Show Detective – Weekend Shows – Friday, May 12th – Sunday, May 14th
Written by Staff on May 11, 2023
Show Detective – May 12-14, 2023
Friday, May 12th
The Platters® with Special Guests The Classic Drifters, Troy Music Hall, Troy, 7:30pm
Considered the most romantic of all the early rock & roll groups (that is, the ultimate in “make-out music”), The Platters® produced hit after hit. The quintet effortlessly achieved domestic and international chart success with multiple tracks, including the timeless hits The Great Pretender, My Prayer, Twilight Time, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Harbor Lights, and many more. This success established The Platters as the classiest, groundbreaking vocal group of the early rock & roll era.
Phil Ochs Song Night. The Linda, Albany, 7:30pm – 10pm
Our annual Phil Ochs Song Nigh return, broadcast live from The Linda on WAMC in coordination with Phil’s sister Sonny Ochs and hosted by our own Wanda Fischer, host of WAMC The Hudson River Sampler.
Guests include: Reggie Harris, Greg Greenway, Pat Wictor, Kate McDonnell, Louise Mosrie Coombe
The Menzingers, A Wilhelm Scream, Ramona, Empire Live, Albany, 7pm
Gimme Gimme Disco, Empire Underground, Albany, 9pm
Alternative Rock Show, Fuze Box, Albany, 6pm – 11pm
It’s gonna be a great night of live original rock!!
Man Must Explore, Glass Image, Elephant Back, and The Hard Luck Souls
Pinkalicious the Musical, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, Sat-Sun 2pm; Thu, Fri, Sat 6pm
Book, Music and lyrics by Victoria & Elizabeth Kahn and John Gregor.
Brian Kane and The Beginning, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8pm – 11pm
Brian Kane & The Beginning are a rocking local favorite. It’s not just live music, it’s an experience. You have to witness it to understand! They play music by Chis Stapleton, Van Morrison, Marshal Tucker Band, The Grateful Dead and much more! Come on out, and enjoy the show!
The Deadbeats & Company featuring Chris Carballeira & Laura Leigh, Lark Hall, Albany, 8pm
The Deadbeats are a Grateful Dead Tribute act with a history of almost 30 years together. They are based out of the NY’s Capital Region and Hudson Valley Region. They have played thousands of shows along the East Coast, from Canada to Key West.
In 2022 the band is poised to go even deeper into the Grateful archive and pull out even more of that classic sound the Grateful Dead catalog emanates. The Deadbeats have grown into a fierce five piece band of friends who love to play together. Longtime members Mike Johnson, Denise Parent and Brian Miller have kept the band together for almost three decades, and they have not missed a beat. Brian Mangini (Ominous Seapods, Raisinhead, Moepods) and Dan Gerken (Danger! Ken, Timbre Coup) recently came onboard in 2019 to add some incredible rhythm and color to the band’s tapestry of sound.
In June 2022 The Deadbeats were voted “Favorite Grateful Dead Cover Band” at The Listen Up Awards put on at Lark Hall by Mirth Films. They also ranked in the top four Favorite Local Bands in the Chronogrammies 2020 and 2021. Saratoga Living Magazine ranked them in the Top Five Local Tribute acts of 2019. They were voted Best Jam Band of 2017 in The Capital Region of NY, and they took second place for Best Cover Band and Best Tribute Band. After almost thirty years, the band is still rockin the music of The Grateful Dead, JGB, Phish, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Band, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, and Janis Joplin along with a healthy supply of upbeat and catchy originals. Currently The Deadbeats play in Kingston and Albany regularly, and can also be found playing all around NY’s Hudson Valley and Capital Region. Their Grateful Dead/Phish inspired shows are a celebration of improvisational, jamming rock & roll. As a result of playing over a quarter of a century together, they have amassed a large and loyal following of fans who appreciate the open ended, participatory nature of their performances.
Working without a net, their set lists, arrangements, and jams are all left open to the inspiration of the particular moment, drawing in the crowd as active participants in the creative process rather than just spectators. It is a unique experience and it has been this commitment to these musical and philosophical ideals that has set The Deadbeats apart. The Deadbeats have an inexhaustible repertoire, and they are always adding more songs to the 300 plus catalog. With such a wide selection its easy to see why audiences walk away with a smile on their faces…..j
The Wheel + Grateful Dead Trivia, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 8pm – 12:30pm
Come on down for a night of Grateful Dead music by The Wheel. Get here early and play Grateful Dead trivia for prizes.
