Buffalo's Aqueous has announced the first leg of their spring tour for March 2014. The tour will hit several familiar markets and 2 new ones in Kenilworth, NJ, and Plains PA. Also announced is a 4 week Wednesday residency at Burlington VT's Nectar's. Tour dates belo

Aqueous also celebrated the birth of 2014 by releasing the 4th album in their Live Nugs Series. The 4th in the series focuses on some of the bands best moments from their gigantic fall tour. The 5 tracks run 73 minutes.

2014 Spring Tour Dates

Buffalo, New York's groove rock champions Aqueous, are announcing an extensive late spring and summer tour. The band will visit over a dozen festivals and make their first trips into Indiana and Georgia. Late spring includes a 4 show run with Dopapod, a 2 night headlining weekend at Rochester NY's Spring Revival festival, and a second visit to Summer Camp. June and July feature an extended run down the coast with multiple dates in Virginia and North Carolina followed by an August culminating in the band's second trip to moe.down.More festival announcements are coming soon.      4/24 - Putnam Den :: Saratoga Springs, NY **4/25 - Westcott Theater :: Syracuse, NY **4/26 - The Waiting Room :: Buffalo, NY **5/3 - Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Brooklyn, NY **5/4 - Tyrone Farm :: Pomfret Center, CT ^5/9 & 5/10 - Spring Revival festival :: Macedon, NY5/14 - Thunderbird Cafe :: Pittsburgh, PA ^5/15 - Tribal Connection Festival :: Bellefontaine, OH5/16 - Cosmo’s :: Covington, KY ^5/17 - The Mousetrap :: Indianapolis, IN ^5/22 - Beachland Tavern :: Cleveland, OH ``5/25 & 5/26 - Summer Camp Music Festival :: Chillicothe, IL5/28 - 8x10 :: Baltimore, MD *5/29 - The Hot Spot :: Waynesboro, VA5/30 - Domefest :: Tera Alta, WV6/1 - Fam Jamily Music Festival :: Vernon, NJ6/14 - Disc Jam Music Festival :: Brimfield, MA6/21 - Buffalove Festival ::Silver Creek, NY6/24 - The Camel :: Richmond, VA6/25 - One Stop :: Asheville, NC6/26 - Nowhere Bar :: Athens, GA6/27 - Peasants Pub :: Greenville, NC6/28 - The Big What? :: Mebane, NC7/1 - Elmwood Village :: Buffalo, NY7/4 - Under the Stars Festival :: Terra Alta, WV7/5 - Bungalow Live :: Chantilly, VA ^^7/8 - The Blind Tiger :: Greensboro, NC

Buffalo’s New York’s favorite groove rock act Aqueous will release their 3rd studio effort - Cycles - on October 21 2014. Fans can pre-order the album now via the bands merch page http://aqueous1.bandcamp.com/merch and physical copies will be available at fall shows starting October 23.

Featuring eight road tested tracks and 2 brand new instrumentals composed since the 2012 release Willy is 40,  Cycles showcases the bands incredible growth and focus on songwriting. Lead single “20/20”, released today, is now available for streaming on YouTube:

"This is the most invested we've been in a studio effort so far- it feels really cohesive, and we were truly afforded the opportunity to spend the time elaborating on ideas and being thorough in our execution of them," explained guitarist Mike Gantzer. "We all feel a true sense of accomplishment and excitement for our fans to hear this- it contains some of the most intense and thematic compositions in our catalog, and generally speaking feels like a profound step for us."

Guitarist/keyboardist David Loss adds his own thoughts on the recording process - "I couldn't be happier with the way this album came together. Everyone gave their best performances and I think it really shows. It was great to work with Justin Rose and Richie English again at GCR Audio in Buffalo as well as finally getting a chance to work with Jocko at More Sound. This was an all around great experience!"

To celebrate the release the band will play a three night run through upstate New York with North Carolina’s hottest band The Mantras. The album release extravaganza begins October 23 at The Dock in Ithaca New York and continues at Rochester’s Montage Music Hall (Oct 24) before culminating in Aqueous’ return home at Buffalo’s Iron Works; a show destined to rage into the wee hours of the morning.

