According the Spinner, Sunday’s U2 show at the Rose Bowl drew 2.5 million web viewers.
You can watch the concert here in its entirety, all 2 hours and 21 minutes. It’s a little jerky (and forget about full screen mode unless you want to view a slideshow) but compelling nonetheless, and, you know, they’ve got some pretty good songs.
Let’s see now…
It’s free.
There’s lots of great music.
It helps raise money for the American Cancer Society.
And there’s ice cream involved.
OK, count us in.
On Saturday (October 24) both Nippertown locations of Emack and Bolio’s (366 Delaware Ave., Albany and Town Center Plaza, 1704 Western Ave., Guilderland) are hosting “Ice Cream that Rocks,” an all-day benefit show for the American Cancer Society.
Nearly two dozen musical acts will be participating in the event, which begins at 12noon and continues straight through til at least 10pm.
Less than a month ago, the fabulous jazz vocal group Manhattan Transfer rolled into The Egg to celebrate the release of their latest album, a tribute to the music of Chick Corea.
At 12noon on Tuesday, October 20, Laurel Masse – a founding member of Manhattan Transfer – will offer a free performance at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Troy to kick off this season’s Tuesdays @ Noon free concert series, which takes place at the church on the third Tuesday of each month. Admission is free, although donations are welcome. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring their lunch.
NOTE: Not to be confused with the Troy Savings Band Music Hall’s Tuesdays @ Noon free concert series, which takes place on the second Tuesday of each month.
This summer, the new group JaLaLa made its recording debut with “That Old Mercer Magic” on Dare Records, a tribute to the music of Johnny Mercer. The group features Janis Siegel (of Manhattan Transfer), Laurel Masse and Lauren Kinhan (of New York Voices fame).
Previously:
Real Good for Free: Silent Film Spectacular
Real Good For Free: Music @ Noon at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall (second Tuesdays)
Real Good For Free: Quintessence (Weekends)
Real Good for Free: Colleen Pratt @ the Van Dyck (Thursdays)
Real Good for Free: Tuesdays @ Revolution Hall (Tuesdays)
Real Good for Free: Happy Traum @ the Crandall Library (10/15/09)
Real Good for Free: CRUMBS Nite Out @ The Linda (4th Thursdays)
For more than 20 years now, the legendary Troy Savings Bank Music Hall has been opening its doors for free monthly matinee performances by some of the region’s finest musical talent from a wide range of musical genres.
The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall’s Music @ Noon concert series kicks off the 2009-2010 season with a performance by theater organist Ned Spain, who will perform show tunes and old standards, played on an Allan Digital Theater Organ at 12noon on Tuesday, October 13.
Spain is well known throughout Nippertown as the organist at Proctors in Schenectady, where he performs on Goldy, a 1931 Wurlitzer pipe organ. For a decade, Spain also performed summer concerts on the historic 1840 Ferris pipe organ at the Round Lake Auditorium.
Here’s the complete schedule of upcoming Music @ Noon performances at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. The monthly concerts take place at 12noon on the second Tuesday of each month. Admission is free and no tickets or reservations are required. Bring your lunch, as you like:
October 13: Ned Spain (theatre organ and show tunes)
November 10: The Cumming Duo (classical piano and violin)
December 8: The True Tones (popular songs)
January 12: Frederic Hellwitz (classical guitar)
February 9: Annie & the Hedonists (eclectic mix of folk, blues and more)
March 9: Findlay Cockrell (a Chopin 200th birthday celebration)
April 13: Andre Laurent O’Neil and William Carragan (viola da gamba and harpsichord)
May 11: Phil Minissale (acoustic blues)
Previously:
Real Good For Free: Quintessence (Weekends)
Real Good for Free: Colleen Pratt @ the Van Dyck (Thursdays)
Real Good for Free: Tuesdays @ Revolution Hall (Tuesdays)
Real Good for Free: Happy Traum @ the Crandall Library (10/15/09)
Real Good for Free: CRUMBS Nite Out @ The Linda (4th Thursdays)
The Bill Lowe-Andy Jaffe Repertory Big Band will perform on Friday, October 9 at 8 pm in the MainStage in the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance on the Williams College campus. This free event is open to the public but tickets are required and will be available one hour before the concert.
Renowned music educator Andy Jaffe and co-leader Bill Lowe, noted bass trombone player and tubist, bring their fresh and energetic big band, comprised of many of the finest players from all over the Northeast, to Williams to perform entirely original repertoire, mainly composed and arranged by leader Andy Jaffe, who for years has been among the vanguard of writers pushing the art of arranging and composition for big band into new frontiers, within the context of the tradition.
In this endeavor he fully exploits the colors available on his palette, continuously mixing them to create new shades and moods that can caress ears or raise hackles. Featuring full trumpet, trombone, and reed sections, French hornist John Clark as well as a rhythm section including faculty member Freddie Bryant on guitar and vocalist Nik Mathis, this is a rare opportunity to hear what a professional ensemble can do when it is unleashed to play the kind of music these musicians clearly love.
Here’s a vintage clip of the Big Band performing in 1988 for the opening of the Connecticut Legislature Office Building:
Previously:
Real Good For Free: Arm-of-the-Sea Theater @ HVCC (10/8/09)
Real Good for Free: Capital Region’s Got Talent @ Revolution Hall (10/8/09)
Real Good for Free: Colleen Pratt @ the Van Dyck (Thursdays)
Real Good for Free: Tuesdays @ Revolution Hall (Tuesdays)
Real Good for Free: Happy Traum @ the Crandall Library (Various days)
Real Good for Free: CRUMBS Nite Out @ The Linda (4th Thursdays)
Eight-year-old Emily Quick is in the midst of a six-month regimen of chemotherapy to help her valiant fight against Langerhans cell histiocytosis, an extremely rare cancer of the bone marrow.
