Hayley Jane & The Primates had an action-packed performance at The Adirondack Independence Music Festival in Lake George NY on Sunday. Their 75-minute set welcomed a multitude of special guests, including members of Twiddle, moe., Mike Gordon Band, and Funky Dawgs Brass Band. The first surprise of the set came during “Mama” and “Man Acrylic,” featuring Mike Gordon Band percussionist Craig Myers. Later on in the set, Mihali Savoulidis of Twiddle and Vinnie Amico of moe. came through for an extended version of “I Can Do It,” which you can watch in the video below. To close the set, Funky Dawgz Brass Band saxophonist Tommy Weeks added flavor to “Make It Alright.”

Setlist: Hayley Jane & The Primates | The Adirondack Independence Music Festival | 9/3/17

In My Mind, We Found Out, Garden Of Eden, Mama*, Man Acrylic*, Lose You, Cosmic Katrina, I Can Do It**, Hurricane Jane, Make It Alright***, Madeline > Creatures

*w/ Craig Myers on percussion
**w/ Mihali Savoulidis on guitar and Vinnie Amico on drums
***2/ Tommy Weeks on saxophone

Hayley Jane brilliantly heightens the energy when she joins a band as a special guest, and that was proven continuously throughout the day at The Adirondack Independence Music Festival. Hayley Jane joined Barika for an improvised version of Rob Base‘s “Joy And Pain,” Gratefully Yours for a soulful rendition of “Tennessee Jed,” and closed out the festival with Twiddle for a cover of “What I Got” by Sublime.

Check out Twiddle’s set below, as uploaded by edmund.edwards:

Hayley Jane is hosting a sold-out music/yoga retreat called “Unleash Your Wild Woman” this weekend in Vermont. Hayley Jane and The Primates perform next at Wormtown Music Festival in Greenfield MA. The band’s new album, We’re Here Now, drops on September 29th.

For fans of Hayley Jane and Vinnie Amico, don’t miss them at this month’s Brooklyn Comes Alive on September 23 & 24. Hayley Jane will lead a tribute to female rockers of the 1990s, dubbed Bitch!, where she’ll be backed by Tim Palmieri, Chris DeAngelis, and Adrian Tramontano from Kung Fu and Richard James of Pink Talking Fish. Hayley Jane will also join Jason Hann (String Cheese Incident) and Todd Stoops (RAQ, Electric Beethoven) for a wild drum-and-keys project, dubbed Oktopus.

Brooklyn Comes Alive Announces Supergroup Formations, Daily Lineups

Vinnie Amico will participate in a tribute to the Allman Brothers Band, alongside his bandmate Al Schnier, Scott Sharrard (Gregg Allman Band), Nate Werth (Snarky Puppy, Ghost Note), GAB bassist Brett Bass, with special guests Eric Krasno (Lettuce, Soulive), Rob Compa (Dopapod), Roosevelt Collier, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, and more. Vinnie and Schnier will also be teaming up with Mike Gantzer, Dave Loss, Evan McPhaden, and Rob Houk of Buffalo’s Aqueous for an unforgettable set of moe. songs, Aqueous songs, and choice covers, dubbed “moe.queous.”

Inspired by the vibrant musical communities of Brooklyn and New Orleans, Brooklyn Comes Alive is set to take place across three venues in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Brooklyn Bowl, Schimanski, Music Hall of Williamsburg) on September 23rd and 24th. The unique homegrown event puts the focus on the musicians, curating dream team collaborations, tributes, and artist passion projects for two full days of incredible music both new and old.

The 2017 lineup is set to include hand-selected band lineups featuring all-star musicians like John Scofield, George Porter Jr. (The Meters), Bernard Purdie, Joel Cummins, Ryan Stasik, and Kris Myers (Umphrey’s McGee), Aron Magner and Marc Brownstein (The Disco Biscuits), Mike Greenfield and Jesse Miller (Lotus), Jason Hann (String Cheese Incident), Alan Evans (Soulive), Cyril Neville (Neville Brothers), Henry Butler, Jon Cleary, Michael League, Chris Bullock, Robert “Sput” Searight, and Bob Lanzetti (Snarky Puppy), Jennifer Hartswick and Natalie Cressman (Trey Anastasio Band), and scores of others!

***Tickets Are On Sale Now!***

Brooklyn Comes Alive is now offering single day tickets, as well as a ticket payment plan for as low as $30/month. When checking out, just select “Monthly payments with Affirm” as your payment method. To find out more about ticketing, VIP options, and lodging, head to the festival website.

[cover photo by Marcy Duniga]