LIVE: The Chuck Lamb Trio @ Caffe Lena, 1/8/19
Photographs by Rudy LuThe multi-talented Scott Robinson was January’s special guest at the Chuck Lamb Trio's monthly jazz series at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs,…
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A FEW MINUTES WITH: Joe Louis Walker
By Don Wilcock
Photographs by Richard Brody, Eric Gleason, Andrzej Pilarczyk“I was already playing music in the Bay Area before I’d seen Paul Butterfield or before I…
The Egg Adds New Concert
Photograph by Andrzej PilarczykNo Crosby...
No Stills...
No Young...Just Nash and his band...Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash brings his…
SPAC Announces New Concert
Photograph by Andrzej PilarczykTwo-time Grammy nominee and blues-rock fave Joe Bonamassa is headed into the Saratoga Performing Arts Center once again this summer.…
3/12/19: Today’s Top Tip: Tuesday
MUSIC: Davey McDonnell @ the Parting Glass, Saratoga Springs. One-third of Greater Nippertown legendary Celtic folk trio, Donnybrook Fair commands the Parting Glass stage for…
It’s the Weekend!
Congratulations! You made it through the work week, so let's go out and celebrate.Before we head out for the weekend, we'd like to send a great big thank-you to…
LIVE: Broken Arrow @ Cohoes Music Hall, 3/2/19
Review by Steven StockBroken Arrow is comprised of four guys from the Philadelphia area who love Neil Young so much that they travel around the country spreading the…
HOT READS: Nippertown’s Top 12 Stories of the Week
Photograph by Rudy LuYes, we’ve heard all the complaints that some of you simply don’t have the time to read all of the Nippertown.com news as fast as we write it.…
LIVE: Jocelyn & Chris Arndt on the “Today Show”
In support of their brand new album, The Fun in the Fight, Fort Plain siblings Jocelyn & Chris Arndt made their network morning show television debut on NBC-TV's…
3/8/19: Today’s Top Tips: Friday
THEATER: The Prohibition Project @ Collar Works, Troy. It's opening night for the always inventive Troy Theatre Foundry, who deliver another of their unique site-specific…
Gone “Fishing”…
Q: What do you get when you put award-winning actor Jon Hamm, choreographer Danielle Agami and Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche on stage together exploring the absurdity of…
FEST: Old Songs Folk Festival of Traditional Music & Dance
The 39th Annual Old Songs Folk Festival of Traditional Music and Dance will be held on Friday-Sunday, June 28-30 at the Altamont Fairgrounds in Altamont, celebrating roots…
3/7/19: Today’s Top Tips: Thursday
THURSDAY: Peter Case @ The Linda, Albany. Te three time Grammy nominee and sublime singer-songwriter spans genres from power pop (The Nerves, The Plimsouls) to folk and…
LIVE: Tom Chapin @ Caffe Lena, 2/23/19
Photograph by Glenn KaplowitzWHO: Tom Chapin
WHERE: Caffe Lena, Satratoga Springs
WHEN: Saturday, February 23, 2019UPCOMING: This week Caffe Lena plays host to…
Storm Is Headed for Schenectady
Storm Large and Le Bonheur are slated to Make their Greater Nippertown debut this week. Storm Large - musician, actor, playwright and author, awesome, makes her…
CD REVIEW: Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius & Heard’s “Flyway”
By Jeff WaggonerFlyway
Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius & HeardThe American experimental psychologist, Edwin Boring, did pioneering research in perceptual ambiguity.…
NEW CONCERT NEWS
By Greg Haymes
Photograph by Rudy LuIn celebration of the 50-year anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock music festival, the legendary rock/proto-punk band The Fugs will…
Voting for the People’s Choice Eddie Awards Is Now Open
The Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards are coming to Proctors in Schenectady at 6pm on Sunday, April 14, and the general public is invited to cast their votes in…
The Egg Announces Seven New Concerts
The Egg has added seven new performances to its concert calendar. Details of the concerts are as follows:ROBBEN FORD
Thursday, May 2, 7:30pm
$34.50 (on sale at 11am…
3/6/19: Today’s Top Tips: Wednesday
WEDNESDAY: A Bowie Celebration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour @ the Palace Theatre, Albany. Featuring alumni Bowie band members Mike Garson, Earl Slick, Charlie Sexton and…
Watch Mardi Gras Celebrations Live from New Orleans
Let the good times roll!Chances are that you're not in New Orleans for today's big Mardi Gras celebration. But you can still enjoy the festivities via live streams…
Jocelyn & Chris Arndt Slated to Play Live on NBC’s “Today”
In support of their brand new album, The Fun in the Fight, Fort Plain siblings Jocelyn and Chris Arndt lead their band in a live performance on NBC-TV's "Today" morning…
Proctors & Capital Repertory Announce New Seasons of Shows
Story and photographs by Ed ConwayThe new shows for the 2019-2020 Key Private Bank Broadway Series at Proctors and the 2019-2020 Season at the Capital Repertory…
SPAC Announces New Concert
Slipknot roars into the Saratoga Performing Arts Center this summer. The KnotFest Roadshow 2019 touches down at the Saratoga Springs amphitheater at 5:30pm on Wednesday,…
4/5/19: Today’s Top Tips: Tuesday (Mardi Gras!)
