Show Detective – Weekend Shows – Friday, July 28th – Sunday, July 30th
Written by Staff on July 27, 2023
Friday, July 28th
Rye Bread Music and Arts Festival, Schaghticoke Fairgrounds, Schaghticoke, NY
Gov’t Mule, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 8pm
The Antarctican, Empire Underground, Albany, 7:30pm
w/s/g Fires In The Distance, Frozen Sun and Last To Fall
Portyl w/ Surrey Hill, Disfruta, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 9pm-1am
Indie Electronic producer Portyl (Tyler DeMartino) from Saratoga Springs, New York, blends music with electronic beats and cinematic grandeur to create a dynamic listening experience filled with triumphant moments and dreamlike sequences.
After performing at the Putnam Place this past April, Portyl is back at the Putnam to kick off his upcoming album tour this summer/fall.
Website: www.facebook.com/portylmusic
Future Bass and Trap artist Surrey Hill (Michael Naclerio) is best known for his bright synths and heavy bass. Residing from Latham, NY, His songs and remixes are filled with thick saws, bright arpeggiators, and a heavy thumping kick that can fill any room with energy and emotion.
Disfruta (Brigid Jacoby), is an emerging DJ out of NYC with an ability to seamlessly blend the foundations of house music with a diverse range of electronic music. This unique experience combined with her contagious energy on stage makes Disfruta an avant-garde DJ you do not want to miss.
Friday Lunchtime Listening Hour! Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 12pm-1pm
July Guest: Jean Holcombe
to gather at Lena’s from Noon to 1 PM on the last Friday of each month to enjoy musical memories and new discoveries. The playlist is selected by a different community member each month from the Captain Fun Listening Library of vinyl records in Lena’s lobby. Chuck “Rochmon” Vosganian spins the records and gets the conversation flowing. Bring a brown bag lunch. Coffee and tea are provided.
The Captain Fun Listening Library occupying the north wall in the Caffè Lena lobby is comprised of 1,516 vinyl albums and several hundred CDs selected from Al “Captain Fun” McKenney’s expertly curated collection. This treasure trove of folk, blues and jazz was left us in 2015 and we share it through our monthly listening hour, as Al wished. Enjoy the memories these records bring back, and dig deep into American roots music.
About Al McKenney & his Library
Wearing his purple beret and making daily downtown rounds to share lively chats about politics, music and books, Alan “Captain Fun” McKenney was often called the Unofficial Mayor of Saratoga Springs. Born in 1944 he passed away in 2015, leaving behind his legendary collection of music and books.
Starting in his teens Al collected records, then cassettes and CDs, along with books about music. He amassed more than 10,000 recordings and he knew and loved them all. Al arrived in Saratoga in 1971 on St. Patrick’s Day, having hitchhiked from Massachusetts to join folksingers Utah Phillips, Rosalie Sorrels, Bill Vanaver, Andy Cohen and several others in forming Wildflowers, a musicians’ booking cooperative. The group lived communally in a big apartment on Grand Avenue. The meetings were held at Caffè Lena where Lena Spencer would welcome the hungry collective with hot lasagna dinners. By 1973, Wildflowers had broken up and Al found work road-managing concert tours, first for David Bromberg and later for Boys of the Lough, Clannad, Martin Bogan and the Armstrongs, and several other prominent bands. He traveled the globe as a tour manager for the U.S. State Department’s American Music Abroad program. Al served for many years as the stage manager and emcee of the Smithsonian’s National Folk Festival, Pete Seeger’s Great Hudson River Revival, The Philadelphia Folk Festival, and the Kent State Folk Festival. Every day Al would find out which musicians were celebrating their birthdays and would give their records a spin to celebrate. He could quote liner notes from decades of jazz, folk and blues albums and he provided a first class music education to anyone who expressed an interest. It was his oft-expressed dream that his collection would become publicly available after he passed. He would be delighted to share his music with you!
We thank Franklyn Whitney for stewarding the collection until Caffè Lena could take it in; Paul O’Donnell of Celtic Treasures for providing safe temporary storage and collecting donations to support the construction of shelves; Michael Eck for selecting the albums most relevant to Caffè Lena; to Suzanne Aiardo cataloging the entire collection; and to Skidmore College Retirees Fund for underwriting the monthly Captain Fun Lunchtime Listening Hour.
Rory Block, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm
Rory Block is the standard bearer for early American roots blues; a celebrated songwriter whose music rings with unadorned power and truth
Cold Dice / Red Herrings / Zombie Giuliani, No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm
Cold Dice – https://colddicenyc.bandcamp.com
CT Hustle & The Muscle
Red Herrings – https://redherrings1.bandcamp.com
Zombie Giuliani – https://zombiegiuliani.bandcamp.com
Wayne Storm Featuring National Anthem, Pauly’s Hotel, Albany, 7pm
Funk Evolution, LG Beach Club, Lake George, NY
Professor Louie and the Crowmatix, Strand Theatre, Hudson Falls, NY
Frettin’ Old Guys, Indian Ladder Farms, Altamont, NY
Becky Robinson, Funnybone, Albany, NY
Jon Wager and Friends, Monopole, Plattsburgh, NY
North Side Sound, Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY
Girl Blue, Park Theatre, Glens Falls, NY
Bang on a Can, Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA
Saturday, July 29th
Rye Bread Music and Arts Festival, Schaghticoke Fairgrounds, Schaghticoke, NY
Julia Alsarraf, Troy Music Hall, Troy, 6pm
Troy’s Summer Square Concert Series is a free, outdoor event taking place at 6 PM on Saturday nights in July and August.
