Leather-vested and sweat-covered, Neal Schon unearthed a solo that — even amid the political hatefest and madness of 2016 — could unite America. The SPAC lighting backdrop transformed into a slideshow montage of soldiers, flags and the like. The Journey founding member serenaded the crowd with an improvisation-heavy guitar rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner.” […]
Charley Orlando Unveils Summer Tour Dates
Charley Orlando, the folk-rock singer-songwriter from Glenville, will perform across Central New York this summer. The artist released the dates of his upcoming shows this week. He will perform solo at Funk n’ Waffles in downtown Syracuse at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 12. Tim Herron will also play that night. The following weekend, Orlando is scheduled […]
Grunge Legends Unite to Form Ten Commandos Project
Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepard have collaborated with Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Alain Johannes and Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan to form Ten Commandos, a hard-rock grunge group whose self-titled debut album will be released in late November. The 10-song album features rock musician Peter Frampton and soul musician Nikka Costa. Frampton […]
‘Happy Birthday’ Copyright Nullified in Court
“Happy Birthday,” one of the best-known songs in the English language and a staple at any American child’s birthday party, is now public domain for the first time in 27 years. Federal judge George H. King ruled on Tuesday that Warner Music Group’s longstanding copyright claim on the song was invalid. The case’s plaintiff, filmmaker […]
Jason Isbell Adds Northeast Dates to Winter Tour
Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell has announced 12 additional tour dates to his lengthy slate of winter concert performances supporting his most recent album release Something More Than Free. The southern rocker from Alabama will perform in the Northeast for three shows of the tour. On Thursday, Feb. 25, Isbell will play at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Two […]
Umphrey’s McGee ‘Hall of Fame: Class of 2014’ Will Release Oct. 9
Fans of Umphrey’s McGee can rejoice, as the band’s upcoming Hall of Fame: Class of 2014 live album will be released digitally and on CD on Oct. 9. The vinyl release date is not yet confirmed, but it will be in early November. The progressive improvisation jam band from Indiana has compiled more than four-and-a-half hours of music from […]
Dead & Co. Adds 11 Fall Dates, Including Buffalo Stop
Eleven new tour dates have been added for the fall tour of Dead & Company. The newly announced shows, spanning from Nov. 11 through Nov. 28, are additions to a tour that had already included ten dates. The newest incarnation of the Grateful Dead will be performing in Buffalo on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the […]
Hank & Cupcakes Books Sept. 12 Utica Show
As part of their year-long album promotion tour, the Brooklyn-based indie electropop group Hank & Cupcakes will perform three upcoming shows in upstate New York, including a Sept. 12 performance at the Utica Music & Arts Fest at Nail Creek Pub & Brewery in downtown Utica at 10:30 p.m. The group’s second album, titled Ca$h […]
Paul McCartney Fall Tour Includes Date in Buffalo
In the 55-year musical career of Paul McCartney, perhaps the most successful rock-and-roll musician of all-time, he has never played in Buffalo — not as a Beatle, a Wing, nor as a solo act. That will change on Oct. 22 as Sir Paul will play at 8 p.m. at First Niagara Center in downtown Buffalo. […]
Brad Paisley’s Guitar Salvages Country Night at SPAC
In a genre currently dominated by pretty boys, belt buckles and a mundane honky-tonk sound, Brad Paisley sticks out like a sore thumb. Forget the country music industry; Paisley is one of the most talented guitar players on the airwaves today, and he demonstrated his prowess on Sunday night at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, perhaps […]