MUSIC: Jocamo @ Parish Public House, Albany. Greater Nippertown's best Mardi Gras party. Grab an Abita and some gumbo and dance the night away. 6pm. FREE.MUSIC:…
LIVE: Steve Earle @ The Egg, 2/28/19
Review by BokononSteve Earle is nearly Texas by birthright. Born in Virginia, he breathed Texas air as a babe and sucked up San Antonio like a sponge. More importantly, he…
SEEN/HEARD; Playlist, 2/25-3/3/19
Here's a round-up of what we've been watching and listening to during the past week:SEEN
"Into the Forest" (Patricia Rozema, 2015)
*"Before Night Falls" (2000,…
THE WEEK AHEAD: What to Do
Taking a look at the the upcoming seven-day stretch, here are a few daily best bests for those of you planning ahead. Got other suggestions? Post ’em in the comment box…
UPAC Announces New Show
Stand-up comedian and former king of late night talk shows Jay Leno is slated to step into the spotlight at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston at 8pm on Friday,…
New Music Venue Skyloft Announces More Than Two Dozen New Concerts
As we told you about last week - even before the venue's website went live - there's a new music venue slated to open at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland this spring.…
3/4/19: Today’s Top Tips: Monday
MUSIC: Town Mountain @ the Cock 'n Bull, Galway. The bluegrass favorites return in support of their latest album, New Freedom Blues. 7:30pm. $20.MUSIC: Super Dark…
3/3/19: Today’s Tip Tips: Sunday
And a special shout-out to my birthday buddies Steve Cohen, Mark McGovern and Mike DaviesFUNDRAISER/MUSIC: For Motherjudge: An Afternoon of Fundraising and Celebration…
HOT READS: Nippertown’s Top 12 Stories of the Week
Photograph of Postmodern Jukebox by Elissa EbersoldYes, we’ve heard all the complaints that some of you simply don’t have the time to read all of the Nippertown.com…
3/2/19: Today’s Top Tips: Saturday
MUSIC: Mumford & Sons @ Times Union Center, Albany. The Delta Tour in the round. With Cat Power. 7:30pm. $44.50, $64.50, $84.50, $104.50.MUSIC: Dan Berggren @…
It’s the Weekend!
Congratulations! You made it through the work week, so let's go out and celebrate Mardi Gras!Before we head out for the first weekend of March, we'd like to send a…
LIVE: Troy Music Academy’s 50th Anniversary Beatles Rooftop Concert @ Troy Atrium, 1/30/19
Review and photographs by Amy Modesti
January 30, 1969 was a historic day in music history. It was on that day, 50 years ago, that The Beatles made their final live…
THEATER: “A Friend of a Friend” at Capital Repertory Theatre for One Performance Only…
Capital Repertory Theatre’s spring On-The-Go! production of A Friend of a Friend: Tales from The Underground Railroad will play one public performance at 11am Saturday (March…
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler! It’s Mardi Gras Time!