Julia Alsarraf is a singer and multi-instrumentalist based in Troy, NY whose songwriting ranges from contemporary folk to indie pop/rock. Her music has been described as deep, soulful, and vulnerable.
Johnny Booth Album Release Show!! Empire Underground, Albany, 6:30pm
w/s/g Somewhere To Call Home, Sunflo’er, Violence, Deadweight
Darkside Skinny Dippers ROCK Albany Fuze Box! Fuze Box, Albany, 6pm-10:30pm
High energy rock and roll comes to the Albany region Saturday, July 29th!
Don’t miss the Darkside Skinny Dippers debut performance at Fuze Box, Albany’s Iconic Live Music Venue and Nightclub!
18+.
Doors open at 6pm. $10 Entry.
Spread the word!🤘#DSkinnyD
DJ Siroc, Putnam Place, Saratoga Springs, 11pm-2am
Come get down on the biggest dance floor in Saratoga with DJ Siroc. Dress to impress!
DJ Siroc has made a tidal wave for himself in his own respective lane. Born in the Bronx NY, but raised Upstate in Albany NY: With 7 years of DJing under his belt, Siroc has been booked alongside Queen Naija, Ari Lennox, Bleu, Cardi B, Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Da Baby, A Boogie, Megan The Stallion, Saweetie, Fivio Foreign, and many more. Siroc gained more notoriety and traction through touring with Souly Had, Lonr, YBN Cordae, B Lovee, and 24Goldn. The versatility through touring, playing clubs, corporate events, colleges, arenas, and theaters worldwide added to earning recognition from his native town, is what keeps the gas to the flame.
Ann Hampton Callaway – Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration! Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 8pm-10pm
A gifted pop/jazz musician, singer and improviser, Ann Hampton Callaway will perform selections from Peggy Lee’s six decades of iconic songs.
Atlas.B / Waybach / Dito / Spike Right / SM Imk. No Fun, Troy, 7pm-11pm
Atlas.B – https://atlasb.bandcamp.com
Waybach – https://waybach.bandcamp.com
Dito
Spike Right – https://spikeright.bandcamp.com
SM Imk
DJ Funky Cold Medina, Waterhole, Saranac Lake, NY
Jukebox Rebellion, LG Beach Club, Lake George, NY
E-Block, Unihog, Hoosick Falls, NY
Brother Tadpole, Strand Theatre, Hudson Falls,
Becky Robinson, Funny Bone, Albany, NY
Sam Egan, the Return of Excoriation, Monopole, Plattsburgh, NY
Bang on a Can, Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA
Mark Emanatian, Stable Gate Winery, Castleton-On-Hudson, NY
Bobby Previte + Knox Chandler / Ben Vida & Lea Bertucci, Avalon Lounge, Catskill, NY
Sunday, July 30th
Live at The Linda Live! – Rockabilly Summer with The Lustre Kings, The Linda, Albany, 7:30pm-10pm
WAMC’s LIVE AT THE LINDA LIVE hosted by Peter Hughes broadcasts live on WAMC – Northeast Public Radio from our performing arts studio – “The Linda.” You can be in the live studio audience for the outstanding show we’re calling “ROCKABILLY SUMMER” with special guests The Lustre Kings!
The Lustre Kings boast a devoted international fanbase and continue to perform over 150 dates a year, including regular stops at nightspots, festivals and casinos like Tip Top Deluxe, Skinny Dennis and The Continental Club; Viva Las Vegas, Heritage Folk Festival and the Rockin 50s Fest; and the Potawamoti Hotel. Gamsjager, a Gretsch guitars endorsee who has taught for the National Guitar Workshop, has been a guest at prestigious venues ranging from Kennedy Center (Washington DC) to the Montreal Jazz Fest.
Beginning with 1995’s Mark Gamsjager Rocks & The Lustre Kings Roll, the band staked a claim to a modern take on the reverb-driven sounds of early rock, leaning also on touchstones of country, blues and R&B. Other artists, like the famed “Queen of Rock,” Wanda Jackson, hear the authenticity in The Lustre Kings. Perhaps that’s why she hired Gamsjager and the group as her backing unit for many tours. “I have worked with many bands around the world through the years,” Jackson says, “and none are better than Mark Gamsjager and The Lustre Kings. Their fine showmanship and musical ability make them the greatest in my book. They rock!!”
Special guests … Eddie Clendenning and the Blue Ribbon Boys.
Matchbox Twenty, SPAC, Saratoga Springs, 7:30pm
w/s/g Matt Nathanson
COL Sketch & Sip Class, Fuze Box, 4:30pm-7:30pm
Come and learn to capture the moment with and award winning artist. Draw kinky things with other kinky people and enjoy the structure of the models.
Instructor Judas Vesper
Materials included or bring your own
Doors @ 4:30pm class begins at 5pm
$25
Bright Series: Reed Foehl, Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, 6:30pm
Reed Foehl’s “genuine Folk/Americana,” music tells deeply personal stories with a soulful, captivating voice & infectious melodies.
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