On this date in 1969: Led Zeppelin rocks Schenectady!
Robert Plant - the former Led Zeppelin swaggering frontman is celebrating his 72nd birthday today.
Plant didn't invent rock & roll superstardom, but he seemed to perfect…
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On This Date in 1961: Bob Dylan bombs at Caffe Lena
If you’re a music fan in Greater Nippertown, you’re undoubtedly aware that Bob Dylan performed at Caffe Lena very early in his musical career when he was…
APRIL 13: The Daily Flashback
1742: George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" was premiered at Fishamble Street, Dublin.
1808: William "Juda" Henry Lane perfected the tap dance.
1870: The Metropolitan Museum of…
4/5/19: Today’s Top Tips: Friday
MUSIC: Rodney Crowell @ Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes. Simply one of the all-time great Texas singer-songwriter-story-tellers. With Joe Robinson. 8pm. $42-$62..
TALK:…
LIVE: Golfstrom @ Caffe Lena, 3/24/19
Photograph by Glenn Kaplowitz
WHO: Golfstrom
WHERE: Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs
WHEN: Sunday, March 24, 2019
UPCOMING: It's another jam-packed week at Caffe Lena…
A FEW MINUTES WITH… John Hammond
By Don Wilcock
It’s nothing short of divine justice that veteran bluesman John Hammond has sold out
his Saturday show (April 6) at Caffe Lena. Bob Dylan first…
4/4/19: Today’s Top Tips: Thursday
MUSIC: The Secret Sisters @ College of Saint Rose's Masssry Center for the Arts, Albany. 8pm. $35.
MUSIC: Previte/Saft/Cline @ Quinn's, Beacon. A powerful new trio of…
LIVE: The Yardbirds @ The Egg, 3/17/19
Review by Don Wilcock
Photographs by Andrzej Pilarczyk
“We’re sort of underrated, aren’t we,” said Yardbirds’ founder Jim McCarty when I asked him what was the most…