3)
---The
Claypool/ Lennon Delirium (3)
---The-Dream (2)
---The
Last Ten Seconds Of Life (8)
---The
Machine performs Pink Floyd (1)
---The
Mowgli’s/ Jukebox The Ghost (1)
---The
Outlaws (2)
---The Town Pants (2)
---The
Wailers (4\)
---The
Winery Dogs (5)
---Tinsley Ellis (4)
---Todd Snider (4)
---Travis
Scott (8)
---Trippie
Redd (3)
---Veil Of
Maya (2)
---Vixen
(1)
---Widespread Panic (3)
---Willie
Nile (1)
---Winger
(1)
---Young
The Giant (2)
*#’s in
parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 121418:
---Uncle
Tony’s is closing at the end of the year and Dillingers, the
bar next door is expanding into
it! With the passing of the
iconic bar’s namesake, Tony Basti; who died last month at age 74, the
longtime downtown watering hole will close, only to be reopened as part
of their neighboring club, Dillingers after some renovation
during the Winter of 2019!
Uncle Tony’s last bash will be New Years Eve 2018!
Stop down for a drink before then...and thanks for the memories!
---If you missed
the Michael Wu directed CSNY celebration at Ransom Steele
Tavern in Apalachin last month (11/10), you’ll have a chance again
to hear it as many of the original cast return for a second celebration
at the FarmHouse Brewery in Owego on Saturday January 5th
@ 7p. The line-up of talent
this time includes Mallory Evans (Next To Kin)/ Paul Shotwell/
Thomas Sickler/ Brian Tyneway (the goodfruits)/ Michael Wu
(the gunpoets/ kidbess and the MagicRing).
Tickets are $5.00 for standing room or chairs...$10.00 for a
barstool.
Here’s a sample
of what you may have missed last month when this CSNY tribute band
played the Ransom Steele!
Just click the link to see and hear them play “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.”
https://www.facebook.com/michael.wu.3532/posts/10157093786029165?notif_id=1545840715093280¬if_t=notify_me&ref=notif
---Phil Lesh
of The Grateful Dead, Trey Anastasio of Phish and the String
Cheese Incident are the headliners of Peach Festival 2019 line-up
announced! Lesh (with guest
Warren Haynes) and Anastasio are both set to play two sets, with the
String Cheese Incident slated for three sets!
Jam bands seem to be the theme of
“The Peach” in 2019 with other bands set to perform, include
moe., Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band and Lettuce!
Moe. won’t be the only band with local ties to perform at the
festival, as The Infamous Stringdusters, featuring local dobro
player, Andy Hall; are also in the line-up.
The biggest news
may be that the 2019 festival will NOT be on the same weekend as next
years GrassRoots Festival!
The two popular regional festivals will be on consecutive weekends,
however, which may create some festival burn out, but not from die-hard
music fans!
For more, visit
the festivals website at:
http://thepeachmusicfestival.com/
or their facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/ThePeachMusicFestival/
---Randy
McStine played Chicago last week with Vinnie Moore and his Band
warming up for some of his heroes, King’s X!
Speaking of Mr. Mcstine, he’ll be playing with 1968 Revisited
next weekend (12/22) at the Ransom Steele Tavern in Apalachin!
There will be myriad guest stars and a lot of great deep music
from the psychedelic era.
---Led Zeppelin
tribute band, Get The Led Out, returns to State Theatre in
Ithaca NY on 4/5! The constantly touring cover band also announced a
show in Jay VT on 4/6 at Jay Peak Ski Resort!
---The 2019
Chenango Blues Festival is still more than eight months away and
already at least one act has revealed that they will be performing
there...Rick Estrin & The Night Cats will apparently, according
to their schedule, be playing the Friday night portion of the festival
on 8/16!
---We’ve learned
even more about the Spring schedule for the Center For The Arts
in nearby Homer NY (just north of Cortland NY) this week with the
announcements of shows by Ricky Skaggs on 3/28...the David
Bromberg Quintet on 4/12...and Peter Yarrow (formerly of
Peter Paul & Mary) on 4/27!
---Congrats to
local singer/ songwriter, Brittany Rose who has booked a single
release party for the Cyber Cafe West in Binghamton NY on January
11th! At the show
she will debut her new song, “Charm!” The song will be
Rose’s debut single from her forthcoming album, “High Society.”
If you can’t wait until the 11th, “Charm”
will be streaming on all platforms on January 4th!
Vee Da Bee will be warming up at The Cyber Cafe West!
Tickets are just $5.00.
---Brenna
Swanger will be playing drums for Natalie Claro again at the
Bowery Electronique in NYC on January 2nd!
Very cool!
---Local prog-rockers,
Anubis Spire, have just released their latest album “Doorways.”
The band posted links on social media:
As promised, here are the links to hear (and
purchase if you like what you hear) our new album, DOORWAYS. It will
take a while to be up at CDBaby, ITUNES, AMAZON, etc., but I will list
those links too as soon as they're available.
Buy the CD here:
http://kunaki.com/sales.asp?PID=PX00Z9TP79
LISTEN to the FULL album and buy individual songs or the
full DIGITAL DOWNLOAD album here: https://anubisspire.bandcamp.com/album/doorways
Many thanks to everyone who worked so hard to
make this album and to all of you who listen! Your support is what makes
it all worthwhile.
And BTW...all our other CDs are still on sale for only
$3.50 a piece until the New Year:
http://kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=109698
---Start Martin
Luther King Jr. weekend with a fundraiser for Juneteenth at The
Spotlight Binghamton on Friday night January 18th!
The benefit will feature local singer, Diamond and
Brothers Over All, and others are expected to be added.
Any contribution made to the 2019 Binghamton Juneteenth online
fundraiser includes admission to the Jan’teenth show by adding your name
to the guest list and offering a digital receipt for you to show at the
door! Make your donation at
www.BingJuneteenth.com.
LOCAL-ISH:
---The Happy
Together 2019 Tour made their official announcement this week, and
on top of the dates that were already leaked, we got even more,
including a local-ish date at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on
6/20! Additional regional
dates include...New Brunswick NJ on 5/29...Lynn MA on 6/13...Morristown
NJ on 6/14...Westbury NY on 6/15...Northampton MA
on 6/16...Lancaster PA on 6/22...Hyannis MA on 6/25...Cohasset MA
on 6/26...Tarrytown NY on 6/27...and New London CT on 6/28!
---Also coming to
Penn’s Peak is the 2019 Umphrey McGee tour, which added
the venue to it’s schedule this week, playing Jim Thorpe PA on 3/21...as
well as Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 3/22!
---The
Marshall Tucker Band has announced 2019 dates for their “Through
Hell & High Water” tour and it will feature several regional stops and
one local-ish one...Suffolk Theatre in Riverhead NY (on long
island) on 3/14...as close as,Turning Stone Casino in Verona NY
on 3/15...Wall Street Theatre in Norwalk CT on 3/16...Keswick
Theatre in Glenside PA on 5/4...and Indian Ranch in Webster
MA on 6/29!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Hatebreed
is headlining a Springtime package tour that also includes Fit
For An Autopsy, Terror, Cro-Mags and Obituary and six of the
eight dates announced will plow right through our region...Electric
Factory in Philadelphia PA on 4/4...Upstate Concert Hall in
Clifton Park NY on 4/6...Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 4/12...The
Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 4/18...the Theatre
at Times Square in NYC on 4/19...and College Street Music Hall
in New Haven CT on 4/20!
---Justin
Timberlake has totally reschedule the cancelled remainder of his “Man
Of The Woods” tour, due to bruised vocal chords, so here are the
new dates for the rest of the tour...January 31st at MSG
in NYC...at KB Center in Buffalo on 4/6...at the Wells Center
in Philadelphia PA on 4/9...and two nights in Uncasville CT at the
Mohegan Sun Arena on 4/12 & 4/13!
---Howie Day,
still milking his one-hit wonder, “Collide” and bringing it to our
region in the Spring of 2019...Sellersville Theatre in Sellersville PA
on 3/13...the Wolf Den at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville CT on
3/14...StageOne in Fairfield CT on 3/15...and Tupelo Music Hall in Derry
NH on 3/16!
---Hip Hop star,
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie will play a New Years Eve show at The
Electric Factory in Philadelphia PA on 12/31, then follows up with a
tour in February and March of 2019 with shows in our region set for
Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 03/04...The Fillmore
Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 03/05...and Terminal 5
in NYC on 3/7!
---Rival Sons
finally go out on their own solo headlining tour, but so far only have
two shows booked in our region...Union Transfer in Philadelphia
PA on 4/17...and Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn NY on 4/21!
---Cali
soft-rockers, Ambrosia have announced much of their 2019 tour and
it includes more than a half-dozen stops in our region...American Music
Theatre warming up for Little River Band in Lancaster PA on
1/19...Cary Memorial Hall in Lexington MA on 3/14...Plymouth
Memorial Hall in Plymouth MA on 3/15...the Event Center @ Seneca
Allegeny Casino in Salamanca NY on 4/11...Caesar’s in
Atlantic City NJ on 5/31...Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on
9/1...and Stadium Theatre Centre in Woonsocket RI on 9/6!
---B. B. King
might be gone, but his band carrys on...The BB King Blues Band ft.
Michael Lee is coming soon to a venue near you...Rams Head Live!
in Baltimore MD on 5/15...Sellersville Theatre in Sellersville PA
on 5/16...the Boulton Center in Bay Shore NY on 5/17...and in
Pawling NY at Daryl’s House on 5/18!
---Los Lobos
is making musical regional inroads in 2019, not just locally, like they
will be at the previously announced, Center For The Arts in Homer NY on
3/31, but also at...Narrows Center in Fall River MA on
3/26...with the BoDeans at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA on
3/29...at Infinity Hall in Norfolk CT on 6/7!
---City Winery
in Boston has announced it’s concert schedule for Winter 2019, check it
out:
...Colin
Blunstone, of The Zombies, on 2/5...Tim Reynolds on 2/6...Ana
Popovic on 2/7...Marshall Crenshaw on 3/3...Lisa Loeb
on 4/24...and Don McLean on 4/26!
---King
Crimson have announced a North American tour, but so far only three
dates long and just one date in our region...Radio City Music Hall
in NYC on 9/21! The other
two dates are in Chicago and L.A.
---Rob Zombie’s
guitar player, John 5 is coming to the Greasy Luck Brewery
at New Bedford MA, near Boston MA on 3/18, but while that’s just the
first announced date on his tour, his website lists plenty more...at
Sellersville Theatre in Sellersville PA on 3/12...the Iridium
Jazz Club in NYC on 3/13...The Loft @ The Chance in
Poughkeepsie NY on 3/14...Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck NJ on
3/15...Wally’s Pub in Hampton NH on 3/16...and Lebanon Opera
House in Lebanon NH on 3/17!
---The M3 Rock
Festival has announced it’s line-up for 2019!
The annual rock music festival, which is normally held on the
first weekend of May, this year apparently, it will be held in one day,
on May 3rd! This
years fest will include: Kix, Autograph, Extreme, Firehouse, Kingdom
Come, Quiet Riot, Skid Row, Steven Adler of GNR, Vixen, Warrent,
Whitesnake and more!
Rock on!
---R&B fans,
Maze ft. Frankie Beverly will headline the Classic Soul Music
Festival, which will also feature; The Whispers, Tom Browne
and Freddie Jackson at Petersen Events Center in
Pittsburgh PA on 3/29!
Maze ft. Frankie Beverly will also play Atlantic City NJ on 5/11!
---UK post-punk
band, Gang Of Four, are set to tour the US with five of eight
shows in our region...Club Cafe in Pittsburgh PA on 2/17...U
Street Music Hall in Washington DC on 2/21...Underground Arts
in Philly on 2/22...Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park NJ on 2/23...and
Rough Trade in Brooklyn NYC on 2/25!
---Less Than
Jake have announced a few dates in 2019...Starland Ballroom
in Sayreville NJ on 2/22...and Rams Head Live! in Baltimore MD on
2/23!
---Citizen
Cope have announced an extensive 2019 tour with stops in our greater
region planned at...the Electric Factory in Philly on 3/1…930
Club in Washington DC on 3/3...and the Orpheum Theatre in
Boston MA on 4/20!
---Rising
alternative stars, grandson, are taking advantage of their new
found popularity by mounting a solo headlining tour that begins in
Canada...Petit Campus in Montreal QC on 2/22...The Studio
in Hamilton ON on 2/28...Opera House Concert Venue in Toronto ON
on 3/1...Brighton Music Hall in Boston MA on 3/16...at Voltage
Lounge in Philadelphia PA on 3/17...Rough Trade in Brooklyn
NYC on 3/19...and Rock & Roll Hotel in Washington DC on 3/20!
---Todd
Rundgren is playing a limited run of shows across the US, including
two area stops for us...4/16 & 4/17 at Town Hall in NYC...and
Berklee Performance Center in Boston MA on 4/19 & 4/20!
---Hip hop icons,
The Wu-Tang Clan will play two shows only...at The Electric
Factory in Philadelphia PA on 1/25...and Terminal 5 in NYC on
1/26! [Note: No sooner did I
write these words than second shows were added for both venues...1/24 at
the Electric Factory in Philly...and 1/27 at Terminal 5 in NYC!]
---Electronic UK
pianist, James Blake will play two nights in NYC at Terminal 5
on 2/24 & 2/25!
---The
Temptations and The Four Tops, some together/some not...but,
mostly will team-up for a run of dates across America, including one
at...Proctors Theatre in Schenectady NY on 3/17...Luhrs Center
(temptations only) in Shippensburg PA
on 2/22...The Kirby Center (both) in Wilkes-Barre PA
on 2/23...the Theatre in Westbury at Westbury NY on
3/16... the Keswick Theatre in Glenside (Phil PA) on 5/10 and the
Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park NJ on 5/11!
Please check with venues before you buy tickets to these shows!!!
The billing is confusing and not all websites agree on whether
The Temptations will play solo or with The Four Tops and I would hate
for you to miss The Four Tops, if you expect to see them!
---Kansas
have booked several (less than a dozen) terrestrial dates, following
their busy cruise schedule, and only one of them is in our region at
all, so far...at the Event Center at The Sands in Bethlehem PA on
5/30…
---The Aces
have booked a couple shows...two in NYC at the Bowery Ballroom on
2/27 and 2/28...and The Foundry in Philadelphia PA on 3/1!
---According to
internet leaks, My Morning Jacket will tour in 2019, but so far
just three dates for this year have been floating, but only one for
us...Forest Hills Stadium in Queens NY on 8/10!
---Steve Earle
is playing a rotating City Winery tour and will be performing at
City Winery in Boston MA on 1/11, 1/23 and 2/10...City Winery in
Washington DC on 1/25, 2/12 and 2/13!
If you’re headed south he’ll also be playing the City Winery in
Atlanta GA as well.
--- Hard rocking
bubble gum band, the Grass Roots have announced four terrestrial
dates following their Caribbean Cruise in February and March...Theatre
at Westbury in Westbury NY in Westbury NY on 3/15...Norwood
Theatre in Norwood MA on 3/23...Stadium Theatre Arts
Center in Woonsocket RI on 4/26…and American Music Theatre in
Lancaster PA on 5/5!
---Blood,
Sweat & Tears with Bo Bice of American Idol on lead vocals is
slowly laying out their travel itinerary for 2019, but sadly, just two
dates for us so far...the Luhrs Center in Shippensburg PA on
3/15...and Blue Ocean Music Hall in Salisbury MA on 12/7/2019!
---Star of The
Byrds, now solo singer/ guitarist, Roger McGuinn has announced
Spring 2019 bookings at...Port Washington NY on 4/9...South Orange NJ on
4/11...Tarrytown NY on 4/13...Phoenixville PA on 4/25...and NYC on 4/27!
---Pink Floyd
tribute band The Machine performs Pink Floyd has announced
a series of shows, spread out over five months...Natick MA on
1/12...Riverhead NY on 2/1...South Burlington VT on 3/9...Ridgefield CT
on 3/22...Plymouth NH on 5/10...and Beverly MA on 5/11!
---”Sunglasses At
Night” singer, Corey Hart, is touring Canada in June and he’ll
make a few stops that are close to our region...K-Rock Centre in
Kingston ON on 6/11...Molson Amphitheatre (bud stage) in Toronto
ON on 6/14...and Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 6/15!
---The
Jayhawks will pass thru our region next month (January) with two
regional stops...Swyer Theatre in Albany NY on 1/17...and two
nights in Brooklyn NYC at Brooklyn Bowl on 1/18 & 1/19!
---The Sons Of
Cream are getting a bit schizophrenic this year...Kofi Baker (son of
Ginger), Malcolm Bruce (son of Jack) and Will Johns (Claptons
nephew)...the band are also being listed at The Music Of Cream and Cream
50! Regardless, the band is
back together to celebrate the music of their forefathers (...and
uncles) and they’ll be coming to our area in the Spring...Tarrytown
Music Hall in Tarrytown NY on 3/29...the Diamond Horseshoe at
Times Square in Manhattan NYC on 3/30...and Levoy Theatre in
Millville NJ on 4/2!
---Blues icon,
Walter Trout is back in good health and touring with his blues band
during the Winter and into the Spring...Diamond Horseshoe @ Times
Square in NYC on 2/5...The Hamilton Live in Washington DC on
2/7...Infinity Hall in Norfolk CT on 2/8...Newton Theatre
in Newton NJ on 2/9...The Cabot in Beverly MA on 2/10...and the
Center For The Arts in Natick MA on 4/19!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---Zedd
has booked a one-shot show in Washington DC at Echostage set for
12/27!
---Spin Doctors
lead singer, Chris Barron will play a one-off at Rockwood
Music in NYC on 1/16!
---Macy Gray
will play a one-off in Boston MA at the City Winery on 12/22!
---Tyrese
has booked a one-time with Ginuwine, 702, Avant and Donell Jo...on
2/22 at Petersens Events Center in Pittsburgh PA on 2/22!
Even though this stop is part of a larger tour, this will be the
only stop for it in our region.
---Snoop Dogg
will play DJ on New Years Eve at Terminal 5 in NYC!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Denny Laine,
formerly of the Moody Blues and Winds adds...Bay Street Theatre
in Sag Harbor NY on 3/2...and Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on
4/10!
---Big Head
Todd & The Monsters 2019 tour so far has largely plotted stops in
other parts of the country...until now, adding the 930 Club in
Washington DC on 2/28!
---Lisa Loeb
adds Washington DC on 4/28!
---Pat Metheny
adds Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 4/3!
---Tim
(Ripper) Owens adds NYC on 3/4...and Niagara Falls NY on 3/5!
---David Allan
Coe adds the Diamond Horseshoe at Times Square in NYC on 5/8!
---Firehouse
adds Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD on 5/4...maybe for
the big metal fest?
---Los Lobos
adds the Narrows Center in Fall River MA on 3/26...and
Infinity Hall in Norfolk CT on 6/7!
---Art
Garfunkel adds two nights in Boston MA on 12/17 & 12/18...and
Williamsport PA on 3/13!
---Chris
Difford, of Squeeze, adds City Winery in Boston MA on 3/6!
---Christopher
Cross adds two nights at City Winery in Boston MA on 3/11 &
3/12!
---The Yardbirds
add City Winery in Boston MA on 3/20!
---Frankie
Valli finally adds a show in our region...Chevalier Theatre
in Medford MA on 4/12!
---Herb Alpert
adds City Winery in Boston MA on 5/2!
---Los Lonely
Boys add City Winery in Boston MA on 4/16!
---Herman’s
Hermits ft. Peter Noone add a three-night stand in Niagara Falls ON
on 2/26/19 thru 2/28/19 plus, Uncasville CT on 6/14!
---The
Association adds the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda NY on
3/9!
---John Prine
adds Kings Theatre in Brooklyn NY on 4/13...and Shea’s in
Buffalo NY on 6/21!
---Lou Gramm,
former lead singer of Foreigner, adds Proctors in Schenectady NY
on 12/29!
---Steve
Forbert adds Turning Point in Piermont NY on 3/3!
---The
Spinners add Bensalem PA on 1/5!
---David
Guetta adds Echostage in Washington DC on 12/30!
---Diplo
also adds Echostage in Washington DC, but not until 1/17!
---Thursday
adds two nights in Washington DC at Union Stage on 2/15 & 2/16!
---The
Lettermen add Roslyn NY on 10/5...and Sellersville PA on 12/8!
---Robyn
Hitchcock adds Center For The Arts in Natick MA on 4/20!
---Three Dog
Night adds the Palace Theatre in Stamford CT on 9/20!
---Pat Metheny
adds Carnegie Lecture Hall in Pittsburgh PA on 3/24!
---Robert
DeLong adds Union Stage in Washington DC on 2/18!
---Brian
McKnight adds the Diamond Horseshoe @ Times Square in NYC on
1/26!
---Barenaked
Ladies have been added to every date on the Hootie & The Blowfish
reunion tour!
---Uriah Heep
has been added to all dates on the Judas Priest tour!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---Art Garfunkel
(3)
---A Boogie Wit
Da Hoodie (4)
---BB King Blues
Band ft. Michael Lee (4)
---Big Head Todd
& The Monsters (1)
---Blood Sweat &
Tears w/ Bo Bice (2)
---Brian McKnight
(1)
---Chris Difford
(1)
---Christopher
Cross (2)
---Citizen Cope
(3)
---Corey Hart (3)
---David Allan
Coe (1)
---David Guetta
(1)
---Denny Laine
(2)
---Diplo (1)
---Firehouse (1)
---Frankie Valli
(1)
---Gang Of Four
(5)
---Get The Led
Out (2)
---grandson (7)
---Happy Together
2019 Tour (11)
---Hatebreed/ Fit
For An Autopsy/ Cro-Mags/ Terror/ Obituary (6)
---Herb Alpert
(1)
---Herman’s
Hermits ft. Peter Noone (4)
---Howie Day (4)
---James Blake
(2)
---John 5 (7)
---John Prine (2)
---Kansas (1)
---King Crimson
(1)
---Less Than Jake
(2)
---Lisa Loeb (1)
---Los Lobos (2)
---Los Lonely
Boys (1)
---Lou Gramm (1)
---M3 Rock
Festival (1)
---Macy Gray (1)
---Marshall
tucker Band (5)
---My Morning
Jacket (1)
---Pat Metheny
(2)
---Peter Yarrow
(1)
---Rival Sons (2)
---Robert DeLong
(1)
---Robyn
Hitchcock (1)
---Roger McGuinn
(5)
---Snoop Dogg (1)
---Steve Earle
(6)
---Steve Forbert
(1)
---The Aces (3)
---The
Association (1)
---The Grass
Roots (4)
---The
Jayhawks(3)
---The Lettermen
(2)
---The Machine
performs Pink Floyd (6)
---The Spinners
(1)
---The
Temptations (6)
---The Yardbirds
(1)
---Three Dog
Night (1)
---Thursday (2)
---Tim (Ripper)
Owens (2)
---Todd Rundgren
(4)
---Umphrey’s
McGee (2)
---Walter Trout
Band (6)
---Wu-Tang Clan
(2)
---Zedd (1)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 120718:
---Goodbye Uncle Tony! Tony Basti, owner of Uncle Tony’s died suddenly, from a heart attack on November 16th while shoveling snow. Basti was the 74-year-old owner and namesake of Uncle Tony’s bar in downtown Binghamton NY, which opened in 1983, the anchor of the State Street group of bars for 35 years, that once included Flashbacks and still features Dillingers. Uncle Tony’s, because of it’s proximity to the Broome County Arena would become a favorite of hockey fans and players over the years. Basti’s was held on 11/24 at St. James and in lieu of flowers the family asked that donations be sent to Danielle House.