Unlock the door, buckle up, put it in gear and enjoy the ride with the The Capital Region’s authentic Grateful Dead Tribute Band, “The Wheel”. Founded in 2010 by Andy Morse looking to play to his roots of years of chasing the Grateful Dead and current incarnations around he formed The Wheel. It’s been said the medicine wheel is a “peaceful interaction among all living beings on Mother Earth-it represents harmony, balance and connections.” We like to apply that our live shows the best we can. We’d love to see you.
Andy Morse: (Rhythm guitar and vocals) Known to many a family as Andy “The Music Man” (www.andysings.com) has been a full time musician since 1995 when he hung up his time card and picked up his guitar to become a traveling troubadour bringing music to children’s lives across the county. Andy’s been known to sneak in some GD licks at the family concerts. He also ran children’s activity tents and performed at major rock festivals across the country since 2000. Gathering of the Vibes, Langerado, Furtherfest and Nateva. Andy studied under Mathew Smith currently of Six String Ranch in Austin TX. Andy also plays with Rainbow Full of Sound.
Bryan Gautie: (Lead guitar and vocals) Bryan joined The Wheel in the summer of 2015 adding his dead on 70’s style of Jerry leads driving the band down the road to colorful destinations. Bryan unknowingly followed a similar path of Jerry, studying bluegrass and then eventually discovering the music of the Grateful Dead. Gratefully he still has all ten fingers. Bryan has played in Ice Nine, Yukon Cornelius and Slipknot.
Jill Gautie (vocals) Hmmm her last name is the same as Bryan’s! Jill has performed in many bands over the years and is able to reach deep down to your soul with her vocals.
Dr. Dave Pallas: (5 string bass) The Dr. is in session! When you’re not sitting on the couch in front of him you’ll find him supporting the back bone of the beat while adventuring into uncharted waters. No life raft needed. Dave has played in many bands over the years, Duck Duck Goose, The Swing Docs, Missing Link. Andy and Dave have been jamming together on a consistent basis since 1985, life long musical friends.
Joe Sorbero (drums and vocals) Joe was born with drums sticks in his hinds with a passion for holding down the rhythm like no other. Joe’s Dad also a life long drummer who helped pave the way that lead him to The Wheel. When Joe’s not on stage with The Wheel you can find him dancing on the skins for the NolaNauts and he’s also a managing partner in The Crescendo Team.
Rick Rothermel (keyboard and vocals) Rick is an animal at the keys, a foundation in the Capital Region music scene. Rick has played with NolaNauts, Yukon Cornelius, School Bus Yellow, Brian Lapoint and many others. Try and stump him on some GD history, you’ll never win.
Dr. Pete Andriakos (percussion) When you’re not on “Dr. Sleep’s” surgery table you’ll find him adding many beautiful colors and rhythmic patterns to complete the canvas. Grateful to have Pete along for the ride as our newest member.
Band Website: www.thewheelband.com
Gil Gutiérrez Trio, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm
Gil Gutiérrez is a virtuoso that has mastered the nylon string guitar. He is known throughout the music industry as one of Mexico’s finest musicians with an unimaginable artistry in merging classical, jazz, and flamenco. Gutiérrez is revered among fellow musicians and attracts many celebrities to his performances, many of whom have spontaneously jumped on stage joining his jam session. Gutiérrez has established an avid following throughout Latin America, the U.S., and Spain with his classically trained mastery of jazz, flamenco, and son Cubano. “Gil Gutierrez brings the fullest meaning to the word, ‘virtuoso.’ Whether it is jazz, or pure classical, he brings sensitivity and excitement to the music. Gil, my dear friend, thanks for each gorgeous note” (Doc Severinsen).
Constantly pushing boundaries as a musical director, he brings together new combinations of musicians and musical styles. Joining Gutiérrez on stage will be Dave Rodriguez (upright bass) and Bob Stern (violin). Rodriguez, a Grammy and Emmy-nominated producer and performer has played venues from Carnegie Hall to the Apollo Theater. He’s worked with artists ranging from Max Roach to Tito Puente to the Rochester Philharmonic. Stern has performed with classical and pop artists, including Jerry Miller (Moby Grape), Charlie Prichard, and Laura Branigan. One fan of the trio urges, “Don’t miss an opportunity to see these great musicians make beautiful music.”
Stream this show live at caffelena.tv. Enjoy one week of access with your live stream ticket.
