Capital Region concert goers were treated this week to Rubblebucket on a Thursday night. The Brooklyn based indie band, played Jupiter Hall in Albany, NY located inside Lucky Strike Social. The event was put on by beloved alternative music radio station, 102.7 WEQX. The opening band was alternative rock group, And The Kids. The band was only made up of a guitarist/singer
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Hootie & The Blowfish have announced that they will be going back on tour celebrating the 25th Anniversary of their debut album. The group will be playing over 40 dates and are bringing Barenaked Ladies on the road with them. This will be the first time Hootie & The Blowfish will be going on an extensive tour in quite some
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Dead & Company will be back on the road for summer tour starting May 31st, 2019 with a two night run at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA. The band featuring Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart together with John Mayer will be playing a 19 date tour ending on July 6th in Boulder, CO for epic 4th
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Brandon “Taz” Niederauer has announced tour dates leading into the new year extending into the end of February 2019. He’ll be hitting the road on November 30 with his first show in Washington, DC. From there he’ll be going to Annapolis, MD, Wilkes-barre, PA, New York City, and then Philadelphia, PA for his last show Of 2018 on December 15th.
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Metallica returned to back to Albany, New York on October 29th to the Times Union Center. The last time Metallica rocked Albany was back in 2009 on the Death Magnetic tour. This time, they are on their WorldWired tour visiting 34 cities that they have not been to in the past year and some they haven’t been to in decades.
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Formula 5 returned to King Neptune’s in Lake George, New York Friday, October 26th. The band has been on their “Widespread Dead” themed fall tour playing dates down the east coast. The first set was dedicated to playing songs from Grateful Dead and Widespread Panic’s repertoire. Formula 5 opened the night up with a ripping cover of “Porch Song” into
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The Claypool Lennon Delirium just recently announced a new album called South of Reality. The duo consists of Primus frontman, Les Claypool, and Sean Lennon. Their first debut album, titled Monolith of Phobos, came out in 2016 and a covers EP, and Lime Limpid Green in 2017. The new album comes out February 22nd 2019 via ATO records. The single off the
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On Thursday May 2nd, 2019 both Twiddle and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will be back at the beloved Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. The last time Twiddle played Red Rocks was earlier this year with a headlining show that also included Stick Figure. Pigeon’s also recently played the venue when they supported legendary jam band moe. The Kitchen Dwellers
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Umphrey’s McGee stopped at the historic Capitol Theatre on October 14th as part of their 2018 fall tour. UM’s first set included some bust outs like The Pequod and Come Together, where they invited Tierjinii Jackson and Ori Naftaly of Southern Avenue to join them on stage. The entire show was live broadcasted for free through UM’s YouTube channel, allowing
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Street Plant Brand released a Jerry Garcia themed skateboard yesterday. The skateboard is inspired by Jerry Garcia’s famous Tiger Guitar that he used from 1979 to 1995. Mike Vallely, owner of Street Plant Brand said, “my reverence for Jerry Garcia is without end. I find wholeness, harmony, freedom, and radiance in his music, filling me with optimism, love, and hope”.
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