---Driftwood closes out FoxFire weekend at the Ransom Steele Tavern with a bang! The crowd was warmed-up by husband and wife duo, Nate & Kate, who are not just musically adept, but can also juggle! ...well, Nate can anyway. The duo welcomed Driftwood’s upright bass player, Joey Arcuri, mid-set as Nate juggled singing, playing and juggling. Following Nate & Kate’s set, Driftwood took the stage for their third appearance in three days on the long Thanksgiving weekend to a thunderous applause, in the venue that is considered to be their “homebase” in the Southern Tier. With that, Driftwood, the Binghamton area’s only local band that tours on a national scale, launched into a more than two-hour set that included both old favorites and new songs from their forthcoming album, “Tree Of Shade” which has been done for a year, but is being held up by the band while they shop it to record companies, in search of a record deal. Like Nate & Kate did before them, inviting bass player Arcuri to join them on stage, Driftwood brought Nate Marshall up on stage to play harmonica. Driftwood also played two “talking blues” numbers, including in the encore, a jammin’ cover of Bob Dylan’s “Subterrean Homesick Blues.” Gotta say, I was impressed by my first Driftwood show. I daresay it won’t be the last. I plan to write more on my first meeting with the band in a future issue of Carousel magazine.
---We’re starting to get an idea of REO Speedwagons plans for 2019, including these regional dates...the Palace Theatre in Greensburg PA on 4/8...The Mayo Center in Morristown NJ on 4/9...a local stop at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre PA on 4/11...the Event Center @ Twin River Casino on 4/12...the Theatre @ Westbury in Westbury NY on 4/14...and Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield CT on 4/15!
LOCAL-ISH:
---Hootie & The Blowfish will reunite in 2019 for their “Group Therapy” tour with at least one date as close as...CMAC (Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center) on 8/9 as well as...Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 7/21...Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 7/27...The Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 7/28...Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on 8/2...Great Woods in Mansfield MA on 8/3...SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 8/4...Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD on 8/8...MSG in NYC on 8/10...the Bud Stage in Toronto ON on 8/29...HersheyPark Stadium in Hershey PA on8/30...and Meadows Music in Hartford CT on 8/31!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Queen with American Idol alumni, Adam Lambert have just booked a Summer 2019 tour on the heels of the rockumentary, “Bohemiam Rhapsody” surpassing “Straight Outta Compton” the NWA biopic, as the most successful documentary of all time...see them in...Toronto ON at the Air Canada Centre on 7/28...the Capital Arena in Washington DC on 7/30...PPG Arena in Pittsburgh PA on 7/31...Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 8/3...Great Woods in Mansfield MA (boston) on 8/4...and NYC at MSG on 8/6! Soft
---Soft rock balladeers, Air Supply will be back on the road in 2019 making regional stops at...The Event Center at The Sands in Bethlehem PA on 3/22...Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 3/23...and The Cabot in Beverly MA on 3/29!
---Hip Hop star, Ja Rule will tour America, or at least the East Coast and Midwest, in January 2019 with new shows booked at...The Queen in Wilmington DE on 1/6...Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 1/9...Jergel’s Rhythm Grill in Warrendale PA on 1/16...The Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 1/17...Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park NY on 1/19...The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 1/20...and Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 2/1!
---One of the coolest retro-tours in recent years has been the Happy Together tour, which is slowly announcing shows across the country, including some in our region...St. George Theatre in Staten Island NYC on 6/12...Bergen Theatre in Englewood NJ on 6/18...Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA on 6/19...Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park NJ on 6/21...Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach NH on 6/23...and Ocean City Music Hall in Ocean City NJ on 6/30!
---Snow Patrol will roam the snowless Spring in 2019...which means regional stops for us...Tower Theatre in Upper Darby PA on 4/27...Orpheum Theatre in Boston MA on 4/29...and Terminal 5 in NYC on 4/30!
---Rapper Meek Mill is about to announce a tour! Two dates have leaked so far, including...Xfinity Theatre in Hartford CT on 3/19...Tsongas Center @ UMass Lowell in Lowell MA on 3/20!
---Cheap Trick has announced a Winter 2019 tour that will bring them back into our region at least a handful of times...The Event Center at The Sands in Bethlehem PA on 2/17...Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on 2/22...Count Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 2/28...Wellmont Theatre in Montclair NJ on 3/1...and Theatre at Westbury in Westbury NY on 3/2!
---Mr. Mellow, R&B singer, Brian McKnight has announced a smattering of February 2019 shows that include two stops in our greater region...Ovation Hall in Atlantic City NJ on 2/15...and Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls NY on 2/16!
---Three Dog Night continue to release more of their 2019 schedule...The Ridge in LeRoy NY on 7/27...Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell MA on 9/19...Palace Theatre in Stamford CT on 9/20...Hart Theatre in Albany NY on 9/21...American Music Theatre in Lancaster PA on 9/22...and The Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Washington PA on 10/18!
---Jimmie’s Chicken Shack has added a Spring leg to their Winter 2019 tour! See the grunge era, southern fried alt/poppers at...Midtown Arts Center in Harrisburg PA on 3/9...Fete Music Hall in Providence RI on 3/10...the Boathouse in Dracut MA on 4/6...and Union Stage in Washington DC on 4/27!
---G. Love & Special Sauce have announced a winter 2019 tour that will play our region, but only three times...The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 1/24...Paradise Rock Club in Boston on 1/26...and Hamilton Live in Washington DC on 1/31!
---Little Feat have confirmed a half-dozen Springtime dates, including three in our “hot zone”…Warner Theatre in Washington DC on 3/7...Beacon Theatre in NYC on 3/8...and Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood NJ on 3/9!
---Ruben Studdard, of American Idol fame, is booking shows...just two in our region so far...Howard Theatre in Washington DC on 1/3...and The Cabot in Beverly MA on 4/5!
---Aaron Carter has announced a ten-date tour, but sadly fans of the former teen heart—throb will only have one shot at seeing him this time around...at The Hard Rock Cafe in Pittsburgh PA on 3/1!
---The Hives have booked four dates across America, mostly in the Midwest, but there is one in the Mid-Atlantic...at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia PA on 5/18!
---Skid Row are starting to announce terrestrial dates for 2019 following their stint on the “Monsters Of Rock” Cruise! For us so far, that means two regional shows...Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 5/4...and Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg PA on 5/17!
---The Dandy Warhols
have booked Spring 2019 tour dates...The Sinclair
in Cambridge MA on 5/7...and Brooklyn Steel
in Brooklyn NYC on 5/8!
---Weird Al Yankovic has
booked a seven-date nationwide tour but it has only one stop in our
greater region...Forest Hills Stadium
in Queens NY on 7/20!
---Ryan Montbleau has confirmed a three-night stand at Club Passim in Cambridge MA from 2/6 thru 2/8!
---Funk sax player, Maceo Parker, will be blowin’ at the Blue Note in NYC declaring an eight night residency, starting on May 7th thru the 14th, preceeded by a night in Albany NY on the 5th at the Massry Center...then, following NYC at...Infinity Hall Hartford in Hartford CT on 5/17...and The Birchmere in Alexandria VA on 5/18!
---The Dokken reunion tour will make at least one stop in our region, after all...at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 3/9!
ONE TIME ONLY:
---Charli XCX play a one-off at The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 12/8!,
---Colin Blunstone, of The Zombies, will play a one-off at Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 1/31, a warm-up for the “On The Blue Cruise” in February, no doubt.
---Glass Tiger will play only one show anywhere near us on their latest (mostly) Canadian tour...Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls NY!
---Brian Hyland (y’know, the “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” singer?) will play the Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA on 6/1, with The Quotations!
---Katherine McPhee of American Idol fame, has booked a one-off in Staten Island NYC at St. George Theatre!
---Mary Wilson of The Supremes has booked a one-timer St. George Theatre in Staten Island NY on 5/11!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---The Rolling Stones add a second night at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford NJ on 6/17!
---Otep adds...Revolution in Amityville NY on 12/9...and The Chameleon in Lancaster PA on 12/10!
---Acacia Strain adds a stop at the Voltage Lounge in Philadelphia PA on 12/21!
---You Me At Six adds Brighton Music Hall in Boston MA on 2/21!
---Tim Reynolds (of the Dave Matthews Band) and TR3 add Washington DC on 1/30!
---Billy Joel adds onto his MSG residency with his a new monthly show set for 3/21 in NYC!
---Indigo Girls add...Medford MA on 3/21...New Brunswick NJ on 3/26...and Port Chester NY on 3/30!
---KT Tunstall adds Daryl’s House in Pawling PA on 5/15!
---Weezer adds Madison Square Garden in NYC on 3/12 with The Pixies, TV On The Radio and Basement opening up!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---Aaron Carter (1)
---Acacia Strain (1)
---Air Supply (3)
---Average White Band (1)
---Billy Joel (1)
---Brian Hyland/ The Quotations (1)
---Brian McKnight (2)
---Charli XCX (1)
---Cheap Trick (5)
---Colin Blunstone (1)
---Dokken (1)
---G. Love & Special Sauce (3)
---Glass Tiger (1)
---Happy Together 2019 Tour (6)
---Hootie & The Blowfish (12)
---Indigo Girls (3)
---Ja Rule (7)
---Jimmie’s Chicken Shack (4)
---Katherine McPhee (1)
---KT Tunstall (1)
---Little Feat (3)
---Maceo Parker (11)
---Mary Wilson (1)
---Meek Mill (2)
---Otep (2)
---Queen w/ Adam Lambert (6)
---REO Speedwagon (6)
---Ruben Studdard (2)
---Rolling Stones (1)
---Ryan Montbleau (3)
---Skid Row (2)
---Snow Patrol (3)
---The Dandy Warhols (2)
---The Hives (1)
---Three Dog Night (6)
---Tim Reynolds & TR3 (1)
---Weezer/ The Pixies/ TV On The Radio/ Basement (1)
---Weird Al Yankovic (1)
---You Me At Six (1)
*#'s in parenthesis indicated the amount of new dates added by each act this week!
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Music News for 113018:
---The Dicks Sporting Goods Open 2019 announced their musical entertainment on today for their annual tournament concert...Keith Urban will play to the crowd of local golf fans at En Joie Golf Course in Endicott on Friday night 8/16! Tickets are on sale now, just in time for holiday shoppers...of course.
---Zarni de Wet (now also known by her stage name Zarni de Vette) returned home for Thanksgiving weekend to play for friends, family and fans at Atomic Tom's in Binghamton NY on 11/25 and gave her family and friends a musical update on her life! Most people would have just sent a card.
Performing nothing from her first two albums, “Friday Night Lights” and “Straight Forward” de Wet began the night with two of her poppiest songs, “New Love” and “Minute You’re Gone” and proceeded to perform odd songs she has written since, mostly in collaboration and mostly for other artists making these performances rare indeed, since many of these songs will never be recorded by her.
Her next song was a piece written for a Dierks Bentley type artist, “A Long Time Ago,” followed by a love song she wrote for married people (since most love songs are written for single people), called “Myself, I Do.” That was followed by a collaboration with Kate Tucker called “Where Does All The Love Go,” and another selection written with Mary Bragg, “What’s Your Secret,” then “Jealous” co-written with Mark Oakley and her final solo song, “Happy Where We Are.” Following a brief intermission, Zarni brought our a band featuring Michael Wu (of The Gunpoets and KidBess’s Magic Ring) on bass, Brian Tyneway (of The Goodfruits) on guitar and Eric Peters on drums. She also brought our a couple of friends to harmonize on a few songs and then launched into her second set...”Our Love,” “Talk To Myself” “Take You Back,” her most obligatory country/blues song ever, “Down And Out Of Beer,” a song she also wrote with Hunter Hayes (another country artist) called “Thinkin’ ‘Bout A Ring,” a Tom Petty-ish rocker called, “Close Enough” and closed with a song that Taylor Swift would be proud of called, “Itch.” All in all a fascinating update on Zarni’s evolution as a songwriter.
De Wet also dropped a hint that she’s is in the middle of recording and self-producing a new album that she’s hoping to release in February! Show host also had a surprise announcement, that Rachel Sage will be coming to Atomic Tom’s in April, but more on that later!
---Touch Of Texas has announced a stop of a major concert act...Easton Corbin, who if you don’t know who he is (or care, like me), he has scored a number of top five and #1 country songs in recent years, so if you’re a country fan, check him out on 1/26!
---’Tis the season for Holiday Saturdays at the Lost Dog Cafe with local alt-folk singer, Devinne Meyers! These are daytime shows scheduled for 1pm on 12/1, 12/8 and 12/5!
---American Idol season 9 alum, Crystal Bowersox is playing at least one local and a few more regional terrestrial dates between cruises! Look for her at the end of April, at...Auburn Public Theatre in Auburn NY (near syracuse) on 4/24...the previously announced, MusicFest Cafe at ArtQuest Center in Bethlehem PA on 4/25...Infinity Hall in Norfolk CT on 4/26...and another previously leaked date, Madison Theatre at Molloy College in Rockville Centre NY on 7p!
---Congrats to new local punk-rockers, Bad Kung-Fu, who have booked their debut concert warming-up for Garbagehead at Avenue D.I.Y. in Johnson City NY on 12/1!
LOCAL-ISH:
---KISS have announced more 2019 End Of The Road tour dates that will come as close as Syracuse and Darien Lake! In addition to playing Darien Lake Amphitheatre in Darien Center NY on 8/23...and Lakeview Amphitheatre in Syracuse NY on 8/27, they will also make regional appearances...at The Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 8/11...The Rock in Newark NJ on 8/14...Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 8/16...Air Canada Center in Toronto on 8/17...The B.C. in Brooklyn NYC on 8/20...HersheyPark Stadium in Hershey PA on 8/21...and SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 8/24!
---Whitesnake have announced an acoustic theater tour across the US that will play for us as close as...Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 5/5...and Turning Stone Casino in Verona NY on 5/17! Regional dates include...X-Cite Center @ Parx Casino in Be nsalem PA on 5/2...Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 5/7...The Paramount in Huntington NY on 5/8...Hampton Beach Casino in Hampton Beach NH on 5/10...Twin River Casino in Lincoln RI on 5/11...Palace Theatre in Greensburg PA on 5/14...and Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls NY on 5/18!
---Tesla are set to play Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 2/15! The 80's hair metal band will also make one other regional stop at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg PA on 2/12!
---The Center For The Arts in Homer NY announced their Spring schedule for 2019 and there are a couple of very cool shows on the docket, including...Donna The Buffalo on 3/8…Pat Metheny on 3/22...and Los Lobos on 3/31! Please make a note of them!
---Shemekia Copeland will play Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 2/22! So far, it's her only date for 2019!
---Grateful Dead cover band, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead are set to play Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 3/13 and have booked additional regional dates, including a three-night stand at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on 1/18, 1/19 & 1/20...College Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 3/14...and Wellmont Theatre in Montclair NJ on 3/15!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Tickets for the Rolling Stones US leg of the bands 2019 “No Filter” are now on sale! The tour was announced nearly two weeks ago and includes four regional stops in our region out of the 13 scheduled shows, so far...FedEx Field in Washington DC on 5/31...Lincoln Field in Philadelphia PA on 6/4...Gillette Stadium in Foxboro MA on 6/8...New Meadowlands Stadium (met life stadium) in East Rutherford NJ on 6/13!
---Dead & Company, the Grateful Dead spin-off band featuring Dead alumni, Mickey Hart, Bob Weir and Bill Kreutzmann return to the road in 2019 and they'll make five stops within driving range next June...SPAC in Saratoga Springs on 6/18…the Pavilion at Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 6/20...Gillette Stadium in Foxboro MA on 6/22...Citi Field in Queens NY on 6/23...and Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 6/26!
---Dido has announced a Spring 2019 jaunt thru our region...The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto ON on 6/15...House Of Blues in Boston MA on 6/17...Terminal 5 in NYC on 6/19...Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC on 6/21...and Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 6/22!
---Dream Theatre has booked a Spring 2019 tour that will make eight performances in our greater region...Sony Center in Toronto ON on 4/4...Wilifred-Salle Center in Montreal QC on 04/05...Orpheum Theatre in Boston MA on 4/8...Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford CT on 4/9...Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank NJ on 4/10...Beacon Theatre in NYC on 4/12...and Warner Theatre in Washington DC on 4/15!
---Matt and Gunner Nelson will make a six-night stand at the Niagara Fallsview Casino, in Niagara Falls ON on six consecutive nights, from January 8th thru January 13th, as their tribute band to their father, the late Ricky Nelson, Ricky Nelson Remembered!
---Ambrosia has confirmed that their tour will enter our region at...the Event Center at Seneca Allegeny Casino in Salamanca NY on 4/11...Daryl's House in Pawling NY on 9/1/19...and Stadium Theatre Arts Center in Woonsocket RI on 9/6/19!
---Philadelphia rocker, Kurt Vile and the Violators have mapped out a Winter 2019 tour that will impact our region...The Met in Philadelphia PA on 12/29...Club XL in Harrisburg PA on 2/11...Higher Ground in South Burlington VT on 2/14...Mtelus in Montreal QC on 2/15...and two nights at Danforth Music Hall in Toronto ON on 2/16 and 2/17!
---Three Dog Night has released more of their 2019 schedule and there will be plenty of regional stops...two nights in Atlantic City NJ on 7/25 & 7/26...and Del Lago Casino in Waterloo NY on 10/19!
---Third Eye Blind are booking shows in Winter 2019...but, just a few...and only two in our region...the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn NY on 1/16...and Bowery Ballroom in NYC on 1/17!
---Jon Spencer Blues Explosion has announced a Winter run of shows in our greater area starting at...Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia PA on 1/11...Black Cat in Washington DC on 1/12...Rough Trade in Brooklyn NYC on 1/31...Great Scott in Allston MA on 2/1...and The Met in Pawtucket RI on 2/2.
---Playboi Carti has booked a North American tour for Winter 2019, including some nearby stops...The Paramount in Huntington NY on 12/27...the Coliseum in Toronto ON on 1/11...and Place Bell in Montreal QC on 1/13!
---Brian Fallon, of Gaslight Anthem, has announced a Winter 2019 tour of the UK…but both before and after he’ll be playing terrestrial dates in he U.S.---one before and one after...Crossroads in Garwood NJ on 12/21...and Carnegie Hall in NYC on 3/21!
---Ana Popovic has booked some Winter 2019 dates in our region...City Winery in Boston MA on 2/7...Highline Ballroom in NYC on 2/12...and Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 2/13!
---Once Secondhand Serenade get done with the Hoobastank tour they will be headlining their own shows for a few dates, including...Jammin Java in Alexandria VA on 12/19...and Stanhope House in Stanhope NJ on 12/20!
---Regional jam band, moe. have booked some dates during Winter 2019...two nights on 12/30 & 12/31 in Rochester at the Kodak Center Theatre...and the Beacon Theatre in NYC on 2/23!
---90's hip-hop stars, The Lox, have booked two dates for December...Paradise Rock Club in Boston MA on 12/13...and Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 12/20!
---Snoop Dogg has booked a handful of dates, but mostly in the south or Cali...except, at the EchoStage in Washington DC on 12/7!
---Massive Attack have booked two nights in NYC at Radio City Music Hall...on Friday night 3/15...and Saturday night 3/16! The shows are part of a larger seven-night world tour that starts in London UK on 2/22!
---Alt-rockers, The Kooks, will tour the US this Winter, including three-out-of-nine total dates in our region...the Orpheum Theatre in Boston MA on 2/26...Terminal 5 in NYC on 2/28...and Rams Head Live! in Baltimore MD on 3/2!
---Cradle Of Filth have revealed that they’ll be going on a Spring 2019 jaunt across the US with three regional impacts...Paradise Rock Club in Boston MA on 4/1...The Paramount in Huntington NY on 4/2...and Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 4/6!
ONE TIME ONLY:
---Veteran prog-rockers, Crack The Sky have booked a one-off in Baltimore MD at the Baltimore Soundstage on 3/23!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Blue October adds Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 4/8!
---Tommy James & The Shondells add...The Luhrs Center in Shippensburg PA on 1/19...the Palace Theatre in Greensburg PA on 2/14...The Theatre @ Westbury in Westbury NY on 3/15...and Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield CT on 4/13!
---Rita Coolidge adds Niagara Falls NY on 7/12!
---Bobby Rush will play the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club in Bethesda MD on 11/25!
---Billy Joel adds MSG in NYC on 2/14!
---Clutch add Town Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 3/18...and Irving Plaza in NYC on 3/19!
---Coheed & Cambria add Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls NY on 2/27...and Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park NY on 2/28!
---YG adds Rebel in Toronto ON on 2/19...and The Palladium in Worcester MA on 2/22!
---Lake Street Dive add the Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD on 1/3/19.
---Teenage Fanclub adds the 930 Club in Washington DC on 3/16!
---Jonathan Edwards adds Infinity Hall Norfolk in Norfolk CT on 5/25!
---Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox adds Beacon Theatre in NYC on 2/21...and College Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 5/11!
---Shinedown adds Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 1/25!
---Mike Gordon of Phish adds solo dates at the 930 Club in Washington DC on 3/15...Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park NJ on 3/16...and Town Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 3/19!
---Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets adds the Beacon Theatre in NYC on 4/19!
---Foreigner add the Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 5/3...Count Basie Center in Red Bank NJ on 5/7...and Hanover Theatre in Worcester MA on 5/9!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---Ambrosia (3)
---Ana Popovic (3)
---Billy Joel (1)
---Bobby Rush (1)
---Blue October (1)
---Brian Fallon (2)
---Clutch (2)
---Coheed & Cambria (2)
---Crack The Sky (1)
---Cradle Of Filth/ Raven Black/ Wednesday 13 (3)
---Crystal Bowersox (2)
---Dead & Company (5)
---Dido (5)
---Donna The Buffalo (1)
---Dream Theatre (8)
---Easton Corbin (1)
---Foreigner (3)
---Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (6)
---Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (5)
---Jonathan Edwards (1)
---Keith Urban (1)
---KISS (9)
---Kurt Vile (6)
---Lake Street Dive (1)
---Los Lobos (1)
---Massive Attack (2)
---Mike Gordon (3)
---moe. (3)
---Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets (1)
---Pat Metheny (1)
---Playboi Carti (3)
---Ricky Nelson Remembered (6)
---Rita Coolidge (1)
---Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox (2)
---Secondhand Serenade (2)
---Shinedown (1)
---Shemekia Copeland (1)
---Snoop Dogg (1)
---Teenage Fanclub (1)
---Tesla (2)
---The Kooks (3)
---The Lox (2)
---The Rolling Stones (4)
---Third Eye Blind (2)
---Three Dog Night (3)
---Tommy James & The Shondells (4)
---Whitesnake (9)
---YG (2)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 111618:
---No rest for our local, national touring band, Driftwood, who fresh off a two night, year ending stand in Ithaca at The Haunt, have already booked a show in Norfolk CT at Infinity Hall on 1/4/19, plus they will play the three day Winter Wondergrass Festival in California at the end of March, followed by the four day Merlefest in Wilkesboro NC at the end of April! Expect to see more dates for January, February and March in the coming weeks.
