Both Manchester Orchestra and AJR, who will be headlining the Orange County Fair in Middletown, checked in with WRRV to fill everyone in on what they've been up to ahead of their upcoming Hudson Valley concerts.

Manchester Orchestra is fresh off of their recent Governors Ball performance and talked about playing festivals in the big city, their recent Avett Brothers cover and when we can expect new music. They'll be playing Monday with co-headliners XEB featuring members of Third Eye Blind and Badflower.

AJR was just in town in February performing at WRRV Sessions. Adam called into the station to talk about how they connected with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer on their smash hit 'Sober Up'. Their follow up 'Burn The House Down' is racing up the charts too, find out when and where that song will end up. Just a few years ago AJR were recording their debut album in their living room and now their out headlining shows for thousands of people. They'll be performing with Big Data on Tu

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