Category: New York
MCP Presents The Hudson Project Set For July in NY
From HudsonMusicProject.com
“We’re unbelievably excited to announce our newest venture, The Hudson Project, a three-day camping festival celebrating music and arts that’s set to take place on July 11th-13th at Winston Farm in Saugerties, New York. The Hudson Project will boast the ultimate fusion of more than 85 genre-defying musical acts set to perform on over four unique stages set against the backdrop of the magical Catskill Mountains.
Beyond the music, the inaugural event will feature an additional interactive performance area, local music acts and performance artists, an art village showcasing interactive art exhibitions, regional arts and crafts, a selection of Hudson Valley-area gourmet food, wine, craft beer and specialty cocktail options, a wide variety of camping choices, and even more options for transportation from New York City and other nearby major metropolitan areas! Additional details, including the lineup and information on tickets, will be revealed in the coming weeks…stay tuned!”
Website & Links: HudsonMusicProject.com | Facebook | Twitter
Rock N’ Roll Resort 2014 Returns with “V4: The Dream Machine” Featuring Dumpstaphunk, The Motet, Everyone Orchestra & More
From RocknRollResort.com
Wicked Cool Productions will host another epic Rock n Roll Resort v4: “The Dream Machine” featuring Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, The Motet, Everyone Orchestra w / Steve Kimock, John Kimock, Reed Mathis, Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman & many other guests. April 4-6, 2014, at the newly renovated Hudson Valley Resort & Spa in Kerhonkson, New York, nestled within the heart of the Catskills.
Rock n Roll Resort is a relatively new, yet familiar experience for festival-goers of any and all ages. Hudson Valley Resort & Spa is an ideal setting – expansive, inviting and intriguing, you will feel right at home inside the grand resort. Funk bands, electronic acts, jam bands, bluegrass, and a little bit of every music genre can be found throughout the event, with music running from early afternoon until well past sunrise the next day. Dance yourself into a frenzy, then walk back to your hotel room to re-energize. You can shop for affordable merchandise from a wide-variety of unique, handmade crafts from the vendors within the event. No matter which direction the end up, you won’t find a dull moment at Rock n Roll Resort.
“The Dream Machine is a future music festival and boasts that your next festival experiences will never be the same again after this weekend of nearly endless pleasures. Our setting will be amidst non-stop music, within a professional party environment,” says Shannon Plaquet, producer of Rock n Roll Resort.
Confirmed lineup includes:
Dumpstaphunk • The Motet x2 • Everyone Orchestra w/ Steve Kimock, John Kimock, Reed Mathis, Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman & many other guests • Turkuaz x2 • Cabinet • Conehead Buddha • Peter Prince & The Trama Unit • Nephrok! Allstars • TAUK • The Alchemystics • The Z3 (A tribute to Frank Zappa) • Leroy Justice • Goosepimp Orchestra • Roots of Creation • Cosmic Dust Bunnies • Mark Mercier Band • BRYAC Funk Allstars • Dr. Westchesterson • Danny Pease and The Regulators • The Kings of Belmont • Mister F • Big Takeover • Sarah Michelle Band • 7 Below (A tribute to Phish) • Akashic Record • The Kind Buds • Business Casual Disco • The Juicy Grapes • The Broadcast • Solaris • Arclite • Darian Cunning Band • The Hornitz • The Big Sway • Positive Mental Trip • Frank Viele • Cheatcode • DJ Adam Amrod • Digital $torm • Political Animals • Space Carnival • Honeycomb • APEL • DJ Icculus • F.A.M. • DJ Nomadic • Craig Greenberg Band • Jordan Simms • Michelle Sarah • Rebecca Jean Smith • Bobby Paltauf
Many artists will take the stage multiple times throughout the weekend, and more artists to confirm soon!
Websites & Links: RocknRollResort.com | Facebook
Umphrey’s McGee Announce UM Bowl V for May 3rd, 2014
From Umphreys.com
“We are elated to announce that UMBowl V is officially a go. The four-quarter marathon event will be held at the newly restored, iconic Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York on Saturday, May 3rd, 2014. Pre-sale and umVIP tickets go on sale though ticketing.umphreys.com this Friday, February 7th at 11 am ET. General on-sale will occur Friday, February 14th at 11 am.”