You can help defray the family’s mounting medical costs and have a good time at the same time by attending a benefit concert for Emily and her family at Northern Lights in Clifton Park on Sunday.
Here’s the schedule of performances:
2pm: Blackcat Elliot
3pm: The Blisterz
4pm: Erin Harkes
5pm: Fluid Motion
6pm: Hour of Need
7pm: The Mariaville Cattle Company Band
8pm: The Ameros
Tina Dame from the ABC-TV series “Ex-Wives Club” will be making a special appearance. And there will also be games and silent auctions with products and services donated by many local businesses.
Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. If you can’t attend but would like to make a donation, you can contact Tony Leonardi of Fluid Motion at ajleonardi@verizon.net.
Although nobody seems willing to officially confirm (or deny), the rumors are flying fast ‘n’ furious that a fall Phish tour will bring Trey and boys back to the Times Union Center in Albany for shows on Friday and Saturday, November 27-28 during the Thanksgiving Day weekend.
Anybody know anything more?
The third annual Chowderfest on the 400 block of River Street (just north of the Green Island Bridge) in Troy takes place on Sunday, September 20 from 11am-4pm. More than 30 different Nippertown restaurants will be offering $1 cups of chowder with partial proceeds going to the Troy Boys and Girls Club.
But in addition to the food, there’s plenty of free music, too, and musically speaking, Chowderfest takes on quite a country flavor this year, as you can see by the schedule of performers:
11am: The Twisted String Band
12:30pm: Renee Lussier and Branchwater
2:30pm: Loose Cannon Live
Previously:
Real Good for Free: The Drum Boogie Festival (9/19/09)
Real Good for Free: Colleen Pratt @ the Van Dyck (Thursdays)
Real Good for Free: Eddie Money @ Monument Square (9/19)
Real Good for Free: Tuesdays @ Revolution Hall (Tuesdays)
Real Good for Free: The Uncle Brothers @ East Greenbush Community Library (Sept. 26)
Real Good for Free: Happy Traum @ the Crandall Library (Various days)
Real Good for Free: CRUMBS Nite Out @ The Linda (4th Thursdays)
Real Good for Free: Albany’s September in the City Art Fair (Wednesdays)
Real Good for Free: Lake George Jazz Weekend (9/19-20)
Real Good for Free: LarkFEST!!!!!!!! (Sept. 19)
Real Good for Free: Rock-It in Schenectady (Fridays)
Real Good For Free: Halfmoon (Wednesdays)
Real Good for Free: Albany Public Library (Third Fridays)
Real Good for Free: At The Plaza, Albany (Wednesdays)
The East Greenbush Community Library is our local library, and we love it. We stop by at least once a week to check out the art exhibit, exchange some magazines and generally catch up on things. And we always love it when we can catch some free music there, too. (The Ten27 concert there this summer was outta this world. Really.)
Anyway, there are a pair of free shows coming up there this month so we thought you might like to know about them:
Thursday, September 10, 7pm: Traditional jazz band Skip Parsons’ Clarinet Marmalade Trio
Saturday, September 26, 1pm: Children’s music group the Uncle Brothers
Previously:
Real Good for Free: Capital Region’s Got Talent @ Rev. Hall (9/10 & 9/17)
Real Good for Free: Happy Traum @ the Crandall Library (Various days)
Real Good For Free: Spencertown Academy Festival of Books ( Sept. 12-13)
Real Good for Free: CRUMBS Nite Out @ The Linda (4th Thursdays)
Real Good for Free: Albany’s September in the City Art Fair (Wednesdays)
Real Good for Free: Lake George Jazz Weekend (9/19-20)
Real Good for Free: LarkFEST!!!!!!!! (Sept. 19)
Real Good for Free: Albany Jazz Festival @ Riverfront Park (Sept. 12)
Real Good for Free: Rock-It in Schenectady (Fridays)
Real Good For Free: Halfmoon (Wednesdays)
Real Good for Free: Albany Public Library (Third Fridays)
Real Good for Free: At The Plaza, Albany (Wednesdays)
NAME: Lori Friday
BAND AFFILIATION: Super 400
INSTRUMENT: Bass Guitar
1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS … “Hot Rocks,” the Rolling Stones. The neighborhood corner store kept their cassettes in one of those wood veneer cases with the locked plexiglass front. The owner was a suspicious sort and would get annoyed by the kids who came in to gaze at the music selection. I’ll never forget the summer I listened to that tape over and over, to Myrtle Beach and back.
2. THE FIRST CONCERT THAT I EVER SAW WAS … Hall and Oates, Glens Falls Civic Center, when I was nine years old. I couldn’t believe how loud it was.
3. THE FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I EVER OWNED OR PLAYED WAS … upright piano, after begging for either a piano or a horse. Thanks for indulging me, Mom and Dad!
4. THE FIRST SONG THAT I EVER PERFORMED IN PUBLIC WAS … “The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin, on public access TV when I was maybe 9 or 10.
5. THE FIRST BAND I WAS EVER IN WAS … My town was so small, there was no one to jam with. So I joined the high school jazz band.
Lori Friday and her Super 400 bandmates celebrate the release of their new CD, “Sweet Fist,” at Revolution Hall in Troy on Friday, September 11. And there’s still time to enter to win an autographed copy of the new album from your pals at Nippertown.com. Just go here for details.
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