Over the years, Greater Nippertown has been blessed with an abundance of New Orleans music year-round. But it's something special right now. Fat Tuesday arrives next week…
A New Music Venue Coming to Greater Nippertown
There's a new music venue slated to open this spring at Guilderland's Crossgates Mall.Although there's not a lot of info available just now, look for Skyloft Albany to…
SPAC Announces Ticket Info for Luke Bryan Concert
Photograph by Andrzej PilarczykFive weeks ago, the folks at Live Nation announced that Luke Bryan would be returning to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on…
3/1/19: Today’s Top Tips: Friday
MUSIC: Rickie Lee Jones @ The Egg, Albany. Two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones exploded onto the music scene in 1978 and has made a career of fearlessly experimenting…
LIVE: Banda Magda @ Proctors’ GE Theatre, 2/15/19
Review & photographs by Rudy LuThe description of Banda Magda’s music could not have been made any better than by the producer of the Passport Series, Mona Golub,…
FILM: EMPAC at RPI Screens “Zama” Tonight [Berkshire on Stage]
at 7pm tonight (Thursday, February 28), the Short Shadows film series resumes at EMPAC at RPI in Troy with three films that explore narratives erased by colonialism and…
Cohoes Music Hall Announces New Concert
The Cohoes Music Hall welcomes back the Garcia Project - paying tribute to the music of the Jerry Garcia Band - at 8pm on Saturday, April 13. Scheduled to go on sale to…
Readers for “Selected Shorts” at UAlbany PAC Have been Announced
Previously the New York State Writers Institute announced that UAlbany's Performing Arts Center would host a live performance of "Selected Shorts," Public Radio…
2/28/19: Today’s Top Tips: Thursday
MUSIC: Steve Earle @ The Egg, Albany. He's turned many musical corners - as a folk troubadour, a rockabilly raver, a contemplative bluesman, a honky-tonk rounder, a…
LIVE: Postmodern Jukebox @ Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 2/22/19
Review and photographs by Elissa EbersoldPostmodern Jukebox, much like my spirited marriage of photography and music, is the passionate intersection of two…
Hump Day Unusual Moment
Israeli singer Netta Barzilai won the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon with “Toy,” a pop anthem about female independence...- As always, with a tip o' the…
NEW CONCERT NEWS
By Greg Haymes
Photograph of Citizen Cope by Andrzej PilarczykUpstate Concert Hall will play host to a two-night stand of Taking Back Sunday's 20 Year Anniversary…
FEST: The Back Porch Festival in Northampton
Photograph of John Leventhal & Rosanne Cash by Wanda CallagyThe Back Porch Festival takes over the stage at the Academy of Music and other venues in Greater…
UPAC Announces New Show
Veteran stand-up comedian Brian Regan brings his latest, laugh-filled show to the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston at 7pm on Sunday, May 12.Priced at $45…
2/27/19: Today’s Top Tips: Wednesday
MUSIC: Rachael & Vilray @ Club Helsinki, Hudson. The duo performs the same sort of vintage, mid-20th century jazzy pop familiar to fans of Rachael Price's jazzy,…
LIVE: Jontavious Willis @ Caffe Lena, 2/22/19
Photograpgh by Glen KaplowitzWHO: Jontavious Willis
WHERE: Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs
WHEN: Friday, February 22, 2019UPCOMING: This week, Caffe Lena hosts…
Van Morrison Tribute Band Comes to The Colonial [Berkshire on Stage]
Berkshire Theatre Group presents Moondance: The Ultimate Van Morrison Tribute Concert at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield at 8pm on Saturday (March). Tickets are $25.…
SEEN/HEARD: Playlist, 2/11-17/24
Here’s what we’ve been watching/listening to during the past couple of weeks:SEEN
*"Jean-Michelle Basquiat: The Radiant Child" (Tamra Davis, 2012)
*"Tim's Vermeer"…
Song o’ the Week: “Love Starvation” by Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
“That’s what’s really cool about a guy like Nick, that he’d agree to something like this,” Los Straitjackets guitarslinger Eddie Angel told Rolling Stone last year of the…
The Egg Announces Two New Shows
Comedian-actor Kevin James - the star of such television sit-coms as "The King of Queens" and "Kevin Can Wait" - is bring his stand-up comedy to The Egg at 8pm on…
SPAC Announces Yet Another New Concert
<emPhotograph by Andrzej PilarczykThe Saratoga Performing Arts Center just keeps rolling out those new concert announcements. Two of 'em on Monday, and now, here's…