Cycles Track Listing

1. Dawn [1:00]
2. Kitty Chaser (Explosions) [9:39]
3. 20/20 [5:02]
4. The Median [6:41]
5. Skyway [8:47]
6. Complex Pt. I [8:11]
7. Wandering [1:56]
8. Complex Pt. II [9:04]
9. King for a Day [7:45]
10. Staring into the Sun [15:02]

Aqueous is - Mike Gantzer (guitar/vocals), David Loss (guitar/keys/vocals), Evan McPhaden (bass) and Ryan Nogle (drums)

Aqueous is elated to announce winter tour 2014-2015. The band will finish up December with some dates in the northeast before culminating in a hometown New Years Eve show at Buffalo’s Iron Works. January features a mid west run through Ohio and Kentucky before a southern dip in February.

The tour also features some heavy hitters with Aqueous joining forces with Pink Talking Fish Feb 6 in Philly and the legendary Max Creek Feb 7 in Saratoga Springs NY. More information on all shows may be found at http://www.aqueousband.com.

Aqueous Winter Tour

Dec 18 - The Hollow // Albany, NY

Dec 19 - The Wheelhouse // Narragansett, NH#

Dec 20 - Strange Brew Pub // Norwich, CT#

Dec 31 - Iron Works // Buffalo, NY*

Jan 22 - Cosmic Charlies // Lexington, KY

Jan 23 - Cosmo's // Covington, KY

Jan 24 - Scarlet & Grey Cafe // Columbus, OH

Jan 29 - The 8x10 // Baltimore, MD

Jan 30 - Martins // Roanoke, VA

Jan 31 - The Broadberry // Richmond, VA&

Feb 3 - New Mountain Theatre // Asheville, NC

Feb 4 - Blind Tiger // Greensboro, NC

Feb 5 - Hot Spot // Waynesboro, VA

Feb 6 - Ardmore Music Hall // Philadelphia, PA+

Feb 7 -  Putnam Den - Saratoga Springs, NY%

Feb 11 - Casa Nueva // Athens, OH

Feb 12 - Grog Shop // Cleveland, OH

Feb 13 - Jimmies Ladder 11 // Dayton, OH

Feb 14 - Shawbucks // Jamestown, NY

Feb 19 - TBD

Feb 21 - 123 Pleasant Street // Morgantown, WV^

Feb 25 - TBD

Feb 26 - Spot Underground // Providence, RI^

Feb 27 - The Stone Church // Newmarket, NH^

Feb 28 - TBD

Mar 6 - Tonic Room // Chicago, IL

%w/ Max Creek  ^w/ Pigeons Playing Ping Pong +w/ Pink Talking Fish  #w/ Mister F &w/ People's Blues of Richmond *w/ Funktional Flow

*w/ Pigeons Playing Ping Pong   #w/Mister F  **w/Yamn  +w/S

After a busy fall and spring touring schedule across the US, Aqueous has a busy summer ahead loaded with festival slots and high profile gigs. May will mark the groove rock foursomes 3rd consecutive Summer Camp appearance with two sets over two days. Early June will feature a northward journey for a two night stand at Toronto’s Illumination festival with one set themed around the music of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. June 18 Aqueous will join forces with Dopapod to become “AquaPod” at the 3rd annual Buffalove Music Festival. July has a short Virginia run before a 3 night stand including an “artist yet to be announced” themed set at Paradise Music Festival in Kentucky. End of July the boys will open for bass master Victor Wooten at Rochester NY’s popular Party in the Park series. August kicks off in Erie before a hometown show with Umphrey’s McGee at Buffalo Canalside. September brings the band back to Night Lights Fall Festival for a two night stand before finishing up festy season at Catskill Chill.