Websites & Links: UMbowl.com | Umphreys.com | UMLive.com | UMVideo
Jimkata Releases ‘Ten More Songs!” Live Album
From Jimkata.com
“Jimkata has released their first official live album, ’10 More Songs!’, which documents the long miles and countless hours spent honing newer compositions and reworking old favorites. The album features 14 tracks recorded in 2012/2013 at many of their favorite New York venues, paying homage to their home state. 10 More Songs! chronicles the band’s evolution across their four studio albums from ‘07s fast-tempoed “Mind Crossing” to the dub-tinged “Greyhound” and sing-along fan favorites, “Chain Store” and “Night Shade” off Die Digital, as well as the unrecorded track “Soap”. The album is available NOW on iTunes at http://bit.ly/HNn003 and Spotify.
The four-piece is also back in the studio with Die Digital producer Jocko Randall to record the follow-up EP, “Feel In Light,’ due out in early 2014.“
Mixed by Phil Salvaggio at 7 Mile High Studios
Mastered by Jocko at More Sound Recording Studio in Syracuse, NY
Websites & Links: Jimkata.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Vimeo | Archive.org
Rock N Roll Resort Announces 2013’s Tiny Rager with Soulive, Kung Fu, Pimps of Joytime & More
From Rock N Roll Resort
“Wicked Cool Productions announces their newest event, Rock n Roll Resort v3: Tiny Rager, an exclusive 3-day, 2-night multimedia experience taking place April 12-14, 2013, at the Hudson Valley Resort & Spa in Kerhonkson, New York, nestled within the heart of the Catskills. An all-inclusive concert adventure, Rock n Roll Resort is an intimate destination event for music and arts.
Held within the walls of a VIP resort, Rock n Roll Resort prides itself on its always evolving musical assemblage of the best and brightest in live entertainment, ranging from electronic, funk, bluegrass to progressive jam band performers. An aspect which is unique to Rock n Roll Resort is that fans get the opportunity to socialize with the artists off-stage, all weekend long.
The Rock n Roll Resort v3: Tiny Rager event will feature over 40 hours of live entertainment, including a two-night performance with the soul-jazz organ power trio Soulive.
Announced Lineup: Soulive (two nights) • Ryan Montbleau Band • Kung Fu • Pimps of Joytime • Alan Evans Trio • Nigel Hall Band • Ghosts of Jupiter • Nephrok! Allstars • Dub Apocalypse • Akashic Record • Goosepimp Orchestra • Normal Instruments • lespecial. • Jeff Bujak • Viral Sound • Cosmic Dust Bunnies • Higher Organix • The Primate Fiasco • Mr. Breakdown • Arclite • Ryan Hommel Trio • Nardy Boy • Fikus • Danny Pease and The Regulators (DPR) • Lucid • Ultraviolet Hippopotamus • Turbine • The Kind Buds • Digital $torm • Tony Lee Thomas Band • Newton Crosby • Frank Viele • The Hornitz • Mother’s Wine • Cosmal • DJ Nomad • DJ Icculus • DJ Jiggawompz • DJ Joey Fedz • DJ Highlife • Schwizz • DJ Vinyal • Child Capital • Zen Mun • Digital Dharma
Many artists will take the stage multiple times throughout the weekend, and more artists will be announced through Rock n Roll Resort’s official website at RockNRollResort.com and on Facebook. In addition to the music lineup, this version of Rock n Roll Resort will showcase collaborative live art, activities including an epic golf tournament and celebrity poker competition, workshops, theme nights, cyberistic euphoria, fine catered foods and even a festival vendor row, all at an affordable price and held within the conveniences of the Hudson Valley Resort & Spa.
Just 90 miles from New York City, the Hudson Valley Resort & Spa is ideally situated in the Shawangunk Mountains. Set within 400 wooded acres adjacent to Minnewaska State Park, and surrounded by gorgeous Catskill views, the ambiance of Hudson Valley Resort & Spa provides an unparalleled layer of of tranquility and luxury–a quintessential location for such an incredible musical occasion.”
