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Mandy Patinkin, What Was the First Album You Ever Bought?

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

“The first album I ever purchased? I think it was Donovan. You remember there was a Donovan album where he was in a boat with flowers?

It was either that or Crosby, Stills & Nash’s Woodstock album.

I certainly remember the album that was played most in the house. This is really pathetic. My father’s favorite album was Skitch Henderson and the Tonight Show Orchestra playing selections from ‘Mame.’”

Mandy Patinkin steps into the spotlight at Proctors in Schenectady on Saturday (February 6), sharing the bill with Patti LuPone.

Tags: Mandy Patinkin, Proctors, Schenectady
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Be Here Now: “The Aluminum Show” @ Proctors, 1/9/10

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

We’re not exactly sure what “The Aluminum Show” is all about, and that’s the main reason that it might be a tough sell when it rolls into Proctors at Schenectady for two shows (2 & 8pm) on Saturday (January 9).

The show looks like it incorporates elements of various other indescribable shows like Mummenschanz, Blue Man Group, Pilobolus, Stomp and Cirque du Soleil.

It also looks like it could be a whole lot of fun:

Tags: Proctors, Schenectady, The Aluminum Show
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Five (or is it 10?) Firsts: Kim and Reggie Harris

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Kim and Reggie Harris

NAME: Kim Harris
BAND AFFILIATION: Kim and Reggie Harris
INSTRUMENT: Vocal and guitar

1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS … I got three one year for Christmas: the Stylistics (can’t remember which of their albums), “Jesus Christ Superstar” (A.L. Webber) and “Tommy” (The Who). Yep… was pretty eclectic even (WAY)back then.

2. THE FIRST CONCERT THAT I EVER SAW WAS … First really big one was the Jackson Five. Of course, we were all screaming so loudly that I couldn’t actually hear the music. Later that night, my friend’s dad took us to their hotel where we all stood in line to meet them. Yep… got to shake Michael’s hand back when he (and I) were still kids!

3. THE FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I EVER OWNED OR PLAYED WAS … Played the piano we had at home first. Owned a guitar. It was after we had all seen the movie “The Singing Nun.” She named her guitar Adele. I named my guitar Theresa.

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Tags: Kim and Reggie Harris, Proctors, Schenectady
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A Cappella Invasion

Friday, November 13th, 2009

It’s the Battle of the A Cappella Groups on Saturday (November 14), and if you’re a fan of the still-ain’t-got-no-band style of music, you’ve got a tough decision to make.

Straight No Chaser at Proctors in Schenectady:

Or Rockapella at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy:

Tags: Music Hall, Proctors, Saving Bank, Schenectady, Troy
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11/5: Today’s Tips: Thursday

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

VISUAL ART/LECTURE: G.C. Haymes talk and opening reception for “Collected Works” @ The Yates Gallery, Siena College, Loudonville: No, we’re not above a little shameless self-promotion. Nippertown writer showcases his visual art side with an exhibition curated by Sergio Sericolo. Artist talk/interview with arts critic Timothy Cahill at 4pm; opening reception 4:30-6pm. Free.

MUSIC: Terra Naomi with Jon Sandler @ Valentine’s Music Hall, Albany: Local girl makes good. Singer-songwriter wins the first-ever YouTube Award for Best Music Video. Signs major label deal with Island Records. Plays in front of like 80,000 people in London’s Wembley Stadium as part of worldwide Live Earth festival. Records album for Island – hates it. Leaves Island Records. October 20, 2009: New EP, “You For Me,” available on iTunes. Naomi lands at Valentine’s for a homecoming concert. Now yer up to date… 8pm. $10.

OPEN MIC: The Eighth Step Open Mic Night @ Proctors’ Robb Alley, Schenectady: Hosted by singer-songwriter Cathy Winter, the Eighth Step’s open mic night takes place on the first Thursday of each month at Proctors’ Robb Alley (across from the Muddy Cup). Come on down and strut your stuff, and sit back and listen to new emerging talent. 7pm. Free.

