News of the Pilgrimage

Last updated October 18th, 2000

• Sunday 13: GRASS in Bethel, NY. GREENSTOCK A musical injunction/assembly in support of the Green Party on Max Yasgur's farm. Admission is free, parking on-site available for a $20 donation. Some featured artists may include Grandpa Lewis, Tom Pacheco, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Bob Malone, and of course the undercut artist pop rockers GRASS. The event has probably already begun and will culminate with personal/group expression Friday through Sunday. GRASS is scheduled to perform Sunday at 7:15 pm. Directions: Follow 17B from Middletown to Yasgur Road
  
  
• Sunday 20: GRASS in Coxsackie. Coxsackie Summer Concert Series. ON the river. Thruway exit 21B

June & May

• We'll collect these dates in the future. Our busy schedule has precluded full documentation! WHOA!

April 2000

• April 7th OSIVA  at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY with E-Town Concrete;
  April 8th OSIVAat the Strand Theatre, Seymour CT at the Harcore/Alternative Fest;
• April 12th OSIVAat The Continental in NYC, 9:00 PM
• Saturday 15th GRASS @ Vassar College EarthDay on the Quad
• Thursday 29th, 10:00 pm GRASS @ Vassar College Founder's Day

March 2000

Wednesday 8th: 7:00 pm GRASS on Scene Unseen WVKR 91.3 fm
Saturday 11th, 9:00 pm GRASS @ The Rosendale Cafe in Rosendale, NY

January 2000

• Thursday 13th, 8:00 pm OSIVA New York City Record Release Party @ The Continental!
• Thursday 20th, 10:00 pm GRASS @ The Cubbyhole Coffeehouse - Full Moon! - 2 intimate sets! Raymond Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY.

Friday 28th, 10:0 pm GRASS @ The Gilded Otter Brewery, New Paltz, NY

December 1999

• Saturday 4, 10:30 pm GRASS @ The Derby 96 Main St in Po'k- 2 sets!
• Thursday 9, 10:00 pm GRASS @ The Historic Blue Star in Lancaster PA- 2 sets! 602 W. King St.
• Saturday 11, 10:30 pm GRASS @ The Dutch cabin in Po'k- 2 sets! 34 Fairmont St.
• Thursday 16, 10:30 pm GRASS @ The Oasis Cafe (above Cabaloosa's at 58 Main St.)- 2 sets!

November 1999

• Sunday 14th GRASS appearing live in the studio on Vassar College Radio WVKR 91.3 fm
• Friday, November 19th GRASS and Viva Quetzal at the Vassar chapel A benefit for Equador Natural preserves sponsored by the Vassar GREENS. 8:30 Viva Quetzal (traditional afro andean beats) 10:30 GRASS (American Acoustic Roots)
• Saturday November 20 GRASS 10:30pm- 1:00am The Gilded Otter Microbrewery (New Paltz New York) 2 sets! free admission!

October 1999

• Saturday 9, 1 pm GRASS at S. B. Morse Historic estate HARVEST FESTIVAL. rte. 9 just south of Po'k.

September 1999

• Friday 17, 9:30 pmGRASS at Laura's CoffeeHouse at Hartwick College, Oneonta NY. 2 sets!!!
• Saturday 18, 2 pm GRASS @ The Hudson River Arts Festival (their second appearance) at Waryas Riverfront Park, Poughkeepsie. The Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association is sponsoring a stage with many other great performers: like Salamander Crossing!

August 1999

• Friday 20, 10 pm OSIVA Long Island
• Friday 13, 9:30 pm GRASS at New World/Carambola on Route 212 btwn Woodstock & Saugerties. 2 sets and an excellent dinner Menu!!!
• Saturday 7, 4 pm GRASS at the Jeffersonville Jamboree. Sponsored by WJFF Hydro-Powered 90.5 fm

July 1999

• Saturday 31, 8 pm GRASS Headlining the Acoutsic/Folk stage at the Rosendale Street Fest
• Saturday 3, 6-8 pm GRASS celebrates 4th-of-July Weekend at Limerock Park Raceway in Limerock, CT.!