Websites & Links: RocknRollResort.com | Facebook
Umphrey’s McGee 2013 Tour Dates – Celebrating 15 Years of Facemelting
Umphrey’s McGee 2013 Tour Dates:
1/16/13 Wed – The Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY
1/17/13 Thu – Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, NY
1/18/13 Fri – Beacon Theatre in New York, NY
1/19/13 Sat – Fete Ballroom in Providence, RI
1/23/13 Wed – Ziggy’s in Winston-Salem, NC
1/24/13 Thu – The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC
1/25/13 Fri – Ritz Theatre in Raleigh, NC
1/26/13 Sat – The National in Richmond, VA
1/30/13 Wed – Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN
1/31/13 Thu – Buster’s Billiards and Backroom in Lexington, KY
2/01/13 Fri – Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, MI
2/02/13 Sat – The Fillmore Detroit (State Theatre) in Detroit, MI
2/08/13 Fri – The Pageant in St. Louis, MO
2/09/13 Sat – The Pageant in St. Louis, MO
2/10/13 Sun – Bluebird in Bloomington, IN
2/15/13 Fri – LC Pavilion in Columbus, OH
Websites & Links: Umphreys.com | TourGigs.com | UMVideo
Show Review ~ Phish NYC Review 2012 by Matt Heredos
Whenever you go to a city like New York, NY for New Year’s Eve, you’re going to run into a wide variety of people. Some of these people will tell you all you want to hear if you let them. This past New Years I ran into a guy that told me about his journey to live the high life. He told me that nothing, no sporting event, Las Vegas gambling adventure, no Rocky Mountain climb, no cruise of the Caribbean could compare to ending his year with 20,000 of his closest friends and his favorite band, in New York City.
This was the third consecutive year Phish ended their year in New York at Madison Square Garden. After a widely regarded subpar 2011 performance at MSG, hopes were high for a redemption run this year at the Garden. Fans were riding high after a terrific run over Labor Day weekend in Colorado to close out the 2012 summer tour. With expectations higher than they have been in years, this year’s run at MSG did not disappoint and reaffirmed that this band has plenty left in the tank for their 30th year in 2013.
The four night run began on Friday the 28th with an incredibly eager crowd packing MSG. Of all the shows I have seen of numerous bands, these four shows easily contained the most energetic and positively vibed crowd I’ve been a part of, whatever that means.
The nights first set began with the Joy tune Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan. The majority of the set stays in “safe”, but well played, territory, until the monster Wolfman’s Brother to close the set, filled with a brief section of The Little Drummer Boy.
The second set of 12/28 left me extremely excited for what was to come for the rest of the weekend as it is arguably the best set of the entire run. The set begins with a Tweezer stretching over twenty minutes that is engaging from start to finish. Don’t miss this one. The Maze and Twist that follow are both very well played and we have more of Fish Ba rum pum pum pumming on his drum. Two very well played versions of Fluffhead and David Bowie close out this six song set. A short but sweet encore of Bouncing Around the Room and Zeppelin’s Good Times Bad Times close out night one at MSG, with Tweeprise interestingly enough still on the table.
Night two at MSG opened with an appropriate Crowd Control. After night ones amazing second set, hopes were high for more of the same. This night’s first set was fairly “par” for the course, (awful pun intended) with huge ovations during Reba that would put even the most jaded fan in good spirits. A Bathtub Gin with “Suzy Q” quotes from Fishman and great playing from Trey closes out the set.
One of the summer’s go to jam heavy openers, T.V. on the Radio’s Golden Age, opened up set two. This version is extremely well-played and moves into dark and funky jam territory before transitioning into Waves. These two songs provide the jam craving fan with plenty to mull over. The rest of the set focuses on short but sweet rockers with Bug sandwiched nicely in the middle. A pair of high energy tunes, Cavern and 46 Days close out a set that is anything but “par.” An encore of The Squirming Coil, Grind, and First Tube put the exclamation point on another great night in NYC.
The 30th of December has long been viewed as the night for the fans. Phish has had numerous great performances on this date aside from 2011’s less than inspired performance. Two great nights were in the books already, and on the 30th this time around, they did not disappoint. Nearly every song from the first set is exceptionally played including a well-placed Divided Sky, and a standout version of Ya Mar with Mike showing us some fantastic playing in the outro of the song. The heavy hitters My Friend, My Friend, and Run Like an Antelope close out “the fans” first set.
Set two. Woah. Along with set two of 12/28, set two of the 30th is easily one of the best sets of Phish I have ever seen, let alone this New Year’s run. Down with Disease opening a second set is always a good thing. And when it is followed up by an even more impressive jam filled Carini, thirty five minutes of Woah. To put it simply and immaturely, this Carini is super tits…. A personal favorite, Slave to the Traffic Light, closes another terrific set at the Garden. An encore I’ll take any show, Harry Hood, closes out the 30th, along with Show of Life, sweet. Now it’s on to the best night of the year.
One of the big reasons I love this band is their humor. Ricky Nelson’s Garden Party starts things off in the most hilariously fitting way possible; a song about Nelson playing his new material at the Garden only to be booed off stage. Perfect. The first set doesn’t venture too far off the beaten path, but stays the course of the previous three nights as everything is well played.
