Head up to Essex Junction on Sunday, June 12th to catch a show with Umphrey’s Mcgee and The Disco Biscuits on the Midway Lawn at the Champlain Valley Expo.

Children under 12 & under can enter FREE!

Saturday, October 1

Empire Live

7pm doors * 8pm show

WOLF ALICE

Tickets $20 adv/$25 day of on sale Friday, March 18 at 10am

JOE RUSSO’S ALMOST DEAD

AUGUST 25^TH    

7:30 PM

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Make your way to the Pines Theater at Look Park in Northampton, Massachusetts on Wednesday, June 1st for a night of music with The Head & The Heart, along with special guest Jade Bird.

On Tuesday, August 20th, get to the MVP Arena as My Chemical Romance bring their show to Albany, in addition to special guests Waterparks Meg Myers.

We’re only in it for the money.

HAHAHAHA

Actually, we’re just a bunch of professional musicians with pretty diverse backgrounds who decided to take on a pretty big challenge and have some fun in the process.

Now, you might ask, “Oh yeah? ‘Professional’ musicians, eh? What makes you think you can play Frank’s music as well as [insert Zappa family member here]?”

Well…you might not have heard of us individually, but you have heard of the people we’ve spent our careers working with (and we don’t mean “I played a 10am slot at a festival once that was headlined by Famous Artist X”):

Yo Yo Ma, Mick Fleetwood, BB King, REM, Vinnie Colaiuta, Oasis, LA Philharmonic, Madison Symphony, Arthur Barrow, Munich Philharmonic, Bryan Beller, India Arie, Popa Chubby, Limelight: A Tribute To Rush, Pinetop Perkins, Chicago Lyric Opera, Arrested Development, Madison Opera, blah blah blah….you get the idea.

When it came to the music, Frank was constantly changing things, and he allowed his band members to bring their unique voices to the table. He also understood that his live performances were entertainment: it’s supposed to be a rock show, not a piano recital.

With that in mind, we don’t think playing Song X from Album Y note-for-note while staring at our shoes is the proper way to go about this.

The result of that approach (combined with a lot of homework) is a show that pays respect to Zappa’s legacy, but is also new and different and dangerous and FUN, with lots of eyebrows.

Kinda like Frank.

STICK MEN – Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto, the powerhouse bass and drums of the group King Crimson for a few decades, bring that tradition to all their playing. Levin plays the Chapman Stick, from which the band takes it’s name. Having bass and guitar strings, the Chapman Stick functions at times like two instruments. Markus Reuter plays his self-designed touch style guitar – again covering much more ground than a guitar or a bass. And Mastelotto’s drumming encompasses not just the acoustic kit, but a unique electronic setup too, allowing him to add loops, samples, percussion, and more.

TONY LEVIN – Born in Boston, Tony Levin started out in classical music, playing bass in the Rochester Philharmonic. Then moving into jazz and rock, he has had a notable career, recording and touring with Peter Gabriel, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Yes, Alice Cooper, and many more. He has also released 5 solo CDs and three books. In addition to touring with Stick Men, he is currently a member of King Crimson and Peter Gabriel Band, and jazz bands Levin Brothers and L’Image. His popular website, tonylevin.com, featured one of the web’s first blogs, and has over 4 million visits.

PAT MASTELOTTO – Very rarely does a drummer go on to forge the most successful career on the demise of their former hit band. Phil Collins and Dave Grohl have managed it, so too has Pat Mastelotto, a self taught drummer from Northern California, who has also been involved with pushing the envelope of electronic drumming. Pat has spent a lifetime jumping genres from pop, to prog, to electronica to world music with – among others – Mr. Mister, XTC, David Sylvian, The Rem- brandts, Kimmo Pohjonen, and for the last 24 years with King Crimson.

MARKUS REUTER – Markus is a composer, guitarist, and producer. Initially trained as a pianist, he subsequently studied Robert Fripp’s Guitar Craft and learned to play the Chapman Stick, later moving onto the U8 Touch Guitar. Reuter has re- leased several solo recordings and worked extensively with other musicians. He is one of the core members of the experi- mental band Centrozoon, is half of the duo Tuner (with Pat Mastelotto) and was also a member of Europa String Choir. Reuter has collaborated with Ian Boddy, Robert Rich, No-Man singer Tim Bowness, and many others. 

RAEL-The Music of Genesis is a New York and Northern New Jersey-based tribute band that
recaptures the energy and originality of the “early years” live stage performances by Genesis. RAEL
pays homage to the most groundbreaking and influential band in the progressive rock genre by
incorporating the musical excellence, lyrical storytelling, and theatricality that brought Genesis to a
position of prominence in the rock world. RAEL-The Music of Genesis brings older listeners back to
the day, while introducing progressive rock newcomers to the sights and sounds right along with other
legendary bands such as Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, Yes, Rush and King Crimson to name but a few.
RAEL is focused on faithfully reproducing full album versions from the Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett
days of Genesis. Performances include tracks from Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the
Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and A Trick of the Tail. Concert audiences rave about their
high energy shows and musical detail. RAEL also performs solo Peter Gabriel hits in their live shows.