Aqueous Summer Tour 2015

May 21^st – Summer Camp Music Festival – Chillicothe, IL

May 22^nd – Summer Camp Music Festival – Chillicothe, IL

May 28^th – Gypsy Sally – Washington, DC

May 30^th – Dome Fest – Terra Alta, WV

June 6^th – Troutville Town Park – Troutville, VA

June 11^th – Disc Jam Music Festival – Stephentown, NY

June 12^th – Illumination Music Festival – Toronto, ON

June 13^th – Illumination Music Festival – Toronto, ON

June 18^th – Buffalove Music Festival – Warsaw, NY

June 19^th – Mad Tea Party Jam – Hedgesville, WV

June 20^th – Mad Tea Party Jam – Hedgesville, WV

June 26^th – Mad Summer Meltdown – Schuylkill, PA

July 9^th – Coda – Philadelphia, PA

July 10^th – The Bungalow – Chantilly, VA

July 11^th – Martins Downtown – Roanoke, VA

July 23^rd – Paradise Music Festival – Hustonville, KY

July 24^th – Paradise Music Festival – Hustonville, KY

July 25^th – Paradise Music Festival – Hustonville, KY

July 30^th – Party in the Park w/ Victor Wooten – Rochester, NY

August 2^nd – Schickalay’s On The Bay – Erie, PA

August 6^th – Canalside w/ Umphrey’s McGee – Buffalo, NY

August 15^th – Peach Music Festival – Scranton, PA

August 29^th – Skully’s – Cleveland, OH

September 11^th – Night Lights Fall Festival – Sherman, NY

September 12^th – Night Lights Fall Festival – Sherman, NY

September 18^th – Catskill Chill Music Festival – Hancock, NY

8/6 - Canalside | Buffalo, NY w/ Umphrey’s Mcgee

8/13 - The Riverboat | Alexandria Bay, NY 

8/15 - Peach Music Festival | Scranton, PA

8/29 - Bass Jam @ Skully’s | Columbus, OH

9/10 - Putnam Den | Saratoga Springs, NY w/ TAUK

9/11-9/12 - Night Lights Fall Festival | Sherman, NY

9/18-9/19 - Catskill Chill Music Festival| Hancock, NY

9/20 - Pink Moon Festival | Rock Camp, WV

9/26 - Flour City | Rochester, NY

10/2 - Nectar’s | Burlington, VT

10/3 - Harry Brown’s Harvest Ball | Starks, ME

10/7 - Mainstage | Morgantown, WV 

10/9 - Madison Theatre | Covington, KY

10/10 - Creature of the Night Festival | Adams, TN

10/12 - Scruffy City Hall | Knoxville, TN w/ McLovins

10/13 - Blind Tiger | Greensboro, NC w/ McLovins

10/14 - TBD

10/15 - Aisle 5 | Atlanta, GA w/ McLovins

10/16 - Nowhere Bar | Athens, GA w/ McLovins

10/17 - Gottrocks | Greenville, SC w/ McLovins

10/19 - New Mountain Theatre | Asheville, NC w/ McLovins

10/20 - The Local | Boone, NC w/ McLovins

10/21 - The Rabbit Hole | Charlotte, NC w/ PPPP & McLovins

10/22 - Southland Ballroom | Raleigh, NC w/ McLovins

10/23 - TBD

10/24 - TBD

10/30 - Iron Works | Buffalo, NY

10/31 - Iron Works | Buffalo, NY

11/4 - Live Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI

11/5 - The Pike Room | Pontiac, MI

11/6 - The Loft | Lansing, MI w/ Broccoli Samurai  

11/7 - TBD

11/18 - Agave | Avon, CO

11/19 - (TBD) Fort Collins, CO

11/20 - (TBD) Denver, CO

11/21 - Lazy Dog | Boulder, CO

12/3 - Java Barn  | St. Lawrence University

Aqueous is headed out on an extended winter/spring tour with multiple high profile slots and festivals. Tour kicks off Feb. 6 with a two set shindig at Rochester’s Flour City Station. February also features five dates in the Midwest providing support for Papadosio and a two night Northeast run with Broccoli Samurai.

