Yes, yes, we know…

We’ve heard all of the complaints that some of you simply don’t have the time to read all of the Nippertown.com news as fast as we write it.

So for the casual once-or-twice-a-week reader, here’s a summary of the Top 10 most-viewed stories from Nippertown in the past week:

1. Havin’ a Party: Bands Announced for Troy’s River Street Festival (by Staff)

2. The End Is Near… (submitted by Mark McGuire)

3. New Concerts Take Root at The Linda (by Staff, Andrzej Pilarczyk)

4. LIVE: The Fabulous Thunderbirds @ Albany’s Riverfront Park, 6/6/13 (by Greg Haymes, Stanley Johnson)

5. Real Good for FREE: Garage Bands in the Garage @ Albany Public Library (by Staff, Timothy Reidy)

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Yes, yes, we know…

We’ve heard all of the complaints that some of you simply don’t have the time to read all of the Nippertown.com news as fast as we write it.

So for the casual once-or-twice-a-week reader, here’s a summary of the Top 10 most-viewed stories from Nippertown in the past week:

1. Real Good for FREE: The Music Haven Concert Series in Schenectady’s Central Park (by Staff)

2. New Rock Concert Added to the Palace Theatre Calendar (by Staff)

3. Proctors Announces Fall Season of Concerts (by Staff)

4. LIVE: Great White Caps @ the Hollow Bar + Kitchen, 5/30/13 (by Greg Haymes, Tim Livingston, Ruby)

5. Rest Fest Relocates to Troy (by Staff)

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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings @ SPAC, June, 2011

Super soul singer Sharon Jones – the sparkplug for the band the Dap-Kings – has announced that she has been diagnosed with stage-one bile duct cancer.

The announcement on the band’s website states, “It is expected that the immediate proposed surgical solution will lead to a full recovery, but because of its invasive and complex nature, will necessitate a rather lengthy convalescence.”

But that means that the band’s has cancelled or postponed all current touring plans, including a scheduled performance at Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival festival being held at Croton Point Park in Croton-On-Hudson on Saturday, June 15.

We send our best wishes to Jones a successful surgery and a speedy recovery…

Yes, yes, we know…

We’ve heard all of the complaints that some of you simply don’t have the time to read all of the Nippertown.com news as fast as we write it.

So for the casual once-or-twice-a-week reader, here’s a summary of the Top 10 most-viewed stories from Nippertown in the past week:

1. Rockin’ On the River Line-Up of Bands Announced (by Staff)

2. Comin’ Soon: New Concert Announcements (by Staff)

3. EMPAC Announces Fall Season of Concerts & Events (by Staff)

4. LIVE: Eric Burdon @ The Egg, 5/19/13 (by Don Wilcock)

5. Two New Concerts Announced for The Egg (by Staff)

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Thank you!

Cheers!

Yes, believe it or not, today marks the fourth anniversary of Nippertown, and we’re partying down.

Thanks go out to all of our advertisers, who help keep this thing going.

And thanks to all the writers, photographers and other contributors who make Nippertown the best online source for Local 518 music, arts and entertainment news. We’re all in this together…

And extra special thanks to all of you who visit Nippertown. Please help spread the word.

Stay tuned to Nippertown today for SPAC ticket giveaways, reviews of Eric Burdon and Jim Weider’s Project Percolator (with Garth Hudson) and lots more stuff.

Green. Very, very green.

Kiss the work week goodbye, and say hello to the Mothers Day/Tulip Festival weekend!

But before we head out for some big fun weekend around Nippertown, we’d like to send a great big thank-you to everyone who dropped by this week to add encouragement, support, proof-reading and, yes, criticism, too. And thanks for helping to spread the word about Nippertown.com.

Of course, we couldn’t possibly cover the wide, wonderful scope of offerings around town without a dedicated and devoted bunch of wonderful writers, photographers, artists, tipsters and other assorted enablers who continually enrich us all with their contributions. So a big salute goes out to this week’s community contributors:

Larry Murray
Rudy Lu
J Hunter
Tim Livingston
Timothy Reidy
Kirsten Ferguson
Pete Mason
Thomas Lindsay
Dan Hogan
Don Wilcock
Martin Benjamin
Andrzej Pilarczyk
Brian Mulkerne
Bokonon

Please consider adding your name to this list. Just send us something – a review, preview, interview, photo, list, rant, crayon drawing or whatever’s on your mind. Remember, Nippertown is your hometown, and we can’t possibly do this without your help.

Thanks to the fine folks who provided us with cool give-away merch – tix, CDs, downloads and other swag – for the faithful Nippertown readers:

The Ale House, Troy
Valentine’s Music Hall, Albany
EMPAC at RPI, Troy

And thanks to all of the folks from the area venues and organizations who were gracious enough to provide us with review tickets and/or photo passes for their events:

The Egg, Albany
Club Helsinki, Hudson
The Hollow Bar + Kitchen, Albany
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy
More Bread & Jam Cafe, Cohoes
Franklin’s Tower, Albany
The Parting Glass, Saratoga Springs
Valentine’s Music Hall, Albany
Athens Cultural Center, Athens
The Palace Theatre, Albany

Thanks for keeping Nippertown alive… and lively,

Sara Ayers
Greg Haymes

Yes, yes, we know…

We’ve heard all of the complaints that some of you simply don’t have the time to read all of the Nippertown.com news as fast as we write it.

So for the casual once-or-twice-a-week reader, here’s a summary of the Top 10 most-viewed stories from Nippertown in the past week:

1. What the Cluck?!? Silver Chicken Is Back? Oh Yeah! (by Greg Haymes)

2. LIVE: Schenectady JAM Concert @ Proctors’ Robb Alley, 4/14/13 (by Rudy Lu)

3. Another New Concert for Albany’s Alive at Five Concert Series?

4. Comin’ Soon: New Concert Announcements

5. Knockout Concert Announced for SPAC!

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Photographs by Tim Livingston

All-star Texas troubadour trio the Flatlanders – featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock – made a recent tour stop at Club Helsinki in Hudson for an unplugged, but still rousing performance…

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