MUSIC: Maria Muldaur @ the Colony Cafe, Woodstock: Long before she was riding the hit parade with “Midnight at the Oasis,” the lovely Maria Muldaur was making funky acoustic music with the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and the Even Dozen Jug Band. On her new album, “Maria Muldaur and Her Garden of Joy,” she revisits her roots with guest performances by her former bandmates John Sebastian, David Grisman and the late great jugmeister Fritz Richmond. (She’ll also be at the Van Dyck in Schenectady on Friday, November 6.) 8pm.

Tags: Albany, Colony Cafe, Eighth Step, open mic, Proctors, Robb Alley, Schenectady, Siena College, Valentine's Music Hall, Woodstock, Yates Gallery
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The Tale of Faust’s Cement Mixer

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Jean-Herve Peron performing on cement mixer (photo by Andrzej Pilarczyk)

Check out this nifty little entry from the blog of Proctors CEO Philip Morris regarding the concert by legendary German prog-noise mavericks Faust at the Schenectady theater a month ago.

Go here to read our review of Faust’s show and see some great concert photos by Andrzej Pilarczyk.

Tags: cement mixer, Faust, Philip Morris, Proctors, Schenectady
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Weekday Happenings

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Rejoice, boys & girls, moms & dads! You live in Nippertown, where you don’t have to wait for the weekend for good things to happen.

Here are a few suggestions of things to do during the next couple of days:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13
Social Distortion with the Strangers, Middle Class Rut @ Northern Lights, Clifton Park
Communal Drone Night @ the Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy (FREE)
Renaissance with Jann Klose @ The Egg, Albany
Kate Voegele with Green River Ordinance @ Revolution Hall, Troy
Opening night of “The Color Purple” @ Proctors, Schenectady

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
The Dave Brubeck Quartet @ St. Rose’s Massry Center for the Arts, Albany
“Dancing on the Air” with Jay Ungar & Molly Mason @ The Linda, Albany
Opening night of “The Seafarer” @ Capital Repertory Theatre, Albany
“Silent Film Spectacular!”: “The Lost World” with music by Beware! The Other Head of Science @ Albany Public Library, Albany (FREE)
“Live from the Living Room” poetry reading with Jason Crane @ the Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Center, Albany

Tags: Albany, Arts Center, Arts Center of the Capital Regon, Capital, Center, Clifton Park, Community, District, Gay, Lesbian, Linda, Massry, Northern Lights, Proctors, Public Library, Repertory, Revolution Hall, Schenectady, St. Rose, The Egg, Theatre, Troy
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LIVE: Patty Larkin & Lucy Kaplansky @ the Eighth Step, 10/2/09

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Lucy Kaplansky and Patty Larkin

It was quite the double-bill at the Eighth Step at Proctors’ GE Theatre on Friday night.

Certainly Patty Larkin and Lucy Kaplansky are both headliners in their own right. Put them together on the same show, and you’ve got your own little mini folk fest.

Both performers delivered fine solo sets in Schenectady on Friday evening. But you know what happens when you get two singer-songwriters together on stage, don’t you? That’s right – they head straight for the Rolling Stones songbook. In this case, a duet on “Ruby Tuesday.”

Photographs by Andrzej Pilarczyk

Patty Larkin and Lucy Kaplansky

Tags: Andrzej Pilarczyk, Eighth Step, Lucy Kaplansky, Patty Larkin, Proctors, Schenectady
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LIVE: Faust @ Proctors, 9/30/09

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Werner “Zappi” Diermaier, electric sander virtuoso

Ho hum.

Another legendary 1970s German experimental rock band armed with a cement mixer and power sanders. Why don’t we ever get a chance to see something different in this town?

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Tags: Century Plants, Faust, GE, Holland Hopson, Proctors, Schenectady, Theatre
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Weekend Roundup

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

This just might be the single busiest weekend of the year, so we really don’t want to hear a single peep out of anyone complaining that there’s nothing to do in Nippertown. Seriously.