The Cactus Blossoms, Hangar on the Hudson, Troy, 8pm – 12am
“Hey baby, do you wanna take a trip with me? / I’ve got a feeling there might be a silver lining all around.” So begins One Day, the captivating new album from critically acclaimed Minneapolis duo The Cactus Blossoms. Written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, the record explores the tension between optimism and despair that’s defined much of the past few years of American life, examining the power (or naïveté, depending on your perspective) of positive thinking in the face of chaos and uncertainty. The songs here are tender and timeless, with straightforward arrangements centered around brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum’s airtight harmonies, and the performances are warm and intimate to match, delivered with a soulful, ’70s-inspired palette of playful Wurlitzer, breezy guitars, and muscular percussion.
The Cactus Blossoms broke out nationally in 2016 with their JD McPherson-produced debut, You’re Dreaming. Dates with Kacey Musgraves, Jenny Lewis, and Lucius followed, as did raves from the New York Times and NPR, who praised “the brothers’ extraordinary singing.” The band was further catapulted into the spotlight in 2018, when David Lynch tapped them to perform in the return of Twin Peaks, and continued to build on their success with their 2019 sophomore LP, Easy Way, which led Rolling Stone to laud the duo’s “rock-solid, freak of genetics harmonies.
Stadia / The Grand Mals / Mall Goth / Starjuice, No Fun, Troy, 7pm – 11pm
Stadia – https://stadia.bandcamp.com
The Grand Mals, Mall Goth
Starjuice – https://starjuice.bandcamp.com
M.B.B World, Pauly’s Hotel, Albany, 8pm
Saturday, May 13th
Hudson River Sampler Live, The Linda, Albany, 7:30pm – 10pm
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, The Egg, Albany, 8pm
The ever creative, collaborative choreography of Ellen Sinopoli returns to the stage to performs its annual showcase of imaginative and inspiring works. Our resident dance company will premiere a collaboration with visual artist Calvin Grimm which journeys through initial descent to a revealing of new manifestation and new possibility. Also on the program is Brink to music by two-time Grammy nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas and a newly commissioned work by long-time company member Sara Senecal for her fellow dancers.
Pre-performance talk with Artistic Director Ellen Sinopoli begins at 7:15 PM
Support provided by Executive Park, 4 Tower Place, Albany, NY
High School Musical Theatre Awards 2023, Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady, 7pm
The HSMTA program culminates on the MainStage at Proctors with an awards ceremony, modeled after the Tony Awards®, to recognize outstanding musical theatre productions and students. Winners are announced for each category interspersed with lively production numbers from the shows nominated for Best Musical and finalists for Best Actor and Best Actress. Additionally, students selected from each participating school perform in the opening and closing numbers for an inclusive and celebratory event, also featuring a full orchestra and music direction and choreography by theatre professionals.
The winners of Best Actress and Best Actor go on to represent the Capital Region in The Jimmy Awards®/The National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (NHSMTA®). This program impacts more than 140,000 students who participate in high school musical theatre competitions sponsored by presenters of Touring Broadway productions throughout the United States. For more information, please visit jimmyawards.com.
The first (30) thirty schools that meet all eligibility criteria and submit a completed application will be guaranteed participation. Applications are currently closed for the 2023 ceremony.
For more information, please contact the Collaborative School of the Arts at school@proctors.org.
Pinkalicious the Musical, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, Sat-Sun 2pm; Thu, Fri, Sat 6pm
Book, Music and lyrics by Victoria & Elizabeth Kahn and John Gregor.
Harmonic Duo, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 7pm – 10pm
Duo with the sound of a full band.
Hey Auntie, Lark Hall, Albany, 9pm
“HEY AUNTIE!” is a party FULL of the music you remember from those southern family reunions and summertime cookouts! The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, Earth, Wind & Fire, Anita Baker, Whitney Houston and so much more! So get ready to electric slide over to Lark Hall for a night you won’t forget!
Music by DJ TGIF & DJ JAY PIERRE
Magpie 50th Anniversary Kick-Off, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm – 10pm
Well known to folk music audiences all over the country, Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner met and began singing together in Kent, Ohio back in 1973. In those 50 years, the duo have entertained, uplifted and inspired audiences around the world with their traditional, contemporary and vintage Americana folk sound. Magpie’s versatility, powerful harmonies, and provocative, captivating, moving songs often focus on current issues and social activism.