---Johnson City Wildcat alumni, Zarni de Wet enjoyed one of the perks of working for a songwriting factory in Nashville Tennessee...she attended the Country Music Awards ceremony in the Music City in 11/14! She posted about the event on her facebook page, so check out her social media presence for more info at:
https://www.facebook.com/zarni.wet
---The Chenango Stage at the GrassRoots Xpress in Binghamton is a little bit out of the way from the bulk of the First Friday art and music events, but the owners of the venue have put together a worthy line-up of musicians for their “First Friday Folk Fest!” The three acts participating in the event include, Sean Robert Jones, Galen Clark and local folk supergroup, The Apalachin Annies ft. Devinne Meyers, Mary Tewksbury and Mallory Evans. Put it on your calendar for Friday 12/7!
---Manley’s in Johnson City, may be retired, but the bar has new life, under new management as Tap House 66! Their grand opening is set for 11/21 with music by Mojo Filter!
---Jazz fusion guitarist, Pat Metheny will start his Spring US tour in Homer NY at the Center For The Arts on 3/22...followed by regional stops at State Theatre in State College PA on 3/25...The Warehouse in Fairfield CT on 3/27...Musikfest Cafe in Bethlehem PA on 3/28...Academy of Music in Northampton MA on 3/29...Asbury Hall @ Babeville in Buffalo NY on 3/31...The Space at Westbury in Westbury NY on 4/4!
---Looking for something cool to do on 12/14? Try out the Everyone Orchestra show at the Westcott Theatre in Syracuse NY! The “band” features a veritable who’s-who of musical talent...members of The Grateful Dead, Gov’t Mule, Phish, The Allman Brothers Band, Furthur, Widespread Panic, Ratdog, Ween, String Cheese Incident, The Meters, Umphrey’s McGee, The Disco Biscuits, Big Gigantic, moe., Yonder Mountain String Band, Thievery Corporation, Trey Anastasio Band, Galatic, Soulive, Leftover Salmon, Turkuaz, The Revivalists, Twiddle, Dopapod, The New Mastersounds, The Punch Brothers, Dumpstaphunk, Lettuce, The Infamous Stringdusters, Railroad Earth, ALO, The Motet, etc. Whew. How do ya conduct that?
---The Gunpoets had to cancel their show at the Galaxy Brewing Company in Binghamton NY on 11/17 due to a scheduling conflict. Bass player, Michael Wu says that the band plans on rescheduling soon.
---If you enjoy my musings and listings here, then you might be interested to know that I will have some longer form articles and interviews appearing in the new Carousel magazine, starting with the December issue. So, how desperate are they, right?
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---The Rolling Stones have hinted that they may tour North America in 2019! If so, that will bring the band back to the US and Canada for the first time in three years. Stay tuned! [Note: since this writing the band has made it official! For dates and cities in our region see the Regional Concert Page on this site. Tickets will go on sale on 11/30!]
---Backstreet Boys, experiencing some 90's nostalgia have booked a massive stadium tour for 2019 that will bring familiarity to the Summer of 2019...Capital Arena in Washington DC on 7/12...Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 7/15...Air Canada (scotiabank) Arena in Toronto ON on 7/17...Boston Garden in Boston MA in 8/14...The B.C. in Brooklyn NY on 8/15...Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 8/17...HersheyPark Arena in Hershey PA on 8/18...PPG Arena in Pittsburgh PA on 9/14...and The Rock in Newark NJ on 9/15!
---Train and The Goo Goo Dolls have joined forces for a huge alt/pop Summer tour that will play our region more than a dozen times...SPAC in Saratoga Springs NY on 7/26...Bethel Woods in Bethel NY on 7/27...Meadowbrook Pavilion in Gilford NH on 7/28...Montage Mountain in Scranton PA on 8/1...CMAC (Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center) in Canandaigua NY on 8/2...Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh NY on 8/3...Musikfest in Bethlehem PA on 8/6...Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown PA on 8/7...Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD on 8/9...the Pavilion @ Wiggins Park in Camden NJ on 8/10...Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 8/11...the Arts Center in Holmdel NJ on 8/16...Great Woods in Mansfield MA on 8/17!
---Iron Maiden will team with The Raven Age for a mid-summer 2019 tour and the pair will impact our region starting in July, at...Jiffy Live in Bristow VA on 7/24...The B.C. in Brooklyn NY on 7/26...Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 7/30...Great Woods in Mansfield PA on 8/1...Meadows Music in Hartford CT on 8/3...Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 8/5...two nights on the Bud Stage in Toronto ON on 8/9 and 8/10...KB Center in Buffalo NY on 8/13...and PPG Arena in Pittsburgh PA on 8/17!
---Michael Buble is returning to the road in 2019 with a new album, “Love,” and plenty of shows set for our region, nine over all...Capital Arena in Washington DC on 2/19...MSG in NYC on 2/20...PPG Arena in Pittsburgh PA on 2/22...The Rock in Newark NJ on 2/23...Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 2/24...DCU Center in Worcester MA on 2/26...KB Center in Buffalo NY on 2/27...Air Canada Center in Toronto ON on 7/26...and Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 8/2!
---Sevendust and Tremonti will March thru our region with a joint tour starting in February...Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD on 2/10...The Paramount in Huntington NY on 2/13...House Of Blues in Boston MA on 2/14...The Strand in Providence RI on 2/15...Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 2/16...Toads Place in New Haven CT on 2/18...The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 2/19...and Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls NY on 2/20!
---Break out alternative star, Robert DeLong has booked six stops in our little corner of the world, for Winter 2019...Velvet Underground in Toronto ON on 2/10...Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY on 2/12...Lucky Strike Social @ Jupiter Hall in Albany NY on 2/14...The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 2/15...The Foundry at The Fillmore Philadelphia PA on 2/17...and the Union Stage in Washington DC on 2/19!
---Pop/ Dance star, Robyn, a superstar in Europe, is set to play North America and will stop in our zone about a half-dozen times...MSG in NYC on 3/8...Anthem in Washington DC on 3/9...House Of Blues in Boston MA on 3/11...Mtelus in Montreal QC on 3/13...and Rebel in Toronto ON on 3/14!
---Jake E. Lee, formerly with Ozzy Osbourne is taking his new band, Red Dragon Cartel, on a theater tour this Spring that is headed for a venue near us...The Rockpile in Toronto ON on 3/16...Crafthouse Stage in Pittsburgh PA on 3/18...Sellersville Theatre in Sellersville PA on 3/25...Iridium Jazz Club in NYC on 3/26...Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD on 3/27...Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck NJ on 3/29...89 North Music Venue in Patchogue NY on 3/30...Greasy Luck Brewpub in New Bedford MA on 3/31...and Blackthorn 51 in Elmhurst NY on 4/2.
---K.T. Tunstall is coming to America this Spring following the conclusion of her tour of Europe and the UK, including...Union Stage in Washington DC on 5/11...Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY on 5/12...Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto ON on 5/13...World Cafe Live in Philadelphia PA on 5/17...Bowery Ballroom in NYC on 5/18...and the tours final stop, at The Sinclair in Cambridge MA on 5/19!
---Railroad Earth is booking 2019 and it’s filling up fast with new dates in February...at The Egg in Albany NY on 2/14...The Wilbur in Boston MA on 2/15...The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY on 2/16...returning to our region on 3/22 & 3/23, for two nights, at the 930 Club in Washington DC! They’ve also added a show in December at...WinterWonderGrass fest in Stratton VT on 12/16!
---Folk punk star, Billy Bragg has planned a US 2019 tour with sets of three-night stands that begin this Spring, but don’t enter our region until Fall...with three nights at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on 9/26 thru 9/28...followed by another three night stand at The Sinclair in Cambridge MA from 10/3 thru 10/5!
---Chris Difford of Squeeze has booked a couple regional shows for 2019...Colony Cafe in Woodstock NY on 3/8...and Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park NJ on 3/10!
---Three regional, terrestrial show dates for The Yardbirds have leaked out ahead of their appearance on the Flower Power cruise...Flying Monkey Movie House in Plymouth NH on 3/15...Empire Center @ The Egg in Albany NY on 3/16...and City Winery in Washington DC on 3/29. I’m expecting more to be announced, but there’s very little info so far.
---Candlebox is booking for 2019 with new dates in...at The Wilbur in Boston MA on 4/17...Wellmont Theatre in Montclair NJ on 4/19...Hart Theatre in Albany NY on 4/25...and The Paramount in Huntington NY on Long Island on 4/26!
---Dropkick Murphys have already booked their St. Patricks Day tour for 2019 with regional shows booked for...Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie NY on 2/17...Rebel in Toronto ON on 2/18...Freedom Hall in Lancaster PA on 3/11...House Of Blues in Boston MA on 3/14 & 3/15...and the Tsongas Center in Lowell MA on 3/16...then back to the House Of Blues for St. Patricks Day on 3/17!
---Crystal Bowersox, of American Idol fame, is squeezing in a few terrestrial dates between cruises (with Melissa Etheridge and then afterwards to the Caribbean, Bermuda and New York) at...Musikfest Cafe in Bethlehem PA on 4/25...and Madison Theatre @ Molloy College in Rockville Centre NY on 4/27!
---Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root has booked solo dates for the rest of 2019 and on some of them he is calling the project by a new name that references his Rusted Roots heritage, but also indicates a new direction, Uprooted. See Glabicki at...Peterborough Town House in Peterborough NH on 11/24...StageOne in Fairfield CT on 11/25...Daryl's House in Pawling NY on 12/13...Infinity Hall in Norfolk CT on 12/14...Jergels Rhythm Grille in Pittsburgh PA on 12/30...and Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo NY on 12/31.
---The Little River Band will be playing a lot of dates in warmer climes this year, cruises, too...but they will play two regional dates...Lancaster PA at American Music Theatre on 1/19 with Ambrosia...and Hampton Beach Casino in Hampton Beach NH on 7/13!
---Alt/ rockers, Rookie Of The Year have announced some December shows in our region...The Smiling Moose in Pittsburgh PA on 12/5...Mohawk Place in Buffalo NY on 12/6...The Middle East Club in Cambridge MA on 12/11...and The Barbary in Philadelphia PA on 12/13!
---Blue October has added a Spring 2019 leg that has regional impact...Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 3/23...Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 4/17...Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 4/18...House Of Blues In Boston MA on 4/20...and 930 Club in Washington DC on 4/25!
---The Amity Affliction is going on a coheadlining package tour with Senses Fail and opening band, Belmont! See them in...Rams Head Live! In Baltimore MD on 1/18...Electric Factory in Philadelphia PA on 1/20...and the Theatre @ Times Square in NYC on 1/22!
---Taylor Dayne is booking shows in 2019 and will return to our region starting in January...Keswick Theatre (with Color Me Badd) in Glenside PA on 1/18...Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville CT on 3/22...The Bears Den @ Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls NY on 4/13...and Santander Center in Reading PA on 4/14!
---Corrosion Of Conformity will headline a Winter, modern metal package tour that will heat-up February at...The Gramercy in NYC on 2/13...Wolf’s Den at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville CT on 2/15...Brighton Music Hall in Boston MA on 2/16...Underground Arts in Philadelphia PA on 2/17...Ottobar in Baltimore MD on 2/18...Opera House Concert Venue in Toronto ON on 2/20...and Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh PA on 2/21! Also on the tour will be Mothership and Crowbar in NYC, Uncasville and Boston, then in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Toronto and Pittsburgh, it will be Mothership and The Obsessed. There may be a fourth band as well.
---Rapper YG has booked a Winter 2019 tour that will bring his show to two regional clubs...Terminal 5 in NYC on 2/13...and the Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia PA on 2/23!
---Four Year Strong will play an acoustic tour that will stretch thru our region at the end of January! See them at...The Foundry in Philadelphia PA on 1/24...Knitting Factory in Brooklyn NY on 1/25...House Of Independents in Asbury Park NJ on 1/26...and The Sinclair in Cambridge MA on 1/27!
---Laura Jane Grace, formerly known as Tom Gabe; lead singer of Against Me! is striking out as a solo artist, in addition to her duties with Against Me! See her solo shows at...Spirit in Pittsburgh PA on 4/11...Bowery Ballroom in NYC on 4/18...Underground Arts in Philadelphia PA on 4/19...and The Sinclair in Cambridge MA on 4/21!
---Young The Giant have booked a Winter tour, but for us, it may as well be a one-shot festival as it also includes lovelytheband and the Interrupters! That’s at the X-Finity Live! in Philadelphia PA on 1/26!
---Speaking of The Interrupters, the rising alt-pop band has booked a half-dozen dates following stints with Smashing Pumpkins and lovelytheband! They'll be in our region, twice, at...The House Of Blues in Boston MA on 3/14...The Stone Pony in Asbury Park NJ on 3/15...the Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 3/16...Irving Plaza in NYC on 3/17...Club Soda in Montreal QC on 3/20...Danforth Music Hall in Toronto ON on 3/22...Town Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 3/24...and Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh PA on 3/28!
---Tokyo Police Club has booked a Spring 2019 tour with regional dates at...The Sinclair in Cambridge MA on 3/8...The Ballroom at Outer Space in Hamden CT on 3/9...Warsaw in Brooklyn NYC on 3/12…DC9 in Washington DC on 3/15 & 3/16...and Town Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 3/23!
---The North Mississippi Allstars will spend the last weekend of 2018 in the Northeast...Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn NY on 12/28...Brighton Music Hall in Boston MA on 12/29...and Cohoes Music Hall in Cohoes NY in 12/30!
---Rhett Miller of the Old 97’s has undertaken a solo tour to promote his latest solo album, “The Messenger” which came out last month...Outer Space in Hamden CT on 12/12...Irving Plaza in NYC on 12/14...The Space @ Westbury in Westbury NY on 12/20...and a Spring date at City Winery in Washington DC on 2/22!
---Mike Gordon of Phish has announced a solo four-night stand at The Sinclair in Cambridge MA for March 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th!
---Gary Hoey has booked one, and so far only one, tour date for 2019 in our region...at the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley MA on 3/8!
ONE TIME ONLY:
---The Plimsouls have booked a show at the Colony Cafe in Woodstock NY on 12/13...I can’t believe this will be the only one, but so far it’s the only one listed anywhere!
---Corey Glover of Living Colour will play a one-shot at The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 12/1!
---Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle play a joint one-off at the Keswick Theatre, just outside of Philadelphia in the suburb of Glenside PA. Surely they’ll duet on “A Whole New World” at some point, right?
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Chicago is adding more 2019 tour dates for our area...HersheyTheatre in Hershey PA on 4/9...The Event Center @ The Sands in Bethlehem PA on 4/12...State Theatre in New Brunswick NJ on 4/15...and The Orpheum in Boston MA on 4/18!
---The Jayhawks add The Egg in Albany NY on 1/17...and The Warehouse in Fairfield CT on 1/20!
---Jonathan Edwards, the folk singer, not the psychic...adds Stage One in Fairfield CT on 4/7...Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton MA on 5/10...and Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 10/18!
---Glenn Hughes, of Deep Purple and Black Country Communion fame has added a show in Norwalk CT at the Wall Street Theatre on 4/24!
---Los Lobos adds the Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA on 3/29 with the BoDeans!
---Steep Canyon Rangers add...Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket CT on 2/16...and Proctors in Schenectady NY on 2/17!
---Denny Laine, formerly of The Moody Blues and Wings, adds...City Winery in NYC on 1/11...and the Hard Rock Cafe in Pittsburgh PA on 1/15!
---Max Weinberg's Jukebox adds...Rimsky Theatre at the Landmark in Port Washington DC on 11/16...Grunin Center in Tom's River NJ on 11/18...and Ardmore Music Hall in Ardmore PA on 12/6!
---KC & The Sunshine Band finaly add a show in our region, but at the far eastern fringe...the Twin River Casino Event Center in Lincoln RI on 2/15!
---The Monkees add Chevalier Theatre in Medford MA on 3/1...and Ovation Hall in Atlantic City NJ on 3/2!
---Joe Perry of Aerosmith, has cancelled all of his solo dates for the rest of the year following his recent hospitalization for shortness of breath, which caused him to collapse after a guest appearance at Billy Joels recent MSG show...hope he recovers soon!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT CALENDAR:
---Backstreet Boys (9)
---Billy Bragg (6)
---Blue October (5)
---Candlebox (4)
---Chicago (4)
---Chris Difford (2)
---Corey Glover (1)
---Corrosion Of Conformity (7)
---Crystal Bowersox (2)
---Denny Laine (2)
---Driftwood (8)
---Dropkick Murphys (7)
---Four Year Strong (4)
---Gary Hoey (1)
---Glenn Hughes (1)
---Iron Maiden/ The Raven Age (10)
---Joe Perry (-2)
---Jonathan Edwards (3)
---KC & The Sunshine Band (1)
---K.T. Tunstall (6)
---Laura Jane Grace (4)
---Little River Band (2)
---Los Lobos/ The BoDeans (1)
---Max Weinberg's Jukebox (3)
---Michael Buble (9)
---Michael Glabicki (6)
---Mike Gordon (4)
---North Mississippi Allstars (3)
---Pat Metheny (7)
---Peabo Bryson/ Regina Belle (1)
---Railroad Earth (5)
---Red Dragon Cartel (9)
---Rhett Miller (4)
---Robert DeLong (6)
---Robyn (5)
---Rookie Of The Year (4)
---Sevendust/ Tremonti (8)
---Steep Canyon Rangers (2)
---Taylor Dayne (4)
---The Amity Affliction/ Senses Fail/ Belmont (3)
---The Interrupters (8)
---The Jayhawks (2)
---The Monkees (2)
---The Plimsouls (1)
---The Yardbirds (3)
---Tokyo Police Club (6)
---Train/ Goo Goo Dolls (13)
---YG (2)
---Young The Giant/ lovelytheband/ The Interrupters (1)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 110918:
[Note: It’s been a crazy two months here at Radio2.0! Not only did my trusty laptop die on me, even though I had the fan replaced (it kept going into thermal mode anyway) so now I will have to have the motherboard replaced, which isn’t cheap! On top of that my wife fell off a ladder hanging holiday lights, broke a few bones and put a gash in her leg which got infected and put her back in the hospital just after Thanksgiving for several days. Because I helped nurse her back to health she took pity on me and got me a cheap tablet with keyboard attachment and since I kept notes on everything that I was hoping to write about I have spent some time transcribing them into text and doing my research on national shows coming to our area as well, so finally I have something to post, albeit a bit out of date. I’m hoping to catch up by the time my next regularly scheduled post is due, on 1/11/19! Meanwhile, here’s a long over due posting of my 110918 report, which is more than a month-and-a-half past due. It’s December 25th as I’m writing this, so Happy Saturnalia! ...and onward!]
---Congrats to Ken Wilson and Odd Man Out who, we think, just marked their 15th Anniversary! The reason we’re iffy on the whole thing is because even the band isn’t sure…but, they insist it’s been at least that long, so congrats…we think.
---Donna The Buffalo had a happy Halloween, receiving copies of their new album, “Dance In The Street” for distribution to the go-fund-me patrons and all those who pre-ordered it! Singer, Tara Nevin posted a video on facebook of the occasion! Here’s a link: https://www.facebook.com/donnathebuffalo/videos/1199743433484276/?t=3
---The annual “Taste Of Country Music” festival at Hunter Mountain in the Catskills at the ski resort in Hunter NY! The headliners have already been booked and include cross-over artists like Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban and Little Big Town.
---Citizens of Elmira NY are voted this week on whether or not the city should budget $25-thousand dollars to “enhance the Alive After 5 Concert Series.” It sounds like they’re proposing an amphitheatre in Wisner Park, but I have to read the proposal more thoroughly to be sure.
---The Sadies are coming to Syracuse NY on 12/14! They’ll play the Lost Horizon with The Lightkeepers warming-up. The show follows their three-night stand at the Union Pool in Brooklyn NY, from 12/11 thru 12/13! It’s also their last show before Valentine’s Day in South Burlington VT. So far, these are their only regional stops.
---Dennis DeYoung, former lead singer of Styx, has booked one night at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 4/27! The singer, who due to medical issues can’t tour as much as he’d like, has just one other regional date so far…at St. George Theatre in Staten Island NY on 4/26! So far he’s only booked seven shows for the first four months of 2019!
---Fleetwood Mac tribute band, Tusk has booked two nights at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe PA on Friday and Saturday night, 2/8 & 2/9!
---Congrats to Binghamton University alumni, Ingrid Michaelson, whose latest CD, “Ingrid Michaelson’s Songs For The Season,“ which debuted at #1 18 on Soundscan!
LOCAL-ISH:
---Elvis Costello & The Imposters have added a local-ish show in the Event Center at Turning Stone Casino in Verona NY, coming up next Wednesday on 11/7!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---The Stray Cats may be reuniting next year, but for the remainder of THIS year, Brian Setzer’s other band will be his main focus! The Brian Setzer Orchestra has mounted it’s “15th Annual Christmas Rocks Tour” which will slide into our region on Black Friday…Grand Theatre in Mashantucket CT on 11/23…Academy Of Music in Philadelphia PA on 11/24… Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank NJ on 11/25…The Theatre @ Westbury in Westbury NY
on 11/27…Bergen Center in Englewood NJ on 11/28…Anthem in Washington DC on 11/30! The tour itself was announced a few months ago, but now it is confirmed!
---Thursday has booked a late Winter/ Spring 2019 tour that is coming into our region for at least a handful of dates…two nights in Philadelphia at Underground Arts on 3/7 & 3/8…two more nights at Ottobar in Baltimore MD on 3/15 & 3/16…and St. Vitus in Brooklyn NY on 3/17!
---Former Pink Floyd drummer, Nick Mason is bringing his psychedelic-era Pink Floyd cover band, Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets to North America! Regional dates will begin in April 2019…Shea’s Center in Buffalo NY on 4/11…Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford CT on 4/12…Orpheum Theatre in Boston MA on 4/13…Place des Arts in Montreal QC on 4/15…Sony Centre in Toronto ON on 4/16…Beacon Theatre in NYC on 4/18…and DAR Constitution Hall in Washington DC on 4/22!
---The Robert Cray Band has announced a 2019 Canadian Spring tour that will bring them into the fringes of our regional area…Saint Catherines (near buffalo ny) on 3/14…Kingston ON (near watertown ny) on 3/15…and Oakville ON (near mississauga on, just outside of toronto on) on 3/16!
---Guster are opening up a Winter 2019 tour, and even though they’ve already toured our region extensively this year, there will be plenty of dates for us…Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park NY on 1/16…The Fillmore Philadelphia in Philadelphia PA on 1/17…House Of Blues in Boston MA on 1/19…Theatre Fairmount in Montreal QC on 1/21…Mod Club in Toronto ON on 1/22…Anthology in Rochester NY on 1/23…and two nights at the 930 Club in Washington DC on 1/25 & 1/26! [Note: ---On the heels of announcing their Winter dates, Guster has also announced Spring 2019 tour stops as well…The Strand in Providence RI on 3/14…The Music Hall in Portsmouth NH (both with Tall Heights warming-up) on 3/15…and NYC (at the Beacon Theatre with Nada Surf) on 3/16!]