Early March brings Aqueous to the south for a couple shows in Georgia before the band’s first appearance in Florida at the annual Aura Music Festival. April brings a third visit to Colorado for a run with Pigeons Playing Ping Ping, a hometown date at Buffalo’s Iron Works, and festival appearances at Pennsylvania’s Some Kind of Jam and three nights at Ohio’s Paradise festival. April also includes a show with jam powerhouse (and good friends) Dopapod in Boston.

May and June showcase two more festivals with slots at Domefest and Mad Tea Party -- both in Pennsylvania. More late spring dates will be announced.

Aqueous is touring behind their latest live release: Sonic Farm Presents: Aqueous Halloween 2015 - Dark Side of Oz. This sold-out show at Buffalo’s Iron Works, featured a Wizard of Oz theme -- showcasing the band’s original music, recreations of songs from the movie, and a second set that was a spot on recreation of Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.

Stream Dark Side of Oz here.

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Aqueous Winter/Spring Tour 2016

February 6 - Rochester, NY - Flour City Station

February 12 - Clymer, NY - Peak N' Peek Resort

February 17 - Chattanooga, TN - Track 29 *

February 18 - Lousiville, KY - Mercury Ballroom *

February 19 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe *

February 20 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note *

February 21 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *

February 23 - Lexington, KY - Cosmic Charlies #

February 24 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Rex Theater #

February 25 - Winchester, VA - Bright Box Theater #

February 26 - TBD

February 27 - Charlotte, NC - Rabbit Hole #

February 28 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Music Hall #

March 1 - TBD

March 2 - Athens, GA - Nowhere Bar #

March 3 - Athens, GA - Smith's Olde Bar #

March 4-5 - Suwannee Music Park, FL - Aura Festival

March 8 - TBD

March 9 - Greensboro, NC - The Blind Tiger

March 10 - Roanoke, VA - Martin's Downtown

March 11 - TBD

March 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Ardmore Music Hall

March 18 - Toronto, ON - Remix Lounge

March 19 - Hamilton, ON - This Aint Hollywood

March 31 - Fort Collins, CO - Hodi's ^

April 1 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre ^

April 2 - Denver, CO - Cervantes ^

April 7 - St. Lous, MO - Cicero's

April 8 - Columbus, OH - Park Street Saloon

April 9 - Buffalo, NY - Iron Works

April 23 - Schuylkill Haven, PA - Some Kind of Jam

April 28 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair %

April 29-30 - Athens, OH - Paradise Music Festival

May 1 - Athens, OH - Paradise Music Festival

May 19-21 - Bedford, PA - Domefest

June 16-18 - Artemas, PA - Mad Tea Party

* w/ Papadosio

# w/ Broccoli Samurai

^ w/ Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

% w/ Dopapod

Aqueous has announced an extensive festival laden late spring and summer itinerary for 2016.

May will feature trips to Bedford, PA for Pigeons Playing Ping Pong’s annual Domefest and the foursomes 4th consecutive visit to Summer Camp for two sets. Early June sends the boys to Indiana for Good Times, Good People fest as well as another round at the annual Disc Jam festival which recently moved from Massachusetts into New York. Late June Aqueous will debut at the much revered Electric Forest festival in Rothbury Minnesota before heading south to Florida for a solo show at Dunedin Brewery and two sets (including a tribute set to Buffalo legends moe.) at the Great Outdoors Jam in Mount Dora.

After a short break in July, festival season continues with appearances at Farm Festival in Hammonton, NJ, and Jeezum Crow Fest in Jay, VT. Aqueous will finish July out with their third multi night jaunt at the annual Buffalove festival in Westfield NY. Buffalove has quickly become an AQ-centric festival with multiple band side projects and sit ins planned alongside two nights headlining the main stage.

August brings the band back to Rochester NY for a show with the funk-tastic Turkuaz at the city’s Public Market Bands on the Bricks annual series. Next, a visit to Shadefest in Maryland before finishing the month out as the two night headliner for Night Lights Music Festival in Sherman NY.

Aqueous is MIke Gantzer (guitar/vocals), David Loss (guitar/keys/vocals), Evan McPhaden (bass), and Rob Houk (touring drummer). Aqueous was formed in North Tonawanda, NY(right outside Buffalo) in 2006 and is celebrating their 10th year together as a band.

