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Real Good for Free: Tern Rounders’ “Moonlight Jamboree” @ Bread & Jam Cafe, 2/6/10

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

The Tern Rounders performing at Crumbs Nite Out in 2009

Nippertown alt-country faves Tern Rounders have been exploring the many facets of Americana on the first Saturday of each month at the Bread & Jam Cafe in Cohoes.

The monthly shindig is called the “Moonlight Jamboree,” and it’s rapidly becoming a must-be-there night out for musicians and fans of the local roots music scene.

On Saturday, “Moonlight Jamboree” will definitely be rockin’ the house. Eric Erkinnen will launch the evening’s festivities with a solo set at 7:30pm, followed by the Charlie Watts Riots stripping down their high-energy rock to an unplugged format. The honky-tonkin’ Tern Rounders will wrap up the night with a closing set of their own, featuring selections from their fine debut CD, “A Different Land.”

And, yes, admission is free.

Tags: Bread & Jam Cafe, Charlie Watts Riot, Cohoes, Eric Erkinnen, Moonlight Jamboree, Tern Rounders
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Five Firsts: Chris Carey

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

NAME: Chris Carey
BAND AFFILIATION: Railbird, Chris Carey (solo project), Rich Ortiz, Sean Rowe
INSTRUMENT: Vocals, Drums, Guitars, Piano, Harmonica

1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS … “Resident Alien” by Spacehog

2. THE FIRST CONCERT THAT I EVER SAW WAS … The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at Northern Lights (I was a late bloomer).

3. THE FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I EVER OWNED OR PLAYED WAS … Piano

4. THE FIRST SONG THAT I EVER PERFORMED IN PUBLIC WAS … An original song (can’t remember the name, but it rocked).

5. THE FIRST BAND I WAS EVER IN WAS … A melodic power-trio called Enigmatic

Railbird’s Chris Carey spreads his wings and celebrates the release of his debut solo CD “Sunset Moon” with a party and performance at the Bread & Jam Cafe in Cohoes on Saturday (January 9). Accompanying him will ba an all-star band featuring Chris Kyle, Kevin Maul, Tony Markellis and Sam Zucchini. Opening the show will be Sean Rowe.

Tags: Bread & Jam Cafe, Chris Carey, Cohoes
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Real Good for Free: Laura Boggs @ Bread & Jam Cafe, 11/21/09

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

lauraBoggs (The Rev Records, 2009)

Nippertown-based record company The Rev Records celebrates its third anniversary this month with a new release by one of the local label’s flagship artists, singer-songwriter Laura Boggs.

Boggs’ new CD, “Murder Ballads and Lies,” will officially be released on Thursday (November 19) – three years to the day of the release of her debut disc, “Whiskey & Springtime,” which was also the first release on the Albany-based The Rev Records indie label.

Boggs and The Rev Records will both be in celebratory moods on Saturday (November 21) for the CD release party/label anniversary party at the Bread and Jam Cafe in Cohoes.

Produced by The Rev recording artist Jonathan Krakat, the CD is a family affair, featuring contributions by labelmates Tom McWatters and Krysta Dennis, in addition to Boggs’ longtime collaborators Mike Hotter and Megan Prokorym (of knotworking and Swamp Baby). And keeping it all in the family, Boggs even serves up a rendition of McWatters’ tune “27 Times Around The Sun,” which appeared on his debut solo album “atomicwaters,” released back in March.

“When Laura told me she was working on a new record, I thought this would be the perfect way to release it,” says Harith Abdullah, head of The Rev Records. “Her first record really represented the reason we were starting a label, I thought. So this new one, which sounds amazing, is a nice reminder of that.”

McWatters will open for Boggs at the CD release party on Saturday, November 21. The show begins at 8pm, and admission is free.

Tags: Bread & Jam Cafe, Cohoes, free, Laura Boggs
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Be Here Now: heARTS aligned @ Bread & Jam Cafe

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Peanut butter and chocolate.
Abbott and Costello.
Guns and Roses.

We love it when two things come together to form something even better. And there’s not much more that we like here at Nippertown than art and music.

So we got pretty excited when we heard about “heARTS aligned,” an interactive music-art performance that’s slated to take place at 7:30pm Saturday, June 20 at the Bread & Jam Cafe in Cohoes.

On the music end of the equation are Matt Durfee and Matthew Loiacono, while Ben Suhr and Jason Antonelli supply the visual art input for the evening. Man about town Matt MacHaffie will serve as emcee/ringmaster/referee.

We’re not 100% certain what’s going to happen. But, hey, that’s OK; we like to be surprised. Anyway, here’s how Mr. Loiacono describes the goings-on:

“This may be one of the coolest shows I’ve ever been asked to be a part of! Check it out – Matt Durfee and I will sit on stage, and audience members will pick original pieces of art from a hat. Each piece of art (designed by Jason and Ben) will correspond to one of Matt or my songs. Thus, a completely unique experience that is combining art and music!”

Tags: Ben Suhr, Bread & Jam Cafe, Cohoes, heARTS aligned, interactive, Jason Antonelli, Mac Haffie, Matt, Matt Durfee, Matthew Loiacono
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