---UK alternative band, The Kooks have announced 2019 tour dates…Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park NY on 2/25…Orpheum Theatre in Boston MA on 2/26…Terminal 5 in NYC on 2/28…and Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD on 3/2!
---Chicago has announced a 13-date tour for 2019, but ten of the shows will be part of their Las Vegas residency…of the other three, only one will be for our region…at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston MA on 4/18!
---UK alternative band, You Me At Six has confirmed a Winter 2019 US tour which includes…Brighton Music Hall in Boston MA on 2/21…The Gramercy in NYC on 2/22…Underground Arts in Philadelphia PA on 2/23…930 Club in Washington DC on 2/24…and the Opera House Concert Venue in Toronto ON on 2/26!
---Peter Murphy, formerly of Bauhaus has booked a nine-date Winter 2019 tour, but we will only get to see him twice in the northeast…at the Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 2/11…and at Terminal 5 in NYC on 2/14!
---It’s nearly Winter, the season of package tours by up-and-coming bands. August Burns Red will headline such a show, with Miss May I and Fit For A King, that is set to wrap up in our region, with five shows at…Wally’s Pub in Hampton Beach NH on 2/25…Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park NY on 2/27...Town Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 2/28…The Webster Theatre in Hartford CT on 3/1…and The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 3/2!
---Between The Buried And Me are headlining their own Winter 2019 package tour with Tesseract and Astronoid, and it will play our region in February, at…The Queen in Wilmington DE on 2/12…the Chameleon Club in Lancaster PA on 2/13…Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park NJ on 2/14…Wally’s Pub in Hampton Beach NH on 2/16…and Anthology in Rochester NY on 2/17!
---Hip Hop star, Lil Uzi Vert has finally posted an official announcement for December tour dates, but there’s only two and the show in Albany NY isn’t on it. The two seemingly legit dates are 12/6 at the Live Club @ Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale NY…and Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 12/8, which is the same date as the Albany NY show, which by the way isn’t even on the events list for the Knickerbocker (times union center), so consider it cancelled.
---Philadelphia band, The War On Drugs has a novel idea, they are conducting a tour of their home town, by playing some of the theatre sized venues that helped them break out on a national level…Johnny Brenda’s on 12/19…Union Transfer on 12/20…and Tower Theatre in Upper Darby (just outside of town) PA on 12/21!
---Houndmouth have confirmed their 2019 Winter tour and it will play our region at least a handful of times…College Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 2/16…Pearl Street in Northampton MA on 2/17…Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn NY on 2/19…Paradise Rock Club in Boston MA on 2/20…and Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 2/21!
---80’s rockers, China Crisis have finally, officially announced a modest tour, that initially appeared to be a one-shot…and so far, it’s entirely within our region…NYC on 12/3…Toronto ON on 12/4…two nights in Pawling NY at Daryl’s House on 12/6 & 12/7…Roslyn NY (long island) on 12/8…and Asbury Park NJ on 12/9!
---Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem has booked a three-night solo residency at Crossroads in Garwood NJ on 12/13, 12/14 and 12/15! Please make a note of it.
---The Subdudes are lining-up their 2019 itinerary and so far it will bring them to three regional stops…South Orange NJ on 3/7…Port Washington NY on 3/8…and Keene NH on 3/9!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---It’s too bad this is just a one-off, Lou Gramm of Foreigner and what’s left of Asia (Geoff Downes and Carl Palmer are original members still in the band, Billy Sherwood and Sam Coulson replace the late John Wetton and Steve Howe who is touring with his other band, Yes) at Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood NJ on 1/26! Please, somebody make this line-up a multi-city tour!
---Cyndi Lauper has planned a holiday show at the Beacon Theatre in NYC on 12/8, with a few of her friends…Bebe Rexha, Charlie Musselwhite, A$AP Rocky and Amanda Palmer!
---There’s a hip-hop one-off set to happen at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn NY on 11/11 featuring…Diamond D, Marco Polo, Large Professor, Masta Ace, Sadat X/ El Da Sensei and Angela Johnson! Just sayin’…
---Punk rockers, Anti-Flag, after taking a break for the holidays following their world tour, have booked what is, for now, a one-off in Lancaster PA at the Lizard Lounge in the Chameleon Club on 1/18!
---Here’s a very cool R&B one-shot featuring The Stylistics, Heatwave, Bloodstone and the Delfonics…at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington DC on Valentine’s day, 2/14!
---Monster Magnet books a one-timer at the House of Independents in Asbury Park NJ on 12/30!
---Ben Folds has scheduled a one-shot at Rough Trade in Brooklyn NY on 11/24!
---Hip hop star, Joe Budden confirms a one-off at Town Hall in NYC on 12/19!
---Saving Abel and Tantric will play a one-and-done show in Clifton NJ at Dingbatz!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Alabama adds Blue Cross Arena in Rochester NY on 2/1/19!
---Crash Test Dummies add Jergels Rhythm Grill in Pittsburgh PA on 1/19!
---Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox adds Pittsburgh PA on 5/8!
---Christopher Cross adds The Event Center @ The Sands in Bethlehem PA on 3/15! So he’s up to two tour dates in our region now (four overall).
---Kurt Vile has added three new regional dates…House Of Blues in Boston MA on 11/24…and two nights at the 930 Club in Washington DC on 11/30 & 12/1!
---EDM stars, gnash add U Street Music Hall in Washington DC on 1/19!
---Rainbow Kitten Surprise adds two dates at the 930 Club in Washington DC on 1/28 & 1/29!
---Night Ranger adds Palace Theatre in Greensburg PA on 12/21…and The Cabot in Beverly MA on 12/22!
---America adds Reading PA on 12/7…Uncasville CT on 12/8…and Salisbury MA on 3/14!
---Fleetwood Mac has added second nights in NYC, Toronto, Philadelphia and Boston, but these new shows are weeks, sometimes months apart! Be careful when planning!
---Kesha adds Atlantic City NJ on 11/16…and Uncasville CT on 12/31!
---3OH!3 adds Irving Plaza in NYC on 11/27!
---Matisyahu adds Brooklyn Steel in NYC on 12/6!
---Led Zeppelin tribute band, Kashmir adds Irwin PA on 4/26…and Torrington CT on 6/29!
---Herman’s Hermits ft. Peter Noone add…Williamsport PA on 12/14…Lancaster PA on 5/5…Harrington DE on 5/11…Derry NH on 5/12…and Greensburg PA on 6/22!
---Blood Sweat & Tears add Huntington NY on 12/12…and Derry NH on 12/13!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---3OH!3 (1)
---Alabama (1)
---America (3)
---Anti-Flag (1)
---August Burns Red/ Miss May I/ Fit For A King (5)
---Ben Folds (1)
---Between The Buried And Me/ Tesseract/ Andronoid (5)
---Blood Sweat & Tears (2)
---Brian Fallon (3)
---Brian Setzer Orchestra (6)
---Chicago (1)
---China Crisis (6)
---Christopher Cross (1)
---Crash Test Dummies (1)
---Cyndi Lauper & Friends (1)
---Dennis DeYoung (2)
---Diamond D/ Marco Polo/ Large Professor/ Masta Ace/ Sadat X/ El da Sensei/ Angela Johnson (1)
---Elvis Costello & The Imposters (1)
---Fleetwood Mac (4)
---gnash/ Mallrat (1)
---Guster (11)
---Herman’s Hermits ft. Peter Noone (5)
---Houndmouth (5)
---Joe Budden (1)
---Kashmir (2)
---Kesha (2)
---Kurt Vile (3)
---Lil Uzi Vert (2)
---Lou Gramm (1)
---Matisyahu (1)
---Monster Magnet (1)
---Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets (7)
---Night Ranger (2)
---Peter Murphy (2)
---Rainbow Kitten Surprise (2)
---Robert Cray Band (3)
---Saving Abel/ Tantric (1)
---Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox (1)
---Stylistics/ Heatwave/ Bloodstone/ Delfonics (1)
---The Kooks (4)
---The Sadies (4)
---The Subdudes (3)
---The War On Drugs (6)
---Thursday (5)
---Tusk (2)
---You Me At Six (5)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 110218:
---Zarni de
Wet is coming home for the holidays!
…okay, well Thanksgiving at least!
The former Johnson City Wildcat, more recently a citizen of
---Is Benny
Fiacco of FC3, Frostbit Blue and the Gravelding Brothers Band
bringing back one of his old bands?
Giant Steps is booked for
Number 5 on 11/10…and at the
Sideshow Lounge at Tioga
Downs Casino in
---Local band, Aftermath is looking for a new singer, according to their latest facebook post: “Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to our singer Mike Lee. He is relocating to the Buffalo area for work and will no longer be able to move forward with us as we work to get bring music to the local 607 scene. We'd like to thank him for his genuine enthusiasm while he has been working with us. The vocalist search continues.....” Good luck in Buffalo Mike!
---Here’s extra incentive for you to show up at Shelter Slam, next weekend on 11/10 at Endwell Greens…DramaScream will video record their set to turn into a music video! Wanna cheer the band on? Wanna be featured in the video (after the band, of course?)
---Not only are Jimmi James & the Family Jewels back, they have a facebook page! If you didn’t get an invitation, you can find them here: https://www.facebook.com/jjatfj/?modal=admin_todo_tour¬if_id=1540434007735704¬if_t=page_invite
---Breakout alternative band, WALK THE MOON (yes, they spell their name in all caps.) have announced the rest of the tour dates on their 2019 Winter tour, which now includes State Theatre in Ithaca NY on 1/28! Other regional dates that fill out the bands touring itinerary include…Center For The Arts @ UB in Buffalo NY on 1/26…Corona Theatre in Montreal QC on 1/29…and The Strand in Providence RI on 2/1!
---The
Indigo Girls will bring their 2019 tour to the
State Theatre in
---Ellis Paul already has much of 2019 booked already, it seems…he just confirmed a date for Six On The Square in Oxford NY (the original Night Eagle, remember them?) on 9/28! Now that’s advance booking!
---Dates for the 2019 Grassroots Festival are already circulating on the internet…according to the list of Donna The Buffalo concert dates on the bandsintown.com website next years four day festival will be the weekend of Thursday July 18th thru Sunday July 21st!
LOCAL-ISH:
---Led Zeppelin tribute band, Zoso, have announced a spat of Fall 2018, as well as Winter & Spring 2019 shows that will bring them back into our generous local-ish region as they’ll play Montage Mountain in Scranton PA on 11/10 (remember they’re already booked for Lando’s in Corning NY on 11/9)…then, two nights in Pawling NY at Daryl’s House on 11/30 & 12/1…World Café Live in Philadelphia PA on 2/28…Asbury Lanes at Asbury Park NJ on 3/1…Niagara Falls NY on 3/9…and finally a night in suburban Washington DC at State Theatre in Falls Church VA on 3/30! Y’know what we need, especially in the year that Led Zeppelin celebrates their 50th anniversary, right? A battle of all the tribute bands! Am I right?
---Blue
October is launching an acoustic holiday tour that is coming to
---Finally, one of the hottest nu-metal groups,
Ghost, finally has a local-ish
date for our us! The band
will be playing the
---Railroad Earth has booked two nights at the Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg PA for Thanksgiving weekend! Those are the only remaining east coast dates for the band for 2018!
---The nationally touring
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Pop star, Ariana Grande has finally announced her “Sweetener” tour and it will be a springtime affair for our region, and will play as close as…the tour will begin at The Knickerbocker (times union center) in Albany NY on 3/18…the Boston Garden in Boston MA on 3/20…KB Center in Buffalo NY on 3/22…Capital Arena in Washington DC on 3/25…Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 3/26…Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 3/30…Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 4/1…Air Canada Center in Toronto ON on 4/7…PPG Arena in Pittsburgh PA on 6/12…The B.C. in Brooklyn NY on 6/14…and wraps up at MSG in NYC on 6/18!
---Kiss have announced their farewell tour dates, (officially it’s being called the “End Of The Road” tour.) and there well be plenty of regional shows to please their local fans…Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 3/19…Air Canada Centre in Toronto ON on 3/20…Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale NY on 3/22…Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CTD on 3/23…The Boston (TD) Garden in Boston MA on 3/26…MSG in NYC on 3/27…the Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 3/29…and the PPG Arena in Pittsburgh PA on 3/30!
---Another wave of shows from
The Wood Brothers have been released…this a last minute
announcement, which some promoters do to ensure local fans get tickets
first before opening up sales to national fans and ‘bots!
New dates include one that has already happened this week,
although we did post it on our website on Monday…The
Space @ Westbury in Westbury NY on 11/1…Colonial
Theatre in Keene NH on 11/2…Music
Hall in Portsmouth NH on 11/3…Musikfest
Café in Bethlehem PA on 11/4…and the
Mayo Center in Morristown NJ
on 11/6! Remember, the band
will be coming into our local area next week to play the
State Theatre in
---The Todd La Torre version of Queensryche has announced not only a new album this week, (“The Verdict” due 3/1/19) but a new tour as well which will impact our region in Spring 2019…Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 3/7…Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 3/8…Irving Plaza in NYC on 3/9…and The Palladium in Worcester MA on 3/10!
---A$AP Rocky has booked an extensive Winter 2019 tour with no shortage of dates…Coliseum Arena in Toronto ON on 1/11…Place Bell in Laval QC on 1/13…Liacouris Center in Philadelphia PA on 1/15…Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 1/18…and Anthem in Washington DC on 1/20!
---Former Husker Du frontman, Bob Mould has announced a Winter time tour that will start on Valentine’s Day (2/14) at the 930 Club in Washington DC, then…Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 2/15…Paradise Rock Club in Boston MA on 2/16…Phoenix Theatre in Toronto ON on 2/18…Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh PA on 2/19…and Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn NY on 2/21!
---Rising R&B star, Ella Mai is breaking out with her own headlining tour…two nights at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn NY on 3/11 & 3/12…The Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 3/15…and Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 3/16!
---Bryan Adams will go on a tour of Canada in January 2019 with dates that skirt our region, so if you have a passport or an enhanced drivers license check him out in…Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 1/26…K-Rock Centre in Kingston ON on 1/27…and Meridian Centre in St. Catherines ON on 2/1!
---Edwin
McCain has posted a few dates for the remainder of 2018…
---Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced a Canadian leg to their Farewell Tour for Spring 2019…but so far, there’s just one date that’s anywhere near our region…Bud Gardens in London ON on 3/5! Randy Bachman will open.
---Seems like everyone is booking New Years Eve 2018! Oteil Burbridge, formerly of the Allman Brothers Band has just announced two nights at Brooklyn Bowl on 12/30 & 12/31! Now THAT should be a party!
---I See Stars will mount their own small headlining tour in December, but our of the four dates announced so far, only two enter our region…at Jammin’ Java in Vienna VA (suburban washington dc) on 12/13…and Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh PA on 12/14!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---Cam’ron will play a one-shot at the Apollo Theatre in NYC on 11/23 with special guests Jim Jones, Freekey Zekey and Juelz Santana!
---I would bet that there will be more, but for now
Marshall Crenshaw has booked
a one-off with the Bottle Rockets
at Daryl’s House in
---Dance your way into 2019 with
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie at the
Electric Factory in
---Jody Watley books a one-timer for the Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA on 3/9/19!
---Alt-pop band Vertical Horizon has booked a one-off at the Diamond Horseshoe at Times Square in NYC on 1/17!
---Stephen Malkmus, of Pavement, will play a one-timer at Brooklyn Steel in NYC on 1/25!
---80’s flash-in-the-pan,
Christopher Cross books a one-shot on 3/4 at
City Winery in
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Gwar
add the Sherman Theatre in
Stroudsburg PA on 11/6…and The
Palladium in
---The touring version of Humble Pie adds Stroudsburg PA on 11/10!
---The
---Justin
Timberlake adds the KB Center
in
---Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials add 9 Wallis in Beverly MA on 11/16!
---Weezer
add the Metropolitan Opera House
in
---Howie Day adds Sellersville Theatre in Sellersville PA on 3/13!
---Juice
WRLD adds Echostage in
---NRBQ
adds
---Willie
Nile adds The Hamilton Live
in
---Silverstein
adds Webster Underground in
---Folk singer,
Jonathan Edwards adds
The River Club in
---Scott
Bradley’s Postmodern Jukebox adds
---Procol
Harum adds City Winery in
---Vertical
Horizon expands their one-date tour into two adding the
City Winery in
---Stephen
Marley adds the
---There’s just one Lynyrd Skynyrd date in 2019’s Canadian tour that is anywhere near our region…Bud Gardens in London ON on 3/5!
---OK Go
add
---Mary
Chapin Carpenter adds
---John
Sebastian adds City Winery
in
---Kesha
will play a “Countdown To Vote” at the
Delta Club in
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie (1)
---Ariana Grande (11)
---A$AP Rocky (5)
---Bob Mould (6)
---Breaking Benjamin (1)
---Bryan Adams (3)
---Cam’ron/ Juelz Santana/ Jim Jones/ Freeky Zekey (1)
---Christopher Cross (1)
---Edwin McCain (3)
---Ella Mai (4)
---Ghost (1)
---Gwar (2)
---Howie Day (1)
---Humble Pie (1)
---I See Stars (2)
---Indigo Girls (5)
---Jody Watley (1)
---John Sebastian (1)
---Jonathan Edwards (1)
---Juice WRLD (1)
---Justin Timberlake (2)
---Kesha (1)
---Kiss (8)
---Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials (1)
---Lynyrd Skynyrd (1)
---Marshall Crenshaw (1)
---Mary Chapin Carpenter (1)
---NRBQ (2)
---OK Go (1)
---Oteil Burbridge (2)
---Procol Harum (1)
---Queensryche (4)
---Railroad Earth (2)
---Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox (3)
---Silverstein/
---Stephen Malkmus (1)
---Stephen Marley (1)
---The Wood Brothers (5)
---Vertical Horizon (2)
---Weezer/
---Willie Nile (1)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new
dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 102618:
---The website www.loudersound.com has recognized the genius that is our local guitar god, Randy McStine! In reviewing the video for McStine’s latest band, InContinuum, “Scavengers,” he is credited as being part of a star-studded line-up! The song is from the bands debut album, “Acceleration Theory!” See the video and hear the music for yourself, just click on the link: https://www.loudersound.com/news/in-continuum-release-star-studded-new-video-for-scavengers?fbclid=IwAR3qJYuHWz0gcO_foP_DEm8cM2LuGAD31BDDrzSQ1kfHlMN9EG5Tj-FeMZE
---Maine-Endwell native,
Taina Asili released a ten minute mini-documentary last month on the
resiliency of
---Back in September I noticed that local band, Yard Party posted on their facebook page that they contributed vocals to a Thrice track called “The Dark,” from their latest album, “Palms” which came our on 9/14. I sent them a query on Messenger asking how that whole process occurred and finally this week, they noticed! Guitarist Dave Oliveri wrote: “Hey Dave! It's Dave. Sorry this is the first time I've seen your message! Ryan (guitarist/ vocalist Ryan Roosa) and I got on the Thrice track through a submission form they had on their website. We had to record two videos of ourselves singing the lyrics for the group vocal line at the end of the song while listening to a backing track with headphones. We then submitted the videos. It was an experience to be included on the track!” …That does sound pretty cool. Thanks for finally clarifying!
---One of the owners of The Brackney Inn, Greg, took to facebook on October 20th, the first anniversary of the fire at the iconic venue that destroyed the upper floor of the building and gave a long, detailed explanation of everything that’s been happened over the last year concerning the rebuild, the second fire and the new effort to rebuild. The entire post has been copied and pasted at the very end of this weeks report, so just scroll down to read the whole thing. The good news is that The Brackney is expected to reopen around Thanksgiving, at least the bar, with the kitchen to follow as soon as it’s ready. Good news indeed! We will keep you posted with specific dates as soon as anything is confirmed.
---Congrats to
The Blind Spots who are
celebrating not only their 10th anniversary as a band, but
also having an album release party this weekend!
The big night will unfold on Saturday, 10/27 @ 8p at the
Hangar Theatre in
---Abbamania
coming to the Event Center @
Tioga Downs in
---Alex
Creamer has posted a video for her new original song, “I Don’t Know.”
Here’s a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjqhmeEiDoY
---Last Call posted video of last weekend’s show at Toppers in West Corners as they played “Runnin’ On Empty.” Pretty cool. Here’s a link if you missed it:
---Festival fans know all of the area’s big one’s…Spiedie Festival, GrassRoots Festival…Peach Festival…but another great weekend is in the western part of the state, in Sherman NY, The Great Blue Heron Music Festival! check this one out if you haven’t already. They just announced their 2019 dates for July 5th thru the 7th! Here’s a link to their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theheron/photos/
---Review: “Find
Yourself>Caterpillar” by
Mike Davis & The Laughing Buddha Episodes—acoustic passages and
firey funk, tenderness and bombast.
That’s a thumbnail summary of the debut album by the
All-in-all a satisfying debut for a local star whose audience grows month-by-month. This is a great way to find out what Mike Davis & The Laughing Buddha Episodes are all about.
LOCAL-ISH:
---Steep Canyon Rangers have booked a Winter 2019 leg, but apparently with big draws they had in 2018, Steve Martin and Martin Shorts, only appearing on select dates, and just two dates for our region, where the band toured pretty heavily this summer…The Hamilton Live in Washington DC will not include Martin & Short, on 1/25…but the show Mohegan Sun @ Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre PA on 2/15 will!
---Could
Steven Adler, of Guns N’ Roses be bringing his solo tour further
east? With dates in
---Regional jam band
moe. has just booked two
year-end shows in
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Jeff Lynne’s ELO is headed back on the road for Summer 2019…with a total of 20-dates planned across the US, but only five in our general region…Capital Arena in Washington DC on 7/11…Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 7/13…The Rock in Newark NJ on 7/16…Air Canada Centre in Toronto ON on 7/18…and PPG Arena in Pittsburgh PA on 8/1!
---Pop superstar, Mariah Carey has announced a national tour in support of her new album, “Caution” coming out next month! The tour will be a Winter/ Spring 2019 event with plenty of regional stops…Benedum Center in Pittsburgh PA on 3/18…Sony Centre in Toronto ON on 3/20…Shea’s in Buffalo NY on 3/23…Radio City Music Hall in NYC on 3/25…Boch Center @ Wang Theatre in Boston MA on 3/28…Hard Rock Live @ Etess Arena in Atlantic City NJ on 3/30…Theatre @ National Harbor in Oxon Hill MD on 3/31…Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia PA on 4/3…Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford CT on 4/5…and the Events Center @ The Sands in Bethlehem PA on 4/6!
---Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, will trek across the US in Summer 2019 with an ambitious 26-date tour and eight regional stops…the Grand Theatre at Foxwoods in Mashantucket CT on 8/16…Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia PA on 8/17…Filene Center @ the Wolf Trap in Vienna VA on 8/18…two nights at the Beacon Theatre in NYC on 8/20 & 8/21…Blue Hills Pavilion in Boston MA on 8/23…Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in Montreal QC on 8/24…and Sony Centre in Toronto ON on 8/25!
---Behemoth has announced an impromptu tour with dates in our region set for…The Fillmore Philadelphia in Philadelphia PA on 10/30…House Of Blues In Boston MA on 11/1…Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 11/2…the Theatre @ Times Square in NYC on 11/3…Mtelus in Montreal QC on 11/4…and The Danforth in Toronto ON on 11/6! At The Gates and Wolves In The Throne Room will open the shows.
