DAVID BYRNE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM
AND WORLD TOUR
WHO IS THE SKY?
DUE SEPTEMBER 5 FROM MATADOR RECORDS
A COLLABORATION WITH PRODUCER KID HARPOON AND GHOST TRAIN ORCHESTRA
ALSO FEATURING HAYLEY WILLIAMS, ST. VINCENT AND TOM SKINNER
HEAR FIRST SINGLE “EVERYBODY LAUGHS”
WORLD TOUR BEGINS IN SEPTEMBER; GENERAL ONSALE BEGINS JUNE 13
The Desperados bring their tribute to the music of The Eagles to The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls, New York on Saturday, June 14th.
The Walls Between Waters Mural Festival is to be held Saturday, June 7th. This will be a day to celebrate creativity, culture, and the incredible talent of local and national artists featuring live mural painting, interactive art installations, food trucks, local vendors, music, and so much more!
For further details please visit the event page on the town’s website.
Fishbone return to EQX-Land for a show at Empire Underground
on June 18th. Pick up their new album, “Stockholm Syndrome” on
June 27th and hear the new single from that album, “Last Call In America”
on EQX.
Spafford is known for their astonishing improvisational ability and off-the-cuff extended jams, Spafford paints a picture in real-time each night with a musical palette known only to each other. It’s a private language comprised of both their talent as musicians as well as their formidable catalog of influences, spanning 90’s alt-rock radio hits to Steely Dan and The Crystal Method. Each Spafford show is a sonic pilgrimage, the journey of a team of musicians so in tune with each other that a single note communicates intent and purpose. Spafford is amongst the most creative and hard-traveling bands on the contemporary jam scene, performing countless sold-out headline dates along with high profile festival sets at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Firefly Music Festival, and many others.
Suzanne Vega will perform a career-spanning show including favorites like Tom’s Diner, Luka, and many more, plus new material from her forthcoming album Flying with Angels (May 2025).
She will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard (of David Bowie fame), and cellist Stephanie Winters.
In addition to standard admission tickets, VIP Packages are also available for sale while limited supplies last. To purchase, add one VIP Add-On to your cart for each person purchasing a VIP package.
About Suzanne Vega
Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk revival of the early 1980s. Accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, Vega sang what has been called contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her self-titled, critically acclaimed 1985 debut album, she has given sold-out concerts in many of the world’s best-known venues. Known for performances that convey deep emotion, Vega’s distinctive, “clear, unwavering voice” (Rolling Stone) has been described as “a cool, dry sandpaper-brushed near-whisper” by The Washington Post, with NPR Music noting that she “has been making vital, inventive music” throughout the course of her decades-long career.
Bearing the stamp of a masterful storyteller who “observes the world with a clinically poetic eye” (The New York Times), Vega’s songs have tended to focus on city life, ordinary people and real-world subjects. Notably succinct and understated, her work is immediately recognizable—as utterly distinct and thoughtful as it was when her voice was first heard on the radio over 30 years ago.
Stoked for our first non New Years Bella’s show since September 2021!
Live your fantasy and embrace the stranger side of life with Bella’s Bartok. A band known for raucous theatrical performances and an outspoken political message of finding hope in a world beset by cruel uncertainty. With utter joy, they seamlessly blend a rich cacophony of sound and soul into their music with influences ranging from Punk to Pop; to System of a Down and Queen.
Let your freak flag fly high, fiercely and free, throw your societal inhibitions to the wayside and seek comfort in the warm sonic embrace of Bella’s Bartok. We are the night and you are bound to boogie
Rubblebucket’s seeds were sown when Kalmia Traver and Alex Toth, the group’s front persons, co-writers and co-producers, first began a friendship as jazz students at the University of Vermont. Soon after, they formed Rubblebucket, using the project to delve into pop, funk, dance and psychedelia; performances have spanned Bonnaroo to Glastonbury to their self-curated Dream Picnic Festival, and they’ve collaborated with kindred genre-blenders including Arcade Fire and Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears. Their latest full-length LP ‘Year of the Banana’ is perhaps their deepest and grooviest work yet. It speaks to the power of transforming and adapting relationships in a time when the world needs it most.
Year Of The Banana is the stalwart indie band Rubblebucket’s 7th full-length recording. Frontperson Kalmia Traver says “People get obsessed with the albums that were never finished because the band couldn’t stay together. But Year Of The Banana is the album that did get finished” –– evidently against all odds and only with the support of “mediators, hypnotherapists, psycho-therapists, life coaches, business coaches, recovery groups, guided hallucinogens.”
Rubblebucket’s seeds were sown when Kalmia Traver and Alex Toth, the group’s front persons, co-writers and co-producers, first began a friendship as jazz students at the University of Vermont. Soon after, they formed Rubblebucket, using the project to delve into pop, funk, dance and psychedelia; performances have spanned Bonnaroo to Glastonbury to their self-curated Dream Picnic Festival, and they’ve collaborated with kindred genre-blenders including Arcade Fire and Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears. Their latest full-length LP ‘Year of the Banana’ is perhaps their deepest and grooviest work yet. It speaks to the power of transforming and adapting relationships in a time when the world needs it most.