2/36/19: Today’s Tops Tips: Tuesday
THEATER: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory @ Proctors, Schenectady. It's opening night! Yes, it's the story of Willy Wonka, world famous inventor of the Everlasting…
LIVE: Galactic @ Jupiter Hall, 2/11/19
Review and photographs by Rudy LuNew Orleans funk is alive and well. It is continuing to change and grow and is evolving with jam bands. Galactic is a prime proponent…
After 48 Years, Skip Parsons Leaves The Fountain for the Last Time
Photograph by Dan HoganIt's the end of an era - a very rich and long era in Local music scene terms...In the delicate here-today, gone-tomorrow balance between…
THE WEEK AHEAD: What to Do
Taking a look at the the upcoming seven-day stretch, here are a few daily best bests for those of you planning ahead. Got other suggestions? Post 'em in the comment box below:…
SPAC Announces Another New Concert
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center welcomes back the Australian Pink Floyd Show. The band brings their All That You Love World Tour to SPAC for a pavilion-only concert at…
SPAC Announces New Concert
Photograph by Andrzej PilarczykGrammy Award-winning veteran guitar hero Peter Frampton announced his upcoming Peter Frampton Finale: The Farewell Tour after revealing…
2/25/19: Today’s Top Tips: Monday
MUSIC: The Kooks @ Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park. The Brighton-based British indie rockers roll into town in support of their latest album, Let's Go Sunshine. With…
2/24/19: Today’s Top Tips: Sunday
MUSIC: Gang of Four @ Colony, Woodstock. They redesigned rock in the punk aftermath, taking the incendiary energy of the form and crisscrossing it with funk, stripping…
HOT READS: Nippertown’s Top 12 Stories of the Week
Yes, we’ve heard all the complaints that some of you simply don’t have the time to read all of the Nippertown.com news as fast as we write it.And we understand… So for…
2/23/19: Today’s Top Tips: Saturday
MUSIC: Kaki King @ MASS MoCA's Club B10, North Adams. Jazz/shoegaze/post-rock guitar wizard opens a portal every time she touches her guitar. With this intimate show, she…
It’s the Weekend!
Congratulations! You made it through the work week, so let's go out and celebrate!Before we head out for the last weekend of February, we'd like to send a great big…
LIVE: David Wax Museum @ Caffe Lena, 2/14/19
Photographs by Glenn KaplowitzWHO: David Wax Museum
WHERE: Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs
WHEN: Thursday, February 14, 2019UPCOMING: Caffe Lena's weekend…
Comedian Mike Recine Heads to Proctors [Berkshire on Stage]
Pretty Much the Best Comedy Show
Starring Mike Recine
8pm Saturday (February 23)
Proctors' Underground, Schenectady
$15 in advance; $20 at the doorMike Recine is…
FEST: North Adams O+ Festival Announces Line-Up of Bands
The O+ Festival comes to North Adams for the first time on Friday & Saturday, May 10 & 11. Nearly 20 musical acts and nine visual artists (mural, installation and…
Palace Theatre Announces New Concert
Why Don't We - the latest boy band sensation, is headed into the Palace Theatre, making their Greater Nippertown debut at 7pm on Tuesday, August 6.Since their…
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Announces New Concert
Violinist Daniel D heads into the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall at 7:30pm on Friday, March 1, performing jazz, hip-hop, gospel, rock and other forms of popular music…
2/22/19: Today’s Top Tips: Friday
MUSIC: Postmodern Jukebox @ Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy. The past and present meets when PMJB plays contemporary songs in vintage musical styles. 8pm. $34.50,…
LIVE: Young the Giant @ the Palace Theatre, 1/30/19
Review by Mark Alexander HudsonYoung the Giant gave an assured headlining performance at the Palace Theatre late last month.The Irvine, California band really…
Marty Wendell & The Bluebillies Celebrate Johnny Cash @ Caffe Lena on Sunday
By Amy Modesti
Photographs by unknown, Andrzej Pilarczyk
The Man in Black would have turned 87 years old on Tuesday, February 26. With such standout hits as “Ring of…
Nominations for the Inaugural Eddies Music Awards Are Announced
Nominees have been announced for the inaugural Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards, presented by The Collaborative magazine and Capital Records Live! at 6pm Sunday,…
Annie Lennox Brings New Installation and Performance to MASS MoCA