---Rising UK pop singer, Ella Mai has announced her debut headlining tour and she’ll be coming next Spring to…The Danforth in Toronto ON on 3/6…Club Soda in Montreal QC on 3/7…The Royale in Boston MA on 3/9…Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn NY on 3/11…Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia PA on 3/13…and Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 3/16!
---Bob Dylan will play a seven-night residency at the Beacon Theatre in NYC beginning on “Black Friday” 11/23 thru 11/24, then 11/26 thru 11/27 and 11/29 thru 12/1!
---Speaking of cool residencies…Phish have booked Madison
Square Garden for a funky four night year-end residency on the last
four nights of 2018…12/28 thru 12/31!
Party on
---Disturbed have announced a tour to support their new album, “Evolution,” which was released just last week…and to make the tour even sweeter, Three Days Grace will open up! See the tour at…Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 2/18…PPG Arena in Pittsburgh PA on 2/20…Capitol Arena in Washington DC on 2/21…Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 2/23…Madison Square Garden in NYC on 2/25…DCU Center in Worcester MA on 2/27…Place Bell in Montreal QC on 3/1…KB Center in Buffalo NY on 3/2…and Air Canada Center in Toronto ON on 3/4!
---Weezer and The Pixies have teamed-up for another major tour leg set for Spring 2019! Regional dates include…Bell Centre in Montreal QC on 3/13…The Knickerbocker in Albany NY on 3/14…the Grand Theatre @ Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket CT on 3/16…Royal Arena in Baltimore MD on 3/17!
---Iggy
Azalea’s
---Switchfoot has planned a massive 23-date tour of the US, but it only stops three times in our area…the Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 2/19…the Wellmont Center in Montclair NJ on 2/22…and The Paramount in Huntington NY on 2/23!
---Umphrey’s McGee has added a Winter 2019 leg to their current tour, which includes a run of holiday shows and a cruise as well as…College Street Music Hall in New Haven CT on 1/31…Palace Theatre in Albany NY on 2/1…followed by a two-week break and then a three-night residency at Brooklyn Steel in NYC on 2/14, 2/15 & 2/16!
---The 1975 have announced a world tour that emphasizes the “world” and not so much of the “local.” Only four dates for us, so far, however there is a big gap between Washington & Boston, so cross your fingers…Anthem in Washington DC on 5/21…Agganis Arena in Boston MA on 5/30…Darien Lake Amphitheatre in Darien Center NY on 6/2…and the Bud Stage in Toronto ON on 6/3!
---Simon Cowell’s (of American Idol fame) latest
project, the boy band Pretty Much
have announced a tour following the successful roll out of their debut
recording, “Pretty
Much an EP,” with a
modest tour of the US! See
them in…Theatre of Living Arts
in
---Suzanne
Vega (of “Luka”
and “Tom’s
Dinner”
---Dave Davies, guitar player for the Kinks (…and not to be confused with his brother, lead singer Ray Davies) has booked solo Spring 2019 tour dates…so you can catch him (…and you might as well, since no one knows if The Kinks will ever tour again…) at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood NJ on 4/9…Tupelo Music Hall in Derry NH on 4/10…The Concert Call at NYSEC in NYC on 4/12…Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank NJ on 4/13…and The Space @ Westbury in Westbury NY on 4/14!
---Alternative singer, Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness (also from Jacks Mannequin) has added onto his fall tour with a new date today (10/26) at Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg PA…tomorrow (on 10/27) at The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY…and also announced the rest of his Winter/ Spring 2019 tour including new shows in…at The Paramount in Huntington NY on 2/17…Clifton Park NY at Upstate Concert Hall on 2/23…and Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 2/24!
---Denny Laine, a living legend in British invasion music from the 60’s, when he was an original member of The Moody Blues…and from the 70’s when he was a member of Paul McCartney’s Wings…has announced his full touring schedule for Winter 2019, adding onto a sole leaked date (1/12) at Newton Theatre in Newton NJ last week…City Winery in Boston on 1/9…Hepburn Center in Old Saybrook CT on 1/10…City Winery in Washington DC on 1/13…and Sportsmen’s Tavern in Buffalo NY on 1/16!
---Natalie Merchant, former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs is coming into our area at least three times next Spring…Troy Music Hall of Troy NY on 3/15…The Wilbur in Boston MA on 3/19…and Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood NJ on 3/23!
---One of the hardest working bands in the land, the Tedeschi Trucks Band has booked a buncha regional dates, eight in total…three nights in Boston MA at the Orpheum Theatre on 11/29, 11/30 and 12/1…then four nights in Washington DC at the Warner Theatre on 2/15, 2/16, 2/22 and 2/23….and in between a show at the Hershey Theatre in Hershey PA on 2/17! Whew!
---Playboi Carti has booked two dates in our region for next month as part of a larger Fall/Winter mini-tour…Main Street Armory in Rochester NY on 11/28…and the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair NJ on 11/30!
---Nelson (also known as “Ricky Nelson Remembered,” “The Nelsons” and “Matt & Gunnar Nelson”) returns this Fall and Winter with new regional dates booked at …Bridge Street Live in Collinsville CT on 11/30…Del Lago Casino in Waterloo NY on 12/1…Pig Pen Fun Bar in Allentown PA on 12/2…St. George Theatre in Staten Island NY on 3/3…and Queensborough Center in Bayside NY on 3/24!
---Escape The Fate has book a couple of shows in our region for December…one in Easton PA at One Centre Square on 12/14…and the other in NYC at Le Poisson Rouge on 12/15!
---Singer/ rapper, Everlast, who not only had some major solo hits on “Whitey Ford Sings The Blues” but also as a member of hip hop band, House Of Pain (of course you remember “Jump Around” from back in the 90’s, right?) has booked a small tour to support his latest album, but only two regional stops so far…Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park NY on 11/9…and The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY on 11/10!
---Wilco
has announced a three day/ night residency at
MassMoca in
---NRBQ
has added three year-end dates in our region…Ottobar
in
---Danity Kane have revealed that the recent posting of a one-shot was actually a leaked date from an as-yet-unannounced, and modest tour…eight dates total and two more for our region…The Howard Live in Washington DC on 11/8…the previously leaked show at The World Café Live @ The Queen in Wilmington DE on 11/9…and The Wilbur in Boston Ma on 11/11!
---Metric have announced a 19-date tour that starts in our region and pretty much stays away…only two shows for us…The Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 2/15…and Kings Theatre in Brooklyn NY on 2/18!
---80’s punk rocker turned crooner, Joe Jackson has booked a Winter 2019 tour that includes regional stops in…Collingswood NJ at the Scottish Rite Auditorium on 2/12…and two nights at the Town Hall in NYC on 2/15 & 2/16!
---Matt Nathanson has announced a series of Winter/ Spring 2019 dates that include some regional stops…Paradise Rock Club in Boston MA on 2/18 & 2/23…and Higher Ground in South Burlington VT on 2/28!
---Soulfly will take a Winter-time trek across North America with four regional impacts…Dingbatz in Clifton NJ on 2/8…Brighton Music Hall in Boston MA on 2/10…The Gramercy in NYC on 2/11…and the Mod Club in Toronto ON on 2/12!
---Marc Anthony has booked a Winter 2019 leg for his latest tour and will be coming into our region three times as a result…at “The Rock” in Newark NJ on 2/16…Capital Arena in Washington DC on 2/22…and the Live Club @ Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY on 2/23!
---Melissa Etheridge has also announced a mini-tour, of which we get two dates our of the seven total so far…The Cabot in Beverly MA on 11/24…and State Theatre in New Brunswick NJ on 11/30!
---Rickie Lee Jones has booked a tiny four-date tour that will bring her to both coasts twice, so the two shows for us are…at the Diamond Horseshoe in NYC on 2/21…and The Cabot in Beverly MA on 2/23!
---Albert Lee has announced two show for Winter 2019, but they’re both within a reasonable driving distance…Daryl’s House in Pawling NY on 1/3…Sellersville Theatre in Sellersville PA on 1/10!
---Toni Braxton has booked a micro-tour, seven dates in four weeks with two area stops…Onon Hill MD at the Theatre @ National Harbor on 2/1…and The Borgata, in Atlantic City NJ on 2/9!
---Fucked Up has announced a modest 12-date tour, but just three dates will fall into our region…two in Brooklyn at the Market Hotel on 11/7 & 11/8…and another in Washington DC at the Rock And Roll Hotel on 11/10!
---Biz Markie has announced a modest six-date tour, spread out over three months…two regional dates find the rapper in Wilmington DE on 11/8…and Silver Spring MD on 1/5!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---James
Taylor & Bonnie Raitt have booked a joint show at the
---There are a couple of cool hip-hop one-off’s to
let you know about. One is
tonight (10/26) in
---Edie
Brickell & the New Bohemians will play a one-shot show at
The Chance in
---Jill
Sobule will play a one-timer at
Club Cafe in
---DJ Jazzy
Jeff will spin a one-off at
The Queen in
---Poco
and Jim Messina will play a
one-shot-show at the Scottish
Rite Auditorum in
---After she’s done with the Lantern tour, Emmylou Harris gets back to folk playing a one-and-done style show with Phil Maderia and Will Kimbrough at the Hamilton Live in Washington DC on 12/2!
---Gary
Wright has booked a one-off at
Stanhope House in
---Ja Rule will play a one-shot at the Diamond Horseshoe in NYC on 11/24!
---Charlie Puth will play a one-and-done show at the Beacon Theatre in NYC on 12/13!
---Marky Ramone plays a one-off at The Gramercy in NYC on 12/21!
---90’s alt band,
Candlebox have booked a
one-shot at The Paramount in
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Kantner and Balin are gone, but
Jefferson Starship rocks on…adding
---John
Sebastian (former lead singer of Lovin’ Spoonful) adds the
City Winery in
---Collective
Soul seems to have moved its 10/18 show at
---LeAnn
Rimes adds Newton Theatre
in
---The
Walter Trout Band adds Newton
Theatre in
---Three Dog
Night also adds…The Cabot
in Beverly MA on 2/9…Newton
Theatre in
---The
Ataris add One Centre Square
in
---
---War adds Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 3/22!
---Kix also add Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA, the very next night on 3/23!
---Jay & The
Americans add Chevalier
Theatre in
---Lil Ed &
The Blues Imperials add
---Mumford & Sons add a second night at MSG in NYC on 12/11!
---New Kids
On The Block have already added a second night in
---Pop/country crossover band,
---Big Bad
Voodoo Daddy adds
---The
Outlaws add
---The Verve
Pipe add City Winery in
---Underoath
adds Stage AE in
---The
Knocks add The Club at Stage
AE in
---Nothing
More adds
---Acacia
Strain adds two regional package tour dates in December…
---Gov’t Mule adds a trio of year-end shows…Upper Darby PA with Allman Brothers alum, Oteil Burbridge on 12/28…and NYC on 12/29 and 12/31!
---Marshall Tucker Band & The Outlaws add the Keswick Theatre in Glenside PA on 3/13!
---Graham
Nash adds The Queen in
---Kris
Kristofferson adds
---Beth Hart
adds Scottish Rite Auditorium
in
---Tony
Bennett adds Meyerhoff
Symphony Hall in
---Gwar
adds the 930 Club in
---WALK THE
MOON add the Rams Head Live!
in
---Lady
Antebellum adds the Chevalier
Theatre in
---Richard
Marx adds the City Winery
in
---The
Jayhawks add Blue Ocean Music
Hall in
---The
Yardbirds add the City Winery
in
---Jeff
Tweedy of Wilco adds The
Wilbur in
---Robyn
Hitchcock adds City Winery
in
---Los Lobos
add two nights in
---Cracker/
Camper Van Beethoven add the
Middle East Club in
---The
Whispers add the Event Center
@ Twin River Casino in
---LeAnn Rimes adds The Cabot in Beverly MA on 2/8!
--- Boyz II
Men add Orpheum Theatre
in
---Donavon
Frankenreiter adds City
Winery in
---James
Taylor & Bonnie Raitt add
---Procol
Harum add two nights in
---Teenage
Fanclub add
---The
Temptations add
---Spyro Gyra adds Spirit Of New York in NYC on 10/28!
---Robert DeLong adds the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on 11/2!
---Blue October moves their show on 11/7 to the HighLine Ballroom in NYC, instead of the Diamond Horseshoe!
---Jack White adds a second night in NYC at Kings Theatre on 11/16!
---The
Wallflowers add the
---P.O.D. add HighLine Ballroom in NYC on 12/6!
---Devil Wears Prada adds The Gramercy in NYC on 12/11!
---Life of
Agony adds the
---Bret
Michaels adds…The Paramount
in
---Billy Joel adds Nassau Coliseum on 12/31…and MSG in NYC on 1/24!
---Dawes add Beacon Theatre in NYC on 2/5!
---Southside
Johnny & The Asbury Jukes add
Narrows Center in
---
---Kool &
The Gang adds
---John Mellencamp adds a third night at the Beacon Theatre in NYC on 2/27!
---twenty
one pilots add The Rock
in
---The
Hoobastank show in
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---Abbamania (1)
---Acacia Strain/ Chamber/
---
---Albert Lee (2)
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---Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness (5)
---Behemoth/ At The Gates/ Wolves In The Throne Room (6)
---Beth Hart (1)
---Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (2)
---Billy Joel (2)
---Biz Markie (2)
---Blue October (1)
---Bob Dylan (7)
---Boyz II Men (1)
---Bret Michaels (2)
---Candlebox (1)
---Collective Soul (1)
---Cracker/ Camper Van Beethoven (2)
---Danity Kane/ Dumblonde (2)
---Dave Davies (5)
---Dawes (1)
---Denny Laine (5)
---Devil Wears Prada (1)
---Disturbed/ Three Days Grace (9)
---DJ Jazzy Jeff (1)
---Donavon Frankenreiter (1)
---Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians (1)
---Ella Mai (7)
---Escape The Fate (2)
---Everlast (2)
---Gary Wright (1)
---Gov’t Mule (3)
---Graham Nash (1)
---Iggy Azalea (4)
---Ja Rule (1)
---James Taylor/ Bonnie Raitt (2)
---Jay & The Americans/
---Jeff Lynne’s ELO (5)
---Jeff Tweedy (1)
---
---Jill Sobule (1)
---Jingle Ball (1)
---Joe Jackson (3)
---John Mellencamp (1)
---John Sebastian (1)
---Kix (1)
---Kool & The Gang (1)
---Kris Kristofferson (2)
---LeAnn Rimes (1)
---Life Of Agony (1)
---Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials (1)
---Lil Uzi Vert (1)
---Los Lobos (4)
---Marc Anthony (3)
---Mariah Carey (9)
---Mark Knopfler (8)
---Marky Ramone (1)
---Marshall Tucker Band/ The Outlaws (1)
---Matt Nathanson (3)
---Meek Mill (1)
---Melissa Etheridge (2)
---Metric/ July Talk/ Zoe (2)
---Mumford & Sons (1)
---Natalie Merchant/ Lunasa (3)
---Nelson (5)
---New Kids On The Block (1)
---Nothing More (2)
---NRBQ (3)
---P.O.D. (1)
---Phish (4)
---Playboi Carti (2)
---Poco/ Jim Messina (1)
---Pretty Much (5)
---Richard Marx (1)
---Rickie Lee Jones (2)
---Robert DeLong (1)
---Robyn Hitchcock (1)
---Sha Na Na (1)
---Soulfly/ Incite/ Kataklysm (4)
---Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (2)
---Spyro Gyra (1)
---Steven Adler/ Autograph (1)
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---Suzanne Vega (10)
---Switchfoot (3)
---Tedeschi Trucks Band (8)
---Teenage Fanclub (2)
---The 1975 (4)
---The Ataris (1)
---The Jayhawks (1)
---The Knocks (1)
---The Outlaws (1)
---The Temptations (1)
---The Verve Pipe (2)
---The Wallflowers (1)
---The Whispers (1)
---The Yardbirds (1)
---Three Dog Night (3)
---Tony Bennett (1)
---twenty one pilots (1)
---Umphrey’s McGee (5)
---Underoath (1)
---WALK THE MOON (1)
---Walter Trout Band (1)
---War (1)
---Weezer/ The Pixies (4)
---Wilco (3)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new
dates by each act this week!
Hello everyone: well today is October
20th and it is 1 year ago today that the Brackney Inn burned down. I
don't post a lot on Facebook but I figured today seems like a good day
to give everyone an update on what's going on. I guess first I should
talk about what happened 1 year ago today. About 4:00 pm I got a call
saying there was smoke coming out of one of the apartments upstairs. I
hoped it was just a stove fire with the tenant burning his diner but as
I drove closer to the Brackney I realized this wasn't the case. Several
fire departments responded to the scene and managed to keep the fire
contained to the top floor saving the bar.(which as we all know is the
most important part). I am forever grateful got the outstanding save
these firefighters made despite difficult conditions. When your fighting
a fire in such an old building it is especially difficult due to almost
170 years of additions being added on and floors being built on top of
other floors and things of that nature. Being a retired firefighter
myself I understood this and always assumed if there were ever a fire I
would surly lose the whole building. The fire investigator ruled the
fire accidental and I was later told by the tenant that it was a space
heater. So began the task of ripping and tearing and hauling away the
entire second floor. The long cold winter did not make this very easy
not to mention once the second floor was torn down every time it snowed
the bar had to be shoveled out. Some of you may have noticed there were
a few opening day predictions that came and went earlier in the year.
This was mostly because of unforeseen obstacles in our path. Seemed like
every time we assumed there were wall and floors that we didn't
anticipate having to rebuild we discovered mold and it was determined it
was best to just tear it all out and start fresh .. Kent Peters came in
about 10 weeks or so after the first fire and took over as the man in
charge of the rebuild. His vision was to try and maintain the history
and feel of the old Brackney but also build a beautiful bar that we
would all be proud of. He saved as much of the 200 year old barn wood as
possible to try and incorporate it into the rebuild. The result (as many
people that stopped in from time to time would tell you), was a
beautiful rustic feel bar but with vaulted ceilings and central air and
other updates that was very unique. After many months we were finally
ready to reopen. The only thing left to do was finish the bathrooms and
a little touch up work. The vending company came with the juke box and
atm and time warner cable was scheduled to hook up the cable and phone
on Tuesday. I had just bought 2- 55inch flat screens on Friday that
we're going to be mounted on the weekend. Also on that Friday, (the day
before the fire), there was electrical work being done to hook up the
new condenser for the walk in cooler in the kitchen. A fire started the
nest day in the back kitchen area. There were a lot of rumors about how
this fire started and if someone set it on purpose and for good reason.
There was a kid that broke into the Brackney and talked about burning it
down but 5 weeks after the fire the 3 investigators said the fire
started where work was being done and it was electrical. This time I
lost a lot of "big ticket items". My brand new kitchen equipment, ice
machine, pizza ovens, new tv's pool table walk inn coolers, pos system,
etc, etc..... this is why we are concentrating on opening the bar first
and rebuilding the kitchen and back rooms after. This is not ideally the
way I wanted to do it but it makes the most sense considering the fact
that my full insurance policy was only going into affect when I
reopened. Before the second fire there was a lot of talk about the
Brackney going non smoking. I had originally planned on keeping it
smoking but after talking with so many people that stopped in and
talking to people at other bars and the online survey I decided to make
it a smoke free bar. Even most of my regulars that smoke told me I
should go non smoking. So here we are, 1 year since we lost one of our
favorite places to come and have a cold beer, a good meal and visit with
our friends and neighbors.
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Music News for 101918:
---The
Brackney
http://www.wicz.com/story/39284051/brackney-inn-prepares-to-reopen-after-second-fire
---The line-up for Shelter Slam 2018 at Endwell Greens has been announced! The annual benefit for local animal shelters and rescues will be held on November 10th, starting around 11am, and they’ll need to start that early to accommodate all of these bands…Up/ Battery/ Hellings/ Kore Rozzik/ Touniquet/ Wreckless Marci/ Recycled Zombies/ Kreature/ Kickstart/ O.C.D./ Paul Tauterouff & the Fruit Of His Loins/ Trace Of Life/ Titan/ Wildcard/ Hating Amy/ Drama Scream, A Part Of Pluto/ Threatpoint/ Broken Arrow/ Wicked Remains/ Ashley Lux/ Something Big! Tickets are $15.00.
---Local musicians are banding together at the
Ransom Steele Tavern in
Cooper
Casterline (Bead & Bone/ Mike Davis LBE) - drums
Mallory Cirbus-Evans (Next To
Kin/ The Apalachin Annies) - vocals, guitar
Samuel B. Lupowitz (Noon
Fifteen/ Thru Spectrums) - keys, vocals
Paul Shotwell (Ransom Steel
tech)- vocals
Thomas Sickler (Spelunkers) -
vocals, guitar
Mary Tewksbury (Next To Kin/
The Apalachin Annies) - guitars
Brian Tyneway (The Good
Fruits)- lead guitars, vocals
Thomas Westcott (Ultra Vibe/
Mike Davis LBE) - bass, vocals
Michael Wu (Gunpoets/ KidBess
& The Magic Ring) - guitars, vocals, some bass...
J Floyd
will warm-up.
Gunpoets and KidBess bass player, Michael Wu who organized the tribute says…”This is a pet project I’ve wanted to do for a couple of years now. I think I pitched the concept to Ransom and secured the date about a year ago, knowing I’d need the time to pull things together. The premise is simple: this is one of my top musical influences, I’ve always wanted to perform these tunes and I called together people I’ve worked with and people I have always wanted to work with, asked them if they were in, started working arrangements, and just setup a schedule months in advance. Most of our rehearsals are focused in the vocals parts, of course. The instrumentation is deceptively complex, but, these players can handle complex, no issue.” Tickets will be $10.00 at the door of what should be an impressive night!
---Good news for local music fans,
Jimmi James & the Family Jewels have returned with what James is
calling “our best lineup ever.”
Their first show with this new lineup will be 11/24 at a
Touch Of Texas (formerly
The lineup is still me,
Bobby Wong and
Doug Ouimette, the new addition is
Tom Madden
(Elevator Death Squad and Mustachio) I always new he was a solid player
but I am more than impressed with his playing and mentality around
taking this project to a whole new level.
We have spent a lot of time on the set list and making sure EVERY song
is a “sing along holy s**t I can’t believe they’re playing that oh my
god I forgot that song existed and I loved it” type of setlist.”
Also on the bill are
Forgotten Sun and Molina!
Music starts at 830p!
---Not much on country music myself, but I couldn’t help but notice that a local country singer, Frank Viera from Vestal, came home to perform at Touch Of Texas in nearby Nimmonsburg NY; last week and Fox 40 was on hand to get some footage of the occasion. Here’s a link:
http://www.wicz.com/story/39278575/hometown-country-singer-to-perform-at-touch-of-texas
---Ashley Lux has released a video for her new song, “Stay.” The song is an original, a torchy-ballad, co-written by Lux and Jeff DeBella, but the video adds another layer and is made to bring attention to drug abuse. You can see it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okcpc6C_Pmo&feature=youtu.be or you can just link to her facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/AshleyLuxMusic/posts/2300080160006379?notif_id=1539350689341320¬if_t=notify_me_page&ref=notif
---Congrats to drummer
Victor Lay, bass player
Coty Rick & guitarist
Jeff Starley, who will
celebrate one year as “The Dude &
The Damned” later this month!
