Video by Anton Octavian
Nippertown’s own Sirsy is back on the road in support of their new album, Coming Into Frame. Tonight, they’re somewhere deep in the heart of Texas. But while they’re away, we can check out the brand new animated video for “Lionheart”…
Video by Timothy Reidy
Yes, Putnam Den was jumpin’. The occasion was the CD release party for Sirsy’s excellent new album, Coming Into Frame on Funzalo Records, and of course Melanie Krahmer and Rich Libutti were in fine form. But they were also loving the opportunity to share the spotlight with their pals in Wild Adriatic, who not only opened the show, but also joined Sirsy for a dip into the Beatles’ songbag with this rendition of “Don’t Let Me Down”…
Sirsy (photo by Stanley Johnson)
Review and photograph by Stanley Johnson
Additional photographs by Abigail Williams
Six-year-old Abigail Williams was excited about seeing Sirsy for the first time. She knew every song on their CD “Revolution,” often singing and dancing along with us in the kitchen.
I’m not sure why Sirsy has a strong following of young girls who otherwise are listening to Justin Bieber (also a favorite of Abigail), although it could have something to do with the occasional school-girl-styled outfits of Melanie Krahmer. But Abigail had never seen her or partner Rich Libutti before, so I’m pretty sure that it’s the music. She and several other young fans stood directly in front of Melanie’s drums.
Video by Timothy Reidy
Sirsy performs “By July” at Brown’s Brewing Co. in Troy, on Thursday, January 26…
Sirsy
As the saying goes, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” With lightning taking out the Final Stretch Music Fest on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, there was still a good free show in town. The Putnam Den hosted a fine show that started at 8pm and went fairly straight through with no breaks till 11pm.
Melissa Lussier was up first. Coming all the way from Buffalo for the show, the band played without their drummer, but they were able to showcase Lussier’s impressive vocal skills. And Ron Lelito kept the music moving right along, switching from bass to guitar throughout the night.
It was a beautiful night for the return of Sirsy to the newly renovated amphitheater on the banks of the Mohawk River in Scotia. The rebuilt terrace surrounding the stage area – next to Jumpin’ Jacks – was nearly full as drummer-vocalist Melanie Krahmer and guitarist Rich Libutti rocked through a set of mostly original material from the four CDs, especially the latest “Revolution.”
The band previewed some songs from their next CD still under construction, including one that Rich described as “so new it has that new song smell.” Also featured were a few covers, including Tom Petty’s “Last Dance With Mary Jane.”
The dance floor in front of the stage had a great many youngsters dancing to songs such as “Revolution,” “Oh! Billy” and “Mary Concetta.”
Mel told the crowd – which included her parents and some of her relatives – that it had been a dream of hers to play the Scotia stage ever since she had been a young girl and seen the annual fireworks show there.
As the band played, the water ski team zipped by on the river and much ice cream was consumed. And it’s a pleasure to report that the venue has high-tech port-a-potties, too.
Review and photographs by Stanley Johnson
Melanie Krahmer of Sirsy, Hats Off Music Festival, July 25, 2010
Photograph by Timothy Reidy
Drummer-vocalist-flutist-and-more Melanie Krahmer and her Sirsy bandmate Rich Libutti will step into the spotlight this holiday weekend for a show at Flavours in Pittsfield at 10pm on Friday, as well as a holiday happy hour happening at Beamers in Glens Falls at 6pm on Sunday.
Chris Barron (photo by Matt Mac Haffie)
Well, you couldn’t have asked for a better day in Albany, although the hot sun and soaring temperatures made it feel more like the Fourth of July instead of mid-September.
We didn’t catch all of the music – with two stages running simultaneously all day long – it was nearly impossible, especially after 2:30pm when the rapidly growing crowd made the stage-to-stage dash difficult, to say the least.
But we saw a lot of music – and it was all pretty good stuff.
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