“And they’re off!” On Friday, May 19 the gates lifted in Scranton, Pennsylvania and campers raced to grab the flattest and grassiest space on the The Pavilion Lawn at Montage Mountain. They were not there for the 142nd Preakness Stakes, which traditionally takes place in Maryland every third Saturday in May, but instead were celebrating a […]
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Singin’ To Strangers: The Wood Brothers at Webster Hall
On Friday, February 10 at Webster Hall in Manhattan, The Wood Brothers brought their unique blend of soul, folk and rock to a packed house. In a venue known for DJs and dance parties, the rare bill featured an Oakland based indie-Americana band known as The T Sisters. A short opening set from the ladies […]
‘The Last Waltz’ Looks Great at 40
The impetus was a one-off tribute to The Last Waltz during last spring’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Warren Haynes and Don Was put together an all-star cast of musicians to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Band’s all-star farewell concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving Night, 1976. That performance spiraled into yet another […]
‘The Last Waltz 40 Tour’ Dances into the Palace Tonight, Garth Hudson to Join
The hardest working man in rock ‘n roll has put together an all-star cast to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Band’s farewell concert from 1976. Govt Mule leader and Allman Brothers Band guitarist, Warren Haynes brings the tour to Albany tonight with a special guest added to the bill. Original Band keyboardist Garth Hudson […]
The Salt City Plays Tribute to The Band
The Central New York music community has always been a tight-knit one and one that has always held a fondness for The Band. Saturday night at the Palace Theater was the perfect example of this. The fourth edition of the Salt City Waltz gathered a bevy of local artists both young and young at heart […]
The Palace Set to Host ‘Salt City Waltz,’ a Celebration of 40 Years of ‘The Last Waltz’
Forty years ago, The Band performed its farewell show on Thanksgiving night at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. They invited their musical friends and heroes to join them. The Last Waltz was filmed by Martin Scorcese and has earned acclaim as one of the best music documentaries ever put to celluloid. On Nov. 26, the Salt City Waltz, […]
The THE BAND Band Celebrates 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz
The Band tribute act The THE BAND Band has planned a celebration for the 40th anniversary of The Band’s Thanksgiving farewell concert turned movie, The Last Waltz. On Thanksgiving 1976, The Band threw a farewell celebration at San Francisco’s Winterland, serving a full Thanksgiving dinner and playing a concert with a star-studded list of guests […]
Huichica East Micro-Festival Announces Full Line-Up
Huichica Festival, a two-day festival in Pine Plains, NY Sept. 30 – Oct. 1, features sets from Phosphorescent, Bill Callahan, Vetiver, Woods, and Garth Hudson of the Band among others. Huichica East (pronounced Wa-Cheek-ah), is a new concept of a micro festival with a small, “boutique”sized gathering, hand-picked artists, regional culinary taste, estate grown wines and craft […]
Experience ‘The Last Waltz Live’ with Rev Tour Band and Friends in Oneonta
The Oneonta Theatre is fortunate to be the next stop on the Rev Tour Band’s northeast tour performing “The Last Waltz Live,” a re-creation of The Band’s concert film. On May 21, join fellow fans of The Band for an evening that has lived on in our memories for so long, and — thanks to […]
NY Artists Nominated for Grammy Awards
The 58th Grammy Award nominations were announced. While big-name artists Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd received the most nominations, many New York artists were nominated for awards. The most well-known residents of the Empire State to receive nominations are Tony Bennett, Elle King, Béla Fleck and Barry Manilow. Bennett received a nomination for Best […]