They have a special first anniversary show planned for
Callahan’s in
LOCAL-ISH:
---Experience
Hendrix has announced it’s 2019 line-up and tour dates, which not
only includes a localish date…in
---Pop Evil is still touring behind their fifth album, and has just announced 24 new dates for 2019, some of which will of course, come into our region…Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore MD on 1/27…The Westcott Theatre in Syracuse NY (just 75 minutes away) on 1/29…The Paradise Rock Club in Boston MA on 1/30…The Space @ Westbury in Westbury NY on 2/1…Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 2/2…and the Chameleon Club in Lancaster PA on 2/5!
---Queensryche
will play the Showroom @ Turning
Stone Casino in
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Greta Van Fleet have announced a world tour for 2019, that will finally come home to the US in May 2019…at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park NJ on 5/18…at Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore MD on 5/21…The Dome in Rochester NY on 5/22…Forest Hills Stadium in Queens NY on 5/25…and Echo Beach in Toronto ON on 5/28!
---The
Revivalists have booked tour dates to support their forthcoming
album, “Take
Good Care” which will be released on 11/9.
The tour will stop in our region a handful of times…at
Anthem in
---Gwar have launched a Fall tour in support of their newest album, “The Blood Of The Gods,” and it’s set to stop in…Clifton Park NY on 11/7…Baltimore MD on 11/9…and Philadelphia PA on 12/30! Warm-up acts will vary…fake blood letting will not.
---German singer, songwriter, producer; Roosevelt has booked a tour of the U.S. set for December that will step into our region at least a half-dozen times next month…Brooklyn NY on 12/3 & 12/4…Philadelphia PA on 12/5…Washington DC on 12/6…and Cambridge MA on 12/7!
---Stryper is already making plans for 2019 with tour dates for Winter already set, including…Derry NH on 1/31…Uncasville CT on 2/1…and New Bedford MA on 2/2!
---Lez Zeppelin, the female Led Zeppelin tribute band, have lined-up a few dates for Fall 2018/ Winter 2019…Greasy Luck BrewPub in New Bedford MA on 11/30…and Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck NY on 1/12!
---Boney
James books two nights in NYC on 10/17 & 18…and
The Birchmere in
---American Idol alumni Chris Daughtry’s band, Daughtry are touring America, but sadly, have announced only one regional date so far…Mechanics Hall near Boston MA on 12/19!
---Kix has announced the next leg, or two…on their current tour and it will take them well into 2019…regional dates from that announcement include…Brunswick Volunteer Fire Dept, Brunswick MD on 12/21…Rams Head Live, Baltimore MD on 12/22…Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville CT on 4/5…and Greasy Luck BrewPub in New Bedford MA on 4/6!
---The David
Bromberg Quintet have announced the rest of their dates on their
recent tour and this means a few more regional show for us (other than
this weekends show in Syracuse NY at the
Westcott Theatre on 10/20!)…
---Jessica Simpsons little sister,
Ashlee has a new recording and a new tour that she recently
announced…Simpson is now part of a touring duo called,
Ashlee & Evan, with Evan Ross--and have been releasing songs for a
new album to be called, “Home.”
They are set to play a handful of dates across the country
starting in January 2019…NYC on 1/7/19…and
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---Bad
Brains have booked a one-off at
Underground Arts,
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Jack
White adds Kings Theatre
in
---Tantric add another solo headlining show before joining back up with Puddle Of Mudd…Kung-Fu Necktie in Philadelphia PA on 11/7!
---Cowboy
Mouth adds a show to their one-show tour…so okay, now it’s a
two-show tour…and finally coming to the southern fringe of our region…at
Hill Country BBQ Market in
---Vince
Neil, lead singer of Motley Crue has only booked one east-coast show
north of the
---WALK THE
MOON adds
---Vixen
adds Mohegan Sun Arena,
---Crash
Test Dummies add the
---Jim
Messina adds
---Slaughter
add the Mohegan Sun Arena,
---Marc Cohn
adds Gateway City Arts in
---Autograph
adds Mohegan Sun Arena,
---Nothing More adds a few solo headlining tour dates at the end of their tour with Three Days Grace…but only one in our region…Theatre @ Times Square NYC on 3/10!
---Saliva
adds The Chameleon in
---
---Branford
Marsalis adds Belding Theatre
in
---Joe
Bonamassa adds Mortensen Hall
at the
---Vixen
adds The Space @ Westbury Theatre
in
---Sponge
add
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---Ashlee & Evan (2)
---Autograph (1)
---Bad Brains (1)
---Boney James (3)
---Branford Marsalis (1)
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---Cowboy Mouth (1)
---Crash Test Dummies (1)
---Daughtry (1)
---David Bromberg Quintet (3)
---Experience Hendrix (11)
---Greta Van Fleet (5)
---Gwar (3)
---Jack White (1)
---Jim Messina (1)
---Joe Bonamassa (1)
---Kix (4)
---Lez Zeppelin (2)
---Marc Cohn (1)
---Nothing More (1)
---Pop Evil (6)
---Queensryche (2)
---
---Saliva (1)
---Slaughter (1)
---Sponge (1)
---Stryper (3)
---Tantric (1)
---The Revivalists (5)
---Vince Neil (1)
---Vixen (3)
---WALK THE MOON (1)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new
dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 101218:
Jeff Howell’s latest band…Jeff Howell’s Boogie Du Jour, formerly Tears…has released their debut album, “Bon Appetit!” Jeff announced the collection with this facebook post,”FYI, my new cd, Jeff Howell's Boogie Du jour, Bon Appetit is now available! However, until we get an official shopping cart set up, we'll temporarily have them for sale on eBay at https://www.ebay.com/itm/173578277371 . If it says there are none left, just search for Jeff Howell's Boogie Du jour. We'll have it listed under a different account. This cd is full of hard rockin', hard drivin', edgy, boogie. Sound clips coming soon.”
---Speaking of local bands with new albums, Michael Wu, bass player for KidBess & The Magic Ring says they have just finished the demo’s for their first album, so pretty early in the process for them, but if you’ve seen them live, you know this band is an absolute killer, so start saving your sheckles now…
---The roots of the “Tree Of Shade” tour keep getting deeper for Driftwood…who have announced a December leg to the trek, with new dates starting 11/18 in Bristol CT, then after their three night stand in Apalachin NY at the Ransom Steele, they’ll come back in December with a new spate of shows…Sarasota FL on 12/5…Tampa FL on 12/6…Melbourne FL on 12/7…St. Augustine FL on 12/8…Jacksonville FL on 12/9…Decatur GA on 12/12…Nashville on 12/13…Newport KY on 12/14…Buffalo NY on 12/29…then coming home for two nights at The Haunt in Ithaca NY on 12/30 & 12/31!
---Tim
Reynolds and TR3 have booked another leg on their Fall 2018 tour
which includes a local stop in
---Donna The Buffalo have been adding onto their Fall 2018/ Winter 2019 tour with a new date this weekend in Live Oak FL for the Suwannee Roots Revival, but then they’ve filled up their calendar in November, December and January as well with more shows, all across the country, in support of their new album, “Dance In The Street.” The expanded tour now includes…Nederland CO on 11/2..Salt Lake City UT on 11/3…Phoenix AZ on 11/4…Tucson AZ on 11/5…San Diego CA on 11/6…Laguna Beach CA on 11/7…Sabastopol CA on 11/8…San Francisco CA on 11/9…Portland OR on 11/10…Seattle GA on 11/11…Bozeman MT on 11/12…Cedar Rapids IA on 11/14…Eau Claire WI on 11/15…Grand Rapids MI on 11/16…Cincinnati OH on 11/17…Chattanooga TN on 11/30…Shelby NC on on 12/1…Atlanta GA on 12/28…Ponte Verda FL on 12/29…Tampa FL on 12/30-31…Key West FL on 1/2…Stuart FL on 1/3…Saxapahaw NC on 1/4…Nashville TN on 1/5…Cleveland OH on 1/18…Pittsburgh PA on 1/19…NYC on 1/23, before they return home on 1/25…and finally play Charlottesville VA on 2/2! This is a very ambitious tour for DTB and, if their album is strong enough, it could well be their national break thru. They are trying to build a buzz, for sure. Cross your fingers.
---HOT RUMOR: Is an iconic venue/ bar in Brackney PA about to rise from the ashes again? Hmmm.
LOCAL-ISH:
---Alternative band, the
Dirty Heads will play a popular collegetown venue, the
Sherman Theatre in
Stroudsburg PA on 10/18!
They have also added additional shows in
---At least for now, Coco Montoya is set to wrap up his Spring 2019 tour in Jim Thorpe PA at the Mauch Chunk Opera House! The rest of his upcoming tour includes stops in…Pittsburgh PA on 11/27…Fall River MA on 11/29…Albany NY on 11/30…Rockport MA on 12/1…NYC on 12/3…Vienna VA on 12/5…North Bethesda MD on 3/26…Sellersville PA on 3/27…Bay Shore NY on 3/28…Natick MA on 3/29…Plymouth MA on 3/30…Saratoga Springs NY on 3/31…and Jim Thorpe PA on 4/4!
---Jazz artist, Catherine Russell has booked a lengthy tour that will come as close as the Barn in Clinton NY (near Syracuse) NY on 10/26…as well as many regional dates…Tarrytown NY on 11/30…Beverly MA on 12/14…Fairfield CT on 12/16…Laurel MD on 2/10…NYC on 2/12…and Philadelphia PA on 4/12!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Mumford & Son will tour extensively behind their new album, “Delta” in Fall 2018 and Spring 2019, which will bring the alt-pop band thru our region nearly a dozen times…Philadelphia PA on 12/7…Boston MA on 12/9…NYC on 12/10…Washington DC on 12/14…Toronto ON on 12/17…Providence RI on 2/27…Hartford CT on 2/28…Albany NY on 3/2…Montreal QC on 3/4…Buffalo NY on 3/8…and Pittsburgh PA on 3/14!
---The 90’s are back and judging by this, more
popular than ever…New Kids On the
Block are not only touring again, but they’re bringing along some
old bringing along some old friends…Salt-N-Pepa,
Tiffany, Naughty By Nature and
Debbie Gibson!
This fivesome will be coming thru out region next Spring and
Summer! Expect to see them
nearly a dozen times at these regional stops…Toronto ON on 6/19…Buffalo
NY on 6/21…Pittsburgh PA on 6/23…Washington DC on 6/25…Philadelphia PA
on 6/27…Boston MA on 6/28…Uniondale NY on 6/30…Newark NJ on
7/2…Uncasville CT on 7/3…Atlantic City NJ on 7/5…and Hershey PA on 7/6!
---Guitarist,
Joe Perry of Aerosmith has
announced a solo tour, in support of his new solo album, “Sweetzerland Manifesto!”
Unfortunately he’s only playing two dates in our region out of
five…fortunately, he’s bringing along a lot of friends who can
play…Robin Zander of Cheap Trick…Johnny Depp…Zak Starkey and many more.
See the beantown guitar whiz at the
Theatre @ Times Square in NYC
on 12/4…and
---Clutch have announced a holiday concert series of shows…so rock the holidays with these shows in…Baltimore MD on 12/27…Sayreville NJ on 12/28…and Clifton Park NY (near Albany) on 12/30!
---Tokyo Police Club have booked a short Spring tour for 2019 that will stop in…Cambridge MA on 3/8…Brooklyn NY on 3/12…Washington DC on 3/15…and Buffalo NY on 3/23!
---Al Jardine of the Beach Boys, is undertaking a solo tour this Winter and will make a few regional stops…NYC on 2/7…Norfolk CT on 2/8…and Uncasville CT on 2/9!
---The Cowsills, (you remember the hit song, ”The Rain, The Park and Other Things” and their cover of the theme from “Hair” dontcha? …okay, maybe I’m just that old.)…have booked a couple shows in our region for December…NYC on 12/8…and Sellersville PA on 12/9!
---Alt-pop band,
Kongos have mustered a small
that will come to our region twice in 2019…
---Rocker
John Parr (of course you remember his rock hit, “Naughty
Naughty” and “Man In Motion”
from the movie, “St. Elmo’s Fire,”
right? Of course you do!)
has booked a tour of City Winery’s…in NYC on 3/31…
---I was astonished to recently learn that not only is the Canadian band, Lighthouse (who tried to ride the big horn wave started by Chicago back in the late 60’s/ early 70’s with their biggest U.S. hit, “One Fire Morning”) was not only still around and still touring, but celebrating their 50th anniversary! The band has a few stop in our region over the next six month…Café Nine in New Haven CT on 10/14 (that’s this Sunday, people)…as well as Ontario Arts Centre in St. Catherines ON on 1/18…and Koerner Hall in Toronto ON on 5/14!
---Break thru hip hop/ R&B band, 6LACK has booked a 12-date tour but have only booked one show anywhere near our region…NYC at Terminal 5 on 11/15!
---Danish pop/ soul band, Lukas Graham touring in support of their new album, 3, have booked an American tour that includes two dates in our region…House Of Blues in Boston MA on 3/13…and Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on 3/15!
---The Jayhawks announced three new shows in our region this week, one has already been held…at The Birchmere in Alexandria VA on 10/11…but there is still a two-night stand in Brooklyn coming up in January at Brooklyn Bowl on 1/18-19!
---The
Knocks (who still have a top 20 alternative hit called, “Ride Or
Die”
---New Wave of British Heavy Metal band, (or NWOBHM for short) Raven is storming American shores in November on Thanksgiving weekend, with regional stops at…Hard Luck in Toronto ON on 11/24…The Montage in Rochester NY on 11/25…The Kingsland in Brooklyn NY on 11/26…Dingbatz in Clifton NJ on 11/27…and Café 611 in Frederick MD on 11/28! Extinction A.D. and Mobile Deathcamp will warm-up!
---Glenn Hughes formerly of Deep Purple, Rainbow and still with Black Country Communion, has booked a brief Spring tour to perform songs he recorded during his stay in Deep Purple! Sadly, he’s booked only two nights in our region (so far) both in NYC at the Iridium Jazz Club on 4/26 & 4/27!
---Wilco frontman, Jeff Tweedy has booked two nights at the Murmrr Ballroom in NYC on 11/11 & 11/13!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---Boyz II Men will play a one-off at Radio City Music Hall, NYC on 2/15…well, provided they don’t add more shows…
---Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness are set to play a one-shot Terminal 5, NYC on 2/21!
---The
Struts will play a one-timer at
Club XL,
---Maze ft.
Frankie Beverly have booked a one-shot show with
Raheem DeVaughn at The Rock
Hall in
---The
Corvettes Doo Wop Revue has been booked for
Infinity Hall in
---Former Fugee,
Wyclef Jean will play a
one-shot in
---Jazz great,
Chick Corea has added a
---The band Wired has booked a one-off in NYC at the Upstairs Lounge for 10/14!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Rock instrumentalist,
Eric Johnson adds The Tralf @
The Tralf,
---Renaissance
adds The Tralf in
---Bayside
adds The Tralf,
---Puddle Of Mudd/ Tantric/ Saliva/ Saving Abel add The Chance, Poughkeepsie NY on 1/12…it was previously listed as just a Saving Abel & Tantric date!
---Quiet Riot add Jergels Rhythm Grille in Warrendale PA on 2/1!
---Kris Kristofferson adds Keswick Theatre, Glenside PA on 4/11!
---Cat Power
adds Brooklyn Steel,
---Saving
Abel adds Stanhope House,
---Bela
Fleck adds
---Former Fugee lead singer,
Ms. Lauryn Hill, has booked only her second
---Patti
LaBelle adds
---Gary
Lewis & The Playboys add
Broadway Theatre,
---Kofi Baker, Malcolm Bruce and Will Johns, otherwise known as The Music Of Cream, appear to be swapping their date on 10/24, with the Rams Head Live in Baltimore, which is on 10/23, Club XL in Harrisburg PA, so FYI. We’re still waiting for it to get sorted out ourselves, so we can be sure we have it posted right…
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---6LACK (1)
---Al Jardine (3)
---Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness (1)
---Bayside (1)
---Bela Fleck (3)
---Boyz II Men (1)
---Cat Power (1)
---Catherine Russell (7)
---Chick Corea (1)
---Clutch (3)
---
---Dirty Heads (3)
---Eric Johnson (1)
---Gary Lewis & The Playboys (1)
---Glenn Hughes (2)
---Jeff Tweedy (2)
---Joe Perry (2)
---John Parr (3)
---Lenny Kravitz/ Questlove (1)
---Lighthouse (3)
---Lukas Graham (2)
---Kris Kristofferson (1)
---Kongos (2)
---Maze
---Ms. Lauren Hill (1)
---Mumford & Sons (11)
---New Kids On The Block/ Salt-N-Pepa/ Tiffany/ Naughty By Nature/ Debbie Gibson (11)
---Patti LaBelle/ Freddy Jackson (1)
---Puddle Of Mudd/ Tantric/ Saliva/ Saving Abel (1)
---Raven/ Extinction A.D./
---Renaissance (1)
---Saving Abel (1)
---The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue (1)
---The Cowsills (2)
---The Jayhawks (3)
---The Knocks (2)
---The Struts (1)
---
---Wired (1)
---Wyclef Jean (1)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new
dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 100518:
---Nate
Calzetoni of Raibred, it seems is always looking for a new
challenge. He posted this on facebook earlier this week: ”In
search of musicians for a project I'm working on. Planning to perform
---Congrats to Mike Davis & The Laughing Buddha Episodes, who just released their debut album! Davis posted on his facebook page, “I’m going to try to thank everyone personally that came out to the album release party at the Blarney Stone Pub last Friday (that I saw)…THANK YOU ALL!!!” …we’re still waiting for our promo copy, but I did just “message” him this morning.
---Local guitar god
Randy McStine is coming back
to
---Trumansburg zydeco/folk rockers,
Donna The Buffalo have announced that their new album, “Dance
In The Street” will be released on 11/9!
The album was recorded at the Sonic Ranch Studio in
---It also caught our attention that one of our favorite local, but now defunct, rock bands is issuing a new release…Mobday will make a new acoustic EP called, “Imperial Woods” on 11/2! The release features three previously recorded Mobday songs, rendered acoustically, plus a new song. Can’t wait.
---REO Speedwagon has announced a Spring theatre tour which includes a stop at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre PA on 4/11…as well as a few regional pitstops…Palace Theatre in Greensburg PA on 4/8…Mayo Center in Morristown NJ on 4/9…and Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield CT on 4/15!
---Dark Star
Orchestra is coming back to
LOCAL-ISH:
---One of the closest things we can get to Led Zeppelin these days is Get The Led Out and the hard touring tribute band has just added two year-end dates at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 12/28 & 12/29! The dates are all part of their 2019 Winter tour that will also see the band coming to…Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD on 1/5...the Lynn Memorial Auditorium in Lynn MA on 1/11…Chubb Theatre in Concord NH on 1/12…Warner Theatre in Erie PA on 1/17…Palace Theatre in Greensburg PA on 1/18 & 1/19…Zeiterion Center in New Bedford MA on 1/24…Calvin Theatre in Northampton MA on 1/25…Palace Theatre in Albany NY on 2/2…Santander Center in Reading PA on 2/8 & 2/9…Living Arts Center in Mississauga ON on 2/15…and the Town Ballroom in Buffalo NY on 2/16!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---twenty one pilots have revealed the second leg of their “Bandito” tour for 2019, which includes a half-dozen regional dates…Montreal QC at Bell Centre on 5/22…Toronto ON at Air Canada Center on 5/28…Buffalo NY at the KB Center, on 6/1…Brooklyn NY at the B.C. on 6/4…Pittsburgh PA at PPG Arena on 6/7…and Atlantic City NJ at Boardwalk Hall on 6/8!
---Elton John is already adding on to year two of his farewell tour…Air Canada Center in Toronto ON on 10/22/19 & 10/23/19…Wells Center in Philadelphia PA on 11/8/19 & 11/9/19…PPG Arena in Pittsburgh PA on 11/13…Boston Garden in Boston MA on 11/15/19…and Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY on 11/16/19! Expect more additions that would expand stays in some cities to many more nights.
---Shinedown and Papa Roach, along with Asking Alexandria will tour together again in Winter/ Spring 2019…but sadly, only three dates for our region so far…UMBC Fieldhouse in Baltimore MD on 2/28…Giant Center in Hershey PA on 3/1…and Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT on 3/2!
---John Legend is going on a holiday tour, and if you wanna, you’ll have plenty of chances to go along for the ride! The tour is in support of his new holiday album, “A Legendary Christmas” due on 10/26! See Legend at…The Borgata Casino in Atlantic City NJ on 11/23…the Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Casino, in Mashantucket CT on 11/24…the Boch Center in Boston MA on 11/25…Sony Centre in Toronto ON on 11/27…National Harbor at Oxon Hill MD on 11/28…Theatre at Madison Square Garden in NYC on 12/3…the Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia PA on 12/4…and at Turning Stone Casino in Verona NY on 12/7!
---As It turns out, all those Jessie J shows are to support her new holiday album, “This Christmas Day” is due on 10/26, so they’ve been re-labeled, plus one! The tour has already started and reaches us ten days before the release date…at the previously unreported…Rebel in Toronto ON on 10/16, as well as these previously reported dates…Mtelus in Montreal QC on 10/17…Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on 10/19…Electric Factory in Philadelphia PA on 10/20…House Of Blues in Boston MA on 10/22…and the Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring MD on 10/23!
---American Idol alumni, Katherine McPhee (star of tv show “Scorpion,” who just married music industry veteran, David Foster) has announced her “Fall In Love Again” tour which will bring her to three regional cities…City Winery in Boston MA on 11/6…Bethlehem PA at Musikfest Café on 11/7…and the JFK Center in Washington DC on 11/9 & 11/10!
---Red Sun Rising have announced a Fall 2018 tour with Spirit Animal and Pretty Vicious! Check out this package tour at…The Club @ Stage AE in Pittsburgh PA on 11/7…Webster Underground in Hartford CT on 11/8…House Of Independents in Asbury Park NJ on 11/9…Sonia Nightclub in Cambridge MA on 11/11…Rec Room in Buffalo NY on 11/14…Wally’s in Hampton Beach NH on 11/16…and the Chameleon Club in Lancaster PA on 11/17!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Kris
Kristofferson adds Hart
Theatre in
---Badfish
adds Upstate Concert Hall in
---Devil
Wears Prada adds
---Jonathan Edwards (the folk singer of “Sunshine,” not the psychic) adds
The Daily Pint in Wilbraham MA on 11/4!
---Our Lady Peace adds White Eagle Hall in Jersey City NJ on 10/3…so now they have a two-date tour…could there be more?
---Los Lobos
adds the Newton Theatre, in
---Rapper
Calvin Johnson adds the Trans
Pecos in
---Roger
McGuinn, Chris Hillman & Marty Stuart add
State Theatre in
---Rhett
Miller of the Old 97’s, adds a solo show at
Stanhope House in
---The Sadies add a three-night stay in Brooklyn NY at Union Pool on 12/11-13…plus, a night at Higher Ground, in South Burlington VT on 2/14!