Here are just a few suggestions:

Los Lobos

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Lecture and opening reception for Jennifer Dalton’s “Is It Just Me?” @ the Teaching Gallery @ Hudson Valley Community College, Troy (FREE)
“Capital Region’s Got Talent” @ Revolution Hall, Troy (FREE)
Colleen Pratt & Friends @ the Van Dyck, Schenectady (FREE)
3rd Thursday arts walk @ various locations in Pittsfield, Mass. (FREE)
Los Lobos with Jonah Smith @ the Calvin Theater, Northampton, Mass.
Discussion with Annea Lockwood, Margaret Cogswell and Ian Berry @ the Tang Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs (FREE)

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Tags: Albany, Arts Center, Arts Center of the Capital Regon, Ballston Spa, Bearsville, Caffe Lena, Calvin Theater, Capital Region, Chatham, Church of St. James, Clifton Park, Cornell Park, County, Empire State Plaza, Fairgrounds, GE Theatre, Ghent, Hudson, HVCC, Jason's, Kingston, Lake George, MCLA, Monument Square, museum, Northern Lights, Northhampton, Pearl Street, Pittsfield, Proctors, Public Library, Revolution Hall, River Street, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Shepard Park, Sunnyview Farm, Tang, The Egg, Troy, Van Dyke, Woodstock
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Comin’ soon…

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Thomas, of Hammer Of The Gods, doing his very best Robert Plant

Heads up! Country music legend George Jones is headed into the Glens Falls Civic Center on Tuesday, November 17. Meanwhile, comedian-ventriloquist Jeff Dunham has added a second show at GFCC on Saturday, October 24. In addition to his previously announced 8pm show, he will also serve up a 3pm performance that same day.

Some newly announced concerts at The Egg in Albany include Renaissance with Jann Klose (Tuesday, October 13), the Robert Cray Band (Friday, November 6), Al Di Meola’s World Sinfonia (Saturday, January 30). Tickets go on sale to the general public of Friday, September 18. Also recently added, Hammer of the Gods will be whipping out their best Led Zeppelin impersonation at The Egg on Saturday, March 13. And the Infamous Stringdusters have been added as the opening act for the Del McCoury Band on Sunday, November 15.

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Tags: Albany, Armory, Avenue, Bearsville, Civic Center, Glens Falls, Hall, Music, Proctors, Revolution Hall Valentine's, Savings Bank, Schenectady, The Egg, Theatre, Troy, Washington
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Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame

Friday, August 28th, 2009

On Saturday, September 19, the Grand Opening Gala at Proctors in Schenectady not only celebrates the 2009-2010 season of shows and events at Proctors, but it also serves as the induction ceremony for the class of 2009 into the Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame.

What? You didn’t know there was a Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame? Well, that’s understandable because this is only the second annual induction. And we couldn’t even find a website for it, either.

Well then, who’s being inducted this year? Well, the Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame inductees for 2009 are:

Bruce Jordan & Marilyn Abrams (producers of “Shear Madness,” a stage comedy with more than a thirty-year run)

Gregory Maguire (award-winning author of the book “Wicked,” which launched the blockbuster stage musical of the same name)

Maureen O’Sullivan (actress and star of stage and screen)

Vicarious Visions (brothers Guha and Karthik Bala developers of world-renowned video games including “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock”)

Hosted by the Theatre Guild at Proctors, the Grand Opening Gala celebrates the new inductees and the new season of shows with an evening of entertainment, dining and dancing. Tickets are $175. To make a reservation, please contact Judy Decker at 518.382.384 x134 or jdecker@proctors.org

Inductees at last year’s grand opening ceremonies included Francis Frederick Proctor, Ernst F.W. Alexanderson, Kirk Douglas, Monty Wooley, Maureen Stapleton, television station WRGB and radio station WGY. The first inductee to the Hall was film director-screenwriter John Sayles in 2006.

Tags: Bruce Jordan, Capital Region, Entertainment, Gregory Maguire, Hall of Fame, Marilyn Adams, Maureen O'Sulllivan, Proctors, Schenectady, Vicarious Visions
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