Celebrated as one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time, Annie Lennox comes to MASS MoCA in North Adams this spring with Annie Lennox: 'Now I Let You Go...' , an…
Solid Sound Announces 2019 Line-up of Bands
Photograph by Greg HaymesSolid Sound, Wilco's Music and Arts Festival, returns to MASS MoCA in North Adams from Friday-Sunday, June 28-30. All-fest, three-day passes…
2/21/19: Today’s Top Tips: Thursday
MUSIC: Band of Rustlers @ the Cock 'n Bull, Galway. Roy Williams (aka Brother Roy & the Human Hands and Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers) rides into town with his Band…
LIVE: The Bad Plus @ The Egg, 2/8/19
Review by J Hunter
Photographs by Rudy LuApart from Weather Report and Steps Ahead (whose line-ups were always fluid), there’s never really been a jazz equivalent of…
FREE FEST: The Day Before the Awards Film Festival @ East Greenbush Community Library
The 91st Academy Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday (February 24) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and broadcast on ABC-TV at 8pm. But if you're like most of us,…
Win FREE TICKETS to the Bing Bamboo Room Burlesque on Saturday
Bing Bamboo Room Burlesque - the longest running monthly burlesque variety show on the East Coast - is back at Albany's Hudson Harbor Steak & Seafood House on Saturday…
NEW CONCERT NEWS
By Greg HaymesLevon Helm Studios in Woodstock has announced a pair of new June concerts - the vocal trio Mountain Man at 8pm on Saturday, June 1 ($35 & $55; on…
Tanglewood’s New Concerts
Photograph by Andrzej PilarczykWay back in November, Tanglewood announced that James Taylor would be back for his annual two-night stand over the Fourth of July…
SPAC Announces Two New Concerts
Breaking Benjamin will be roaring into the Saratoga Performing Arts Center this summer. In support of their sixth studio album, Ember, the multi-platinum rockers will…
2/20/19: Today’s Top Tips: Wednesday
MUSIC: Mardi Gras 2019 @ Proctors' GE Theatre, Schenectady. New Orleans funk/jazz powerhouse Dirty Dozen Brass Band will help cure those mid-winter blues, partying down…
RIP: Ken Nordine, 1920-2019
The Grammy-nominated Ken Nordine had a magic voice and an imagination to match. His voice launched 1,000 radio shows, commercials, movie trailers and spoken-word records.…
RIP: Bruno Ganz, 1941-2019
The Swiss actor Bruno Ganz - who portrayed an angel who longed to be human in Wim Wenders' 1987 masterwork, "Wings of Desire" - died Friday (February 15) at his home in…
Bethel Woods Is Out of the Woodstock Anniversary Fest Biz
Photograph by Stanley A. JohnsonThe Bethel Woods Center for the Arts - located on the site of the original 1969 Woodstock Festival - has scrapped its plans for a big…
McGeary’s to Host a Benefit for Caroline MotherJudge
For decades, Caroline "MotherJudge" Isachsen has been a pillar of the Albany music scene and beyond through her singing, her songwriting and her commanding presence. She has…
The Egg Celebrates the Pete Seeger Centennial With an All-Star Concert & More
Photograph by Thomas LindsayThe Egg will host the Pete Seeger Centennial Concert at 7pm on Thursday, May 23, as well as a series of related events in various Greater…
Hutton Brickyards Announces New Concert
In Kingston, Hutton Brickyards has announced a second summer concert. It's been dubbed “An Amazing Evening of Original American Music: Classic Rock Meets Classic Country,”…
2/19/19: Today’s Top Tips: Tuesday
MUSIC: Elise Davis @ the Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton. Elise Davis's electrified roots-rock sound has earned praise from Rolling Stone Country, Noisey and The Wall…
2/18/19: Today’s Top Tips: Monday
MUSIC: Super Dark Monday @ Desperate Annie's, Saratoga Springs. Featuring White Devil & The 666, featuring members of Moon Worship and Hill Haints. With Rob Fleming…
2/17/19: Today’s Top Tips: Sunday
MUSIC: Noam Pikelny & Stuart Duncan @ The Egg, Albany. Two of the day's foremost bluegrass players - Noam Pikelny (of the Punch Brothers) on banjo and Stuart Duncan…
2/16/18: Today’s Top Tips: Saturday
MUSIC: BeauSoleil @ Club Helsinki, Hudson. For over 40 years, fiddler Michael Doucet has led the band, blending the rich Cajun traditions of Louisiana with elements of…
It’s the Weekend!
Congratulations! You made it through the work week, so let's go out and celebrate!Before we head out for the Presidents Day weekend, we'd like to send a great big…