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---Badfish (1)
---Calvin Johnson (1)
---Dark Star Orchestra (6)
---Devil Wears Prada (1)
---Elton John (7)
---Get The Led Out (15)
---Jessie J (6)
---Jonathan Edwards (1)
---John Legend (8)
---Katherine McPhee (4)
---Kris Kristofferson (1)
---Los Lobos (2)
---Our Lady Peace (1)
---Red Sun Rising/ Spirit Animal/ Pretty Vicious (7)
---Rhett Miller (1)
---REO Speedwagon (4)
---Roger McGuinn/ Chris Hillman/ Marty Stuart (1)
---Shinedown/ Papa Roach/ Asking
---The Sadies (4)
---twenty one pilots (6)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new
dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 092818:
---Grassroots
Xpress, on
---Bing Brews & Bands fest is coming up on 10/6…sample micro brews at three participating Binghamton area clubs, the Lost Dog Cafe…the Garage Taco Bar…and Water Street Brewing Company…then linger at Water Street ‘til 10p and hear the Nate Gross Band!
---The line-up for the hardcore punk
Life Of
Agony, Famiglia, Trapped Under Ice, Merauder, Billy Club
---The
Silver Line Tap Room, in
---Former member of Traffic,
Dave Mason has added a show at the
Center For The Arts, in Homer NY on 11/7!
Mason is set to make only one other regional stop (the previously
announced show in
---The tour of the newest version of
Humble Pie, (curated by original member and band name owner, Jerry
Shirley) which we previously reported was coming to our region (in our
8/24/18 post), now will make a local stop…at the
Westcott Theatre in Syracuse
NY on 11/17! Other
previously announced stops on the tour include…
---Trumansburg based folk-zydeco band, Donna The Buffalo is booking regional shows again, even a local one, after announcing a Fall tour that will take them to Utah, Colorado, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina, they will be coming to…Fairfield CT on 10/18…Greenfield MA on 10/19…Boston MA on 10/20…Syracuse NY (at the Westcott Theatre) on 12/7…Rochester NY on 12/8…and Cohoes NY (in the Albany NY area) on 12/14 at the Cohoes Music Hall!
---Petula
Clark will play the
---It’s been seven months since the beloved local venue, the Cyber Café West went up for sale and perhaps sadly or fortunately, there are still no buyers. Sadly, because I know it’s financially tough for the owner of the café to keep it open…fortunate, because we’re all afraid that it will forever be shut down if it’s sold. Let’s not lose a good thing, fellow local music lovers!
LOCAL-ISH:
---Pentatonix have announced a new holiday album, “Christmas Is Here” due on 10/26, as well as their holiday tour, which will the band into our region no less than thirteen times…even getting local-ish on us, early in their tour! Stops are scheduled for…Verona NY at Turning Stone Casino on 12/1…two nights in Washington DC on 12/2 & 12/3…two more nights in Boston MA on 12/5 & 12/6…still two more nights in Uncasville CT on 12/8 & 12/9…another two nights in Philadelphia PA on 12/15 & 12/16, followed by four nights in NYC on 12/18, 12/19, 12/20 & 12/22!
---Nationally touring Wilkes-Barre PA (well, Dallas PA to be certain) band, Breaking Benjamin is set to play a solo show at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on 12/13, after the Five Finger Death Punch tour wraps. The question is…will this be the only one?
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---The Dave Matthews Band have announced a late Fall 2018 North American tour, which is unusual, since they normally tour in the summer! Regional dates include…NYC (MSG) on 11/29 & 11/30…Uncasville CT (Mohegan Sun Arena) on 12/2…Manchester NH (SNHU Arena) on 12/4…Albany NY (The Knickerbocker) on 12/5…Boston MA (Boston TD Garden) on 12/7…Montreal QC (Bell Centre) on 12/8…Philadelphia PA (Wells Center) on 12/11…and Washington DC (Capital Arena) on 12/13! Tickets go on sale 10/5!
---The Pixes,
following a five-date
---Cowboy Junkies have announced a smattering of Canandian dates in October…and all three of them are within driving distance, including the previously announced…Kingston ON (Grand Theatre) on 10/10, which was confirmed in this announcement…Guelph ON (River Run Centre) on 10/12…and Burlington ON (Burlington Arts Centre near Hamilton ON) on 10/13!
---The Pop 2000 Tour ft. O-Town, Ryan Cabrera and Lance Bass of N’Sync has announced a Fall 2018 run of three shows and all of them fall into our “driving distance region”…Wantagh NY (Mulcahy’s) on 11/16…Freehold NJ (iPlay America Event Center) on 11/17…and Lawrence MA (Claddagh Pub) on 11/18! Expecting more, but that will depend on ticket sales and this is a tour that is already playing to theatre-sized venues and clubs, which means expectations are low, so stay tuned…
---The remaining
Beastie Boys, “Ad-Rock” and
“Mike D” are releasing a “Beastie Boys Book” and
going on a five-city book with regional stops in…NYC (at
Town Hall) on 10/29…and Brooklyn NY (at
Kings Theatre) on 10/30!
Otherwise they’ll be going to
---90’s alt/pop band, Crash Test Dummies have announced a tiny four-date tour…just one-date is anywhere near us and that is…Washington DC on 11/30 at The Hamilton Live!
---Old 97’s finally add some shows in our region…Baltimore MD (at the Rams Head Live) on 12/8…and Cambridge MA (at The Sinclair) on 12/9!
---Michael
Schenker Fest is finally adding a show in our region…Schenker, the
former guitarist for The Scorpions and the Michael Schenker Group can be
found in…
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---The
Endless Summer Festival in
---Carlene
Carter has booked a one-off in
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Robyn
Hitchcock adds
---Oleta
Adams adds
---Mushroomhead
w/ Unsaid Fate add
Starland Ballroom,
---90’s alt/ poppers, Teenage Fanclub finally add a half-dozen dates in the U.S.—but just two for our region, so far…the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn NY on 3/14…and Union Transfer in Philadelphia PA on 3/15!
---The
Orchestra
---Jimmie’s
Chicken Shack add
---Booker T.
Jones, of Booker T & The MG’s, adds
---Puddle Of
Mudd will now end their tour with
Saving Abel and
Tantric at the
Wicomico Youth Center in
---Saving Abel is spinning off of their tour with Puddle Of Mudd and will continue taking Tantric along for the ride, in…Poughkeepsie NY on 1/12…Derry NH on 2/15…and Bristol CT on 2/16!
---Tantric is also adding solo dates during “off-nights” on both tours, including…The Kingsland in Brooklyn NY on 10/29!
---
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---Ad Rock/ Mike D-Beastie Boys Book Tour (2)
---Booker T. Jones (1)
---Breaking Benjamin (1)
---Carlene Carter (1)
---Cowboy Junkies (2)
---Crash Test Dummies (1)
---Dave Mason (1)
---Dave Matthews Band (9)
---Donna The
---Drake
---Humble Pie (4)
---J.D. Souther (2)
---Jimmie’s Chicken Shack (1)
---Michael Schenker Fest (1)
---Mushroomhead/ Unsaid Fate (1)
---Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats/ Bleachers/ The Wonder Years/ Two Feet/ The Unlikely Candidates (1)
---Old 97’s (2)
---Oleta Adams (2)
---Pentatonix (13)
---Petula Clark (2)
---Pop 2000 Tour w/ O-Town/ Ryan Cabrera/ Lance Bass (3)
---Puddle Of Mudd/ Saving Abel/ Tantric (1)
---Robyn Hitchcock (2)
---Saving Abel/ Tantric (3)
---Tantric (1)
---Teenage Fanclub (2)
---The Orchestra
---The Pixies (3)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new
dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 092118:
---Our local “national” touring band, folk rockers,
Driftwood continue to add on
to their “Tree Of Shade” tour!
The tour actually started in August with local and regional
dates, but starting this month, the band heads out of state and out of
our region! Already they’ve
been to
Jim Thorpe PA @ Mauch Chunk Opera House on 9/20!
Mifflinburg PA @ Rusty Nail Brewing on 9/21!
Corning NY @ Lando’s on 9/22!
Roaring Branch PA @ Liberty Fest on 10/6!
---Final details for Cayuga Sound Fest 2018 have finally been revealed! The line-up for both days is pretty awesome…
Day #1 (9/21): Young The Giant/ Sofi Tukker/ Lady D & The Shadow Spirits
Day #2 (9/22): X Ambassadors/ Matt & Kim/ Talib Kweli/ Towkio/ Wicklund & Steppin Stones/ Knew/ No Comply
…The shows start at 4pm on both days at
Stewart Park in
---Another festival this weekend The Humane
Society’s “Woofstock” which
will be held on Saturday, 9/22, 12p-5p at the
Pines Pavilion, in
---For those of you who like to combine music and
chicken wings (sorry, I’m a vegetarian) Binghamton Wing Fest is Saturday
9/22 (tomorrow by the time we post this) at Binghamton Municipal Stadium
(where the B-Mets play) featuring Battle-Of-The-Bands 2017 winner,
Sonny On The Causeway and local power houses,
Wreckless Marci. If you didn’t get your tickets in advance for
$15.00, you can get them at the gate for $20.00.
---
---In-between dates with Puddle Of Mudd, Jimmie’s Chicken Shack and Saving Abel, Tantric will headline their own tour, starting in late October, so expect to see them in both locally and regionally…Clifton NJ on 10/24…New Bedford MA on 10/25…Patchogue NY on 10/26…Pennellville NY (at Monirae’s) on 10/27…Haverhill MA on 10/28...and Pittsburgh PA on 11/4!
---
---Insane
Clown Posse w/ Clownvis
Presley coming to the
Westcott Theatre in
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---John
Mellencamp has announced a new tour and a new album as well, “Other People’s Stuff”
which is due on 11/16! The
tour will bring Mellencamp to our region in…
---The first American Idol,
Kelly Clarkson will be touring after her current reality show, “The
Voice” wraps up for The Spring to support her new album, “Meaning Of
Life!” Tickets go on sale
for most venues on 9/24…and you can catch the tour in…
---Beach Boys songwriter/ singer mastermind, Brian Wilson is filling out his touring schedule with new dates on his studio album tour…New Brunswick NJ on 11/1…Toronto ON on 11/21…Montreal QC on 11/22…followed by his holiday tour, which starts on 12/3, with new dates in Pittsburgh PA on 12/3…Westbury NY on 12/5…and Wallingford CT on 12/8!
---Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band have announced a new round of
concerts, which are being called his farewell tour, but so far, there’s
only one for our region…
---Myles Kennedy, formerly of Slash’s “Conspirators,” who released their own album, “Living The Dream,” and before that with Alter Bridge, is releasing a new studio album of his own, "Year Of The Tiger" and after touring with Slash in October, he will tour on his own in November with regional dates in…Clifton Park NY on 11/21…Hartford CT on 11/23…Asbury Park on 11/24…Warrendale PA on 11/27…and Wilmington DE on 11/28!
---Greta Van Fleet have booked three nights at Terminal 5 in NYC to celebrate their first full length album, “Anthem Of The Peaceful Army,” due on 10/19! The three dates will come at the end of November on the 27th, 29th and 30th! Perhaps more dates to follow? Maybe.
---The Alan Parsons Project, which was intended to be a studio band only, has once again gathered it’s touring component, Alan Parsons Live Project, for a handful of dates, two of which fall into our region…Munhall PA on 11/13…and Glenside PA on 11/15!
---Stone Temple Pilots have announced their 2018 Canadian tour which will see them joined by Seether and Default and will also come into the periphery of our region…St. Catherines ON on 11/11…Kitchener ON on 11/13…and Laval QC (near Montreal) on 11/15!
---Bela
Fleck & Abigail Washburn have announced two joint tours that are
coming in Spring 2019…Buffalo NY on 4/3…Toms River NJ on 4/5…Barre VT on
4/6…Portsmouth NH on 4/11…and Fairfield CT on 4/13!
The tour will be followed by another joint tour with Fleck and
Chick Corea…but only two
dates…Brookville NY on 4/26…and North Bethesda MD on 5/10, so far.
Remember Fleck is coming to
---Iconic rock instrumentalist, Robin Trower has booked more dates in America…Glenside PA on 4/4…Huntington NY on 4/5…Montclair NJ on 4/6…and Buffalo NY on 4/10! Btw, that is the entire tour…all four dates and all within driving range!
---In what may be an attempt to warm-up (if he even needs to) for his appearances with Eric Clapton at his MSG shows in NYC on 106 & 10/7, Jimmie Vaughan (yes, older brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan and former lead guitar player for the Fabulous Thunderbirds.) books four shows…two of which are in our greater “driving distance” region…Sellersville PA on 10/3…and Fall River MA on 10/4!
---Gary Hoey has a new tour and it’s coming at us from a September start date in Texas to a handful of regional dates in November…Sellersville PA on 11/23…Pawling NY on 11/25…Albany NY on 11/29…Lincoln RI on 11/30…and Norfolk CT on 12/2, all in addition to Derry NH on 12/1, which was previously released!
---JD Souther, a songwriting partner for The Eagles, Bob Seger and Jackson Browne, who is also a singer and in the process of releasing his old albums on vinyl, is set to tour to support the effort…in addition to dates planned for this Fall, he’s just added a new leg for Spring 2019…York PA on 3/28…Harrisburg PA on 3/29…Bay Shore NY on 3/30…Hartford CT on 3/31…Plymouth MA on 4/5…and Rockport MA on 4/6!
---Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials have a short string of dates in our region next month…Pittsburgh PA on 10/12…Smyrna DE on 10/13…and Tuckerton NJ on 10/14!
---By November the “Southern Uprising” tour will start to fractionalize with The Outlaws playing solo dates in Alexandria VA on 11/8…Burgettstown PA on 11/20…and Newton NJ on 11/30!
---Another part of the “Southern Uprising” tour, the Marshall Tucker Band is also adding additional solo dates in…Ridgefield CT on 10/3…and Keene NH on 12/14!
---Frankie
Valli & the Four Seasons have announced a few domestic Fall dates
ahead of their
---90’s soap star, singer and former member of the band “Dream Street,” Jesse McCartney, has announced an eight date tour, with only two dates for our region…Theatre @ Times Square in NYC on 1/21…and the Rams Head Live in Baltimore MD on 1/24!
ONE
SHOW ONLY:
---The Metal
Allegience Tour is planning what appears to be a one-shot show at
Brooklyn Bowl in
---Noodles of The Offspring will play one show only (essentially as his other two solo shows are on the west coast) at the Mercury Lounge in NYC on 10/17!
---Freedy
Johnston will play a one-off at Hopewell Theatre in
TOUR TWEAKING:
---The
Ataris add
---NRBQ
adds
---The
Wailers add Pawling NY on 9/21…
---Marc Cohn
has adds
---Twiddle
adds
---BulletBoyz,
Enuff Z’Nuff and Jack Russell’s Great White add
---Gary
Lewis & The Playboys add
---Courtney
Barnett adds a date in
---Shemekia
Copeland adds some random dates…
---The Vapors add a third night at the Mercury Lounge in NYC on 10/19!
---Joywave
adds Sir Sly to the bill on
their stop in
NEW
DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---Alan Parsons Project (2)
---Bela Fleck (7)
---Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (1)
---Brian Wilson (7)
---BulletBoyz/ Enuff Z’nuff/ Jack Russell’s Great White (1)
---Courtney Barnett/ Alice Merton (1)
---Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons (1)
---Freedy Johnston (1)
---
---Gary Lewis & The Playboys (2)
---Greta Van Fleet (3)
---Ingrid Michaelson (5)
---Insane Clown Posse/ Clownvis Presley (2)
---J.D. Souther (6)
---Jesse McCartney (2)
---Jimmie Vaughan (2)
---John Mellencamp (5)
---Joywave/ Sir Sly (1)
---Kelly Clarkson (6)
---Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials (3)
---Marc Cohn (1)
---Marshall Tucker Band (2)
---Metal Allegience w/ Magus Beast/ Judas Priestess (1)
---Myles Kennedy (5)
---Noodles (1)
---NRBQ (1)
---Robin Trower (4)
---Shemekia Copeland (3)
---
---Tantric (6)
---The Ataris (1)
---The Outlaws (3)
---The Vapors (1)
---The Wailers (4)
---Twiddle (2)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new
dates by each act this week!
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Alison Wahl – 707 N. Tioga St
Auntie Emo’s ‘Ukulelese as a Second Language – 204 W
Yates St
Drank The Gold – 105 Second Street
ephemera – 919 N Tioga St
Florencia Ulloa – 533 Linn St
Harmony Falls Chorus – 425 N. Tioga Street
Isaac Sharp, Guitarist – 210 Hancock St
Professor Tuesday’s Jazz Quartet – 1112 N Tioga St.
Rose Fritzky-Randolph – 507 N Tioga St
Seneca St Recorder Ensemble – 908 N Cayuga St
The
Accords – 308 Utica St
The
Bad Awesomes – 712 N. Cayuga
The
Catscratchers – 306 E Yates St
The
Grandlow – 608 Utica Street
The
Rapid River Boys – 812 N Cayuga St
Thom Dunn – 410 E Marshall St
TOiVO – Kurt’s Porch in Thompson Park
Traonach – 304 Linn St
Trillium – 307 Auburn St
UU
Ukulele Union – 306 N. Aurora St
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Auntie Emo’s Ukulele Showcase – 204 W Yates St
Better Weather String Band – 306 N. Aurora St.
Bob
Keefe and the Surf Renegades – 104 Adams St
Chase Angier Dance Event – Thompson Park
Cornell Gamelan Ensemble – 318 Lake Ave
Cornell Ukulele Club – 100 Franklin St
Craig Frey – 315 Utica St.
Crown Victorians – 210 1/2 Utica St.
Danny Speer & LMNOP – 714 N Cayuga St
Girlfriend KTC Band – 410 E Marshall St
GLBJ – 533 Linn St
iMax – 421 N Aurora St
Ithaca Gay Men’s Chorus – 920 N Tioga St
Quagmire Hearts – 611 N Tioga St
Rose and Colwyn – 117 Auburn Street
Shinichi and The ITEs – 520 N. Tioga St.
Singing Notes & Slinging Jokes – 712 N Tioga St
Songwriter Circle: Laura Peters, Adam Guinn, Rena Guinn –
114 Cascadilla Ave.
Stan Stewart – 509 Utica St
Taksim – 202 Utica St
The
Darts – 112 W Marshall St.
The
Grady Girls –
The
Kissing Gummy Bears –
The
Pelotones –
This machine makes noise – 415 N Geneva St
Timothy Weber –
Whippoorwillow – 820 N Cayuga St
2:00 – 3:00 PM
¡Viva Mayhem! – 104 Adams St
aftermarket – 713 N Cayuga St
Beatscene Hub – 513 Utica St
Dane Hendrix and the Hangdog Saints – 438 N Geneva St
Devon Frank – 415 N Geneva St
Dusty Charts And His Peripheral Visions – 611 N Tioga St
Emma Tyme – 117 Auburn St
Fall Crikkers Jug Band – 219 Auburn St
Flight Performing Arts – 501 N Aurora St
Groton Ave. – 705 N Aurora St
Hal
Guitarist – 814 N Cayuga St
Harry Nichols – 206 E. Lewis St.
Jake and the Nowhere Men – 313 2nd St
Jenny Stockdale & The Wax Matches – 1112 N Tioga St
Josh OXford – 616 Utica St
Laila Belle – 412 N Aurora St
Long John and the Tights – Thompson park
Off
the Rails Unplugged – 710 N. Tioga St
Rock Jones – 513 Willow Ave
Sum
Dude + Friends – 117 Farm St
the
ilium works – 523 N Aurora St
The
Small Kings – 112 W. Marshall St.
TheFLunkSchoolBand – 210 Hancock St
Tom
Mank and Sera Smolen – 314 Utica St
Two
Shot Tabby – 106 Second St.
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Alan Rose – 107 Utica St.
Alec James – 420 Utica St
ALL
STRUNG OUT – 313 Utica St
Andrew Alling – 511 N Aurora St
Banyan Tree – 432 N Tioga St
Beatscene Hub (cont’d) – 513 Utica St
CC
Ryder – 429 N Aurora St
Chimes of Bayonets – 611 N. Tioga
Citizen O’Kane – 115 Cascadilla St
Darkwine – 111 Auburn St
Diana Leigh & the Shorty Georges – 442 N Aurora St
Dusty Square – 219 Auburn St
Escaped Donkeys – 104 W Tompkins St
Fat
Nanci – 415 N Geneva St
FOGG – 421 N Aurora St.
ICO
Brass Quintet – 711 N. Tioga St.
Jonathan Ames – 442 N. Geneva St
Katz and Jammers 2018 – 218 Utica St
Kitestring – 206 E Lewis St
La
Llorona – 209 First St
Lucky Old Sun – 713 N Cayuga St
Luke G & Joe Hayward – 612 N Cayuga St.
MacSallyJeffnJudy – Thompson Park
Mighty Jet Band – 406 E Yates St
Music’s Recreation – 204 W. Yates St.
Naomi Sommers – 106 2nd St
Oh
Yeah – 216 Queen St
Original Cornell Syncopators – 100 Franklin St
Palonegro – 814 N Cayuga St
Paul Arron Jackson and The Moonwalking Beatles – 204
Hancock St.
Rye
Makepeace and Straw Hat – 107 W Lincoln
Sabbathwind – 602 N. Cayuga St
Sandbox – 317 Auburn St
Stone’s Throw Creek – 306 East Yates St
There’s Always Room for Cello – 1106 N. Cayuga St.
Thru Spectrums – 607 N. Aurora St.
Tyrannical Vegetable – 720 N Aurora St
Vee
Da Bee – 204 E Yates St
Wildflwr – 708 N. Aurora St.
Young Fox – 206 E Jay St
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Alex Cano – 403 N Aurora St
Arthur B and the Planetary Mix (Unplugged) – 602 N.
Cayuga St.
Big
J Blues – 308 Lake Ave
Brookton Bridge – 711 N. Tioga St.
Car
People – 105 2nd St
Cerebral Vortex – 432 N. Tioga St.
Common Railers – 839 N Aurora St
Dickie Starfish Allstars – 406 E. Marshall St.
DJ
EVRCLEAR – 410 Utica St
Dubber Rucky – 810 N. Tioga St.
Fifth Parallel – 306 East Yates St
GoGone – 1112 N Tioga St
Insolent Cur – 210 Hancock St
JazzHappensBand – 100 Franklin St
Mach Duck – 613 N Aurora St
McKenzie Jones – 523 N Aurora St
NEO
Project – 104 Adams St.
Not
From Wisconsin – 206 E. Jay St
Patchwork Down – 104 E Lewis St.
Richie Holtz and Friends – 307 Auburn St
Rickety Fence – 305 Utica St
Road Man – 513 Utica St
Tenzin Chopak – 513 Willow Ave
The
David Graybeard Band – 202 Utica St
The
Local Farmers Union – 917 N Cayuga St
The
MonkeySquids – 422 N Cayuga St
The
Uncommons – 111 Auburn St
Tru
Bleu – 413 Auburn St
Viscious Fishes – 412 N Aurora St
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Ageless Jazz Band – Thompson Park
Barab Kalam – 1106 N Tioga St
Bird in Hand String Band – 106 Second St
Desert Stones – 406 East Yates St
Dexter & Liam – 209 Utica St
Djug Django – 219 Auburn St
East Coast Summit – 707 N. Tioga St
Fall Creek Brass Band – 415 N. Tioga St
Half Dead – 216 Queen St
IthaSAMBAca with special guests Deixa Sambar – 814 N.