The members of RAEL are:
Lloyd Gold- lead vocals, flute, Mike Belmonte- Bass, Bass pedals, backing vocals, Paul SheehanDrums and cymbals, backing vocals, Michael LaBuono- keyboards, Sal Locascio- Guitars, backing
vocals

Led by harmonica master and songwriter Pierre Lacocque, Mississippi Heat is a world-class Chicago Blues Band. Their motto is “Traditional Blues With A Unique Sound” as they present fresh yet vintage-based musical ideas.

MISSISSIPPI HEAT’s name is a reflection of Pierre’s reverence for Mississippi’s blues culture and music. The band’s conviction is that there is no deeper music than Delta-inspired blues to express what lies in everyone’s soul. They have received world-wide critical acclaim, including from Living Blues Magazine: “MISSISSIPPI HEAT delivers its traditional urban blues with a freshness, energy and competence that makes them a treasure on today’s Chicago scene.”

Mississippi Heat is known internationally for their passionate blues delivery. Overseas and national touring have been an integral part of their work for decades. The band has appeared at many world-famous festivals including many in the US (like the Pocono’s and the Chicago Blues Festivals), Scandinavia, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Canada, Tunisia, Finland, Venezuela and in Mexico, among many others. Besides a scheduled European tour for 2018, they will also soon perform in Dubai.

Buddy Guy has gone on record saying that it’s “been a long time since I heard a good blues band like this.” And recently the band received this critical acclaim from Bonnie Tallman at the Billtown Blues Festival (Hughesville, PA): “Can’t find enough words to express how blown away everyone was with the Mississippi Heat performance! It was spectacular in every way.”

The band has made waves on the blues charts by regularly reaching the #1 spot on Living Blues Magazine’s radio charts.

Athens, Georgia native turned New Orleans Folk Rock Diva Lilli Lewis is a powerhouse composer and performing artist with “storytelling with transformative empathy and classically trained poise.” Jewly Hight, NPR.org. Lewis is a voice for the voiceless in Americana, her third full album for Louisiana Red Hot Records, lauded by NPR, Rolling Stone, Offbeat Magazine and the New Orleans Times-Picayune. “One of the most powerful records of 2021, Lilli Lewis‘ Americana offers up 13 tracks of raw, unfiltered talent… jaw-dropping vocal stylings, sharp lyricism, irresistible hooks and a needed perspective that’s often overlooked…” Lorie Leibig, TheBoot.com

Celebrating more than 30 years of Celtic Rock!

Since forming in 1988, Tempest has delivered a globally-renowned hybrid of high-energy Folk Rock fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements. The last 30 plus years have seen the San Francisco Bay Area based act release seventeen critically acclaimed CDs and play more than 2,500 gigs. It’s also enjoyed an evolving line-up that’s enabled musicianship and creativity to evolve in delightful ways with each new member.

Hailing from Oslo, Norway, founding member and lead singer/electric mandolinist, Lief Sorbye, is recognized as a driving force in the modern folk-rock movement. He started Tempest after years of touring and recording on the folk circuit. Newcomer, San Francisco native fiddler Lee Corbie-Wells, comes to the band with a special passion for Celtic and Scandinavian music and Gaelic language traditions. A touring and performing child of a musical family, she plays fiery traditional fiddle tunes, and is also known to keep a bit of Blues and folk improvisation up her sleeve. And straight from Bologna, Italy, we welcome the big, rich bass playing talent of Mirco Melone. Mirco has a diverse background in rock, jazz and ethnic music, and holds an advanced degree from Italy’s Classical Music Conservatory. The latest addition to the band, Nikolay Georgiev, studied modern rock guitar under Martin Goulding at the Guitar Institute of Technology in London, U.K. and classical guitar performance in his native Bulgaria. He also attended Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA, while remaining active in a number of bands. Nikolay brings a fresh and global flavor to Tempest’s brand of Rock-driven World Music! Cuban-born drummer Adolfo Lazo, an original Tempest member, thickens the band’s sound with inventive rhythms, and rock-steady drumming.

Signed to Sony-distributed Magna Carta Records, Tempest’s releases are acclaimed worldwide. Their latest studio CD, ‘Thirty Little Turns’ is a collection of inspired new original and traditional material — with a cheeky surprise or two. During the extended, pandemic break from touring and performing in 2020 Tempest has remained busy, releasing two limited edition CDs; ‘Live on the Air’ the Radio Sessions 1992 – 2018, and ‘Live From SoundTek Studios,’ The Lockdown Sessions.

Tempest is regularly featured at prestigious festivals such as The Philadelphia Folk Festival, and has also appeared at Denmark’s Skagen Festival, Britain’s Cropredy Festival and The Winnipeg Folk Festival in Canada. The band is a mainstay at countless American Celtic festivals, as well.

Hailing from Albany NY, The Jagaloons play guitar-driven, reverb-drenched, all-instrumental rock and roll. This quartet takes the surf music sound of the 1960s and adds modern and eclectic influences, creating a sound all of their own.