 

 
 
 
 
 

• Thursday 1, 7:30 pm GRASS live on the air on WKZE radio Harmony Junction 98.1 fm 1020 am

May 1999

• Saturday 1 GRASS Plays Vassar College's Founder's Day celebration
• 8th: OSIVA@ THE CHANCE Poughkeepsie, NY

April 1999

• Saturday 25 GRASS celebrates Earth Day at Vassar College's annual festival on the Quad.

 

 
 
 
 
 

• Teusday 30 GRASS at The House of Blues mainstage. Opening up a fresh evening of collaboration btwn The Miracle Orchestra and the Rockett Band 9pm.
• Friday 26 OSIVA at The Chance in Po'k; with Candiria and Hatebreed!
• Sunday 21 GRASS at The House of Blues in Boston. 9pm on the entry floor (free). Preview Pickin' Party Opening for Fat Mama (Co) and Uncle Sammy!

• 16th GRASS Opening for the Sidemen @ THE STATION INN! 9pm. 402 12 Ave South Nashville
• 14th GRASS picks for 24 hrs as Showcase Artists for NACA National Convention

 
• Saturday 29OSIVA at Snug's in New Paltz, NY
• Saturday 2OSIVA at The Chance; Poughkeepsie, NY.
• Friday 8GRASS for their second appearance at the Second Friday Coffeehouse in Belmont, Mass. (just outside of Boston)
• Saturday 9GRASS at The Black Sheep in Amherst, Mass. Opening set.

1998

 
• GRASS shook it up at The Tinker St. Cafe rolling 2 sets of their tunes including the newly arranged "Wicked Path of Sin" and "Get Back->Wheel Hoss" A great show that got great press coverage!
• Friday, October 23: OSIVA @ The Chance in Poughkeepsie. With Candiria and others... 9pm on
• Sunday, October 3: GRASS kicked off this year's Clearwater Pumpkin Sail on the riverfront in Rennselaer, NY.
• Thursday, October 1: OSIVA @ Alternate Routes in Weymouth, MASS (20 min outside Boston)
• Saturday, September 26: OSIVA with Overcast at the Chance in Poughkeepsie!
• Saturday, September 26: GRASS picked it up on the waterfront in Verplank, NY to Celebrate the Hudson Rivers recent designation as a National Heritage River!
• ,Friday, September 25: OSIVA at Marty's in PortChester, NY @ Midnight. (21 & over)
• Friday, September 25: GRASS at the Poughkeepsie Farmer's Market downtown in the Main Mall
• August 15 OSIVA blew apart The Chance in Po-town at a raging show with Candiria, 25 ta life, and Catch-22
• August 14 OSIVA raged @ Webster Hall in NYC! 10 pm at 125 East 11th Street. Drink Specials
• July 3: GRASS played a packed lawn @ the Concerts at Clifftop in Minnewaska State Park. 6 pm park in the upper lot.
• June 11-14 MUSIC SPECTRUM Contest Weekend
 