Cayuga St.
Janet Batch – 909 Cayuga St
Jesse Collins Quartet – 442 N. Aurora St
Joe
Gibson – 607 N. Aurora St.
M
the Myth – 450 N. Aurora St
Mad
Goat String Band – 615 Utica St
Mijail Martinez – 117 Auburn St
Mosaic Foundation – 513 Utica St
Nobody et al. – 707 N Aurora
Noon Fifteen – 206 E Lewis St
Papa Muse – 117 Farm St
Piperventilators – 313 Utica St.
Se
Leigheas (The Cure) – 511 N Aurora St
Sixteen Feathers – 515 N Tioga
Special Guest – 104 E. Lewis St
The
18 Strings of Luv – 105 King St
The
Rungs – 205 E Falls St
Venissa Santi – 107 W Lincoln st
WonderMonday – solo – 601 N Cayuga St
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Music News for 091418:
---Once again, welcome to a “Blues On The Bridge” weekend!
The festival was pushed back by threat of rain, gusty winds and
the risk of flooding at
Confluence Park in
---Bernie
Fest, the annual fight against alzheimers benefit has announced it’s
line-up for this years fund-raiser, which will be held at
Touch Of Texas in
Wreckless
Marci
The KiiL
Seven
Recycled
Zombies
Trace Of
Life
Drama Scream
O.C.D.
No Idea
Hot Dogs &
Gin
Last Call
BroBro’s
Tim Ruffo
Band
Noor Hila
And DJ C. Hill
---Maine-Endwell alumni, Tiana Asili, has been busy touring this summer with her band, (y la Banda Rebelde) but also preparing for a two-week long stage production of a musical written by the star or Broadways “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda, called, “In The Heights.” The play explores love, identity, racism, hope and loss, and is set in the Washington Heights NY! Asili will play the role of “Abuela Claudia,” and the play will run off-Broadway for two weeks, produced by the Schenectady Light Opera Company. Break a leg, girl!
---Musicians from David Bowie’s bands will return
as a touring band again as A
Bowie Celebration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour,
---Bela Fleck is coming to
Bailey Hall @ Cornell University
in Ithaca NY on 11/16…joining Fleck will be world music artist
Zakir Hussain and jazz/
classical musician Edgar Meyer!
---The Blind Boys of
---The Auburn Public Theatre
of Auburn NY (near Syracuse) has announced a few new bookings…Root
Shock will play there on 10/13…and
Jane Monheit on 10/19!
---Condolences:
One of the area’s superstar DJ’s of the 80’s and 90’s, John
Carter, best known for his morning shows on The WAAL and Mix 1033 has
died at the age of 69. He
was a great guy and his voice has been missed already for far too long.
Our best to his friends and family.
---WILD RUMOR OF THE WEEK:
The Gene Simmons Band coming
to Tioga Downs in
LOCAL-ISH:
---Gordon Lightfoot will be coming back around in November with four new stops, including a local-ish show …at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 11/1…Staten Island NY on 11/2…Hershey PA on 11/3…and Glenside PA on 11/4!
---Led Zeppelin tribute band, Kashmir has announced some more early 2019 dates, including one that borders the fringe of our local area…Derry NH on 1/18…Rutland VT on 1/19…Staten Island NY on 2/23…a local-ish stop in Jim Thorpe PA, at Mauch Chunk Opera House on 3/2…Rochester NH on 3/9…and Manchester NH on 3/22!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Iconic pop singer, Cher has announced a North American tour for 2019 with a generous amount of regional shows…Pittsburgh PA on 4/18…Philadelphia PA on 4/20…Toronto ON on 4/22…Buffalo NY on 4/26…Boston MA on 4/28…Springfield MA on 4/30…Brooklyn NY on 5/2…and Newark NJ on 5/3!
---Buffalo pop/ rockers, Cute Is What We Aim For have booked a small tour…Allston MA on 11/20…The Westcott Theatre in Syracuse NY on 11/23…and Albany NY on 11/24!
---Hip hop/ soul band, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have mounted a good sized tour, but way too few regional shows have been booked (only three out of 30)…Washington DC on 9/22…Verona NY (at the Lava Nightclub) on 11/16…Baltimore MD on 12/7!
---American Idol runner-up from season #7, David Archuleta is not only releasing a new x-mas album, (“Christmas In The Air” on 11/2) he will also tour to support it…but just two dates for our region…NYC on 12/17…and Fairfield CT on 12/18!
---John Oates (y’know, from Hall & Oates? Of course you do!) just released a new live EP and will be touring to support is as well…
---Stone Temple Pilots have announced a Canadian tour that will bring them to the fringes of our region…St. Catherines ON on 11/11 (at the Meridian Center)…Kitchener ON (at Center In The Square) on 11/13…and Laval QC (near montreal) at Place Bell on 11/15! Also on the tour will be Seether and Default!
---Rhett Miller, formerly of the Old 97’s will play a half-dozen dates this Fall, with half of them in our greater region…Pawling NY on 9/14…Washington DC on 9/15…and Garwood NJ on 10/5!
---Otep has announced a new tour for late Fall/ early Winter that will make three stops in our region…Clifton NJ on 12/4…Philadelphia PA on 12/6…and Easton PA on 12/8!
---Richie
Furay, formerly of Buffalo Springfield, Poco and other bands will be
touring our region in October and performing the Poco album, “Deliverin’” in it’s
entirety. Hear Furay play
in…
---Alt/pop-rocker and Rob Schneider’s daughter, Elle King has just announced a new tour to promote her forthcoming album, …Washington DC on 11/2…New Haven CT on 11/3…Philadelphia PA on 11/4…Brooklyn NY on 11/5…and Toronto ON on 11/6!
---Aztec Two-Step has announced a swath of dates…adding onto their current tour with new shows in…Salem CT on 9/15…Hudson Falls NY on 10/27…plus a new Winter 2019 leg…Northampton MA on 2/1/19…Peterborough NH on 2/2/19…Lowville NY on 2/9/19…Nelson NY on 5/3/19…Saratoga Springs NY on 5/4/19…Hartford CT on 5/18/19…and Beach Haven NJ on 7/29/19!
---Houndmouth adds a new leg to their present tour and that means new regional shows in…Rochester NY on 11/3…NYC on 11/6…Philadelphia PA on 11/9…and New Haven CT on 11/10!
---Reds
“Unstoppable” tour with The Veer
Union and Vieo is making
a sweep of the Mid-Atlantic and
---Pop singer, Tori Kelly will take to the road in support of her latest album, “Hiding Place”…Munhall PA on 10/25…Philadelphia PA on 10/27…Washington DC on 10/28…and NYC on 10/30!
---Rising alt/pop stars, Rainbow Kitten Surprise have booked a tour to take advantage of their sudden success and lucky us, it passes right thru our region…Port Chester NY on 9/28…Baltimore MD on 9/29…Buffalo NY on 10/1...Montreal QC on 10/2…South Burlington VT on 10/4…Providence RI on 10/6…Pittsburgh PA on 10/8!
---Evan Dando, former lead singer for the 90’s alt/pop band, The Lemonheads is playing a few regional shows…Greenwich RI on 9/30…Jersey City NJ on 10/1…and Lowell MA on 10/3!
---The Spin Doctors have booked a three-date tour, stretched out over three months, two of which will fall into our region…Roslyn NY on 9/27…and Brooklyn NY on 11/8!
---Jewel
will be coming to visit for the holidays!
See the alt-folk singer in…
---Tracy Bonham is breaking out a semi-regular residency at the Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 with three dates spread out six months time on 10/26, 1/24 and 4/18!
---Black Uhuru will be passing thru our region starting next week with a show at…NYC on 9/18…then, Washington DC on 9/20…Hudson NY on 9/22…and Roslyn NY on 9/25!
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---Wu-Tang
Clans only date east of
---Edie
Brickell & the New Bohemians will play a one-off in
---Insane
Clown Posse books a one-shot show before their Rock Allegiance tour
appearance at
---Gary
Wright has booked a one-timer at
Stanhope House in
---Mike
Peters, of The Alarm has booked a one-shot at
My Father’s Place in
---60’s pop singer,
Melanie will play a one-timer
at My Father’s Place in
---Commander Cody books a one-off at
My Father’s Place in
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Hoobastank/
Secondhand Serenade add
---Sebastian
Bach, formerly of Skid Row, adds
---Ziggy
Marley adds
---Robin Trower adds Glenside PA on 4/4/19!
---Juice
WRLD adds
---Philip H.
Anselmo & the Illegals add
---Willie
Nile adds…NYC on 10/3…
---Midge Ure,
of Ultravox, adds a couple regional dates…
---Badfinger
ft. Joey Molland adds
---Spyro
Gyra adds
---Collective
Soul add
---The
Ataris add
---Taking
Back Sunday adds what is basically a two-night one-off…in
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---A
---Aztec Two-Step (9)
---Badfinger
---Bela Fleck (1)
---Black Uhuru (4)
---Blind Boys Of
---Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (3)
---
---Collective Soul (2)
---Commander Cody (1)
---Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians (1)
---Elle King (5)
---Evan Dando (3)
---Gary Wright (1)
---Gene Simmons Band (1)
---Gordon Lightfoot (4)
---Hall & Oates (2)
---Hoobastank/ Secondhand Serenade (1)
---Houndmouth (4)
---Insane Clown Posse (1)
---Jane Monheit (1)
---Jewel (7)
---John Oates (5)
---Juice WRLD (1)
---Melanie (1)
---Midge Ure (2)
---Mike Peters (1)
---Otep (3)
---Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals (1)
---Rainbow Kitten Surprise (7)
---Red/ The Veer
---Rhett Miller (3)
---Richie Furay (5)
---Robin Trower (1)
---Root Shock (1)
---Sebastian Bach (1)
---Taking Back Sunday (2)
---The Ataris (1)
---Tori Kelly (4)
---Tracy Bonham (3)
---Willie Nile (7)
---Wu-Tang Clan (1)
---Ziggy Marley (1)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new
dates by each act this week!
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Music News for 090718:
---Finally, with barely a week to go before the 2018 Blues On The Bridge is actually held, the official line-up is released at last! For a festival that is always running late, it seems like the bands are packed pretty tight, but here’s the breakdown…
Kricket (Krissie Petticrew/Benny Fiacco/ Joe Stento) @ 12p
Soulpuppy @ 1230p
The Parlor Cats @ 1p
Dirt Farm @ 1:40p
KidBess & The Magic Ring @ 2:10p
Pasty White & Rocket 88 @ 2:45p
Rebecca & The Soul Shakers @ 3:20p
Jason Wicks @ 4p
Edward P. Maloney Memorial Pipe Band @ 5p
Mark Doyle & The Maniacs @ 5:15p
Adam Bomb @ 6:15p
O.C.D. @ 7:15p
Wreckless Marci @ 8p
…now remember the festival is scheduled for this weekend (9/9) but if there’s rain it will be rescheduled for 9/16! The festival is free, so no excuses, people!
---The 2018
BC Celtic Music Fest is also being held this weekend at
McGirks Irish Pub in
Pipe and drum corps from all over the surrounding
area…
Scranton Black Diamonds Pipes and Drums
Syracuse Highlanders Pipes and Drums
Caledonia Highlanders Pipes and Drums
Penn York Highlanders Pipes and Drums
Broome County Celtic Pipes and Drums, followed by a massed bands
tribute. Meanwhile, bands
under the tent, include:
3:00 pm The Stoutman
4:00 pm Yadas Yadas
5:00 pm Dr. Tom Dooley Choraliers
6:00 pm
6:30 pm FC3
7:30 pm The Shambles
9:00 pm Old Friends (inside
McGirks)
---The line-up has also been announced for next
weekends 5th annual
Lick Breast Cancer Music Fest & Ice Cream Social at the
Pines Pavilion in
---Lest you think our litany of festivals is done, just because Summer is nearly over, think again…Rock Against Suicide V has announced it’s line-up! The benefit sparked in part by suicides of some local rock stars, will be held at the Choconut Inn in Friendsville PA @ 5pm on Saturday, October 13th and will feature…Trace Of Life @ 5p…Messy Truth @ 6:15p…Wreckless Marci @ 730p…OCD @ 845p…and Hell’s Winter @ 10:15p. Admission is $10.00!
---Here’s another music festival, even if it doesn’t sound like one…the Art Of Binghamton festival at the Bundy Museum in Binghamton NY will be on Friday, September 14th from 6-9p and Saturday, September 15th from 12p-10p and in addition to putting the art of Binghamton on display for FREE, both days, the festival will also feature music from Alex Creamer on Friday night 6p-9p, but the Saturday line-up includes…Miles Ahead, Peaches & Crime, Melanie & The Boys, Voodoo Highway and Dirt Farm!
---Life Of Agony finally has it’s tour confirmed, at the last minute, and it has an unexpected local twist…look for heavy metal rockers at…Hampton Beach NH on 9/12…Baltimore MD on 9/14…Philadelphia PA on 9/15…Teaneck NJ on 9/16…Pittsburgh PA on 9/23…(the only previously posted date) Buffalo NY on 9/25…New Haven CT on 9/26…NYC on 9/29…and their last American date before they tour Europe…HCS Skatepark in Vestal NY on 10/6!
---Kaitlyn Jackson posted this week that she has moved into a new phase of accomplishment in her post American Idol days. Jackson, the only local artist to ever make the first round cut to get on American Idol, posted this message last week: “I am BEYOND thrilled to announce that I have been granted the Excellence in Choreography Award through the Theatre Association of New York State for my work on the Norwich Theatre Company’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone this summer!!!!! Such an exciting accomplishment!!! Shout out to my incredibly enthusiastic cast for bringing my work to life!!” Congrats Kaitlyn!
---Hope you didn’t miss the
Rock and Roar Festival at
Ross Park Zoo in
---Dickey
Betts suffered a mild stroke the weekend before his appearance was
scheduled at the NYS Fair in
LOCAL-ISH:
---Slightly Stoopid is ready to tour, at least a little bit, in support of their forthcoming studio album, “Everyday Life, Everyday People” and they’ll be coming pretty close to local…Port Chester NY on 11/15…Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe PA on 11/17…and Providence RI on 11/18!
---Cross over artist Sara Evans will go on tour at Xmas, in support a four year old xmas album…11/30 in Warrendale PA…Jim Thorpe PA, at Penn’s Peak, on 12/1…and Alexandria VA on 12/8!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Travis Scott’s “Astroworld: Wish You Were Here” was announced during the last two weeks and it will be coming into our region in a major way…Baltimore MD on 11/8…Toronto ON on 11/21…Newark NJ on 11/24…Pittsburgh PA on 11/25…NYC on 11/27…Washington DC on 11/29…Hartford CT on 11/30…Philadelphia PA on 12/1…and Boston MA on 12/2!
---Former Crosby Stills Nash & Young and The Byrds star, David Crosby is taking his Sky Trails Band out on the road for a series of shows in our region…Frederick MD on 11/29…Albany NY on 12/1…Harrisburg PA on 12/2…Derry NH on 12/4…Englewood NJ on 12/5…New Bedford MA on 12/7…and Port Chester NY on 12/8!
---John
Mayall gets back on the road this weekend in a big way, following a
health problem in May and June that forced postponed of his Summer tour!
New dates include…
---Former Doobie Brother, Michael McDonald is not only releasing a new Xmas album, “Season Of Peace” but he’s also going to tour to support it…which means we’ll see him in…Bensalem PA on 11/30…Wilmington DE on 12/1…and Peekskill NY On 12/2!
---Eve 6 is celebrating their 20th Anniversary tour already? Seems like just yesterday they broke thru with “Inside Out,” (still one of the most poignant (if not twisted) lyrics in rock) and not only will they be celebrating with new music, but with a tour as well…Pittsburgh PA on 12/11…Poughkeepsie NY on 12/12…Philadelphia PA on 12/13…Asbury Park NJ on 12/14…Boston MA on 12/15…and NYC on 12/16!
----Winter is coming…and that means modern metal package tours…Killswitch Engage is set to hit the snow covered road w/Born Of Osiris, Crowbar & Death Ray Vision…coming to Providence RI on 11/24…Poughkeepsie NY on 11/25…Reading PA on 11/27…Wilmington DE on 12/5…Sayreville NJ on 12/6!
---Bring Me The Horizon will take to the road in Winter 2019 headlining their own tour…Fairfax VA on 1/28…Manhattan NY on 1/29…Boston MA on 2/1…and Montreal QC on 2/2! So far, no word on who will be opening for them.
---Unearth will headline their own package tour with Fit For An Autopsy, the Agony Scene & Traitors…see them in Cambridge MA on 11/2…Brooklyn NY on 11/3…Halethorpe MD on 11/4…and Philadelphia PA on 11/5!
---Atreyu has also announced a modern metal package tour with Memphis May Fire/ Ice Nine Kills & Sleep Signals…They’ll make regional appearances in…Baltimore MD on 11/21…Harrisburg PA on 11/23…Sayreville NJ on 11/24…Boston MA on 11/25…NYC on 11/27…and Rochester NY on 11/28!
---Meanwhile, Ice Nine Kills, who will be stepping out with the above Atreyu package tour, will headline their own tour in October…Easton PA on 10/7…Brooklyn NY on 10/10…and Worcester MA on 10/11!
---Former Skid Row singer, Sebastian Bach takes a Fall trek across America that will come thru our region starting in October…Pittsburgh PA on 10/16…Asbury Park NJ on 10/18…NYC on 10/21…Lancaster PA on 10/24…and Toronto ON on 11/16!
---Robin
Trower has announced two tri-state area shows…
---Orgy
return to the road with new shows in
---The Stone Pony has just announced the daily schedule for the See.Hear.Now Festival on Saturday, September 29th & Sunday September 30th in Asbury Park NJ and it’s pretty awesome…tickets are $109 for both days…here’s the highlights:
Day #1:
Incubus/ Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals/ Brandi Carlile/ Blondie/ Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls/ Highly Suspect/ Soja/ The English Beat/ Deer Tick
Day #2:
Jack Johnson/ Social Distortion/ Milky Chance/
Kaleo/ The Front Bottoms/ The Menzingers/ Lettuce/ Langhorne Slim/ G.
Love & Special Sauce/ The Original Wailers/
ONE SHOW ONLY:
---The
---Deadmau5 has booked a one-shot for the Pier 17 Rooftop in NYC on 9/8!
---Candi Staton will play a one-timer at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on 9/7!
TOUR TWEAKING:
---Scotty
McCreery, of American Idol fame, adds…
---Mastodon has cancelled their entire North American tour as their manager has contracted pancreatic cancer…refund your tickets at your place of purchase.
---Terry
Bozzio, former drummer for Missing Persons, adds
---Peter
Wolf of the J. Geils Band, adds
---George
Clinton of P-funk adds
---Jason Bonham finally adds a date (out of four total dates), in our region in Munhall PA on 12/1!
---Grunge-era, southern-fried, alt/pop band,
Jimmie’s Chicken Shack adds a
regional show to their Fall itinerary…
---Big Bad Voodoo Daddy adds Warrendale PA on 11/1!
---Joan
Osborne finally adds a show in our region on her Fall tour…
---The Roger
McGuinn/ Chris Hillman/ Marty Stuart tour has added a new date…10/30
at Munhall PA outside
---The
Robert Cray Band adds
---Ani
DiFranco adds
---Wayne Newton adds Red Bank NJ on 9/23!
---Ginuwine
adds NYC on 9/28…and
NEW DATES ON REGIONAL CONCERT PAGE:
---Ani DiFranco (1)
---Atreyu (6)
---Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (1)
---Bring Me The Horizon (4)
---Candi Staton (1)
---David Crosby (7)
---Deadmau5 (1)
---Dickey Betts (-2)
---Eve 6 (6)
---George Clinton/ Steve Arrington/ Zapp (1)
---Ginuwine (1)
---Ice Nine Kills (3)
---Jason Bonham (1)
---Jimmie’s Chicken Shack (1)
---Joan Osborne (1)
---John Mayall (9)
---Killswitch Engage (5)
---Life Of Agony (8)
---Mastodon (-3)
---Michael McDonald (3)
---Orgy (4)
---Peter Wolf (1)
---Robert Cray Band (4)
---Robin Trower (2)
---Roger McGuinn/ Chris Hillman/ Marty Stuart (1)
---Sara Evans (3)
---Sea.Hear.Now festival (2)
---Scotty McCreery (1)
---Sebastian Bach (4)
---Slightly Stoopid (3)
---Terry Bozzio (3)
---The
---Travis Scott/ Trippie Redd/ Guna/ Sheck Wes (9)
---Unearth (4)
---Wayne Newton (1)
*#’s in parenthesis are amount of new
dates by each act this week!
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NO NEWS THIS WEEK! OFF FOR LABOR DAY!
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Music News for 082418:
---Native guitar god, Randy McStine is part of a new prog-rock supergroup, In Continuum, featuring McStine’s comrades from the band, “Sound Of Contact,” Dave Kerzner and Matt Dorsey, with Gabriel Agudo (of Steve Rothery Band and formerly with Bad Dreams), Marco Minnemann (of Steve Wilson and the Aristocrats) and also with special guests, Nick D’Virgilio (who is also an ex-compadre of McStine’s, as he played in with him in the Nick D’Virgilio Trio), John Wesley (porcupine tree), Fernando Perdomo (dave kerzner band) and Jon Davison (yes). The group have posted a teaser video to promote their forthcoming debut album, “Acceleration Theory!” Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4gvCrthAiA
---Looking back on last weeks cancellation of
Curveball shows that some
fans were actually disappointed twice by the festival…not just by it’s
initial cancellation, but again when a rumor started to circulate that
the band was just throwing the fans a “curveball” and that maybe the
show would go on anyway. Of
course it did not, due to a lack of fresh potable water, when the
---The
Center For The Arts in Homer NY (just outside of nearby
---Trans-Siberian Orchestra has just announced their national touring schedule for 2018 and of course, there will be regional shows…University Park PA on 11/16…Allentown PA on 11/17…a local date at the Arena @ Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre PA on 11/18…Erie PA on 11/21…Manchester NH on 11/23…Worcester MA on 11/24…Uncasville CT on 11/25…Albany NY on 11/28…Rochester NY on 11/29…Buffalo NY on 12/15…Hershey PA on 12/16…Uniondale NY on 12/20…Philadelphia PA on 12/21…Newark NJ on 12/22…Washington DC on 12/23…and Pittsburgh PA on 12/28!
---Our local national-touring band,
Driftwood, adds
LOCAL-ISH:
---Dark Star Orchestra, the grateful dead tribute band, are continuing to build their Fall 2018 tour that will bring them to deadheads in our region, including one localish stop in Jim Thorpe PA at Penn’s Peak on 11/21, in addition to…South Burlington VT on 11/13…New Haven CT on 11/16…plus, two nights in Philadelphia PA on 12/28 & 12/29…and two more nights in Montclair NJ on 12/30 & 12/31! Sounds like a great way to break in 2019!
REGIONAL ROUND-UP:
---Hip-hop star,
Travis Scott has announced
dates for his “Astroworld: Wish You Were Here” tour…