October 2015

Interview and story by Don Wilcock Call it unfortunate, ironic or even bad business that Grace Potter and the Grateful Dead & Friends – or whatever…

Huh? What'd he say? Listen as hard as you like, but you won't be able to understand what Italian pop star Adriano Celentano is singing about. That's…

The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield has added a pair of roots music concerts to it upcoming performance calendar. Tickets for the new shows are currently on…

MUSIC: Holly Bowling @ the College of Saint Rose's Massry Center for the Arts, Albany. A solo piano recital of the music of Phish transcribed from the band's…

Review by Steve Nover Sunday the 4th of October, I drove to BSP Kingston to see Laetitia Sadier perform. The singer is not a household name, and despite…

Photograph by Stanley Johnson In support of her debut solo album, Midnight, Vermont rocker Grace Potter steps into the spotlight at the Palace Theatre in…

We are deeply saddened to report that bluegrass/newgrass banjo pioneer Bill Keith died on Friday (October 23) at his Bearsville home. The cause was…

EDITOR'S NOTE: Regular Nippertown contributor Andrzej Pilarczyk has curated "A Transitional Interpretation: American Roots Music by Five Photographers," a…