Can you believe it’s already July? Here we go with a week long holiday. How much fun can we squeeze in?
Monday
The Syracuse Orchestra performs inside historic Fort Ontario in Oswego. Enjoy light classical favorites, patriotic tunes, and popular standards. All ages are welcome for a relaxed evening of music. This concert is free to attend. 7 pm
Have you been needing an escape? Start packing to camp at a music festival. Here a couple nearby.
BISCOLAND is back for its second festival-style event in Lafayette, New York on July 4th-6th, 2024!
The second annual BISCOLAND will expand to 3 days of music & camping, and once again take place at Wonderland Forest, located in the rolling hills of Central New York’s Apple Valley.
“Wonderland Forest’s mission is to create new connections through a love of music and nature in a pristine landscape of lush forests, spectacular waterfalls, and glorious vistas.” Tickets are on sale now at http://bisco.land
This year’s lineup will feature:
The Disco Biscuits (4 sets)
TRACTORBEAM
Lettuce
Nora En Pure
-in alphabetical order-
Ben Silver (of Orchard Lounge)
Break Science
Cloudchord
Cofresi
Dizgo
DJ Minx
Horizon Wireless
Jimkata
Kitchen Dwellers
Late Night Radio
Lespecial
Manic Focus
Mark Farina
Out of the Beardspace
RAQ
Saxsquatch
Souleye
Space Bacon
Squeaky Feet
The Breakfast
Sterling Stage hosts a gathering and campout party for the holiday weekend. $40 per person includes parking (no advance sale). $50 extra for RV/’s. BYO.
Music by:
Small Batch (Saturday night July 6)
Char Dennis
and more…
Thursday
There is no shortage of options for the 4th.
If you’re staying local head to Manlius for a party in the street. Back by popular demand, The Rollin’ Rust Room and A.W. Wander are teaming up again to bring some ROCKIN ENERGY to the newly coined Arts District of Manlius! This year we’re bringing the heat with live music performed by nationally touring acts as well as some regional favorites, hand-picked by the team at The Rollin’ Rust Room.
$20 at the gate | $15 online
Children are free. Beer will be poured by A.W. Wander.
For a free family friendly event to hang outside all day then watch fireworks Meier’s Creek Brewery might be your destination. Nosmo Kings play 5-8 pm.
You know it’s true! We have one of the best spots to view the Cazenovia 4th of July Fireworks! Bring the family, blankets, and chairs to kick back and enjoy a day full of brews, food, and live music. We’ll see you on the lawn! We’ll be open 11:30am ’til dark with food available until 9pm.
Friday
FREE TO ATTEND Downtown Summer Concert Series!
The PTM Solar/ACP’s PARTY IN THE SQUARE, Presented by: Flynnstoned Cannabis Company & TangoSquared!
Don’t forget we are now on Fridays this year!
Kicking off week #1 with Pop Rox and Elephant Back 5-11 pm. Food Trucks and vendors will be on site.
Saturday
Faded Vinyl is excited to be performing for the 47th annual Ronald A. Russell Jr. Fireworks Celebration. Music starts at 6:15pm followed by the fireworks at 9:30pm.
Sunday
Cap off the weekend at the beautiful Beak & Skiff venue.
Lake Street Dive: Good Together Tour
w/ Alisa Amador
July 7, 2024
Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards | Lafayette, NY
Lake Street Dive
https://www.lakestreetdive.complete
Since forming in 2004, Lake Street Dive have matched their sophisticated musicianship with a fearless refusal to limit their sound. As shown on their most recent full-length album, 2021’s critically acclaimed Obviously, the Boston-bred band also possess a keen talent for combining sociopolitical commentary with immediately catchy pop gems. With their current lineup comprised of founding members Rachael Price (vocals), Bridget Kearney (bass), and Michael Calabrese (drums) — as well as keyboardist/vocalist Akie Bermiss and touring guitarist James Cornelison — Lake Street Dive continue to create joyously soulful rock & roll with equal parts ingenuity, intelligence, and irresistible abandon.
Although a certain spirited eclecticism has defined Lake Street Dive since their earliest days, the band’s four original members first crossed paths while studying jazz at Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music. Their full-length debut In This Episode… arrived in 2007, followed by three more independently released and rapturously received albums. As the band’s energetic live show continued to earn them a devoted following, Lake Street Dive made their Nonesuch Records debut with Side Pony: a 2016 effort that instantly shot to No. 1 on three Billboard charts and later landed on Paste’s 50 Best Albums of 2016 list. The following year, the group experienced a new infusion of creative energy with the addition of Bermiss (previously their touring keyboardist), who has since begun sharing writing and arrangement duties. Arriving in 2018, Lake Street Dive’s self-produced sixth album Free Yourself Up debuted in the top ten on the Billboard 200 and spent seven and a half months on the non-commercial radio charts, with the smoldering hit single “Good Kisser” holding steady in the top five at Americana radio for over a month.
To celebrate the 10-year anniversary release of Bad Self Portraits, Lake Street Dive will be releasing a limited edition, remastered LP on February 16, 2024. This special LP will feature 2 previously unreleased songs, offering fans an exclusive glimpse into the hidden gems of the band’s creative vault.
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Alisa Amador
alisaamador.com
The day Alisa Amador decided to walk away from her career in music was, ironically enough, the day her career truly began.
“I was burned out and dealing with all this personal grief and trauma, and I finally just came to the conclusion that I couldn’t go on the way I was anymore,” she reflects. “And then as I was walking through the logistics of how I would break the news to everyone in my life, I got a phone call telling me that I’d won the NPR Tiny Desk Contest.