New York Funk Exchange & Otis Grove Play Albany’s Red Square: Music Review
“The New York Funk Exchange doesn’t curse,” explained singer Serene Fortier before their show Saturday, March 5th at the Red Square Saturday, in Albany. “We play for everyone,” she added, “our music is about having fun – party songs people can dance to.” And [...]
Experimental theatre can be a bit of a mixed bag—sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, and other times it sort of works, meaning that it’s bearable, at least for the hour and a half that you find yourself sitting in the theatre. In the case of Latitude 14: Red Fly/Blue Bottle, which ran at EMPAC [...]
In 1979, Mike Ness gathered his friends to create a punk rock band with the hopes of simply having fun and playing together. Only a couple years later, Social Distortion released their first single entitled “Mainliner/Playpen,” under their newly signed label Push Boy. Social Distortion will be performing a mix of their new and old [...]
Known for successfully fusing elements of folk, rock and the avant-garde, Richard Thompson is considered one of the most prolific songwriters and guitarists of all time. Known for his solo work and for his years with English folk group Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson will perform at The Egg in Albany on Saturday, October 30th.
Born in [...]
At nearly seventy years old, Joan Baez’s fifty-year career has spanned the release of over thirty albums in eight different languages. Known for covering, or interpreting, other artists’ songs, one of her biggest hits to date is a cover of fellow songwriter/activist Phil Ochs’ “There but For Fortune.” Baez has interpreted songs by Bob Dylan, [...]
Combining elements of conceptual performance art, science fiction and fantasy, GWAR have brilliantly sculpted a comically perverse and shocking stage show riddled with highly cartoonish stage violence (think Monty Python at their most excessive) and raunchy lyrics, all to a soundtrack of furious hardcore thrash. GWAR will invade Northern Lights in Clifton Park on Friday, [...]
Alrighty, all you lovers of this fantastically fundamental six-stringed instrument, this is one weekend you won’t want to miss. Guitar aficionados from around the Northeast will be swarming Saratoga Springs this weekend for these two very cool back-to-back events, the first being the annual Capital Region Guitar Show at the Saratoga Knights of Columbus Hall, [...]
Two full evenings of diverse music are coming to the Egg as Irish troubadour Luka Bloom and guitarist and composer Bernie Williams will perform individual concerts on Friday, October 1st and Saturday, October 2nd.
Originally from Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, Luka Bloom (whose real name is Barry Moore) began his musical career as a supporting act [...]
Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist and songwriter Ani DiFranco will be playing a special performance at Skidmore College’s Arthur Zankel Music Center on September 26th. The talented singer/songwriter began her career singing and strumming in small folk music venues and coffeehouses, such as Saratoga’s Caffé Lena. Now with over 20 albums to her credit, she’s renowned [...]
All of Albany will be gathering in the city streets this weekend to celebrate Hispanic tradition and culture, which has long played a role in New York’s capital city. The 3rd annual Hannaford Hispanic Heritage celebration will kick off with the Capital Region Latino Parade on Saturday, September 18th at 2pm. The parade begins at [...]
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