Year Of The Banana is the stalwart indie band Rubblebucket’s 7th full-length recording. Frontperson Kalmia Traver says “People get obsessed with the albums that were never finished because the band couldn’t stay together. But Year Of The Banana is the album that did get finished” –– evidently against all odds and only with the support of “mediators, hypnotherapists, psycho-therapists, life coaches, business coaches, recovery groups, guided hallucinogens.”
THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS
Explore the depths of Americana “one trippy tune at a time” with New York’s Slambovian
Circus of Dreams.
Voted “Best Band” by NY’s Chronogram Magazine for their rootsy, rockin’ psychedelia,
the Slambovians’ deep connection with audiences and exciting live shows are legendary.
This Woodstock-tinged Americana has a hint of southern rock, British folk combined with
solid songwriting – a slice of Americana pie that is irresistible! Dylan, Bowie, Syd Barrett,
Tom Petty, and The Waterboys can be heard, yet the Slambovians’ musicianship and
critically acclaimed songwriting stand on their own. Joziah (the resident shaman of
Slambovia), leads with vocals described as “soothing and bewitching as a snake oil
tonic.” Longtime bandmates Tink Lloyd (accordion, cello, mandolin, flute)
and guitarist/mandolin wizard Sharkey McEwen bring their own magic to the Slambovian
brew with “a little help from their friends” – RJ McCarty (keys, bass, sax), Bob Torsello
(bass), and Matthew Abourezk (drums).
“They take the stage by storm!” – NY Times
“Longo, a god of the rock underworld!” – John Platt, WFUV Radio “Great songs and a
whole lotta heart” – Meg Griffin, SiriusXM “Simply one of the finest American bands” – All
Music “The cool end of Americana” – Maverick Magazine, UK
“Longo is an awesome songwriter” – Garth Hudson, The Band “The best band since the
Beatles” – Jim Pons, bassist: Frank Zappa, John Lennon
Videos:
“Tink” – CROPREDY FESTIVAL 2022 https://vimeo.com/756231759
“The Grand Slambovians” (Live) https://youtu.be/rkEnqaOtaek?si=u9liysBaC42RlTxH
“The Trans-Slambovian BiPolar Express” https://youtu.be/EEj_Z5zcrew?
si=G0uIH1YdADHdWpJU
Traditionalists or progressives? Fronted by the charismatic Jamaican-born singer and songwriter Nee Nee Rushie, the seven-piece New York band The Big Takeover plays original music that is rooted in and reverent toward the genres and rhythms of Jamaican pop: reggae, rocksteady, ska. They are devotees of Desmond Dekker and the way the old school did it. At the same time, The Big Takeover crosses lines and blends traditions like global pop fusionists. Their deceptively complex arrangements and big hooks connect with the spirit of Motown and the uptown sophistication of the 21st century retro soul and R&B revival scene.
“Led by the powerhouse, Jamaican-born singer and songwriter NeeNee Rushie, The Big Takeover’s horn-powered global blend reveals deep fluency in reggae and world music, hints of soul and Motown, and their own infectious brand of pop classicism.” — John Burdick
Princess Kikou is a New Hampshire based World Beat group which draws heavily from Afro-Caribbean influences as well as modern Pop and Roots Rock. Made up of a core of musicians: Jon Tshibambi on Bass, Simon Gray on Guitar, John Meehan the fifth on Saxophone, and Garth Tichy on Drums, Princess Kikou also features a rotating ensemble of guest players. Blending together the Indie-Rock origins of a separate project, Blue Motel, and the globe-spanning influences of each of its members, Princess Kikou creates a unique, danceable sound, full of multi-lingual harmonies and syncopated rhythms.
On Saturday, June 7th, head to The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls, New York to hear Reelin’ In The Years pay tribute to the music of Steely Dan.
It’s a night of Pop and Rock music from the 70’s and 80’s performed by Amelia and The Wild Ones at The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls, New York on Friday, May 30th.
Catch a double tribute to the music of both Bon Jovi and Van Halen from groups Don Jovi and Completely Unchained at The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls, New York on Saturday, May 24th.
Grammy Award-winning rock duo The Black Keys are set to bring their electrifying No Rain, No Flowers 2025 North American Tour to MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA on Sunday, August 17, 2025. Known for their gritty, soulful sound and unforgettable live shows, The Black Keys promise an incredible night of music that fans won’t want to miss. This show is presented by MGM Springfield.
Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, May 16 at 10 AM
A variety of exclusive presales will be available in the days leading up to the general on sale:
Artist Presale begins Tuesday, May 13 at 12 PM EST with the password NORAIN
Venue Presales begin Thursday, May 15 at 10 AM EST
VIP Package Presale also begins Tuesday, May 13
ABOUT THE BLACK KEYS
Formed in Akron, Ohio, The Black Keys—Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney—have built a reputation as one of the most dynamic and influential rock bands of the 21st century. With multiple Grammy Awards, critically acclaimed albums, and hits like “Lonely Boy,” “Gold on the Ceiling,” and “Tighten Up,” the band continues to evolve their sound and captivate audiences around the world.
Grammy award winning artist Billy Strings is performing at MVP Arena on November 12th. Tickets on sale this Friday at 10am at billystrings.com. Presented by March One Music