After releasing a couple of EPs themselves, the Jagaloons signed on with UK-based Sharawaji Records for their 2019 debut album “Ruin The Party”. The album has been very well received and has been featured on numerous radio stations across the globe. “Ruin the Party” was recently named #37 on the list of the top surf records on the 2010’s by stormsurgeofreverb.com.

For more than 50 years, Nektar has taken legions of fans on audio-visual journeys to far reaches of the universe and the depths of the ocean with their immersive blend of sight and sound. These prog-rock pioneers have been champing at the bit to get back on the road and are excited to announce they will tour America’s Northeast and Midwest this autumn. Their eagerly awaited return to the road will spotlight 2020’s acclaimed release “The Other Side,” along with highlights from their extensive, evergreen catalog – plus new material.

Nektar changes their live show every single night; fans love to follow along on the journey.

THE NEKTAR VIP EXPERIENCE PACKAGE INCLUDES:
Early Admission
Individual Pro Photo with the Band
Exclusive Pre-Show Meet & Greet
Pre-Show Soundcheck
Exclusive Merch Items*
Tote Bag with Collectible/Souvenir VIP Laminate & Lanyard
Signed/Autographed Limited Edition Poster

*Package elements must be redeemed at venue and merch items collected by show’s end.

$30 Advanced Tickets
$35 Day of Show Tickets
$50 Gold Circle Seating
$50 – VIP Experience Add-

Philly four-piece Church Girls write propulsive melodies and achingly vulnerable lyrics wrapped in the throbbing anxiety of post-punk and joyous aggression of pop-punk. Formed in 2014 by Mariel Beaumont, the group has toured extensively across the US, UK, Canada, & Europe and been featured at Audiotree, Paste Magazine, Bandcamp New & Notable and more. Their new record Still Blooms is out now on Anchor Eighty Four (US) and Big Scary Monsters (UK/Europe)

Suntitle is an alternative emo outfit consisting of members across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. They will be releasing their debut LP In A Dream dropped November 12th via Know Hope Records, following their 2020 EP Pure Forever. It is impossible to confine Suntitle into any one genre, they are wholly themselves, and offer a fresh perspective on the ever-changing world of alternative. In A Dream, at the very least, bids a sliver of substance for every kind of listener.

March 1, 2022—On the heels of their sold out Spring, 2022 Dreams in Gold arena tour Grammy-award winning rock band Greta Van Fleet announce new arena shows for this fall. Kicking off August 16 in Quebec City, QC the band will make stops in 42 cities across the U.S. and Canada; see below for a complete list of dates.

There will be a Fan Presale on March 2 and a Local Venue Presale on March 3, with general ticket on sale March 4 at 12 p.m. local time HERE. Fans can sign up for presale at peacefularmy.com.

The expansive new dates follow the band’s spring tour, which sold out over 100K tickets in just two days and kicks off coming up on March 10; Full dates below and HERE. Greta Van Fleet recently joined Metallica on February 25 in Las Vegas and announced two additional August dates with them recently  

Greta Van Fleet will be joined by a host of acclaimed artists on their fall tour, including The Pretty Reckless, Houndmouth, Durand Jones & The Indications, Fruit Bats, Robert Finley, Crown Lands, and Hannah Wicklund.

Earlier this year, the band’s Jake Kiszka partnered with Gibson to honor the SG, a seminal guitar in the rock ‘n’ roll revolution which celebrates its 61st anniversary this year. Watch his interview HERE.

The group is touring in support of their acclaimed sophomore album The Battle at Garden’s Gate, released last year to extensive chart and critical success. The album debuted at #1 Billboard Rock Album, #1 Billboard Hard Rock Album, #1 Billboard Vinyl Album, #2 Billboard Top Album Sales and in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. The album currently has 275K in sales with streaming numbers at 200 million and continuing to climb.

Critical praise for Greta Van Fleet:

“There’s something winning about the members’ earnest intentions, as well as their unwavering commitment to them. Their sincere love for the history of rock shows in the depth of their knowledge about it.” Read HERE.

“aim to bust down old walls” Read HERE.

“one of the best straight-up rock albums to come down the pike in many moons” Read HERE.

Forming in Frankenmuth, Michigan back in 2012, Greta Van Fleet consists of three brothers, vocalist Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist/keyboardist Sam Kiszka, as well as drummer Danny Wagner. Together they have performed across multiple continents, sold over two million albums worldwide, performed on late night television shows, topped the Billboard U.S. Mainstream Rock and Active Rock charts and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2019.

Two time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat makes her way to The Egg in downtown Albany on Friday, October 14th for an evening of music.

The War on Drugs show at Brewery Ommegang on September 11 has been cancelled. All tickets will be refunded, please reach out to info@dspshows.com with any questions.

On Monday, June 6th, head to the Midway Lawn at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, Vermont for a show with Goose.

Head to Killington, Vermont on Thursday, March 3rd to catch Jocelyn & Chris playing a show at The Pickle Barrel.