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Anderson .Paak surprises Blue Note Audience at DJ Logic and Friends Show

NYS Music Staff Jan 11, 2022

This past Saturday in New York City, Grammy Award-winning artists Anderson .Paak and Maurice "Mobetta" Brown surprised the Blue Note audience with an unannounced special performance at DJ Logic's headline show. .Paak took a seat behind…

New York Singles

Brookyln Post-Punk Band Catcher Share “Comparing Saviors and Friends” from Upcoming…

NYS Music Staff Dec 29, 2021

NYC post-punk outfit Catcher have shared a comeback single entitled "Comparing Saviors and Friends," off their upcoming debut album, due out in 2022. The single is regarded as one of the first tracks they'd written with the…

Folk/Americana

The Wooks are “Flyin’ High” and Coming to Syracuse and Brooklyn in April

NYS Music Staff Dec 21, 2021

Award-winning bluegrass band The Wooks embark on a tour in Spring 2022, bringing their traditional and unconventional form of bluegrass with them to New York. They'll make stops at Funk n Waffles in downtown Syracuse, and the Jalopy…

Jam/Progressive

Dark Star Orchestra to Perform at The Stanley in Utica on St Patrick’s Day

NYS Music Staff Dec 20, 2021

Legendary Grateful Dead tribute act Dark Star Orchestra will play in Utica at The Stanley Theatre on March 17, 2022. This follows the group's pair of shows to ring in 2022 at The Palace Theatre in Albany on December 31, 2021 and January 1,…

Video

George Harrison’s iconic ‘My Sweet Lord’ receives official music video

NYS Music Staff Dec 16, 2021

"My Sweet Lord," the iconic song from George Harrison, was finally received an official music video, 51 years after it was first released. An all-star cast honors Harrison in a video directed by Lance Bangs and executive produced by…

Tour Announcements

Aqueous Announce Spring 2022 Tour Dates

NYS Music Staff Dec 14, 2021

Buffalo's Aqueous has announced dates for their Spring Tour 2022, including shows at the new Brooklyn Made and Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs. Aqueous will wrap up 2021 with a show at Town Ballroom in Buffalo, with Eggy joining…

Alternative/Indie

Pavement to play four nights at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn

NYS Music Staff Dec 8, 2021

Kings Theatre in Brooklyn will welcome indie-rock legends Pavement to Brooklyn for four back-to-back shows from September 30 – October 3, 2022. The shows are part of a World Tour for Pavement, which brings the Stockton, CA group…

Classical

Proctors to host ESYO Holiday Spectacular with special guest Madison Vandenburg

NYS Music Staff Dec 7, 2021

The Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO), known regionally and nationally for engaging young musicians from Upstate New York and western Massachusetts in the joyful pursuit of musical excellence, has announced its 2021 Holiday Spectacular,…

Bluegrass/Country

Keith Urban “The Speed of Now” North American Tour Begins June 2022, Stops at CMAC and…

NYS Music Staff Dec 7, 2021

Four-time Grammy Award winner Keith Urban has set Summer 2022 for the North American debut of his first world tour in four years, dubbed "The Speed of Now World Tour." The shows will features three-time Grammy Award nominee Ingrid Andress,…

Alternative/Indie

Dispatch and O.A.R. Announced 2022 Tour with Shows at SPAC, Artpark and Jones Beach

NYS Music Staff Dec 6, 2021

Legendary rock groups Dispatch and O.A.R. will share the stage together in summer 2022, with a 37 date tour announced this past week. The two groups will make their way through New York in August 2022, with shows in Saratoga…

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