Aqueous is bringing their genre-bending funkadelic groove rock out on Random Company fall tour across the country with multiple festivals and some sexy show partners. August will see Aqueous making their 3rd straight visit to the fruit-tastic Peach Festival in Scranton, PA and continuing a themed residency at Baltimore’s 8x10 club with moe. and Red Hot Chili Peppers shows lined up on Aug. 17 and 31.  AQ will also bring their soaring melodies to headline all three nights of the annual Night Lights Music Festival in Sherman NY at the hallowed grounds of Blue Heron fest.

September spotlights some tasty opening slots with Twiddle in CT (Sep. 9), Everyone Orchestra in Syracuse, NY (Sep. 15) and across the border in Toronto Sep. 30 w/ The Werks. October starts out at Flour City Station in Rochester, NY before a three night E.P. release weekend in hometown Buffalo at Iron Works and Burlington, VT at Nectar’s. Late October brings the boys back to Colorado for a jaunt with the excellent Perpetual Groove. November brings the guys back to NYC for a Phish Tribute celebration at Brooklyn Bowl. More late fall shows are expected to be announced.

Aqueous is also elated to announce new permanent drummer Rob Houk. Rob has been playing with the band the past few months and accepted the gig for good in June. Houk started drumming at age five, completely self-taught, and has never looked back. He cites major old school influences like John Bonham, Keith Moon, and Neil Peart as well as newer influences such as Carter Beaufort, Jon Fishman, and Kris Myers. Rob is currently Cincinnati based but plans to relocate to Buffalo within the next year.

Rob Houk on joining Aqueous: I couldn't be more excited for the future. These guys put in so much hard work over the past ten years. I'm really lucky to be able to join them on this adventure. With the great attitude and effort these guys all put forth they really push me to be a better musician.

Aqueous Fall Tour 2016
Aug 6 - Shadefest | Avenue, MD
Aug 11 - The Riverboat Bar | Alexandria Bay, NY
Aug 12 - The Peach Music Festival | Scranton, PA
Aug 17 - 8x10 | Baltimore, MD
Aug 18 - Abbey Bar | Harrisburg, PA
Aug 20 - The Camping Trip | Jeffersonville, NY
Aug 25 - 27 - Night Lights Music Festival | Sherman, NY
Aug 31 - 8x10 | Baltimore, MD
Sep 2 - The Camel | Richmond, VA w/ The Southern Belles
Sep 3 - The Whiskey | Wilmington, NC w/ Groove Fetish
Sep 9 - College Street Music Hall | New Haven, CT w/ Twiddle
Sep 10 - Fete Music Hall | Providence, RI
Sep 15 - Westcott Theater | Syracuse, NY w/ Everyone Orchestra
Sep 17 - Martyrs | Chicago, IL w/ Digeometric
Sep 22 - Catskill Chill | Lakewood, PA
Sep 30 - Hard Luck Bar | Toronto, CN w/ The Werks
Oct 1 - Flour City Station | Rochester, NY
Oct 5 - The Rex Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA w/ TAUK
Oct 6 - DRXVMS | Athens, OH w/ Broccoli Samurai
Oct 7 - Beachland Tavern | Cleveland, OH
Oct 8 - Putnam Den | Saratoga Springs, NY
Oct 13 & 14 - Buffalo Iron Works | Buffalo, NY (CD Release shows)
Oct 15 - Nectar’s | Burlington, VT (CD Release show)
Oct 20 - TBD
Oct 21 - Lamasco Bar | Evansville, IN
Oct 22 - TBD
Oct 25 - The Bottleneck | Lawrence, KS
Oct 26 - The Fox Theatre | Boulder, CO w/ Perpetual Groove
Oct 27 - The Aggie Theatre | Fort Collins, CO w/ Perpetual Groove
Oct 28 & 29 - Cervantes | Denver, CO w/ Perpetual Groove
Nov 6 - Brooklyn Bowl | Brooklyn, NY (Phish Tribute Event)
Nov 12 - Java Barn | Canton, NY