• June 11: 8 am GRASS announces the contest on WPDH 101.5 fm 'Morning Rush'
• June 12: 9 pm OSIVA at the Chance in Poughkeepsie with YOLK and Perfect Thyroid !
• June 12: 9 pm Randolphe Harris opens for Odetta at the Boodles Opera House in Chester, NY
• June 13: 1 pm GRASS plays at the Hudson River Maritime Museum's TUGBOAT FEST. On the Rondout Creek in Kingston, NY with Pancake Hollow, Heinvevino, and more! 914.691.6784 for more info.
• June 13: 1 pm Pete and Rande play the Strawberry Festival on the waterfront in Cornwall, NY.
• June 13: 4 pm GRASS followed by Pete and Rande celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Mid-Hudson Bridge. 2nd stage.
• June 14: 3:30 pm Pete and Rande playing the Beacon Strawberry Festival in Beacon Riverfront Park
• June 14: 10:30 pm Kat Mills plays at the Dutch Cabin in Poughkeepsie
• May 29: OSIVA at the Cactus Club in Poughkeepsie.
• May 17: GRASS at the Croton Point Park Shad Fest.
• May 16: GRASS at the fabulous Cafe Solei-Lune in New Paltz 9 pm $4.00
• May 15: OSIVA at Cabaloosa's in New Paltz with YOLK 10pm.
• May 10: GRASS at the 23rd annual Hobart and William Smith Colleges Folk Festival. Festival is all weekend; Baby Gramps among others; Grass at 1 pm.
• April 25: GRASS + Spare Tire and more at Vassar College's Earth Day Celebration. The Quad on campus; Poughkeepsie, NY. 1 pm.
• April 14: OSIVA debut with their new drummer at Coney Island High in NYC. Show started at 8:00 pm upstairs.
• April 3: GRASS plays the Second Friday Coffeehouse at the 1st Unitarion Church in Belmont, Mass (outside Boston)
• February 28: GRASS at the Cafe Solei-Lune in New Paltz. 255-0389
• February 25: The Anti-Grammy Awards concert and celebration at Coney Island High in NYC 10:00 pm. A historic event for the liberation of music from the corporate accountants. Winners include OSIVA for Best New Artist, the Reverend Ivan Stang from The Church of the SubGenius for Best Rant and Spoken Word, and John Hall of King Missile for LifeTime Achievement Award...
• February 25: The Anti-Grammy Awards demonstration at Radio City Music Music Hall 6:00/7:00 pm.
• February 24: GRASS whoops it up for a Fat Teusday Mardi Gras Party at the Quail Country Inn in Dutchess County. 266-3030
• February 23: Press conference for The Anti-Grammy Awards across the street from Radio City Music hall 1:00 pm.
• February 20: GRASS will be be at Cafe Noir on the Rivendell Winery outside New Paltz as part of the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association's Winter Bluegrass Extravaganza
• February 6: OSIVA with YOLK at Cabaloosa's, New Paltz. 10 pm.
• February 2: GROUNDHOG"S DAY OSIVA RECORD RELEASE PARTY at Coney Island High in Manhattan. A sick show with CD giveaways of OSIVA's hot new album, CLEAR; With Blindside ! 8 pm.
• January 17: OSIVA and Blindside at The Collegeview Cafe in Poughkeepsie, NY 11 pm
• January 9: GRASS appeared live on 101.5 WPDH fm for the "Morning Rush" unplugged segment at 9:30 am.
  "Three cheers to GRASS for breaking through the 'rock curtain'". - Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association
1997
• December 22: OSIVA at CBGB's in New York City
• December 17: OSIVA , Bradford Reed and his Amazing Pencilina + Vardo at the Knitting Factory, NYC
• December 7: GRASS at the Solei-Luna Cafe in New Paltz 7pm
• December 6: OSIVA in New York City at the Lion's Den (Sullivan off Bleeker) 10:30 pm
• December 5: OSIVA at the Cactus Club in Poughkeepsie 10 pm
• December 5: Kat Mills performing at the Highland Cultural Center 8 pm.
• November 16: TranceSend and the TrancePortation Authority - Sunday Night Concert Series at the Dutch Cabin, Po'k NY
• November 9: Bradford Reed and his Amazing Pencilina - Sunday Night Concert Series at the Dutch Cabin, Po'k NY
