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INTERVIEW: Arrowhead Ranch Continues 2026 Concert Season with Diverse Lineup of Live Music

19Oct

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INTERVIEW: Arrowhead Ranch Continues 2026 Concert Season with Diverse Lineup of Live Music

Arrowhead Ranch continues its 2026 concert season with a lineup that showcases nationally touring artists, regional favorites, and emerging talent in one of the Catskills' premier outdoor concert settings. Located in Sullivan County, Arrowhead Ranch has become a destination for music fans looking to pair live performances with camping, scenic surroundings, and a relaxed festival-style atmosphere. Throughout the season, the venue welcomes audiences from across the Northeast for weekends centered around music and community. Curated by Veteran Promoter Marty Weinbaum Much of the programming at Arrowhead Ranch is curated by veteran promoter Marty Weinbaum, whose decades of experience in the live music industry continue to shape the venue's concert calendar. In addition to operating hi...

Grateful Dead Tribute: Dead Meat Serving Up Tasty, Juicy, Tender Music at Newburgh Brewing Company

19Oct

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Grateful Dead Tribute: Dead Meat Serving Up Tasty, Juicy, Tender Music at Newburgh Brewing Company

If you’re a Dead Head, you’ve surely seen Grateful Dead tribute band upon Grateful Dead cover band, ad nauseum. Some are good. Some phone it in. And some possess an ability to change your life. The latter rarely comes through an ability to mimic or replicate the Grateful Dead’s triumphant highs and desperate, lonely, distressed, artistic and authentic lows. That, in my opinion, will never happen, no matter how hard any band, with any lineup, well-known or otherwise, tries. But some Dead tribute bands CAN harness the energy and the power and the thrust of a good Grateful Dead concert. This is an unspeakable and indescribable transfer of inspiration, imagination and vision that far transcends rhythm, melody and lyrics. These bands offer no bells, no whistles. There is nobody trying ...

Phish: Page McConnell Offers Revealing Insight on New Album, in GQ Article

6Oct

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Phish: Page McConnell Offers Revealing Insight on New Album, in GQ Article

The Something Will Land album cover/Image courtesy of Big Hassle An anchor of the Vermont jamband Phish, but at times more a member of the four-piece school than a breaching dolphin, keyboard player Page McConnell is playing a new tune at the moment and has got plenty to say. McConnell has released his latest album, Something Will Land, and is the focus of a GQ article by Grayson Haver Currin. The album, according to a press release, is “An exquisite space of ambient afterglow…Something Will Land feels as if Page McConnell simply slipped behind his instruments and waited to get lost, arriving at a place for settling in amid all the world’s ever-increasing entropy.” McConnell launched into work on Something Will Land in the wake of his last album, Maybe We’re The Visitors. He ...

Lawrence Fall Tour Details—Revisit Their MendoWerks Interview

10Aug

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Lawrence Fall Tour Details—Revisit Their MendoWerks Interview

After wrapping a string of high-energy shows supporting Lake Street Dive, Lawrence is ready to reclaim center stage. The soulful sibling-led collective is hitting the road this fall for a full headlining run in support of their breakout album Family Business, released last summer on Jon Bellion’s Beautiful Minds label. Beautiful Mind Records Known for their explosive live performances and tight eight-piece band, Lawrence has built a reputation for turning every show into a communal celebration. With Family Business—an album full of infectious hooks, emotional harmonies, and horn-driven grooves—the group continues to prove why they’re one of the most exciting live acts in modern pop-soul. Fall Tour The upcoming Family Business Tour kicks off on October 8 in Providence, RI, and w...

10Aug

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Artist Spotlight: Shark4Sale

If you’re looking for a new artist to check out, then you’ve come to the right place: in this edition of 'Artist Spotlight', MendoWerks Magazine sat down with Swiss wave artist, Shark4Sale. You may recognize Shark4Sale from his releases with Liquid Ritual, Tribal Trap, and Wave City - or perhaps, through his participation in a few years’ worth of wave wardubs on SoundCloud. If you’re unfamiliar with Shark4Sale, then get yourself ready for some music that is perfect for feelsy, crying-in-the-club moments. In other words, one of the most intriguing things about his music is that no matter how much drama Shark4Sale manages to pack into a given song, there’s still this lovely, soothing undercurrent that’s present through much of his work. After spending some time with his discogra...

HMU on Music, Collaboration, Dont Die At Work, and More. [Exclusive Interview]

13Aug

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HMU on Music, Collaboration, Dont Die At Work, and More. [Exclusive Interview]

Get ready to meet the Los Angeles-based electronic music producer HMU. Known for his unique blend of bass, hip-hop, twerk, and trap music, HMU is not only a great musician, but he’s also a graphic designer and the founder of Dont Die At Work, an online music community turned music label. HMU's most recent release is a grimy collaboration with London-based emcee, KXNE, called “Pages." It was released via FUXWITHIT earlier this summer. Check the new single out below. Previously a SoundCloud-based music collective, HMU recently relaunched Dont Die At Work as a full-fledged independent music label at the end of 2022. Through the label, he seeks to spotlight up-and-coming, boundary-pushing musicians as well as continue to foster an online community for artists. As as experienced des...

17Jul

By Ambur MasenNo Comments

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Artist Spotlight: AYDO8

If you’re looking for a new artist to check out, then you’ve come to the right place: in this edition of 'Artist Spotlight', MendoWerks Magazine sat down with California-based multi-genre electronic music producer AYDO8. After spending some time with his discography, I can honestly say that AYDO8 jumped very quickly into my “Top 5 Wave Artists That I Need To See Live ASAP”–especially for an all-original set. It’s just banger after banger after banger. One thing that’s most notable is that AYDO8 truly knows how to maximize the dramatic impact of his vocal samples, like in “To The Edge.” Most recently, he released “Buried (waiting for you)” on Alter/Ego. which also displays this expert use of samples. Another personal favorite is his 2022 DEKTORA release, “Lets Go“. As a die-hard N...