Set two starts off strong with perhaps a tease as to what is to come in set three, Birds of a Feather. Next, and for the third straight year in set two of 12/31, is Ghost. While this version doesn’t quite reach the levels of 12/31/10’s, it warrants a re-listen or two. The Piper that follows is the jam of the night by far; another moment of WOAH. Set two closes with a fairly standard, but highly entertaining nonetheless, You Enjoy Myself. Set two, Fin.
Well, it’s here. Time for what makes this band, this band: weird, goofy, funny, and creative hilariousness, on New Year’s Eve. It’s Party Time!! Or, in this case perhaps, it’s “Par-Tee” time. Then, it’s time to get weird. Kung creeps its way in and for most fans, the cat is out of the bag, time to stage a runaway golf cart marathon!! STAND UP! The music behind this marathon? A very well placed, and played, Chalk Dust Torture. Once the marathon is over, so is 2012, Cheers. After a nice take on Auld Lang Syne by Trey, we hear the loudest thing I have ever heard. Videos online do not do it justice, this Tweezer Reprise, complete with VERY loud backup singers, is off the charts, and the energy is through the roof. Happy 2013, hope your ears still work.
The next FOUR!! songs after Tweeprise are all very well played golfed theme songs, including the band’s first take on Fly like an Eagle and an extended version of The Wedge. After the brakes were pumped post-midnight at last year’s MSG run, it was great to see the band push on late into the night. A barbershop rendition of Lawn Boy ends set three of New Year’s Eve, hugs and smiles all around.
After a brief break, the band closes the book on 2012 with two more golf themed songs in Driver and the band’s first full rendition of Black Sabbath’s Iron Man with The Chairman of the Boards on vocals. The Chairman informed us that we had just begun Phish’s 30th year of existence, the crowd responded with the second loudest thing I’ve ever heard. Here’s to another thirty years.
Even with some of the most critical fans in music, or any form of art for that matter, Phish continues to bring nothing but great times for anyone willing to share in the groove. After a week of thought, I think it’s safe to say this redemption run at Madison Square Garden was just that, and I can’t wait for the next garden party.
Show Highlights:
Set I: Wolfman’s Brother -> The Little Drummer Boy-> Wolfman’s Brother
Set II: Listen to the whole damn set, dozens of times
Set I: Bathtub Gin
Set II: Down with Disease, Carini
Set I: Garden Party, purely because it is so fitting
Websites & Links: Phish.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LivePhish.com
Umphrey’s McGee Summer Tour 2012
Umphrey’s McGee Summer Tour 2012 Dates:
7.1 Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park, NJ*
7.3 Kresge Audtiorium, Interlochen, MI*
7.4 Moonlite Gardens, Cincinnati, OH*
7.5 CEFCU Center Stage at the Landing, Peoria, IL*
7.6 Weekend at Harmony, Geneva, MN Two Set Festival Performance
7.7 White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN*
7.28-29 Catalpa NYC Music Festival, New York, NY Two Set Festival Performance
8.6-10 sUMmer School at Full Moon Resort, Big Indian, NY
8.10 Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT
8.11 The Klein, Bridgeport, CT
8.12 moe.down 13, Turin, NY
8.24-26 Summer Set Music Festival, Somerset, WI
8.30 Crossroads, Kansas City, MO
8.31 Green Mountain Eco Fest, Eldridge, MO
9.1-2 North Coast Music Festival, Chicago, IL
9.5 Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, VA
9.6 The Norva, Norfolk, VA
9.7 Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre, Wilmington, NC
9.8 Pisgah Brewery, Black Mountain, NC
9.12 Simon Estes Amphitheater, Des Moines, IA
9.13 Sumtur Amphitheater, Omaha, NE
9.14 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (w/ Railroad Earth)
9.15 Boulder Theatre, Boulder, CO
9.19 Workplay Soundstage, Birmingham, AL
9.20 Minglewood Hall, Memphis, TN
9.21 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
9.22 Iroquois Amphitheater, Louisville, KY
* With very special guests G. Love & Special Sauce
Review ~ Phish at Jones Beach July 4th Run 2012 by Matt Heredos
Jones Beach 1, 7/3/2012
The entire first leg of Phish’s 2012 tour contained some of the most consistently well played shows since the 2009 reunion, with ample Midwest love taboot! However, the crew and I had just enough time and energy left for two more shows out east in Wantagh New York. Seeing the band at new venues is always a treat, especially one with such fantastic views as Jones Beach. I can’t pick a clear cut favorite show from this run, but July 3rd at JB is certainly in the running.