• November 7: at the Highland Cultural Center in Highland, NY: GRASS picked it up following the fabulous HCC open mic
• November 1: GRASS w/ Rhythms of Aqua at El Taller Latino Americano, NYC
• October 31: GRASS played at Cafe Aurora 9pm
• October 22: OSIVA at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ
• October 19: GRASS played a benefit concert for Hudson Valley GREEN at the Widow Jane Mine (The Century House Cave) in Rosendale NY 2pm.
• October 18: GRASS at Clearwater's annual Pumpkin Sail in NYC
• October 10: OSIVA and SOUL CURRY rocked it up at Cabaloosa's in New Paltz
• October 7: OSIVA at The Lion's Den in NYC 8 pm
• October 6: OSIVA in Matthew's Mug, Vassar College
• October 5: GRASS at Clearwater's annual Pumpkin Sail in Rensselaer NY 454-7673
• October 4: Transcendent's Sunday Night Concert Series at the Dutch Cabin in Poughkeepsie with "The Nines"
• September 28: Transcendent's Sunday Night Concert Series at the Dutch Cabin in Poughkeepsie began with the Santner Brothers and Sunday Driver
• September 20: GRASS played at the Hudson River Arts Festival in Waryas Park, Poughkeepsie 2:45-3 pm
• September 17: at THE CHANCE in Poughkeepsie, NY OSIVA played with Perfect Thyroid and Shootyz Groove
• September 11: OSIVA played with local band SHUNT at Confetti's for Alternative Thursday/College Night sponsored by WRRV 92.7 fm
• September 5: OSIVA rocked the Cactus Club in Poughkeepsie
• August 28: At the HARBOR HOUSE in Sag Harbor (Long Island) OSIVA kicked off Labor Day Weekend.
• August 15: OSIVA played at THE CHANCE in Poughkeepsie for the "Imperial Jam" sponsored by Imperial Guitar and Soundworks in Newburgh, NY.
• August 3: at the Bridgehampton Cafe in Bridgehampton Kat Mills
• August 2: Bronxfest in Roberto Clement State Park had something for everyone including some much-needed GRASS
• Friday June 13: OSIVA rocked the Cactus Club in Poughkeepsie
• May 23: the GRASS was green and the sky was blue at Sprout Creek Farm where Chris and Jeremy held their graduation party. Many families, friends, and professors were present with Grass and The Raymond Avenue Ramblers playing in the middle of a field on a hay wagon.
• May 21: GRASS packed the Beech Tree for night 2 of TR's Vassar College Senior-Week-Bonanza
• May 20: Kat Mills played two kind sets at The Beech Tree Bar and Grill in Poughkeepsie beginning TR's Vassar College Senior-Week-Bonanza
• May 10: GRASS played outdoors at AIDS Awareness Day on the Roundout waterfront in Kingston, NY.
• May 3: Vassar College Founder's Day: highlighting this Transcendent weekend was Murphy's Product (now SOUL CURRY and The Morning After) playing Saturday day.
• May 2: OSIVA at 335 Hooker
• April 27: Skabba The Hut rocks the Dutch at the 3rd Transcendent Sunday
• April 20: Grace Wakeman graces the Dutch Cabin at the 2nd Transcendent Sunday
• April 19: Vassar College Earthday was surprisingly lively celebration indoors with this line-up: GRASS , Kat Mills , The Raymond Avenue Ramblers (with special guests Grass) some other excellent performers included Grace Wakeman and Stacey Briscoe
• April 13: SUNDAY DRIVER played at the Dutch Cabin in Poughkeepsie for the first official"Transcendent Sunday"- music and beer specials!!!
• April 6: GRASS Urban Debut at El Taller Latino-Americano on Broadway and 103rd Street
• April 5: MURPHY'S PRODUCT Hale-Bopp Tribute Show at 335 Hooker Ave.
• March 12: Sowing a Common SeedGRASS at SUNY New Paltz, NY followed Earth educator Miriam Therese MacGillis, OP speaking on Biodynamic Farming and the cosmic food cycle.
• February 26: TR'S Press Release on the GRAMMYs
• February 25: OSIVA played The Battle of The Bands at the GRIFFON in New Paltz
• February 8: The Timothy Martin AllStar Band reunion with OSIVA
• February 6: Kat Mills at 152 College Ave
• July 4, 1996: Our Opening Event Independence Day, 1996