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10 Finalists Announced for the SPAC Battle of the Bands

Monday, May 13th, 2013

The line-up of bands for the final round of the SPAC Battle of the Bands has been announced.

The bands will perform at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s Spa Little Theater in Saratoga Springs at 7pm on Friday, May 24. Each band will have 10 minutes to perform. Tix are $20.

This year, two winners will be selected – one by popular vote of fans in attendance, and one by the panel of judges, which includes Richard Pawelczyk of NYC’s Webster Hall, Donna Eichmeyer of Live Nation, New York and yours truly, Greg Haymes of Nippertown.com.

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Tags: Saratoga Springs, SPAC
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A Summer of Two Dylans at SPAC

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Back in 1986, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers shared the stage with Bob Dylan at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

Now it looks like the Petty/Dylan package is headed back to SPAC again this year… but with a different Dylan.

When Petty and his band roll into Saratoga Springs on Sunday, June 23, it’s been announced that Jakob Dylan and the Wallflowers will open the show.

Of course, as announced earlier, Bob Dylan will lead the Americanarama Music Festival into SPAC a month later on Sunday, July 21, with Wilco, My Morning Jacket and Ryan Bingham.

Tags: Jakob Dylan, Saratoga Springs, SPAC, The Wallflowers, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Rock & Run Kicks Off the 2013 SPAC Season

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Acoustic Brotherhood: Garland Nelson and Jay Yager

Spring has officially sprung, which means that it’s time to shake off those hibernation blues, get outdoors and get moving. And if you need some musical encouragement along the way, well, then the fourth annual SPAC Rock & Run at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center sounds like the place to be on Sunday morning, May 19.

In addition to the 5K race (starting at 9:30am) and the 1K kids race (starting at 9am) that have been sponsored in the past, this year SPAC is raising the stakes with the addition of a 10K race (starting at 10:30am). The race routes go through the beautiful Spa State Park, and all along the race course, there will be live music performed by more than 20 of the Local 518′s top bands, from country-rockers the Lazy Suns to sublime singer-songwriter M.R. Poulopoulos to the jug band blues of Ramblin Jug Stompers.

And following the races, SPAC will host a free party with refreshments, children’s activities and live music featuring the sounds of the Acoustic Brotherhood, led by Soul Session’s Garland Nelson and Audiostar front man, Jay Yager.

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SPAC Announces Fourth Annual Battle of the Bands

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

SPAC Battle of the Bands 2013

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center will kick off its 2013 summer season with its fourth annual SPAC Battle of the Bands at 7pm on Friday, May 24, when ten of the Capital Region’s best up-and-coming bands will compete for the grand prize.

And this year the Battle of the Bands will have a different spin – there will be two winning bands, one chosen by the audience and the other selected by a panel of celebrity judges. The judges’ selection will win 25 hours of studio recording time at the Recording Company, airplay on radio station WEQX-FM and custom t-shirts and merchandise from Saratoga Statement. The audience favorite will have the opportunity to perform live at a SPAC event.

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New Concert Announcement from SPAC

Friday, March 29th, 2013

OK, this one was actually announced by the folks from Live Nation back in January as part of the Country Megaticket package, but finally, they’re announcing some details now…

Yes, Rascal Flatts with the Band Perry are headed into the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sunday, June 16, as previously announced.

Now here’s the new stuff:

Cassadee Pope – the winner of the third season of “The Voice” – has also been added to the bill as the opening act.

Reserved amphitheater seats are $45.50 & $65.50; lawn general admission is $30.50.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10am on Friday, April 5.

Tags: Cassadee Pope, Rascal Flatts, Saratoga Springs, SPAC, The Band Perry
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Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival Line-Up for 2013 Announced

Sunday, March 10th, 2013

Tony Bennett

Story by Greg Haymes
Photographs by Rudy Lu, Andrzej Pilarczyk, J Hunter, others

The 36th annual Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival takes over the Saratoga Performing Arts Center with 19 performances by veteran musicians and up-and-comers alike. The two-day fest rolls into SPAC on Saturday and Sunday, June 29-30 with headline performances by the timeless Tony Bennett, blues legend Buddy Guy, South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the pairings of Bob James with David Sanborn and McCoy Tyner with John Scofield.

The fest co-presented by SPAC and Absolutely Live Entertainment. And since veteran jazz impresario George Wein brought the first jazz fest to SPAC in 1978, the annual festival has gone by several different names – the Newport Jazz Festival-Saratoga, the Kool Jazz Festival and the JVC Jazz Festival. But Freihofer’s has been the title sponsor since 1998, so as the company celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, we gotta give ‘em a big thank-you for more than just their wicked good chocolate chip cookies.

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Tags: Andrzej Pilarczyk, Freihoffer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, J Hunter, Rudy Lu, Saratoga Springs, SPAC
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Bela Fleck @ SPAC: Banjo Meets Orchestra

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

A very tasty new addition to this summer’s concert schedule at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs is the return of banjo master Bela Fleck.

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Tags: Bela Fleck, Saratoga Springs, SPAC, The Philadelphia Orchestra
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Win FREE TICKETS to SPAC’s Winter Ball!

Thursday, February 7th, 2013

Win FREE TICKETS to SPAC's Winter Ball on Saturday, February 23

Southfork Ranch Comes to Saratoga Springs
SPAC’s Winter Ball
The Hall of Springs, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs
Saturday, February 23, 8pm

Dallas-style glitz and glamour will be on display for SPAC’s February fundraiser, The Winter Ball: DALLAS, Everything’s Bigger in Texas, at SPAC’s Hall of Springs. Bringing some southern heat to the cold Saratoga winter, the event will celebrate the spirit of the Lone Star State with mechanical bull rides, bourbon and spicey southwest fare. Presented by SPAC’s Junior Committee, the Winter Ball is a fundraiser helping to underwrite the classical programming and educational activities of SPAC’s upcoming summer season.

Features of this year’s Dallas Winter Ball include:

Mechanical bull rides
Open beer and wine bar
Complimentary bourbon tastings
Sparkling Champagne reception
Generous “Tex Mex”-styled hors d’oeuvres
Live Music by Grand Central Station
Costume contests for Best Dressed Texas Beauty Queen and Texas Oil Baron
Western chic/Southfork Ranch décor
Western-style photo booth

Tickets for the SPAC Winter Ball are $65 in advance; $70 at the door.

BUT WAIT… there’s more. We’re giving away a pair of FREE TICKETS for SPAC’s big Winter Ball to a lucky Nippertown reader! To enter the contest, just post a comment below. Please leave your email address, too. We won’t publish it, but we’ll use it to contact you if you win. Deadline to enter is 12noon on Friday, February 22, and the winner will be selected at random. Good luck!

Tags: Saratoga Springs, SPAC
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