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Concert Preview: Cliff Brucker’s Full Circle Sextet featuring Leo Russo @ The Linda, Jan. 26
ALBANY - When Cliff Brucker leads his Full Circle Sextet featuring Leo Russo on Thursday, Jan. 26 at WAMC’s The Linda, the word “featuring” tells the tale.The show…
In Memoriam: Jeff Beck (1944-2023)
Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy leaned into each other shoulder to shoulder. Their fingers flew across the strings of their guitars in an extemporaneous jam that was two parts duet…
Blues-Rock Behemoth Peter Parcek to Play Saratoga New Year’s Fest
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Almost every city and many towns across the country have unsung guitar heroes. In Nippertown they include the late Ernie Williams, Rhett Tyler, Joe Roy…
Chicago Bluesman Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson, Dead at 83
Bluesman Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson passed away at age 83 on Christmas Day. Johnson played the Nippertown area regularly in the 1990s. I got to introduce him at The Metro…
Kim Simmonds, Founder of the Seminal Savoy Brown Blues Band, Passes at 75
OSWEGO, NY - Kim Simmonds, founder of the seminal blues band Savoy Brown, has died. For 57 years, Simmonds was the cornerstone of the last British blues rock bands to ride to…
simplemachine Introduce Themselves with Video Premiere, Dec. 2
In somewhat of a happy accident, my long-time best friend and local producer/musician David Tyo showed me a demo of a new song idea he was working on a few weeks ago.Dave…
Marty Wendell’s “Risky Business” Has Grammy’s Attention
For the second time in two years, Marty Wendell has been a Grammy contender for Best Americana Album.In 2020, his album “Rock & Roll Days” was his first album to be…
Darlingside; Then and Now, Here and There
Dave Senft led Darlingside offstage at Universal Preservation Hall (UPH) in Saratoga Springs after their encore on November 3, likely the Massachusetts band’s last quartet…
Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band Announce Album, Release Shows
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Carriage House Band has undergone a rapid evolution in just one year since being formed by Saratoga Springs-based singer-songwriter Reese Fulmer. The…
A Brief Conversation with Curtain Call Theatre’s Carol Max
LATHAM - When you speak with Carol Max about Curtain Call Theatre, you can see the passion light up in her eyes. She's more than happy to tell you about the adventure of the…
FEATURE: Wanda Fischer’s Wondrous, Folkie Heart
When Wanda Fischer tugs a microphone close, one of four things happens.She sings.She speaks on the radio.She reads from her published fiction.She gazes down…
Local Musician Joe Abbey Hits a Home Run in the Mississippi Delta, Returns to Help Community
I’ve known for decades that an artist has to make a big enough splash out of town to generate the kind of national publicity to make touring a viable career option. And when…