Will it never end? Let’s hope not.
The Egg just keeps rolling along, clogging up our concert calendar with new additions every time we turn around. And, of course, we couldn’t be happier about that…
Here are five more new shows to check out:
AMOS LEE: Thursday, November 4, 7:30pm, $28, Hart Theatre
Taking inspiration from folk and soul music, the sublime singer-songwriter directs his music with a spirit and presence rooted in American tradition.
It’s been almost four months since Tess’ Lark Tavern was destroyed by a fire (more info here) – so the delay of just a couple more days in re-opening shouldn’t matter all that much.
Last month, Lark Tavern owner Tess Collins announced that she was taking over the management at downtown Albany’s favorite Irish pub McGeary’s (more info here), and the Lark Tavern staff was originally slated to open the doors today.
But during recent renovations, a few additional kinks were thrown into the mix – like the need for a new walk-in beer cooler – that has set back the opening day til Friday.
I stopped by the new digs on Sunday, on my way over to Rest Fest, and the renovations, painting and re-decorating of McGeary’s was all in high gear. Hopefully, Tess and the Lark Tavern gals will be ready and open for business on Friday.
So if you’re out and about for the First Friday arts walk, you should find plenty of familiar Lark Tavern faces at McGeary’s. Stop by for a bite or a brew.
The Experience Hendrix tour is headed into the Palace Theatre at 7pm on Saturday, November 6 with an unbelievable all-star line-up of musicians.
Would you believe?:
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Susan Tedeschi
Robert Randolph
Jonny Lang
Steve Vai
David Hidalgo (Los Lobos)
Cesar Rosas (Los Lobos)
Eric Johnson
Ernie Isley
Living Colour
Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble)
The Slide Brothers (Chuck & Darick Campbell of Sacred Steel)
And anchoring the tour is Billy Cox, the legendary bassist who played with Hendrix in both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and the Band of Gypsys.
WHOA!
Priced at $39.50, $49.50, $59.50 and $79.50, tix are slated to go on sale to the general public at 10am on Saturday, September 18.
Magpie – the popular folk duo of Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino – are certainly no strangers to the Nippertown music scene having played for many years at such local venues as Caffe Lena, the Eighth Step, Old Songs and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
In fact, the twosome recently relocated from Maryland to Schoharie County.
On Sunday, the New York State Library will present a double-header performance by Magpie at the New York State Museum’s Huxley Theater.
In conjunction with the State Library’s month-long exhibit, “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation,” Magpie will present a concert of songs from their 2000 album, “John Brown: Sword of the Spirit,” at 2pm Sunday.
Following the concert, Saratoga Springs historian Amy Godine will deliver a lecture, “John Brown Country: History Enshrined, History Betrayed.”
Then Magpie will wrap up the festivities with a performance of their one-act play, “Sword of the Spirit,” based upon the life and letters of abolitionist John Brown and his wife, Mary Brown.
Admission is free to all of the day’s events and performances.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED: REAL GOOD FOR FREE:
Richard Dreyfuss
Dreyfuss – who is also a strong advocate for strengthening history education in our schools – will be at The Egg for a discussion about his life, work and passion for history with noted Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer. Dreyfuss will also be honored with the 2010 Empire State Archives and History Award. Tix are $10.
The New York State Archives Partnership Trust, which is sponsoring the event, will also hold a reception to honor Dreyfuss at The Egg prior to the program, from 5:30-7:30pm. Tix for the reception (which also include admission to the discussion) are $50 for members of the Trust; $75 for non-members. NOTE: You can also become a member of the Trust and receive a ticket to the reception and discussion for $65.
Sgt. Dunbar & the Hobo Banned
Wow! Was that great, or what?
I managed to log about six and a half hours at Rest Fest on Sunday, and the primary thought that kept running through my mind was, “Damn, I wish I’d been able to have been here on Saturday, too!”
Avi Buffalo
They’ll be doing some rockin’, too.
Thanks to University Auxiliary Services, students will also be treated to a concert this week by hot, up-and-coming rockers Avi Buffalo, who are on their way to perform at the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in the Catskills this weekend. They were also one of the most buzzed-about bands at Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival at MASS MoCA earlier this month.
But nobody knows where or when the concert is happening – not yet. It’s a kind of semi-secret show.
Congrats go out to photographer-writer Chuck Miller, who is spreading the word about Nippertown’s namesake at the New York State Fair. His photograph, “Nipper’s Polar Panorama,” was awarded a red ribbon for its second place finish in the New York State Fair 2010 Photography Competition in the “color, non-traditional” category.
Miller was also awarded an honorable mention yellow ribbon for another of his photographs in the same category.
The photographs will remain on exhibit at the New York State Fair in Syracuse through Labor Day, Monday, September 6.
(Related story: Nipperlicious!: How Chuck Miller photographed Nipper)
In honor of this weekend’s big Rest Fest at St. Joseph’s Church in Albany, master musical innovator Matthew Carefully decided to do something special.
So he and recording guru Frank Moscowitz loaded a bunch of musical instruments and recording gear into St. Joseph’s Church this morning and recorded a full album of new material live in the church. They finished recording just after 10am.
And when Rest Fest kicks off at 12noon of Saturday, Carefully will be offering a limited edition of the new CD, “St. Joseph’s Obilvion,” for sale at the festival.
Carefully is slated to perform at the festival at 1pm on Sunday. For a full schedule of performances – including showtimes – go here.
Related story: A review of Matthew Carefully’s album, “Community Balloon,” which was released just three months ago.
Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra
In addition to fronting his fabulous band, Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra, Alex Torres has also been operating a music store, El Palacio Musical at 241 East Main Street in Amsterdam, for more than two decades.
And although the band is thriving, the same can’t be said of the recorded music business, so Torres is planning to close his store next month.
Since opening on April 15, 1988, El Palacio Musical has seen multiple shifts in the record business – from vinyl to cassettes to CDs – but Torres can no longer compete in the age of digital downloads and file sharing.
Meanwhile, Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra are gearing up for a dual celebration at The Linda in Albany on Saturday, October 30. The performance will not only celebrate the release of the Latin Orchestra’s new CD, “Anejo,” but will also mark the band’s 30th anniversary
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