Run, don’t walk to the BSP Lounge on December 18th 2014 for a special ‘Free Thursday’ performance. The sublime psychedelic songwriting of Brooklyn based band ‘Invisible Familiars’ can be soaked up free of charge with a performance that begins at 8:00 PM. Catch the group prior to the release of their debut LP Disturbing Wildlife […]
The Yusuf/Cat Stevens Peace Train Pulls Into Boston
A frigid and blustery Boston night was braved by a sold out crowd, many who had waited 38 years for Cat Stevens’ (now known as Yusuf) return to the performing stage. In support of his 2014 studio LP Tell Em I’m Gone, Yusuf is currently playing a limited number of engagements across the US. His […]
Gov’t Mule Tour Closes at State Theatre Ithaca
Gov’t Mule closed out their twentieth anniversary fall tour at the State Theatre in Ithaca on November 15, pulling out all of the stops and in the words of Warren Haynes regarding the last show of the tour, making sure, ‘Anything Goes!’ Indeed this fact was true as the Mule blasted out a career spanning set […]
The Mule to buck the State Theatre on November 15
Celebrating their first twenty years, Gov’t Mule will be stopping at the State Theatre in Ithaca, NY on November 15 in the midst of their celebratory anniversary tour to spread their unique organic brand of heavy rock and blues. In support of their 2013 LP Shout!, the concert is sure to feature recent Mule compositions […]
Hearing Aide: Yusuf/Cat Stevens ‘Tell Em I’m Gone’
Legendary and sometimes controversial troubadour Yusuf Islam, also known as Cat Stevens, will be releasing a new collection of music on October 27. Tell Em I’m Gone is a record split between inspirational new originals and influential cover songs hailing from Yusuf’s musical past. Tell Em I’m Gone is Yusuf’s first full length since 2009’s […]
Flashback: Frank Zappa Poughkeepsie, NY 1978
One of the most legendary musicians and intense concerts to grace an Upstate New York stage took place in the fall of 1978 at the Mid-Hudson Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. On September 21, 1978 Frank Zappa and his band appeared on stage for an extended fun and filthy evening of multifarious musical excursions. The circulating […]
Tedeschi Trucks Band Bound for Glory in Rochester
Thursday Sept. 25 brought the Grammy Award winning Tedeschi Trucks Band to Upstate NY during a break in the middle of their New York City Beacon Theatre run. The group performed at the Auditorium Theatre, radiating their unique blend of roots, blues and soul-stirring musical heat. Their extended set touched on all aspects of their […]
Hearing Aide: Grateful Dead ‘Wake Up to Find Out’
Culled from a tour now represented by two box sets and a number of official releases, the new Grateful Dead vault release, Wake Up to Find Out captures the most famous and arguably the most powerful performance of the Spring 1990 tour taking place on March 29, 1990. This concert occurred during the middle night […]
Tedeschi Trucks Band Rolls Into Rochester on September 25
Rochester, NY will be the landing spot for the celebratory roots and blues explorations of the Tedeschi Trucks Band on Sept. 25. The eleven piece group combines Derek Trucks world-renowned guitar prowess as well as his wife Susan Tedeschi’s gritty vocals and equally potent guitar talents. Poly rhythmic undercurrents, golden horn exclamations and soulful renditions of […]
Hearing Aide: Jerry Garcia Band ‘Garcia Live Volume Four 3-22-1978’
Released on compact disc this week by the Estate of Jerry Garcia comes Garcia Live Volume Four, the newest addition to the updated live release series hailing from Garcia’s bulging vault. The recording comes from March 22, 1978 at Veterans Hall in Sebastopol, CA and features a tour already well represented on official releases because […]