Pia Mater's New Album
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Bio
Pia Mater formed in the fall of 2004 at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Since then they have been crafting great songs along with developing their improvisational prowess. The initial lineup of the band released it's first album, The Living Legends, on December 6th, 2008. The current version of Pia Mater is putting it's stamp on the Northeast music scene with it's strong songwriting, inventive setlists, and strong improv. The current quintet is relying on their strong funk and rock roots to drive their music, but finding ways to expand on that sound by incorporating progressive, electronic, and more intense vocal arrangements in it's songwriting and improv.
Blog
02.18.2010 - First Update on the new Blog!
So with the new website, we've decided to add a blog so you can keep up to date with all of the exciting things that we have going on. We'll be included a lot of media in here, as well as our own gems of wisdom. For the first one though, we'll stick with new music. Here's a taste of a new one we're working on. Come to the show Tuesday and you might get to hear it ;)
03.08.2010 - A Peek Into the Studio Part 1
So here's a little snippet of our work in the studio. We'll be adding some more videos over the next few weeks as we finish up working on this new project.
1.8.2010 - Looking back at the past
Hi, this is Lucas,
2.22.2009 - Looking back at the past
Hi, this is Lucas, I pooped the bed and want somr candy. Pia Mater is great.
Blog blog blog,
Ok toodles!
12.14.2009 - Looking back at the past
Media
Pia Mater at Lovin Cup - Cabbagestalk
Pia Mater Live on the Sunday Night Shakedown with Frank DeBlase
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Contact
For booking, email Luke_piamatermusic.com
For website related inquiries, contact Matt_piamatermusic.com
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News
Tour
Wed Jun 9
Hello Friends and Fans,
We've been hard at work and we're geared up for another busy summer featuring a slew of Festivals, Aftershows, and a new Album!
I know we've been talking about this album for awhile, but we're in the final stages of getting things together. The tracks are mixed and all we have left is to master the disc and finish the artwork, and it'll be available very soon. We're planning something different for how we are going to distribute the disc and we'll keep you updated on that.
As far as performances, we've scaled back some things and scaled up others this summer. We are not doing our weekly resisdency as we have the past two summers, but we will be playing several Thursday in Rochester and Buffalo. Here's the full list (as of now) and stay tuned for as we might be adding a few shows along the way.
06.10.10 - Sully's - Rochester, NY - Party in the Park/Rusted Root Afterparty
07.08.10 - Sully's - Rochester, NY - Party in the Park/Umphrey's Mcgee Afterparty
07.09.10 - Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY - w/ El Ka Bong and Soul Risin'
07.15.08 - Third Room (Outside) - Buffalo, NY - Thursday in the Square/Umphrey's Mcgee Afterparty/Upstate Boogie Kick Off Party
07.17.10 - Upstate Boogie - Warsaw, NY - North Fork Music Park (See band for tickets)
07.18.10 - Boulder Fest - Rochester, NY
07.31.10 - Naples Fest - Site TBA (See band for tickets)
08.06.10 - The Big Up - Ghent, NY - Sunnyview Farm (See band for tickets)
08.07.10 - The Weekend Off 2 - Warsaw, NY - North Fork Music Park
08.12.10 - Sully's - Rochester, NY - Party in the Park/Dark Star Orchestra Aftershow
08.13.10 - Live Free Fest 2 - Worth, NY - Live Free Fields
If any one would like to be on the street team for any of these shows, please let us know. We'll make sure to compensate you in some way for you helping promote the shows and if you're interested contact Lucas at luke_piamatermusic.com.
Thanks all and hope to see you out this summer!
Thr Apr 9
Howdy folks,
After a great weekend with NY Funk Exchange at Lovin' Cup and Telepath at The Red Square in Albany, we'll be hitting the road again and heading to Buffalo. We'll be playing at Third Room on Chippewa, right in the heart of downtown Buffalo. We'll be doing two full sets and will have some DJ's spinning tunes in between and afterwards. If you plan on going or have any friends in Buffalo, please RSVP to the Facebook event so we have an idea of how many people are coming. Third Room is a small, intimate room, and we don't want any one to get shut out!
We recorded last Friday's show at Lovin' Cup and that will be posted on the LMA tomorrow. We'll also be recording tomorrow's show and look for that on the LMA sometime next week.
The mixing of our next studio album is almost done and we should have a timeline for release set in the next few weeks. Once we nail down a date, we'll let everyone know.
Just a reminder, we have a big show coming up in Syracuse with EOTO at The Westcott Theatre. You can pick up tickets here.
Last but not least, our next hometown show will be May 14th at The Club at Waterstreet. We're very excited about this show, as we'll be sharing the stage with ekoostik hookah from Ohio, along with our good friends Friday in America. We'll have tickets available Friday and they'll be available on the website very soon as well.
Thanks for the support the past couple of weeks, it's be great. We hope to see some of you in Buffalo this weekend!
Fri Apr 2
We had a phenomenal time in Boston and Brattleboro last weekend and we'd like to thanks The Van Burens, their friends and families, and Mike Dunn for the hospitality they all showed us last weekend. We managed to document both shows on tape, and you can listen to the audio right here.
After sleeping for a few hours on Sunday, we were back at it on Monday and have finished tracking our new album! All we have left is some mixing and mastering (and maybe some guest spots) and we'll be done. We've also decided on the title and tracklisting, but we're keeping that a secret. We should have it ready by summer time, so be on the look out for it at our festivals this summer.
Last but not least, we have a bunch of shows coming up in April. We'll be sharing the stage with some friends, both old and new, which we're very excited about. We'll start off April here in Rochester at Lovin' Cup on the 9th with The New York Funk Exchange, a great 9 piece from Brooklyn. On the 10th we'll be heading to Albany for our first time to play with Telepath at Red Square. On the 16th we'll be back in Buffalo once again for a full evening of Pia Mater at The Third Room. We'll then be taking a week off to enjoy some time here in Rochester, but be hitting the stage on April 30th in Syracuse with EOTO at The Westcott Theater. We're really excited about this show and you can pick up presale tickets (with no surcharge) here. Last but not least, (even though it's in May) we'll be starting off our festival season at Flower Harvest Fest 2 in Fort Ann, NY.
There's some other shows for April in the works as well, and as soon as we get them nailed down we'll let you know. We have some big plans for the rest of spring and summer, so stay tuned.
Thu July 8
9pm - 12am
Rochester, NY
Sully's
240 South Ave. Rochester, NY
Thu July 15
Buffalo, NY
Third Room
56 West Chippewa Street, Buffalo, NY
Sat July 17
Warsaw, NY
Upstate Boogie Festivlal
North Fork Music Park
4952 Quarry Road
Sun July 18
2pm - 4pm
Boulderfest
100 Alexander St, Rochester NY
Fri Aug 6
Ghent, NY
The Big Up Festival
Sunnyview Farm
140 Arch Bridge Rd
Fri Aug 7
4952 Quarry Rd, Warsaw NY
Thu August 12
Fri Aug 13
Worth, NY
Live Free Fest 2
Live Free Fields