With guitars, harmonica, mandolin, and dulcimer, Leonino and Artzner have performed on stages from major folk festivals, to intimate clubs and small concert settings; from school auditoriums and classrooms to demonstrations, rallies and picket lines. Magpie’s passion for singing about civil rights has included tributes to Pete Seeger, Utah Phillips, Jean Ritchie, and Phil Ochs. Award-winning recording artists, singers, songwriters, musical historians, playwrights, actors and social activists, Magpie are proud to be, as Pete Seeger said of them, “… more links in the chain,” dedicating their lives and music to leaving this world a better place. As London’s Melody Maker describes them, “… simply, absolutely, unequivocally wonderful … they’ll thrill you to boots, and melt your heart …”
Acid Mothers Temple / My Education / Wax Shamu, No Fun, Troy, 7pm – 11pm
Acid Mothers Temple – https://acidmotherstemple.bandcamp.com
Formed in 1995 by Makoto Kawabata at the same time as the Acid Mothers Temple Soul Collective. The group released its debut album in 1997 on PSF Records (Japan), and it was selected as one of the year’s best albums in the The Wire magazine (UK). In 1998 the group played their first tours of the US and Europe. Since then the group has released a huge number of albums on labels from many different countries. As of 2017, the group has released around 80 albums. Every year since 1998, they have toured extensively in the US and Europe, and more recently have started performing around Asia and in Japan too. The group has performed in collaboration with many musicians including psychedelic originators Gong and Guru Guru, Simeon (Silver Apples), Nik Turner (Hawkwind), and the Occitanian trad sinder Rosina de Peira. Japanese collaborators have included Afrirampo, Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), Maso Yamazaki (Masonna), Seiichi Yamamoto (Boredoms), Jun Kuriyama (The Ox), and many others.
My Education – https://myeducation.bandcamp.com
Wax Shamu
13 Fridays, Pauly’s Hotel, Albany, 8pm
Sunday, May 14th
Boz Scaggs, The Egg, Albany, 7:30pm
Boz Scaggs spent his teenage years immersed in the blues, R&B and rock ‘n roll. While attending school in Dallas, he played in local combos. After several years as a journeyman musician around Madison, WI and Austin, TX, Scaggs spent time traveling in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, eventually settling in Stockholm where he recorded the album Boz.
Returning to the U.S. in 1967, Scaggs joined the Steve Miller Band in San Francisco, performing on their albums Children of the Future and Sailor, before launching his solo career with in 1968 with the seminal Boz Scaggs LP, recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL for Atlantic Records. Scaggs continued to mine a personalized mix of rock, blues and R&B influences, along with a signature style of ballads on such influential albums as Moments, , My Time, Slow Dancer and 1976’s Silk Degrees. The latter release became a massive commercial breakthrough, reaching Number Two and remaining on the album charts for 115 weeks, and spawned three Top 40 hit singles: Silk Degrees was followed by the albums Down Two Then Left and Middle Man.
Despite his 70s successes, Scaggs spent much of the 1980s out of the music-biz spotlight, traveling, opening a family business, fathering young children and founding the San Francisco nightclub, Slim’s. He returned to the studio after an 8-year hiatus and released, Other Roads, Some Change, Dig, the Grammy-nominated Come on Home, the unplugged Fade Into Light, the in-concert retrospective Greatest Hits Live as well as a stint touring with Donald Fagen’s New York Rock & Soul Review; all while continuing to maintain a loyal audience in the U.S. and overseas, particularly in Japan. A pair of albums of jazz standards, But Beautiful and Speak Low, the latter topping the Billboard Jazz chart, demonstrated Scaggs’ stylistic mastery, as did the Southern-flavored Memphis and the rhythm & bluesy A Fool to Care, and his most recent release Out of the Blues.
Pinkalicious the Musical, Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, Sat-Sun 2pm; Thu, Fri, Sat 6pm
Book, Music and lyrics by Victoria & Elizabeth Kahn and John Gregor.
Second Sunday Bluegrass- Mother’s Day Jam, Rustic Barn Pub, Troy, 8:30pm
Join us for Second Sunday Bluegrass Jam Sessions at The Rustic Barn! This month happens to fall on Mother’s Day. So, bring your Mom! We will have dinner and drink specials for Moms on their special day!
Annie & The Hedonists, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 7pm – 9pm
Annie & the Hedonists transport us back to an age when heartache, boozing, and all sorts of romantic mayhem amounted to one big stylish adventure. From the gospel-rock of Sister Rosetta Tharpe to the high-lonesome bluegrass of Claire Lynch and the irresistible swing of Fats Waller, the torchy, honey voice of Annie Rosen takes center stage, with super-tight, expert backing provided by husband Jonny Rosen on guitar, Peter Davis on clarinet, tenor guitar, piano, and vocals, Don Young on bass and vocals and Jerry Marotta on percussion/drums
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