Set one began with a “bustout” to end all bustouts in Little Feat’s Skin it Back. The last time the band played this song, I was three months away from being born. After standard versions of Possum and Tube we saw another rarity in the Beatles Happiness is a Warm Gun. Mike’s Groove followed, I could hear these three songs every damn show, especially when they are played this well. Other standouts from set one included the now rare Ya Mar, ZZ Top’s Jesus Just Left Chicago, and Golgi Apparatus except this time, we all could “see the sea.”
Set two of Jones beach 1 is easily one of the best sets I have seen Phish perform. It would have been nice to see the Chalkdust Torture stretched out into some “type II” jamming, but a classic straight forward version kept me smiling to say the least.
Whenever you see the band play several shows in a row, repeats will happen. What followed next was the third “Sand” and fourth cover of T.V. on the Radio’s Golden Age from this run of shows. However, when they are played this well, with great improvisation, it’s hard to complain. This version of “Golden Age” contained easily the best jam of the night.
A raging Wolfman’s Brother > Walk Away came next. “Walk Away” continues to be one of the most energetic songs you will see this band play. After the crowd, as well as the band, had a chance to “catch their breath,” we saw another version of possibly my favorite Phish ballad in Bug.
Another personal favorite The Wedge came before possibly the best Run Like an Antelope Phish has played in over a decade. I always love this song, despite some recent versions lacking a truly defined “peak.” This version raised a few eyebrows to say the least. Some Marco? Polo! shenanigans gave way to some “Mike-O” bass grooves; followed by the best ending to an “Antelope” I’ve ever heard by far.
Time to “Run-Run-Run-Run-Run” to the bathroom before my bladder explodes, not one “pee break song” in the whole set. A standard version of Character Zero closed out one of the best shows I have seen my favorite band play, ear to ear smiles all around. See you tomorrow, happy birthday America.
Highlights from Jones Beach (Night 1): Skin it Back, Mike’s Song > I am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Sand > Golden Age, Walk Away, Run Like an Antelope
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Jones Beach 2, 7/4/2012
The grand finale of this nerds run of first leg shows. The only complaint on this end, No Fireworks on July 4th ?!? For shame. Parking lot idiots provided plenty of fireworks after the show, so I got my fill. Now, onto another stellar show!
This show certainly had an “old school” feel to it with the opening segment of Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues. The fifth different Velvet Underground cover since the Deer Creek shows came next in Head Held High. Another old school segment came next in The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday > Avenu Malkanu > The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday, the first performance since Alpine Valley 2009.
Some new school Phish appeared next in Kill Devil Falls. A set that was all over the place, but somehow still “flowed” saw a lovely version of Bittersweet Motel played next. The funk was then brought in Moma Dance. Well-played versions of Gumbo, David Bowie, and the rare treat “Susskind Hotel” soon followed. The only real complaint from set one is a song I just cannot get into, a steaming pile of Alaska.
Another hilarious Hold Your Head Up and Fish cover came next. I got my wish. We were all “tucking” in delight to an absolutely hilarious cover of Prince’s Purple Rain. The “tuck” shtick has yet to get old, so far, and I can admit, I was “tucking” in the purple rain right along with my favorite goofy drummer. An acapella version of our National Anthem closed a very different, but still highly entertaining first set.
Set two saw a few songs I had been hoping to hear all week and finally got. One of my favorite Phish covers started things off, Stevie Wonder’s Boogie on Reggae Woman. Next came another strong showing of two songs I will have a hard time ever getting tired of in Tweezer and Twist. It’s not often I find myself wishing that one song be scrapped from a set entirely, but I have never been much of a fan of Taste and an extra eight minutes of Tweezer or Twist would have been quite nice seeing as those two songs were clearly the highlight of set two.
After Taste, the set never seemed to fully pick up steam again. Standards of Quinn the Eskimo, Julius, another “Rock and Roll,” and a decent Harry Hood rounded out the middle of set two. After another ho-hum version of Show of Life I thought I was going to see nine Phish shows without hearing one of my all-time favorites. I was wrong.
Set two was up and down, but ended with an incredible version of Slave to the Traffic Light that was just beautiful, as well as fitting due to the grueling drive ahead of us the following morning. A classic encore combo of Sleeping Monkey and Tweezer Reprise (with no damn fireworks) closed out an overall solid July 4th show at Jones Beach.
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